Sentences with phrase «primary focus in education»

Her primary focus in education is on building capacity to ensure that all students achieve, regardless of background factors or personal circumstances.

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He does so in front of school kids and that's a clue: Primary education is a provincial responsibility, but it was symbolic of where much federal attention is focused these days, on funding matters in, or of relevance to the provinces.

Rather it frees governors and headteachers to focus more on deciding what type of sex education parents want their children to experience in school and, in the case of primary schools, whether there should be any formal sex education at all.

The IBCLC is knowledgeable, skilled in lactation and breastfeeding management whose primary focus is the provision of education, assistance and support to breastfeeding women and children.

While African governments now invest around US$ 2000 of public funding per student (more than the average for developing countries), this follows decades of underinvestment in which drives for education focused on primary and secondary learning.

Education groups control the state's biggest super PACs, and while reformers and unions will likely take sides along most partisan lines in November, supporters of charter schools and tax credits for donations to private schools have focused on targeting eight incumbent Democrats in the primaries, forcing the New York State United Teachers to play defense in support of allies.

I am running because someone has to fight to bring our state's focus back to the primary mission expressed in its first Constitution in 1849: quality public education.

Warren's platform focused on three things: safer neighborhoods, more jobs, and improving education, and at the only debate held during the Democratic primary, she believed the voters would agree that she was leading Rochester in the right direction.

Along these lines, the focus group participants identified the main themes as benefits of statistics to society (and thus, promoting the socially responsible practice of statistics), expanding primary education of statistics, ease of public access to data, data accuracy and quality, and protection of privacy in sampling and data analysis.

Community and workplace education, along with a family and friend focused approach to promote heart healthier families have become an encompassing strategy, as women remain the primary health care decision makers in their family domain.

The race for governor in Florida may focus more heavily on K - 12 education, now that Tampa - area lawyer Bill McBride — the choice of the state teachers» union — has apparently upset former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in the Sept. 10 Democratic primary.

A lack of focus on the marginalized has left the poorest five times less likely to complete a full cycle of primary education than the richest and over a third of out of school children living in conflict affected zones.

Two separate documents are presented on the association's website; one with a focus on primary pupils, and the other for those in secondary education.

The two and a half hour sessions focused on topics like reading to children, phonics, making the most of bilingualism, learning through play, and understanding primary education in England.

Key recommendations of the report include: • A test to assess the literacy and numeracy skills of all teaching graduates; • A requirement for universities to demonstrate that their graduates are classroom ready before gaining full course accreditation; • An overhaul of the in class practical element of teaching degrees; • A specialisation for primary school teachers with a focus on STEM and languages; and, • Universities publish all information about how they select students into teacher education programs.

Meiers and Ingvarson in 2005 focused precisely on this critical indicator, investigating the outcomes of 10 professional development programs in 42 primary schools and 28 secondary schools from all education sectors across Australia.

There are six available modules that can also be combined with the base package to build a more tailored support solution, these are: • Vision and Strategy — quarterly consultancy from Stone Group and Stone's Education Specialists on how to integrate ICT into the school's plan • Security — complete back - up solution and anti-virus software • Engagement — technical or pedagogy focused training for staff to maximise benefits and return on investment • Monitoring — proactive remote monitoring service, in combination with helpdesk support • On - site service — regular visits from a dedicated Stone Group technician to provide hands on help and support • Communication — enabling primary schools to benefit from the latest email, instant message, voice, and video communication and collaboration tools.

The proposals will potentially see the new subject of relationships education introduced in primary schools and will focus on building healthy relationships and staying safe.

What they created — first seeking buy in from the government, school leadership, teachers, and parents — was a «new» model for primary education that was child - centric, focused personalized learning, and imagined a new role for the teacher in which lectures were de-emphasized in favor of facilitation of classroom discussion and cooperative learning.

«We are not advocating a simple replication of dominant approaches to careers education in the primary school, but there might be value in discussions focused on motivations, pathways, and options,» they conclude.

Monmia, in partnership with three other primary schools, has continued to focus on feedback through a combined curriculum day where teaching teams and education support staff collaborated on effective ideas and resources.

His primary focus is on business and technology issues in K - 12 education.

Leading education resource provider Focus Education has announced that it is to host a total of 10 Mastery in Maths events over the coming six months following «unprecedented demand» from subject and primary school leaders across the country as a result of the introduction of «fundamental changes» to the mathematics cueducation resource provider Focus Education has announced that it is to host a total of 10 Mastery in Maths events over the coming six months following «unprecedented demand» from subject and primary school leaders across the country as a result of the introduction of «fundamental changes» to the mathematics cuEducation has announced that it is to host a total of 10 Mastery in Maths events over the coming six months following «unprecedented demand» from subject and primary school leaders across the country as a result of the introduction of «fundamental changes» to the mathematics curriculum.

WASHINGTON — The fundamental changes in the Chapter 1 compensatory - education program envisioned by the Clinton Administration and by a consensus in the education community are likely to include a shift in the program's primary focus from remedial help for individual children to efforts to transform high - poverty schools.

The Albertson Family Foundation made education its primary focus in 1997, and officials there said it has donated $ 700 million since that year, most of it aimed at improving student achievement in Idaho.

Coaching teachers and administrators to become informed classroom and school leaders as they turn data into information, ultimately informing instruction, has been Steve's primary focus for the Institute for Excellence in Education since joining the team in 2012.

SHARON M. FORD most recently served as an assistant professor in the graduate department of Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado at Denver, where the primary focus of her work was the field of supervision.

When asked why high school teachers weren't included in this program, education minister Martin Dixon said that by focusing on primary students, the initiative would «address the worrying trend of students turning away from maths and science in secondary school.»

«Instead of focusing on the need for more primary school places, David Cameron's government has spent # 241m on free schools in areas that already have enough school places,» said shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt.

Instead of focusing on primary education in an attempt to help children to read and enjoy reading there is the absurdity that standardized testing will fix the problem.

Today, we're making it clear that we will continue to work together to make record investments in education funding with our primary focus on eliminating the devastating effects of the GEA,» stated Senator Flanagan.

As our new school year begins in just over a month, our vigilance on behalf of our children and their quality education in our schools, is our primary focus and concern.»

Higher education institutions in the state are facing different issues than elementary and secondary schools, and UUP president Frederick Kowal said a primary focus has been the financial troubles of Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, which might close.

Without that focus, we will leave principals unprepared and unsupported in their primary role of elevating instruction in every classroom, which is a precondition for ensuring that all students receive an outstanding education that prepares them for success in college, careers, and life.

Government initiatives focus on high - quality education for all children, and a key component is achieving grade - level goals for students struggling with reading in primary and secondary school.

Her primary area of research focuses on collaboration between general and special education at the secondary level with a specific interest in the unique opportunities that exist in urban schools in the areas of mathematics and science.

Our primary argument before the Texas Supreme Court focused on the legislative intent behind the 2015 amendments to Chapter 12 of the Education Code and the comprehensive statutory framework set forth by the state legislature for public charter schools in Texas.

While doing this, it is important to put in mind that dissertation writing does not entail writing about «IT in Primary Education, â $ rather, it means focusing on particular issues and aspects, for instance, trying to solve a problem, arguing about a specific case or thesis, or querying the existing beliefs.

One of the major focuses for the recent event was the emphasis on government spending on education, which translates into higher literacy rates, a better level of English - language instruction which will allow more readers to enjoy English pleasure reading, and a growing interaction with tablet computers thanks to spending initiatives to put more tablets in schools at even the primary levels.

After spending 11 years in zoos and with Boy Scouts, where education is a primary focus, Aiken feels it is «common sense» to incorporate education in animal sheltering.

Diving was changing a lot in that time and Jean Claude upgraded Carlo Scuba to the next level by becoming a PADI dive center and made safety and education the primary focus.

Bill is now the founding principal at Studio Bondy Architecture in Oakland whose primary focus is planning and design for nonprofit institutional clients with an emphasis on pre-K to 12th grade education.

But he rebranded it in July 2015 after shifting its primary focus from law school tuition to student debt and legal education in general.

Apple has made it clear that education will be the primary focus of the March event in Chicago.

While Microsoft officials have been trying to capitalize on new features built into Windows, such as Windows Ink — along with OneNote and a host of new school - focused tools — as its primary differentiators from Chromebooks in the education space, the company has had less to crow about on the simplicity and management fronts.

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Our Education sector position focuses on placing candidates in Primary Schools, Secondary Schools; SEN Schools and Further & Higher Educational Institutions.

I have 11 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry in multiple therapy areas - cardiovascular, respiratory and Obstetrics and gynecology.My work involved focusing on product launches, quick market penetration, territorial management, team building, field training and patient education in a highly competitive primary care and specialty pharmaceutical market.

For the first time in 2014, the conference focus was expanded to bring together additional providers from primary care, specialty care, nursing, allied health fields, home visiting, child care and early education, Early Intervention, special education, and other fields.

Chapter three reviews the provision of education services in remote Australia with specific focus on the availability and accessibility of education services for Indigenous preschool, primary and secondary school students.