Sentences with phrase «network of role models»

The Youth Sport Trust has forged partnerships over the years to create a network of role models and mentors that believe in the power of sport to change lives, reports John Steele of the Youth Sport Trust

Through these partnerships we have created a network of role models and mentors that believe in the power of sport to change lives.

Not exact matches

We could also talk about a lack of support networks for women in business, fewer role models, fewer mentors, and so on.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

>> McKinsey and Company's research into what holds women back in the workplace showed that a «lack of role models [and] exclusion from informal networks» were top reasons cited for not progressing in one's career.

Created in Fall of 2013 by some of Austin's most experienced businesswomen and entrepreneurs, Women @ Austin has grown into a hub for women to access mentors, role models, and networks critical for business success.

The introductory networking session for the scholars on Monday afternoon was a fantastic way for students to meet their assigned mentors, who acted as guides, role models and network contacts; we learned of the Crawford Fund programs and affiliated organisations such as RAID, ACIAR and Scope - Global who offer volunteering and post-graduate study opportunities overseas.

Think - tank Activities SOAAN will progress in stepwise fashion in order to develop the outputs mentioned above: Step 1) Review existing science and actions: An overview or survey of the existing science on the topic, including a discussion of the limitations of scope, empirical data, and their reliability and applicability to the organic sector's understanding of best practice; Step 2) Actors engagements: Identification in both public and private sectors of the institutions and individuals active on the topic and their respective roles and networks, so that SOAAN and the organic sector then moves to engage them, along with think tanking activities; Step 3) Think tank: Development of the model, the strategy and promotional / advocacy tools through think tank efforts including piloting cases to gain experience and showcase practicability; Step 4) Synthesis: Publication of the results, tools and recommendations.

Topics range from the history of network theory and its effect on the development of bioinformatics modeling to broader ethical and philosophical considerations, such as data donation and curation, and the role that genomic data should play in eliminating health disparities.

Jurgen Hebbink, one of the researchers involved, points out that «Our model yields insight into the key role that the network structure can play.

Researchers found that the two other traits in the model — extraversion and openness to experience — did not play much of a role in the likelihood of developing a social network addiction.

The goal of this work is to characterize the role of dendrites in learning and memory processes so as to formulate a unifying theory regarding their contribution in memory formation across brain regions and abstraction levels.This will be achieved via the development of computational models that start at the single cell level and expand to the microcircuit and the network level, while varying in their degree of biophysical detail.

Potential projects include identifying common pathways that modify retinal degenerative disease from a large collection of actively maintained mouse models; determining molecular networks implicated in pathological disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium; identifying molecular pathways that regulate postnatal ocular growth; and using mouse models to assess the pathogenic role of gene variants that increase the risk of age - related macular degeneration as identified by human genome - wide association studies.

British actress / model Elizabeth Hurley has landed the role of an evil villain in U.S. TV network Nbc's reboot of Wonder Woman.

ISEEN sees itself as «an international learning laboratory and networking opportunity through which independent school experiential educators and administrators can share their program challenges and successes, learn of and from model programs, and explore the developing role of experiential practices within our educational communities.»

The strategy includes: improving the supply of STEM talent to the teaching profession; establishing a new network of specialist STEM advisors for schools; prioritising STEM in the expansion of apprenticeships; and creating positive STEM role models, among others.

Her role at Teach For All would have her working directly with network partners across the world on knowledge development through the use of training models and case studies.

This project involves young female school graduates who are members of Camfed's alumnae network return to their local schools, in rural areas, to act as role models and mentors for marginalised girls.

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Again, as the school and network scales, I'll be curious to see whether blended learning facilitates some of this role differentiation or if HHS sticks with a model that keeps each teacher in charge of every element of each course.

Prior to these roles, Devin taught social studies at ACORN Community High School, where she was selected as the model instructional classroom teacher for a network of 15 schools and led the rollout of the school's first portfolio based assessments.

In this role I also serve as (1) Director of Innovative School Models, including directing development of the STEAM Academy in Lexington, (2) a consortium director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), and (3) a faculty director of Next Generation Leadership Academy and network.

This network transforms status quo systems and approaches in education by sharing ownership of the change efforts, engaging communities in defining and working toward success, serving as role models for young people to pursue roles with influence and risk, and accessing financial capital and power brokers to develop new solutions.

The Generation Schools Network, a nonprofit that partners with schools and districts in New York and Colorado to launch new schools, has added up to 30 percent more learning time for students without increasing costs or teacher workload while simultaneously increasing the time for teachers to plan and collaborate.30 Through innovative school schedules that include three types of teachers with dual roles, teachers have up to two hours daily to plan lessons with their colleagues and receive coaching.31 Schools utilizing the Generation Schools Model hire three different teaching teams for distinct teaching roles and stagger the teams throughout the day and year to increase instructional time for students.

Some highlighted experiences from these roles include teaching middle school math and special education, helping build KIPP's first regional blended learning model, and supporting the scaling of educational technology, blended learning, and personalized learning across the KIPP network.

Below are just some of these associations that can provide such an important source of role models, networks, and community support:

I did not have role models in the profession or a network of legal professionals to encourage me and show me that a career in law was possible for me.

This includes the promotion of the many female role models in the UK's tech space, facilitating intra-company mentoring networks for women in the industry, and getting involved in internship programmes to ensure young people, including women, are exposed to the world of tech from an earlier age.

Our newest program, Community Connections Youth Project (CCYP) is a voluntary, strength - based case management program for young adults who have aged out of the foster care system without a a strong network of positive / caring adult role models in their lives.

As a manifestation of the internal working models of relationship contained within the narcissistic / (borderline) parent's attachment networks, the narcissistic / (borderline) parent forms a role - reversal relationship with the child, using the child as a «regulatory other» for the narcissistic / (borderline) parent's own emotional regulation.

Second, our findings provide support for the Convoy Model's proposition about the mediating role of support in the link between social network structure and health.

If I achieved some measure of balance, it's because I worked at it — but I was also fortunate to have good role models and a great support network.