Sentences with phrase «encourage academic thinking»

Open - ended Questions to Encourage Conversation Use open - ended questions to encourage academic thinking and conversation.

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All academic classes are infused with art to encourage creative thinking, inspire self - discipline, and deepen the students» understanding of subject matter.

I think the way to encourage this accountability is to prevent suspicions of misconduct from becoming uncontrolled scandals by allowing academic departments to handle these situations independently.

The objective of the group is straightforward, says Tate: to encourage women graduate students, who are interested in pursuing an academic career, «to take time to think about where we are going, ask questions we're afraid to ask, and discuss the many paths that a successful academic career can follow.»

Your learners probably think revision is the last stage of a study programme before exams — this resource will challenge that notion by encouraging them to build in small scale revision activities every week from the start of an academic year and embed good revision habits as part of a continuous study plan.

One small way to encourage academics to step into the fray and to push back on the academic norms fueling the status quo is, I think, to try harder to recognize the value of engaging in public discourse and the scholars who do so.

I've long thought that if we did more to recognize and encourage five - tool scholars, more academics might choose to spend more time doing and getting good at those other roles.

One small way to encourage academics to step into the fray is, I think, by doing more to recognize and value those scholars who do step out.

Encourage students to read diverse texts: Reading and then thinking and talking about different genres is a robust sequence for learning academic language.

Throughout the primary and secondary curriculum, the subject encourages both individual initiative and team work; it supports academic and vocational learning; introduces critical thinking and reflective practice; and promotes creative learning — so important in fostering lifelong skills of innovation, resilience and the ability to be flexible.

One small way to encourage academics to step into the fray and revisit academic norms is, I think, by doing more to recognize and value those scholars who do step out.

It involves rephrasing academic standards, performance objectives, and learning targets into good questions that prompt and encourage students to think deeply and express and share the depth and extent of their learning.

«At Cincinnati Public Schools, we encourage our students to think beyond graduation, and take steps toward identifying and transitioning into meaningful careers,» said Laura Mitchell, Deputy Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer.

Hosted by the Alliance for Excellent Education, this was a powerful day — one that I hope inspired the policymakers to think harder about how we can craft federal policy to encourage strong integration of rigorous academics with career and technical education, engage students in challenging authentic projects, and expand opportunities for young people to interact with working adults.

I used to think this but I've come to believe it's more of an academic system that galleries like to encourage so that they can get a handle on how to sell their artist's work to buyers.

School programs help K — 12 students work toward key academic content standards by encouraging the development of critical thinking, comprehension skills, and creativity.

The MFA program granted students an interdisciplinary approach that encourages them to think across traditional academic boundaries and challenge their art practice and intellectual curiosity.

We lawyers, academics and law - students write about judges and their decisions often, so it is encouraging to learn that a judge has read and given some thought to our perspectives on the law and the proper judicial function.

Adriana Linares: If you just have a bunch of academics sitting in there they are not going to think outside the box very far, they are not going to get very far, so again, encouraging anyone who has an interest in what the law schools are doing to go in there and listen in, pitch some ideas, I think, what more and more law schools need to hear is their alumni saying, «Well, you gave me a law degree, I earned a law degree.»

Bringing together faculty from academic departments across the university, we create programs and solutions that expand and encourage new thinking and capabilities, and build and embed institutional knowledge to enable executives to address real - world situations as well as future scenarios.