Sentences with phrase «improved learning achievement»

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The Kitchen Community builds Learning Gardens in schools around the U.S. reaching hundreds of thousands of students every school day, improving their vegetable intake and academic achievements.

Here are 8 Secrets I have learned that can help parents improve their child's behavior and school achievement:

And in 1992, the U.S. Department of Education found that attending to a child's learning style was one of the few strategies that improved achievement of special education students on national tests.

Achievement improves when students are engaged in hands - on learning.

The program will provide close to $ 400 million to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student for success in college and careers.

Improving student achievement in science and mathematics requires well - prepared teachers who have a solid grounding in the content they teach and an understanding of how diverse students can be helped to learn.

Science has learned that the president's 2005 budget request, due out early next month, would phase out the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) largest program to improve student achievement in science and math and shift responsibility for it to the Department of Education, which now runs a similar program.

The physics Nobelist who recently stepped down as point person for the Obama Administration's efforts to improve U.S. science education told Congress yesterday that many federally funded programs don't draw upon current research about how people learn and, therefore, haven't managed to boost student achievement.

Limitations For all of the enthusiasm around games and learning, very few studies have examined whether video games improve classroom performance and academic achievement, says Emma Blakey, PhD researcher in developmental psychology at the University of Sheffield in England.

When you work with Brain Balance Achievement Centers, you'll learn which foods are ideal for improving focus and how to avoid foods that will make your child more distracted, such as processed foods with added sugars and dyes.

As a result of the PBIS approach, office referrals have been cut in half, which has bought back learning time that has helped improve our student achievement scores,» she added.

Service learning can have positive effects on students» performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates opportunities known to improve academic achievement, such as giving students the chance to act autonomously, develop good relationships with adults and peers, and increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.

Studies show that sustained and well - integrated social and emotional learning (SEL) engages students and improves achievement.

Ms Rodgers, who most recently served as Deputy Secretary, Early Learning and Student Achievement at the New Zealand Ministry of Education, has experience in improving system effectiveness with school leaders across education and the wider social sector.

«What made this convening so impressive is that while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools,» said Lecturer Chris Gabrieli, cofounder and chairman of the National Center on Time & Learning, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded edlearning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools,» said Lecturer Chris Gabrieli, cofounder and chairman of the National Center on Time & Learning, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded edLearning, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded edlearning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded education.

This seminar by Halima Begum considers the role of play in development and learning, how it nurtures a breadth of skills and improves achievements in traditional outcomes.

Residentials also are proven to improve students» resilience, self - confidence and wellbeing, students» engagement with learning, support students» achievement and improve students» knowledge, skills and understanding.

In her first year on the job, Jewell - Sherman launched Excellence for All, a comprehensive plan aimed at improving teaching and learning to enable students to reach high academic standards, and promoting involvement with the community as a way of addressing nonacademic barriers to student achievement.

The aim is to identify promising school - based initiatives that build social and emotional learning and resilience skills in Victorian students, and which also improve academic achievement.

But it is showing that with commitment and a willingness to experiment, blended learning has great potential not just for improving efficiency and reducing costs, but for boosting student achievement across the board.

Conservatives, for instance, are less likely than liberals to say that funding is a barrier to academic achievement, and liberals are more likely to put less focus on improving student learning.

The report «A New Day for Learning,» recently released by the Time, Learning, and Afterschool Task Force, argues that we must redefine the school day if we are to improve student achievement in the United States.

17 National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science - University of Wisconsin

«He rallied his district and community, business and government leaders to systemically improve preK — 12 instruction and achievement and build a local social infrastructure to support the learning process.

Darling - Hammond and co, in Professional Learning in the Learning Profession, define effective professional learning in terms of improved teacher knowledge and instructional practice, but say «the impact on student achievement is a critical indicatorLearning in the Learning Profession, define effective professional learning in terms of improved teacher knowledge and instructional practice, but say «the impact on student achievement is a critical indicatorLearning Profession, define effective professional learning in terms of improved teacher knowledge and instructional practice, but say «the impact on student achievement is a critical indicatorlearning in terms of improved teacher knowledge and instructional practice, but say «the impact on student achievement is a critical indicator.»

A study of a representative sample of schools in California shows that schools where the principal and the district extensively used test data to improve instruction and student learning had the highest achievement for English - language learners.

«I look forward to moving ahead, working collaboratively with Beacon Hill and the field, to address troubling, persistent student achievement gaps by developing an education reform agenda that gives primary attention to improving learning for all students.»

«The measurement of achievement is important data to understanding how students can improve their work and how schools can improve their instruction,» writes Francisco Hernandez in his exclusive interview with blended learning expert Michael Horn.

Social and Emotional Learning: «Research shows that promoting social and emotional skills leads to reduced violence and aggression among children, higher academic achievement, and an improved ability to function in schools and in the workplace....

A review of the research indicates that information and communication technology used in the classroom decreases student barriers to learning and improves student achievement.

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Whether it be a visit to a local museum or a residential trip, such experiences can transform pupils» learning by developing their skills and understanding, improving achievement and enhancing confidence and relationships.

The progress data would provide the school leader with a guide to the staff changes that would further improve student learning, and the achievement of early goals would help build support for such changes.

However, it is important to note that consultations or benchmark assessments did not in and of themselves change achievement; rather, it was the fact that consultations and benchmarks motivated schools to change teaching and learning through appropriate, proven, replicable strategies that resulted in improved achievement (Slavin et al., 2012).

A major challenge for all urban school leaders is improving student learning — especially in the context of the achievement gap.

The reason is straightforward: Creating high schools that truly will improve learning, achievement, and competencies demands a clear understanding of the knowledge, skills, and attributes that are increasingly important for every high school student today.

Any question that causes teachers to reflect and has the potential to result in improved student learning and achievement is a worthy one.

This keynote training presentation works specifically at engaging boys in learning in lessons, establishing rapport, improving behavior and understanding preconceptions about boys and achievement of boys in the UK.

Effective eLearning enables accessible, relevant, high - quality learning opportunities that improve learner engagement and achievement.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

Research has shown that teaching quality is the strongest school - related factor that can improve student learning and achievement.

The report we produced, Putting Learning First: Governing and Managing the Schools for High Achievement, was the CED's fifth education study and the product of more than 10 years of ongoing research and vigorous debate by a committed group of business leaders on the most effective strategies for improving student aAchievement, was the CED's fifth education study and the product of more than 10 years of ongoing research and vigorous debate by a committed group of business leaders on the most effective strategies for improving student achievementachievement.

Here, we outline a workable, balanced strategy that builds on what has been learned in the last decade, improves teaching, and thereby improves student achievement.»

Another hypothesis consistent with both the tracking results and the effects from random peer assignment is that tracking by initial achievement improves student learning because it allows teachers to focus instruction.

This has caused them to emphasize recruiting, retaining, and replacing teachers, and to overlook what decades of research has shown to be the far better long - term strategy for increasing student achievement: improving learning conditions for all teachers.

The positive impact of that approach led her to seek out opportunities to share with other teachers the implications of mind, brain, and education research to improve student learning and achievement.

These documentaries look at the important part that social and emotional learning plays in reducing negative behaviors and improving academic achievement.

«One key to improving student achievement is to create new forms of adult learning in schools, districts, and communities,» said Tony Wagner, co-director of the Change Leadership Group.

The same rationale for adoption of computers (e.g., improve achievement, transform teaching and learning, and as preparation for an ever - changing labor market) prevails across public and private school sectors.

Impacts: Using frequent feedback from students to tailor instruction to address students» interests and learning needs improves student achievement (Black and Wiliam, 1998; Light and Polin, 2010; Thissen - Roe et al., 2004).