«It was tough,» said Cobey, who said his daughter constantly stayed on top of his granddaughter's
online schooling efforts.
Not exact matches
People use
online dating because they feel like they're not meeting enough of the right kind of people in their daily life, and if they were, then they wouldn't use an
online dating site, that's why you don't use it when you're in college or a lot of people don't use it when they're in grad
school because you meet so many great people all the time, I wouldn't join an
online dating site, but it's when you don't have those opportunities to have those interactions that people feel the need and I think things like Hinge, and even Tinder to some extent, allow you to meet just a lot of people so that you don't have to go through that process, which is a lot more
effort, to do an
online dating site.
The NRA briefly suspended its
online ad
efforts after a February
school shooting that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fl
school shooting that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, Fl
School in Parkland, Florida.
Available
online, The Wellness Impact addresses the importance of breakfast and increased student physical activity using language helpful for
school nutrition professionals, especially in your
efforts to overcome common obstacles in boosting breakfast participation.
The report is a joint
effort of the National Dairy Council, GENYOUth Foundation, American College of Sports Medicine, and American
School Health Association and is available for review
online.
The IHSA is also pleased to promote the
efforts of our students who contribute to their high
school newspapers, by posting links to the
online edition of member high
school student newspapers around the state.
Today, as a result of my
effort, all official meeting of the City of New Rochelle and the City
School District of New Rochelle are video taped, archived and broadcast
online and / or TV.
Several studies have linked voluntary and excessive
online use to depression, poor
school performance, increased irritability and more impulsiveness to go
online (confounding addicts»
efforts, if they want to at all, to stop pouring excessive time into
online games).
This collaborative
effort among Baylor, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical
School is described in the latest
online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics.
A new meta - analysis published
online in PLOS ONE by infectious disease and epidemiology specialists from the Perelman
School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania highlights significant gaps in hepatitis C care that will prove useful as the U.S. health care system continues to see an influx of patients with the disease because of improved screening
efforts and new, promising drugs.
So in an
effort to help the capital's singles improve their love chances,
online gaming site and
online dating site Lovestruck.com have set up a poker
school, where techniques such as reading body language and spotting a bluff are applied to dating.
Harvard and MIT Release Working Papers on Open
Online Learning Harvard Gazette, 1/21/14 «Led by Andrew Ho of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Isaac Chuang of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science and physics departments, the effort was in service of a mutual goal — «to research how students learn and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both on - campus and online» — part of a mission statement established when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit online learning platform, in May 2012.&
Online Learning Harvard Gazette, 1/21/14 «Led by Andrew Ho of Harvard's Graduate
School of Education and Isaac Chuang of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science and physics departments, the
effort was in service of a mutual goal — «to research how students learn and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both on - campus and
online» — part of a mission statement established when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit online learning platform, in May 2012.&
online» — part of a mission statement established when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit
online learning platform, in May 2012.&
online learning platform, in May 2012.»
«We look forward to Mary's contributions to our
School Leadership Program, to our efforts to envision and plan online offerings for school leaders using the edX platform, and, most importantly, to the leadership of PPE during the next academic year.&
School Leadership Program, to our
efforts to envision and plan
online offerings for
school leaders using the edX platform, and, most importantly, to the leadership of PPE during the next academic year.&
school leaders using the edX platform, and, most importantly, to the leadership of PPE during the next academic year.»
How heavily would you weight the influence of strong technology and
online learning proposals in
school districts»
efforts to win money from the government?
Although some charter
school operators, such as Rocketship Education and KIPP Empower, as well as some school districts, like Riverside School District, have created stellar blended - learning models, the most advanced school districts in California in online and blended learning have seen their efforts frustrated and curt
school operators, such as Rocketship Education and KIPP Empower, as well as some
school districts, like Riverside School District, have created stellar blended - learning models, the most advanced school districts in California in online and blended learning have seen their efforts frustrated and curt
school districts, like Riverside
School District, have created stellar blended - learning models, the most advanced school districts in California in online and blended learning have seen their efforts frustrated and curt
School District, have created stellar blended - learning models, the most advanced
school districts in California in online and blended learning have seen their efforts frustrated and curt
school districts in California in
online and blended learning have seen their
efforts frustrated and curtailed.
Famed business -
school thinker Clayton Christensen was splendidly profiled in The New Yorker a few weeks back, which set me to reflecting on his influential meditation on K - 12 education, Disrupting Class, the 2008 book (co-authored with Michael Horn and Curtis Johnson) that startled the edu - cracy with its bold prediction that half of all high
school courses will be delivered
online by 2019 and its explanation that technology will produce the «disruptive innovation» in education that previous reform
efforts have failed to bring about.
Efforts to build empathy and involve students in the process of change can shift the
school culture to one where offending or hurting someone else, either in person or
online, is not seen as cool.
I saw nothing acknowledging that teacher preparation for virtual instructors,
online tutors, or Citizens
Schools - style «citizen - teachers» might require new notions of specializations or
efforts to shift away from one - size - fits - all preparation.
Other projects created during the class include an organization that will provide free public libraries in India; an
online platform to help students make more informed decisions when applying to college; an app that gives students fun, game - based content that shows what real scientists are like; a cellphone - hosted service for rural teachers in the Philippines that provides direct training and tips; and a nonprofit that will train and employ parent liaisons to develop stronger bonds between families and middle
schools in an
effort to improve dropout rates.
Led by the federal government, the country is in the midst of a massive
effort to make affordable high - speed Internet and free
online teaching resources available to even the most rural and remote
schools.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of State Support is pleased to announce the new State Support Network website, an
online platform designed to support
school improvement
efforts by providing States and districts with opportunities to engage with their peers and connect with experts and resources.
«Our goal in considering a new LMS was to improve student engagement, retention and outcomes while advancing our
effort to deliver a more mobile - ready curriculum,» explained Lynda Cloud, Executive Vice President of Products at K12 Inc. «After thorough evaluation, K12 chose D2L to power K12's next - generation
online high
school and middle
school.
The whole process is a time - consuming and costly
effort: hours of
online research, time off to attend
school tours, spreadsheets to keep track of options and deadlines.
The foundation maintains an
online library of lessons at www.wallacefoundation.org about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current
efforts aimed at: strengthening educational leadership to improve student achievement; helping disadvantaged students gain more time for learning through summer learning and an extended
school day and year; enhancing out - of -
school time opportunities; and building appreciation and demand for the arts.
In an
effort to extend what is one of the nation's shortest
school days, Chicago Public
Schools plans to add 90 minutes to the schedules of 15 elementary schools using online courses and nonteachers, source
Schools plans to add 90 minutes to the schedules of 15 elementary
schools using online courses and nonteachers, source
schools using
online courses and nonteachers, sources said.
The Cities Counties
Schools (CCS) Partnership, a collaborative
effort of the League of California Cities, the California State Association of Counties and the California
School Boards Association, has developed an
online toolkit for local officials and staff.
That's why
school leaders need to structure the development of
online textbooks and
online courseware as a collaborative
effort.
When Maine's education commissioner, Stephen Bowen, lamented that he could not persuade the state legislature to expand
online learning in
schools, a foundation employee assured him that Bush «will probably want to engage Governor [Paul] LePage directly to express our support for
efforts to advance a bold agenda.»
• Discounted legal products including model board policies, Student Code of Conduct, and a Personnel Handbook • Access to the Learning Zone, TCSA's robust
online training portal, and discounted registration rates for the Texas Charter
Schools Conference • Legal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter
Schools Conference • Legal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter
schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter
schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy
efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your
school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter
schoolsschools
The American Federation for Children Young Alumni Network is an
effort to recruit young adults who received vouchers or opportunity scholarships, tax credit scholarships, education savings accounts, or attended public charter
schools, or participated in
online and blended learning programs at any time during grades K - 12.
While NCTE's
online Investigations are great professional learning experiences for individual teachers,
school literacy leaders are finding these to be a great resource for professional learning
efforts they lead in their
school as well.
In collaboration with International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), REA evaluated a pilot
effort of the South Carolina State Department of Education to test the feasibility of virtual
schooling for the state, examining its
online learning course management system (Blackboard), registration system, quality assurance measures, and the need for and response to the program around the state.
Through regular meetings, special events, group actions and
online communication, we aim to increase access to resources that help teachers and
schools in their
efforts to form safe, inclusive environments that welcome and support individual differences of identity and self - expression.
In an
effort to provide a quality
online educational experience for our students, Park City
School District and six other school districts have combined efforts to form a consortium called Utah Students Co
School District and six other
school districts have combined efforts to form a consortium called Utah Students Co
school districts have combined
efforts to form a consortium called Utah Students Connect.
At www.wallacefoundation.org, the foundation maintains an
online library about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current
efforts aimed at: strengthening education leadership to improve student achievement, helping selected cities make good afterschool programs available to more children, expanding arts learning opportunities for children and teens, providing high - quality summer learning programs to disadvantaged children and enriching and expanding the
school day in ways that benefit students, and helping arts organizations build their audiences.
National
School Choice Week is an independent public awareness
effort spotlighting effective education options for children, including traditional public
schools, public charter
schools, magnet
schools, private
schools,
online learning and homeschooling.
K12 was a major supporter of the
effort, donating at least $ 300,000 in 2012 to «Families for Better Public
Schools,» a Georgia political action committee behind a constitutional amendment that would further the charter school industry by bypassing the legislature and state board of education to create a new, politically appointed commission that would have the authority to independently override state and local control and approve new charter schools and online virtual s
Schools,» a Georgia political action committee behind a constitutional amendment that would further the charter
school industry by bypassing the legislature and state board of education to create a new, politically appointed commission that would have the authority to independently override state and local control and approve new charter
schools and online virtual s
schools and
online virtual
schoolsschools.
But the new student attendance policy coupled with the fact that the virtual charter
schools» contracts don't require students to be actively working
online for a minimum amount of time would suggest that there is great potential for «gaming the system» by those who want to invest minimal
effort in order to progress through the state's public educational system.
The
Online Community is just one tool in our
effort to support a broader learning community around increasing high
school graduation rates.
On Saturday morning, the board passed a resolution commending the faculty and staff for their
efforts getting the
school back
online so quickly.
If you are involved in
efforts at the state or community level to increase on - time high
school graduation rates, join the GradNation Activation
Online Community.
In an
effort to expand its commitment to learning and performance development in the local community, the Tampa - based
online training leader will welcome students from Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High
School for the 2016/2017 Vector Solutions Internship Program Tampa — November 15, 2016 — Vector Solutions, a leading provider of eLearning and performance management solutions for -LSB-...]
The Foundation maintains an
online library of lessons at www.wallacefoundation.org about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current
efforts aimed at: strengthening educational leadership to improve student achievement; helping disadvantaged students gain more time for learning through summer learning and through the effective use of additional learning time during the
school day and year; enhancing out - of -
school time opportunities; and building appreciation and demand for the arts.
Martha Bruckner and Ann Mausbach describe how their community - wide
effort lifted graduation rates, and Christine Campbell (
online) tells how a portfolio of
schools banding together to improve one another is working effectively.
The
online portfolio of student learning in small
schools that follows — the culmination of a documentation and research
effort begun by What Kids Can Do in the spring of 2002 — provides a number of answers.
Difficulties have existed in developing
online teacher training degree programs that lead to a degree with a professional public
school teaching certification, yet clearly,
online institutions recognize the future opportunity in such
efforts (Blumenstyk, 2003).
The Foundation maintains an
online library of lessons about what it has learned, including knowledge from its current
efforts aimed at: strengthening educational leadership to improve student achievement; enhancing out - of -
school - time learning opportunities; and building appreciation and demand for the arts.
While K12 Inc. may have started out as an
effort to bring public education into the 21st century with corporate efficiency and
online curriculum, giving students across the nation the chance to learn what they might in a brick - and - mortar public
school from home, it has since failed to produce satisfactory results.
The
effort gives
schools a discount on the Xperia Tablet S, but that's just the start: they have access to Education Ambassador, an
online resource for incorporating Android tablets into the classroom, as well as 50 GB of free Box storage and a year's worth of Kaspersky security services.
Progressive programs in shelter medicine like the University of Florida's
online master's degree and innovative leaders like Dr. Brittany Watson at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine (BOX 1) are expanding the reach and redefining the meaning of shelter medicine by bringing students into communities to provide medical care and education to at - risk animals and their owners in an
effort to further increase companion animal health and decrease relinquishment.