Sentences with phrase «experience of the student body»

«Until educational institutions take the lived experiences of their student bodies seriously and recognize that racism does not only include name calling and physical exclusion, racism in schools and universities will not end.»

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Everyone in the program completes afour - month internship with an area business — important local experience for thethree - quarters of the student body thatcome from abroad — and most complete anapplied business project, a group businessanalysis assignment based on the real - worldexperience gleaned through the internship.Those with an interest in finance can forgothe independent project and instead bolton an optional fifth semester that givesadditional weight to securities, derivativesand investing, covering topics like the mutualfund industry and real estate investing.

The more pluralized the student body becomes in regard to age, previous experience, earlier education, sex, race, social location, and vocational self - understanding, the less workable is a single, prescribed sequence of courses.

Finally, most institutions apply criteria to the profile of the whole student body, hoping that their student bodies will incorporate a variety of experience and perspectives based on gender, race, ethnic ties, social class and prior occupations and involvements.

This book grows out of my experience teaching theology in a university divinity school that has no organic relation to any Christian denomination, was historically associated with the Reformed, in contrast to Lutheran or Anabaptist, branch of the Protestant movement, and has now become thoroughly interconfessional in both student body and faculty.

Regardless of ability level, the NorCal League is committed to providing a positive experience for all student - athletes, and helping them to create strong body, mind and character through the sport of cycling.

The Gardening and Horticulture Program at the Waldorf School of Garden City aims to give students the experience and practical skills to grow their own food in a healthy sustainable way; not only for their bodies, but for the health and vitality of our planet earth.

The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an independent, nonpolitical organisation that arranges paid, course - related technical training abroad in industrial and commercial organisations, research institutes, local government bodies, state enterprises, consultancies, laboratories, and academic institutions.

They add that veterans feel separate from the rest of the student body because of their extended gap between high school and college, older average age, and deployment experiences, thus creating additional challenges for them to integrate with the rest of the classroom.

In 2009, psychologists from the U.K.'s Durham University observed that students who drank three cups daily were three times more likely to hear voices and have out - of - body experiences.

The study of microscopic anatomy (or histology) can be aided by practical experience examining histological preparations (or slides) under a microscope; and in addition, medical students generally also learn gross anatomy with practical experience of dissection and inspection of cadavers (dead human bodies).

«We found that when students focused on the breath in the belly their descriptions of experience focused on attention to specific somatic areas and body sensations,» the researchers wrote in their conference abstract.

The Ashtanga Yoga method purifies the internal systems of the body, clearsemotional and psychological blockages and frees the student to experience a...

Creator of Core Functional Fitness, Hope specializes in yoga, core work and functional movements; she helps Yoga students, Yoga teachers, and a variety of fitness professionals experience a true mind - body connection through Yoga & Core Functional movement and Principles.

As a yoga teacher, she encourages her students to cultivate an intimate relationship with their unique physical landscape to better understand the mental and emotional fabrics of their life experiences and how to reengineer a version of mind - body that supports lifelong playful movement and joyful living

Possible topics draw from yogic texts as well as the experience of teachers and students, including the healing benefits of yoga to body, mind and spirit; the daily practice; mindfulness; ethical behavior; nutrition and cleansing; positive thinking; mastery of our thoughts; energy work and enlightenment.

Pranayama teaching techniques: Enable your students to experience body - mind integration and purification through yogic breathing, and teach them to connect consciously with prana, or life force — the inherent wisdom of the body.

«With a specific emphasis on managing mood, Amy's book delivers dynamic insights and yoga - based practices that she has refined over decades of first - hand experience working with clients, students, and therapists, that relax, focus, and reduce the symptoms and causes of anxiety, depression, and stress, as well as prepare the mind and body for the integrative work of psychotherapy.»

In contrast, many of my students have told me that they experience their side body — the area from the hips up to the armpits — as a place that feels numb, dense, or heavy.

Through decades of teaching thousands of students, Leigh's seasoned approach to the practice can transform any student who craves insight on the body and the human experience.

BODY CONNECTION I say this often to my yoga students: the emotional and psychological suffering we regularly experience is usually nothing more than the result of a disconnection from the bBODY CONNECTION I say this often to my yoga students: the emotional and psychological suffering we regularly experience is usually nothing more than the result of a disconnection from the bodybody.

Given the importance of hands - on, clinical experience for naturopathic medical students, the accrediting body for naturopathic medical colleges does not recognize degrees from online programs of study.

This is a fantastic opportunity for students of all levels, ages, body types and experience.

«To experience the transformation of students who arrive with the physical intention of getting a good stretch burdened by the mental weight of stress and self - judgement and to see them leave with new internal space and clarity is what drives every cell in our bodies!»

Thanks to this background and her years in team management at the corporate level, she is able to create a special experience for each member of our student body.

My goal as a yoga teacher is to give my students the opportunity to learn more about their body, mind, and spirit and to nurture and heal themselves through the beautiful experience of Rahini Yoga.

With 21 years experience, Diana understands the benefits of yoga practice, the body's response to each pose, while allowing each student to gain experience to go deeper into their own practice.

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The mind - body - spirit effect of yoga, along with the camaraderie and shared information our students experience in one class, can make a huge difference in our students» energy, strength, balance, focus and ability to live their lives to the fullest, rather that to just endure through their chronic disease.

This training has be specifically designed for students and teachers with a developed foundation in yoga asana that are ready to take their practice, knowledge of anatomy and experience of the energetic body to a higher level.

Ultimately, I hope that the experience helps students to become more present in their own bodies as a vehicle to become more present in other aspects of life.

In a similar manner, students can curate a body of work that represents their progress as well as their performance to show their thinking throughout their learning experiences.

In Making school meaningful for Indigenous learners Ailsa MacFie uses a body of research, plus her own experiences as a teacher in a high Aboriginal population boarding school in the Northern Territory, to provide practical tools for teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous students.

That's in large part owing to a provocative body of research showing that students who don't read with proficiency by the end of 3rd grade are far more likely to experience poor academic outcomes, including leaving school without a diploma.

If your course is set up as a list of files to open and links to read — without dialogue, images, activities, or engagement from you — then no matter what you contend, your online body language says that the students as individuals — people who have ideas and experiences to contribute to the learning experience — are not very important to you.

We look at level of school (high school, middle school, or elementary school), total enrollment, percentage of the student body that is white, average experience of teachers, and school performance, as measured by the school's academic rank within the state.

It also engages in some of the proposed scientific explanations for the phenomena and and urges students to reflect on and critique the idea of out of body / near death experiences.

Concerned about the absence of black and Latino students in the field of computer science, Margolis launched a three - year study of students» computing experiences at three high schools in Los Angeles — one with a predominately African - American student population, one with a largely Latino student body, and a third with a significant percentage of white students from wealthy families.

For example, in Middletown the district saw that their special education population responded better to learning through three - dimensional education resources in biology and experienced a big increase in proficiency attainment, whereas the rest of their student body did not experience those same results.

Still, without the support of colleagues experienced in working with immigrant youth, and time in the day to rethink the curriculum and to reflect on teaching practices, teachers can feel ill - equipped to meet the needs of their changing student bodies.

In addition, all Florida schools are graded from A to F based on the share of their student bodies that scores at high levels on the FCAT and experiences gains in their test scores from year to year.

On average, a black student with a black teacher in a school where more than two - thirds of the student - body is black is still more likely to experience exclusionary discipline, compared to a black student assigned to a white teacher in a school where black students accounted for less than a third of the student population.

A growing body of research indicates that students whose parents are deployed in active war zones or have experienced frequent moves due to job relocations often experience many emotional ups and downs, including depression, acting out or negative behavioral adjustment, poor academic performance, and increased irritability and impulsiveness.

● Theorizing the Impact of Freire's Critical Pedagogy on a Predominantly Hispanic Student Body ● Who are the Immigrant Students in My Classroom and What Have They Experienced?

With 87 % of the student body qualifying for free or reduced lunch, students illuminate the classroom with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, but each share in the educational environment that fosters safety and the promise for growth.

Sometimes I felt like I was having an out of body experience in front of my students.

According to García, «A vast body of research has documented a direct link between ELL students achievement and the expertise and experience of the classroom teacher,» and that «To be effective, teachers must provide a classroom environment with ample opportunity for students to practice academic language thoughtfully and meaningfully» (García 2010, p. 8).

But also those with diverse student bodies capable of expressing a full range of experiences — student bodies that will expand the way that young people perceive the world and relate to each other.

Oak Crest Academy cultivates a faculty of experienced educators who can appropriately challenge and meet the needs of our student body.

If 20 % of the student body experiences emotional difficulty on a regular basis, and another 15 or so live in disruptive environments, is accounts for my observation that about 35 % of our students come to school without the ability to learn in our traditional environment.