Sentences with phrase «higher education colleagues»

Attending the two leadership and management institutes afforded the Haitian educators opportunities to interact with faculty, learn new skills, and meet with fellow higher education colleagues.

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That Msgr. Shea and his colleagues in Bismarck have welcomed him to the University of Mary, giving him a platform from which to extend his work into the Latino worlds of U.S. Catholicism while continuing to be the go - to consultant for Catholic Studies programs across the country, testifies to that young school's bright future as one of the leaders of Catholic higher education reform.

As High school Coordinator at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor and Interim Director at the Waldorf Institute of Southeastern Michigan, Sian is another colleague in the movement who started her work in administration and sees clearly that the development of Anthroposophically centered administrative structures is essential to the growth and development of Waldorf education in North America.

While some of my colleagues did indeed stand and turn their backs on the «Governor's Remarks,» its symbolism and message was clear: CUNY and SUNY higher education is a must in New York State.

Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, a Manhattan Democrat who chairs the Assembly's higher education committee, said she and her Democratic colleagues support free tuition at New York's public colleges.

David Willetts thus made the able and decent John Denham - Secretary of State for Higher Education and Skills - look foolish as Labour whips dragooned their colleagues to vote for a measure few really support.

David Willetts» unfortunate comment last week about higher education being a «burden on the taxpayer» suggests that not only will Liberal Democrat ministers have to continue to remind their Conservative colleagues of the importance of social mobility, but they will have to make the economic case for building a learning economy as well.

Universities and Colleges Union general secretary Sally Hunt has also accused Heaton Harris of McCarthyism and said higher education minister Jo Johnson should condemn his colleague's behaviour.

12.49 pm: David Lammy, the higher education minister, will keep his job but with a beefed - up role, a colleague tells me.

And cutting middle - class rates also syncs with Mr. Heastie's goals for the year, which he reiterated on Wednesday, but with a new wrinkle: proposing an even higher tax rate for multimillionaires to help fund education, and other programs favored by his Democratic colleagues.

«Sen. Klein and his colleagues in the IDC have long supported the Dream Act because they believe every high school graduate should have access to an affordable college education,» she wrote in a statement.

With another grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Roseman and her colleagues are leading work on a new curriculum project that builds on the THSB project to focus on energy concepts in high school biology.

Towne and colleagues also found that race and ethnicity, education level and income affected prevalence rates: People with lower income or lower educational levels had a higher prevalence of diabetes, and the diabetes rates were highest among American Indians or Alaska Natives, followed by African Americans and Hispanics.

Turnbull and his colleagues produced a study, published in 1991 by AVERT, the AIDS Education and Research Trust, which suggests there are considerably higher risks for some groups in prison.

Cheney and her colleagues did their research in Arkansas, where, by 2010, more than 5,500 veterans used the post-9 / 11 GI Bill to obtain a higher education.

A survey of roughly 23,000 full - time undergraduate teaching faculty at four - year colleges and universities revealed that faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields leverage inclusive teaching methods less frequently than their non-STEM counterparts, said Espinosa, citing research by Sylvia Hurtado and colleagues with the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at the University of California, Los Angeles.

While people with fearless dominance and low education display behaviors that can harm the company, such «psychopaths» with high education are assessed by their colleagues in the workplace as outstandingly capable and in no way antisocial.

With the help of colleagues at the National Science Resources Center (NSRC, now the Smithsonian's Science Education Center), ASHG built a national framework for university - high school collaborations in genetics education and supported university faculty engaged in K - 12 science Education Center), ASHG built a national framework for university - high school collaborations in genetics education and supported university faculty engaged in K - 12 science education and supported university faculty engaged in K - 12 science outreach.

DAAD colleagues from the DAAD North America offices join forces with DAAD Bonn to present study and research opportunities and offer their insight on the German higher education landscape.

As a member of the education community — former teacher, current higher education professional — more often than not, I hear friends, colleagues, and peers lamenting about their professional development obligations.

Being surrounded by peers from the entire spectrum of higher education institutions afforded an unbelievable opportunity to learn new problem - solving strategies and ways to build more productive partnerships with work colleagues.»

In conjunction with two colleagues, guest blogger Merja Paksuniemi, a professor at the University of Lapland, explains how Finland's high standards for teacher education became a significant factor in that country's highly - regarded educational system.

This study, along with four others conducted by our colleagues, had been commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education as a way of stimulating interest in the rich and extensive data that had been (and would be) collected in the longitudinal study known as «High School and Beyond.»

by Merja Paksuniemi (2013) In conjunction with two colleagues, Paksuniemi, a professor at the University of Lapland, explains how Finland's high standards for teacher education became a significant factor in that country's highly - regarded educational system.

With support from the Joyce Foundation, my colleagues Julie Kowal, Joe Ableidinger, Bryan Hassel and I at Public Impact explored tenure's various forms in higher education and the federal and state civil service in a report we released March 15.

It is certainly possible to leverage online or hybrid platforms to deliver remarkably rich and deep higher education; indeed, some of my Northwestern University colleagues and others around the country are working on exactly these types of curricular innovations.

«I am deeply honored by this appointment to the Board of Higher Education and look forward with enthusiasm to work with Chairman Desmond, Commissioner Freeland, Secretary Reville and my new colleagues on the Board in support of our public universities and community colleges as they provide a greater proportion of our youth access to a world class higher education that supports an innovation and inclusive economy in Massachusetts,» said ReHigher Education and look forward with enthusiasm to work with Chairman Desmond, Commissioner Freeland, Secretary Reville and my new colleagues on the Board in support of our public universities and community colleges as they provide a greater proportion of our youth access to a world class higher education that supports an innovation and inclusive economy in Massachusetts,» saidEducation and look forward with enthusiasm to work with Chairman Desmond, Commissioner Freeland, Secretary Reville and my new colleagues on the Board in support of our public universities and community colleges as they provide a greater proportion of our youth access to a world class higher education that supports an innovation and inclusive economy in Massachusetts,» said Rehigher education that supports an innovation and inclusive economy in Massachusetts,» saideducation that supports an innovation and inclusive economy in Massachusetts,» said Reimers.

My colleagues at the Buck Institute for Education (@biepbl) are currently developing a «gold standard» for project - based learning that will define what's essential for high - quality PBL.

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With colleagues from the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, & Excellence, a federal research center at the University of California campus here, Tharp has identified five standards that he says mark effective instruction in classrooms with high concentrations of students from backgrounds outside the U.S. cultural mainstream.

In a «Dear Colleague» letter released last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) issued guidance for schools on avoiding discrimination against students on the basis of race when administering school disciplinary policies, and warned that if minority students are subject to disciplinary actions at a higher rate than other students, schools could be faulted for civil - rights violations.

«This recognition also brings for me a heightened level of responsibility and renewed energy to continue to work hard towards high quality education for all children alongside a unique group of individuals — students, scholars, staff, and faculty — whom I'm honored to call my colleagues and friends.»

While part of orientation week is giving students a chance to meet their colleagues, especially in their respective cohorts, by midweek it seemed the Higher Education group had already developed friendships.

Coupled with online learning, as my colleague Michelle Weise has written, it will constitute a disruptive force in higher education unlike any we've seen.

Last summer when I was in the throes of dissertation work and not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, a friend and colleague in higher education told me, «Just remember, we're fighting for something.»

«I was very moved to receive an honorary degree from Hanyang University, a widely recognized institution of higher learning that values the arts and education, and to have a chance to interact with colleagues from those and other fields,» Gardner said.

«I am anxious to get back in a classroom with first - rate graduate students and look forward to collaborating with my friend and colleague Judy McLaughlin in teaching a seminar on leadership in higher education.»

Tucker and his colleagues challenge us to ask why the U.S. is pursuing a reform agenda that differs markedly from what other advanced countries have found essential for creating good schools — high quality teachers, fair funding, and coherence in the system of education.

These distinctive education leaders from across the country are being recognized for their ability to inspire colleagues to incorporate innovative technology solutions that contribute to high - quality learning environments and more efficient school district operations.

Demonstrate exemplary practice and high expectations and lead colleagues to encourage students to pursue challenging goals in all aspects of their education.

In fact, according to a scholarly 2011 content analysis published in Education Researcher by Andrew Porter and colleagues, the Common Core math standards bear little resemblance to the national curriculum standards in countries with high - achieving math students: «Top - achieving countries for which we had content standards,» these scholars note, «put a greater emphasis on [the category] «perform procedures» than do the U.S. Common Core standards.»

When, however, my colleagues and I analyzed longitudinal data that adjusted for the grades and test scores of students in 8th grade, we found that students at schools with minimum - competency exams with C - grades in 8th grade, while not more likely to drop out, were about 7 percentage points less likely to get a high - school diploma or a General Education Diploma (GED) within six years.

Having heard positive things about the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education and IEM from colleagues for many years, Reesor decided to cross IEM off what she calls her «professional education bucket list»Education and IEM from colleagues for many years, Reesor decided to cross IEM off what she calls her «professional education bucket list»education bucket list» in 2014.

«I appreciated that I was learning with colleagues from all aspects of higher education.

I am delighted that Library Leadership in a Digital Age is being offered by our colleagues at the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education and am confident it will be of considerable benefit to the ALA membership.»

According to her colleagues, Ms. Barbiaux believes deeply in her students and approaches every day with a focus on delivering a high - quality education.

We invite you and your colleagues in both PK - 12 and higher education to complete the survey by May 15, 2017.

The District of Columbia will create a Principal Leadership Cadre, a group of highly effective principals who will work with representatives of institutions of higher education to share best practices with their colleagues through mentoring, coaching, and training.

Jay Greene at the Manhattan Institute estimated a high school completion rate of 71 percent for 1998; Christopher Swanson and Duncan Chaplin at the Urban Institute estimated 66.6 percent for 2000; Thomas Mortenson of Postsecondary Education Opportunity estimated 66.1 percent for 2000; Andrew Sum and colleagues at Northeastern University estimated 68.7 percent for 1998; and Walter Haney and colleagues at Boston College estimated 74.4 percent for 2001.

Hope Street Group in partnership with the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) selected the first cohort of Utah Teacher Fellows to join a cross-state teacher leader network that will participate in high - quality professional learning, mobilize their colleagues and amplify teacher impact in education policy and practice.