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Later start - times: «The case study for this topic is Menlo - Atherton High School, which several years ago changed its school - start time from 7:55 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. (and 9:25 a.m. on Thursdays to allow for staff meetSchool, which several years ago changed its school - start time from 7:55 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. (and 9:25 a.m. on Thursdays to allow for staff meetschool - start time from 7:55 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. (and 9:25 a.m. on Thursdays to allow for staff meetings).

When I finally had a chance to speak, we were already running over the 2 1/2 hours allotted for the roundtable, so I was only able to briefly touch on two of my many message points: one, that the game can be and is being made safer, and two, that, based on my experience following a high school football team in Oklahoma this past season - which will be the subject of a MomsTEAM documentary to be released in early 2013 called The Smartest Team - I saw the use of hit sensors in football helmets as offering an exciting technological «end around» the problem of chronic under - reporting of concussions that continues to plague the sport and remains a major impediment, in my view, to keeping kids safe (the reasons: if an athlete is allowed to keep playing with a concussion, studies show that their recovery is likely to take longer, and they are at increased risk of long - term problems (e.g. early dementia, depression, more rapid aging of the brain, and in rare cases, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and in extremely rare instances, catastrophic injury or death.)

Among them were the Purdue and Rochester studies of athletes in high school and college football [1,8,9,12,13, 31 - 38] and ice hockey, [8] which, as noted above, found subtle changes in cerebral function in the absence of concussion symptoms or clinically measurable cognitive impairment which researchers linked to the volume of head impacts, and a much publicized case - study autopsy of a collegiate football player, Owen Thomas, with no reported history of concussions, which revealed early signs of CTE.

But in a new study by a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor, evaluators using a balanced scorecard (BSC) in different case scenarios tended to award high ratings and bonuses to employees who performed well financially, rather than to those who scored well in corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Lark and colleagues at Michigan State University (MSU) recently published the results of a nationwide, multiple - case study in The American Biology Teacher detailing how Avida - ED curriculum was used in high school and college classrooms.

States that have personal belief exemptions for school immunization requirements, and exemptions that are easily obtained, have higher rates of new cases of pertussis (whooping cough) than states in which obtaining immunization exemptions is more difficult, according to a study in the October 11 issue of JAMA.

That means more than 8 million kids arent getting the early intervention they need to prevent diabetes, high blood pressure, and other weight - related ailments, according to a study by The MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland.

In these case studies of four high schools implementing multidisciplinary demonstration projects, self - reports, surveys, and interviews of students, faculty, and administrators were used to identify successful implementation practices and obstacles.

Another case study will be held by Jose Picardo, assistant principal of Surbiton High School.

Editor's Note: Visit «Case Study: Reinventing a Public High School with Problem - Based Learning» to stay updated on Edutopia's coverage of Sammamish High School.

Public Impact's latest Opportunity Culture case study, Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T.: New Teaching Roles Create Culture of Excellence in High - Need Schools, explains the «truly different» things that L.I.F.T. did to redesign four schools using Opportunity Culture models and prinSchools, explains the «truly different» things that L.I.F.T. did to redesign four schools using Opportunity Culture models and prinschools using Opportunity Culture models and principles.

A case study by Meredith Liu titled «Cisco Networking Academy: Next - generation assessments and their implications for K — 12 education» released yesterday by the Clayton Christensen Institute profiles how the Academy, a comprehensive online training curriculum offered to third - party education institutions to help high school and college students acquire the fundamental skills needed to design, build, and troubleshoot computer networks, uses technology today to deliver assessments in ways starkly different from our current education system.

Ippolito, a teaching fellow for S - 460: First - Year Doctoral Seminar: Integrating Perspectives on Education, designed a website featuring a digital case study of Malden High School that includes photographs and video of students, faculty, and administrators.

In close collaboration with the district, a case study, «Staffing the Boston Public Schools,» was authored by PELP and used in both Ed School classes and PELP's 2007 Harvard Ed Press publication, Managing School Districts for High Performance.

This spring, multimedia case studies from a Boston high school and elementary school will be used to train educators from around the country and world on how to use data wisely.

She and Mehta visited more than 20 schools to see what deeper learning could look like, including San Diego's High Tech High, which serves as the book's anchor case study.

Sessions on day one included staff at Dakabin State High School sharing details of their pedagogical framework and explicit instruction guide known as «The Hive» model, an update on a student voice program at Pakuranga College in New Zealand and a case study on collaborative professional learning at Campbelltown Performing Arts High School in New South Wales.

One is the lesser profile accorded to curriculum and instructional practice and to what happens once the teacher closes the classroom door; another is the view that random assignment is premature, given its dependence on expert school management and high - quality program implementation; and another is the view that quantitative techniques have only marginal usefulness for understanding schools, since a school's governance, culture, and management are best understood through intensive case studies.

Last week, the Clayton Christensen Institute published a case study that describes how Leadership Public Schools, a charter school management organization that operates three high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, used technology to rethink how teachers delivered instruction in math intervention cSchools, a charter school management organization that operates three high schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, used technology to rethink how teachers delivered instruction in math intervention cschools in the San Francisco Bay Area, used technology to rethink how teachers delivered instruction in math intervention courses.

The case study illustrates how three groups of charter management organizations (CMOs)-- High Tech High in San Diego; Uncommon Schools, KIPP Foundation, and Achievement First in New York; and Match Education in Boston — saw big gaps in the traditional teacher education programs that left their aspiring teachers with no place to learn how to teach effectively in their specific schools or in a way that would allow them to succeed in working with the country's most vulnerable stSchools, KIPP Foundation, and Achievement First in New York; and Match Education in Boston — saw big gaps in the traditional teacher education programs that left their aspiring teachers with no place to learn how to teach effectively in their specific schools or in a way that would allow them to succeed in working with the country's most vulnerable stschools or in a way that would allow them to succeed in working with the country's most vulnerable students.

For example, the largely white student body at Curry can get a clear idea of the issues involved in teaching at an inner - city school with large numbers of non-white or non-English speaking students through a case study of New York City's Newcomers High Sschool with large numbers of non-white or non-English speaking students through a case study of New York City's Newcomers High SchoolSchool.

In such cases, high - quality reading instruction in school is critical, as confirmed by recent studies of identical and fraternal twins.

The case study tells the stories of the efforts these schools went through to launch their programs — the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, the Relay Graduate School of Education, and Match Education's Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education — to help illuminate the benefits and challenges that schools face when creating their own teacher certification and master's degree programs.

Case study of the Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School in Yuma, Arizona, where the idea of thinking like a learning engineer has been put into practice.

To find out more about Mount Barker High School's approach and for links to resources and further reading, visit the ALL case study web page.

In a further more recent good practice case study they also reported that; «Neston High School secures high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOHigh School secures high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOhigh attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOTC).

Case Study of Manor New Technology High School, Manor, Texas.

Summary of Selected Findings from a Case Study of Manor New Technology High School in the Manor Independent School District, Manor, Texas.

From business law and business case studies to lesson plans and project ideas, Tes high school resources has the teaching tools you need for informative and engaging business and finance lessons.

In this case study, staff at a Sydney high school share details of an action learning approach to professional learning and its impact on teachers and students.

In a further more recent good practice case study, Ofsted also reported that: «Neston High School secures high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOHigh School secures high attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOhigh attainment and levels of progress through a well - integrated curriculum with a broad programme of learning outside the classroom (LOtC).

A Mathematica case study and a recent article in Education Next examine first - of - its - kind research that measures how accurately a so - called next generation high school assessment designed for the Common Core predicts college success, compared with the existing state assessment in Massachusetts.

In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aschool, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aSchool District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.

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What's so intriguing about the Charlotte - Mecklenburg study is that in this case, resegregation was accompanied by increased funding to minority - dominated schools, to diminish the impact on student performance in high - poverty neighborhoods.

The study includes 12 case studies of improving and high performance schools.

Dr. Thompson's book, A Teacher's Tale: Learning, Loving and Listening to Our Kids, is a case study of the unintended negative effects of test - driven, competition - driven reform on an inner city high school in the Oklahoma City Public School Sschool in the Oklahoma City Public School SSchool System.

The case focuses on Northern High School's tenth grade social studies team as they debate potential topics for an upcoming project, the Power of Persuasion.

This case study describes how one urban elementary school in a high - reform district and state has been able to develop strong connections with community businesses and organizations as part of its program of school, family, and community partnerships.

A third report, Small High Schools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college prepaSchools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college prepaSchools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college prepaschools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college preparation.

Across the communities featured in BBA case studies, high - quality afterschool and summer options for enrichment are built into the school system.

As the first large urban school district to introduce a comprehensive accountability system, Chicago provides an exceptional case study of the effects of high - stakes testing - a reform strategy that will become omnipresent as the No Child Left Behind Act is implemented nationwide.

The early results of Heppen's study for AIR at 15 high schools in Chicago suggest that can be the case.

Sub-study two focused on data use and support for data use in schools and at the district level, along with case studies of six site - visit schools identified from our surveys as high data - use schools.

Empty Promises: A Case Study of Restructuring and the Exclusion of English Language Learners in Two Brooklyn High Schools Since 2002, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) has attempted to reverse the city's severe drop - out crisis through a large scale restructuring of high schools, focused mainly on closing large, comprehensive high schools and replacing them with small high schools that offer a more personalized learning environmHigh Schools Since 2002, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) has attempted to reverse the city's severe drop - out crisis through a large scale restructuring of high schools, focused mainly on closing large, comprehensive high schools and replacing them with small high schools that offer a more personalized learning envirSchools Since 2002, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) has attempted to reverse the city's severe drop - out crisis through a large scale restructuring of high schools, focused mainly on closing large, comprehensive high schools and replacing them with small high schools that offer a more personalized learning environmhigh schools, focused mainly on closing large, comprehensive high schools and replacing them with small high schools that offer a more personalized learning envirschools, focused mainly on closing large, comprehensive high schools and replacing them with small high schools that offer a more personalized learning environmhigh schools and replacing them with small high schools that offer a more personalized learning envirschools and replacing them with small high schools that offer a more personalized learning environmhigh schools that offer a more personalized learning envirschools that offer a more personalized learning environment.

We sorted site - visit schools into high (one standard deviation or more above the mean), medium, and low (one standard deviation below the mean) data - use groups, and we selected six high data - use schools for case study analysis of the interview data from principals and from teachers.

A slightly different perspective on the Kentucky reform comes from a case study of nine high school English teachers faced with implementing the state portfolios in the second year of the mandate (Callahan, 1997).

Empty Promises: A Case Study of Restructuring and the Exclusion of English Language Learners in Two Brooklyn High Schools

Schools were judged to be average on this building communication factor if they had (a) an average mean score on the teachers» perceived building communication rating and no negative comments in the case study or interviews about building level communication or (b) a high mean on the teacher rating but negative comments about building level communication in the case study or interviews.