Sentences with phrase «new educational projects»

In 2015, Leiden University received a grant of two million euro from the European Union to implement a new educational project that combines astronomy and space sciences: EU Space Awareness (EUSPACE - AWE).

Also, the museum is presenting a new educational project in a series of encounters during October.

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They would also develop alphabets, produce grammars and dictionaries for unwritten languages, translate the New Testament, and undertake community development and educational projects.

A new generation of monks is involving itself widely in educational and social projects, as well as spiritual counseling for the many visiting pilgrims, just as monks did in medieval Russia.

In England, the leading center has been in Cambridge, where Jeremy Begbie's project on theology through the arts in the Centre for Advanced Religious and Theological Studies has sponsored a range of publications, performances and educational initiatives, and is due to culminate in September 2000 with an arts festival embracing new film, drama, sculpture, music, painting and poetry.

The Research Institute supports projects dealing with essential contemporary educational issues such as attention - related disorders, trends in adolescent development and innovations in the high school curriculum, learning expectations and assessment, computers in education, the role of art in education, and new ways to identify and address different learning styles.

We have also carried out 1,846 educational workshops, established our newest rehoming centre in Dublin and set up our latest international project in Malta.

The project, on Walnut Avenue between Fifth and Seventh streets, involved new construction for 32 units in seven buildings where vacant structures once stood, and the re-purposing of an historic, long - abandoned educational building, for nine additional units.

Cuomo today announced that over $ 2 million in grants from the EPF will be awarded to municipalities, not - for - profits and higher educational programs for projects that will help protect New York's waters from the spread of aquatic invasive species.

The Erie County Clerk's Office worked closely with Judge Paula Feroleto, Administrative Judge for New York's 8th Judicial District, on this project and has partnered in numerous educational outreach efforts for local attorney's to prepare them to the transition to electronic filing.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that over $ 2 million in grants from the Environmental Protection Fund will be awarded to municipalities, not - for - profits and higher educational programs for projects that will help protect New York State's waters from the spread of aquatic invasive species.

ALBANY, NY (01/06/2011)(readMedia)-- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is beginning a new online, interactive educational project as part of his ongoing initiative to increase openness and transparency in government.

We have invested tens of millions of dollars in infrastructure projects, worked with our educational partners to become leaders in nanotechnology research and development and have built a plan through Vision 2020 to prepare for this new economy.

Project 2061, AAAS» long - term initiative to help Americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology, will see materials from its educational assessment website reach wider audiences as two new groups adapt, translate, and share the assessment items.

In taking a game - based and playful approach to learning, we created an intervention that was not only effective, but also one in which the children were engaged and wanted continue doing,» said Bruce Homer, associate professor of educational psychology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a Project Hope investigator.

He's particularly excited by the work of educational researcher Christine Rubie - Davies and her Teacher Expectation Project in Auckland, New Zealand.

Thanks to Dr David Priddel (Senior Researcher, New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change) for his oversight and foresight of the project, Dianne Gordon (Team Leader, Discovery and Learning, Healesville Sanctuary) for discussions and educational advice and Dr Tim New for reviewing the manuscript.

14 science centres / museums created mini-networks involving schools, pupils, teachers associations, research laboratories, educational authorities, education and science communication specialists to run «pilot projects» on new ways to conduct science teaching.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 6, 2012 — Elmer's ® Products Inc., an industry leader in adhesives, arts and crafts, office and educational products announces a new partnership with Science Buddies, a nonprofit organization that empowers K - 12 students, parents, and teachers to quickly and easily find free project ideas and help in all areas of science.

In addition to supporting several pilot grants for in - depth research projects, the funding now has also enabled the development of new multi-site research projects, a mentoring program, educational training videos, biostatistical support, and more to faculty members within the participating universities.

A new book from The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University finds that the current overreliance on high - stakes testing threatens to deepen America's educational inequities.

A new effort, Project for Policy Innovation in Education (PPIE), based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is bringing together university - based researchers with district and state educational leaders to pursue policy research that will have a real impact in their communities.

The experience, he says, helped him realize his love for new projects and inspired him to eventually work for Beacon Education Management, one of the first educational management organizations in the country.

New Book from The Civil Rights Project Highlights the Limits of Test - Driven Reforms A new book from The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University finds that the current overreliance on high - stakes testing threatens to deepen America's educational inequitiNew Book from The Civil Rights Project Highlights the Limits of Test - Driven Reforms A new book from The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University finds that the current overreliance on high - stakes testing threatens to deepen America's educational inequitinew book from The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University finds that the current overreliance on high - stakes testing threatens to deepen America's educational inequities.

He has been involved in a wide variety of research projects, including evaluating new educational programs, studies of employment discrimination, and several studies of early literacy programs.

His new book, Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity Through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play, is a look at our current educational moment.

Dinham also tackled common misconceptions of how students learn, including the learning styles myth, the danger of pigeon - holing students as being «gifted» or «not bright», and the findings of a project in New South Wales he was involved in looking at leadership for exceptional educational outcomes.

Laura's dedication to volunteerism has crossed borders, she has extensive expertise in managing social and educational projects and always keeps an eye on new initiatives.

With a new generation of reform - minded philanthropists targeting high - profile efforts that will influence educational politics and policy, the time is ripe for a project that targets methodological advances and improvements for cost modeling strategies.

The project had financial backers, and even though the actual charter hadn't yet been approved, signs were hung on the outside of the old school building announcing the plans for its new educational life.

After spending a semester on interviews, research, and documentation, the group will explain what they discovered about the future of East New York by creating an educational art project, which they'll share with the community at large through a public presentation.

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield is launching a major new project aimed at tackling the educational gap between the north and south of Englan

«The research in Diversity Challenged shows that affirmative action policies have major benefits not only in overcoming the history of exclusion of minorities, but also in creating a richer educational experience for all students and injecting new ideas and understandings into discussions, debates and research on campus,» said Gary Orfield, co-director of The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University.

Education - Parent Participation Link, Now a Harvard Study (The Indian Express) A new research project from Emmerich Davies is set to get underway in Delhi's schools to chart the impact that the presence of parents has on educational accountability.

«Together with the sports village which will develop on - site as part of the new build project, this scheme will put Baysgarth at the forefront of educational provision in north Lincolnshire.

Maker education is a new school of educational thought which strives to deliver constructivist, project - based learning curriculum and instructional units.

In 2008, the NEA unveiled the «Great Public Schools for Every Student by 2020» project, in which the union committed to «creating models for state - based educational improvement,» «developing a new framework for accountability systems that support authentic student learning,» and «fostering a constructive relationship with U.S. Department of Education leadership.»

Also, after talking with one of their promoters, Franco Lacomella, Global Education Magazine and the new project emerged after the documentary, Reevo, will work together in the future to create opportunities for dissemination of alternative educational experiences worldwide.

Fast forward to its new Sugar Hill Project, a green - model, affordable housing, educational and cultural arts mixed - use development on the boundary of Harlem's historic Sugar Hill.

She is supervised by Professor Liam Semler, head of the «Shakespeare Reloaded» educational research project, which aims to find new modes of pedagogy for independent thinking and creative interpretation of Shakespeare's works.

One of the most ambitious educational improvement projects in recent years was the adoption of new, more rigorous college - and career - ready academic standards by more than 40 U.S. states.

Fellows will also be required to develop an Independent Learning Project (ILP) / Portfolio based on fellowship experience and directly relating to innovations in new methods of instruction, integration of educational technology and its applications, charter school management and its operations, leadership and staff development, and other project options as determined by cohort leadProject (ILP) / Portfolio based on fellowship experience and directly relating to innovations in new methods of instruction, integration of educational technology and its applications, charter school management and its operations, leadership and staff development, and other project options as determined by cohort leadproject options as determined by cohort leadership.

An innovative action research project caps the experience as participants join the small number of certified educational technology specialists in New York state.

New Yorkers have one way to judge Mayor de Blasio's educational performance: the success of his signature improvement project called the

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.

His passion is to use data to improve educational outcomes, so he jumped at an opportunity to work in the Louisiana Department of Education, serving as a project manager for the new teacher evaluation platform.

The trust's Education Entrepreneur Fellowship has granted seven project grants of about $ 250,000 each to help people design, build and launch new local educational ventures, inspiring proposals from more than 48 states and 31 countries, Harris said.

Ms. Rhee, who had taught school in Baltimore for three years through Teach for America and founded an educational non-profit called The New Teacher Project, was selected by then - Mayor of D.C. Adrian Fenty to run the D.C. schools — and to shake them up.

These include educational approaches such as competency - based education and project - based learning and new curriculum standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and state standards like them, but with different names.

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.