Sentences with phrase «key challenges in education»

One of the key challenges in education is how to incorporate modern technology into the classroom, without loss to the aesthetics or the fundamentals of good order.

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The problem is that no such programs yet exist (although this is going to be a key objective of our SmartTeams program, and our pilot program for the NCAA and Department of Defense under our Mind Matters Challenge grant), and even if were implemented on a widespread basis (which, once again, I hope will happen once we launch the full SmartTeams program in 2016), it is unclear whether such a shift in emphasis in concussion education will achieve any meaningful increase in rates of self - reporting, at least in the short term.

Actress and education activist Cynthia Nixon, a gubernatorial candidate challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says legalizing marijuana is vital to «ending a key front in the racist war on drugs» and will help raise additional revenue for New York State.

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, explores key challenges that face this burgeoning area of Chinese higher education as the nation pushes to become an academic superpower.

AHOEC centres are at the forefront of delivering innovative, real, and exciting experiences to young people across the UK, its key aims being to promote all - round personal development through outdoor education and residential experience; to develop, establish and maintain good and safe practice in outdoor education; to encourage awareness of, and active respect for the environment; and to foster greater confidence and regard for others through a series of adventurous challenges requiring cooperation set in the outdoors.

To bring this same innovation to school report cards, the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), in partnership with Getting Smart, has launched the My School Information Design Challenge (#schoolinfo)-- a national competition to rethink and redesign the way in which key data is presented on school report cards so that they can drive decisions, spark discussions and support the efforts of state departments of eEducation (ExcelinEd), in partnership with Getting Smart, has launched the My School Information Design Challenge (#schoolinfo)-- a national competition to rethink and redesign the way in which key data is presented on school report cards so that they can drive decisions, spark discussions and support the efforts of state departments of educationeducation.

Participants will discuss the historic outcome of the 2016 election and the key challenges for civic education going forward (Askwith Lecture Hall with overflow seating in Larsen G08, 106, 203; and Longfellow 319 and 320)

The Foundation also funds projects that increase participation in football and other sports and address some of society's key challenges, such as social inclusion, health, education and equalities.

Lord Baker, chairman of Baker Dearing Educational Trust, commented: «As we head towards Brexit, the challenge for our education system is to ensure we equip students with the skills they need to forge successful careers in key areas like science, engineering and computing, which our economy increasingly demands.

The key players in the state's education department, including its commissioner, had all been replaced; the new administrators were issuing challenging curriculum standards, requiring new statewide tests, and demanding more accountability.

The professional development programs bring approximately 3,000 educators to the School each year, providing a unique opportunity for HGSE faculty and education professionals to work together on key challenges in teaching and learning.

She added: «Education is, and always will be, a key priority for this government and I passionately believe that the Reading Challenge is an important addition to the investment of # 750 million over the next five years in measures and reforms to close the attainment gap in Scotland.»

The event has been designed to address key challenges and considerations relating to academisation and aims to bring together senior members of academies and MATs with other forward thinking solution providers in the education market.

One of the key challenges identified in the paper is: Deficit and race - based assumptions in Indigenous education.

Technology is not the solution in and of itself; however it is a critical enabler and key component of the solution to the challenges facing education on the continent.

Education a Key Issue in Some State Elections Education may play a surprisingly large role in several state elections next month and some issues are challenging partisan divisions.

When it comes to finances and payments, the education landscape in North America is set to face some key challenges in the coming years.

«Rising cost pressures faced by schools, sixth form and FE colleges have led to serious challenges in the provision of high quality education which can be a key driver for social justice and productivity.

The LEGO ® MINDSTORMS ® Education EV3 helps teachers tackle assessment needs and aligns with key skills reflected in national standards, which challenge students to explore real life themes and challenges.

One key challenge for the gifted education community is that the CCSS are indeed being used in some places to justify reducing or even scrapping gifted education services on the grounds that the new universal standards are more challenging than what came before them.

«Tackling workload is one of the key challenges we face in the education sector and an issue that has to be at the forefront everything that is done at both Welsh Government and local government level.

In an open letter to Ms Morgan, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, warned the education secretary that she faced «a number of key challenges» including teacher recruitment, workload and an «ever - more punitive inspection system».

In a major blow to the Department for Education's workload agenda, the report also reveals that half of school leaders have not engaged with the government's flagship «workload challenge» programme at all, and that only # 91,000 has been spent on programmes to support workload or pupil behaviour — even though these were flagged as key issues to keep teachers in the professioIn a major blow to the Department for Education's workload agenda, the report also reveals that half of school leaders have not engaged with the government's flagship «workload challenge» programme at all, and that only # 91,000 has been spent on programmes to support workload or pupil behaviour — even though these were flagged as key issues to keep teachers in the professioin the profession.

Three recent publications highlight some of the key challenges the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools faces as we work to ensure students with disabilities have ready access to charter schools prepared to provide quality special education and related Education in Charter Schools faces as we work to ensure students with disabilities have ready access to charter schools prepared to provide quality special education and related education and related services.

Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41

The Teacher Needs Assessment (TNA) exercise, jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Education and Royal Education Council, is a step in Bhutan's educational reform initiative to provide answers to some of key challenges in improving teacher quality.

The education secretary has in her grasp some key levers to head off the perfect storm that is beginning to gather: in seeking information, before the election, about the workload challenges facing schools, she knows that: Ofsted needs extensive reform, possibly replaced with validated peer - to - peer accountability and the incoherent sequencing and pace of curriculum changes need to be rethought with school leaders thinking about what will have a significant impact on children's learning.

The 2011 National Survey on STEM Education discovered the three key challenges facing K - 12 STEM education in the United States: inadequate funding (74 percent), a low number of qualified STEM education teachers (55.9 percent), and insufficient STEM professional development for teachers (54.6 Education discovered the three key challenges facing K - 12 STEM education in the United States: inadequate funding (74 percent), a low number of qualified STEM education teachers (55.9 percent), and insufficient STEM professional development for teachers (54.6 education in the United States: inadequate funding (74 percent), a low number of qualified STEM education teachers (55.9 percent), and insufficient STEM professional development for teachers (54.6 education teachers (55.9 percent), and insufficient STEM professional development for teachers (54.6 percent).

The conversation compliments teacher - developed policy recommendations E4E - New York released Wednesday aimed at addressing a key challenge in transitioning to the Common Core — making the standards accessible to unique student populations: special education students and English - language learners.

Through the two - year fellowship, talented education leaders receive a full salary, benefits, and a startup stipend ($ 250,000 in total) so they have the necessary time and support to launch break - the - mold initiatives addressing key education challenges in Indianapolis.

The Renzulli Profile is the key tool in providing differentiated instruction, so the Renzulli ELL Accelerator was launched to solve one of the greatest challenges in American education.

The objective of the presentation is to identify the successes and help the education design world learn the key lessons from them in order to deliver new solutions that meet the needs of children and educationalists now and in the future; and to identify the opportunities and challenges for integration into the city that architects and planners are having to address.

On Tuesday, March 3, Engaging Schools Executive Director Larry Dieringer played a key role in «From the Police Precinct to the Principal's Office: The Challenges Facing School Districts One Year After the Release of Federal School Discipline Guidance,» a Congressional briefing that explored changes underway and challenges remaining more than a year after the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released guidance to help school districts develop discipline policies that keep students in school, eliminate racial disparities, and increase positive behavioralChallenges Facing School Districts One Year After the Release of Federal School Discipline Guidance,» a Congressional briefing that explored changes underway and challenges remaining more than a year after the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released guidance to help school districts develop discipline policies that keep students in school, eliminate racial disparities, and increase positive behavioralchallenges remaining more than a year after the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released guidance to help school districts develop discipline policies that keep students in school, eliminate racial disparities, and increase positive behavioral supports.

To mark our 15th anniversary, we asked school leaders from our partner schools, who form our National Schools Forum, to write about the key challenges they face in their schools and communities; the innovative solutions that they have implemented, in collaboration with others, to address these challenges; and to offer thoughts on what more needs to change to ensure that the children from the least advantaged communities have the best possible education.

This publication is part of a briefing kit that highlights our state's most pressing higher education challenges in seven key areas:

To bring this same innovation to school report cards, the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), in partnership with Getting Smart, has launched the My School Information Design Challenge (#schoolinfo)- a national competition to rethink and redesign the way in which key data is presented on school report cards so that they can drive decisions, spark discussions and support the efforts of state departments of eEducation (ExcelinEd), in partnership with Getting Smart, has launched the My School Information Design Challenge (#schoolinfo)- a national competition to rethink and redesign the way in which key data is presented on school report cards so that they can drive decisions, spark discussions and support the efforts of state departments of educationeducation.

President Obama stopped in Memphis, Tennessee yesterday to deliver Booker T. Washington High School's key note graduation address as part of the Department of Education's Commencement Challenge for 2011.

This week in the Global Search for Education, I asked Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach For America and of Teach For All to share her perspectives on some of the key issues that currently challenge the teaching profession, and on the contributions her organizations continue to make.

Like many modern challenges, improving education for all children requires key leaders to collaborate in new and powerful ways.

As a result, readers will discover the LIS issues and concerns that China and the international community have in common.The book first introduces the opportunities and challenges faced by the library and information literacy profession and discusses the key role of librarians in the future of information literacy education.

This report presents findings on the development of policies and curricula, including the actors involved and challenges faced; how sexuality education is taught in classrooms; students» experiences and preferences; support for implementation, including teacher training and school environment factors; sources of SRH information outside of the classroom; and general opinions about such education among key stakeholders.

This report presents findings on the development of policies and curricula, including the actors involved and challenges faced; how sexuality education is taught in classrooms; students» experiences and preferences; support for implementation, including teacher training and school environment factors; sexuality education outside of the classroom; and general opinions about sexuality education among key stakeholders.

The study reviews how experienced violence links to key goals for education systems (attendance, attainment and achievement), and assesses the policies and practices in the region designed to address the challenge.