Sentences with phrase «on academic preparation»

Two decades ago they began really focusing on academic preparation for college.

Advising students on academic preparation, college admissions, and financial aid and literacy

«AISD» provides adults as volunteers where the focus is on academic preparation and AVID provides adult mentors to lead study groups twice a week in classrooms.

Yet the students graduate from college at lower rates than would be expected based on their academic preparation.

The report declares that teacher education needs to be «turned upside down,» with training shifting from a focus on academic preparation and course work and towards clinical practice that's «interwoven with academic content and professional courses.»

Other work examines the effects of financial aid programs, the impact of postsecondary remediation on academic preparation, and how to better support families saving for college.

Instead of just focusing on the academic preparation found in a higher education classroom, we need to equally emphasize the clinical experience and whether prospective educators can successfully apply the concerns learned in the classes they take while leading classrooms of their own.

Other factors that have led to a decrease in free play time include an emphasis on academic preparation, electronic media replacing playtime, less time spent playing outdoors, perceived risk of play environments, and limited access to outdoor play spaces.

Not exact matches

The clergymen serving full - time on the staff on community mental health centers are generally well trained for their work, with a few exceptions, having had a minimum of a full year of special clinical and advanced academic preparation beyond graduate theological school.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has quietly dropped plans to raise passing scores on Common Core Regents exams in English and math by the year 2022 — plans originally pushed as a linchpin in efforts for students» strengthened academic performance and preparation for college and careers.

Workshops were held, for example, on effective science writing, grant preparation, teaching skills, the academic job search, and how to start up a company.

It is my perception that most academic preparation focuses on preparation to work in a scientific specialty area.

Workshops on time management, listening and note taking, test preparation, test - taking, and other topics will be quite helpful as you develop the learning strategies that will enable you to achieve academic excellence.

Ensuring such depends on training graduate students from a variety of backgrounds, and on encouraging them to pursue postdoctoral training in preparation for academic careers.

Replication of knowledge and single correct responses are inadequate preparation for students entering vocations or going on to higher academic studies.

On average, today's teachers are older and hence their preparation for teaching occurred when academic achievement was not recognized as the primary purpose of schooling; their professional experience was in institutions that did not demand academic performance from them or their students.

Conversations about access to higher education often focus on affordability issues, but poor academic preparation is an equally significant barrier to success in college, says Long, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Clifford Adelman, a researcher whose work for the U.S. Department of Education in the late 1990s helped shape the field's thinking about what constitutes sound academic preparation for college, says that although occupational certificates are becoming «the new currency» in the push for more postsecondary education, the value of many certificates is questionable because of a lack of consensus on the competencies required to earn them.

Some observers fear, however, that a shift toward career preparation would ease the pressure on schools to provide top - notch academics for every child, reproducing a dynamic that has harmed generations of students: Those perceived to be «college material» are immersed in challenging courses, while those sized up as less capable or motivated get a watered - down education.

In a June 2002 report mentioned earlier, Secretary Paige alarmed NCTAF, NCATE, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, and others habituated to federal backing for the professionalism agenda with his call to raise the bar on teacher academic standards while lowering barriers to classroom entry by people without conventional pedagogical preparation.

In a review of the management of college athletics, the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics calls on secondary - school officials to stress academic preparation of student - athletes.

, but we also have to make a real dent on the history of teacher preparation, in the sense of its focus on one side of that equation — its focus on the academic, textbook preparation of teachers as opposed to the clinical practice.

However, until the reviewers bring a broader and academic perspective to their observations, we can not count on accreditation to upgrade the quality of our teacher preparation programs.

The real culprit is not a lack of academic preparation, but instead the actions of state legislatures, colleges, and universities that hike up the costs of attendance, underinvest in need - based financial grant aid, and spend the least on support services at the schools where students possess the greatest economic and academic needs.

The strong emphasis on job preparation is consistent with and expands upon the findings from PDK's 2016 survey, in which fewer than half of respondents said academic preparation should be the main goal of a public school education.

Secondary Teaching students combine their strong academic preparation, hands - on classroom experience and their passion for working with adolescents to excel at jobs as secondary school teachers.

A third report, Small High Schools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college preparation.

Admittedly, the critical pedagogues have squarely confronted two of the most enduring issues surrounding the work of education: 1) To what extent should the mission of public schools be focused on character development, societal reform, and other such affective goals, as opposed to cognitive development and academic preparation?

Scholars participate in a program of academic preparation, which spans two academic years and three summers, and then take part in comprehensive support services to ensure they stay on course for college.

In particular we are developing additional offers of student support and mentoring from our older students, as well as offering more opportunities for schools to attend the academic enrichment programmes we run on site such as for university and career preparation.

Traditional teacher preparation programs are not equipped to develop teachers to fill this kind of national need, as historically they have lacked a real connection to school districts as the «client,» focusing on academics rather than practical application.

Original reports and issue briefs focused on four key areas: Academic preparation and support, college access and information, financial aid and affordability, and college success.

The new data suggest that the public really wants both strong academics and job preparation, including classes focused on career skills, technology and engineering, and programs leading to a professional certificate or license.

Basically, its provisions are as follows: If a prospective teacher who has a baccalaureate or advanced degree in an academic major other than education passes the appropriate certification exams and background checks and is hired by a school district to teach in the subject area of preparation in grades 8 - 12, the candidate will be granted a probationary certificate for a maximum of two years, at the end of which time the school district decides, based on the teacher's performance, whether or not to recommend the issuance of full standard certification.

During the pilot period, states should meet individually with representatives from each preparation program to discuss data on accepted applicants, broken out by academic and demographic indicators.

Graduation or program completion for prospective educators depends on many factors, including students» academic performance, the rigor of their preparation inside and outside the professional program, effectiveness of clinical training, and various exit exams.

As districts increasingly rely on hiring teachers with little or no preparation, they incur academic and financial costs.

Her research and interests focus on (a) the use of positive behavior support approaches to facilitate academic and behavioral change, (b) teacher preparation with regard to behavior management, and (c) academic interventions for youth with challenging behaviors.

33 And in a twist, the proposal also highlighted the importance of economic integration: «Although desegregation rules focus exclusively on students» race or ethnic background, family income levels better determine children's preparation for school and academic success.»

Unlike the Child - Parent Centers and state - funded pre-schools, which place a heavy emphasis on language, Head Start — the $ 7 billion - a-year federal early - education program — has historically stressed child development rather than academic preparation.

Thorough preparation for summer activities allows school leaders to concentrate on wrapping up the regular academic year and resolving the unforeseen issues that always seem to accompany the season.

Most preparation programs make recommendations on the basis of the completer's academic performance and a limited amount of (often undersupervised) student teaching experience.

The Academies of Pre-Engineering, Pre-Business, and Health & General Medicine at Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm provide qualified students with a curriculum of academic rigor, integrated with hands - on experiences in preparation for future endeavors in high school and college.

For at least one academic year, candidates spend four to five days a week in a classroom under the wing of an experienced and trained mentor teacher, and gradually take on more responsibilities over the course of the year.7 Most residents receive at least 900 hours of pre-service clinical preparation, while the norm for most traditional programs is in the range of 400 — 600 hours.

As a post doctoral researcher on the New York City Pathways Study of Teacher Education, she collaborated with a group of researchers to examine the relationships among the features of teacher preparation, teacher retention and outcomes in academic achievement for K - 12 students.

We focus on conveying Country Day's high academic standards and rigorous program offerings, including Harkness Learning, public speaking, and the emphasis on writing and self - advocacy skills, which give our students the best possible preparation for secondary school and college.

Research has found that teachers» qualifications, academic preparation, and high performance on standardized tests can have a positive effect on teacher quality.31 Teachers» experience levels can also have a large impact on student success.

* over-emphasizing standardized testing, narrowing curriculum and instruction to focus on test preparation rather than richer academic learning;

In addition the Northeast Charter Schools Network reports that, ``... member schools have access to Elevate Charter Schools... Elevate provides: charterGO, a charter start program for new school applicants; charterSHIELD, an audit and compliance program featuring a continuous improvement plan that is based on an in - depth review and alignment of a school's charter to its academic program and authorizer requirements; and, charterRENEW, a program designed to walk schools through preparation for charter renewal.»

Traditional research on college completion has focused on factors such as socioeconomic status and high school academic preparation, but less is known about how psychological factors predict college outcomes.