Sentences with phrase «foster learning communities»

The continuous quality improvement approach fostered learning communities that used evidence of practice and change to drive improvement throughout the organization.

She is committed to fostering a learning community for superintendents that assists them in their professional growth and their success as educational leaders.

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Leaders can look at these relationships, learn from them and use them to help build a sense of community in the workplace and foster office culture.

They regularly organize presentations, discussions, pub nights, parties, and other creative outings to foster a community of people and businesses interested in learning about and creating a new economy.

Founded in 2015 when Karlie Kloss began learning to code, Kode With Klossy hosts coding summer camps for girls aged 13 - 18 and fosters a national community furthering opportunities for girls in tech.

The church can enrich its community action program, increase its social activities, make its worship more appealing; but if it does not foster learning in concrete ways, its decline is assured.

We foster the community of retail bakeries providing a forum for exchange of industry and business information, as well as networking, learning opportunities and mentoring among bakers, future and existing.

Our mission is to educate the whole child for the future, equally engaging body, mind, and spirit.Our teachers foster a love of learning by enlivening the imagination, strengthening the creative will, deepening understanding, and awakening a sense of community.

Our community fosters personal and academic growth, independence, confidence, responsibility and joyful, lifelong learning.

In this informal, interactive workshop you'll learn the secrets to fostering a happy, healthy food environment for your schools and communities.

Dr Moberg's fascinating research on oxytocin is central to what we do in fostering bonding through babywearing, and Dr. Swain's focus on fatherhood speaks directly to our desire to see more and more dads comfortably engaging in our community — we are incredibly excited to learn from them, as well as the other wonderful speakers.

Our mission is to enhance our students» social and emotional learning, encourage responsible decision - making, foster positive growth and development, and promote respectful relationships in school and the community at large.

Together, these organizations will meet the community's unmet healthcare needs by providing high quality patient care and experiences; offering unique patient, provider, staff, and student education; fostering interprofessional learning experiences; and achieving many other benefits to each organization through collaboration, resulting in healthier communities.

Sheila Guidry, with the Louisiana Department of Education, says the principals gain more - strategic approaches to making change: They learn how to use data, work in teams, and foster communication between administrators, teachers, parents, and the community.

In this article, I'll share 8 ways to foster knowledge sharing through online learning communities.

This series of three videos shows how designers and community volunteers helped a teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in San Francisco transform his crowded classroom into a space that fosters collaboration, creativity, and active student learning.

Others embrace learning environments designed to foster creativity and community by drawing on doctrines that see individuals as reflecting God's image through creativity, imagination, and social solidarity.

By fostering a community within our schools where authentic Arts Integration is taking place, we can meet and exceed expectations set by Common Core and move into a culture of true inquiry and learning.

The educational priority was to create world - class university buildings that were open and approachable to the community, to attract students through student - led learning environments, to provide better quality social space and to foster a strong sense of community for staff and students alike.

Support community - building initiatives (such as schoolwide projects and assemblies), and adult practices (such as caring, respect, and engagement in learning), that foster a positive learning environment.

It will be important these innovations in education foster truly inclusive communities, where diverse voices aren't merely granted access to content, but where there is genuine opportunity to contribute to the collective learning and knowledge production of the community.

Chief among our core elements are: our college - prep curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences that fosters in students the desire and capacity to learn independently, think critically, and communicate proficiently; our supportive school culture in which students are given tools to develop character, gain confidence in their ability to learn, take responsibility for their own learning, and both support and feel supported by the entire community; and a strong co-curricular program in athletics, performing arts, and a host of after - school clubs that pique and develop students» interests.

In short, a system of school choice would prove more satisfying for educators because it could foster the creation of cohesive learning communities based on common beliefs about teaching and learning.

«Middle schools need a reliable structure to build community, teach (rather than assume) social skills, and prepare students for learning each day,» observes Linda Crawford, executive director of Origins, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering learning and community in schools and other educational institutions.

Outdoor learning helps to develop knowledge of oneself, others, the environment and the curriculum; encourages empathy, tolerance, understanding, cooperation and collaboration; and fosters positive attitudes towards health, risk, the environment and community.

Care and involvement Following on from community comes care, care for each other and learning to take care of plants, which fosters a sense of responsibility and maturity.

The opportunity to be creative existed prior to the Learning Hub but school community felt that it should be a space to foster and encourage creativity.

Global Cities, Inc., a program under the auspices of Bloomberg Philanthropies, has committed $ 250,000 to Out of Eden Learn (OOEL), an online learning community developed by Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that fosters thoughtful crosscultural inquiry and exchange.

A.C.T. Academy has formed community partnerships and business mentorships to foster students» learning experiences.

For the last decade the members of HumanDHS have gradually shaped a mutually supportive learning community designed to foster the growth and development of all involved.

We foster a culture of respect for every member of our school community in our values, behaviours and through differentiated learning options in our curriculum and co-curricular programs.

I'm thrilled that Education Next is helping to foster that discussion with a convening this Friday, September 16 in Washington DC — where a host of education researchers, change agents, community - and thought - leaders, and policy makers will discuss what we've learned about the country's views on K - 12 education over the past decade.

A network of education professionals that are passionate about transforming the learning experience with digital media, the Discovery Educator Global Community connects members around the world through social media, virtual conferences and in - person events — fostering valuable networking, idea - sharing and inspiration.

Fostering a healthy, constructive learning community will require balancing these outlooks, and giving both groups opportunities to reflect on their learning, troubleshoot challenges, and identify applications for what they have learned, and still need to learn.

To that end, CZI is aspiring to foster «a collaborative community of leading researchers, practitioners, advocates, and policymakers committed to: continuing to explore and advance the science, including by testing new research methodologies that surface the unique needs of individual children; designing and providing the tools and systems of support necessary to help educators and school leaders implement SoLD - aligned practice shifts; advancing science - informed national, state and district policies; and working to limit practices and policies that the science makes clear are detrimental to children's learning and development.»

Technology is a tool and does not replace the witness of the teacher and the essential community of faith and learning fostered within Catholic school classrooms, but if thoughtfully used, it can enhance teaching and learning.

Her turn from university teacher preparation to the daily life of a high school affords her opportunities to live her commitments to quality teaching and to fostering a vibrant, affirming school community focused on delivering powerful learning experiences that guide students to find their purpose and to serve their community.

Instructor voice messages sound like personal conversations that aid in fostering a stronger learning community.

Specifically, we propose to require programs to implement strategies into all systems and program components and develop community partnerships that will support family well - being in order to promote child learning and foster parental confidence and skills in ways that promote child learning and development.

Teams will receive grants of up to $ 150,000 and will receive supports such as community - building, coaching, and content and skills learning experiences to foster their school model planning.

(a) A program must integrate parent and family engagement strategies into all systems and program components and develop community partnerships to support family well - being in order to promote child learning and development and foster parental confidence and skills that will promote the early learning and development of their children.

With more autonomy to provide flexibility to school leaders and teachers, charter schools generate innovative and individualized - learning environments that meet the unique needs of their school community and foster student achievement.

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In recent years, one of the most popular channels for fostering peer support among educators and promoting positive student outcomes has been the use of professional learning communities (PLC).

Community Magnet Charter School provides a secure and caring environment, which fosters creativity, mutual respect and a lifelong love of learning.

In exploring our qualitative data, we examined district policies and practices that may foster or inhibit parental and community engagement aimed at increasing student learning.

Future Is Now Preparatory envisions a student - centered community of learning focused on fostering student success by minimizing environmental and psychosocial barriers; and, where all students thrive, and feel valued and safe.

Our Mission is to build a learning community that fosters the climate necessary for sustaining:

Which district policies and practices foster or inhibit family and community engagement aimed at increasing student learning?

At the Meridell Campus, our staff is committed to building and maintaining a safe school climate that fosters compassion for others, responsible citizenship, strong community relationships, innovation, creative problem solving, and a passion for learning.