Sentences with phrase «increased school engagement»

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.

Ensure that extracurricular and out - of - school time programs are accessible to students with disabilities, as these activities have been shown to increase school engagement and connection.

Generally, these programs can be school - or community - based and are aimed at increasing school engagement, school attachment, and the academic performance of middle and high school students, with the main objective of reducing rates of dropout and increasing graduation rates.

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This increased diversity of jobs helps lead to significantly higher student engagement in the recruiting process: engagement is up as much as 2x at many schools.

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.

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.

Jon Kleiman, M.A. is the School Program Director for the Northeast Region, supporting schools and communities to increase student well - being and engagement.

Since the inception of our project in 2003, we have learned a lot about what makes an effective school team and the general progression that teams go through as they create changes to reduce student stress and increase health and engagement at their school sites.

We teach courses and deliver workshops nationally and internationally on parenting techniques, child development, school reform, and strategies to increase well - being, engagement with learning, and integrity.

«Overloaded and Underprepared» joins an increasing number of voices expressing concern about the future of the stereotypical high school student of today — the one with the non-stop schedule who is overstressed, anxious, not getting enough sleep and locked into rigid definitions of success that don't leave room for genuine engagement, critical thinking skills and creativity.

Knowing this information will help you determine actions you can take to improve student health and learning, strengthen your meal program finances, and move toward increased local food purchasing and farm to school engagement.

In a new report, the FSB is calling for schools in England to increase their engagement with small firms, as new research shows only nine per cent of small firms have taken on an apprentice in the last 12 months.

«In addition to gains in achievement test scores we also saw improvements in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lab.

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.

A cursory tour of the guidebook will leave the reader wiser about the distinctive characteristics of charter schools (autonomous, accountable, choice - based), its innovations (longer days and years, new approaches to staffing), and key strengths (increasing parental engagement, empowering educators).

While the schools in our district are not far apart in terms of distance, it is often difficult for them to make connections with each other even though we have the best intentions and we all realize the potential for increased engagement when we do facilitate these experiences.

In recognition of the fact that students begin making vital decisions about their career paths at an early stage, we're beginning to welcome increasing engagement from businesses with schools - certainly this is the philosophy at UTC Swindon — to work in partnership with industry.

Caldis, who is taking a year off teaching at school to teach pre-service educators at Macquarie University, says connecting learning to the real world and getting students out of the classroom to carry out their own investigations increases engagement and interest in the subject.

The weight of social science evidence demonstrates that racially diverse schools are associated with achievement in math and reading, better critical thinking, and increased intellectual engagement for students from all racial groups.

Forest Schools programmes, for example, have been shown to change the pro-social behaviour of whole year groups in lower KS2 leading to increased engagement and less disruptive behaviour in class.

Teacher participants recognised the learning and wellbeing benefits of increased parent - school engagement and increased opportunities for students to participate in targeted activities outside the classroom.»

By simply looking at existing data in a smarter way, schools and colleges can make a conscious effort to reduce their effect on the environment, minimise costs and increase engagement.

Creating more makerspaces in schools and classrooms is a great way to increase engagement for all students.

In 2015, schools are now benefitting from a huge range of new equipment, devices, and software helping to increase student engagement and diversify lessons.

Schools reported that this increase in engagement has had a positive impact on students» knowledge and confidence.

Elementary and middle schools — attendance, science test results, «program quality» (improving school climate, reducing behavior issues, and increasing engagement.

This presentation offers 19 proven strategies for increasing family engagement and strengthening the home - to - school connection.

School leaders say not only is the approach more cost - effective, it's also increased staff engagement and attendance at PD sessions.

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

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By adopting new equipment and methods, schools can revitalise lessons and increase that all - important engagement factor in the classroom.

However a recent survey carried out by the International Society for Technology (ISTE), showed that 74 % of school administrators believed digital content in schools increases student engagement.

A combination of top teachers, improved curriculum, policy changes, and an increase in family and community engagement and political support is what helped to turn D.C. schools around.

Through our extensive research on family engagement, and with the support of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Harvard Family Research Project is undertaking a new project that will focus on increasing understanding and implementation of the expanded definition of family engagement at a key time in the life of a child and the family: the transition to school.

This summer Mapp led her first Program in Professional Education (PPE) institute, «Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success,» which focused on designing family engagement practices connected to student learning, and increasing the capacity of educators, families, and community members to develop and sustain partnerships that improve student outcomes.

- Middle and High School Life Science Teachers - Teachers using NGSS or TEKS - Teachers who want to increase students engagement and retention - Teachers not looking to reinvent the wheel Each bundle includes 5 resources including lab station activities, individual lessons, digital scavenger hunts, readings, and lots more.

Having been involved with the introduction of 1:1 devices in Primary Schools in the UAE, I have also been involved in running debates with parents who see the negatives outweighing the positives when it comes to increased engagement in the classroom.

They will be at HGSE on Thursday, March 28, to discuss how out - of - school learning increases student engagement and reduces dropout rates.

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.

Last year, in Mixing Literacy with Innovation, myself and my colleague Matthew Cunnane explained how incorporating a book publishing program into our high school English program has contributed to an increase in student engagement levels.

Although the idea that student engagement and increased social and emotional learning are crucial to creating successful alternative schools is not new, many alternative school programs still struggle to implement these solutions effectively.

Second, it is investing in instructional approaches that increase student and parental engagement — such as differentiated school offerings for different student needs, as well as products and services for blended - learning environments, where the bulk of K — 12 online learning will ultimately be — both for its own full - time managed schools as well as for districts through its Fuel Education business.

We speak to Mere Berryman, from the University of Waikato in Hamilton, about a program aimed at increasing engagement among Maori secondary school students in New Zealand and the implications for educators here in Australia.

Revitalizing Family Engagement in the Transition Years Through our extensive research on family engagement, and with the support of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Harvard Family Research Project is undertaking a new project that will focus on increasing understanding and implementation of the expanded definition of family engagement at a key time in the life of a child and the family: the transition to school.

Two teachers explain how an approach to literacy that incorporates an in - school book publishing program has contributed to an increase in engagement levels.

«Today we're sharing our Model Framework that schools can use to help them develop partnerships and increase family engagement,» Duncan said.

So if we know all of this, Mapp asks, why are schools still struggling to increase family engagement?

Discussing school contexts, Merga says shared reading has been associated with increasing student learning engagement, motivation and enjoyment.

Teachers should always try and make it fun by using learning apps like the ones on School Jotter to increase pupils engagement.

In our own research, we have found musical participation can promote engagement across entire class groups, or even whole - school populations, in at least four distinct areas: «Engagement in learning», «Peer Engagement», «Increased connection between different members of the school community», and «Community Engagement» (McFerran et al., 2017).