Sentences with phrase «higher learning expectations»

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And ever since some comments here got me digging deep into TRUE GRIT, I've learned to respect the cult of the Coen Brothers, and to approach their films with high expectations.

I have also learned not to take for granted students» knowledge in some general academic areas that may have been expectations at the high school, or dare I say, even junior high level, in my generation.

It is not clear, however, whether Brown's constant stress on high academic expectations simply assumes the canons of critical, orderly, disciplined inquiry that the research university model had made commonplace in the 1930s in American graduate education outside of theological schools, or whether he is rather calling for theological school teachers who are very learned but are not necessarily themselves engaged in original research.

Mind you, I'd lost count of how many proposals I'd written over the past decade, and though this one seemed promising, I'd learned not to set my expectations too high.

Mental toughness is a skill set that can be learned many different ways: 1) From a tough coach with high expectations who actually has the skills to teach a player how to meet those expectations.

ICS is committed to developing the whole child within our culture of learning, high expectations, and care.

Research Projects Art in Human Development Attention Related Disorders Research Project Exploring the Four Polarities in Child Development Evaluation of the Urban Waldorf School in Milwaukee Waldorf High School Research Project Learning Expectations and Assessment Project Waldorf Graduates Survey Colloquia and Conferences Towards Wholeness in Knowing; Pathways of Healthy Child Development Research on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 1 Research on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 2 Research on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 3 Research on Consequences of High Stakes Testing Study of Parent Volunteerism

The Research Institute supports projects dealing with essential contemporary educational issues such as attention - related disorders, trends in adolescent development and innovations in the high school curriculum, learning expectations and assessment, computers in education, the role of art in education, and new ways to identify and address different learning styles.

Specifically, for fathers, higher expectations about their children's educational level, and greater level / frequency of interest and direct involvement in children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational outcomes for their children, including: • better exam / test / class results • higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) • higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review of all this research, see Goldman, 2005).

Setting high expectations for our children and helping them learn how to achieve success is a skill all fathers need.

The trend to learning centers is partly due to high parent and school expectations; it's also attributable to research that shows that kids are capable of learning early academics and other skills that previously were not taught until later.

In reflecting on his observation, I'm learning I have a tendency to set expectations that are too high for myself.

While permissive parents tend to be warm and loving, because they don't have high expectations for their child's behavior, the child doesn't have opportunities to learn how to deal with frustrations and other facts of life.

The Next Generation Learning Standards continue the high expectations of Common Core, without the political baggage of the name.

«Higher expectations of all children, and better teaching and learning, would lead to fewer children being identified as having special educational needs.

When it comes to learning, the MedImmune postdoc experience «exceeded my highest expectations,» especially concerning «topics I would not have had at an academic institution,» Cabrera says.

The tensions between parental expectations and students» goals and between teaching test - taking and fostering learning provide focal points of an embedded journalist's chronicle of a year in an academically rigorous public high school.

It is gratifying to learn that the new type of 16 - inch, 45 - calibre gun, built at the Washington Gun Factory, has fulfilled the highest expectations [see illustration above].»

Several studies echo a high level of satisfaction among short course participants and found measurable impacts, but it is important for students to come in with realistic expectations and make an effort to further their learning after the program is done.

After having spent my 20s as Type A person with unrealistically high expectations, I've learned the art of refueling mentally, physically, and spiritually.

Kids» big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups» willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

After having spent my 20s as Type A person with unrealistically high expectations, I've learned...

I learned how to be an independent woman and realized if I worked hard and kept my expectations and standards high, I could accomplish anything.

@spotted reptitle: I learned a while ago not to go into a Bond film with high expectations or the hope for anything original!

I did not know any of them very well, but I had high expectations for their ability to learn and trusted their willingness to rethink the status quo.

Nonetheless, examples at schools we've studied from across the country show that there are ways to coach students and hold them to high expectations so that eventually they can successfully manage their own learning.

When school policy presents «clear expectations about the range of acceptable quality in the delivered curriculum, a broader range of students learn at higher levels.»

Probably, But I suspect many teachers have high expectations of themselves to deliver quality learning opportunities to their students.

This drives higher expectations and understanding of what good work looks like, encourages much better feedback on the quality of their work, and it enables peer tutoring — all things that we know from research are highly effective at improving learning.»

In Boston, MCAS is an important part of a seamless standards - based reform effort that includes clear expectations for what students should learn, curriculum aligned with the standards, high - quality instruction and professional development to help teachers improve their practice, and assessments that provide students with a way to demonstrate what they have learned and how they can apply it.

In this environment where student expectations are high, adult student enrollments are stagnating, and competition is intense, the author argues that universities just entering the online learning market must «Go Big or Go Home.»

The Department of Education would like to see more charter schools and innovative programs, he said, adding that key ingredients for successful schools are high expectations for children and «an unequivocal belief that all children can learn.»

The answer, many believe, must be forged through higher expectations and accountability for absolutely everyone involved in the venture of teaching and learning.

When teachers trust students to lead their learning by giving more open - ended opportunities that challenge them to find their way, students will delve deeper into content and set their expectations higher than is required.

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Parched minds become satisfied with minimum learning expectations and some, especially as they approach middle and high school, begin to believe that school can not quench their thirst as well as other societal options.

More generally, how can you begin to establish a productive and positive classroom culture — to communicate to students that you are well organized, have high expectations in terms of both learning and behavior, and aspire to make each class period stimulating, challenging, and enjoyable?»

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So, you saw high expectations after the change process because people had learned from success that they should expect a lot,» [Senior Lecturer Ronald Ferguson] said.»

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Later refinements to the Education Enhancement Act included the implementation of arts - themed Higher Order Thinking Schools (Edgewood Elementary is one), and the creation of a Common Core of Learning (CCL), which outlined statewide expectations for what constituted a «fully educated» student.

There are ways, however, that a blended - learning environment can make the task of setting high expectations for every student more feasible.

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«We're exporting the belief that every child needs positive learning experiences and high expectations, especially those growing up in poverty,» says Linda Nathan, Ed.D.» 95, the BAA's dynamic headmaster.

Similar to academic expectations, high behavior expectations are critical regardless of the learning environment.

His most recent publications include «African - American Parents» Orientations towards Schools» (with K. Williams Gomez; in press) in Education and Urban Society; «High - Stakes Accountability in Urban Elemenatary Schools» (with J. Spillane; in press) in Teachers College Record; «Teachers» Expectations and Sense of Responsibility for Student Learning» (with A. Randolph and J. Spillane; in press) in Anthropology and Education Quarterly; and «Towards a Theory of School Leadership» (with J. Spillane and R. Halverson; in press) in Journal of Curriculum Studies.

Explore in - depth the leadership skills needed to set high expectations for all and to accelerate learning across classrooms.

Its 40 or so recommendations focused on five areas: stronger content; higher standards and expectations; more time for learning, more effectively used; better prepared, rewarded, and respected teachers; and responsible national, state, and local leadership.