Sentences with phrase «growing at academic»

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Keri Damen Keri Damen is a program leader, intrapreneur and instructor who manages the academic and business success of a growing portfolio of cutting edge, market - driven business programs designed to advance the careers of learners at U of T's School of Continuing Studies.

This much at least may be conceded, that along with the academic tradition of detached secular study of religion, there is growing in both Christendom and elsewhere a religiously related scholarship of religious diversity.30 To some extent in the future these studies, it would seem, are to be carried out by religious people for religious people.

The task of a non-Muslim scholar writing about Islam is that of constructing an exposition that will do justice to the Western academic tradition, by growing directly out of the objective evidence and by being rationally coherent both within itself and with all other knowledge, and at the same time will do justice to the faith in men's hearts by commanding their assent once it is formulated.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

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Meeting and overcoming meaningful academic challenges is critical to developing the other positive academic mindsets that Camille Farrington described, like I can succeed at this and My ability and competence grow with my effort.

Michigan State University Extension says that within the academic world, experts are studying how parents can establish healthy relationships with their children at an early age, using the concept of responsive parenting as a foundation for their relationship with their growing child.

In order to get to academic success, kids have to feel comfortable doing so many other more important things at this age like being okay when you leave the house, saying hello to the new kid in the class, feeling comfortable in a body that's growing rapidly, falling asleep peacefully at night.

«The problem is not just that it [the House of Lords] is too big but that it will continue to grow,» said Lewis Baston, senior research fellow at the academic thinktank Democratic Audit.

Here at Next Scientist we are great fans of science blogs as vehicles to grow your academic footprint.

During his doctoral work in genetics and molecular biology at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Munoz - Sanjuan grew «disillusioned about the dependency on peer review to make a living [in academic science], and universities» lack of appreciation for teaching excellence when evaluating for a tenure position.

Stamets has no regular academic or institutional affiliation; his research is funded mostly by the profits from his private company, Fungi Perfecti, which sells gourmet and medicinal mushrooms (along with growing kits, mushroom - derived supplements and mushroom - related books and knickknacks) by mail order and at health food stores.

Interestingly, if you had asked me at that time if social media was useful to help grow your academic career, I would have told you that these were a waste of time.

The role of patenting at academic institutions has grown in significance since the passage of the Bayh - Dole Act in 1980, which transferred intellectual property revenue based on federally funded research discoveries from government to universities.

At the same time that the female percentage of entering medical classes and medical school faculties has risen, the authors note, a second category of full - time academic jobs — the clinician - educator track (CET)-- has grown rapidly, alongside the traditional tenure track (TTT).

«Where a child grows up in impoverished conditions... with limited cognitive stimulation, high levels of stress, and so forth, that person is more likely to grow up with compromised physical and mental health and lowered academic achievement,» said Martha Farah, director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society at the University of Pennsylvania.

When academics choose to litigate speech disputes with colleges and universities, they end up losing nearly three - quarters of the time — a finding that points to the growing tension between academic freedom and campus speech codes, said Michael LeRoy, a professor of labor and employment relations at Illinois and author of the paper.

The report is part of a growing body of academic and advocacy literature aimed at focusing attention on gender.

A paper published this week in Astrophysical Journal, led by Open University academics, has examined the exact structure and behaviour of the icy particles that collide and grow at the onset of planet - formation, in a series of revealing experiments at the UK's world - leading neutron source, ISIS.

My bachelor and postgraduate studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico contributed to my personal and academic growing.

The findings add to growing evidence that calorie restriction can benefit health and longevity, but this shouldn't prompt already skinny seniors to start dieting, says Carol Greenwood, PhD, a senior scientist and assistant director of the Kunin - Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit at Baycrest, a Toronto academic medical center focused on aging.

The strains of plants that are grown, the method of harvesting, and the dosage at which they're ingested aren't necessarily the same as when the plants were first used medicinally, explains Michael Tims, Ph.D., academic director of the herbal program at Maryland University of Integrative Health.

Principal Gavin Dykes explains the @Xavier project grew out of an opportunity through Catholic Schools Office enabling staff to work with University of Auckland academics Professor Helen Timperley and Dr Linda Bendikson at the end of 2014.

These growing abilities allow them to face and overcome new developmental challenges, from getting along with others to learning novel academic skills.2 Despite their growing abilities, preschoolers sometimes find it difficult to regulate their thoughts and emotions in ways that allow them to succeed at new tasks.

Chances are that Chloe's academic lingo grows out of her experiences here at Starlight Elementary School...

Thousands of schools for African American students across the Jim Crow South were built with the backing of the Rosenwald Fund, one of the earliest and most important foundations in education; philanthropist Grace Dodge founded Teachers College, now at Columbia University, in 1887, which led to training of teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was involved in promoting the employment of classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring academic merit, which led to the SAT.

grow at the same academic rate as their peers regardless of their socio - economic status, English language attainment and / or learning or physical disabilities...» A tall order which remains to be proven.

Dr Lauren Sherar, Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Public Health at Loughborough University, who is an academic advisor for Super Movers said: «There is growing evidence supporting beneficial effects of active learning on education - related outcomes.

Note: Live streaming of this event will begin May 9 at 5 p.m. Educators today face the task of teaching children a new set of social, academic, and civic competencies to navigate a growing global economy and ever - changing society.

Even if you have not done this earlier in the year, at the end of the year, you can ask students to reflect on what they see as their social - emotional and academic strengths and where, in each of these areas, they feel they grew the most over this past year.

We've worked with the local authority to meet this growing demand, by expanding Year 5 at Chantry Middle School by 30 places from the beginning of the next academic year, and if demand remains high, Newminster will also take on an extra 30 pupils in Year 5 from September 2019.»

Leveraging the power of afterschool programs to reduce chronic absence is especially important now given the economic challenges facing communities and schools and the growing number of students at risk of academic failure and dropping out.

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This educational model supports them through their challenges at a pace that is more flexible and allows them the freedom to grow into their academic potential.

Charter schools in New York consistently grew academic achievement among the following demographic groups at significantly higher rates than the same subgroup of students in their district peers: Black, Hispanic, students in poverty, and special education.

«Mr. Sheldon brings with him a wealth of professional experiences that will help us to grow in several different areas in which we know we can improve, including more effective community outreach efforts, continuing to support our Social - Emotional Learning initiatives, and supporting the continued academic growth of all student groups at Southeast.»

However, West cautioned that unlike academic skills, in which students typically grow by a steady amount each year, he found the social - emotional skills all showed a sharp decline for students at the beginning of middle school, followed by partial recovery by the middle of high school.

For one, Pre-K students are able to get a head start on their academic careers at a time when their brain is still growing and they are able to absorb information in astonishing volumes.

The CAO will lead the charge to define the measures of academic success at Caliber, design relevant and engaging professional development, and create sustainable systems and structures that can support the organization as it grows.

Ann's extensive 34 - year career at CMS began as a teacher of behaviorally and emotionally handicapped children, and grew to include principal, regional superintendent, associate superintendent of education services, chief academic officer, and deputy superintendent.

(Colo.) With the body of research growing that links student achievement to good attendance habits, several states have expanded their age requirements for compulsory education at both ends of the academic spectrum, according to a new survey from the Education Commission of the States.

Enrolling at Hope Community Public Charter School means students have the opportunity to grow in their academic pursuits and as citizens of the world.

Aylon served as Chief Schools Officer at Rocketship Education; leading the highest performing network of low - income schools in the state of California, designing the academic model and blended learning approach, and growing the network from 3 to 7 schools.

With an endowment of 32 billion dollars growing in 2011 at a meager 21.4 %, Harvard simply can no longer afford to maintain the best and largest academic library collection in the world.

As managed public schools we serve [to] undertake this transition, and given the growing number of at - rick students enrolling in these schools, perceived academic performance could temporarily or permanently suffer such that these schools may become a less attractive alternative, enrollments could decline, and our financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impact.

In a» 17 - ’18 study conducted by an independent researcher at UCLA, middle school students using Sown To Grow earned significantly higher academic GPAs compared to a control group.

However, even among those who attend high - quality ECE programs, DLLs begin kindergarten at an academic disadvantage relative to their non-DLL peers; the gap widens as children grow older.

When the fruits and vegetables are grown right at school, educational and health benefits meld together for a unique academic experience.

Under both the IASA and NCLB, each state wrote its own academic standards and developed its own tests, leading to wide variation in content and rigor.11 But with the global economy growing increasingly competitive and connected, two - thirds of jobs will require at least some college training by 2020.12 State leaders, acknowledging this economic reality, began to recognize that schools needed to expect more of students for them to succeed and that these expectations need not be dramatically different among states.13

Success students» academic achievement is particularly impressive given the pace at which Success has grown to serve more students.