Sentences with phrase «of educator engagement»

States will now have the responsibility of designing an accountability framework incorporating and giving the most weight to academic factors, including student performance on state assessments and high school graduation rates, in addition to state - chosen indicators of school quality or student success, which can include measures of educator engagement and school climate / safety.

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Focusing on community engagement and transparency, our role is that of an educator, a lobbyist and a leader.

Challenge Success, a project of Stanford Graduate School of Education, works with parents, educators and youth to help students develop creativity, resilience, self - management and engagement in learning.

The Building with Biology Project created a community of informal science educators, researchers and scientists dedicated to developing innovative resources, practices and processes to build the capacity of the field to use public engagement with science (PES) activities to extend STEM learning about science, technology and societal implications through public and scientist dialogue about synthetic biology.

«Many educators believe engagement leads to better school performance and is necessary for developing student motivation and interest,» said Ze Wang, associate professor of educational, school and counseling psychology in the College of Education at MU.

In addition to her speaking engagements, she has enjoyed being an educator and facilitator to local community partners including the Arthritis Services of North Carolina, the Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg County (Team ATOM) and the Hornet's Nest Girl Scouts.

A cursory tour of the guidebook will leave the reader wiser about the distinctive characteristics of charter schools (autonomous, accountable, choice - based), its innovations (longer days and years, new approaches to staffing), and key strengths (increasing parental engagement, empowering educators).

Caldis, who is taking a year off teaching at school to teach pre-service educators at Macquarie University, says connecting learning to the real world and getting students out of the classroom to carry out their own investigations increases engagement and interest in the subject.

Instead of focusing solely on social media, connected educators should stay tuned into their classrooms, meet other educators face to face, and model real - world engagement.

Educators have never been better informed of the complexities and interactions between pedagogy, technology, neuroscience and engagement.

«I have seen first - hand the importance of fun, easy - to - use creativity tools in the classroom, and believe that Adobe Spark will enhance how educators teach digital and creative - problem solving skills to open up a range of new possibilities for students who want to express themselves,» said Mala Sharma, VP and GM of Creative Cloud product marketing & engagement at Adobe.

«With LEGO Education's long tradition of using the LEGO brick as a strong hands - on learning tool to increase engagement and Pearson's renowned credibility and strong foothold in the education market, we know this solution will help educators with students who need extra support.»

For schools and educators, how do we merge school programs and curriculum with student interest, passion, advocacy, and engagement when so much of their learning is happening beyond the walls of the school?

This summer Mapp led her first Program in Professional Education (PPE) institute, «Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success,» which focused on designing family engagement practices connected to student learning, and increasing the capacity of educators, families, and community members to develop and sustain partnerships that improve student outcomes.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas students - turned - activists are fast becoming a powerful model of civic engagement for educators across the country.

In particular, EdSurge with the Charter School Growth Fund is hosting «DIY Learning: The New School,» which promises to allow people to remake school completely and celebrate how «educators, students and entrepreneurs are using technology to put students at the center of learning — and help them construct personalized learning experiences that stimulate engagement, critical thinking skills and creativity.»

While many educators remain digitally clueless, many are in the grip of the «relevance» and «engagement» and «self - expression» candies that our electronic gadgets proffer.

Most of our engagement with language educators has been with those who come to our workshops.

We also know that engagement leads to successful academic outcomes and a greater sense of well - being for both the student and educator.

We speak to Mere Berryman, from the University of Waikato in Hamilton, about a program aimed at increasing engagement among Maori secondary school students in New Zealand and the implications for educators here in Australia.

Guest bloggers Kelly Teng and Cameron Baker, game developers with an interest in education, suggest that the gaming world can teach educators lessons about abstract thinking, enthusiastic engagement, and creative play in pursuit of knowledge.

While millions tune in to the Oscars with bated breath and bowls full of popcorn, I know there are some educators out there who are wondering how they can drum up that kind of excitement and engagement in their classroom.

While educators often inquire what type of partnerships are successful, Mapp noted that many educators are still surprised to learn that family engagement in the home is vital and can even transform school districts.

Teachability The website contains a variety of FREE resources to help educators use 3D printing technology as a tool to increase pupil engagement and attainment, as well as using it across the curriculum at all ages and stages.

Educators interpreted poor academic performance as the inevitable effect of poverty outside of school and a lack of curricular relevance and student engagement inside the classroom.

Based on comparative study of curriculum innovations, I can point out six «beyonds,» where educators are venturing beyond the traditional disciplines, in brief: beyond content, infusing 21st century skills, competences, etc.; beyond local, embracing global perspectives, problems, and studies; beyond topics, transforming topics into tools of broad understanding; beyond the traditional disciplines, renewing and extending those disciplines; beyond discrete disciplines, embracing interdisciplinary topics and problems; beyond academic engagement, fostering personal significance, commitment, and passion.

In order for family engagement to be effective, educators have to believe that all parents have something to offer (regardless of education level or background), and they have to trust that what parents offer will be valuable.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

Blogger Adam Provost, fresh from EduCon 2.5, shares the excitement and engagement of spending a convention with educators eager to put their ideas in motion.

University of Southern California media scholar Henry Jenkins describes how educators might fuel civic engagement by tapping the skills their students build in interest - driven online communities.

Overall, we encourage educators to consider a range of strategies aimed at promoting positive student motivation and engagement (Martin, Collie, Papworth, Ginns, Calvo & Malmberg).

Teng and Cameron Baker, game developers with an interest in education, suggest that the gaming world can teach educators lessons about abstract thinking, enthusiastic engagement, and creative play in pursuit of knowledge.

Last weekend, at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit and business worlds, global education experts, academics, and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.

University of Southern California media scholar Henry Jenkins describes how educators might fuel civic engagement by tapping the skills their students develop in interest - driven online communities.

Enter, an abundance of tools all designed to provide educators clear and immediate feedback on the levels of engagement.

To learn more about educators» views regarding student engagement and motivation, the Education Week Research Center — with support from the Atlantic Philanthropies, the California Endowment, the NoVo Foundation, and the Raikes Foundation — conducted a survey of registered users of edweek.org, Education Week's flagship website.

In addition to four academic indicators, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state accountability systems to include one other indicator, such as student engagement, educator engagement, access to and completion of advanced coursework, postsecondary readiness, or school climate and safety.

«Parents are the first educators... and the expectations and ambitions they set, the level of engagement in areas like early reading is absolutely critical to the success of children,» he said.

In order to keep all students motivated, especially those who struggle or have been disengaged from school, educators need to ensure that engagement is built into the very DNA of the course design.

The survey results presented in this report offer important insights into: educators» perspectives on issues related to student engagement and motivation; the levels of engagement and motivation among students at respondents» schools; potential strategies and solutions; and a range of related topics.

Consisting of several new faces as well as loyal supporters from the original founding of the program in the 1990s, this Council counts among its members active artists, cultural philanthropists, and arts educators who put civic engagement and arts education advocacy among their highest priorities.

At Secondary level students work with practicing artists, historians, and educators to take the visit to a deeper level of learning and engagement.

Research indicates that the level of student engagement with a test impacts the score, but how would educators recognize or measure that engagement — especially at a high level?

Educators and students recognize that this is neither engaging nor particularly effective; the best kinds of courses and programs involve both synchronous and asynchronous elements, which both elevate the level of engagement, and present new challenges.

KQED Education provides educators and young people multimedia content, experiential activities, and professional tools to create learning environments of the 21st century by promoting civic engagement, creative expression, and problem solving using digital media.

«It gives educators the opportunity to explore individual attainment and engagement to see how students are interacting with their books and the information in general, which can lead to effective adaptation of the resources provided in order to create engaging material going forward,» ITSI's founder, Gary Bryant, says.

This webinar will explore how some educators are using those levers to create interdisciplinary units that integrate a variety of texts and learning methods to help students delve into social issues, including identity, cultural history, diversity, and civic engagement.

Time and time again, I've heard educators say that the lack of parental engagement in their schools is what is...

After months of advocacy meetings with state legislators, as well as grassroots engagement from parents and educators, the bill died in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Recognizing the importance of working with the hands and body to increase engagement and understanding, Paula Mitchell has incorporated hands on learning from the beginning of her 25 + year career as an Oakland educator.