Sentences with phrase «from educational change»

One of the reasons Finland has consistently stayed at the top of international rankings in education is because it focuses on equity; poorer schools receive more funding than those in more affluent neighborhoods, according to Finnish Lessons 2.0: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland author Pasi Sahlberg, a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Finnish lessons: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland?

His best - seller book «Finnish Lessons 2.0: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland» won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award.

Not exact matches

«I think they are really trying to change this from test preparation to an educational opportunity,» Hurd said.

An initiative of international charity and educational partner, Free The Children, and supported by RBC and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd., the We Create Change Tour will run from April 11 - June 17, 2014...

2014.04.02 Double amputee Spencer West embarks on coast to coast road trip to celebrate Canadian students opening the doors to education around the world An initiative of international charity and educational partner, Free The Children, and supported by RBC and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd., the We Create Change Tour will run from April 11 - June 17, 2014...

Sara Sutton Fell led a competency workshop on «Mobilizing Your Remote Workforce» as well as a discussion group on Digital Changes in Society focused on Employment to an international group of leaders from corporate, nonprofit, NGO, and educational organizations.

According to the document «Towards Common Witness» some of the characteristics which distinguish proselytism from Christian witness are: unfair criticism of caricaturing of the doctrines, beliefs and practices of another church; presenting one's church or confession as «the true church»; the use of humanitarian aid, educational opportunities or moral and psychological pressure, to induce people to change their affiliation; exploiting people's loneliness, even disillusionment with their own church in order to «convert» them.

She is the author of Education for Continuity and Change: A Traditional Model and is currently working on a book of dialogue between process theology and educational methodologies to be entitled View from the Bridge: A Traditional Model and is currently working on a book of dialogue between process theology and educational methodologies to be entitled View from the Bridge: Theology and Educational Method.

The plan calls for four separate and complete educational systems, ranging from a more traditional system designed to serve churches dissatisfied with the national emphases on social action to a forward - looking system meant for churches wishing to be involved in social change.

Infusing both of these meanings is a background anxiety that the education of Protestant ministers has not kept up with radical developments in knowledge nor with changes in educational standards and procedures in the twentieth century, and thus that the ministry may not «hold its own with the leaders of the other professions» (Brown, 4) and might slip from its traditional parity in esteem with law and medicine.

Studies should also be done to measure the durability of these changes as the time from an educational intervention increases.

St Paul has also been able to change its school food bidding process to favor regionally and locally sourced produce, resulting in about 40 % of its produce now coming from local farms, and it created educational materials for the lunch room to introduce kids to the local farmers growing their food.

Katko's largest applause from the crowd came when he talked about his support of changing Common Core educational standards.

Free online courses from educational platforms such as Coursera, co-founded by Koller in 2012, offer a way for learners in developing countries in particular to gain new technical skills or take the business classes that pave the way for a career change.

Leaked documents from the free - market conservative organization The Heartland Institute reveal a plan to create school educational materials that contradict the established science on climate change.

Outdated land management practices, a dearth of local decision - making bodies with real powers, a lack of long - term planning, along with long - standing educational and financial disempowerment and marginalization are among the hurdles the prevent Arctic communities from adapting to climate change, says a McGill - led research team.

Many campuses are relying on strategies that prevent students from becoming easy targets, such as blue light emergency phones, escort service, changes in landscaping and self - defense, but taken alone, these strategies are less likely to be successful than when combined with prevention techniques and educational campaigns.

The excitement — and challenge — of being an educational leader comes from orchestrating this process on the ever - changing canvas of a school.

In the words of Dwight Schrute [from TV's The Office], I can change one thing about education today, and I will work to change the historical inequities that are played out in our educational system.

This helps to prevent the overweight / obese children from being singled out and supports and encourages parents to follow suit, as schools have the power to influence and ultimately change health and educational outcomes for life.

Leading Educational Change Helen Janc Malone In Leading Educational Change, Helen Janc Malone, Ed.D.» 13, collects original essays on educational reform from leading minds...

And I've come to understand that the best strategic decisions emerge by paying attention to how the world is changing beyond the perspectives gleaned from inside my educational community and from my own intuition.

At last year's iPadpalooza, we stumbled upon an idea that may have changed the way professional learning in educational technology takes place from now on.

The noted educational futurist describes his «holodeck» classroom — an environment that supports project - based learning — and makes the case for why the role of the teacher must change from lecturer to exploration guide.

Framing a discussion around her recent book, Schooling America, Warren Research Professor Patricia Albjerg Graham provided insight into what the American public has sought from its educational institutions, what educators have delivered, and what may come in the future on Wednesday, May 10, at this semester's final Askwith Forum, Schooling America: How the Public Schools Meet the Nation's Changing Needs.

One in two Australians believe our children are not equipped with the skills needed to handle the changes facing the nation's rapidly evolving educational landscape and job market, according to a new report from Commonwealth Bank.

However, a key reform of NCLB, Rotherham writes, was that it «changed the unit of analysis for educational performance and accountability from schools to students.»

Different institutions and initiatives are working on facilitating community participation from education to health to achieve a more complete educational intervention, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean, where popular education was initiated and developed multiple socio - cultural experiences that ultimately work for a particular model of social change and transformation.

The No Child Left Behind law changed the unit of analysis for educational performance and accountability from schools to students.

But many factors can influence a state's educational performance, from changes in state policies to changes in their demographic makeup, making it extraordinarily difficult for researchers to isolate any one cause for an increase in achievement.

Rather than discussing the hypothetical, we'll show how other schools have already changed the decisions they've made and demonstrate that the green option is often the best option for schools, from an economic and educational standpoint as well as an environmental.

Second, our results suggest that policies that change a child's exposure to classmates from troubled families will have important consequences for his educational outcomes.

In the overall context of educational approaches in New Zealand, this program marks a radical change: It works across age groups and has sought funding from a range of different agencies, so it doesn't fit conveniently into the conventional institutions.

A journalist and educator, over 35 years she has authored or coauthored 20 books, many of which resulted from her work as a reporter following national educational change efforts.

Organizing efforts are distinguished from other more orthodox forms of educational change by their collective nature and by the active engagement of parents, teachers, and pupils in the politics of school and community change.

This year, Microsoft revealed its impending licensing changes, meaning that schools who didn't review their license arrangements have missed the first deadline, and the educational discount has been reduced for new licenses they need to buy from now on.

Although the changes were intended to hold school officials accountable for the educational experiences of disadvantaged children, Congress left intact a short clause in the main K - 12 education law that, in practice, has failed to ensure that money from the federal Title I program only supplements state and local money, researchers and advocates said at a conference here last week.

From «Goals 2000» (1994) to «No Child Left Behind» (2002) to «Race to the Top» (2009) to «Every Student Succeeds» (2015): modern educators have seen the educational landscape completely change again and again.

As digital learning quickly grows in the educational environment, publishers are changing their attitude towards digital solutions from «nice - to - have» additions to the core paper offering, to an important and often strategic part of their business.

Three case studies were selected for analysis to explore how changes in the teachers» educational views and practices resulted from their exposure to teaching and learning with technology.

The Government's Innovation Statement identifies important elements of this ecosystem: from tax incentives to educational initiatives to changes to insolvency laws.

Faculty from NuVu Studios and Joan Haley from National Parks share insights and techniques for adapting learning to reflect the changing landscape of our educational environments.

Under her leadership, Utica Community Schools has been at the forefront of implementing educational changes that move the district from serving a manufacturing mind - set to providing students a depth of knowledge for college and career readiness.

Title I. Title I of the ESSA changes from «improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged» to «improving basic programs operated by state and local educational agencies.»

True educational equity comes from comprehensive school reform, which incorporates academic improvements along with health care, housing policy, funding changes, family support and other policies that allow students to go to class safely and actually focus on their work, and that provides teachers with a work environment and enough support to operate creatively, not like infantilized robots.

Danette holds an Ed.D. in organization development and change from Pepperdine University and a master's degree in educational psychology, research, and evaluation methodology from the University of Colorado at Denver.

How can we make substantive changes that respectfully serve the widely variable educational needs of students with disabilities without reflexively — and unlawfully — segregating them from their communities?

These events should signal to NAS that the future of whole - school reform rests as much on the fluid and unpredictable nature of educational politics, changes in leadership, and the sufferance of parents and teachers as it does on successful marketing, buy - in from key administrators, and substantial federal funds.

Though nominally just a commission report, A Nation at Risk (1983) told Americans that we faced a crisis of educational achievement and began to nudge the country through a 90 - degree change of course from the «equity» agenda of the previous quarter - century to the «excellence» obsession of recent decades, complete with academic standards, tests, and results - based accountability systems.