Sentences with phrase «national model academic»

No members have ever been named to the council, which was intended to certify national model academic standards and state...

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That model, managed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, is built on science and code continually developed by U.S. academics and DOE scientists and is partially funded by DOE.

But although the National Curriculum Council, which advises Patten, says that Model B is intended only for less academic pupils, there is growing evidence than an increasing number of academic girls are choosing it.

Supporters include the Colorado Rural Electric Association, CSU's Academic Enhancement Program, and, more recently, the Center forMulti - scale Modeling of AtmosphericProcesses (CMMAP), a CSU groupfunded by the National ScienceFoundation that is studying cloudformation and how it affects climate.Though Little Shop acceptsdonations from the schools it visits, Jones is firm in his stance thatthese remain donations only.

The oft - praised community school model in Cincinnati, which is considered a national template, has not resulted in significantly improved academic outcomes for many schools, according to the New York Times.

One of the best examples of a school integrating rigorous academics with wraparound social services and enrichment activities, Neighborhood House has become a national model for developing a diverse student body's academic and socio - emotional skills.

I propose that a broad - based group — made up of educators, elected officials, community leaders, and experts in pedagogy and particular content — come together to take the best academic standards and make them available as a national model.

The National Academy Foundation (NAF) is an educational model that integrates industry - focused instruction, academic content, and work - based learning experiences across five career pathways: finance, hospitality and tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences.

Freeport Intermediate has been transformed from one of the lowest - performing schools in the state to a national model for academic achievement.

With the introduction of personalized learning models in public school classrooms, schools across D.C. have the potential to accelerate the pace of academic improvement and to demonstrate national leadership in education innovation.

Complications abound in implementing the model equitably and assessing its results, Fuchs points out, and the academic results have been lackluster in multiple national assessments of academic progress.

While the field of teacher preparation has made significant advances in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and academic rigor in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.

Teacher candidates who have been trained at postsecondary institutions that implement the PDS model exhibit better teaching skills and higher academic performances (National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education [NCATE], 2001).

Previously, Jay was the former chief academic officer for the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, where he was responsible for the education of 86,000 + students in 150 schools, and his comprehensive redesign of Nashville's high school became a national model.

The National Academy Foundation is an educational model that integrates industry - focused instruction, academic content, and work - based learning experiences to help prepare students for both college and their careers.

Over the next two years, NACEP's Accreditation Commission will develop standards for academic and program quality for dual enrollment models taught by college instructors, complementing NACEP's existing national standards and accreditation process for concurrent enrollment courses taught by college - approved high school instructors.

All of the 2012 National Schools of Character serve as models and mentors, helping other educators transform their school cultures and improve academics and behavior.

A number of industries and reading sectors, including the hospitality industry and public and academic libraries, have already turned to widespread digital access to support their customers, and this partnership can serve as a model for bridging local, state, national, and international coverage for digital readers.

Where things get problematic in terms of the old model of tolerance for academic mistakes is when unsound science is unquestioningly endorsed by some politicians as the only possible interpretation and then when this is curiously ratified by top drawer institutions like the National Academy of Sciences.

This interactive tool will allow mobile lawyers, law society staff and leaders, academic researchers and others to quickly and easily find the enforceable rules in every Canadian jurisdiction using the national Model Code as the central reference point.

High School Affiliations: Model United Nations Ambassador, 2003 — 2004 National Technical Honor Society, 2002 — 2004 National Honor Roll, 2000 — 2004 National Honor Society, 2001 — 2004 Academic Award, 2003 Gatorade Athlete of the Month, 2004 Student Athlete of the Month, 2004 MVP, Defensive Award, 2004 Captain, Soccer Team, 2004 Varsity Scholar Athlete, 2004 — 2004

TIAA - CREF's approach has changed the academic business model, said Matthew Hamill, the senior vice president of the National Association of College and University Business Officers.