Sentences with phrase «learning improves student learning»

And our search for better frameworks must include an account of how teacher learning improves student learning.

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He believes big data will give educators the information they need to improve their programs and help personalize teaching so students can learn in the way that's best for them.

With In2Books, for example, ePals helps students in grades 3 to 5 to improve their reading skills with the support of adult mentors in a safe, online learning environment.

The role of the Haskayne Founders» Circle Cabinet is to raise money for the Haskayne School of Business resulting in enriched student experience, improved teaching and learning environment and acceleration of the school's ability to be an international leader in business education.

Students will learn about the work that The Oficina Escola de Lutheria da Amazônia (OELA), the Rainforest Alliance's Brazil - based partner, is doing to help the people of Boa Vista do Ramos improve their lives while ensuring the long - term health of the forest.

The Kitchen Community builds Learning Gardens in schools around the U.S. reaching hundreds of thousands of students every school day, improving their vegetable intake and academic achievements.

TPC Camps are great for new, current and former students ages 7 - 10 and 11 - 13 who are looking to learn, improve and have fun.

Boys Basketball Beginner (incoming 6th - 9th): This class is for student - athletes who are either interested in learning more about the game of basketball or have recently been introduced to basketball and are looking to improve on their basic skill - set.

If your school wants practical, research - based solutions to improve student health and increase motivation and learning, we are here to help.

In the sections ahead, I'll describe a number of interventions that are improving outcomes among low - income students by enhancing the environments in which they learn.

The faculty artfully integrates State - adopted educational standards into the school's curriculum while creating a vibrant and stimulating environment that not only engages, but improves student attention and develops a life - long passion for learning.

Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.

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.

Developed specifically to instruct teachers and other school professionals about the impact hunger has on learning, the NEA Healthy Futures Breakfast in the Classroom Toolkit will help you communicate how BIC can help increase breakfast participation and address hunger in schools, which in turn can improve academic and behavioral outcomes for students.

Farm to School A program that connects schools (K - 12) and local farms with the goal of improving student nutrition and providing experiential learning opportunities through school gardens, farm tours and culinary education.

And research shows that taking a break during the day, even a short one, can improve student learning skills and memory.

Working with these adults, students engage on civic issues and learn more about immigrants» lives while improving their own Spanish.

«Healthy meals with fresh, local food improve student learning and student health while also helping local farmers,» Billig said.

Improved student learning, improved student health, and improved meal program finances are what's in it for your students and your whole school coImproved student learning, improved student health, and improved meal program finances are what's in it for your students and your whole school coimproved student health, and improved meal program finances are what's in it for your students and your whole school coimproved meal program finances are what's in it for your students and your whole school community.

And in 1992, the U.S. Department of Education found that attending to a child's learning style was one of the few strategies that improved achievement of special education students on national tests.

(For just one study showing the link between improved nutrition, better learning and lowered student absenteeism, I'll refer you here.)

Cheating is a symptom of a bigger problem in education, said Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at Stanford University and co-founder of Challenge Success, an organization that works with schools and families to improve student well - being and engagement with learning.

Recipients of the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grants, funded by the Walmart Foundation, will offer breakfast to all students at no charge, while moving meals from the cafeteria to the classroom improves participation in the federally - funded School Breakfast Program and boosts learning and health.

In recognition of School Breakfast Week from March 5 - 9, several schools across Ohio are opening their doors to highlight the benefits of their recent implementation of Breakfast in the Classroom — a proven best practice that helps improve learning environments by ensuring students receive a healthy meal at the start of the day.

The program reworks how school breakfast is delivered by offering it to all students at no charge and moving it from the cafeteria to the classroom in an effort to improve participation in the federally - funded School Breakfast Program and boost learning and health.

Today's students face a great deal of academic pressure, which when combined with food insecurity further underscores the need to improve access to breakfast to facilitate learning.

Achievement improves when students are engaged in hands - on learning.

Tactile learning has been shown to deepen understanding and improve retention — even among graduate students!

His program at Holy Trinity is telling us some important things about kids and school food — namely, that food doesn't need to be «dumbed down» for kids to accept it; that kids implicitly understand when deep care is being put into the preparation of their food and they respond with equal respect; and that improving school food can change kids» attitudes about food outside the school yard gates, as was the case with the student quoted by Chef Boundas who cut back on fast food now that he's eating healthful foods at lunch and learning about nutrition and cooking in Chef Boundas's kitchen.

You will learn how to: - Model kind and firm leadership in the classroom - Keep your students involved and intrinsically motivated - Improve students» self - regulation - And more!

Working together with parents, teachers, community members and elected officials, they want to empower school communities to reinvent themselves as community «hubs» that can provide services that efficiently and effectively reduce barriers to learning and improve student outcomes.

Now it is a facility available to the JHS students in my District Capital and I trust that it will improve the learning experience for them.

Two new Quinnipiac University polls show that New York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learning.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

While reiterating the commitment of the State Government under Governor Ambode to ensure that every child is given opportunity to succeed, Bank - Olemoh said the launch of the Digital Library, dubbed EducateLagos.com, was intended to further expand access to knowledge for Lagosians, make learning fun and contribute to improving exam outcomes for students.

The new libraries have already been opened for use in the respective schools with facilities such as new furniture, books, computer systems and internet facilities to improve the learning experience of the students, as well as solar powered inverters for consistent power.

The Rochester Education Foundation is an independent organization whose mission is to provide programs and resources to improve learning and success for all Rochester city public school students through partnerships with educators, business and the community.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said, «By providing tax credits that support scholarships, after school programs, and teachers that buy supplies for their classrooms, we can make a significant investment in our school system — and one that leads to an improved learning environment for our students.

The program will provide close to $ 400 million to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student for success in college and careers.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

UFT President Michael Mulgrew and other educators at the Changing School Climate breakfast discussion on March 23 at union headquarters in Manhattan said the Positive Learning Collaborative and Community Learning Schools are proven methods to help students cope with emotional issues and improve school discipline.

He said, «Opon Imo has improved method of teaching and learning interface between students and tutors as it also helped in so many ways because students results have improved positively since its introduction.

«Standardized tests must be worth taking, high quality, time - limited, fair, fully transparent to students and parents, just one of multiple measures, and tied to improving learning.»

With increased education opportunities, improved learning environments, and better fiscal oversight, the district is addressing long - standing problems to help all students succeed.»

As program officer for the IES Cognition and Student Learning research grants program, Dr. Albro oversaw the preparation of an IES Practice Guide, Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, which identified a set of instructional principles for use in schools and classrooms that emerged from basic research on learning andLearning research grants program, Dr. Albro oversaw the preparation of an IES Practice Guide, Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, which identified a set of instructional principles for use in schools and classrooms that emerged from basic research on learning andLearning, which identified a set of instructional principles for use in schools and classrooms that emerged from basic research on learning andlearning and memory.

Improving student achievement in science and mathematics requires well - prepared teachers who have a solid grounding in the content they teach and an understanding of how diverse students can be helped to learn.

According to a recent survey by the Higher Education Academy, an organisation dedicated to improving the learning experience of students while at university, just 49 per cent of postgraduate students feel integrated into their department's community (see «Room for improvement»).

This impetus to improve the higher learning institutes is one slice of a pie composed of three federal initiatives, which will support research and development, student funding, and university infrastructure.

Science has learned that the president's 2005 budget request, due out early next month, would phase out the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) largest program to improve student achievement in science and math and shift responsibility for it to the Department of Education, which now runs a similar program.

Without exception, my students recognized that this online method of learning helped to improve their writing and critical thinking skills.