Sentences with phrase «new educational practices»
The goal is to create new educational practices that are built on more robust, equitable assumptions.
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CSWA, a 501 (c)(3) educational nonprofit organization established by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers more than a decade ago, received the governor's top environmental award for increasing adoption of sustainable winegrowing practices in California and for initiating new educational tools and program improvements.
This will include educational materials, such as a new air quality chapter in the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing workbook and the establishment of air quality and water quality demonstration sites throughout California to showcase innovative technologies and practices.
Two new books by developmental scientists work in tandem to rescue children from overinvolved parenting and from outdated educational practices.
Your farm to school strategic plan may include menu changes, new purchasing practices, promotion and educational events, engaging the school community in partnership, building school gardens, or other farm to school activities.
She hopes that one day this unique area of practice will evolve into a new field of study for colleges, universities and other educational institutions.
It is designed to turn New York's Capital Region into a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity by providing best practices, networking and mentoring, as well as educational and financial resources to start - up companies.
With critical developments in functional imaging and the methods and practice of nuclear medicine, technologists are in need of new skill sets and educational models to advance their career.
The actions we are taking include (1) the development of new sustainable chemical technologies to reduce the magnitude and the impact of society's chemical and energy activities, (2) the development of a new multidisciplinary effort, The Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (http://bcgc.berkeley.edu/) to organize and enhance sustainability activities on our campus and to reach out nationally and internationally for coordination and best practices transfer, and (3) the reconfiguration of the delivery and content of our educational curriculum and activities at all levels to emphasize sustainable green chemical practice, concepts and awareness so that all members of our profession advance the sustainability of our society through their work and decisions.
You can also watch some interviews at the new Yoga U Practice Channel, a great educational resource where I am a featured instructor.
This new partnership aims to tackle the problem by establishing a list of key objectives which include researching and developing a new approach to mental wellbeing and health in education, integrating educational and therapeutic practice in supporting the most vulnerable students and developing a new way of dealing with mental health by drawing on latest mental health knowledge and advice.
As new directions in educational research and practice unfold, we are exploring different ways to implement PB goals in the classroom and individualised student plans.
By the time you are reading this the closing date for consultation on the draft SEN Code of Practice — 9 December 2013 — will have passed, so what will the New Year bring us as we contemplate changes to the special educational needs (SEN) arrangements across the sector?
As part of a new faculty research effort called Research Schools, Professor Kurt Fischer hopes to bridge the gap between research and practice, and build a new foundation for promoting strong, useful educational research.
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.
New York — Practicing educators praised the College Board, at its annual meeting here last week, for providing a sensible approach to educational reform, and they challenged the organization to continue pressing for a high - school curriculum that develops students» competencies as well as their knowledge of specific subjects.
This is just one example of how we can use this new knowledge to make educational practice «fit» learners» ways of thinking and learning more effectively.
Over 1500 principals in New York State — that is, a third of them — have signed a letter to «stop harmful educational practices that are not based in research.»
Although prevention science is not a new term and is widely used in social sciences and public health, it has only recently been introduced in educational practice, research, and policy.
A harder task, which a growing number of schools are proving can be done, is to convert an entire school to embrace new practices that fulfill the changing educational demands of our age.
Celebrating brave thinking, innovative pedagogy, new products and education game changers, Bett Futures 2017 presented a one ‑ of - a-kind opportunity for emerging learning solutions to hit the ground running by inspiring attendees with practical ideas on how to improve their own educational practice.
Any instructional program that includes the use of a computer — CD - ROMs, DVDs, etc. - is based on this concept, which can also be implemented in conjunction with traditional teaching methods to enhance the overall educational experience.Computers can also be used in the workplace, to educate employees about new work practices or regulations that must be followed within their professional environment.
The Risk and Prevention Program has been renamed Prevention Science and Practice (PSP) / Counseling C.A.S.. Although the curriculum and educational experience of students will not change, the new name, says program director Mandy Savitz - Romer, better reflects the integrated nature of the program and its mission to prepare graduates to improve the social, emotional, and academic outcomes of children and youth.
In tandem with a new website that offers important educational resources, including thinking routines to stimulate learning, the paper solidifies Agency by Design's efforts to shape a set of research - based, educator - tested practices and to invite the broad community of maker educators into a conversation about the ideas driving and shaping the movement.
CSEDU 2015, the International Conference on Computer Supported Education, aims at becoming a yearly meeting place for presenting and discussing new educational environments, best practices and case studies on innovative technology - based learning strategies, institutional policies on computer supported education including open and distance education, using computers.
A new study published by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) on August 2, 2016, outlines the implications of civic unrest for educational policy and practice.
Together we can blend the best educational practices and raise a generation that learns, reads, and thinks in a new, better way.
Teacher quality emerged as one of the highest educational priorities — second only to school safety — in the public opinion poll released last week by Recruiting New Teachers Inc., a Belmont, Mass., nonprofit group that advocates better school - hiring practices.
Research shows that schools using these new practices get better educational results.
Given the extent to which new technologies such as the Internet have influenced educational practice, it is imperative that researchers investigate how technology influences learning and teaching.
The Council of Chief State School Officers, the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program and America's Promise Alliance released a new report «showing promising practices in states to ensure educational equity for all students.»
This mixed - methods study examined 38 teachers in a science educational gaming professional development program that provided baseline characteristics about personal technology use and post professional development workshop experiences to ascertain characteristics that align with diffusion of innovation theory and educational game development as a new innovation in current pedagogical practices.
Please visit or blog regularly to learn about new advancements in educational technologies and best practices of instructional design.
One of the key conditions of the waiver, however, is that states as well as local educational agencies covered by the agreement develop and implement new evaluation systems for school leaders that take into account student achievement growth and the quality of principals» leadership practices.
This book breaks new ground in our understanding of the development of social consciousness and social responsibility in young people and the educational practices that promote this development.
Within the past year, a new alliance of parents, students and labor has emerged to promote a proactive vision for public education based on equity and evidenced - based educational practices.
From the Preface: «This monograph, Teaching Educational Politics and Policy, is the principal product to date of the Politics of Education Teaching and Research (POE - TER) Project... Its objectives are to analyze and document current and exemplary teaching practices in the politics of education (and more broadly, in educational policymaking) and to chronicle new research directions in these politically oriented areas.»
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.
Indeed, CA's approach to introducing a new tests with likely «apparent» decreases in scores follows very poor educational testing practice....
Eric Nadelstern a professor of practice in educational leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University and former New York City deputy chancellor for school support and instruction under Bloomberg.
Hoping to help districts prevent such alarming developments and apply best practices in educational technology, the Washington, D.C. based Consortium for School Networking has released two new resources to help school systems avoid violations of student privacy and vulnerabilities to their data systems.
The award, temporarily replacing the California Distinguished Schools Program until Common Core testing and a new accountability system take root, is given to schools based on a model program that includes standards - based activities, projects, strategies and practices that can be replicated by other local educational agencies.
Instead of trying to improve failed practices such as a reliance on high - stakes testing and «zero tolerance» discipline policies, Noguera said the center will push for transformations — new approaches to educational challenges such as improving the educational outcomes of African - American and Latino students.
Eric Nadelstern is a professor of practice in educational leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University and former New York City deputy chancellor for school support and instruction under Bloomberg.
Jacqueline Ancess describes how teachers in New York City secondary schools increase their own learning while improving student outcomes • Milbrey W. McLaughlin and Joel Zarrow demonstrate how teachers learn to use data to improve their practice and meet educational standards • Lynne Miller presents a case study of a long - lived school — university partnership • Beverly Falk recounts stories of teachers working together to develop performance assessments, to understand their student's learning, to re-think their curriculum, and much more • Laura Stokes analyzes a school that successfully uses inquiry groups.
Claire has developed innovative programs and practices for diverse populations of new learners of English in various New York City public schools and as Executive Director of Internationals Network, works to create appropriate educational opportunities for new and changing immigrant populationew learners of English in various New York City public schools and as Executive Director of Internationals Network, works to create appropriate educational opportunities for new and changing immigrant populatioNew York City public schools and as Executive Director of Internationals Network, works to create appropriate educational opportunities for new and changing immigrant populationew and changing immigrant populations.
By bringing together educational practice and policy, the BTLN aims to produce teachers that are «empowered to lead and informed to change» in a new era of teaching.
A new study released today challenges the practice of ranking nations by educational test scores and questions conventional wisdom that the U.S.educational system has fallen badly behind school systems abroad.
This new framework was then be implemented using three strategies: (1) Hmong students» conditions for learning, namely, a relationship and immediate relevance, are accepted and maintained; (2) traditional Hmong learning processes, including cooperation and oral transmission, are gradually combined with formal educational processes, individual achievement and the use of the written word; and (3) activities for learning are initially confined to practice, slowly yielding to analysis of familiar material and finally, analysis of unfamiliar material.