Sentences with phrase «focuses on learning space»

I decided to focus on learning spaces this year in the classroom and around my school.

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Facebook offers, as do many similar companies, lots of food, stock options, open office space, on - site laundry, a focus on teamwork and open communication, a competitive atmosphere that fosters personal growth and learning and great benefits.

In the Netherlands, one school is taking classroom tech to another level entirely by focusing on the way a learning space is lit.

They stay focused on one niche, learn everything there is to know and outperform the competition in that space.

There's no shortage of tips and tricks out there to help you learn faster and recall more, but nearly all them focus on how to study — try spacing out study sessions a particular way, for instance, or test yourself rather than reread.

• Personnel note: Alex Clayton is joining Spark Capital to focus on growth equity investments in the enterprise tech space, Fortune has learned.

As it grew, the company learned to maximize its space, focus on efficiencies that customers would benefit from and improve shelf stability.

Provide a learning space for you and your child that will help you focus on the task at hand.

The second evening (April 24th) will focus on how to set up your space indoors and out, how to develop routines and transitions that work for you and the ages of children in your care, how to set up experiences for the children each day (brief introduction to How Does Learning Happen?

Lorena Canals Puntilla Beige Rug: Oftentimes, it is the rug which becomes the staple item in any nursery; a soft, quality rug becomes the focus on the room as it becomes a special spot for taking newborn photos, learning to crawl, and a soft space for new walkers.

One of the most important things you can do for your child is give them the space they need to grow, and to give them a break when they need it so that their minds are open to learning (without too much focus on getting a good grade).

Previous research has tested how well radiation - exposed rats do with basic learning tasks and mazes, but this new Johns Hopkins study focused on tests that closely mimic the self - tests of fitness for duty currently used by astronauts on the International Space Station prior to mission - critical events such as space wSpace Station prior to mission - critical events such as space wspace walks.

This standards - based, interdisciplinary STEM project focuses on the engineering aspects and potential science of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) while incorporating elements of project - based learning.

With their focus on inventiveness and collaboration, they also offer new ways of looking at classroom or learning - space design.

Positioned away from flood risk areas and on the edge of the sports playing fields, we twinned the build to the school's most popularly used outdoor learning space to maximise the sensory - focused adaptability of the build.

My class, which is called Sports for the Mind (SFTM), is a learning space built into Quest schools in which students engage with project - based learning assignments that are focused on design thinking and systems thinking.

The initiative will focus on contexts of student learning not only in and across the disciplines, but also in diverse spaces that may function effectively and productively as a civic commons, such as museums and events like ISV's Arts Learning Flearning not only in and across the disciplines, but also in diverse spaces that may function effectively and productively as a civic commons, such as museums and events like ISV's Arts Learning FLearning Festival.

I would see the space dominated by lead learners focussed on connecting learning for students and staff.

Through a mosaic of schoolwide strategies and practices focused on social - emotional learning, Symonds Elementary provides students with a safe, supportive space and ensures that they're ready and available for deeper learning.

Discussion focussed on the need to create, «spaces and culture where staff and students want to come to for learning and for sharing... where classes are working side by side, where teachers can see, hear and be involved in another teacher's lessons».

Personalized learning helps learners save time and mental space by focusing on content with real impact.

For those association members working in the education market, the year ahead will be focused on providing the best possible advice to schools and settings keen to combine improving their playgrounds, outdoor classrooms and outside spaces with delivering positive learning and physical activity outcomes for children.

``... in the education and training space that [vision and future] is about making sure that our schools, our early learning, our universities and vocational training are all focussed very much on delivering people the types of skills that are required to deal with the economic and industrial adjustment we're facing in a world where global dislocation of jobs because of technological change and so on is coming at us at rapid pace,» he said.

«Having spent 30 years reporting on what everyone was doing in the teacher - preparation and - certification space, I just concluded that nobody was really focusing on tomorrow's learning world,» Ms. Feistritzer said.

The design focuses on a central «hub» space, allowing for flexibility and accommodating a range of learning techniques such as focused learning, quiet break out and messy play.

Attendees will be exposed to a variety of successful strategies and initiatives implemented at schools with a focus on the purposeful integration of technology, a redefinition of learning spaces, personalized learning, and the whole child.

School leaders need to focus their attention on creating the conditions where teachers have the resources, courage, and support to experiment with improving their practice, and then the space to share what they are learning with other educators.

Gem Prep: Nampa (right) focuses on shared space to provide maximum flexibility for student learning.

This book goes well beyond the noise on learning space design that focuses on pretty Pinterest classrooms and moves towards a more sophisticated conversation about how learning spaces support and drive brain - friendly learning.

Her research focuses on the language and literacy practices of Latino / a youth in nontraditional learning spaces such as afterschool programs and community centers.

NSBA also strongly supports the improvements made to the E-Rate program in 2014, including the focus on helping districts establish robust Wi - Fi connectivity for all learning spaces on school property.

She is the author of Passionate Learners — How to Engage and Empower Your Students, now in its second edition, and Empowered Schools, Empowered Students: Creating Connected and Invested Learners, both focusing on creating learning spaces and communities where students thrive and all stakeholders are empowered and passionate about learning.

We were especially focused on examining a few specific programmatic features first articulated during the 2011 - 2012 school year: Productive Time, Transformed Space, and Student - Adult Learning Relationships.

REAL HARD is focused on shifting school culture from punitive to restorative by expanding leadership roles for students to become culture drivers, implement shared values, and create respectful learning spaces.

We launched NCSECS in October 2013 with startup support from the Oak Foundation, which focuses its giving on learning differences, and the Walton Family Foundation, which has long supported the charter school space.

The report rates facilities in four categories: building condition; outside site conditions; learning environment, which includes air quality; and learning spaces, which focuses on adequate classroom size and space for gymnasiums, cafeterias, music, art, and other programs.

Craig's final point is the crux of the matter though — having spaces which enrich learning (let's forget about exam results please and focus on what education is really about — preparing young people for adulthood, not just work!)

Our conversation focused on the personalized learning efforts in Bethlehem Elementary and many interesting facets of learning and leadership: alternative assessments to demonstrate learning; shifting mindsets of learners, teachers and parents; providing space for teachers to take risks with instruction; ceding control; and cultivating and celebrating teachers.

A leader in the edtech space, Wisewire focuses on enabling access to high - quality digital learning materials and technology - enhanced assessments.

For instance, the Kindergarten class used our second - grade lesson inspired by Kirchner's Hockey Players to support the learning about forces of motion; the third - grade Van Gogh Starry Night lesson turned out to be perfect to help first - grade students discuss patterns in space (like orbits); and students focused on principles of biomimicry through our first grade Banda Mask project.

As leaders in the edtech space, these companies focus on delivering effective, successful learning solutions to educators.

Rather than provide a blueprint for creating a maker space or purchasing tools, we focus on the thinking and learning that takes place in maker - centered contexts.

We need to commit our focus on Grades 4 — 10, to focus on a space for learning that allows for personalization, to have expectations for leadership from our administrators and librarians, to have our learning leaders become our digital learning leaders and integrate, integrate, integrate with the arts, as well as throughout the curriculum.

Conversely, alternative routes into teaching have been criticized for focusing on «learning by doing,» with limited theoretical grounding and little or no opportunity for supervised student teaching alongside expert teachers modeling good practice.5 These critiques, coupled with the challenge of hiring and keeping well - prepared teachers in hard - to - staff districts, have led to the «third space» from which teacher residencies have grown in the last 15 years.6

I value a short mini-lesson, grounded in content but focused on strategic thinking, followed by the majority of the block which can be used for independent conferring, small - group work, and the space and time for the children to navigate their own learning journeys.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

Romero's post is focused on what to do when you're in learning spaces (such as workshops on oppression), but because these political moments also serve as real world learning environments around racism, these tips can also help you handle conversations with friends and family about the violence around us.

This innovation brief from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) focuses on Summit Public Schools» co-development of Activate Instruction — a free, open, online site for curricula that integrates assessments, in conjunction with Illuminate Education and ShowEvidence, to allow students to progress at their own pace in one, integrated space.

Recent reports focused on outdoor learning spaces, libraries being converted to learning commons, and ways to communicate student learning beyond traditional report cards.

In order to create great learning spaces, the focus must always be on the desired experience or outcome — placing content and pedagogy first.