Sentences with phrase «efforts as an agent of change»

A panel of experts in higher education selected Martiniello's HGSE dissertation, «Linguistic Complexity and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) for English Language Learners (ELL) in Math Word Problems» for its contributions and efforts as an agent of change in improving education.

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He noted that the expansion of educational facilities would be meaningless unless there was a collective effort and all stakeholders act as agents of change.

We failed to realize that as agents of change, we should have moved our efforts forward in small steps with the hope that each minor success would lead to further expansion and acceptance of new ideas.

A meta - analysis conducted by Marzano, Waters, and McNulty (2005) found that several promotion - focused behaviors among school leadership are linked to higher levels of student achievement, including (1) serving as a change agent (challenging the status quo and leading efforts that have uncertain outcomes); (2) demonstrating flexibility (being comfortable with major changes and dissent); and (3) being an optimizer (encouraging innovation by portraying a positive attitude about teachers» ability to achieve what may seem to be beyond their grasp).

I have a client that has asked me to help train a cadre of change agents as part of an effort to improve their culture.

She is currently serving a three year term on the Board of Directors, is the Chair of the Professional Education Committee, and is heading up efforts as the Chair of the Young Professionals Network trying to get younger agents involved in community outreach and supporting the ever changing world of homeownership.