Sentences with phrase «greater academic support»

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DecisionWise research (as well as supporting academic studies) has found that those individuals who receive some type of coaching on their feedback, and set goals for development, experience significantly greater improvement than those who simply participate in the process and receive their reports.

Moreover, Powell's academic mentors provided a great deal of support.

When deciding where to do your postdoc, pick a PI who will support you as an aspiring academic rather than treat you like «cheap labor at the service of a great project,» says physicist Pedro Miguel Echenique.

Too often, academic researchers seeking corporate support for their work try to convince industry scientists that what they do is great science, notes Michael Amiridis, a chemical engineer and dean of the college of engineering and computing at the University of South Carolina, Columbia.

Together, Bruce and Cindy are tireless advocates for Lifespan and we owe them a great debt for their years of selfless service, dedication, unflagging energy and philanthropic support, which has helped make Rhode Island Hospital the premier academic medical center it is today.

The mission of the Rhode Island Hospital Foundation is to support excellent, compassionate, and state - of - the - art health care, education, and research through philanthropy, which is key to sustaining every great academic medical center.

Any chance you could link to other articles or academic studies supporting this great info?

The opportunity to support the academic enterprise and what takes place in the classroom represents Huntington's primary interest in higher education and university leadership, and he sees great potential to do so at Heidelberg.

While I was at Drake, my colleagues and I achieved great academic results from the students as a result of a redesign of the school to support project - based learning and by building a strong, professional learning community.

Schools will leverage online learning for academics, which means they will be able to act as community centers in essence and focus far more on providing well - kept facilities that students want to attend with great face - to - face supports, high - quality meals, and a range of athletic, musical, and artistic programs — things that receive short shrift all too often today.

In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.

This insight is no surprise to those of us who have long championed curriculum and rich academic content as ed reform's great un-pulled lever — or who support Common Core simply because it puts curriculum onto the reform agenda.

Jacqui Glenn, director at Argos for Business, says: «As the summer holidays are well underway and the new academic year is fast approaching, schools would benefit from ensuring their facilities are not only are ready for the new intake of pupils but also ensure their classrooms and common areas support the needs of young people with greater needs.

Mike leads great learning with teachers and schools across the United States and the world on topics such as choice - based differentiated learning, blending social - emotional learning into daily academic work, supporting students with effective and respectful discipline practices, and teacher wellness and balance.

The real culprit is not a lack of academic preparation, but instead the actions of state legislatures, colleges, and universities that hike up the costs of attendance, underinvest in need - based financial grant aid, and spend the least on support services at the schools where students possess the greatest economic and academic needs.

The greatest classroom we have is the great outdoors, so our students are outside at least 50 % of each and every day, learning all types of academic subjects in the open air, supported by lessons within classroom environments in the afternoon.

In this webinar, we will discuss four of the most challenging shifts, including: • Emphasis on Academic Vocabulary • Complex Text • Close Reading • Greater Emphasis on Informational Text Participants will learn what these shifts really mean; how the various ELA standards connect to support them; and practical applications for addressing the shifts in the classroom.

[203204] Supporting families through this transition can lead to more family engagement in kindergarten, [205] and greater family engagement leads to better social and academic outcomes for children.

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The demands now placed on parents to evaluate and select educational options for their children, to act as advocates for their children, and to support increasingly demanding academic standards have never been greater.

As such, it is critical that we continuously work to improve efficiency, implement evidence - based practices, and provide greater accountability on key performance indicators that support successful academic and post-school outcomes for students with disabilities.

According to a 2009 study, magnet students report a greater sense of community at school and perceive more peer support for academic achievement.

By offering exceptional supplemental academic support, Tutor Pace makes can make a great addition to the educational programs offered at many libraries.

-- Literacy and Line Dancing — This Las Vegas School harnesses parents, businesspeople, and retirees for academic and financial support — The Creation of a School — Great things happen when a community and its educators come together.

A great education combines academic excellence with the development of essential personal and social skills, and provides every child with a range of experiences to develop the passions and interests that in turn will support a fulfilled and prosperous adulthood.

The intent of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is to give districts more flexibility with their state funding but at the same time to create a new school finance system that recognizes that students with specific demographic factors need greater support to address their academic needs and improve educational outcomes: English Learners, low income students and foster youth.

(Va.) Public school and juvenile justice administrators must work together and alongside community stakeholders to ensure that not only are incarcerated students receiving the free education to which they are entitled but also the support services to propel them away from prison toward greater academic and life achievement.

Federal and state governments must provide funding to enable schools to lower the counselor - to - student ratio to levels recommended by the American School Counselor Association in support of providing counselors greater opportunity to help students with the mental health issues they face (as well as academic issues).

The goal here is to support schools (new or those ready to expand) that have the greatest likelihood of academic and programmatic success.

It's great that CSA provides middle school students with academic and social - emotional support, as well as role models who themselves are in college.

By giving music and arts teachers a greater voice and supporting their work, the Meriden Public Schools has seen positive increases in academic and climate and culture indicators.

But their presence does reinforce a positive reputation, often unearned, that can lead to greater resources, such as unique academic offerings, student clubs and other social supports.

A critical foundation to reaching advanced levels of literacy is that we begin by immersing children in academic language within the context of great stories where they can painlessly acquire the vocabulary and sentence structures, which can facilitate their understandings of more complex readings, and even support their ownership of these words.

Danette Brown, a veteran of 18 years in the La Habra Elementary School District who currently works as an «academic coach» for the district, also testified that support from her school district has resulted in greater teacher satisfaction.

Site visitors are invited to grade their schools and communities on the key components of ASCD's New Learning Compact; pledge to support whole child education; share stories about great schools and classrooms; contact their local, state, and federal policymakers; and access resources to help them make the case for a well - balanced education that emphasizes academic rigor as well as the essential skills of critical thinking and creativity.

The study, made possible by a gift from the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, found that teachers who participated in a Facing History seminar and received coaching and support showed significantly greater self - efficacy for creating engaging classrooms and promoting academic skills and civic learning than control group teachers.

In 2005 - 2006, the new principal of Tiffany Park, a former English learner herself, determined that a new approach was needed to support greater academic achievement for English learners and low income students.

By engaging scholars with an academically rigorous, college - preparatory curriculum and supporting them in a community focused on high academic achievement and strong character building, Summit Academy will prepare our young people to participate meaningfully in the greater economy and expand their choices and opportunities.

Napa Valley is recognized the world over for its award - winning wines, but little is known about its low - income, mostly agricultural, communities where the need is great; especially for year - round student academic support and enrichment opportunities.

And the biggest new federal program in ESSA is the Student Support and Academic Enrichment grant program being sold as «providing greater flexibility to enhance support for students and schools.Support and Academic Enrichment grant program being sold as «providing greater flexibility to enhance support for students and schools.support for students and schools.»

«We have worked to raise academic standards, promote accountability, and provide greater competition and choice within the public schools, including support for a dramatic increase in charter schools.»

Boys & Girls Clubs of America has committed to supporting the academic advancement of its members through a broad range of academic programs, including BE GREAT: Graduate, a comprehensive dropout prevention strategy based on the University of Minnesota's Check & Connect model.

«Equally important are our principals and the 125 New Leaders in Chicago which will collectively move 50,000 Chicago public school students towards greater academic achievement every day with the unyielding support of hardworking, dedicated teachers.»

«We chose to give to the Greater Good fund because we have been so happy with the Great Hearts approach for our daughter, and the idea that the same high - level academic environment and classical education is offered in communities that are less fortunate than ours is very important... I see the Great Hearts schools as a larger community, and it's important to us that this community be diverse and support young people from all socio - economic backgrounds.»

The Success Project will start working more intentionally with middle school students beginning in January to instill the academic behaviors, social supports, culture and beliefs designed to spur greater high school and college success.

With the extraordinary academic success of some charter schools and the unfilled demand for admission, one would expect great support for Question 2, but there is a hitch.

SNA has issued a new call on Congress to oppose any school meal block grant proposal and provide greater support to school nutrition programs, which contribute to the health and academic success of students.

According to Dr. Michael Moody, our founder and the former chief academic advisor of DC Public Schools, «Video continues to show great promise as a method of getting support closer to classroom practice while also offering opportunities to support the growth of those who observe and coach teachers.»

«As we enter the second academic year with coding as part of the National Curriculum, Discovery Education is supporting teachers with high - quality content to enhance the delivery of this complex subject, so their students have a great learning experience and achieve success.

The MSAP Center is a technical assistance resource for MSAP grantees and the greater magnet school community, and our resources and support services focus on diversity, academic excellence, and equity.