Sentences with phrase «for academic competitions»

High school service groups have utilized the funds for academic competitions, to help families in need in their communities and to support local community projects.

High school service groups are raising money for academic competitions, to help families in need in their communities and to support local community projects.

Not exact matches

In every issue, students write about matters closest to their hearts: love, secrets, dances, body image, sexual identity, relationships with parents, and also intense academic pressures, competition, loneliness, depression and fears for the future.

Third, acknowledging that some of the blame for the biased and one - sided media reporting on head injuries rests with some members of the scientific community who issue one - sided press releases and feed cherry - picked results about their findings to selected members of the media, the authors look to a day when the «harsh division and polarization» in the research community (an almost inevitable byproduct, unfortunately, of the intense competition for grant money in Concussion, Inc.), gives way to greater collaboration among researchers and a more «cordial discourse» between scientists via letters and responses to journal editors and back - and - forth debates at large academic conferences.

The modern emphasis on ever - earlier independence and academics seems to inadvertently be sacrificing the very things they are designed to accomplish, and the modern view of parenting as a «competition» is setting the stage for stress, conflict, and failure.

Academic clubs offer field trips, competitions, speakers and other opportunities for your child to develop his interests.

Powell also said charter schools provide important competition to traditional public schools to spur innovation and academic improvement for all students.

«Sometimes I think we all want to be successful and to find a shortcut to be successful, because the competition [for academic success in China] is so fierce.»

Selby adds that beyond seeking stellar academic records coupled with demonstrated leadership skills and motivation, the committee also looks for candidates who have made links with a French scientist in advance of the competition.

A field with a higher share of postdocs is likely to have stiffer competition for scarce academic careers, and a large proportion of postdocs very likely indicates that the field offers few compelling alternatives to the academic track.

The competition is tough and applicants must have demonstrated academic excellence and capacity for autonomous research.

Another thought that might dampen excitement over the report is this: more Ph.D. s means more competition for scarce academic jobs.

Given the pressures of competition for academic positions, to follow Einstein's path is to risk the price that he paid: unemployment in spite of abundant talent and skill at the craft of theoretical physics.

Sadly, these days such aspirations are overshadowed by fierce competition for papers, grants, and the tenured positions trainees need to build independent careers in academic research.

To search for medicines, to boost science, to preserve nature, to strengthen industrial competition, to strengthen academic educational programs, to improve health care, to correct misuse, and to support positive interactions with indigenous populations: These have been the goals of the Brazilian autochthonic medicine programs for the past 20 years.

In my first year at university, I heard about a business - plan competition for academics called New Venture.

For instance, a decrease in teacher - student closeness or school safety, or an increase in academic competition among peers, may lead to lower self - esteem and higher anxiety and loneliness among students.

And, although he does not anticipate «a gush» of new positions, Goldin says academic job prospects for physicists are «looking better» than they have in recent lean years — not only because of faculty retirement but also because fewer physicists are choosing to remain in the ivory tower, meaning less competition for openings.

Awards and honors include: the Society of Analytical Chemistry Silver Medal (Royal Society of Chemistry)(1981), British Technology Group Academic Enterprise Competition Award (1985), Prince of Wales Award for Innovation and Production (1989), Queens Award for Technological Achievement (1990), Rank Prize for Opto - Electronics (1991), the AACC Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry in a Selected Area of Research (1998), and the Ullman Award (2006).

Coleman proposed that schools should replace the competition for grades with interscholastic academic games, «systematically organized competitions, tournaments and meets in all activities,» from math and English to home economics and industrial arts.

«Game Plan for Learning: Building on Coleman's early theories, new academic competitions motivate students to achieve» will be available Wednesday, January 20 on educationnext.org and will appear in the Spring 2016 issue of Education Next, on newsstands by March 1.

In «Game Plan for Learning: Building on Coleman's early theories, new academic competitions motivate students to achieve,» USA Today's Greg Toppo revisits James S. Coleman's oft - forgotten findings on teen culture, exploring how educators today can use academic competition to foster engagement, motivation, and student achievement.

June Kronholz wrote for EdNext about academic games and contests in «Competition Makes a Comeback.»

In «Game Plan for Learning,» Greg Toppo writes about how academic competitions motivate students.

A student learns honesty in a deep and lasting way when a teacher explains why cheating undermines the academic mission, when a parent demonstrates the importance of telling the truth for family solidarity, when a sports coach discourages deceit because it defeats the purpose of fair competition, and when a friend shows why lies destroy the trust necessary for a close relationship.

The Obama administration, as part of a strategy to promote school reform, has promised to double funding for new charter schools with high academic standards, which many believe are key to improving the nation's K - 12 system through competition with traditional public schools.

During the academic year, 1,500 Year 9 students from state and independent schools across United Learning competed for the chance to design an app addressing one of their learning needs, which would then be created and sold in the App Store.The first stage of this was a 21 - day roadshow, which saw 7billionideas staff visit 38 United Learning state and independent schools around the country to launch the competition and to teach students how best to generate ideas, refine a creative concept and build confidence in their own business skills.

By introducing more competition for education dollars and students, school choice provides incentives to public schools to improve their academic performance.

Skills21 Trackpad is a purpose - built assessment tool for challenge based learning, academic competitions, and events.

Adding an element of competition to the classroom will be good for boosting academic achievement, say lawmakers who have pushed for the new teacher contract system.

The funding from Title II, Part B from the U.S. Department of Education supports a competitive grant competition for projects that increase the academic achievement of students in mathematics and science by encouraging state education agencies, institutions of higher education, local education agencies, elementary schools, and secondary schools to participate in programs that improve instruction and upgrade the status and stature of mathematics and science teaching.

Last week, I served as a judge for the Algiers Charter's Kickoff 2015, a pep rally / competition for faculty and staff of the charter network to celebrate the new academic year.

It would launch a national reading competition for schools for the next academic year, he said.

«We have worked to raise academic standards, promote accountability, and provide greater competition and choice within the public schools, including support for a dramatic increase in charter schools.»

On the other hand, «school - to - school, class - to - class, or row - to - row academic competitions» actually have been endorsed as part of a character education program, [32] along with contests that lead to awards for things like good citizenship.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

«This grant competition is the next step as part of that plan, and will help states and districts improve tests to allow for better depiction of student and school progress so that parents, teachers and communities have the vital information they need on academic achievement.»

Smith is a former Teach For America Sue Lehmann Award finalist, a national competition for Teach For America teachers with the strongest academic resulFor America Sue Lehmann Award finalist, a national competition for Teach For America teachers with the strongest academic resulfor Teach For America teachers with the strongest academic resulFor America teachers with the strongest academic results.

Charter schools were created to provide public education choices for families, encourage competition to fuel innovation and change, improve educational outcomes for students, and promote academic and operational accountability for public schools.

Home of the National Academic Decathlon champions for 8 of the last 10 years, LAUSD is no stranger to success in the annual academic competition for high school sAcademic Decathlon champions for 8 of the last 10 years, LAUSD is no stranger to success in the annual academic competition for high school sacademic competition for high school students.

As library ebook lending for both academic and public institutions continues to make steady progress, libraries are finally able to «shop» the competition to provide the best user experience for their patrons, the largest catalogs of bestselling titles, and investigate the available features of different platforms.

For my female colleagues and I, competition didn't end in academics.

One could equally well examine other dimensions of the situation, such as the apprenticeship system, the academic educational pattern which, in France especially, was almost the only key to success and which had a regular progression and set competitions, crowned by the Prix de Rome which enabled the young winner to work in the French Academy in that city — unthinkable for women, of course — and for which women were unable to compete until the end of the 19th century, by which time, in fact, the whole academic system had lost its importance anyway.

He grows and supports the student teams through a mixture of great coaching, appreciation for academics, and humor — one anecdote from the newly minted 1996 Women's Tennis Team reported that after a competition year that included only one match, Dean Baker created shirts for the team that read «Women's Tennis at Cooper Union, Undefeated since 1859.»

«After an art history lesson up through Barbara Kruger, Hans Haacke and Jeff Koons, Rothko finally concludes that regional painting «isn't about a specific look or style» but «an argument for an alternative model,» advocating for community instead of academic esotericism and rigorous contemplation instead of cutthroat competition.»

She received academic scholarships and won an award for best appellate brief in a moot court competition.

However, Law School beckoned Alex back to school, where at the University of Oklahoma College Of Law he earned numerous academic awards and law competitions including: the OU Order of Solicitors, OU American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Techniques and Antitrust I, OCU CALI Academic Award for Legal research and Wriacademic awards and law competitions including: the OU Order of Solicitors, OU American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Techniques and Antitrust I, OCU CALI Academic Award for Legal research and WriAcademic Award for Legal research and Writing II.

These include a formal mentoring programme which partners up junior lawyers with senior mentors, an academic mentoring scheme which encourages participation in legal mooting competitions and the financial support for LOVILL lawyers to pursue funded further education.

At a time when university leavers face the toughest jobs market for more than a decade, graduates need more than their academic degree to stand out from the competition.

It will have space, for example, for mentioning the different competitions, prizes, and other academic and co-curricular activities.