Five years have passed since the final winners in the $ 4 billion contest were announced, so there has been enough time to assess whether the program
encouraged meaningful education reform or promised a lot but changed little.
Not exact matches
And there are also many, many things we could be doing to
encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing
meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food
education in schools — not just nutrition
education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools;
encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.
We
encourage our parents and families, staff, faculty, grandparents, alumni, alumni parents and other supporters in our community to consider making a
meaningful gift so that we can continue providing the best curriculum, materials, and training to ensure an incredible Waldorf
Education and experience for the whole child.
By providing
meaningful resources to support fathers actively leading their families in worship, discipleship and the home
education process,
encouraging and inspiring mothers to successfully get started and keep going throughout their homeschooling journey and ministering to the specific needs of our precious homeschooled children and young adults.
Working with its Subcommittee on Diversity, AGU?s Committee on
Education and Human Resources has developed a long - range, strategic plan for AGU, to
encourage meaningful change in the composition of the earth and space science community.
SMD
encourages researchers to participate in
education and public outreach (E / PO) in a
meaningful way.
Geelong Grammar School's transformational Positive
Education programme focuses on cultivating positive emotions and character traits,
encouraging students to find purpose and lead engaged and
meaningful lives.
Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at the Institute of
Education, University of London, has
encouraged schools to provide useful,
meaningful information to parent communities about their child's learning, rather than simplistic grades.
«Our school carries out that mission by meeting the academic needs of our students and actively
encouraging them to apply their knowledge in
meaningful ways, such as the Martin Luther King Jr., assembly,» Harris told
Education World.
A proposed provision that declares that nothing in future
education policy would prevent the passage of Parent Trigger laws or other Parent Power efforts would be
meaningful if it also proposed a competitive grant program to
encourage states to enact such laws; as is, there is nothing in federal law that restricts states from passing Parent Trigger laws or keeps families from using them.
Meaningful Student Involvement
encourages, fosters and sustains learning among adults — including teachers, principals, counselors and other
education staff — as much as students themselves.
Governor McAuliffe signed Executive Order 42 (PDF) on Earth Day 2015 to establish the Virginia Environmental Literacy Challenge, which
encourages schools at the classroom - and school - level to engage students in
meaningful science and environmental
education efforts.
Governor McAuliffe's Environmental Literacy Challenge — April 22, 2015 Governor McAuliffe signed Executive Order 42 (PDF) on Earth Day to establish the Virginia Environmental Literacy Challenge, that
encourages schools at the classroom - and school - level to engage students in
meaningful science and environmental
education efforts.
«We know that parents get involved in their children's
education in a variety of ways, and we
encourage them to participate in ways that are
meaningful and appropriate to their families.»
We
encourage collaboration between districts and higher
education on preparation programs that provide
meaningful and authentic learning opportunities.
The Performance Assessment of Competency
Education (PACE) replaces multiple - choice questions for more
meaningful tasks that
encourage students to apply what they have learned in sophisticated ways and to use critical thinking and problem solving skills.
One element of rigor in
Meaningful Student Involvement is present in having different types of students motivated and
encouraged to be meaningfully involved throughout
education.
Bringing two years» track record of creating
meaningful learning environments for students and
encouraging education by liaising with professionals such as career advisers and educational psychologists.
KidsMatter has
encouraged networking... Many
meaningful and supportive connections have been forged to support and strengthen services and their connection with other early childhood
education providers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Create, adapt, and execute daily lesson plans based on Parenting and School Readiness curriculum • Administer pre - and post-testing of parents and children to determine measurable progress • Organize family learning activities and events both in the classroom and in the community to support program objectives • Facilitate Parenting
education, Parent and Child Interactive literacy sessions, and Parents Interacting with Infants playgroups • Manage routine administrative functions of the classroom including recording attendance, enforcing attendance policy, and contacting absent students and
encouraging their return to class • Provide supplemental learning material and activities based on parents» and children's» needs • Maintain currency in Early Childhood
education techniques and strategies • Develop
meaningful relationships with parents and children in our program and also with other team members • Communicate with parents, staff and administrators regarding issues that concern parents and children • Facilitate a safe, educational and stimulating learning environment • Participate in the planning and implementation of program evaluation activities • Operate standard office equipment and uses required software applications • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.