Sentences with phrase «foster discipline in schools»

Consistently following through on the action plan is the only way to truly foster discipline in schools.

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As White expressed it, the potential for impermissible fostering of religion in secular classrooms — an untested, assumption of the court, so far as he was concerned — paradoxically rendered unacceptable the state's efforts to ensure that secular teachers under religious discipline would successfully avoid conflicts between the religious mission of the school and the secular purpose of the state's education program.

Involved parents enhance school performance in a number of ways, including by fostering a mastery orientation toward learning and encouraging self - discipline, a skill that's critical to school success.

Under Dr. Gall's leadership, NAUW branches sponsored projects for middle and high school girls that focused on increasing their interest in mathematics and science and fostering their awareness of careers that require backgrounds in those disciplines.

The Vienna Doctoral School «Molecules of Life» fosters education, cooperation and interaction among students and group leaders from different backgrounds and disciplines in an open and creative environment.

This can be the biggest challenge for individuals to address, but it's important to keep in mind that school staff should work together as much as possible to foster consistency in expectations, and discipline methods, throughout the school.

Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

The mission of the Public School Athletic League is to provide opportunities for educating students in physical fitness, character development and socialization skills through an atheltic program that fosters teamwork, discipline and sportmanship.

The STEM approach at Lake View High School challenges our students and engages them in critical thinking about the world around them while fostering their interests in all disciplines.

Oakland Kids First accomplishments include winning: a Meaningful Student Engagement policy and office within OUSD (2006); an increase in funding from 2.5 % to 3.0 % for OFCY (2008); a Code of Respect policy reforming discipline at three sites (2013), and a number of other victories that improved retention rates, lowered suspensions and fostered greater connections to school.

Engaging Schools» Engaged Classrooms program offers an approach to instruction, classroom management, and discipline that fosters academic, social, and emotional learning and development in each and every student.

E4E teachers and Stone spoke passionately in favor of the non-exclusionary discipline strategies teachers have begun implementing in their schools to foster safer environments that support students» academic, social and emotional growth.

Larry: What Federal and / or state policy changes do you think would do the most to ensure continued progress in creating supportive school discipline and fostering equity in our schools?

In some cases, schools target students consciously: using out of school discipline as a nefarious means to filter students who need more academic, social and emotional supports, including children with special needs or those in foster carIn some cases, schools target students consciously: using out of school discipline as a nefarious means to filter students who need more academic, social and emotional supports, including children with special needs or those in foster carin foster care.

I wanted to help foster interdisciplinary research work involving content specialists in a variety of disciplines and College of Education faculty who specialize in applying the learning sciences to disciplinary learning in order to educate better teachers for the state's schools,» Reutzel says.

Research over the past three decades has shown that, compared to the general school population, the half - million foster children in the United States have poorer attendance rates, are less likely to perform at grade level, are more likely to have behavior and discipline problems, are more likely to be assigned to special education classes, and are less likely to attend college.

In MPS, the Turnaround Arts effort will focus on three key areas: additional professional development for arts educators and arts integration education; integration of the five arts disciplines — visual arts, music, dance, theater and media arts — within all content area classrooms; and working with the district's arts partners to provide both in - school and after - school enrichment programs to foster student engagement in learning and incorporating the arts into academic supportIn MPS, the Turnaround Arts effort will focus on three key areas: additional professional development for arts educators and arts integration education; integration of the five arts disciplines — visual arts, music, dance, theater and media arts — within all content area classrooms; and working with the district's arts partners to provide both in - school and after - school enrichment programs to foster student engagement in learning and incorporating the arts into academic supportin - school and after - school enrichment programs to foster student engagement in learning and incorporating the arts into academic supportin learning and incorporating the arts into academic supports.

«Racial discrimination in our nation's educational systems persists and both the Departments of Education and Justice are failing to protect the civil rights and educational future of our Black and brown students,» said Todd A. Cox, director of policy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. «This administration must stop endangering students of color and instead ensure equal educational opportunities and foster educational excellence by upholding the federal school discipline guidance and promoting policies and programs that keep students safe.»

In Summer 2011, Education Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder announced the launch of a collaborative project — the Supportive School Discipline Initiative (Initiative)-- between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in schooIn Summer 2011, Education Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder announced the launch of a collaborative project — the Supportive School Discipline Initiative (Initiative)-- between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in sSchool Discipline Initiative (Initiative)-- between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in sschool discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in schooin schoolschool.

NSU Teacher Education Program Candidate Regularly assumed role of lead teacher; Supervised an average of 23 students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, schoolyards and on field trips; Enforced the school's student discipline code to deal with problem situations; Preserved the confidentiality of student records and information at all times; Determined student strengths and weaknesses through STAR testing and weekly assessments; Nurtured students» desire to meet and / or surpass their Accelerated Reader goal; Set up lesson materials, bulletin board displays and demonstrations; Fostered oral language development and critical thinking skills during literary discussions; Differentiated instruction for individual student needs; Encouraged personal responsibility while maintaining positive learning environment for all learners; Maintained communication between school and parents via student planners, and parent / teacher conferences.

The teacher trainers outlined what needed to be done in schools in order to foster positive learning environments through positive discipline.