Sentences with phrase «included building leadership»

One important goal included building leadership by identifying roles and styles required to improve the «instructional core»; considering beliefs, cultural changes, and education strategies to promote high student achievement; reflecting on the effects of race, class, and culture within the district.

This includes building leadership capabilities across the early childhood education and care sector.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

The majority of Building 8's senior leadership previously worked with Dugan at Google's advanced technologies division, including the leadership team responsible for the shuttered Project Ara modular smartphone.

The trip was seen as an opportunity for the president to reaffirm the country's leadership role in the world, along with conveying a message of solidarity to allies and to build upon vital relationships — highlighted at events including the G - 7 summit.

These include building a group of businesses that organically fit together, are passionate about what they do, and have strong leadership teams empowered to pursue their own vision of success.

«Our interests include assisting entrepreneurs in building technology and life science companies here in Florida, economic development by creating jobs, and building a place for our children and grandchildren to stay and take leadership roles».

Deutsche Bank WM is also pursuing a digital revamp of sorts and the change of leadership at the very top of the bank — John Cryan is out and former wealth management and commercial banking boss Christian Sewing is in — may bode well for the German lender, which has stated on record that it will focus on building its wealth management business in key markets, including Hong Kong and Singapore.

Leading Innovation in Coffee and Tea, From Bean to Cup Starbucks will outline its plans to continue to build its leadership position in coffee including the sourcing, roasting, brewing and serving of its handcrafted beverages.

For me, this means investing at least three times as much caring time and leadership (ministerial and lay) in person - building, human enrichment activities (including short - term growth - oriented counseling) as in helping those with deep deficiency needs through longer - term pastoral counseling.

His specialties include business building, global supply chain leadership, revenue generation, supply and demand balancing, operations planning, and financial analysis.

Ehrlich wanted to build a business that could give back and support the Navy SEAL Foundation, including his decision to hire Irwin as the company's president due to his experience in CrossFit and his military leadership.

«Ralph has the experience, vision, leadership and knowledge of the industry to build on the successful foundation we created, including year - over-year double digit growth, a new cheeseburger and grilled cheese centric menu, and the national expansion of our restaurants.»

Training will include understanding the roles and differences in leadership styles, public speaking and presentation skills, personal assessment of skills, group dynamics, team building, and governance issues such as parliamentary procedure.

This will include developing leadership programmes for young people, strengthening the capacity of women's groups, and local projects to build citizenship.

The series aims to provide insight into both the commercialization process and each woman's individual leadership and management style, and to help build networks, including among fellow REACH alumnae.

«I definitely think leadership was a skill that was built [at NPA], as well as just confidence and speaking with people from a variety of backgrounds, including policymakers.»

During her career, Ms. Estes has held key leadership positions in some of the most prominent companies in the agriculture and industrial biotechnology fields, including DuPont, Monsanto, and Syngenta, while also working at start - ups and venture funds to establish novel technologies, build new companies and drive innovation.

His previous leadership in basic research includes building a multidisciplinary School of Biomedical Sciences (as its inaugural head) from six previously independent biomedical university departments.

This course will survey current understanding of the social behavior and decision making of humans and other animals, from psychological, economic, and ethological perspective; the neurobiology of friendship, social connection, and cooperation; the neurobiology of theory of mind and strategic behavior; disorders affecting social decision making and their biological basis; and applications of social neuroscience to business, including marketing, management and organizational design, leadership and team - building, negotiation, and trading.

The strategy must include the leadership of schools, resources for students and building the capacity of every teacher.

This renowned programme builds young people's interpersonal skills including confidence, leadership and commitment; attributes we all want to see in our young people in school, life and in the workplace.

Each of the three series includes four instructional Learn modules that build participants» core knowledge in key areas, including early learning and development, adult learning, and leadership and management.

The Scope of this project is to: - Provide seed funding and support pilot implementation of ideas resulting from the June 2014 design workshop on improving outcomes for babies in foster care; - Launch pilots of co-designed strategies for working collaboratively with parents in creating daily, regularized family routines in four sites and evaluate executive function skills, child development, child literacy and parental stress levels of participants pre -, during, and post-intervention; - Build a core group of leaders to help set the strategic direction for Frontiers of Innovation (FOI) and take on leadership for parts of the portfolio; - With Phil Fisher at the University of Oregon and Holly Schindler at the University of Washington develop a measurement and data collection framework and infrastructure in order to collect data from FOI - sponsored pilots and increase cross-site and cross-strategy learning; Organize Building Adult Capabilities Working Group to identify, measure and develop strategies related to executive function and emotional regulation for adults facing high levels of adversity and produce summary report in the fall of 2014 that reviews the knowledge base in this area and implications for intervention, including approaches that impact two generations.

Some of the strategies the report suggests include conducting a survey of the school climate, cultivating student leadership to address troubling aspects of the school's climate, building student's capacity for empathy and self - regulation and their commitment to the common good, and ensuring that all students have a positive relationship with an adult mentor.

Reville identified key components of an effective statewide system including leadership support, planning and implementation, better access to data, curriculum and instructional support, professional development, and building district level capacity.

The long term partnership will see Discovery Education work alongside Brentfield Primary on a range of digital projects, including building curriculum leadership, developing coding expertise and introducing tablet devices into the classroom.

Four of these are instructional Learn modules that build participants» core knowledge in key areas, including early learning and development, adult learning, and leadership and management.

Four of these are modules that build participants» core knowledge in key areas, including early learning and development, adult learning, and leadership and management.

Other leadership actions that nurture school turnarounds include (1) sending a clear signal that dramatic change is urgently needed, (2) maintaining a consistent focus on improving instruction, (3) making visible improvements quickly, and (4) building a staff that is committed to the school's improvement goals.

The program will build on Harvard's existing leadership programs, including the Public Education Leadership Program (PELP)(a joint initiative of Harvard Business School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education), and the Superintendent Leadership Program at the Kennedy School, in which the Graduate School of Education also participates.

First and foremost, under the leadership of curriculum and instruction specialist Aaron Grossman, implementation has focused on the right things — including building a coherent body of knowledge across and within grades (one of the broad «instructional shifts,» along with reading for evidence and a greater focus on complex and nonfiction text)-- that are easy to rally around and hard to dismiss as unimportant.

The institute included computer lab sessions allowing participants to manipulate large education datasets, and also small - group discussions and plenaries that built their leadership and change management skills.

The three attributes of distributed leadership include drawing on teachers» knowledge, a lateral decision - making model, and using dialogue and inquiry to build a school culture.

The recommendations include building a continuum that supports teacher growth; strengthening entry into the profession; improving ongoing professional learning, including pathways to Board certification; and creating opportunities for teacher leadership.

Get insight on how the Building Ranks assessment tools, including the online Leadership 360 survey and school leadership surveys, can assist you with discovering your strengths and gaining insight into how others perceive your leadership and school culture.

Build a leadership team of important stakeholders — including students — that is committed to improvement.

The completed puzzle includes a school in which young adolescents are recognized as unique learners who need strong teacher involvement, a responsive student - centered learning climate, a school with a strong parent - community network, and school leadership that builds collaboration among stakeholders.

Building a Lattice for School Leadership: Report focuses on England's school system reforms leading to three leadership levels, including middle - level teachers who take responsibility for teaching and leading in a grade level or cluster, or subject area http://edexcellence.net/publications/building-a-lattice-for-school-leadership

The NAESP Principal Mentoring program builds mentoring skills for veteran principals through a network of experienced mentor coaches and Professional Learning Communities via monthly online professional development interactions including leadership skills and design thinking strategies.

This guide highlights the essentials of building a strong framework in Pilot Schools, including transforming leadership roles, setting a school mission, and creating a professional collaborative culture.

Theses eLearning courses can be a cost - effective way to build out your LMS and cover a wide variety of topics, including sales skills, HR and compliance, non-profit training, leadership and management training, and back office healthcare courses.

The foundation maintains an online library of lessons at www.wallacefoundation.org about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current efforts aimed at: strengthening educational leadership to improve student achievement; helping disadvantaged students gain more time for learning through summer learning and an extended school day and year; enhancing out - of - school time opportunities; and building appreciation and demand for the arts.

Our research emphasizes leadership practices and competencies, including: setting direction and priorities, building relationships and developing people, maintaining high expectations, creating inclusive communities, developing cultural competence, leading instructional program, sustaining innovations, and securing accountability.

Her actionable research interests where she has served and facilitated professional development include strategic reform implementation, systemic accountability, culturally responsive pedagogy and leadership, and building network alliances through innovative collective impact initiatives.

The report — which is based on a survey of 1,300 professionals who entered a broad range of education leadership jobs beyond the school building — finds that many education organizations, including school districts and charter management organizations, are willing to offer significant management opportunities to young leaders that are on par with, and often exceed, those in the private sector.

Before United Way, Liz spent 7 years in various volunteer leadership positions in theUK including founding her own not - for - profit organization, being chairperson of the largest branch of the National Childbirth Trust, acting as the lead member of the Epperstone Village Planning Council, being chair of the local village pre-school as well as leading fundraising and planning efforts to build two tennis courts and playground facilities in her village.

Consider for example the Department of Education's 2014 Teach to Lead program, whose Teacher Leader Model Standards include leadership skills such as building collaborative cultures and using data to inform instruction.

Several meta - analyses identified leadership actions associated with improved student achievement, including supporting the development and use of curriculum, instruction, and assessments; building a shared culture of achievement; establishing goals and expectations; resourcing strategically; planning, coordinating, and evaluating teaching and curricula; promoting and participating in teacher learning and development; and cultivating an orderly and supportive environment.»

CEC provides a variety of services to support this essential first step on the pathway, including working with union, district, and school leadership to build collaborative structures.