Sentences with phrase «promoting public learning»

The Foundation's education and public programmes focus on building recognition of the central role art can play in the life of a community by promoting public learning and a participatory approach to art.

The education and public programmes focus on building recognition of the central role art can play in the life of a community by promoting public learning and a participatory approach to art.

Our education and public programmes focus on building recognition of the central role art can play in the life of a community by promoting public learning and a participatory approach to art.

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Child Nutrition Services - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Child Nutrition Services (CNS) assists school districts and other program sponsors in providing quality nutrition programs that promote life - long healthful living while providing nutritious meals each day that prepare children for learning.

The Division of Public Health, School Health Consultant Team, part of the School Health Unit within the Children and Youth Branch, is committed to promoting the health and learning of the state's children and youth.

They are activities that have a specific learning objective, a particular content, or a selected instructional strategy,» said Faith Grinder, the early childhood lead trainer at SPARK, a research - based, public health organization dedicated to creating, implementing, and evaluating programs that promote lifelong wellness.

Let's take a deeper look at it now that a little time has passed and see what we can learn, since writing a column for the newspaper is a time - honored way to influence the public discourse, whether to promote an idea, an...

Let's take a deeper look at it now that a little time has passed and see what we can learn, since writing a column for the newspaper is a time - honored way to influence the public discourse, whether to promote an idea, an opinion or your own reputation.

New York City Council Member Andy King (D — 12th CD, Bronx) on Wednesday unveiled a resolution aimed at promoting a safer learning environment for all New York City public schools students.

After decades promoting public financing, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli quickly opted out after learning he'd have to forgo 70 percent of his $ 2.1 million war chest.

He outlined some of the government's policies in promoting French, which include introduction of French in a number of professional and technical - oriented universities, provision of resources in public libraries to enable learning of French with a degree of autonomy, celebration by the University of Ghana of Francophone Day with seminars and conferences to create awareness of the language, and initial talks with French TV stations to extend their broadcasting services to Ghana.

I am certainly open to negotiating a residency requirement with the police union, but even more so I than that, I think we should focus on promoting from within: we have the PSLA (Public Service Learning Academy) at Fowler, set up to train Syracuse City School District students who want to go into public service jobs (including poPublic Service Learning Academy) at Fowler, set up to train Syracuse City School District students who want to go into public service jobs (including popublic service jobs (including police).

In public dialogue approaches, the goal is to promote dialogue as an end in itself, recognizing that informal discussions with the public can result in learning by both the public and experts.

The goal of a public dialogue is often to promote dialogue as an end in itself, «recognizing that informal discussions with the public result in learning on behalf of both the public and experts.»

We provide in - person and web - based education and resources for teachers, students, and the general public — all designed to improve science teaching and learning, while promoting science skills and literacy, and general understanding of clinical and basic biomedical research.

The 2015 NGO Forum Declaration «Toward the Right to Inclusive Quality Public Education and Lifelong Learning Beyond 2015» reaffirms that education is a fundamental human right and a public good that is key to promoting social, economic and environmental juPublic Education and Lifelong Learning Beyond 2015» reaffirms that education is a fundamental human right and a public good that is key to promoting social, economic and environmental jupublic good that is key to promoting social, economic and environmental justice.

This summary of a public lecture by Kimberly Schonert - Reichl underscores the importance of promoting social and emotional learning, reviews some of the research about cultivating kindness and compassion in children, and discusses five practical strategies that parents can try.

NCPI is committed to building a unified science of child development to explain the early roots of lifelong health, learning, and behavior in Brazil; translating and communicating science effectively to inform the public discourse around issues that affect children and families; and preparing leaders to leverage the science of healthy development in the design and implementation of innovative policies and programs that reduce preventable disparities and promote well - being for all Brazilian children.

The Power of Teacher Rounds: A Guide for Facilitators, Principals, & Department Chairs Katherine Boles and Vivian Troen The practice of instructional teacher rounds — a process inspired by hospital rounds — is a design for professional learning that promotes teacher collaboration by making teacher practice public.

Among the 11 seminars were Creating an Inquiry - Based Community in a Public School Classroom, in which students visited a Brookline, Mass. classroom to observe inquiry - based learning; Developing Your Media Presence, in which students created two - minute videos promoting their work and themselves; and Mindfulness Practices for Leading and Learning, a course which even garnered Dean Kathleen McCartney's particlearning; Developing Your Media Presence, in which students created two - minute videos promoting their work and themselves; and Mindfulness Practices for Leading and Learning, a course which even garnered Dean Kathleen McCartney's particLearning, a course which even garnered Dean Kathleen McCartney's participation.

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Hill's paper tackles the other side of the coin of the costs of online learning, as he works through the ideal funding system that would promote innovation but strike the right balance with the need for accountability for public funds.

The program promotes individual achievement while supporting the academic agenda in the Savannah - Chatham County Public Schools with 22 - week project - learning programs in four subject areas: the performing arts, film, music production, and information technology.

But his achievements are a shining example of what's possible when a public school — or a school district — makes a concerted effort to promote advanced learning.

For more than five decades, Congress has consistently recognized and acted on the need to promote fair and equal access to public schools for: children of color; children living in poverty; children with disabilities; homeless, foster and migrant children; children in detention; children still learning English; Native children; and girls as well as boys.

Promising innovations that promote science, foreign - language learning, or musical instruction have garnered little public investment or acclaim.

Every public school student — no matter his or her race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, citizenship status, or other perceived difference — is entitled to attend a safe, supportive school that promotes daily attendance and ensures an equal opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

We are working to promote awareness about and support for social - emotional learning (SEL) in public schools across the Commonwealth.

VDOE and the commonwealth's public schools work in partnership to support and improve teaching and learning through a variety of programs and activities promoting the safety and well being of students.

For one, education schools and elementary and secondary schools have not done enough to promote the science of learning to educators — or the public — and a number of teacher education schools continue to push the idea of learning styles and other inaccurate concepts about learning.9

The nonprofit KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas both within the KIPP network and with partners including other public schools, non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher learning.

ASCD and other members of the Learning First Alliance (LFA)-- a permanent partnership of 12 leading U.S. - based education associations — have developed A Practical Guide to Promoting America's Public Schools, a new communications tool to help educators promote the value of public education in the United SPublic Schools, a new communications tool to help educators promote the value of public education in the United Spublic education in the United States.

He illustrates these gaps with vivid descriptions of what he calls an «opulence arms race» among affluent independent schools, but points out that some well - to - do suburban public schools have also fallen into the trap of over-spending on luxuries that do not promote learning.

In 2015, for instance, the Skills for Success grant program supported local educational agencies and their partners in developing programs and practices that promoted positive learning mindsets among middle - grade students.37 The winning entities included Chicago Public Schools, KIPP, Long Beach Unified School District, and Los Angeles Unified School District.38

In order to improve rural schools, authors recommend federal policymakers stop promoting private school vouchers as a way to expand educational opportunities in rural areas, and to instead boost educational opportunities in local public schools by increasing efforts to modernize rural classrooms and integrate technology into teaching and learning.

To produce results, it is important to learn from the past as we engage citizens, develop public policy and promote truly accountable schooling (see «From «Dropping Out» to «Holding On» — Seven Lessons from Texas,» by Robledo Montecel).

Instead, Governor McCrory should focus on expanding the publicly - run North Carolina Virtual Public School by promoting a blended model that combines online learning with in - person instruction.

The nonprofit KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations.

So - called school transformation, school turnaround, school reform, school choice, and closing public schools and opening charter schools must be considered negative contributing factors, as they promote bold, disruptive change; scripted teaching; instruction delivery; personalized mechanistic learning; and rigid academic performance.

«Be it resolved that the School Board of Leon County, Florida declares its intent to continue its longstanding School Resource Deputy Program, which places certified law enforcement officers in the public schools in Leon County to enhance students» educational opportunities by promoting a safe and secure learning environment.»

To date, New Hampshire has quite successfully taken reformation of its public school system into its own hands through an innovative new learning model, raising teacher quality, promoting charter schools, and raising the dropout age, just to mention a few examples.

Digital Learning Day promotes the effective use of modern day tools afforded to every other industry to improve the learning experience in K - 12 public Learning Day promotes the effective use of modern day tools afforded to every other industry to improve the learning experience in K - 12 public learning experience in K - 12 public schools.

In the area of K - 12 education, the Schwab Foundation supports organizations across California such as public charter schools and programs which promote effective teaching and robust learning environments for children.

EdRefomer serves as a catalyst for innovation in education by encouraging and promoting public and private investment in new learning tools, schools, and platforms.»

WHEREAS, the over-reliance on high - stakes standardized testing in state and federal accountability systems is undermining educational quality and equity in U.S. public schools by hampering educators» efforts to focus on the broad range of learning experiences that promote the innovation, creativity, problem solving, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and deep subject - matter knowledge that will allow students to contribute and thrive in a democracy and an increasingly global society and economy; and

This guide, provided by the Learning First Alliance, promotes values, vision and performance of public schools.

«Considering that many of the world's greatest scientists, authors, actors, teachers and leaders were once English Language Learners one would think the public education system in the United States would be designed to promote and support opportunities for those who need extra help learning the English Language.

VDOE and the commonwealth's public schools work in partnership to support and improve teaching and learning through a variety of programs and activities promoting the safety and well being of students within a positive learning environment.

Since I have been adding a lot of posts and comments to the Community lately, I thought it might be nice to tell you a little more about my background and my team's efforts to promote integrated, evidence - based social - emotional learning in Milwaukee Public Schools.

CReATE conducts, reviews, and distributes studies to address the needs of students, parents and schools, as well as promotes citywide learning and dialogue about educational issues through free public events.