Sentences with phrase «for systemic efforts»

We learned early on that several factors are especially important in making sound decisions about technology: the support and active engagement of school boards and affected stakeholders, the need for systemic efforts across districts rather than just at the building or classroom level, and a clear line of sight between what was being purchased and how it would be deployed and actually used.

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Discouraged by this move, and by what he saw as paltry efforts at responding to an aggressive evangelical atmosphere, Weinstein filed a lawsuit citing the academy for severe, systemic and pervasive» religious discrimination.

For those of us who have invested years of professional training in putting on the intrapsychic glasses, it usually requires strenuous effort to learn to also see people through the interpersonal - systemic glasses.

If the caps instituted by the de Blasio Administration are to be achieved, more concerted, systemic efforts to directly address the reasons for the high overtime must be made.

Viral vectors have the main adverse effect of inducing neutralizing antibodies, while several non-viral vectors present toxic effects (e.g. respiratory system).14, 15 In an effort to deliver efficiently the necessary drug concentration to the tumor site and prevent systemic adverse effects, the concept of administering local treatment for lung cancer has been explored.

This shift also, however, provides an opportunity for those who wish to whitewash school failure and to stonewall efforts to overhaul education policy through school turnarounds and systemic reforms.

When we first visited schools in spring 2016 for this project — a multi-year, multi-method study of systemic efforts to support schools implementing personalized learning — teachers seemed to be taking on an unsustainably heavy lift as they transitioned to personalizing student learning (PL).

For example, the $ 31 million invested by private individuals, corporations and foundations to support The Mind Trust's efforts has helped build the infrastructure needed to transform our city's schools, making Indianapolis one of the nation's best - positioned cities to drive systemic change.

Chief in these efforts is the Smart Arkansas suite, a series of programs that deal with elementary, middle and high school reform, professional development, and that combine for a more strategic and systemic way to support low - performing students.

Since the 1960s, efforts to reform education — including various curricular changes, reading approaches, teacher preparation, money for the disadvantaged, and different instructional approaches — have failed to bring about true systemic change because the reforms fail to deal with a different definition of learning.

He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for the Christina School District, Delaware's largest district, providing leadership for the New Directions in Christina systemic reform effort.

We've collaborated with the Collaboration for Effective Educators Development, Accountability and Reform (CEEDAR) Center and The National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) as well as launched a diverse coalition of organizations to support states in their efforts to develop teachers and leader who can successfully prepare students with disabilities to achieve college and career - ready standards.

Jacobson's chapter, «School - Community Partnerships: A Typology for Guiding Systemic Education Reform,» draws on the experiences of the Coalition for Community Schools and other partnership efforts to help policymakers and researchers understand the value and different types of partnership approaches.

Many challenges surround efforts to improve outcomes for kids: systemic inequity, poverty, and scarce resources.

AFC is a recognized leader in school reform efforts, with expertise in bringing together community - based organizations, parents» groups, and government agencies to address systemic problems and improve outcomes and options for all students.

«While many are focusing on the idea of de-tracking, for me that is one change that is part of a larger systemic effort to improve outcomes,» he said.

Teacher leadership is about increasing pathways and opportunities for teachers to exercise leadership, elevating teacher voice to inform and develop policy and practice and expanding existing efforts to steer systemic improvements to benefit student learning.

2) school systems redirecting their efforts to making the student the center of the learning process and committing to a purposeful / systemic focus on culturally responsive pedagogy for all professional development until it becomes a part of the school culture reflective in classroom environments, teacher practices, and curriculum adoptions / design.

A caveat here in the history of such an initiative more than two decades ago: The California New Teacher Project, which funded reduced class loads and extensive mentoring for rookie teachers, resulted in improved performance of both students and teachers, but that success did not continue when the efforts did not take hold in a systemic way.

Assessing What Really Matters in Schools: Creating Hope for the Future, by Ronald J. Newell and Mark J. Van Ryzin, asserts that» «since the 1960s, efforts to reform education — including various curricular changes, reading approaches, teacher preparation, money for the disadvantaged, and different instructional approaches — have failed to bring about true systemic change because the reforms fail to deal with a different definition of learning.»»

There are many dimensions of action affecting this moment in time — a renewed focus and emerging consensus regarding the kinds of learning outcomes essential for success in today's globally connected world; significant efforts to promote innovation affecting all facets of education, particularly regarding new teaching and learning strategies and opportunities; and a renewed focus on key elements of necessary systemic change, in which the roles of the federal government, the states, school systems and schools are better aligned and more coherently understood.

Previous work on the impact of philanthropy in education terms these types of status quo investments as «lower leverage» grants, which can include funding for efforts in professional development, unrestricted or general purpose grants to schools, or special - purpose grants to fund a particular program or activity (e.g. arts enrichment).4 The contrasting approach — the «higher leverage» investment — is investment with the potential to exert systemic influence on public education, which can be divided into two broad categories: 5

Personally, if I were a regulator of systemic risk, I would throw my effort at companies that fit factors 1 and 2, and analyze them for the other three factors.

This time, he takes a global look at how grassroots community efforts may provide a blueprint for systemic, cultural change.

Our partner in this effort is the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, an independent and nonpartisan research and advocacy organization which seeks to remedy systemic injustices facing vulnerable populations within our court systems.

While the Supreme Court held that the state must provide «a fair opportunity for a broad cross-section of society to participate in the jury process,» the majority held that it has no constitutional responsibility to direct efforts towards particular groups that are known to be underrepresented, or to address address any systemic barriers that may limit jury participation by certain segments of society.

To be sure, he was a fall guy, a token sacrifice to demonstrate contrition for what was a systemic, institutionalized effort to inflate a bubble whose implosion nearly crashed the entire global financial system.

While it has drawn many positive comments (see some of the reaction at the bottom of this post), there remains a need for concerted efforts to tackle institutional and systemic racism.

Going Beyond Trauma - informed Care (TIC) Training for Child Welfare Supervisors and Frontline Workers: The Need for System - wide Policy Changes Implementing TIC Practices in All Child Welfare Agencies (PDF - 179 KB) Heffernan & Viggiani (2015) The Advanced Generalist, 1 (3/4) Reviews current efforts to train child welfare workers in trauma - informed practices and argues that trauma - informed care adaptation and training must transcend case workers and supervisors in order for true systemic change to occur.

Implementing systemic efforts toward a universal system that uses consistent and shared screening information across early childhood providers and systems (e.g., Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children [WIC], early intervention, child welfare, preschool, Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]-RRB-

This publication, which supplements Working Systemically in Action: A Facilitator's Guide (No longer available, as the publication has been replaced by the book, Getting Serious About the System), provides practical guidance for educators who are seeking to engage family and community members in systemic school improvement efforts.

We continue to urge policymakers to take action that encourages stable valuations, enhanced transparency and sensible underwriting, and support efforts to establish appropriate systemic safeguards — all key factors for a reliable credit system.stable valuations, enhanced transparency and sensible underwriting, and support efforts to establish appropriate systemic safeguards — all key factors for a reliable credit system.