Sentences with phrase «focused around diversity»

The affinity groups at NIU are not only focused around diversity but also common interests, such as the Marching Band Alumni Council.

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Even as Silicon Valley is being exposed for its dark sides — everything from its diversity shortcomings, to its focus on money, to scandals around sexual harassment, ageism and the cost of living — it's provided a playbook for growth and innovation for the rest of the world.

The council's purpose is to advance Marriott's progress around the world and ensure the integration of the company's diversity and inclusion focus across all aspects of its global business strategy.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

He started hosting sessions in living rooms around New Orleans, and learned that the two things parents most wanted in a school were socioeconomic and ethnic diversity and a focus on creative thinking.

A recent Wall Street Journal article written by a high school student rejected from her top - choice colleges asked a controversial question that admissions officers have skirted around for years: If college admissions focus so much on diversity, are non-diverse students unfairly shunted to the side?

Also, teachers in higher - diversity schools report that teachers «leadership focused on collective responsibility for student learning is lower than that found in lowdiversity schools, and, again, that teachers in low - diversity schools are less likely to share norms around teaching and instruction.

The event, sponsored by the National School Boards Association (NSBA), National Council of American Indian / Alaska Native School Board (AIAN), Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE), National Black Council (NBC), and National Hispanic Council (NHC), is focusing on building the capacity, knowledge, and skills of school board members around issues of access, equity, and diversity in public education.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Facilitates the collection, analysis, and use of classroom - and school - based data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, school organization, and school culture; b) Engages in reflective dialog with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research - based effective practices; c) Supports colleagues» individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as mentor, coach, and content facilitator; d) Serves as a team leader to harness the skills, expertise, and knowledge of colleagues to address curricular expectations and student learning needs; e) Uses knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe; and f) Promotes instructional strategies that address issues of diversity and equity in the classroom and ensures that individual student learning needs remain the central focus of instruction.

Most research around teacher diversity has focused on specific populations such as black men or Hispanic teachers or has looked at areas like Texas, California with long traditions of immigration.

- you can manually maneuver your characters around the battlefield - if you have an energy wave that shoots forward in a straight line, you can now move into the best place to strike - environments you visit in The Lost Sphear will offer more diversity when compared to I Am Setsuna - the world is composed of different cultural regions - one is based on machinery, while another is focused on magic - the imagery of the moon is still a consistent visual theme tying the game together - the team is aware I Am Setsuna's skill system created problems for some players, and it is working to tweak it here - the game will have inns where you can rest to restore your health and magic - there are more unannounced features to be revealed

In addition, I ask you to please notice those colleagues around you who are working to engage others, who are writing, mentoring, teaching and researching multicultural issues in group work and making contributions to group psychology practice, with a focus on promoting understanding and respect for diversity.