Sentences with phrase «other academic problems»

The label «LD» would be reserved for children whose reading or other academic problems proved severe and intractable.

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Engineers believed that the cars could still be adequately steered when the engines shut off, and they didn't realize the air bags became disabled — even after police, academic experts and others outside GM had recognized the problem, according to the report.

In one recent study, Choi and several colleagues wrote that smartphone addiction, like other impulse - control disorders, can «interfere with school or work; decrease real - life social interaction; decrease academic ability; and cause relationship problems.»

It's a lively volume with contributions by Terry Teachout (drama critic for the Wall Street Journal), Carol Iannone (editor of Academic Questions), and Asia himself (a distinguished composer and professor of composition at U of A), among others, and they all get to the heart of the problem of high culture at the present time in America.

A Modest Defense of Gossip, Rudeness, and Other Bad Habits by Emrys Westacott Princeton, 304 pages, $ 26.95 In The Virtues of Our Vices, Emrys Westacott eschews academic theorizing about hypothetical life - and - death moral dilemmas (such as the «trolley problem»)....

A singular focus on academics keeps kids from developing other life skills critical for success in a global economy: the ability to self - motivate, collaborate, problem - solve, and persevere when the going gets tough.

The other problem, Pope says, is that summer homework packets (frequently put off until the last unhappy week before school begins), often seem to fall into an academic black hole once they're turned in — with no feedback from teachers and no effect on kids» grades.

Other academic literature suggests that organised activities reduce behavioural problems and the chance of criminal activity.

What that means is that kids who can't learn academics because of a learning disability will have trouble dealing with more complex topics like social problem - solving, getting along with others and reading social situations.

It serves as a way to explore a real world problem in an interdisciplinary way, involving other academic areas as well as creative problem solving.

The result is a commentary article in the May 2015 issue of the journal Academic Medicine, where Holleman and two colleagues present MD Anderson as a case study illustrative of a broader national trend and encourage other institutions to address what the authors identify as the faculty morale problem.

As for the challenges I face through my job, they often have to do with the discrepancy between the interests of industrialists and academics, the first being preoccupied with short - term issues while the others are turned on by longer - term problems.

Other studies have noted the link between early attention problems and academic achievement.

But cases like this and «[a] widely cited anonymous survey of anthropologists and other field scientists, called the SAFE study and published in July 2014 in PLOS ONE,» may highlight a problem with «how some academic communities deal with harassment.»

Although children with these conditions are at higher risk for reduced school performance and academic attainment, there are other problems that they can encounter as a result.

The conflict between the public's belief in teaching and the academic belief in research makes the central problem of the university unique; there's no other great social institution afflicted by such a radical division between public expectations and professional goals.

While Gladstone sees the move as a way to tap into venture philanthropy to advance projects too risky for pharmas and too early for VCs, other academic organizations see more problems than solutions in taking the for - profit route.

One of the things we've done well in this country is to organise the triumvirate of the industry, government instrumentalities and the academic sector to focus on the problem in a coherent way, which is the envy of other countries like Canada.

After visiting the schools, Gustafson reported that all four — each an independent «mom - and - pop» operation with no links to national groups — faced a host of challenges, including strained budgets, low enrollments, curriculum problems, inexperienced staff, weak professional development for teachers, and board members ignorant of testing and other academic essentials.

When parents see Csar Chvez, they see a small school in good academic standing offering a host of extracurricular activities, and with fewer discipline problems than other public schools.

It's a means of ensuring that our least fortunate children have access to the enabling knowledge and vocabulary that is the foundation of language proficiency, critical thinking, problem solving, and every other big picture academic outcome we seek for our least advantaged children.

Each academic class meets once a week for an activity - based exploration of big ideas and then offers out - of - class content that includes videos, readings, problem sets, podcasts, and other activities to enable students to continue exploring concepts at their own pace.

The problem, as Coleman's saw it, is that grades and most other academic performance metrics are relative indicators, ranking students against their classroom peers.

Those exceptions included the work of Moynihan himself during his academic career; most of the other people responsible for exceptional attention to this problem followed a path similar to his.

Are there any warning signs of academic (or other) problems that warrant a change of course, maybe even a swift intervention?

(3) other advisory and individual or group counseling assistance to enable students to benefit from the curriculum, to help students develop and implement postsecondary education and career plans, to help students who exhibit any attendance, academic, behavioral or adjustment problems and to encourage parental involvement, provided that advisory assistance shall be provided by teachers or counselors, or by certified teaching assistants under the supervision of counselors or teachers, and that such individual or group counseling assistance shall be provided by certified or licensed school counselors or by certified or licensed school psychologists or certified or licensed school social workers in cooperation with school counselors; and

Each such employee shall be required to complete at least one training course in school violence prevention and intervention, which shall consist of at least two clock hours of training that includes but is not limited to, study in the warning signs within a developmental and social context that relate to violence and other troubling behaviors in children; the statutes, regulations, and policies relating to a safe nonviolent school climate; effective classroom management techniques and other academic supports that promote a nonviolent school climate and enhance learning; the integration of social and problem solving skill development for students within the regular curriculum; intervention techniques designed to address a school violence situation; and how to participate in an effective school / community referral process for students exhibiting violent behavior.

Some argue that the real problem with annual state tests of grade - level reading and math skills is that they force teachers to narrow their focus, distracting teachers from other subjects and the more sophisticated academic skills they would otherwise engender in students.

The offending student might be trying to get your attention or the attention of other students, divert attention from academic problems, or get back at a particular student.

Didactic instruction and testing will crowd out other crucial areas of young children's learning: active, hands - on exploration, and developing social, emotional, problem - solving, and self - regulation skills — all of which are difficult to standardize or measure but are the essential building blocks for academic and social accomplishment and responsible citizenship.

We want students to have an academic experience, to engage with civic issues and problems while grappling with the myriad of technologically generated complexities for accessing and using information and communicating and acting with others throughout society.

Teacher and principal decisions were based on intangible, subjective perceptions about the children's history of behavioral problems, perceived family support or lack thereof, and the children's achievement in other academic subjects.

Rather than fixing behavioral problems, suspension and expulsion are more likely to exacerbate underlying academic challenges, including social - emotional and other problems, leading to a vicious cycle that too often ends in failure and dropout.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

Some schools use restorative assessment surveys and student reflective discussions to identify how to successfully approach a problem to achieve academic success (i.e. see Restorative Assessment by Laura Greenstein) while others use a schoolwide Positive Behavior Support System (PBIS).

To be fair, the USA Today piece does give some space to describing structural problems for low - income high school graduates such as challenging academics, lack of guidance or support, and struggles with fees and other expenses related to going to school.

They simply leave out too much that matters, including other academic subjects, like social studies and science, electives, as well as an array of skills and capacities we expect students to be developing, such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, collaboration, communication.

These included: Student grades and academic status, whether they were from two - parent families, whether they were social isolates or not involved in extracurricular or other school - related social activities, whether they had school discipline problems or had been involved with law enforcement, whether they had threatened their eventual victims.

* Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students» behavioral and academic problems.

Carter said the same is true if students are dealing with alcoholism at home or some other problem that takes their mind off of academics.

That more than 80 percent of those closures are for reasons other than academic performance raises concerns — among charter advocates and opponents alike — that authorizers are not holding poorly performing charters accountable for student learning; however, Consoletti argues that financial and operational problems often appear before academic data can be gathered.

Ms Powell accused the government of denying there was a problem with recruitment, «despite the fact that half of all schools had unfilled positions at the start of this academic year and some pupils are now having to travel to other schools for their maths and English lessons».

Citing the professionalization of teaching in conjunction with higher student academic performance in countries such as Korea, Singapore, and Finland, Cochran - Smith challenges the media efforts to blame and ultimately discredit teachers for the problems in education, especially those attributable in large part to other non-school factors.

Dr. Elias's other books include Social Decision Making Skills: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Grades (Author), Problem Solving / Decision Making for Social and Academic Success: A School - Based Approach (National Education Association Professional Library), Building Social Problem Solving Skills: Guidelines from a School - Based Program (Jossey - Bass), Social Decision Making and Life Skills Development: Guidelines for Middle School Educators (Aspen), Promoting Student Success Through Group Intervention (Haworth), and Social Problem Solving Interventions in the Schools (Guilford).

Pedro Noguera was a presenter on LPI's inaugural webinar in the series Achieving Equity Through Deeper Learning, which addressed ways schools and school districts can improve academic achievement, particularly among students who are farthest from opportunity, through engaging students in learning that focuses on meaningful mastery of subjects, critical thinking, problem - solving, collaboration and other skills necessary for college, career, and civic participation in the 21st Century.

The engineering design process integrates problem - solving skills, critical thinking, teamwork, presentation skills, project - based learning, and other academic and Career & College Readiness skills demanded of today's students.

Social - emotional learning programs improve the social skills and academic achievement of students and can improve school climate by reducing violence, bullying, and other conduct problems.83 These skills are particularly important in early childhood education, as students as young as kindergarten who have strong prosocial skills are more likely to obtain a high school degree, college diploma, and full - time job when they reach adulthood.84

This unsupervised time puts children at risk for negative outcomes such as academic and behavioral problems, drug use and other types of risky behavior, yet schools with a need to slash costs in an era of constrained budgets often choose to scrap their afterschool programming.

When technology is used in the learning environment, it creates a unique opportunity for students to practice solving problems independently and building digital and academic skills that can be applied in other settings.

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