Sentences with phrase «learning institutions who»

I can't tell you have I've been hurt by those in higher learning institutions who, instead of coming along side you and discussing issues, only respond with anger, and a rude defensive tone.

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And despite lessons learned from the economic crisis — where, arguably, too many extroverted risk - takers in leadership positions wrought financial ruin — and the value of having quiet leaders who, as Good to Great author Jim Collins puts it, «build not their own egos but the institutions they run,» a workplace stigma around introversion still exists.

Any efforts at changing the culture of the inner city will have to intersect with the African - American churches here; learning from those who have weathered the last few decades and built institutions to serve the community.

From Ryan Lizza's enlightening profile in The New Yorker, I learned that Michele Bachmann's influences include spiritual and political mentors who preach the literal «inerrancy» of the Bible, who warn Christians to be suspicious of ideas that come from non-Christians, who believe homosexuality is an «abomination,» who portray the pre-Civil War South as a pretty nice place for slaves and who advocate «Dominionism,» the view that Christians and only Christians should preside over earthly institutions.

As one who is also learning to be church outside the institution, I can fully relate to that feeling of fatigue at having to defend the decision.

As enrollments decline, programs are cut, and tenure diminishes, mainstream educational institutions are becoming uncomfortable places for teachers who want to pass on a zeal for humanist learning.

Process thought has much to offer in suggesting a sound perspective on the principles that should govern the work of — as it should also determine the approach to — education both of the young, whether they be children or adolescents, and of adults who are enrolled in institutions of higher learning or in other ways participate in what appropriately is called the educational process.

One trend is the increasing number of students in institutions of higher learning who return to school or enroll for the first time later in life — a far cry from the typical stereotype of undergraduates.

«The University has consistently satisfied each of the four pillars of institutional control: (1) «adequate compliance measures exist»; (2) «they are appropriately conveyed to those who need to be aware of them»; (3) «they are monitored to ensure that such measures are being followed»; and (4) «on learning of a violation, the institution takes swift action.»

Where an EHC plan will not be awarded to a student who previously had an LDA, local authorities and institutions should consider the implications of this for the young person, and for funding arrangements, and agree a plan to ensure that the level of support which the student needs is made available and that there is no disruption to the individual's learning arrangements.

Scholarships shall be awarded to any firefighter who is a member in good standing of a recognized volunteer fire company within the boundaries of Erie County and any member of a firefighters» immediate family (husband, wife, son or daughter) who are currently, or will be, attending an accredited institution of higher learning.

Bringing children to these institutions to learn about politics requires teachers and adults who are themselves politically engaged.

The latest to tee off on Gov. David Paterson is Broome Community College President Kevin Drumm, who sent an e-mail message to the campus community in which he railed against a 2 percent budget cut coming from Albany that will hurt institutions of higher learning like his.

We should all thank columnist Fred LeBrun for saying what desperately needed to be said about Alain Kaloyeros, the person who brought jobs, hope and a new internationally recognized institution of higher learning to Albany («Don't be too hasty to purge Dr. K,» Oct. 2).

«Southeast Queens deserves a first class institution of higher learning that reflects this community,» said Miller, who represents Jamaica, Cambria Heights and St. Albans.

If you're a Ph.D. scientist who loves academia but doesn't want to become a professor, don't fret — there are plenty of diverse and challenging career paths to be pursued in institutions of higher learning that don't require a faculty appointment.

As I admired the gilded allegorical ceiling panels representing science and excellence, I couldn't help thinking, corny as it may sound, that the building's namesake — whose innovative experiments included, along with the Declaration of Independence, an improved plow, a portable copying machine, an encryption device, and an outstanding institution of learning (the University of Virginia), and who sent Lewis and Clark on one of history's most daring research expeditions — would have approved of this educational effort, too.

Aimed at tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens.

«What we learned from the first award is that those who participated were eager to mentor students at their institutions and carry on their international collaborations.»

Since the telescope will be the centerpiece of your new module, you will need to show, specifically and in detail, how it will enhance the learning experience of your students — and other students at other institutions who would implement your new course.

ScienceInsider learned of the talk from Ali Nayeri, an Iranian - born physicist at Chapman University in Orange, California, who was a freshman at Sharif University in the late»80s when Alimohammadi was earning a Ph.D. from that institution.

Students rejected by authorized institutions of higher learning decide to start their own college in this Animal House cousin that pretends to question «legitimate» education, but like a slacker friend who discusses world politics while smoking all of yer stash really just wants to party.

Jennifer Lawrence — in a role that comes with a bad haircut and bad accent («a gluss uv woodka, plizz»)-- plays Dominika, who washes out as a ballerina and is sent by authorities to a drab institution in the snowy Russian hinterlands to learn how to be the spy who'll shag you.

eLearning is becoming popular by the minute, especially for companies that need to train their people or educational institutions that need to supply their students who study in a distant - learning mode with courses equally, if not more, interesting and effective.

Most of those indulging in suicide bombing and actual fighting against non-Muslims are young, radical and angry people belonging to secular institutions of learning, who are majorly anti-West due to neo-colonial and exploitative policies (Rahman, 2008).

As moving to the cloud continues to help schools drive down expenditure and enhance learning, educational institutions of all sizes are also beginning to look for IT partners who can not only help them transition to the cloud, but provide ongoing IT support and expertise as the breadth of available technologies develops.

Spread the word that students at your school who work hard and whose families demonstrate a high regard for education are virtually guaranteed placement in an accredited institution of higher learning.

«We want to be a self - paced institution and we don't want to get in the way of students who come with competencies and learn quickly,» Levin says, «but the reality is we have a wide range of ability and experience in our students.»

Graduating from an institution where they received «the top education in the world,» HGSE graduates must play a role in helping people «learn to listen and to open their hearts and their minds to people who are different from ourselves, whatever those differences are.

Part of MACA's growth process from a grant proposal to a brick - and - mortar learning institution has been the establishment of a healthy relationship between the OSSI (acting on behalf of its Gates and Meyer foundation partners) and the ground troops who administer and teach at the school.

Learning management systems (LMS) have become powerful tools for educational institutions as well as many other organization who face a difficult task to continuously train and develop their employees.

Lifelong learning is carried out by various stakeholders like the government, formal education institutions, informal agencies and numerous NGOs who implement and carry out lifelong learning initiatives.

We support learners and learning professionals and those who maintain educational institutions and systems across the globe.

Explore our map to learn about ordinary people who are striving to build and sustain racially, culturally, linguistically and economically integrated schools, communities and a wide range of social institutions in the United States.

As Jackson Scholars, we are given opportunities to work with and learn from faculty mentors who are loving, welcoming, critical and passionate, because they understand intimately and firsthand the struggles we face within institutions that are deeply mired in histories of inequality.

Systemically, educational institutions have had the biggest battle of equity in regards to how it services students who are not of the status quo because of race, religion, sexuality and those with physical and learning disabilities.

A private scholarship worth up to $ 500 per year for students who are graduating high school seniors and plan to enroll at an accredited institution of higher learning in the state of Florida, major in early childhood education, and complete a degree in that subject.

When the institution or anyone who is teaching students are accountable for the learning — not the learners — the responsibility falls on the teachers for what «students» learn.

Out - of - state applicants who have a valid teaching license from another state may qualify for a teaching certificate in Minnesota provided that they have completed a teacher preparation program from an accredited institution of higher learning and that their training is deemed equivalent to that offered by approved Minnesota teacher preparation programs.

This past legislative session, these charter school and education reform entities spent in excess of $ 500,000 successfully persuading legislators to cut their own district's public school funding, at the same time they were sending even more taxpayer money to Connecticut's charter schools, despite the fact that these private institutions have traditionally refused to educate their fair share of students who need special education services, children who require help learning the English Language or those who have behavioral issues.

Alternative Certification Programs and Institutions of Higher Learning who continue to ask students to move through a series of courses designed to lecture them into the classroom are not adequately preparing their students to teach.

Institutions require students who score below the cutoff in writing, reading, and / or math to enroll in co-requisite learning support courses.

Also, institutions must address in their Learning Support Framework how to support students who score 12 or below on any ACT subtest.

Museum education / museum studies degrees are designed for students who wish to pursue a career in art, history and / or science within informal learning environments such as museums, historical institutions and libraries.

Specific provisions included scholarships and loans to students in higher education, with loans to students preparing to be teachers and to those who showed promise in the curricular areas of mathematics, science, engineering, and modern foreign languages; grants to states for programs in mathematics, science, and modern foreign languages in public schools; the establishment of centres to expand and improve the teaching of languages; help to graduate students, including fellowships for doctoral students to prepare them to be professors at institutions of higher learning; assistance for the improvement of guidance, counseling, and testing programs; provisions for research and experimentation in the use of television, radio, motion pictures, and related media for educational purposes; and the improvement of statistical services at the state level.

Minerva reports that the prize «recognizes one faculty member from any institution worldwide who has made a significant impact on student learning experiences through extraordinary innovation in higher education.»

All applicants who have attended a non-US institution of higher learning must provide an official translation and equivalency to US Higher Education of their academic record.

As used in this paragraph, a «Covered Borrower» means any person who, at the time such person becomes obligated on a loan transaction or establishes an account for consumer credit, satisfies the requirements under any one or more of the following classifications, or is otherwise under applicable laws deemed to be a «Covered Borrower» under the Military Lending Act, 10 U.S. Code Section 987: (a) An active duty member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard, or a person serving on active Guard and Reserve duty (a person described in this clause (a) of the definition of «Covered Borrower» is hereinafter referred to as a «Service Member»); or (b) Any of the following persons, relative to a Service Member: (1) The spouse; (2) A child under the age of 21; or (3) If dependent on the Service Member for more than one half of such person's support, any one or more of the following persons: (i) A child under the age of 23 enrolled in a full time course of study at an institution of higher learning; (ii) A child of any age incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred before attaining age 23 while such person was dependent on the Service Member; (iii) Any unmarried person placed in legal custody of the Service Member who resides with such Service Member unless separated by military service or to receive institutional care or under other circumstances covered by Regulation; or (iv) A parent or parent - in - law residing in the Service Member's household.

Lifetime Learning Credit - You don't need to be pursuing a degree to qualify for this credit, which can be claimed by anyone who takes a course at a higher education institution.

You only learn who has been swimming naked when the tide goes out — and what we are witnessing at some of our largest financial institutions is an ugly sight.