Sentences with phrase «increased access to learning»

It shows the capacity of the LMS to promote classroom change and the power of the blended learning approach when a BYOD program is introduced to increase access to learning resources.

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Established by the Jarislowsky Foundation in 2006, the Jarislowsky Fellowship in Business Management is intended to increase the depth and breadth of the learning experience at the Haskayne School of Business by providing students with access to professionals with real and relevant senior - level business experience.

The non-profit, founded by Whole Foods Market, is working to help kids learn to love fresh, nutritious foods, and increase access to and consumption of these foods in schools.

They partner with other organizations to increase access to quality early childhood education for low - income children, address the impact of childhood traumas and enhance parental engagement with at - risk children's social and emotional learning.

Leaving behind lecture and offering parents learning activities, New Parent Educators give parents access to evidence and hands on skills that will increase their confidence and competence in parenting, providing opportunities for them to integrate their own beliefs and culture with the most up to date information about babies and prepare for the adjustment to parenting life.

Project Produce is a grant program sponsored by Healthy Skoop and the Walmart Foundation which helps schools increase kids» access to fresh fruits and veggies and provides nutrition education through fun, lunchroom learning activities.

For example, Early Head Start, which provides comprehensive services focusing on early learning experiences, health and nutritional status, social - emotional behavior, early intervention, and parent support, offers increased access to health care, well - child exams, immunizations, and screening tests for children enrolled in the program.

In addition to GENYOUth, the summit partners included National Dairy Council, the National Football League, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American School Health Association; health professionals, educators, athletes, students, chefs, and corporations came together not only to explore the connections between health and learning, but to find ways to increase access and participation to programs which benefit students health, learning, and lives.

I look forward to continuing to work with the First Lady and Secretary Vilsack to combat our national childhood obesity epidemic and increase students access to the nutritional food they need to help them learn.»

The first is about punishment: even with repeated interaction over infinite N periods, a defector member state that does not play by the «rules of the game» will be removed from the union, thereby hindering access to competitive advantages, be they technical learning through information exchange, energy development, increased trade and industrialisation, and so on.

Michael Rebell, an attorney who won a landmark case requiring the state to fund school districts more equitably, and Randi Weingarten, president of a national teachers» union, wrote in appendices to the report that they agree with much of the group's findings, including recommendations for increased access to pre-kindergarten, technology and learning models that connect high school and college, and merit pay for teachers.

In middle and high school, increased opportunities such as science camps like SciGirls, recruitment of girls to participate in upper level science courses or extracurricular activities, informal science learning experiences and increasing visibility and access to women scientists both fictional and real are other methods to sustain girls interest and engagement in so called «hard science» fields.

As you learn basic self - care practices from energy medicine, you receive tools to revitalize your body, increase your daily energy, and access greater joy.

Learn more about our legislative work and how you can help support our efforts to increase access to safe and effective Naturopathic care for the people of North Carolina.

Through experiential practice and dynamic dialogue: • Learn the 10 - Step iRest Protocol to enhance your personal meditation practice • Explore how to integrate the practices of iRest into daily life • Foster well - being and resiliency from stress & anxiety • Experience BodySensing in movement • Practice BreathSensing for resiliency, increased energy and relaxation • Learn to skillfully meet difficult emotions and beliefs in daily life • Access an inner resource of well - being, ease, security and peace • Awaken to your essential wholeness

Computational literacy is a core requirement of an increasing number of jobs in the United States (and the compensation for those jobs remains high), making it more important than ever that every child gains access to computing and to the learning experiences it offers.

As more schools allow students to use their «internet devices» (i.e. phones), learning options increase with access to social media apps and other online tools such as those mentioned above.

The University's aim is to increase access to world - class education globally through its flexible learning model, expanding its digital campus to cater for both offshore international students and full - fee paying students in Australia.

* Expand access to the best content, resources and learning opportunities, thereby increasing choices available to students, regardless of location.

Participants also advocate for increased access for young people to the resources, social supports and learning opportunities delivered through technology.

Over the last year, I've written on a variety of educational topics, exploring ideas to increase civic learning, support teen mothers, rethink teacher licensure, foster professional collaboration, and ensure undocumented students» access to college.

Finally, online learning can provide a solution to teaching shortages and can increase student access to college - prep curricula.

With VLEs for example, while the online format means greater access for students and the possibility for flash animations and embedded video / audio means more involving learning content, at the end of the day we should avoid simply giving students increased access to yet more trackable learning objects, connected mainly with CPD and accreditation.

Schools around the world are adopting blended learning to personalize learning, increase access and equity, and control costs.

Providing learners with more channels to learn from, having access to precise information they need when they have a challenge and foster collaborative learning are some key aspects that will see increased focus in 2018.

In today's culture, there is an increased demand for access to whatever we need, in a timely fashion — and employee learning programs are no exception.

Even if the e-Learning market is still considered a «niche» segment within different HR macro segments it is subjected, in both a positive and negative manner, to the influences of sales trends related to smart devices and the increasing spread of the Internet access globally.Other opportunities come from Smartphone devices, considered valuable assets that help improve work productivity, and the concept of Mobile Learning, and ultimately «BYOD» (Bring your own device) a slower trend, but one that will be ongoing for some time.A Breakthrough... without borders!The SaaS Business Model is increasingly present in educational reform, and technology plays a significant role in presenting a key opportunity for education suppliers globally.

Graphics, sound, and video became more immersive, while browsers increased connection speeds and gave virtually everyone access to internet learning resources.

A key driver that emerged from the consultation process was to increase the access to effective, quality learning opportunities.

With a focus on increasing access to STEM careers for «girls, underrepresented minorities, and low - income children,» US2020 and Citizen Schools have partnered to provide expanded STEM learning opportunities for students across the country.

Although this is still a fairly expensive proposition, those who have access use it to improve their overall ability to learn, to play, and to reduce stress and increase their overall quality of life.

While some online learners still rely on their trusty desktop computers to access online courses, an increasing number are now using their mobile devices to engage in amazing mobile learning experiences.

The open question surrounding these investments will be which ones actually manage to drive resources in a manner that increases learning outcomes — rather than merely to increase access to supports and services.

I'm not a gambling person, but if I had to place a bet on one sure - fire method for engaging students, increasing test scores, reaching students who fall below standards, challenging students who exceed grade - level standards, accessing students» creativity and originality, maximizing brain connections formed, applying concepts to new situations, and making the learning process more fun for the students and teacher, I would place that bet on... teaching the core curriculum through the arts.

Modern technology has increased the appetite for learning due to the ease with which participants can access it upon demand.

Since then, she has developed and implemented initiatives to finance and build after school and summer learning programs, and increase access to school meals and nutrition education programs in the Bay Area's lowest - income communities.

Founded this year by HGSE students Jill Carlson, Nell O'Donnell, and Debra Gitler from the International Education Policy Program, Learning Through Libraries aims to increase access to books and improve the education in El Salvador.

It is not about market - led dreams of ever - increasing material accumulation, but rather about having secure ways of meeting basic needs, being healthy, having access to opportunities for learning, being employed in satisfactory and meaningful tasks, having good social relations, leading culturally and spiritually fulfilling lives, and being politically empowered to be part of decision - making.

The availability of relatively cheap technologies offering direct access to knowledge of all types creates opportunities for students to experience a dramatic increase in the choice of what they learn, with whom they choose to learn, and how they choose to learn.

The influence of technology companies around the push for personalized learning and increased access to student data is also raising red flags for some principals.

Increase in pupils lacking the vocabulary needed to access their learning, according to Oxford Language study

This Education Trends report, Beyond the Core: Advancing student success through the arts, explores research on how the arts bolster the development of deeper learning skills, provides examples of programs that successfully increased access to the arts in education in public schools, and includes state - and local - level policy considerations.

In addition to McCleary, other education issues will include expanding capacity for high quality early learning programs and fully supporting the State Need Grant to increase college access.

Appalachia has some of the worst rural poverty in our nation, but schools are creating new strategies to improve access to mentors, tackling summer learning loss and increase high school graduation rates.

This session will discuss why schools should embrace and create policies that support the use of student - owned devices as mobile learning devices to increase equitable access to technology, enhance the learning experience, and teach digital responsibility.

By giving students the opportunity to access learning materials from anywhere, teachers will increase their students» productivity.

With great user experiences and easy access to learning across a wide range of devices, Agylia increases user adoption and engagement of learning programmes.

With the goal of creating 20,000 new seats in innovative schools of choice by 2024, we believe that sharing the voices of families in Idaho's many communities can help our schools, educators, and policy leaders increase access to great learning opportunities in the communities with the greatest need for better school options.

That's according to the study, «Teaching and Learning in the Age of Trump: Increasing Stress and Hostility in America's High Schools,» by John Rogers, director of the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Increasing access to full - day k: A key strategy for boosting learning and closing achievement gaps for children.