Sentences with phrase «increase academic engagement»

Our goal is to help district and school personnel develop supportive environments and implement effective strategies and policies that promote positive behavior, enhance protective factors, increase academic engagement, and improve academic performance.

Setting the classroom context to encourage more appropriate behaviour and increase academic engagement

The purpose of this training is for secondary teachers to learn and practice impactful strategies that increase academic engagement and achievement across content areas.

How peer mentoring can increase academic engagement.

Emerging research shows that getting students to buy in to their school can improve trust between students and staff, reduce behavior problems, and increase academic engagement.

Since 2003, Challenge Success has partnered with over 150 middle and high schools to implement policies and practices that increase academic engagement and well - being for their students.

Demand for our program is growing, and Challenge Success is working hard to ensure that we continue to provide research - based assessment and interventions that reduce student stress and increase academic engagement for more schools and families across the country.

As Hector's story illustrates, increased academic engagement leads, in turn, to improved learning and higher achievement.

Not exact matches

Over the past year, we have established that increasing academic discourse also increases classroom engagement.

Aside from an increase in general health, Horridge says that active school environments encourage better academic performance, better behaviour, higher engagement and better concentration.

New academic games motivate students to achieve Coleman's early theories on competition increase student engagement

I guess some of that early work done by Marzano shows that we can actually have academic achievement scores increase by 20 percentile points and engagement scores go up by 23 percentile points, higher in classrooms where effective management techniques are being employed.

These public displays of high - quality work enhance academic engagement and pride, among both students and teachers — and they increase the community's pride in the school building itself.

Although lively teaching and academic rigor independently and collectively increase engagement, the single biggest effect, according to Cooper's study, resulted from connective instruction — it was seven times as effective as the other two well - established practices.

Laptop programs increase students» engagement with academic work and school, improve technology skills, and have positive effects on students» writing.

Learning communities build a sense of academic and social community and increase engagement among students and faculty, all of which lead to a variety of positive outcomes.

candidates Brian Barnes and Dorian Burton were named finalists by Echoing Green for the Black Male Achievement Fellowship for their work in public service and civic engagement through TandemED, a nonprofit that helps equip communities to self - design educational content that will instill young black men with purpose and increase their academic achievement.

Finding a way to increase engagement with online content could dramatically increase information retention — and likely provide a huge benefit to the bottom line for businesses and academic institutions alike.

The policies that were criticized were those that increased attention to academic outcomes at the expense of children's exploration, discovery, and play; methods that focused on large group activities and completion of one - dimensional worksheets and workbooks in place of actual engagement with concrete objects and naturally occurring experiences of the world; and directives that emphasized the use of group - administered, computer - scored, multiple - choice achievement tests in order to determine a child's starting place in school rather than assessments that rely on active child engagement, teacher judgment, and clinical opinion.

By implementing a student - centered and inquiry - based approach, students are empowered to take on a more active role in their education which fosters increased engagement and academic success.

Promoting strong connections between mentors and students can be an effective way to increase academic interest, engagement, and success.

Additionally, the SBOE formally adopted a structure for upcoming policy, governance, and engagement committees to help achieve the goals of increasing equity and academic excellence in District public schools.

Findings include the most desired outcomes of OST grants: improved academic achievement, increased engagement, positive development, and 21st century skill building.

Because the PL approach is sensitive to student interests and areas of academic strength or weakness, the programs have the potential to increase student learning and engagement.

The plan, which is part of the district's Eight Big Ideas, aims to provide every student in the district with a high - quality arts education, both in and out of the classroom, improve school climate and culture, increase student and parent engagement, and improve academic achievement.

Research has shown that participation in the arts, particularly for low - income students, strengthens student academic outcomes and other protective factors such as increased school engagement and civic participation.

The recognition award is part of a larger U.S. Department of Education (USED) effort to identify and disseminate knowledge about practices that are proven to result in improved student engagement, higher academic achievement and graduation rates, and workforce preparedness, as well as a government wide goal of increasing energy independence and economic security.

Because teachers do not have a lead role in the family engagement cast, most interactions with families are not linked to learning, and therefore do not support increased academic success.

The year I removed all classroom assessments, behavioral issues were reduced 90 percent, attendance rose, and learning and academic achievement increased dramatically as engagement and rigor skyrocketed.

How do we design and deliver an evidence - based school discipline, classroom management, and student self - management (or positive behavioral support system) that increases all students» interpersonal, social problem - solving, conflict prevention and resolution, and emotional control and coping skills; that creates safe and connected classroom and school environments; and that maximizes students» motivation and their academic engagement, independence, and confidence?

Project ACHIEVE also assists schools to implement effective and efficient problem solving and strategic intervention processes for students with academic and behavioral difficulties, while improving the staff's professional development and effective instructional interactions, and increasing the quality and quantity of parent and community involvement and engagement.

Subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R - CA) linked the positive effects of parental engagement — including increased student achievement and academic focus as well as better attendance and behavior — to state efforts to «ensure parents have additional opportunities to make decisions not only about where their children attend school, but also about what happens during the school day.»

Reviewers must have expertise in education evaluation or at least one of the program's absolute priorities (increasing educator effectiveness; improving low - performing schools; strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; boosting academic outcomes for students with disabilities and English language learners; encouraging parent and family engagement; promoting effective use of technology; serving rural communities; and implementing college - and career - ready standards).

The E.A. Young Academy instructional model is specifically designed to increase scholar engagement, deepen integration and understanding, promote active learning, and ensure future academic success.

This webinar discusses evidence - based ways to structure a strong student - centered foundation that schools can use to increase strengthen school climate, increase student engagement, and improve academic outcomes.

«The association between parental engagement and a child's academic success is well established... parental engagement is consistently associated with pupils» success at school... [but] there is surprisingly little robust evidence about the impact of approaches designed to improve learning through increased parental engagement.»

Dr. Constantino's work quickly gained national prominence and soon he began traveling the United States speaking and working with all types of educators, school board members, and businesses to promote sound practices in family engagement that result in increased academic achievement for all students.

Here in Utah and across the nation, Career and Technical Education gives students experience in practical, meaningful applications of academic, technical and employability skills, thus improving the quality of their education and increasing student engagement.

Student engagement in academic activities increase student's interest in college.

In addition, the high degree of personalization in CBL models helps increase student engagement, opens new pathways to graduation, and takes advantage of learning opportunities available outside of the academic environment.

The elements, in addition to the tracking their progress throughout the year aims to increase academic achievement in reading and development authentic engagement and ownership of the content in the class.

Restorative Practices are relationship - focused, student - centered, and emphasize changing social norms with the goal of creating a positive school climate that increases student engagement & academic achievement.

Overall though, we are very intrigued by the flipped classroom model and believe it can significantly increase students» academic achievement, as well as allow for a deeper parent engagement.

According to the National Education Association (2015), parental involvement, or family engagement, increases the likelihood that students will raise grade point averages and earn higher test scores, and attrition rates will decrease; socially, students improve their behavior and adapt better to the school environment, which also affects their academic successes during grade school and beyond.

Our unique strength based approach to ELL instruction produces increased student engagement, which leads to higher academic achievement.

Teachers» focus is on cultivating academic identity, increasing family engagement, and ensuring that all students are on track to achieve.

During the briefings, school health practitioners shared how health and physical education, student support services, family and community engagement, and a positive social and emotional climate increase academic outcomes.

This year's priorities for the Development grants are increasing educator effectiveness; improving low - performing schools; strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; boosting academic outcomes for students with disabilities and English language learners; encouraging parent and family engagement; promoting effective use of technology; and serving rural communities.

The principal focused on retaining and hiring effective teachers, implemented data - based decision making, increased learning time, and concentrated on family engagement to significantly increase academic achievement.

In this role, she identifies strategies and communication platforms that shed light on and promote Flamboyan Foundation's mission and key focus area — family engagement and its unparalleled success in increasing academic achievement for students in Washington, DC and across the country.