Sentences with phrase «example of the great education»

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Skoove is proving itself as a great example of how to carve out success in the booming education market.

Education, for example, is a great good, but it will always be difficult to get the right educators; and there is no way of insuring that the educational process will not be perverted by those who have the most political or economic power.

Finally, outside the school system, technology has made a liberal education cheaper and more accessible than ever before --- witness, for example, the wild success of the Great Courses, usefully profiled by Heather Mac Donald in the City Journal.

Fun colorful graphics makes learning the alphabet easy, making this game a great example of how technology can help education to be more fun.

He cited the state's lack of «an established plan for distributing the education monies» as an example of New York's need for greater fiscal controls.

For example, tobacco smoking has been in a steady decline since the 1960s with all sorts of factors driving this trend — improved science and epidemiology, education through labeling and advertising campaigns, and greater public awareness of risks — all of which could be applied to behaviors that contribute to climate change.

«The presence of BYU is a great example of this — marrying the secular pursuit of education with this religious theological belief so that it's part of the same quest,» Gibbs said.

Furthermore, the institution provides courses funded by the government to encourage development in specific areas, which is a great example of nationally - oriented strategy for improving education outcomes.

It is unlikely, for example, that any politician, policymaker, or education secretary of the last twenty years has had a greater effect on what happens in reform - minded classrooms than Doug Lemov of Uncommon Schools.

This year, for example, the state legislature passed a great bill setting up education savings accounts for the parents of students with disabilities, enabling families to customize education and therapy plans for their children.

Other renowned authors have drawn together powerful analyses of these issues, with key examples being David Korten (The Great Turning), David Selby (Education and Climate Change), Basarab Nicolescu (From Modernity to Cosmodernity), Duane Elgin (Deep Big History essay), Peter Senge (The Fifth Discipline), and Margaret Wheatley (Leadership and the New Science, to name a few.

* For example, education graduates from UNC - Pembroke had a 24 percent greater likelihood of finding a job as a teacher than graduates of UNC - Wilmington (the green versus the red bar).

The AVA has a great number of members who can offer services into the education market and I would like to provide two examples of companies who can meet the education markets needs.

Different schools will have their own teaching methods, but in my experience cross-curricular digital education is of great benefit and we are starting to see great examples of this in secondary schools.

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This is a good example of how expansion of government regulation increases the number and influence of academic administrators — an institutional shift of great significance for higher education.

For those looking for more information, the Foundation for Excellence in Education has produced an overview of examples, and it's a great starting point.

of Education, talks about a great example from her own life.

06, Ed.D.» 12, is, in fact, a great example of how research and practice — in this case, education — can go hand - in - hand.

There are great outfits today (examples include Teach For America, the Relay Graduate School of Education, New Leaders for New Schools, and the Broad Fellows program) that assist talented individuals who want to work in education to gain entry — as teachers, principals, leaders, and so on — without requiring them to pass through all the traditional certificatiEducation, New Leaders for New Schools, and the Broad Fellows program) that assist talented individuals who want to work in education to gain entry — as teachers, principals, leaders, and so on — without requiring them to pass through all the traditional certificatieducation to gain entry — as teachers, principals, leaders, and so on — without requiring them to pass through all the traditional certification hoops.

EduTECH is the perfect example of quality PD, where you can join your peers and some of the greatest education scholars and researchers of our time to swap ideas and learn from each other.

The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a prominent example of such an effort, but it is only the continuation of a steady trend toward greater test - based accountability in education that has been going on for decades.

In Milwaukee, for example, the deans of the city's five Catholic universities obtained a start - up grant from a local foundation to launch the Greater Milwaukee Catholic Education Consortium (GMCEC).

«Subtle» aspects of family involvement — parenting style and parental expectations, for example — may have a greater impact on student achievement than more «concrete» forms such as attendance at school conferences or enforcing rules at home regarding homework.144 Some researchers, policy makers, and practitioners argue that these subtle forms of family involvement are not easily influenced by schools.145 In contrast, we argue that the value of creating participatory structures in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.146

Not all of the schools have gotten great results; in Arizona, for example, a tribal charter school was recently shut down after authorities there had trouble with federal special education requirements and an audit, said Onnie Shekerjian, who sits on the Arizona State Board for charter schools.

Another great example of effective character education is Community of Peace Academy (CPA), in St. Paul, Minnesota, a K - 12 school with a rich history of accomplishments.

«Ms. Milbrath and the other teachers recognized are an example of the great physical education teachers we have working with our students,» he said.

«Byrne Creek Secondary School is a great example of the supportive education community that a commitment to the whole child can create.»

For example, NFER's 2001 - 2010 Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study (CELS) showed that where young people receive a great deal of citizenship education, this can positively impact on their citizenship outcomes, more so than the impact of other factors such as age, life stage, and baEducation Longitudinal Study (CELS) showed that where young people receive a great deal of citizenship education, this can positively impact on their citizenship outcomes, more so than the impact of other factors such as age, life stage, and baeducation, this can positively impact on their citizenship outcomes, more so than the impact of other factors such as age, life stage, and background.

The field of education is full of examples of school districts implementing an innovation with great enthusiasm at the beginning, but later abandoning it.

This ballot measure is a great example of what can be accomplished when our state's political and education leaders come together to address a crisis.

«We are committed to supporting innovation and strong leadership in public education in the state of New Jersey, and TEAM Schools sets a great example.»

For example, education researchers of all stripes agree on a simple fact: child poverty is the single greatest barrier to academic achievement.

For example, students who are fluent in a tonal language, such as Mandarin, tend to have a greater understanding of math concepts — and some special - education students in language - immersion programs score as well on assessments as their general - education peers in English - only programs.

Please visit the member's websites to view examples excellence in education: Addison School District Ardsley Union Free School District Bedford Central School District Bellmore UFSD Bellmore - Merrick Central High School District Bethpage Public Schools Bradford Central School District Bronxville Union Free School District Broome - Tioga BOCES Byram Hills School District Cairo - Durham CSD Campbell - Savona Carle Place School District Corning School District Coxsackie - Athens CSD East Irondequoit CSD East Meadow UFSD East Rockaway UFSD East Syracuse Minoa Central Schools East Williston UFSD Eastern Suffolk BOCES Elmira Heights School District Elmira School District Elmont UFSD Farmingdale Public Schools Floral Park - Bellerose UFSD Franklinville CSD Freeport UFSD French American School of NY Garden City Public Schools Genesee Valley Educational Partnership Glen Cove CSD Great Neck UFSD Greenburgh Central School District Greenburgh Central School District GST BOCES Hempstead UFSD Herricks UFSD Hewlett - Woodmere Public Schools Horseheads School District Hyde Park Central School District Irvington Union Free School District Jericho School District Locust Valley CSD Long Beach CSD Lynbrook UFSD Madrid - Waddington Central School Malverne UFSD Manhasset Union Free School Dist Massapequa UFSD Mohawk RIC Monroe 2 - Orleans BOCES Monroe - Woodbury Central School District Mount Pleasant Cottage School Mount Vernon City School District Nardin Academy NERIC / Capital Region BOCES New Hyde Park - Garden City PK Newburgh Enlarged School District North Bellmore UFSD North Merrick UFSD Northshore CSD Odessa Montour Oneonta City School District Oyster Bay - East Norwich Central SD Pelham Union Free School District Penfield Central School District Plainedge UFSD Plainview - Old Bethpage Central School District PNW BOCES Port Washington UFSD Rockville Centre School District Rondout Valley School District Roosevelt UFSD Roslyn Public Schools Scarsdale Public Schools Seaford UFSD Sewanhaka Central High School District South Orangetown Central School District Southern Westchester BOCES Southwestern CSD Spencer Van Etten Central District St. Thomas the Apostle School Syosset Central School District Tuckahoe Union Free School District Ulster County BOCES Uniondale UFSD Valley Stream CHSD Valley Stream UFSD 13 Valley Stream UFSD 24 Valley Stream UFSD 30 Wantagh UFSD Watkins Glen Central School District Waverly Westbury UFSD

There is a great need in Chinese language education for research - based information, examples of best practices, and useful resources for administrators, teachers, and parents.

As just one example of this trend, I had the great opportunity to contribute to the latest issue of Language Magazine - The Journal of Communication & Education.

Following the example of counter-protesters who took action in the face of hate (including a great many educators), we are steadfast in our belief that we must be even more committed to owning our personal responsibility to dismantle white supremacy in our institutions - be they nonprofits like Leading Educators or the school districts from which our students and families rightfully expect excellent, bias - free education.

Getting into what student interests are in their early years education; understanding their learning styles; knowing their family situations and determine how to augment when required, are examples of understanding the student DNA to make their potential learning gains greater.

While acknowledging these acts of greatness, I'd like to note a lesser - known priority of these great men and list the top - five examples of Washington and Lincoln's commitment to education.

Artists, for example, bridle at the suggestion that being good at math or astrophysics is more valuable — and more deserving of special attention by the education system — than being a great dancer or pianist.

Legislators cited the great recession as a dire example of why young people should learn how to handle their finances responsibly before they are in over their heads in debt when it called on the Washington Department of Education to integrate financial education skills and content knowledge into the state learning sEducation to integrate financial education skills and content knowledge into the state learning seducation skills and content knowledge into the state learning standards.

In my talks, I often present the cases of Utah, Delaware, and Georgia as great examples of how States can make a U-Turn and invest massively in dual language education.

It was a great example of professional collaboration that is called for in the frameworks shaping education today, from Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching (specifically, components 4d and 4e) to the National Policy Board for Educational Administration standards (which places the kind of collaborative work that Troy's teachers are demonstrating at the core of two of their standards for the evaluation school leadership).

Nick Polcini, a special education teacher at Henderson High School in Pennsylvania, is one great example of this commitment.

An event that combines elements of education, team building and fun, Mudstock is a family reunion of sorts and serves as a great example of the company's focus on empowering and engaging its staff to ultimately drive continued success for all.

The latest Education Life section of The Times provides a great tour of energy - related actions in academia, from the sustainability curriculum at the newest campus in the State University of New York system, Stony Brook Southhampton, to seven examples of environmental initiatives at schools around the country.

Great examples include children, freed from the task of collecting water and firewood, able to attend school and benefit from education; farmers able to support their families with improved yields due to better land management and sustainable farming practices; or the reintroduction of a locally - extinct species due to ecosystem improvement and education of local communities.

Similarly, a recent demographic profile of visitors to video - sharing sites such as YouTube by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that, for example, 14 % of visitors were age 30 - 49; 33 % had some college or graduate school education; and 35 % had a household income of $ 50,000 or greater.

Greater innovation has taken place in some American law schools than many in England and Wales due to the existing prescriptive nature of law courses here (see Prof John Flood's post on The Missing Middle in Legal Education for a couple of innovative examples.