Sentences with phrase «power in the hands of students»

Liam Burns, National Union of Students (NUS) president said: «Ministers» claims that their proposals will put power in the hands of students have been shown to be spurious and it is increasingly clear that the course they are pursuing will actually restrict access to university for disadvantaged students, entrench existing social divides, and cost far more than expected.

Not exact matches

At Science Buddies, we believe in the power of hands - on STEM exploration for all students.

Mohamad Kabbani, a former graduate student of Rice materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan and lead author of the paper, demonstrated the environmentally friendly, scalable process can be done in minutes by hand by grinding chemically modified graphene into a powder and using a hand - powered press to squeeze the powder into a solid pellet.

Fortunately for me, as a seeker and lifetime student of the world, the seeds of softness and sensitivity had been sown in my soul by wiser, gentler hands, and I found my way to a more graceful understanding of the true nature of success and power.

This developing movement to place high - powered scientific instrumentation in the hands of students continues.

Principal Vonda Viland hands out «gold slips» to students for recent accomplishments, a reflection of her belief in the transformative power of positivity.

If knowledge is power, and that power is now in the hands of students, shouldn't that change power relationships in schools?

If the skeptics are right, Wood writes, Common Core «will damage the quality of K — 12 education for many students; strip parents and local communities of meaningful influence over school curricula; centralize a great deal of power in the hands of federal bureaucrats and private interests; push for the aggregation and use of large amounts of personal data on students without the consent of parents; usher in an era of even more abundant and more intrusive standardized testing; and absorb enormous sums of public funding that could be spent to better effect on other aspects of education.»

Caroline Wright, director, BESA said: «It is heartening that schools continue to invest in this mobile technology to put the power of learning back into students» hands.

As a one - to - one classroom teacher, I was able to leverage the power of a device in the hands of every student.

The power switched into the students» hands when they chose an offer, and all of their classmates erupted in cheers.

That seems to be a running theme when it comes to technology in education - putting the power of the learning in the students» hands.

«I think the proof will be once we can get it in the hands of the teachers and students, even in the pilot phase, people will begin to see the power of this particular interface and the learning growth that isn't going to be incremental, but rather exponential,» Morrill said.

For example, in sixth grade, students collect data and do hands - on learning related to energy transformation, comparing the efficiency of fossil fuel to solar, wind, and geothermal power — all sources of energy that the school taps into.

With «purposeful play» as the objective for this workshop, participants will be immersed in a hands - on learning environment designed to help them experience the possibilities when they put the power of iPads in their students» hands.

The first new version of the nation's main K - 12 law since 2002 rolls back the direct federal role in improving student outcomes and hands much of that power to governors and legislatures.

In partnership with a student - founded tech firm that specializes in school survey work, we are putting the power of school climate data and analysis into the hands of students themselveIn partnership with a student - founded tech firm that specializes in school survey work, we are putting the power of school climate data and analysis into the hands of students themselvein school survey work, we are putting the power of school climate data and analysis into the hands of students themselves.

We share how any mentoring program can leverage the popularity, experiential learning and bonding power of the game to recruit more male mentors and to teach students about leadership, college and career pathways in a hands - on, fun way.

I am harnessing the power of youtube (and all of the excellent teachers posting great videos) and technology that is in students hands (smartphones & tablets).

Performance - based assessments place the power over those conversations back where it belongs: in the hands of the people closest to our students.

Major findings of the study included the power of project - based learning and hands - on, active participation in both classrooms and in the community or workplace to sustain student interest, engagement, and understanding.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 16, 2017 / PRNewswire / — Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) in Albuquerque will start putting more control, convenience and power in the palm of students» hands when it debuts digital higher education diplomas and transcripts on Dec. 15 through the same «blockchain» technology that spawned Bitcoin.