Sentences with phrase «improve culture and community»

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Rauf, the founder of the Cordoba Initiative, an organization dedicated to improving understanding among people of all cultures and faiths, fell under intense scrutiny when plans to build an Islamic community center adjacent to Ground Zero were unveiled.

One of the big problems with trying to reach out to the community to improve the relationships and hopefully improve the care was that while we could deal with policies, what we really were going to be dealing with was a major culture clash and how to navigate the culture clash and soften that was what I felt was the biggest challenge.

The GLA is pleased to announce plans to set up two London flagship boroughs, intended to demonstrate the positive impact of improving food culture in schools and across the community on a large scale, as part of the School Food Plan.

The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Elizabeth Ofosu - Agyare said domestic tourism will improve local communities and improve livelihood especially in the rural areas and therefore called on all to support the Explore Ghana initiative.

The commissioner has said, pointedly, that some lawmakers are self - serving grandstanders and interfere with his ability to run the department and keep the public safe; some lawmakers have cast him as an outlier in an administration whose stated goals are to reform NYPD culture and improve the department's relationship with communities of color.

«Our Zongo development fund is aimed at regenerating and reviving these communities and the fund will invest in education and training and development within the Zongos improve infrastructure within the Zongos targeting health, sanitation, supporting local business and centres of cultures and arts and in community policing and security.

I am involved with several parent and community groups that are focused on improving our community's culture to benefit young people.

Rather than tallying up the potential career pros and cons, metascientists are motivated by a desire to improve the culture of the science community, as well as their own research.

Our mission is to cultivate the strength and resilience of children and families, improve the quality of life in our community, and maintain our community's heritage, history, and culture.

Kate Copping - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Using Data to Develop Collaborative Practice and Improve Student Learning Outcomes Dr Bronte Nicholls and Jason Loke, Australian Science and Mathematics School, South Australia Using New Technology for Classroom Assessment: An iPad app to measure learning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western Australia

In this article, I'll show you what your Learning and Management department can do to improve communication and create an online community with the sole aim of revolutionizing your organizational culture.

Founded in 1997, UDYAMA primarily aims towards strengthening and building capacities of local communities with a view to changing a culture of self - reliance harnessing resource base, blending with local - resource and improved technology transformation with well articulated development communication.

Also from Elias, «You Need an Elevator Pitch About School Culture and Climate,» which highlights how your school's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and imprCulture and Climate,» which highlights how your school's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and imprculture and climate — and improve it.

Use surveys to gather feedback about your school's adult culture, suggestions for improving it, reflections on PD sessions, and other creative community - building ideas.

This includes teaching and learning communities and a coaching culture to improve teacher performance.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

A pedagogical objective of this assignment was to increase the interaction among preservice teachers for the purpose of improving the following: (a) their understanding of musical vernacular, genres, and cultures; (b) their appreciation of the relationships among personal, social, and cultural identities; and (c) an introduction to digital learning technologies as a platform for community building.

This highly engaging presentation focuses on developing an understanding of professional capital and its influence on improving school culture, climate, and community.

They faced the facts of where they were with student achievement, with instructional practices, how the teachers were developing their skills collaboratively, what gains had been made in improving the overall learning culture of the school and what parent and community partnerships were developing.

At LEAD, students and advisers sharpen their leadership skills to improve their school culture and community while networking with their peers from around the country.

Without a school and community culture that supports ongoing learning, student achievement is unlikely to improve.

EN: The benefit of being the PBIS coordinator at my school is being able to cultivate a school culture that actively and consistently promotes positive behavior, social emotional learning, and academic rigor and to develop a caring community by improving morale.

Programs and strategies designed to improve principals» ability to include teachers in decision making, foster positive school cultures, and create learning communities are particularly effective.

The Native Community strongly recommends integrating Native language and culture (NLC) into reading instruction to improve outcomes for American Indian / Alaska Native (AI / AN) students.

Teacher leaders (1) foster a collaborative culture to support educator development and student learning; (2) use research to improve practice and student learning; (3) promote professional learning for continual improvement; (4) facilitate improvements in instruction and student learning; (5) promote the use of assessments and data for school and district improvement; (6) improve outreach and collaboration with families and community; and (7) advocate for student learning and the teaching profession.

Building on extensive evidence that school - based teacher learning communities improve student outcomes, this book lays out an agenda to develop and sustain collaborative professional cultures.

This session is designed for all people desiring to improve their school culture including teachers, school support personnel, administrators, parents and community members.

I also started and secured funding for our school's «Culture Club,» a club that brings our diverse student population together in order to share culture, improve student achievement, perform community service, create liaisons with higher education institutions and local businesses, and empower students by helping them to be connected to and feel ownership of their Culture Club,» a club that brings our diverse student population together in order to share culture, improve student achievement, perform community service, create liaisons with higher education institutions and local businesses, and empower students by helping them to be connected to and feel ownership of their culture, improve student achievement, perform community service, create liaisons with higher education institutions and local businesses, and empower students by helping them to be connected to and feel ownership of their school.

Similarly, a school could develop a student - teacher mentorship program to improve interpersonal relationships and ultimately foster a greater sense of culture and community.

Breakthrough Principals leads readers through these processes step by step, drawing on case studies to illuminate how real principals have approached common problems, and providing practical guidance and tools that principals and teams can use to build a shared vision while increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high - performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve.

Mentoring and coaching a new generation of teachers can provide a new challenge for teachers seeking to grow and develop as professionals, and teaching adults can also help mentor teachers reflect on and improve their own practices.19 What's more, the structures that are often part of these programs — mentoring, instructional coaching, professional learning communities, peer - to - peer professional development, and co-teaching — all serve to make schools more collaborative and reflective places to work, 20 which improves school culture and achievement.21

The Excellence in School Innovation Award recognizes a high - performing and innovative school community that has exhibited sustained efforts to improve school culture and student satisfaction through innovative approaches that support all of its student's achievement.

By using the term professional learning community we signify our interest not only in discrete acts of teacher sharing, but in the establishment of a schoolwide culture that makes collaboration expected, inclusive, genuine, ongoing and focused on critically examining practice to improve student outcomes.

They increased revenue; improved client retention and community reputation; provided a higher level of patient care; increased client compliance; improved operational efficiency, practice culture, and employee engagement; as well as increased their profitability and the value of their practices.

Our mission is to cultivate the strength and resilience of children and families, improve the quality of life in our community, and maintain our community's heritage, history, and culture.

«TI supports the arts to help improve the quality of life in our North Texas community and to contribute to the thriving arts and culture scene.»

Her research interests include exploring the diversity of global art making and how culture informs art, which impacts society, and improves communities.

Injecting scenarios of private anxieties into the busy social space of the pedestrian experience, Uneasy Screens is part of Better Block Fort Lauderdale an urban design project, demonstrating how temporary street improvements, pop - up businesses, culture, & street life can improve community connection and local commerce.

HAINES: Our key goals are to improve the artistic culture of Indianapolis and connect with the local art community.

But there can be other hopes that, although they're looking dim for now, are at least within reach: that greenhouse warming can be limited sufficiently to allow communities around the world who are currently impoverished and oppressed to improve their lives; that access to food, water, shelter, safety, culture, nature, and other necessities becomes sufficient for all; or that exploitation and oppression of humans and nature be brought to an end.

-- Employing at risk, impoverished women to improve their livelihood; — Eco-friendly practices in our sourcing of materials and our design processes; — Honouring traditional artisan crafts and techniques providing sustainable fair trade wages; — Creating exclusive, modern designs that reflect the beauty and culture of the women who made them; — Donating back to their artisan communities for healthcare and educational needs.

Our mission is to cultivate the strength and resilience of children and families, improve the quality of life in our community, and maintain our community's heritage, history, and culture.

Additionally, you will: * Lead with Heart — display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team * Motivate, inspire and develop your Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues» strengths, address development opportunities and decrease knowledge gaps * Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy * Successfully implement those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals * Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting * Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others and deliver better outcomes * Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment * Facilitate a «team» culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm and pride * Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors * The above represents a summary of the functions of a Pharmacy Manager.

Through dynamic websites, we deliver engaging videos, evidence - based curricula, parent engagement programs, professional development resources and the communications tools that educators and youth - centered organizations need to promote positive social action and improve community culture.

«Self - determination is a fundamentally important part of Aboriginal health, and we want to support Bubup Wilam to strengthen their work to improve the health of Aboriginal children and their families in connection to community and culture,» she said.

The cultural determinants of health originate from and promote a strength based perspective, acknowledging that stronger connections to culture and country build stronger individual and collective identities, a sense of self - esteem, resilience, and improved outcomes across the other determinants of health including education, economic stability and community safety.

Create a culture of quality using data to improve home visiting services and programs for Florida families and communities.

Founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto University is dedicated to improving lives through education and research anchored in psychology, clinical training and practice in a diversity of cultures, and service to communities around the world.

All health facilities, goods and services must be respectful of medical ethics as well as respectful of the culture of individuals, minorities, peoples and communities, sensitive to gender and life - cycle requirements, as well as being designed to respect confidentiality and improve the health status of those concerned.

Advance the role of Aboriginal culture and communities in improving health and development outcomes.