Sentences with phrase «new academic pathway»

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In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

Central to the new approach is the notion that this group of young people are turned off by traditional academic education with a focus on pathways into higher education and that these young people need to be energised by a different approach to education which sees the world of work at its core.

The Coalition Comments on the Superintendent Determination Pathway to Graduation for Students with Disabilities In August 2016, the Coalition submitted comments [PDF] to the New York State Education Department on the superintendent determination as to academic proficiency for certain students with disabilities to graduate with a local diploma.

In addition, the high degree of personalization in CBL models helps increase student engagement, opens new pathways to graduation, and takes advantage of learning opportunities available outside of the academic environment.

The new high school's academic model will center on 1) the individual student via personalized pathways and learner ownership, and 2) a community of youth and adult learners via blended learning teams (BLTs).

Patience supports several local and national charities and is a board member of New Futures, an organization helping young people find their pathway to financial stability through post-secondary scholarships, academic advising, and career coaching.

As a post doctoral researcher on the New York City Pathways Study of Teacher Education, she collaborated with a group of researchers to examine the relationships among the features of teacher preparation, teacher retention and outcomes in academic achievement for K - 12 students.

DAT aims to prepare students for high academic performance, stimulate their lifelong love of math and science and create new pathways for them to pursue academic and professional careers in the fields of Math, Science, Engineering and Technology.