Sentences with phrase «model increased grades»

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Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

The effectiveness of the model was clear from formal and informal student feedback, and from students» AP scores, which increased from twos to fives (two is not considered a passing grade and five is the highest score on an AP exam) by 12 per cent.

Focusing specifically on grades 3 - 8, scores increase further when looking at citywide results that include all public school models in Newark.

While lead teaching, Ms. Kovatch co-founded the Escuela Intermedia, a new model within the school aimed at increasing rigor and culture of achievement within grades 5 - 7.

The program, modeled on one from The Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, uses storytelling and creative drama to help third and fourth grade students increase essential CCSS critical literacy skills and become storytellers of their own lives.

As a former middle - grades math teacher, Blake helped to develop an instructional model that significantly increased his students» math proficiency.

This model engages teachers of varying experiences, grade levels, and content areas in meaningful discussions that promote increased teacher reflection and refinement in practice.

They subsequently began working with those grade - level teams who wanted to increase their skill and implementation of the model.

In their blended learning pilots, the district is increasing data transparency with students and providing differentiated and timely support in reading through a personalized stations rotation model in K - 5 reading classrooms and increased personalized in 6th grade reading classrooms in order to see improved academic outcomes and an increase in student progress ownership.

This video, developed by the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at the University of Texas at Austin as part of the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies, demonstrates use of the Frayer model in an eighth grade math class to increase students» understanding of math concepts.

Others propose increasing the weight placed on students» academic growth or moving to a growth - to - proficiency model or one that includes multiple additional factors in the grade calculation (e.g., growth among a school's lowest - achieving students).

During the first year of implementation, Mineola launched a pilot using a highly personalized station rotation model in 6th — 8th grade math classrooms at Mineola Middle School.The Mineola blended learning models include targeted use of small group time, data - driven instruction, goal setting, student progress ownership and transparency, increased choice and flexibility, and targeted attention to student attitudes towards math and learning.

When implemented, this model is proven to increase course credits earned, grade point averages, and test scores; and decrease failure rates, suspensions, and absenteeism.

Screen resolution is VGA on SE, EX-L RES and Touring models, and the Touring Elite's higher grade 16.2 - inch WVGA ultra-widescreen offers increased resolution.

The Camry Hybrid returns 51 mpg city / 53 mpg highway / 52 mpg combined on the LE grade with Li - Ion battery pack, accounting for a 30 percent increase in combined mpg over the previous - generation model.

Both models will bring increased cargo space of 570 litres behind the rear seats — extending to 1700 litres with them folded — as well as semi-autonomous functionality, sixth - generation iDrive infotainment and the choice of Luxury Line and M Sport equipment grades.

«The big news here is that we're making AEB standard across all grades of our best - selling models,» said Michael Bunce, vice president, Product Planning, Nissan North America, Inc. «This increased AEB availability is part of our ongoing commitment to help reduce fatalities while realizing our comprehensive vision of Nissan Intelligent Mobility.»

For 2018, power increases by 32 to 280 horsepower, and will work with a nine - speed automatic transmission, or a new 10 - speed unit on higher grade models.

Unlike investment - grade REIT peers Grainger's business model relies more on proceeds from portfolio sales than on recurring rental income, although we recognise management's plans to increase rental income significantly by 2020.

The epistemology in the matter of climate lies in the quality of supporting scientific models, usually graded in increasing order from conjecture, to hypothesis, theory, and law.

Previous delinquency, substance abuse, and teen pregnancy prevention programs have been provided in the late elementary or middle school grades, just prior to the ages when delinquent behavior, substance use, and sexual activity increase in prevalence.6, 7,31,32 Yet the social development model that guides the present intervention suggests that early and sustained intervention through the elementary grades should put children on a different developmental trajectory leading to positive outcomes over the long term.