Sentences with phrase «include meaningful community»

Gestalt schools provide strong academic outcomes for their scholars through initiatives that include meaningful community involvement.

Gestalt schools provide strong academic outcomes for their scholars through initiatives including meaningful community involvement.

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She brings knowledge to the field including real - world examples on how to generalize behavior from clinic to community, and the discipline to identify needs and create meaningful action in service of the SM population.

They Include: * Individuals, families, and corporate or community groups * Students, parents, professionals, and retirees * Seasonal, weekly, occasional, or one - time volunteers Depending on their interests, experience, and the time they have available, volunteers contribute to Mass Audubon in a variety of meaningful ways — welcoming visitors to the sanctuaries, maintaining trails, tending gardens, submitting wildlife observations, educating people of all ages, assisting with ecological management projects.

The authors of these papers from several universities and members of the research team — which included community members in meaningful roles — affirmed the higher purpose of science — to expand knowledge and serve the common good.

Maintain the requirement that states and school districts issue and distribute annual report cards, including disaggregated data on student achievement and high school graduation rates, while also streamlining data reporting to ensure meaningful information is easily available to parents and communities.

The curriculum includes common core standards, child development and learning, building family and community relations, cultural diversity, assessment to support young children and families, strong content knowledge to build developmentally appropriate and meaningful curriculum and experiences, and professionalism and ethics of educators.

CSUSA innovative educational advantages include advanced technology, meaningful parental involvement, student uniforms, consistent and fairly enforced discipline policies, highly qualified and motivated staff, community focus, integrated character education and high academic growth and performance.

Thanks to help from community partners and volunteers, a lot of meaningful, authentic, and challenging learning opportunities occur during and outside of the regular school day (including tutoring sessions, after - school and summer programs, social - emotional learning, business internships, musical performances, and more).

CSUSA innovative educational advantages include advanced technology, meaningful parental involvement, student uniforms, consistent and fairly - enforced discipline policies, highly qualified and motivated staff, community focus, integrated character education and high academic growth and performance.

Early approval will make it harder to include meaningful class size reduction, as well as other changes identified through community input, in the final budget.

Adult mentors — including a teacher advisor and a community mentor with expertise in the skills a student seeks to master — help Pathways students explore questions related to their interests, select resources and community internships, and design meaningful projects.

+ Provides coaching experiences for teachers, including review of lesson delivery, providing feedback, and modeling demo lessons + Develops / curates quality instructional resources to share with teachers, including lesson plans, unit plants, and assessments + Facilitates professional development workshops for group sizes ranging up to 100 participants + Designs rich and meaningful professional development sessions aligned to math instruction + Continues own learning through research and self - driven PD to stay current of latest trends in math education + Maintains open communication with supported teachers to nurture a professional learning community of educators + Communicate actively with key stakeholders on progress of teacher development + Provides reporting documentation of services delivered, as required EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: + BA / BS Degree in Education or related field + 4 + years of work experience teaching math in a K - 12 setting + Expert in math content at least across a 5 year grade level band (g. grades 4 — 8) + Record of result in effectively coaching teachers + Experience designing and delivering professional development for adults + Experience working in blended learning classrooms is a plus + Master's degree preferred + Excellent communication skills are essential OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS: Some local traveling required.

Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation have hosted 116 Community Conversations around the U.S., engaging more than 70,000 teachers, parents, and community members in meaningful dialogue about today's most profound issues, including respecting diversity, promoting tolerance, and creating sociaCommunity Conversations around the U.S., engaging more than 70,000 teachers, parents, and community members in meaningful dialogue about today's most profound issues, including respecting diversity, promoting tolerance, and creating sociacommunity members in meaningful dialogue about today's most profound issues, including respecting diversity, promoting tolerance, and creating social change.

This discussion will include local community voices in an analysis of how meaningful stakeholder engagement can bring families and community members together with state - level stakeholders and local education agencies to inform and enrich school improvement efforts

For these and other reasons, an extensive body of research suggests that small schools and small learning communities have the following significant advantages: • Increased student performance, along with a reduction in the achievement gap and dropout rate • A more positive school climate, including safer schools, more active student engagement, fewer disciplinary infractions, and less truancy • A more personalized learning environment in which students have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with both adults and peers • More opportunities for teachers to gather together in professional learning communities that enhance teaching and learning • Greater parent involvement and satisfaction • Cost - efficiency Ultimately, creating successful small learning communities and small schools at the middle level increases the chances for students to be successful in high school and beyond.

Moreover, the education decision - making process itself has rarely included their families and communities to any meaningful degree and has failed to represent the priorities and interests of children most affected by educational inequities.

Transforming schools with Meaningful Student Involvement requires increasing the capacity of students and adults, including teachers, administrators, school support staff, community partners and others.

Hoggard's 1996 review of the «critical attributes of classroom culture» for ESL literacy learners includes «the teacher as guide,» «meaningful literacy experiences, a sense of ownership,» «a community of learners,» and «interactive classroom discourse» (pp. 5 - 9).

• Build meaningful partnerships within schools and with your community • Develop a continuum of services for students with disabilities • Support gifted learners throughout your district • Build effective pre-K services throughout the community and find the resources for early - childhood education • Serve students with options that include single - gender education and dual - language opportunities • Grow your curriculum beyond core subjects to include dynamic arts and culture offerings and compelling STEM, and more.

The determination process includes providing timely and meaningful opportunities for participation and comment by representatives of potentially affected communities.

We should demonstrate our commitment to these principles by ensuring that our staff is representative of the communities we serve and that our programs engage with and include those communities in a meaningful way.

UA South provides affordable, accessible opportunities to earn high - quality and meaningful University of Arizona degrees in sites throughout Southern Arizona, including key border communities in Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties.

«Black Ops 4 gives our community more ways to have fun with their friends than anything Treyarch has ever created and introduces meaningful innovations to every element of the game, including next level tactical team - based multiplayer, the biggest zombies offering yet and Blackoutwhere the largest map in Call of Duty history brings together the rich universe of Black Ops,» said Rob KostichEVP and GM, Call of Duty.

WhiteBox offers free and diverse programs for the surrounding communities including Chinatown, the Lower East Side, and international cultural tourism to experience an artist's work in a meaningful manner.

This framework must also include the fair treatment and meaningful community involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of any impacts related to transportation planning and policy to ensure everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision - making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn and work.

The United States is not only responsible for the current crisis because, as President Obama noted, it is the second highest emitter of ghg in the world behind China, it has historically emitted much more ghgs into the atmosphere than any other country including China, it is currently near the top of all nations in per capita ghg emissions, and the US has been responsible more than any other developed nation for the failure of the international community to adopt meaningful ghg emissions reduction targets from the beginning of international climate negotiations in 1990 until the Obama administration.

The UN-REDD Programme supports nationally led REDD + processes and promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of all stakeholders, including indigenous peoples and other forest - dependent communities, in the implementation of REDD + activities agreed under the UNFCCC.

Other winners included Women Like Us (finds part - time jobs for women), Goodwin Development Trust (Hull - based community redevelopment project), McSence (community regeneration in Scottish mining towns) and Haven Products (meaningful employment for the disabled).

Outreach days typically include a morning session in which experienced community organizers work just with those who are starting up the local group to strategize about building and sustaining a meaningful local injured worker movement.

The two play guitars and sing together, taking the stage for numerous meaningful causes, including benefits for the region's veterans, seniors, laborers, and community organizations.

«TWU's Community Covenant creates real and meaningful barriers to the legal profession for LGBTQ persons, who can not attend TWU without experiencing discrimination through the Covenant's mandatory character, the fact that signatories to the Covenant are required to report infractions, and the harsh discipline that may be imposed (including suspension and expulsion).»

This includes assisting people through difficult times — by not just serving the company's customers, but also via meaningful commitment to strengthening the community overall.

There were several questions covering a range of concerns including the viability of an international treaty, status of research and development by the US, concept of meaningful human control, and views of the scientific community on the need for regulation.

These digital communities provide space for users with common interests to connect in a more meaningful way, that includes sharing ideas and resources, posting relevant jobs, and engaging in discussion forums.

Pat Dudgeon: I think the strategy is good but our job — and that includes the Aboriginal leadership too — is to make sure it's meaningful on the ground because Canberra is a long way from those communities out there.

Evaluation of Maternal and Child Home Visitation Programs: Lessons from Pennsylvania (PDF - 836 KB) Matone, Curtis, Chesnokova, Yun, Kreider, Curtis, & Rubin (2013) PolicyLab Offers an overview of public health program evaluation, including lessons learned from PolicyLab's evaluation of the Pennsylvania Nurse - Family Partnership home visitation program, describes how findings can be meaningful for the broader home visitation community, and highlights three key program evaluation concepts from PolicyLab's work.

Permanency also includes maintaining or establishing meaningful connections with other caring adults in the child's life (relational permanency) with family, friends, and connections to the community.

She also proposed a number of potential solutions, including the need for meaningful linkages and partnerships with Aboriginal communities that reflect Aboriginal frameworks of understanding and sources of knowledge, as well as place - based strategies and community - controlled organisations that draw on local expertise.

Meaningful community partners for supporting diverse young children and families may also include ethnic or culture specific resources such as: outreach programs, relocation programs, natural healers, faith - based and religious organizations, and cultural community leaders.

The 2015 Resource Guide: Making Meaningful Connections contains resources to promote community awareness of the six protective factors for preventing child maltreatment, including tip sheets with strength - based tips for parents to strengthen families and promote well - being.

She uses a wide range of intervention techniques that include Cognitive - Behavioral therapy, behavioral management / dealing with challenging behaviors, parenting / teacher training, helping children build meaningful relationships, and community based activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Create, adapt, and execute daily lesson plans based on Parenting and School Readiness curriculum • Administer pre - and post-testing of parents and children to determine measurable progress • Organize family learning activities and events both in the classroom and in the community to support program objectives • Facilitate Parenting education, Parent and Child Interactive literacy sessions, and Parents Interacting with Infants playgroups • Manage routine administrative functions of the classroom including recording attendance, enforcing attendance policy, and contacting absent students and encouraging their return to class • Provide supplemental learning material and activities based on parents» and children's» needs • Maintain currency in Early Childhood education techniques and strategies • Develop meaningful relationships with parents and children in our program and also with other team members • Communicate with parents, staff and administrators regarding issues that concern parents and children • Facilitate a safe, educational and stimulating learning environment • Participate in the planning and implementation of program evaluation activities • Operate standard office equipment and uses required software applications • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

And the best interests standard requires the court to apply the same factors in any custody decision: the wishes of the parents; the need to assure a continuing and meaningful relationship with both parents and which parent would be more likely to facilitate that relationship; the interaction of the child with parents, siblings and other family members; which parent would more likely allow frequent, continuing and meaningful contact with the other parent; the child's adjustment to home, school and community; the mental and physical health of both parents, including any issues of domestic violence; the intention of either parent to relocate; and the wishes of the child, if the child is sufficiently mature to express such wishes.