Sentences with phrase «meaningful voice for»

In her work at the UFT, Janella has championed equity for students and a more meaningful voice for educators.

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I hope when I overcome my illness I can be like you and become an advocate and voice for those in similar situations as well as for healthy, slower, more meaningful living.

«With our #SexEdSay scholarship competition, student voices will not only be heard but also rewarded for their thoughtful, meaningful, and essential insights on this critical topic.»

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

At 2 p.m., the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus and the Puerto Rican / Hispanic Task Force will announce new measures to provide a meaningful and sustainable voice for APA communities across New York, LCA Room 130, Albany.

ALBANY — After a report last week that gubernatorial aides were involving themselves with a supposedly independent anti-corruption panel, a major good - government group has written a letter voicing concern that such interference would be «a shocking waste of the momentum for meaningful change which its appointment created.»

«New Yorkers should understand that lawmakers» actions did not result from meaningful debateand good judgment — it resulted from political expediency — and it will have harmful consequences to people and communities now and for a long time to come.CSEA will seek better ways to hold elected officials accountable and ensure that the voices of working people will be heard and addressed in New York state.»

«It reflects over a year's worth of work incorporating the patient voice, convening global leaders, building opportunities for collaboration and fostering meaningful engagement across disciplines.

As debut features go, this one rubs shoulders with the likes of Terrence Malick's «Badlands», Charles Burnett's «Killer of Sheep» and Terence Davies's «Distant Voices, Still Lives» for the sublime fluency of its technique and conviction in the belief that a film doesn't need a beginning, middle and end to be meaningful, dramatic and poetic.

As described earlier, Child - to - Child is grounded in meaningful children's participation, incorporating a six - step methodology that allows for children to have a voice in naming, designing, and implementing solutions to the issues that affect them.

He was already a successful entrepreneur — Partovi was part of the founding team that sold voice recognition pioneer Tellme Networks to Microsoft in 2007 — but he was looking for something more meaningful as his next step.

Dana L. Mitra describes the evolution of student voice at Whitman, showing that the students enthusiastically created partnerships with teachers and administrators, engaged in meaningful discussion about why so many failed or dropped out, and partnered with teachers and principals to improve learning for themselves and their peers.

Dedicated to improving schools in substantive ways, different voices in Australia have been promoting Meaningful Student Involvement, student voice and student engagement have been discussed, codified, researched and examined in Europe for more than three decades.

Results from the nearly 300 Kentucky schools and school districts that responded show that 8 % of school councils and 9 % of school districts support students to serve on their governing bodies and that 57 % of schools do not offer a meaningful outlet for student voice.

Roger Holdsworth is one of the longest standing and most successful advocates and allies for student voice, student engagement and Meaningful Student Involvement in the world.

Many strategies for Meaningful Student Involvement, student voice and student engagement can increase student motivation, too.

We create tools to support students, educators and advocates for Meaningful Student Involvement, student voice, student engagement and student / adult partnerships.

With its learning cycle and outcomes firmly based in research and practice, Meaningful Student Involvement can provide useful frameworks for teachers to engage student voice beyond simplistic and tokenistic measures.

Providing professional development for all adults throughout the education system centered on Meaningful Student Involvement and Student / Adult Partnerships helps teachers, administrators, support staff, parents and others focus on collaborating with students beyond simply listening to student voice.

Creating opportunities for meaningful involvement for students, teachers, and parents is growing in many communities, while the federal government is increasingly asking how and where nontraditional voices can be engaged in decision - making.

(9 pages, 2015, FREE) Identifies many of the different challenges, struggles, opportunities and possibilities for things that may stop Meaningful Student Involvement, student voice, student engagement and student / adult partnerships.

Unfortunately, in many ways the idea of student voice and choice is being used as a surrogate for actually understanding Meaningful Student Involvement.

They include guides, a curriculum, research reports and other tools for anyone who wants to learn more about Meaningful Student Involvement, student voice or student engagement.

Student forums: Large gatherings of students focused on improving schools, also called student congresses, can help create momentum for Meaningful Student Involvement and an initial surge of interest in engaging student voice throughout education.

His work has deeply influenced SoundOut, informing our concept of moving from simply listening to student voice towards Meaningful Student Involvement for every student in every school all of the time.

Meaningful Student Involvement deliberately positions both traditional and nontraditional student voice to be heard in safe and supportive environments, ensuring that students speak for themselves and are treated as equitable partners with adults throughout education.

Infused in classroom learning, Meaningful Student Involvement positions student voice into a primary position for English language learners.

A characteristic of Meaningful Student Involvement is Personal Commitment, which includes honoring all voices for their diversity of experience and knowledge.

Critical Voices advocates for social and educational justice as the purposes of meaningful student involvement.

Throughout this edition the authors offer a variety of perspectives on student voice, offering optimistic predictions, detailed accounts, thoughtful reflections, and cautionary criticisms that strengthen the argument for meaningful student involvement.

The most effective way to create meaningful change for students is to make your voice heard.

In the 2013 - 14 school year we organized youth around student voice and ensuring that students have a meaningful way to engage around the LCFF process (the new process for how schools are funded).

It can be said, then, that Meaningful Student Involvement strengthens, supports, and sustains student voice in order to foster student engagement for every student in every grade in every school.

SoundOut is opening a powerful window of opportunity for students, teachers, community practitioners and advocates to learn about student voice, student engagement and Meaningful Student Involvement.

Sojourners Magazine just published a blog comment / letter to the editor I wrote in response to a previous article by Nicole Baker Fulgham, «Beyond «Superman,»» which referenced «Waiting for Superman» in recommending that meaningful reform must involve all stakeholders having a stronger, more meaningful voice in school decision - making.

Social justice and student voice meet at the intersection of Meaningful Student Involvement, providing powerful, positive and purpose - filled opportunities for historically disengaged students to drive active, substantive and transformative change throughout education.

Students can co-plan the hiring process with adult allies; research qualifications for the position and unique attributes; train adult hiring officials about student voice and Meaningful Student Involvement; evaluate candidates and opportunities; and make decisions throughout the process.

Like many student voice advocates, I learned a lot from A.S. Neill's Summerhill School in the United Kingdom, founded in 1921 and a clear inspiration for Meaningful Student Involvement.

Without good feedback, student voice can never become as powerful, meaningful or purpose - filled as it could and should be for every student, all of the time.

Providing learners with active student voice in democratic governance, powerful opportunities for cultural expression, and meaningful experiences of freedom of speech throughout their community can open the doors for students.

Provide necessary information for these stakeholders to have a meaningful voice in local and regional transportation decisions; and

If you can attend or submit a comment, I encourage you to be a strong voice for animals by supporting government inspections that are meaningful, transparent and dedicated to animal welfare, not a third - party ruse that hides animal exploitation.

If there's a major case for why Hellblade does such a good job of incorporating psychosis in a meaningful way, it's the fact the voices in her head warn her when she's about to be hit from behind, affording her the opportunity to block.

The voice acting, the shrines, the arsenal of different weapons, the expansive world, they all combine to create a distinct and meaningful experience for anyone to enjoy.

The group conversation will explore how artists and art institutions can center and elevate the voices of Indigenous women, thereby setting the stage for greater accountability and more meaningful steps toward decolonization, land reclamation, and rejuvenation.

For over ten years the voices of denial have prevented meaningful change.

Perhaps most importantly, the court decided this suspension was illegal in part because regulators did not provide a meaningful opportunity for you — the public — to comment on suspending the rule, underscoring the importance of your voice in this process.

By bringing more impartial information to the public, by helping property owners be more secure in their knowledge of their rights and remedies under the law, and by being a public voice for the concerns of property owners, the Property Rights Advocate Office is placed to make a meaningful contribution to the vitality of property rights in Alberta.

«Establishment of this new body means governments now have the opportunity to improve outcomes through policies and programs developed in an environment of the real and meaningful engagement that can emerge from a credible national representative voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,» Commissioner Gooda said.

In addition to «in - the - moment» tools for staying calm, you'll learn about the underlying causes of your anxiety, why avoidance just doesn't work, how to move past your negative inner voice, and how focusing on your values can help you move past anxiety and live a rich, meaningful life.