Sentences with phrase «evidence use in schools»

Research on evidence use in school districts overwhelmingly focuses within schools on how school staff work with evidence including student performance data, research, and information about teaching quality.

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Our «in - depth look at high school cheerleading epidemiology provides further evidence that can be used to inform policymakers, parents, coaches, ATs, and athletes regarding injury risks and potential [prevention] strategies,» he concluded.

Interestingly, just days before the NFL's decision to suspend the use of impact sensors was announced, my local paper, The Boston Globe, came out with a powerful editorial in which it urged college, high school, and recreational leagues in contact and collision sports to consider mandating use of impact sensors, or, at the very least, experimenting with the technology, to alert the sideline personnel to hits that might cause concussion, and to track data on repetitive head impacts, which, a growing body of peer - reviewed evidence suggests, may result, over time, in just as much, if not more, damage to an athlete's brain, as a single concussive blow, and may even predispose an athlete to concussion.

In the US, the Obama administration has funded a range of initiatives that require the use of evidence - based strategies in areas such as teen pregnancy prevention, home visiting, education and workforce innovation.2, 3 In the field of home visiting, an increasing number of programs have been rigorously evaluated and have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5In the US, the Obama administration has funded a range of initiatives that require the use of evidence - based strategies in areas such as teen pregnancy prevention, home visiting, education and workforce innovation.2, 3 In the field of home visiting, an increasing number of programs have been rigorously evaluated and have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5in areas such as teen pregnancy prevention, home visiting, education and workforce innovation.2, 3 In the field of home visiting, an increasing number of programs have been rigorously evaluated and have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5In the field of home visiting, an increasing number of programs have been rigorously evaluated and have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5,6

Current evidence - based best practices from the Interassociation Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics published in the Journal of Athletic Training in 2013 were used to form the content of the grading rubric.

I have not ordered the use of hijab in schools and I challenge them to bring evidence.»

We agreed there was a need for more evidence, so in November, the editorial of our e-bulletin appealed for «members and supporters to find out if their local schools have received a visit from one of the anti-choice groups, and if so, see if they can get copies of any presentations used.»

«This study shows that the evidence just isn't there to support using antibiotics in children with these infections to prevent complications,» said Christian Coles, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of international health at the Johns Hopkins Blumberg School of Public Health.

And the evidence suggests that young people themselves want SRE to be taught in schools, using an approach that is «sex positive» — one that aims for young people to enjoy their sexuality in a way that is safe, consensual, and healthy.

Susan Gould Fogerite, director of research for the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the School of Health Related Professions, said that although there is widespread evidence that yoga is being used as a form of exercise by those with MS, much of the feedback has been anecdotal and there isn't much empirical data regarding its safety and efficacy.

«As with many things in medicine, technology evolves and our knowledge grows and we have presented good evidence that the DT, which has been in use for nearly 30 years, is no longer necessary,» says lead author Jeff Healey, associate professor of medicine, in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University.

Professor Peter McOwan from QMUL's School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, and co-author of the study, said: «This research is important, as it provides further evidence that computers can be used as aids in creative tasks.

Using all her experience in medicine and coaching along with the latest evidence from the medical literature, Dr. Frates crafted the curriculum, wrote weekly case studies, quizzes, and discussion questions and lectured in two hour classes for 14 weeks in the course Psych E 1037 Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine at Harvard Extension School.

A pair of Wisconsin convicts gain local fame for almost escaping prison using dental floss; high school students pose for smiley yearbook snapshots, which capture nothing of the drama in their lives; a man with a 30 - year obsession with one particular bird unveils the grainy, Big Foot - style video evidence that he actually saw it.

The schools in the study use either the model from Linked Learning Alliance or Envision Schools — both of which show clear evidence of engaging and developing high levels of proficiency for students of color, English learners, and low - income students — at levels that far exceed traditional schools serving similar stschools in the study use either the model from Linked Learning Alliance or Envision Schools — both of which show clear evidence of engaging and developing high levels of proficiency for students of color, English learners, and low - income students — at levels that far exceed traditional schools serving similar stSchools — both of which show clear evidence of engaging and developing high levels of proficiency for students of color, English learners, and low - income students — at levels that far exceed traditional schools serving similar stschools serving similar students.

The Research Schools aim to lead the way in the use of evidence - based practice and bring research into sSchools aim to lead the way in the use of evidence - based practice and bring research into schoolsschools.

They will curate a set of 12 to 15 of the most promising SEL strategies currently being used in evidence - based programs and offer them to schools.

Evidence should be used to influence school choice program and policy designs, not to decide whether or not choice should be permitted in the first place.

Introducing evidence - based programs and interventions is one strategy that can be used by schools to target specific improvements in student outcomes.

Restoring Opportunity examines how increasing income inequality has reduced opportunities for many children to thrive in a changing economy and offers evidence for how intervention through childhood, school, and family support can be used to increase the life chances of low - income children.

Those who are already skeptical about using tests to judge schools and educators will find a lot to like, while those in favor of the practice will be challenged by the evidence presented that test - based accountability can lead schools to engage in unproductive practices.

That was the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 2004 that mandated that all US schools had to use evidence - based practices, and they put after that period, there's been money put into rolling those out through a program that is US $ 700 million... being spent on set programs to try and help make that happen in schools.

In the case of private school choice, you're right that there's a mixed track record, though I would say mostly positive if you look at the full body of evidence about what happens when you allow a student to move from a public school to a private school using a voucher.

The Court heard evidence that Mrs Willmore was exposed to amosite asbestos as a result of removal work in a corridor she used, also as a result of broken asbestos ceiling tiles present in the school.

It gives parents of children pre K - 12 practical ideas for building children's «EQ» — their social, emotional and character development using the same evidence - based practices found to work in schools.

In order to enable this, we need to make sure the evidence - informed approach to their use becomes the rule in schools, and not the exceptioIn order to enable this, we need to make sure the evidence - informed approach to their use becomes the rule in schools, and not the exceptioin schools, and not the exception.

Making best use of TAs is a good starting point for anyone looking to review and reframe the use of TAs in their school or classroom and provides seven practical and evidence - based recommendations.

In general, the opposition to Bush's proposal to give states increased responsibility for Head Start hinges on three arguments: 1) Head Start, as constituted, is an immensely successful program that should not be toyed with; 2) there is little evidence that states can do a better job than Head Start programs of improving children's school readiness; and 3) states, especially in the current budget environment, may try to reduce spending on Head Start in order to use the money for other purposeIn general, the opposition to Bush's proposal to give states increased responsibility for Head Start hinges on three arguments: 1) Head Start, as constituted, is an immensely successful program that should not be toyed with; 2) there is little evidence that states can do a better job than Head Start programs of improving children's school readiness; and 3) states, especially in the current budget environment, may try to reduce spending on Head Start in order to use the money for other purposein the current budget environment, may try to reduce spending on Head Start in order to use the money for other purposein order to use the money for other purposes.

One school is investigating how best to coach and support learners in lower secondary classrooms to use evidence - informed learning strategies such as spaced retrieval practice, interleaving, and interrogative elaboration.

And, you can also use your LED financing plan as evidence of the school's cash - savvy, energy - intelligent approach in marketing materials and branding.

Two schools are in the early process of using recording devices to capture evidence when pupils misbehave, TES has reported.

Another school, also interested in how to best support their learners for this senior school transition, is investigating the explicit teaching of evidence - based strategies shown to be effective for long - term retention: using quizzing to promote learning, using cue - only judgements of learning to identify concepts for further study, and building explanations by formulating and answering deep questions.

When Teacher shares examples of how evidence is being used to inform future action it's usually educators who are doing the analysis and reflection, but in this case it's students who've been digging into school data.

The time series evidence shows that the existing incentives in schools have not produced consistently better results to go along with dramatically increased funding, even if some funds have been used effectively.

«Conclusive evidence has shown the benefits of class sizes of 1:15, especially in the primary grades,» says Charles M. Achilles, a professor of educational administration at Eastern Michigan University, in Small Classes, Big Possibilities, an article he penned for The School Administrator: «Since the early, 1980s, a large - scale project in Indiana, a major experiment in Tennessee, numerous smaller studies and evaluations of projects that use low adult - to - student ratios have found that youngsters in small classes (1:15 or so) as compared to youngsters in larger classes

(New York's second - highest performing charter network, the seven Icahn schools in the Bronx, uses the content - rich Core Knowledge ELA curriculum, which is well aligned with the Common Core — further evidence that curriculum counts.)

It's also a cautionary tale regarding charter - school authorizing, particularly when done on a large scale, and will inevitably be used by school - choice foes in the U.S. as evidence in support of their scary predictions that chartering will lead to «witchcraft schools» and such.

By comparing students who won the opportunity to attend a school of choice to applicants who missed out, scholars have provided experimental evidence roughly akin to that generated by the randomized clinical trials used in medical research.

The new Research Schools will work to build networks between schools in their local region, and will use their expertise to support up to 1,000 schools by providing training and professional development to senior leaders and teachers; supporting schools to develop innovative ways of improving teaching and learning; and encouraging schools in their network to make use of evidence - based programmes and practices through regular communication and Schools will work to build networks between schools in their local region, and will use their expertise to support up to 1,000 schools by providing training and professional development to senior leaders and teachers; supporting schools to develop innovative ways of improving teaching and learning; and encouraging schools in their network to make use of evidence - based programmes and practices through regular communication and schools in their local region, and will use their expertise to support up to 1,000 schools by providing training and professional development to senior leaders and teachers; supporting schools to develop innovative ways of improving teaching and learning; and encouraging schools in their network to make use of evidence - based programmes and practices through regular communication and schools by providing training and professional development to senior leaders and teachers; supporting schools to develop innovative ways of improving teaching and learning; and encouraging schools in their network to make use of evidence - based programmes and practices through regular communication and schools to develop innovative ways of improving teaching and learning; and encouraging schools in their network to make use of evidence - based programmes and practices through regular communication and schools in their network to make use of evidence - based programmes and practices through regular communication and events.

When in the 1990s computers became big business for schools and technology providers, a few skeptics such as Todd Oppenheimer (author of The Flickering Mind) urged caution and thrift, marshaling evidence of hype and waste in the purchase and use of tools in the classroom.

But Patti acknowledges that there is no evidence that students admitted from schools using these textbooks or offering these courses are performing any differently from their peers in secular high schools.

In a separate strand of the project, the RSA will also research how arts - rich schools get the most out of this kind of activity and provide training to encourage more effective use of evidence in the design of cultural learning projectIn a separate strand of the project, the RSA will also research how arts - rich schools get the most out of this kind of activity and provide training to encourage more effective use of evidence in the design of cultural learning projectin the design of cultural learning projects.

They want to use computers and modernize their schools, and evidence suggests they have been moving in this direction.

When national resources are used to minimise student residualisation, to ensure that every school has access to high quality teaching and school leadership, and to promote the use of effective, evidence - based practices in every school, it is more likely that every student will receive a high quality education regardless of the school they attend.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sSchool, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sschool that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

Clarendon make real use of research evidence rather than simply pay lip - service to it, a feature of the school that ignited an interest in me that has led all the way to me pursuing a PhD in instructional design.»

Their literature review looked at studies from around the world exploring evidence of the effectiveness of PBL — including the use of concept maps in Hungarian Kindergartens, a primary school PBL program for low SES students in the United States and a STEM - based project involving female high school students in Taiwan.

Despite initial scepticism about what it would be possible to demonstrate using pre-existing school data, the analysis revealed widespread evidence that meaningful engagement in the Greenhouse Sports programmes was associated with a range of positive outcomes for students when compared to students who did not participate.

School leaders now have «compelling evidence» to make sure the # 4bn spent on teaching assistants each year is used in ways that improve results for pupils, the chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has said today.

The EEF has produced an interactive, online guide to Assessing and Monitoring Pupil Progress, which outlines the principles of good assessment to ensure that the evidence put to use in schools has the best possible chance of targeting the right pupils at the right time.