Sentences with phrase «on academic discussion»

Teachers are focusing on academic discussion and differentiation in their inquiry work.

She supports three groups of teacher scholars: the teachers at Anna Yates Elementary in Emery Unified who are focusing on academic discussion across all grades and disciplines, TK - 8; a cross-district team of Berkeley Unified music teachers investigating how to support students of color in pursuing musical education beyond the elementary years; and a group of Early Childhood Education Teacher Leaders in Berkeley Unified who are leading their colleagues in Professional Learning Communities with a focus on Social and Emotional Development.

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Tensions were high Wednesday at New York University's Stern School of Business, as a group of academics, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs faced off during a panel discussion on the future of higher education.

Smart Mobility Panel Featuring thought leaders in transportation and urban planning, Onramp's panel discussion will focus on the intersection of public, private and academic collaboration when it comes to the future of driving innovation.

Other symptoms of this new spirit are to be found in the increased interest in the common worship of the academic community, though this is by no means universally evident; in the widespread and intensive discussions of faculties about the purpose and organization of the course of study; in the experiments that are being carried on to relate the work of the seminary more intimately to the work of other church agencies, particularly to the local churches.

Five academics who have written for this series will join a roundtable discussion on May 1 in Canberra, hosted by Ken Henry, the Chair of the Australia in the Asian Century Taskforce.

There's been a flurry of discussion lately about that lately, first with the release of a video «The Economics of Sex» by the Austin Institute, a new academic initiative that conducts research on family, marriage and relationships (you can watch it below).

Some tasks include: Review, clean out, and notify me of important emails on a regular basis; Draft responses to important emails upon discussion and review with me Review daughters school blogs and notify me of all important dates, projects, performances; Assist in responding to emails and drafting emails to teachers on issues related to daughters Track daughters school grades and academic performance on a regular basis via a website.

Since then Dr. Popkin has written and produced more than a dozen video and discussion programs, including Active Parenting of Teens; Families in Action; First Five Years; and Parents on Board: Building Academic Success through Parent Involvement.

Evidence Based Parenting: You Can Make A Difference Join us for Coffee and Conversation on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:30 am The discussion will be led by Dr. Anne Townsend, President and Chief Academic Officer of Mariposa Child Success Programs, and current WSB parent.

The National Action Plan has received almost no discussion in academic literature, and only a few non-profit organizations have dedicated reports on it.

To this end, Moore and others should note that Fiyaz Mughal is organising a discussion on June 27th with a recently - formed consortium of academics, journalists and charities dedicated to addressing difficult issues of social cohesion.

At 7:30 p.m., the Manhattan Young Democrats, New York State Young Democrats Caucus of Color, New York State Young Democrats and The City College of New York's Urban Mentoring and Achievement Network host a panel discussion on race and privilege, The City College of New York, North Academic Center Room 1/201, 160 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan.

Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action of New York, said the varied makeup of the commission — a mix of elected officials, academics and policy experts — will encourage a healthy discussion on how to overhaul New York's campaign - finance system.

«The Kano State Government, based on the report and discussion with the consultant, decided to provide return tickets to the students to enable them come home and pursue an alternative academic programme.

«[T] he failure to guarantee that research, teaching and discussion on sensitive issues can safely go forward undermines the university space and critical values of autonomy and academic freedom.»

Some of these programs, which the paper describes, such as lectures, panel discussions, and workshops addressing «issues of burnout, resilience, and work — life balance,» may not stand out much from the typical activities you would expect on an academic campus.

Eom and colleagues were prompted to investigate the links between culture, environmental concern, and environmental action after noticing that both public discussion and academic research on environmental behavior typically focus on people from Western countries.

Cory Bystrom, who began posting on our discussion forum years ago when he was an academic scientist, is now principal scientist at Quest Diagnostics.

Crowded situations, classroom discussion topics, on - campus accidents, such as someone having a seizure, can trigger traumatic memories and interfere with classroom integration and academic success.»

The UW workshops offered professional development advice, in - depth discussions that included personal issues and life stories, interactions with other potential on - rampers and exploration of strategies for becoming the academics they wanted to be.

Discussions about student - athletes» academic performance typically have centered on Division I teams.

The documents put hard numbers on what until now have been somewhat fuzzy academic discussions.

The documents put hard numbers on what until now have been somewhat fuzzy academic discussions and make clear that although testing and production are moving forward at record speed, knotty issues still remain.

Also, the scientific program includes a career development session, where selected Summer School faculty members, coming from the academic, corporate, and / or regulatory arena, engage in lively discussions with the participants, sharing their own experience from starting their own careers and answering questions, providing essential, cutting edge information on building a successful career in the academic, corporate and / or regulatory sectors.

There are also table discussions on navigating work - life issues such as balancing careers with family and transitioning from specific career stages that may be relevant to any work environment (academic research, biotech industry, governmental agencies, non-profit).

On November 18, AIMday ® Diagnostics & Biomarkers in Uppsala brought together academic researchers, industrial representatives and clinicians for discussions on this important and exciting subjecOn November 18, AIMday ® Diagnostics & Biomarkers in Uppsala brought together academic researchers, industrial representatives and clinicians for discussions on this important and exciting subjecon this important and exciting subject.

Members of the OAIE can share resources and engage in online discussions, and, in doing so, will enhance stakeholder interactions and build well - informed communities working to respond and adapt to ocean acidification.The OAIE invites anyone working on ocean acidification to join, including but not limited to government, tribal, and academic research scientists, citizen scientists, experiential and formal educators, NGO employees, marine resources managers, policy makers, concerned citizens, aquaculturists, people in the fishing industry, technology developers, and data managers.

On December 1, a six - member delegation from Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico visited Tohoku University for discussions on academic exchangeOn December 1, a six - member delegation from Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico visited Tohoku University for discussions on academic exchangeon academic exchanges.

Afterwards both sides had a fruitful discussion on student exchange and academic collaboration between Kobe University and NCU.

We welcome submissions of academic and creative discussions on any short story topic.

United Kingdom About Blog The Academic Health Economists» Blog exists to provide an on - line presence for the discussion of issues and developments in health economics.

We welcome submissions of academic and creative discussions on any short story topic.

Most schools have their share of math and science students who ace standardized tests, thrive during classroom discussions, and excel on independent research projects — who, in short, conquer every academic task thrown their way.

The instruction also maintains a sustained focus on producing oral and written language, such as generating extended research projects or essays, and engaging in academic discussion.

My teachers noticed immediately that I was withdrawing from academic life, and through a series of roundtable discussions and weekly one - on - one conversations, they gave me a safe space to talk about what I was going through, helped me create a plan to get back on track, and reminded me how far I had come and how far I could still go.

This type of student - led discussion — based on Socrates» method of student inquiry rather than teacher lecture — elicits student ownership, deep thinking, critical questioning (PDF), academic vocabulary usage, and a rooted sense of community.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

The discussions will focus on how greater collaboration and research can better position the region as a transnational hub for academic excellence, and ensure the leadership, financing and reputation required to deliver competitive, innovative institutions across the region.

Teachers at this middle school have engaged in professional development on a range of instructional approaches including explicit academic vocabulary instruction, the use of sentence stems, and various structures for small group discussion.

«If you look at his record over the past 15 years, he had an enormous impact on the education framework in this country,» said Academic Dean Robert Schwartz, who moderated the discussion that included panelists Clayton...

On November 26, 2002, — after almost a year of discussion and debate — final regulations regarding the Title I: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged section of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act were released.

According to Teach for America spokesperson Takirra Winfield, the program has three major components: discussions on the «history of inequity in the United States»; teaching recruits to view poor children's families and neighborhoods as «assets» to academic achievement, not liabilities (a concept borrowed from African American educational theorists like Lisa Delpit and Gloria Ladson - Billings); and introducing corps members to classroom management tactics.

«This law calls for a well - rounded education and a shifting away from the narrow focus on academics,» said Ulrich Boser, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP), which hosted a panel discussion at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., to coincide with the release of the reports.

The Children's Guild's Chief Academic Officer, Nakia Nicholson followed Dr. Ross with a discussion on techniques that educators can use to change the mindset of children affected by homelessness, poverty, and trauma.

We noted last week Indiana General Assembly members were working on a compromise that would allow further discussion about the state's adoption of the Common Core academic standards.

The discussion was moderated by Yellow Hats League member, Jahari Shelton, who (in addition to being a junior in high school) is a founding Board member of North Star College Prep, a member of the Aspen Institute's Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, and a social entrepreneur.

The Progressive Policy Institute hosted a panel discussion on the importance of implementing meaningful academic achievement standards for students and schools under ESSA.

And considering his or her students» needs, an individual teacher might focus on honing one particular aspect of academic discussions, such as debate structures, for one - on - one coaching.

A school within that district might offer professional development sessions on how to help students carry on richer academic discussions; that school's science department might explore, through an inquiry cycle, how science students need to approach academic discussions.