Sentences with phrase «improving academic»

Developing social and emotional skills in youth has shown to be effective at improving academic outcomes for all students — from the valedictorian to the student most at - risk of dropping out.

BRADENTON, Fla. (Sept. 6, 2016)-- Manatee Charter School has been awarded a $ 150,000 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant to reinforce enrichment programs geared toward improving academic performance and enhancing family literacy development and parental involvement.

November 2, 2016 - The National School Boards Association (NSBA) today issued comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education's notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Title I — Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged — Supplement not Supplant.

However, research by economists Stephen Cameron and James Heckman suggests that the real problem may be that poor children simply don't do as well in school, a somewhat discouraging conclusion since sending families bigger checks to help with college is arguably easier than improving academic achievement in elementary and secondary schools.

As we continue to look for ways to expand our students critical thinking ability, could it be that some of the secrets to pushing student thinking and improving academic ability reside in a game that dates back to 531 AD?

JENSEN LEARNING («Teaching and Engaging with Poverty in Mind» 3 Days) • Reading First State Grants (Title I, Part B1) • Improving Teacher Quality (Title II, Part A) • Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged (Title I, Part A) • Rural and Low - Income Schools Program (Title VI, Part B2) • Alaska Native Education (Title VII, Part C) • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) / Special Education State Grants

The use of mean scores places the focus on improving the academic achievement of all students within a school and not just those whose performance is around the state proficiency cut score (Center for Education Policy, 2011).

Title I. Title I of the ESSA changes from «improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged» to «improving basic programs operated by state and local educational agencies.»

Many of us are used to the concept of a data cycle when it comes to improving academic instruction.

That report demonstrated that SSCs are markedly improving academic progress and graduation prospects, particularly for disadvantaged students.

John Buell, co-author of The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning, writes that there is no solid evidence to support the current intensification of homework as a way of improving academic achievement.

Improving academic achievement Schools undoubtedly put great value on the health and wellbeing of their children, but they are primarily judged on their academic performance.

It is also about improving the academic performance of our children and the health of our nation.»

Mark Rhatigan, Executive Head Teacher, said: «At Erdington Academy our focus is not only on improving academic standards, but it is also on delivering innovative initiatives to help focus their minds on their future and raise their aspirations.

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

Celebrate improving school culture and climate, building students» social - emotional competencies and character, improving discipline and on - task educational behavior, improving academic outcomes, but do not define these outcomes primarily through standardized tests.

On November 26, 2002, — after almost a year of discussion and debate — final regulations regarding the Title I: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged section of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act were released.

Given these findings, cutting back on physical education with the aim of improving academic performance, as some districts have done or may be considering, is likely to be counterproductive.

By far, improving academic achievement is an important issue, as well as reforming high schools and recruiting highly qualified teachers, particularly math, science, and special education teachers.

The researchers analysed results from the international measurement of student achievements, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment, concluding that classroom discipline could hold the key to improving academic performance.

Additional research by Deborah Short and Jana Echevarria with English language learners (ELLs) finds that activating and building prior knowledge plays a big role in improving their academic literacy.

Thompson: One of the areas urban schools are making gains is in improving the academic achievement in reading and mathematics.

So we need more focus on what research shows works in improving academic standards, addressing essential life skills and preparing young people for higher education and apprenticeships.

It is also about improving the academic performance of our children and young people and the health of the nation.

The claim that schools alone hold the key to improving academic performance only attacks the tip of the iceberg.

Teach For America alums Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin created the Knowledge Is Power Program in 1994 with the goal of improving academic outcomes for underserved students.

Improving academic, social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for students, classroom and school climates, and student - teacher and peer relationships.

They care as much about improving academic outcomes as any who came before.

Some tips from Michael Gurian and co-author Kathy Stevens for improving the academic success of boys:

These kinds of high expectations, along with adequate support structures in place, have been shown to be some of the most impactful strategies for improving academic achievement.

Such interventions focus not on improving academic skills or knowledge, but on changing students» mindsets about learning — combating negative feelings, or increasing a sense of belonging, or reframing failure as an opportunity for improvement.

The combination of high expectations and adequate supports has been shown by several meta - analyses to be one of the most impactful strategies for improving academic achievement (Hattie, 2009).

Part A, Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Program, is one of the most well known parts of federal education law.

But it is also plausible that schools will develop strategies for improving the grade they receive from the state without actually improving the academic performance of students.

I met Branch at D.C.'s family - funded Flamboyan Foundation, which trains — and pays — teachers to visit their students» homes as part of a strategy to use better relations between schools and families as a means to improving academic achievement.

But improving academic performance is especially challenging in the Silver State, where the number of public school students increased by more than 50 percent between 1994 and...

Improving Academic Mentoring Relationships and Environments — by Kent L. Gee and Arthur N. Popper

NSF EPSCoR -LRB-(Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Track 1 awards are intended to improve the research competitiveness of jurisdictions by improving their academic research infrastructure in areas of science and engineering supported by the National Science Foundation and critical to the particular jurisdiction's science and technology initiative or plan.

I am very much delighted and happy to know that the Department of Crop Botany of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University is implementing a sub-project entitled «Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal Museum for Improving Academic and Research Capability in Crop Botany» with the financial assistance from Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) under the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGCB) supported by the World Bank.

As a result, improving academic success has recently become recognized as a potential mechanism for improving public health.

The UChicago team's NBER study concludes, «The impact of the pilot intervention reported in this paper are large enough to raise the question of whether the field has given up prematurely on the possibility of improving academic outcomes for disadvantaged youth.»

Efforts should be made to promote physical activities for children and adolescents that involve aerobic exercises and motor tasks to enhance cardiorespiratory capacity and motor ability, thereby improving academic development.

Our findings underscore the need for supportive services in higher education to integrate student veterans into campus communities and refer them to mental healthcare resources toward improving their academic success.»

«Improving academic performance with physical fitness.»

Educational improvement efforts, Eye concludes, should focus not on correcting a nonexistent overall deficit but on improving the academic performance of the students «in the lower portion of the performance distribution,» many of whom face social and familial challenges that interfere with their education.

Fostering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities is the product of a collaborative project initiated to examine current issues and explore future directions for improving the academic success and career entry rate of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM) fields.

«It is laudable that in the plan the state has established long, ambitious goals for improving academic achievement.

Here in the Ctiy of Buffalo this year a report from the Council on Great City Schools on Improving the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language instruction.

While you may find it challenging to pull your little ones away from their iPad or Xbox, the truth is that playing Minecraft (and video games in general) can be beneficial for your kids on many levels, including problem solving, building self - confidence, enhancing creativity, understanding teamwork and improving academic performance.

It is also about improving the academic performance of our children and the health of our nation.