Wilshaw's comments will go against the government's
new educational focus on academic subjects.
Not exact matches
The company did a lot of things right, but there are a few tactics that stand out to me: their
focus on SEO via Mint Answers and blogging, which accounted for 20 % of total
new users; their production of
educational infographics; and their clever use of incentives.
We are also delivering enhanced
educational seminars that
focus on how to access
new markets through modernized trade agreements like the Canada — European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Hosted by the
New England regional member groups of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the ACA & Angel Resource Institute (ARI)
educational workshops are
focused on the specific needs of angel groups in
New England and purposed to help existing and prospective angel investors improve their investment knowledge and expertise — and add value to their role as business angels — as members of an angel group or as individual investors.
Find an
educational feature that provides an overview of the structure and policies of a possible coalition government,
focusing on the two accords signed on December 1, 2008 by the Liberal Party of Canada, the
New Democratic Party of Canada, and the Bloc Québécois.
Sydney,
New South Wales About Blog The Baby Vine is an
educational parenting community that puts the
focus back on the everyday parent by supporting them in every aspect of their lives.
Through the use of
educational apps and computer games and programs, kids can increase their
focus, get rewarded for good behavior, learn
new skills, and have fun doing it.
In India — where the Maggi Noodles controversy continues to rage — and the law forbids promotion of any products for babies under 2 years, Nestlé is boasting about its
new Maternity Protection Policy, describing its Start Healthy Stay Healthy campaign as «a science - based
educational initiative by Nestlé which, in partnership with doctors,
focuses on the lifelong impact of breastfeeding and the first 1,000 days of life.»
She's written
educational materials for both parents and professionals, as well as designed classes
focused on the special needs of
new parents, nurses and physicians.
We need to bring common sense to Common Core because
New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable
educational value instead of
focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance counselor.
In his resignation letter, Hauser does not refer to the teaching ban or misconduct investigation but says he plans to
focus on «
new and interesting challenges» that have come up during his year on leave, including «extremely interesting and rewarding work
focusing on the
educational needs of at - risk teenagers» and «exciting opportunities in the private sector.»
We also have a major
new educational initiative underway, First Two, which works to increase retention of STEM students in their first two years of college, with a particular
focus on first generation college students.
Since the, he has established a
new research
focus in regeneration and aging biology and medicine, recruited five full - time faculty, and raised more than $ 40 million in funding from private and governmental sources to support the Institution's research and
educational programs.
One hour I may be
focused on developing a
new program with a corporate sponsor, while the next I will have a meeting with three genetic counselors to work on the national expansion of our Breast / Ovarian Health 101
educational workshops.
Kohn, who has written hundreds of articles on education, parenting, and related topics including for The
New York Times and the Atlantic, believes the new focus on rewarding students enables politicians and educators to avoid true educational refo
New York Times and the Atlantic, believes the
new focus on rewarding students enables politicians and educators to avoid true educational refo
new focus on rewarding students enables politicians and educators to avoid true
educational reform.
Whilst it is early days, the trend is being encouraged by both local authorities and the EFA, perhaps recognising the need locally and nationally to develop capacity to deliver
new build works and that schools are best placed to make decisions about where to
focus investment to secure the right
educational outcomes.
This segment from Classroom Close - up, an
educational show in
New Jersey, practically makes you feel like you're attending a themed Edcamp
focused on STEAM learning.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a
new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving
educational outcomes, the development of
new curricula, charter schools
focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.
Through the Outreach strand, the larger
focus of the initiative, researchers develop and support informative and interactive
educational experiences which vary in length and time commitment involved as well as those that are designed to meet the needs of different audiences with the ISV network — those
new to PZ ideas, those familiar with some PZ frameworks who want to extend their learning to other frameworks and tools, and those with a long history of using certain frameworks who want to deepen and push their practice in
new ways.
Knee then hits his stride, showing how these factors played out when Murdoch's News Corporation acquired the learning analytics company Wireless Generation in 2012 to create an ambitious
new «Amplify» division
focused on
educational tablets, games, curriculum, and data.
Today, in the wake of
new energy in Washington D.C.,
new focus in the
educational and philanthropic communities, and with the recent release of the film «Waiting for Superman,» the nation is getting a better picture of what is wrong with public education in America.
The company's main
focus is the continuous development and implementation of a
new generation,
educational, and practical skill - oriented online platform based on business simulations.
According to The
New York Times, «early - childhood development, school readiness,
educational opportunity, discipline, parenting, and the criminal justice system» will be the
foci of the initiative.
A
focus on outcomes The
new way of working with families requires much
new thinking, including a move away from narrow
educational «objectives» towards a more outcome - based approach.
A
new section on the U.S. Department of Education's website notes that the government is «currently rethinking its accountability system in order to shift the balance from a system
focused primarily on compliance to one that puts more emphasis... on
educational results and functional outcomes for children with disabilities.»
Third, today's
focus on results - based education, combined with plenty more data on school performance in an era of
educational accountability, means that reform - minded education leaders are getting bolder about closing bad schools — and sometimes (but not always) opening
new ones in the same building.
While By All Means 2.0 will build off the initiative's original framework — featuring local children's cabinets, biannual convenings, and city - based consultants — there will also be a
new focus on specific areas of work, including creating individualized student success plans and identifying the resources necessary to expand
educational opportunities for children.
This relatively
new work will
focus on building capacity within Indianapolis schools to ensure students have access to a world - class
educational experience.
When I see professionals like Colin Hegarty, a teacher nominated for the international Varkey Foundation Award for his ground breaking approach to teaching maths; and Luke Sparkes, Principal at Dixons Trinity Academy in Bradford whose
focus is on seeking out what pupils don't know rather than affirming what they do, I know that the teaching profession is fizzing with bright
new ideas as well as passionate teachers and leaders who are committed to driving up
educational outcomes.
CSDC has a special
focus on
new schools, and helps charter school entrepreneurs and leaders finance, build, expand and replicate their school models, turning
educational visions into reality, with the goal of ultimately improving student achievement by increasing school choice and catalyzing competition within the American K - 12 public education system.
Like Willits Charter School, the
new district charter school will offer classes in ecological literacy and will provide opportunities in community and service learning, as well as project - based learning, including the integration of art, music, and the dramatic and performing arts, into a core -
focused educational program.
«The
newest PD Online courses
focus on critical 21st century issues —
educational technology, STEM education, and the Common Core standards — and are designed for interactive, self - paced professional learning.»
Lisa Guernsey is the author of Screen Time and director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project at
New America, a think tank in Washington, D.C.; her coauthor is Michael Levine, founding director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop in
New York City, which
focuses on
educational media.
Educational rhetoric has
focused on making sure that American students are competitive in the global market, prompting politicians and administrators alike to create a
new educational buzzword: rigor.
AYPF is currently working on a project
focused on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and accountability for educating students in juvenile justice facilities, which has given me a
new perspective into what high quality
educational opportunities can look like inside secured facilities.
Two recent events have made it a perfect time to change the way we conduct our
educational testing: growing dissatisfaction with consortia - built tests and a
new focus on the proposed use of a test in the revised Standards for
Educational and Psychological Testing.
And as we do so, we must embrace a
new educational paradigm, which will require an unprecedented
focus on technology, individuality, collaboration, flexibility and diversity.
Katina utilizes skills that she has acquired from these initiatives in her positions as inaugural Director for Western's Centre for Education Leadership, which
focuses on supporting aspiring,
new, and experienced education leaders by reducing the gap between applied
educational research and leadership practice.
- Dr. Pedro Pedraza,
educational researcher at the Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, Hunter College, City University of
New York, working in the area of K - 12 public education, with a
focus on Latino students.
City - based education organizations, or «harbormasters» and others who coordinate efforts to improve education within a city to incubate
new school models; work to attract talented entrepreneurs to develop break - the - mold innovations; and build an infrastructure of charter school supports that allow operators to
focus more energy spent on innovative
educational approaches, not operations.
• Explore this
new paper on school climate, from Educators4Excellence, which
focuses on school climate as part of the movement toward
educational equity and makes specific recommendations around ways to leverage LCFF to improve school climate.
A
new study based on the Annenberg Institute on School Reform's (AISR) work with the Transatlantic School Innovation Alliance (TISA) adds to the emerging literature supporting the idea that peer networks among
educational practitioners, both within and across schools, can improve teaching and learning.In England, there has been a
focus over the past decade on developing formal peer networks, especially in urban settings that have traditionally underperformed relative to other areas of the country.
Susan MacDonald is the founder of Inspiring
New Perspectives, a consultancy
focused on empowering
educational leaders to create programs that deeply respect and nurture the possibilities that lie within each child, parent, and teacher.
Recipients will be publicly honored by Teach For America in
New York City on July 27, 2012, receive a monetary prize, and be invited to participate in anaward ambassadorship, which includes an international trip
focused on excellence and challenges in
educational systems abroad.
By gaining a deeper appreciation for who SLIFE are and what they bring along with them to their
new educational setting, rather than
focusing on what they lack, educators provide them with a pathway to school success.
Instead, schools seem to be
focused primarily on technology integration and striving to invent ways to incorporate
new technologies into modernist
educational practices.
The Partnership includes programs that
focus on the recruitment of diverse groups (including
educational assistants) into teacher education; mentoring pre-service teachers in a variety of programs including Professional Development Schools; providing induction support to
new teachers; and developing networks and support for advanced professional development.
According to WISH - TV, Bennett is also slated to propose scholarships and early graduation initiatives, a
new method of calculating students in schools, expanding courses offered and expanding
educational focus on technology.
In this role, Holly directed a wide range of state and local policy initiatives
focused on improving
educational outcomes for children through promoting autonomy, accountability, and equity in
New Orleans charter schools.
NJ EXCEL is especially designed to
focus on preparing
educational leaders to function effectively in
New Jersey's districts and schools.