Sentences with phrase «foundation of helping students»

It is grounded on the foundation of helping students analyze and solve word problems effectively.

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Some programs have self - guided prep, some have no prep and others have up to 12 weeks of structured curriculum, a period which will help lay the foundation for your success as a new student.

«Of course, they're valuable experiences to help students solidify the foundations and frameworks that they learned in school.

By ensuring that students across India have the nourishment they need to be able to learn, the foundation plays an integral role in the education of Indian youth, and we are honored to help them execute on their mission.»

People of faith and foundations with concern for religious liberty must start establishing alternative means to help students fund their education.

State, city and Park District backing came after Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, chairman of the Illinois River Coordinating Council, helped the foundation and its student - athletes lobby government agencies.

The site also promises that the foundation will help any student who wants to bring legal action against «abuse of powers by colleges, universities or students» unions».

MAUNAKEA, Hawaii — A group of researchers, led by a University of California, Riverside graduate student, observed distant galaxies with the MOSFIRE high - resolution near - infrared spectrometer at W. M. Keck Observatory and their results will help to build the foundations of galaxy evolution studies by predicting the star - formation rate of distant galaxies from the light they emit.

Science projects that emphasize inquiry help students make sense of their world and build a solid foundation for future understanding.

One of the results is a series of required foundation classes designated as «Learning Center classes,» which help students examine how they learn.

Donna C. Peterman, chairwoman of the Foundation for Investor Education and senior vice president of PNC Financial Services Group, talked with Education World about the foundation's mission, and how it is helping students become more financially literate.

She helps students see how those skills require a strong foundation as she builds their awareness of high - level thinking.

Five assessments that I use to help prepare foundation students (or younger students) for end of year assessments.

In 2016, 65 % of the public say they favor tax credits for donations to foundations that help low - income students attend private schools, reflecting a modest decline from 70 % support in 2013.

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

The foundation has already committed some $ 135 million to overhauling fundamental aspects of urban school districts: identifying new sources of talent for positions of authority; developing alternative training methods for managers, principals, and teachers union leaders; creating new tools for analyzing performance data; and working with school boards to help those sometimes obstructionist bodies become more focused on student learning than on petty power plays.

And how can we use curiosity to help our students make meaning of their ongoing relationships, and to use this to build solid foundations — now and in the future?

The collaborative - learning style incorporated into the fabric of the school helps students to be resilient by aiding them with identifying their resources (peers) and testing their theories to see if they are on the right track all while developing habits of mind that form the foundation of scholarship.

We don't actually talk about that as one of the tools that we recommend, but I think that having that strong, grammatical foundation and then the shared language, I think certainly can only help and support our students.

iQ Academy of California - Los Angeles helps students become independent, self - motivated learners by giving them a strong foundation and opportunities to explore interests and reach their academic potential.

Giving students the opportunity to communicate results to the wider school community and celebrate their success also helps to build the foundations of long - term change, with students feeling a sense of achievement and school management recognising the business case from the financial savings achieved.

The grants are part of the foundation's Campus Diversity Initiative, a program that helps independent colleges and universities increase the number of minority faculty members, raise the retention rate for underrepresented students, and encourage students of color to enroll in a wider distribution of majors.

When all students in a school are learning and practicing these skills, it helps create a foundation of social - emotional safety.

In this blog post for the Chalkboard Project, Sharon Williams shares some of her own experience as a principal, the foundations of CEL's work with central office leaders and superintendents and how it will help establish a culture in which every school leader is supported to improve teaching effectiveness for every student in every classroom across Oregon.

In education, those ultimate beneficiaries are the students, and student perception data can help foundations better understand the impact of their education initiatives on the lives of students.

Graham previously served as chairman of the District of Columbia College Access Program, a private foundation which, since 1999, has helped double the number of DC public high school students going on to college and has helped triple the number graduating from college.

According to Common Core State Standards (CCSS), preparation for reading informational texts should begin at the earliest elementary school grades: «Having students listen to informational read - alouds in the early grades helps lay the necessary foundation for students» reading and understanding of increasingly complex texts on their own in subsequent grades.»

The foundation maintains an online library of lessons at www.wallacefoundation.org about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current efforts aimed at: strengthening educational leadership to improve student achievement; helping disadvantaged students gain more time for learning through summer learning and an extended school day and year; enhancing out - of - school time opportunities; and building appreciation and demand for the arts.

Jensen says he hopes taking advantage of professional development, like the sessions offered during OEA's summer conference, will help him foster skills to connect better with students who come from diverse backgrounds and who have a variety of educational foundations.

A National Science foundation - funded project called PATHS — Promoting Argumentation Through History and Science — helps elementary school students understand the nature of evidence in history and science.

They will help guide your students through the first step of the Facing History journey and introduce ideas about human behavior and decision making that will serve as a foundation for examining the historical case study later.

A teacher stimulates student interest by helping students» see how their prior knowledge can form a foundation for new levels of learning.

When teachers help students develop an understanding of the learning intention for the lesson and the criteria for judging achievement of that intention, they are providing students with the foundation for monitoring their own learning.

Career and Technical Education (CTE)-- A set of learning experiences — both in and out of the classroom — that helps students gain the skills, technical capacity, academic foundation, and real - world knowledge they need to prepare for high - skill, high - demand, high - wage careers.

Engaging Schools is a national leader in helping hundreds of schools design disciplinary systems built on a foundation of restorative practices and student support which reduces lost instructional days and increases equity.

Indigo helps schools create the foundation of non-academic information they need to discover the best ways to improve their school for their unique student set.

Helping teachers provide students with a foundation for good decision making and understanding the necessity of investing in themselves.

Today's educators strive to balance the complex learning needs of their students to ensure measurable academic achievement as well as help them build solid foundations for career and life success.

Knowledge and use of a strong mathematical vocabulary lays the foundation and helps prepare students for what they will be learning in future grades.

You will learn proven, research - based strategies that help students develop a solid foundation of reading skills.

Previously, Ms. Morgan was director of youth programs at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, where she oversaw the development and management of up to $ 7.5 million annually in grants to other nonprofit organizations as well as the foundation's scholarship program helping low - income students attend highly selective colleges and universities.

Practicing math facts should be one of the methods used to help students build solid foundations to scaffold their learning of mathematics.

Discover talents, knowledge, skills and life experiences of staff as a solid foundation for helping students experience unique learning.

A full suite of proven early literacy products helps build strong foundations for student achievement.

When first - grade students begin to learn about math, teachers often use word problems and real life examples to help students understand the complex language of mathematics, establishing a foundation for higher education that the students will continue for at least the next 11 years.

Additionally, we seek strategic partnerships with other organizations, such as the Council of Chief State School Officers, Achieve, and KnowledgeWorks, and philanthropic foundations to help support our mission of improving student learning through high quality assessment and accountability systems.

Become a master teacher of reading and writing and be the one to help build that foundation with students.

Our goals are To create awareness among educators of how and why intentional character education can lead to higher achievement and lower discipline issues among students; To support a school's culture that honors and values positive character traits; To provide assistance in developing and supporting the school's foundation for creating a positive school climate; and To help students know, feel and act upon core ethical values.

WHEREAS, in addition to recognizing the role parents and caregivers play as invaluable allies in student success, secondary goals of this event include identifying parent and community volunteers whose efforts will help schools increase parent engagement, building strong partnerships with parent and community linked to student learning, laying the foundation for strategic family engagement, and strengthening the partnership between schools and PTA.

In 2012 the foundation launched the Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools, a $ 250,000 award for college readiness to a charter network helping low - income students and children of color succeed.