Sentences with phrase «learning gaps increase»

Because learning gaps increase more over the summer than during the school year, well - designed summer programs regularly attended by economically disadvantaged students could help keep the gaps from widening.

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State legislators addressed members at the convention center just before the educators fanned out to lobby their local elected officials to call for an increase in school funding, more Teacher Centers, an end to the charter equity gap and further expansion of the Community Learning Schools initiative.

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According to a recent study in the journal Science, methods like those used in Interactive Learning increased learning for all students and decreased the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students in a large, introductory - level college biologLearning increased learning for all students and decreased the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students in a large, introductory - level college biologlearning for all students and decreased the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students in a large, introductory - level college biology class.

The real challenge lies in how to differentiate curriculum and learning activities without increasing and perpetuating an achievement gap between able and less - able students.

This call for increased government funding comes shortly after Jeremy Corbyn's outline for a national education service, designed to offer learning opportunities at every stage of life and close the growing productivity gap.

Students with a growth mindset were more motivated to learn and exert effort, and outperformed those with a fixed mindset in math — a gap that continued to increase over the two - year period.

The key to dramatic increases in student achievement and lowering of the achievement gap in a PBL - T school is rigorous standards - based curriculum learned via 100 % project - based earning infused with technology.

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

Minute - by - minute, day - by - day formative assessment can influence student learning, help close the achievement gap, and increase student engagement.

If schools allowed every student to learn as fast as they can the achievement gaps would increase.

The report outlines that students who fully participate ASES or 21st CCLC after school program gain the equivalent of up to an extra 90 days of school, regular attendance in expanded learning programs increases student achievement, attendance and positive behaviors, and narrows the achievement gap, and expanded learning programs in California increase health and nutrition and offer innovative learning opportunities all year round.

This project emphasizes closing opportunity gaps through building new educator induction processes, enhancing professional learning, and increasing workforce diversity.

Unique Blended Learning Programs Incorporate Social - Emotional and Noncognitive Skills Development Into Core Math and Science Instruction to Increase Achievement, Close Achievement Gaps WASHINGTON, DC --(Marketwired — Jan 21, 2016)-- The Jefferson Education Accelerator (JEA) announced today the selection of Agile Mind as its latest company partner.

Absent a district structure for teacher leadership, work collaboratively with teachers to conduct a school needs assessment to determine gaps in leadership; identify multiple and varied formal or informal leadership opportunities; and provide flexible scheduling and additional compensation that would allow teachers to take on increased responsibility for professional learning, curriculum, or school improvement activities.

Teacher quality is the number one way to increase student achievement and narrow the learning gaps.

NSLA is a national nonprofit organization focused on closing the achievement gap by increasing summer learning opportunities for all youth.

If districts and schools continue to teach to grade - level standards without remediating learning gaps and increasing proficiency levels, many students will continue to struggle accessing grade - level work as they progress through high school courses.

Researchers have called for increased efforts to conduct design research and intervention - based studies that support students» learning of mathematics and bridge the gap between theory and practice (e.g., Bishop, 1998; Stylianides & Stylianides, 2013).

By providing content and pedagogy that increases teacher effectiveness and stimulates students to learn at the highest level, Facing History works to bridge the opportunity gap that impedes success for young people in under - resourced communities.

lose the student achievement gap, she worked with nonprofit LEAP Innovations last year to increase personalized learning practices, with a focus on professional development to prepare teachers for the new instructional approach.

For these and other reasons, an extensive body of research suggests that small schools and small learning communities have the following significant advantages: • Increased student performance, along with a reduction in the achievement gap and dropout rate • A more positive school climate, including safer schools, more active student engagement, fewer disciplinary infractions, and less truancy • A more personalized learning environment in which students have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with both adults and peers • More opportunities for teachers to gather together in professional learning communities that enhance teaching and learning • Greater parent involvement and satisfaction • Cost - efficiency Ultimately, creating successful small learning communities and small schools at the middle level increases the chances for students to be successful in high school and beyond.

At both the elementary and middle school, the team is increasing data transparency to drive personalization of instruction and purposeful student choice so that students can simultaneously close academic gaps in math and reading and develop the necessary student agency skills to drive their own learning.

Such gaps, combined with increased stress and burnout, can contribute to high turnover rates among prekindergarten teachers, which can lower classroom quality and hamper early learning opportunities for children.

Goal: Provide charter schools with resources that promote (1) student learning through a clear vision, high expectations, and data - informed decision making at the school level, (2) measurable program goals and student learning objectives that increase the academic outcomes for all students, and (3) closing the achievement gap.

She is an editor of three JFF books: Double the Numbers: Increasing Postsecondary Credentials for Underrepresented Youth, Minding the Gap: Why Integrating High School with College Makes Sense and How to Do It, and most recently, Anytime, Anywhere: Student - Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers, all four published by the Harvard Education Press.

Instead of increasing the gap, hwk could be transformed to close the gap by developing School Learning Networks by strengthening the home / school connection through meaningful, family engaging activities.

«Increasing teacher diversity is a very important strategy for improving learning for students of color and for closing achievement gaps,» said LPI President and Stanford professor emeritus, Linda Darling - Hammond.

SI&A's products and services are strengthening the partnership between schools and homes: increasing parent communication, recovering learning time, improving graduation rates and closing the achievement gap.

Our educational design was developed to address the most critical needs of schools challenged by socioeconomic conditions: closing the achievement gap, improving the quality of teaching, increasing graduation and college acceptance rates, creating inclusive and vibrant learning environments, and developing outstanding urban school leaders.

Losing vital financial resources for professional development risks increased teacher turnover, which would exacerbate talent shortages and achievement gaps, while severely constraining educators» ability to learn and enact 21st - century instructional strategies.

Ultimately, skunkworks may lead, over time, to a shift in the opportunity and achievement gaps prevalent in schools, leverage student voice, increase the use of higher impact strategies, shift staff and department meeting agendas to focus more time on learning, and begin developing new forms of problem - solving across a system that focuses primarily on learning.

Founded in 1998 as The After - School Corporation (TASC), the mission of ExpandED Schools is to close the learning gap by increasing access to enriched education experiences.

Increasing opportunity to learn via access to rigorous courses and programs: One strategy for closing the achievement gap for at - risk and ethnic minority students.

With the goal of pinpointing the root of the problematic gaps, district and school administrators embarked on a path to increase learning outcomes.

As the world of education transforms (e.g. flipped learning, BYOD, collaborative leadership and practical inquiry), the knowledge gap over time will continue to increase.

In - service educators are learning to use their data to identify gaps in their curriculum, to identify areas where the rigor needs to increase and to identify inconsistent expectations for what mastery level performance looks like.

There already exist model catch - up programs and policies that systems and institutions can learn from: California State University at Long Beach has pioneered a partnership to deliver bridge courses to close student - readiness gaps; Illinois has passed legislation requiring the development of transitional math courses across the state; and Tennessee has increased the scale of its Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support, or Sails, program from a single district in 2012 to over 17,000 students statewide in the 2016 - 17 school year.

In this lesson, you're going to learn what gaps are, why they form as well as how to use them to increase your odds of success.

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I think the learners are seeing robots filling that gap by increasing productivity while the learned bath in nostalgia of a static world.

School districts eager to reduce achievement gaps, increase college and career readiness, and help students cope with anxiety, substance abuse, and bullying are looking for ways to make social - emotional learning (SEL) part of every classroom and every lesson.

Launching the Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge: President Obama has challenged states to close the school readiness gap through the Early Learning Challenge, a competitive fund that has enabled 20 states to increase the quality of their early education programs, to establish higher standards across programs and to provide critical links with health, nutrition, mental health, and family support for our neediest children.