Not exact matches
Want to
build a healthy
school environment, add more dairy education, or
improve marketing for your
school meal program?
They provide the listener with some great insights and strategies on how to deal with the bullying epidemic,
improve school climate, teach respect, encourage responsibility, and
build a classroom
environment that is cooperative and safe.
However, in the long term, taking a sustainable view to the
built environment can help to
improve a
school's branding - something that is particularly important for independent
schools carving out their own identity.
Additionally while I can write about the many, many positive things said what worried me, as someone involved in
improving school environments, was his comment that «it is not about the
building».
These are
schools that have got an established history of wanting to undertake research to
improve the practice within the
school and each of those have got a particular interest in the
built environment.
DuFour and Marzano
School improvement means people improvement A commitment to building a collective capacity requires environments in which professional learning of educators is: • Ongoing and sustained • Job - embedded • Aligned with school / district goals • Improved results • Collective / Collaborative en
School improvement means people improvement A commitment to
building a collective capacity requires
environments in which professional learning of educators is: • Ongoing and sustained • Job - embedded • Aligned with
school / district goals • Improved results • Collective / Collaborative en
school / district goals •
Improved results • Collective / Collaborative endeavor
This driver helps
schools build a conducive
environment for launching the improvement effort in the short term, and sustaining
improved schools in the long term.
It also gives you access to experts who can help you develop and implement plans to
improve school buildings so they are energy - and cost - efficient, safe, and designed to provide an optimal learning
environment.
In Part II, Leading Together: Taking Action to Lead Underachieving Students in Poverty to Success (Chapters 5 through 10), we provide specific examples of the actions that leaders in HP / HP
schools have taken to
build leadership capacity, foster the necessary learning
environment, and
improve learning.
These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high
school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2)
improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for
school leaders; 3)
improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning
environments to
build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in
schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the
school renewal process.
The Toolkit also notes that there is little evidence that investment in
school buildings or
environment has a direct impact on results with one strong exception: better air quality can help
improve learning.
At Edmentum, we are committed to working with you to meet students» needs by expanding your definition of online curriculum,
building an implementation plan tailored to your goals, and providing ongoing opportunities to help you continuously
improve the learning
environment in your
school or district.
Attendance
improves when a
school community offers a warm and welcoming
environment that emphasizes
building relationships with families and stresses the importance of going to class every day.
Professional development for
school staff on how to authentically partner with parents,
build welcoming
school environments, and
improve school climate
With a focus on low - income and under - served families and
schools, Project Appleseed works to
improve schools,
build public awareness, enable public engagement, advance policy positions and advise elected officials and other decision - makers on best practices for creating optimal educational
environments.
Together these programs help
improve behavior,
build a positive
school environment, and address safety — all while creating lasting results for children and communities.
In - person workshops («group trainings») can be organized by
school leaders, green
building advocates and practitioners, or anyone interested in empowering
schools to
improve their learning
environments.
The initiative also provides access to experts who can help
school boards develop and implement a working plan to
improve school buildings, so they are energy and cost efficient, safe, and designed to provide an optimal learning
environment.
It would
improve teacher effectiveness on a large - scale if we created a more coherent
school environment in which a teacher's work in one year reliably
builds on what has been taught in prior years.
These include fostering «safe, healthy, supportive, and drug free
environments that support student academic achievement,» helping to prevent bullying and harassment,
improving «instructional practices for developing relationship -
building skills, such as effective communication,» providing «mentoring and
school counseling to all students,» and «implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports.»
Together these programs help
improve behavior,
build a positive
school environment, and address safety — all while creating lasting results for children and communities.
The second strategy of
school - based SEL programs involves fostering students» social — emotional development by creating safe and caring learning
environments that incorporate peer and family initiatives,
improved classroom management and teaching practices, and whole -
school community -
building activities.