Sentences with phrase «increased student learning as»

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The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Howard Hughes Medical Insti.tute (HHMI) published a joint report, ti.tled Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians in which they call for increased emphasis on evolution as one of the basic sciences students learn before they come to medical school.

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.

Research confirms that teaching kindness in schools increases the well - being of not only the students but the teachers as well AND when you combine it with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and mindfulness, the outcome could be quite astounding!

The scores of New York City students increased slightly in both math and English language arts on the latest state tests, released on Aug. 14, as students became more familiar with the Common Core Learning Standards and their teachers worked hard with what materials and training they eventually got.

As his graduate student, I learned mathematical methods and increased my appreciation of quantitative biological problems.

Misdiagnosis commonly happens when students start learning to read in the first and second grades, and as English - language learners continue through the grade levels, the demand for the application of such executive control processes such as working memory and language increases as reading comprehension requirements become more complex.

Students of mine who have done Kinetic Chain Enhancement all report increased income from learning this technique as they can get the client in the right position in matter of minutes.

Students quickly learn to use yoga as a tool, not just to increase physical fitness, but also to manage their feelings and behaviors, and to create a mental state ready for learning and taking tests.

In the meantime, involving your students in the communication is probably the best way to learn what you need to know about them, as well as the best way to increase their physicians» understanding of what you are doing.

For graduates of a Holistic Practitioner Program (minimum requirement), this resource expedites the learning process that increases a student's confidence and effectiveness as a consultant.

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 abovAs 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 abovas those mentioned above.

Psychological studies also indicate that arts - integrated classrooms increase students» ability for self - regulation (such as monitoring, guiding, directing, and evaluating one's own learning) and their memory and attention capacities.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Involvement in these projects has also proven to increase academic achievement as students learn problem - solving skills, how to plan activities and important team - work abilities.

PBL increased learning of macroeconomics at the high school level, as compared with traditional classes, in a sample of 252 students at 11 high schools (Maxwell, Mergendoller & Bellisimo, 2005).

Service learning can have positive effects on students» performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates opportunities known to improve academic achievement, such as giving students the chance to act autonomously, develop good relationships with adults and peers, and increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.

With these authentic experiences, for both students and teachers, it is our hope that conceptions of learning, as broader than classroom teaching and learning, increase kindness both on an individual and global level.

Among the findings: (1) art activities can be integrated into classroom content and used to encourage rehearsal - type activities (such as songs) that incorporate relevant subject matter, (2) incorporating information into story, poem, song, or art form may place the knowledge in context, which can help students remember it, especially if the students are creating art that relates subject matter to themselves, (3) through artistic activities like writing a story or creating a drawing, students generate information they might otherwise have simply read, which will very likely lead to better long - term retention of that information, (4) physically acting out material, such as in a play, helps learners recall information, (5) speaking words aloud results in better retention than reading words in silence, (6) increasing the amount of effort involved in learning new information (such as being asked to discern meaning from an ambiguous sentence or to interpret a work of art) is positively associated with its retention, (7) emotionally charged content is easier to remember than content linked to events that are emotionally neutral, and (8) information presented as pictures is retained better than the same information presented as words.

«I try to emphasize to my teachers that our goal is to increase our students» learning as evidenced by the test scores.

This idea of ensuring that teaching is targeted towards students» needs in mathematics is very important as it can increase student engagement which is critical for learning.

Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute John Hattie has warned that some of the UK government's key education policies, such as performance related pay for teachers and increased academy conversion, are a «distraction» that will only have a «minimal» impact on student's learning.

Schools Get Tough on Attendance Cracking down on truancy is a growing concern for many administrators, as requirements increase and evidence mounts that children who are in school consistently learn more than students who are absent.

Cracking down on truancy is a growing concern for many administrators, as requirements increase and evidence mounts that children who are in school consistently learn more than students who are absent.

The expanded partnership will provide increased options for educators, including professional development series in Literacy, Assessment, and Student and Principal Voice, as well as an ACEL / Corwin bookstore and a selection of online learning modules.

When evaluating the photos taken of the different aspects of the learning environments and the tasks in which students were engaged, teachers identified a number of significant changes, such as: students working on a greater range of products, a greater level of student self - direction and increased collaboration across different classes and year groups.

As students progress through their four years, they are given increased agency over their own learning.

The report suggests that quicker progress was related to students spending more time on homework, which is related to the increased enjoyment of using interactive and video resources, as well as increased engagement with their own learning.

«With LEGO Education's long tradition of using the LEGO brick as a strong hands - on learning tool to increase engagement and Pearson's renowned credibility and strong foothold in the education market, we know this solution will help educators with students who need extra support.»

For example, personal bests are goals that students can attain by performing as well or better than they did in a previous performance; they are seen as accessible by students and increase students» sense of confidence that they can learn successfully (Liem, Ginns, Martin, Stone, & Herrett, 2012).

Instead we need to be doing what an increasing number of schools like another Arizona - based school, the Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School, are doing and disrupting that flawed paradigm by implementing online learning to create a student - centric system — not to increase costs for the community through bond measures or otherwise, as the article reports — but to use existing resources to prioritize student learning and achieve great results.

Such interventions focus not on improving academic skills or knowledge, but on changing students» mindsets about learning — combating negative feelings, or increasing a sense of belonging, or reframing failure as an opportunity for improvement.

An increasing number of educators and policymakers see blended learning as one of the most promising means of educating students with a wide variety of learning styles and abilities.

It was my intention to simultaneously promote mastery learning as well as increase students» ability to metacognitively assess their work against a given set of standards.

Modeling promotes learning and motivation, as well as increasing student self - confidence — they will have a stronger belief that they can accomplish the learning task if they follow steps that were demonstrated.

When Massachusetts increased its expulsion rate for students, state Education Commissioner Robert Antonucci said, as quoted in the Daily Report Card, «Suspending and expelling some disruptive students will strengthen the climate of learning.

If school leaders and teachers adopt blended learning as a strategy to personalize learning, increase students» academic mastery, and develop students» noncognitive skills, then the technology will improve along those dimensions.

Good programs, however, that do customize for these different learning needs and lead to increased student engagement and time on task, should be easier to scale in a digital world as opposed to an analog one.

But in a new article for Education Next, «Desegregation Since the Coleman Report: Racial composition of schools and student learning,» Steven Rivkin of the University of Illinois at Chicago identifies a key trend masquerading as resegregation: the decreasing enrollment share of white students due to the increasing ethnic diversity of public schools.

The letter says that the district has never evaluated the teachers using student test scores, and, as a consequence, has never told teachers where they stood and counseled them on how to improve in terms of increasing their students» learning — all of which are required by the law.

The increase in the number of students classified as having either specific learning disabilities or emotional / behavioral disorders has also sparked much controversy.

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.

As an early BYOD («Bring Your Own Device») adopter in my school, I have seen increased learning outcomes and test scores, not to mention that my students are now more engaged in learning activities.

With these curriculum programs, students are learning about Braille and guide dogs, and, as their knowledge increases, their willingness to make social contact with their blind peers increases.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

In our book BrainSMART: 60 Strategies for Increasing Student Learning, we suggest the acronym CRAVE as a way to remember five other strategies for keeping students» attention focused on lLearning, we suggest the acronym CRAVE as a way to remember five other strategies for keeping students» attention focused on learninglearning:

A variety of assessment modalities and some student choice in assessment type can bring students to the assessment with less anxiety, increasing the positive learning experience as well as providing the opportunity for them to demonstrate what they know — not simply what they memorized, forgot or never learned.

We argue that the incorporation of culinary arts as a project - based learning activity is an excellent way to increase student knowledge and engagement.

Research shows that increasing the time students are actually engaged in learning, along with other factors such as high expectations and the use of data to guide instruction, results in what we want for all students: confidence, love of learning, and higher achievement.

So given the shortage of high performing math students, it comes as no surprise to learn that Google is giving all employees a 10 percent salary increase across the board, because it is worried its mathematically talented employees will abscond to high paying competitors.

By ensuring that social media and publishing platforms play a role in our learning environments, we increase our students» potential to share with a broader audience and position ourselves as more connected educators.