Sentences with phrase «meet the needs of students more»

If teachers perceive that these ideas are growing because they work to make classrooms function more smoothly and meet the needs of students more thoroughly, they will adopt SEL friendly practices.

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Leveraging the expertise of all of the partners, the goals of this program are to better position Ameren to meet its customers» future energy needs and expectations, create new jobs through these start - up companies and provide university students opportunities to be more engaged in the energy business.

For youth, another takeaway from these meetings was the need to encourage more Canada - Asia student exchanges in these target sectors to create additional opportunities on the ground on both sides of the Pacific.

Private student loan giant, Sallie Mae, has a list of requirements that borrowers need to meet to pursue cosigner release — including proof of income, a credit review, and more.

Through quarterly meetings and an annual conference that draws more than 500 education advocates, the Water Cooler elevates the needs of California's students to the forefront of policy decisions.

More than 31 million children in the United States participate in the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP, each school day, 1 and a large number of students consume up to half of their daily calories at school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary needs.

About Mount Vernon City School District: With more than 8,000 students in 16 schools, the Mount Vernon City School District is committed to providing a quality education to its children as well as developing programs that meet the diverse academic and social needs of its students.

With more than 8,000 students in 16 schools, the Mount Vernon City School District is committed to providing a quality education to its children as well as developing programs that meet the diverse academic and social needs of its students.

«As New York City's charter schools work to meet the demand from families and serve 200,000 students by 2020, they must have the support of their leaders in Albany during this crucial state budget season,» said Jeremiah Kittredge, CEO of Families for Excellent Schools «Charter school families have many champions in Albany, and need their support now more than ever.»

There are also «rumors from several places that in the faculty meetings... one of the very first suggestions is that the schools should look to expand graduate enrollment» based on thinking that «we're going to end up having fewer postdocs, so now we need more grad students» — thus implicitly defining postdocs mainly as labor rather than trainees.

Teachers reported they felt they were meeting the needs of students and findings suggest a need for more professional development and additional planning time as these networks take root.

Such a curriculum could help biologists (most of whom claim to hold no religious beliefs) more effectively prepare students (most of whom profess belief in God) to meet the nation's growing need for scientists and technologists.

The meeting is dedicated to the educational and networking needs of this unique community of physicians, technologists, scientists, residents, and students and will feature more than 150 expert - led scientific and continuing education sessions.

If you pay attention, you'll soon discover that the actions of a student — good, bad, or indifferent — are nothing more than good, bad, or indifferent attempts to get his needs met.

«Recent changes in the federal laws guiding special education programs have made it much more difficult to be in simple compliance with student discipline, meeting paperwork requirements, and dealing with providing for the needs of what appears to be a growing population of students who qualify for special services.»

Of course, what is «right» can seem relative, and figuring out if there is a more just approach to a routine or system (especially among a group of teachers) is complicated; however, meetings like we had this week are an imperative as schools figure out the sort of learning environment they want to be, need to be for their students — the human beings with whom we are entrusteOf course, what is «right» can seem relative, and figuring out if there is a more just approach to a routine or system (especially among a group of teachers) is complicated; however, meetings like we had this week are an imperative as schools figure out the sort of learning environment they want to be, need to be for their students — the human beings with whom we are entrusteof teachers) is complicated; however, meetings like we had this week are an imperative as schools figure out the sort of learning environment they want to be, need to be for their students — the human beings with whom we are entrusteof learning environment they want to be, need to be for their students — the human beings with whom we are entrusted.

Close to three - fourths of the public say their local schools are doing well at attending to the needs of more - talented students, but that percentage plummets to just 45 percent when asked about the effectiveness of local schools at meeting the needs of the less - talented (Fig. 3).

I recently had them create cardboard armor, a learning experience designed to meet the students» needs to work more thoughtfully and to learn to listen to the ideas of others.

As the needs of students in the 21st century grew, schools had to look further afield to meet those needs, and working with other providers became more common.

«All the data allowed us to see why some students were struggling and also look at ways to meet the needs of students who needed more challenges,» VanScoy told Education World.

Those who believe their schools are «doing it right» told me that adapting the curriculum to meet the needs of individual special education students also forces them to adapt the curriculum to more closely meet the individual needs of each student in the class — and that the ongoing support of special education teachers and paraprofessionals provides them with the time and resources they need to do it successfully.

Learning Made Simple Brenda Dyck reflects on how she came to the revelation that simplifying classroom procedures and directions was key to meeting more of her students» learning needs.

CZI seeks to empower more teachers and school leaders to create learning environments that meet the unique needs, interests, and learning preferences of each student while supporting them as a whole person.

The Delany Connective Learning Model is designed to meet the needs of today's learners and foster a deeper engagement that enables students to apply knowledge and skills from any given subject in more complex and meaningful ways (known as integrated learning).

With vouchers, families could at least try an education designed more specifically to meet the needs and interests of their individual students.

Collaborative learning, when done right, allows a classroom to be more flexible, more efficient, and better meet the diverse needs of students.

Not only do games help differentiate for students, but they also free up the teacher to meet the needs of more students.

There seems to be consensus, however, that all of our schools need to be more innovative to best meet the evolving strengths and needs of our students, today and tomorrow.

The results in maths show that 44 per cent of the students tested do not meet the baseline identified in ACARA's Measurement Framework for Schooling in Australia 2012 (2013); which outlines a «challenging but reasonable expectation of student achievement at a year level, with students needing to demonstrate more than the elementary skills expected at this level.»

«I also needed to learn how to design instruction to meet the needs of all the different students in my classroom and develop more real assessments — not just pen - and - paper tests — for my students that capture what they know but also how they know it.»

A lot of this stuff, what our research shows from the perspective of students is you don't need to use a lot of money — it's about building relationships, trustworthy relationships, which is more about the way you act with people, the way you meet kids when they come in... «hi, good morning,» small things that don't cost a lot of money, it's about changing mindsets really and knowing the value of good trustworthy relationships.

But promoting deeper thinking questions, you will be able to scaffold more easily, differentiate smoothly and meet the needs of your students while holding them all accountable.

Kevin Anthony Perry: What our research shows from the perspective of students is you don't need to use a lot of money — it's about building relationships, trustworthy relationships, which is more about the way you act with people, the way you meet kids when they come in... «hi, good morning,» small things that don't cost a lot of money, it's about changing mindsets really and knowing the value of good trustworthy relationships.

Because of your amazement, you begin to more purposely structure your classroom to meet your students» needs.

One of his primary conclusions was that classrooms were usually arranged to meet the needs of the custodial staff more than the needs of students.

implement such strategies as financial incentives, increased opportunities for promotion and career growth, and more flexible work conditions that shall be designed to recruit, place, and retain staff with the skills necessary to meet the needs of students in the turnaround school;

The scale and rapidity of the changes were grounded in the conviction of the New York City Department of Education, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other key local stakeholders that small schools could more effectively meet the academic and socioemotional needs of disadvantaged students.

«Even the most conservative estimate shows that parents of more than a half million students are attempting to vote with their feet to choose a public charter school that better meets their child's needs, added Rees.

Additionally, LEAs must engage in strategic planning to adopt and annually update three - year Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs) that focus on how they will meet each of the eight state priorities and more effectively serve high needs students.

With more autonomy to provide flexibility to school leaders and teachers, charter schools generate innovative and individualized - learning environments that meet the unique needs of their school community and foster student achievement.

«Sponsoring an academy helps UCL to understand more about secondary education and ensures we continue to adapt and develop our approaches to teaching and learning to meet the needs of all of our students,» said a UCL spokesperson.

Finally, charter schools» resources may be constrained, making it difficult to meet the needs of students with more severe disabilities.

Under her leadership the district has embraced the Board's challenge to transform schools to better and more efficiently meet the needs of all students.

If you combine all of the different tools available in the online world with all of the tools available in a face - to - face setting, you'll meet more students needs.»

A major benefit of OER content is that it gives schools and teachers instructional «Legos» that they can organize, revise, and combine more easily to create custom learning solutions that meet their students» needs.

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Charter Schools Act and charter parents who are leaders with PACT (People Acting in Community Together) and CCSA, in collaboration with the SJ Consortium, are organizing a Community Action Meeting to build more support from community leaders, show the success of charters in increasing student achievement, and the need for more excellent schools for kids.

In a meeting with the mayor, school leaders said a significant number of students came from struggling Indianapolis Public Schools and needed more time to reach grade level expectations.

They bet that the message of smaller classrooms, more art classes, gym and funding to meet student needs would motivate voters (particularly given some of the recent cuts).

CCSSO believes that stronger connections across teacher and leader initiatives and instructional work with CCR standards will have increased impact and benefits for talent management systems, allow for more targeted professional development to support improved instruction for both teacher and leaders, and increase capacity for teachers and leaders to meet the needs of each student and improve learning.

Teachers determined which students were on track, which needed more support or extension, and thought creatively about how to meet the specific needs of individual students.