Sentences with phrase «new educational reality»

Faced with an endless cycle of memorize, drill, spit back and test, teachers have become the wardens of a new educational reality that pits the head against the heart.

Not exact matches

And if this be so, our work as educators and as advocates of a well - functioning American educational system is to develop citizens who are at home in the canons that comprise the formal reality of their heritage, who are equally at home with the varied individual things that comprise the material reality of that heritage and of their present life, and who are able to devise constantly new frames that are adequate to both, that marry ancient canon and novel particular in a new canon which integrates as fully and complexly as possible all its participant elements.

The new donations for scholarships would make private and parochial education a reality for families seeking new quality educational opportunities and assist those already enrolled who are struggling to afford tuition at schools that best meet their needs.

Thanks to the popularity of smartphones and the accessibility of Google Cardboard, virtual reality became widespread as a new and experimental medium for educational purposes.

The Trust will also be showcasing its new range of educational resources and solutions that includes innovative use of augmented and virtual reality including Sigurd the Dragon, a BETT finalist this year.

While it is true that some have struggled to recruit and a small number have closed, this needs to be seen in the context of both the commercial realities of new start - ups, and the broader educational picture of national school performance.

As the sector experiences the biggest review of special educational needs provision for 30 years, this provided the essential overview needed to help schools and other education institutions become aware of the new realities.

The most important step in making an Education Nation a reality is not a greater investment of dollars, but a greater understanding of what this new educational system should look like.

Violence against women is not just what is happening to individual women, we see that the educational, economic, social and cultural aspects of the current systems, at local, national and global levels must intentionally work with a transformational agenda to be able to achieve this urgently needed change, that not only robs women and societies of peace, but does not allow the qualitative development for the new paradigm to become a reality in our life time.

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.

States should update authorizing laws to incorporate multiple pathways and new capacities that reflect the realities of the charter landscape, and take advantage of emerging opportunities to add quality educational options.

Maybe you'll pick up some new educational material as you mop a floor in a classroom, something from the real world that is founded in reality.

I'm here with another batch up episode summaries and a couple of other new things: The new Game Developers Like You interviews feature: • creator of a silly viral web game • professor and educational game creator • game artist and QA - lead turned all - in - one indie • augmented reality experience designer • game jam developer •... Read more»

The paper compares the aquarium's educational cruise to other «toxic tours» of polluted inner - city areas in New York's South Bronx; Oakland, California; and Chicago, as well as «reality tours» of slums in Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, and Johannesburg, which are increasingly popular among visitors seeking a glimpse of what lies behind the glossy photos in tourism brochures — but also controversial for promoting what some call a voyeuristic approach to poverty.

Microsoft introduced a set of educational products and services, inspired by teachers and students, including a new Windows experience called Windows 10 S; new experiences in Microsoft Teams for modern classroom collaboration; new features in Minecraft and mixed reality to... Read more

Among the announcements were the new Surface Laptop, mixed reality using the Surface Laptop's webcam, an educational version of Minecraft, and Windows 10 S — a slimmed down, education - focused response to Google's Chrome OS.