Sentences with phrase «kind of school environment»

This no - nonsense guide discusses the possible benefits of each kind of school environment and focuses on finding the right fit for each child.

In building the kind of school environment espoused by the Latino Enrollment Institute, Patrick implemented two subtle changes at St. Andrew — a daily handshake and a new school crest that included a rose.

What kind of school environment encourages teachers to race tricycles down the hallways while also engaging in deep conversations about student learning in PLC's?

Decide what kind of school environment makes sense for your child and your family.

It is with them in mind that we request a meeting with you and Superintendent King to discuss safety policies that directly impede the ability of school leaders to cultivate the kind of school environments that are safe and secure for all students and staff.

Not exact matches

A first - of - its - kind, the Fortune │ UNC partnership elevates the learning experience through regular interaction with renowned business school faculty, Fortune's access to C - suite executives, and the flexibility of a dynamic virtual learning environment.

Rather than trying to «teach» skills like grit and self - control, he argues, we should focus instead on creating the kinds of environments, both at home and at school, in which those qualities are most likely to flourish.

They're showing that students, especially those growing up in adverse environments, aren't deeply motivated by the kind of reward - and - punishment structures that prevail at most schools.

The students in alternative schools are typically teenagers and old enough to decide what kind of academic environment they prefer.

«And when kids grow up without the right kind of support and environment at home, schools can do a lot to compensate for that.»

Dr. Lester and his colleague, James F. Padbury, MD, pediatrician - in - chief and chief of Neonatal / Perinatal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital and the William and Mary Oh - William and Elsa Zopfi Professor of Pediatrics for Perinatal Research at the Alpert Medical School, published research in September 2014 in Pediatrics, which found that a single - family room NICU environment provides for appropriate levels of maternal involvement, developmental support, and staff involvement, which are essential to provide the kind of care that can optimize the medical and neurodevelopmental outcome of the preterm infant and lead to the development of preventive interventions to reduce later impairment.

Dr. Lester and his colleague, James F. Padbury, MD, pediatrician - in - chief and chief of Neonatal / Perinatal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital and the William and Mary Oh — William and Elsa Zopfi Professor of Pediatrics for Perinatal Research at the Alpert Medical School, published research in September 2014 in Pediatrics, which found that a single - family room NICU environment provides for appropriate levels of maternal involvement, developmental support, and staff involvement, which are essential to provide the kind of care that can optimize the medical and neurodevelopmental outcome of the preterm infant and lead to the development of preventive interventions to reduce later impairment.

Schools are places of learning and we do need to restore that kind of environment,» Mr. Liu is heard saying.

«We were drawn to this collaboration because in spite of the different environments, cultures, histories, climates and identities of the two regions, we were asking the same kinds of questions about human capacities to address challenging climate conditions,» says lead author Margaret C. Nelson, President's Professor in Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Change.

The first - of - its kind study, led by a multi-disciplinary research team at BMC and the BU School of Public Health (BUSPH), reviewed data on 29 youth - specific and adult policies on drinking to establish scores characterizing each state's alcohol policy «environment.»

«A biological species surviving in that kind of extreme environment is a big deal,» said Vikas Tomar, an associate professor in Purdue University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

My own view is that these kinds of measures are fine, but unless we can make progress in affecting the home environments of today's children, any progress will be modest at best, and the job of the schools will only become more difficult.

Bullying behaviour of any kind, inside or outside the school environment, refers not to a single event but to a relational pattern repeated over time where social dominance is gained through the negative use of power to harm (Crothers & Levinson, 2004; Smith, 2004; Smorti et al., 2003).

My argument here is that a «diverse provider» environment (where an area has an array of operators running an array of schools) allows for a very different kind of accountability system.

Given the outdated model of many school systems, what kinds of learning environments might better serve all students?

One is that London is better at assimilating and educating those kind of children, it has got a very diverse population and its schools in recent years have got quite good, and maybe London for one reason or another is a better environment for those kids to thrive.

Developmental psychologist Richard Weissbourd, the co-director of Making Caring Common and a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, offers advice on setting the kind of classroom norms that can create a respectful environment for rich conversations about even the most challenging topics.

The basic flaw in the CRP study is that it compares the racial composition of charter schools, which tend to be located in inner cities, with that of traditional public schools, which are located in all different kinds of environments.

«These grants to the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Center for Collaborative Education will offer the funding necessary to provide educators with the knowledge and skills to create the kind of small, focused learning environments that help all students achieve.»

In a secondary school environment these kinds of activities aren't always easy, but it's worth considering if any of them might work.

Teachers, schools, students and parents have their own personal accounts, yet they are all connected through a smooth and flawless notifications system.There is a class blog feature where everyone can add their own videos, images and multi-media — kind of like a cute facebook — turned wiki environment.

Then of course there is the environment effect, which we do know about — the lack of support, a school culture which may require early career teachers to teach out of field (and we know that more early career teachers teach out of field than any other group), student behaviour, the workload, administration workload, all of those kinds of things are clearly issues.

Foster the kind of school climate and social and emotional learning environment where students feel safe to take risks, to engage in learning through trial - and - error, and that celebrates incremental learning.

He walks through the strategic planning process of a BYOD initiative, offering examples from his school and others, while also discussing the question of equity in this kind of environment.

Speaker B. J. Cassin, founder of Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation, told the audience, «Think of the effect if all Catholic schools, not just the ones that we mentioned here, had the ability to have this kind of revenue come in [from tax - credits]; it changes the environment completely.»

We work with all kinds of public schools — from district - based schools to charter public schools — to help them establish high - quality learning environments that meet the needs of the students in their communities.

What we are doing is stating sound principles that are aligned with and underscore the responsibilities we have (or should have) agreed to take on in exchange for public dollars and the autonomy that we have (or should have) to innovate in our schools and create the kind of learning environments that families aspire to for their children and educators aspire to for their careers.

As a result of her extensive volunteerism, Bonnie understands the kind of support a school board must provide to both teachers and students, in order to cultivate an environment where educators, learners and parents all participate to help each child reach their maximum potential.

OHDELA K12 Online School allows for a safe, distraction - free online learning environment where every kind of student can thrive.

«It's possible that this kind of environment is one where the adults in the school know the kids better, and they're reinforcing the importance of college attendance, and making sure kids are filling out college applications and financial aid forms.»

Teachers and principals are not always trained to teach in this kind of environment; successful educators in these kinds of schools must be passionate about differentiated instruction — and have the time and supports to execute that well.

Test scores reflect not just the quality of schools or their teachers, but all kinds of other factors in children's lives, including their home environment; whether they attended a good preschool; traumas they have experienced; and whether their parents read to them at night or hire tutors.

While the dream of personalized, equitable, and intellectually challenging schools for every student has yet to be realized, in every state there are schools, teachers and students who have created just these kinds of learning environments for themselves and for one another.

It adds that systemic approaches are needed to reverse the inequities in the distribution of teaching talent and to foster school environments that support the kind of ongoing, intensive professional learning that positively impacts student learning.

While the dream of personalized, equitable, and intellectually challenging schools for every student has yet to be realized, in every state there are schools, teachers and students that have created just these kinds of learning environments for themselves and for one another.

«This move could be further strengthened by also allowing charter public school teachers flexible pathways to professional certification, so that more students in every kind of learning environment have access to excellent and diverse educators.

Most of us have assumed that the kind of academic learning that goes on in school has little or nothing to do with one's emotions or social environment.

High - quality charter schools can spur innovation and provide communities more flexibility to create the kind of learning environment they want for their children,» said State Superintendent Jack O'Connell, who has a long record of supporting charter schools.

Still today, students going to school in many large cities, some smaller ones, and in numerous rural communities do not have access to the kinds of learning environments, high - speed Internet access, and learning platforms that students in wealthier communities take for granted.

We've learned that in many low - performing schools the principals are really good managers of buildings, so that you know they can make the bells ring on time, the buses come and go, the materials are in the classrooms, the school is clean, the kids are fed, it's a safe school environment, so all of those kinds of issues are taken care of, and I would never underestimate the importance of all of those issues, I mean, they need to be.

In an environment where public schools face criticism for not being agile or forward - thinking enough, it's worth debating whether this kind of thinking has contributed to the rise of competition and choice.

Charter schools provide families with a choice of a different kind of public school that best fits their children's learning needs - as we know, not all children learn and thrive in the same environment.

And in that kind of environment, you do see that the incentives are all in the wrong place and cause schools to push out your lower achievers.

Community schools integrate those environments into a centralized location where a multitude of adults «form a kind of child - centered and school - focused chorus» (Lawson and Van Veen 2015, 65).

A democratically elected school board wouldn't dare put the district's youngest learners (K - 5) in this kind of an environment because they know the voters would hold them accountable, but for a private third party operator who is to say you can't set up school next to a liquor store?