Sentences with phrase «new academic competitions»

In «Game Plan for Learning: Building on Coleman's early theories, new academic competitions motivate students to achieve,» USA Today's Greg Toppo revisits James S. Coleman's oft - forgotten findings on teen culture, exploring how educators today can use academic competition to foster engagement, motivation, and student achievement.

«Game Plan for Learning: Building on Coleman's early theories, new academic competitions motivate students to achieve» will be available Wednesday, January 20 on educationnext.org and will appear in the Spring 2016 issue of Education Next, on newsstands by March 1.

Not exact matches

In my first year at university, I heard about a business - plan competition for academics called New Venture.

And, although he does not anticipate «a gush» of new positions, Goldin says academic job prospects for physicists are «looking better» than they have in recent lean years — not only because of faculty retirement but also because fewer physicists are choosing to remain in the ivory tower, meaning less competition for openings.

While Jack warns the White House of the impending climate shift, his 17 year - old son Sam finds himself trapped in New York City where he and some friends have been competing in a high school academic competition.

New academic games motivate students to achieve Coleman's early theories on competition increase student engagement

The Obama administration, as part of a strategy to promote school reform, has promised to double funding for new charter schools with high academic standards, which many believe are key to improving the nation's K - 12 system through competition with traditional public schools.

Adding an element of competition to the classroom will be good for boosting academic achievement, say lawmakers who have pushed for the new teacher contract system.

Last week, I served as a judge for the Algiers Charter's Kickoff 2015, a pep rally / competition for faculty and staff of the charter network to celebrate the new academic year.

Tough competition - Students performing tremendously well in their academics have to face difficulties in adjusting to the new educational environment.

Major juried shows include American Watercolor Society; National Watercolor Society; New England Watercolor Society; Allied Artists Association Exhibition; North East Watercolor Society National Exhibition; Academic Artists Association Exhibition; Watercolor USA; Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition; Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society of Washington, DC International Exhibition; Rhode Island Watercolor Society National Watermedia Competition.

Linares also discusses other highlights that are new to this year's Techshow, including a startup competition on the opening night, a hackathon to improve veterans» access to justice, and a new academic track.

Especially if you are new to pharmaceutical sales, academic achievements need to be recent and can be the determining factor that sets you resume apart from the competition.

We also invest in changing the paradigm of education — from the prevailing performance - based models, which focus on competition — to new approaches that promote not only academics, but the social and emotional well - being of the «whole child.»

Students are quickly signing leases to live at off - campus student housing communities when the new academic year starts this fall, pushing rents higher despite competition from the thousands of new student housing beds that developers plan to...

Students are quickly signing leases to live at off - campus student housing communities when the new academic year starts this fall, pushing rents higher despite competition from the thousands of new student housing...