Sentences with phrase «power of a learning community»

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That's one thing we've learned watching the power of online community prove itself again and again.

• Packback, a Chicago - based developer of AI - powered learning communities popular among college faculty, raised $ 4.2 million in Series A funding.

far as overworked pastors go i feel for you but you need to learn to delegate to share responibility and power, if the community your part of arent up for that get the heck out of their fast.

And it means listening to the stories of survivors, identifying our blind spots, learning from our mistakes, and vowing to do everything in our power to make our churches and faith communities safer places to worship and grow together.

We have learned from the Enlightenment and its Marxist negative image some bad lessons: a self - righteous view of human nature, individual or collective, a good - evil dichotomy in our judgment on others and in our social action, a shallow sense of human community, and an exaggerated confidence in the power of human beings to manage and control their own destinies.

But because the church must learn to be the community of faith, we must abandon the idea of the church as an institution of power.

«O lord I thank you that I was born in the west for what I have learned from other cultures of the world about community and spirituality that I might take back to my own culture that has now a spirituality that though giving off a pseudo-Christian form of godliness often lacks any real power, masking arrogance and making it difficult to follow you.

In addition, participants at the IOC conference learned about a community - based program the Institute first developed in 2005 called «The Power of The Permit,» which is being utilized by municipalities around the country in adopting concussion risk management programs for all athletes using public fields, rinks, courts, and diamonds, not just those covered by existing state concussion education, removal from and return to play mandates.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Rich reviews the ingredients necessary for any foundation that will set you up for success, including how to deal with your weaknesses, how learning to say «no» is crucial for long - term success, and how the power of a strong community can jumpstart you on your path to getting where you want to be.

The importance of community, support, positive self reflection, determination and the power of positive thought really spoke to these girls and we learned how our mental health and physical safety go hand and hand - valuable lessons for us all.

«I think this is an absolute gem available to anyone in the valley for a whole host of reasons including the wonderful community, the level of acceptance anyone who walks through the door experiences, the level of teaching & learning that goes on, the transformational power of the practice & the pleasantness of being in the studio, It is a powerful, positive, holy place.»

She's also a believer in the power of communities and organizes small group gatherings for support, social connection, and learning.

We show each student their unique and extraordinary purpose hidden within them and that through that power they can learn the secret of how to stand fully in their joy, passion, presence, community, and their true transcendent life purpose, both individually and in the world.

New York About Blog Opera Teens is a national initiative to empower high - schoolers to pursue their interests in opera, share opera learning with others and leverage the power of opera to serve local communities.

Highly reccommended to those who want to get «something» more from a movie than just entertainment; learn how to respect the human mind and the power of community.

Sometimes, however, we become members of communities of much longer time of living and of much bigger learning power.

On the edge of the Navajo Nation, in the state of Arizona, sits a remote, rural, learning community that is the first off - grid, solar and wind powered charter school in the country.

To help schools harness the power of youth voice and make e-safety learning fun and effective, Childnet is inviting schools to join its youth leadership programme to train young people to be peer educators in their school community.

I'm a journalist who writes about the power of teaching and learning to improve lives and transform communities.

«I learned about the history of the river, about every fish and their life cycles, hydro - engineering, power plants, and nearby cultures and their communities.»

Microsoft, the front runner in software solutions, works with governments, communities, schools and educators to use the power of information technology to deliver services and programs that provide learning for all, anytime, anywhere.

Our attempts to use powerful machines to accelerate or remediate learning are part of a pattern that sacrifices the growth of our children's inner resources and deep connectedness to community for the ability to extend their power outward into the world.

Her work has implications for how to tease out important ideological differences unfolding across the charter sector, as it relates to privatization, equity, and issues of power and control of teaching and learning in largely segregated and underserved Black / African American and Latino / a communities.

Kerry's passions and the focus of her work include empowering teachers, students and parents to learn with open education resources; educating school communities about the power and privacy concerns that come with social media use, and diving headfirst into learning more about new and effective practices in education.

... we needed a business that understood our unique requirements for a learning platform that would allow us to deliver a better training experience for our teams but also understood the power of social media and social learning to help us connect our communities across multiple sites and build a collaborative learning culture...

At AISR, she led the Time for Equity Indicators Project, which developed and supports the use of a comprehensive set of indicators that measure how expanded time and learning opportunities can transform the lives of students, the structure of schools, and the power of communities.

Discovery Learning Alliance uses the power of media to transform education and improve lives in marginalized communities.

This session will explore the power of authentic learning communities, student - centered, project - based learning, authentic assessment and teacher empowerment as critical drivers to personalize the learning for all students!

Fortify your school with the creative power of strategic formative assessment and teacher learning communities.

Learning Exchanges catalyze individuals and teams to re-imagine how schools and communities can fully engage collective power for the benefit of children, youth, and families by reclaiming the purposes of education as academic, social - emotional, and civic; uniting the power of place and wisdom of local people; redefining professional learning as a hopeful process that engages the heart, mind, & spirit; and taking actions to eliminate inequity and injustice in schools and commLearning Exchanges catalyze individuals and teams to re-imagine how schools and communities can fully engage collective power for the benefit of children, youth, and families by reclaiming the purposes of education as academic, social - emotional, and civic; uniting the power of place and wisdom of local people; redefining professional learning as a hopeful process that engages the heart, mind, & spirit; and taking actions to eliminate inequity and injustice in schools and commlearning as a hopeful process that engages the heart, mind, & spirit; and taking actions to eliminate inequity and injustice in schools and communities.

Spark a conversation in your community about how the Professional Learning Plan might transform your learning communities through the power of professional Learning Plan might transform your learning communities through the power of professional learning communities through the power of professional inquiry!

With gamification and game - based learning producing some outstanding results, the scientific community is conducting more and more research into the power of gameplay in non-game scenarios.

The work of the learning communities was «a very messy process,» Fair said, «but that was part of the power of it.»

Additionally the power of ongoing communication between schools, teachers, families, and the community allow for much needed transparency between all parties, which can increase trust and build positive, productive relationships, all of which are necessary for positive school culture and increased student learning.

She is a writer and educational consultant who focuses on the power of teaching and learning to improve lives and transform communities.

The Circle of Power and Respect (CPR, a daily community - building meeting) should allow us to create a safe space for working on social - emotional learning and addressing issues around our school culture.

They have long ago learned that success on in communities involves listening attentively to — and addressing — concerns, providing lots of resources (including time) in order for people to help themselves, solving problems quickly (often without a plan), and giving families real power to shape the direction of reform in ways that fit the contexts in which they live.

NGLC believes in unleashing the power of education leaders and teachers to lead their local communities — students, parents and families, boards, and employers — to redesign their schools around the most impactful forms of learning we all know and have experienced.

In fact, the key to understanding the power of professional learning communities is to understand the power of collaborative teams taking collective responsibility for results.

If we are to reclaim the culture of schools in the service of democracy, we must do it through joyful, creative curricula based on research, hands - on projects, collaborative community - building, engaged learning environments, and a shift in the classroom power structure.

Chapter 6 explores the characteristics of learning communities created by teacher - powered schools.

Rather than further disempowering teachers in the assessment of learning, school and district leaders should find ways to help teachers realize the amazing power we have by virtue of our relationships with students and their communities.

The learning community provides the perfect opportunity for district leaders to demonstrate the power of «walking the talk.»

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.

By teaching civics in tandem with experiential learning, YES Prep teachers, more often than traditional public or private school teachers, were «very confident» that their students learned «[t] o be tolerant of people and groups who are different from themselves,» «[t] o understand concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances,» and «[t] o develop habits of community service such as volunteering and raising money for causes,» according to 2010 American Enterprise Institute Program on American Citizenship survey.30 As a charter network serving low - income students, its service - centered mission serves both the students and their communities.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

You can help students and families in high - poverty communities harness the power of digital learning by volunteering with PowerMyLearning in Greater Los Angeles.

PowerMyLearning is a national nonprofit organization that helps students in under - served communities, together with their teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning to improve educational outcomes.

At PowerMyLearning, PD is one of the key levers we use to help partner schools in high - poverty communities realize the power of the Personalized Learning Triangle (below).