Sentences with phrase «quality of learning support»

«Poverty affects not only the amount and quality of learning support a child receives, but also the likelihood of experiencing stress, chaos, and violence,» notes Eric Dearing, professor of applied developmental psychology at Boston College, who led the study.

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People get to learn how tough the Customer Support job can be and they tend to leave their day very impressed with the quality of what the Customer Support team do.

From learning new, no - hassle recipes using wholesome ingredients, to creating a seasonal fitness plan, to finding new ways to relax and rejuvenate, leading natural products manufacturer NOW Foods provides a one - stop wellness solution with more than 1,400 affordable and quality products to support a variety of needs.

Through studying yoga therapy and later obtaining her BA in Psychology, she learned of the transformative and empowering qualities of being seen, heard, and supported.

Since the 2012 - 13 school year (SY), districts nationwide have raised the nutritional quality of their offerings across these venues to better support children's health, readiness to learn, and lifelong eating habits.1 Multiple studies show significant progress toward these goals: Kids are selecting more nutritious meals and eating more fruits and vegetables.2 (See Figure 1.)

Some of the many benefits a Postpartum Doula provides for you and your baby include: Better infant care skills Positive newborn characteristics Breastfeeding skills improve A healthy set of coping skills and strategies Relief from postpartum depression More restful sleep duration and quality Education and support services for a smooth transition home A more content baby Improved infant growth translates into increased confidence A content baby with an easier temperament Education for you to gain greater self - confidence Referrals to competent, appropriate professionals and support groups when necessary The benefits of skin to skin contact Breastfeeding success Lessen the severity and duration of postpartum depression Improved birth outcomes Decrease risk of abuse Families with disabilities can also benefit greatly by learning special skills specific to their situation Families experiencing loss often find relief through our Doula services Improved bonding between parent and child.

The organization's theory of change is anchored on its belief that «if West African election managers are able to learn from the experiences of one another, continuously develop their capacities through training, pool their resources and support each other, then their ability to deliver fair and credible polls will be increased and the quality of elections in West Africa will be improved.»

For instance, learning how to talk to a parent about her diabetes, or helping a spouse manage his heart failure medicines, could improve the quality of the support family members give.

Especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by supporting proposals for shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research - intensive learning environments.

Marie provides quality essential oils and support for learning effective ways to make the most of these botanical blessings.

From learning new, no - hassle recipes using wholesome ingredients, to creating a seasonal fitness plan, to finding new ways to relax and rejuvenate, leading natural products manufacturer NOW Foods provides a one - stop wellness solution with more than 1,400 affordable and quality products to support a variety of needs.

You might be surprised to learn that greens even have high - quality, easily - assimilated amino acids — enough to build the protein that supports the muscle mass of the mighty, greens - eating gorilla, which pound - for - pound is the strongest animal on earth!

That said, as the purpose of NSS is to inform student choice and provide reassurance about the quality of UK higher education, it really shouldn't be long until any useful evaluation of distance learning considers LMS reliability and usability, the quality of course materials such as e-books, HD videos, case studies, and audio files, as well as the level of tutor support and supervision received.

Help can include targeted, high - quality professional development; curriculum improvements; additional time for student learning after school or in the summers; establishment of wraparound services, including community school models; redesign of schools to support personalization and more authentic work in classrooms and internships; or pairing of struggling schools with successful ones serving similar students.

One of the best and most widely implemented examples is the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Support the Environment) project, a global network — supported by, among others, the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration — of teachers, students, and scientists studying the atmosphere, water quality, soils, and local flora and fauna.

Such lengths include the release of new guidelines to create better textbooks, including the use of high - quality colour photographs and measures that support pupils learning rather than simply teaching them how to pass tests.

The evaluation report released on 12 April by Mission Australia and the University of Adelaide highlights that quality intensive casework support is critical to the program's success in addressing the multiple and complex barriers that can affect a young person's ability to stay in school, their social participation and achievement of positive learning and self - development outcomes.

Now in their 17th year, the Worlddidac Awards aim to motivate education companies to develop high - quality and innovative resources that support and improve the provision of learning and teaching.

With support from the Australian Research Council, OYPRA was founded in 2009 to undertake a high - quality research to evaluate the benefits of outdoor, camping and nature - based programs on the resilience, learning and wellbeing of young Australians.

Jayne Townsend, chair of the BIFM Education SIG, and estate and maintenance services manager (hard FM) at the University of Sussex, mirrored the strong message of nurturing the student and supporting their well - being through a quality built environment: «We provide facilities so our clients, the students, can learn in the best possible environment to help them get the best out of their university experience.»

More time for teachers to collaborate, to share ideas, to support one another, to program cooperatively and develop more effective teaching and learning approaches is good for students and will overall enhance the quality of public education.

There is very little evidence that the CRE curriculum supports intellectual quality of learning recommended by the DEECD framework of what constitutes high quality teaching and learning practice in the classroom.

States are making strides in offering high - quality digital learning options and supporting next - generation models of learning.

Schools will leverage online learning for academics, which means they will be able to act as community centers in essence and focus far more on providing well - kept facilities that students want to attend with great face - to - face supports, high - quality meals, and a range of athletic, musical, and artistic programs — things that receive short shrift all too often today.

The Data Quality Campaign has a new video that shows the kinds of data that can be used to help educators and parents support student learning.

As outlined in the iNACOL Quality Assurance Performance Metrics, states, authorizers, and researchers should adopt more accurate measures of individual growth, such as the pre - and post-assessment measures typically used by national online learning support organizations (for example, the Measures of Academic Progress [MAP] or the equivalent).

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

The study ranked each state and the District of Columbia on 22 indicators in four areas: alignment of tests with the state's curriculum standards; test quality; the openness of the testing program to public scrutiny; and the extent to which test data are used to support better teaching and learning.

Well - functioning school choice requires a federal role in gathering and disseminating high - quality data on school performance; ensures that civil rights laws are enforced; distributes funds based on enrollment of high - need students in particular schools; and supports a growing supply of school options through an expanded, equitably funded charter sector and through the unfettered growth of digital learning via application of the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause.

Schools also benefit from access to Discovery Education Espresso — the award - winning digital learning service — providing thousands of high - quality multimedia resources to support interactive teaching and learning.

Learning from scientific research Learning outside the Classroom (LOtC) is a government supported process that provides a quality mark for all of those providing learning experiences outside the classroom, including visits to museums, woodlands, natural spaces, and liLearning from scientific research Learning outside the Classroom (LOtC) is a government supported process that provides a quality mark for all of those providing learning experiences outside the classroom, including visits to museums, woodlands, natural spaces, and liLearning outside the Classroom (LOtC) is a government supported process that provides a quality mark for all of those providing learning experiences outside the classroom, including visits to museums, woodlands, natural spaces, and lilearning experiences outside the classroom, including visits to museums, woodlands, natural spaces, and libraries.

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arransupport: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arranSupport for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

Second, the school system should develop staff development trainings, coaching guidelines, and technology support for quality implementation of the proposed blended learning environments.

• In - depth view on what the industries really want from graduates • The support of each education tiers — Early, primary, seconday and higher learning in shaping holistic graduates • Asessing the quality and cost of Malaysia's education in comparison to other ASEAN countries • Gaining insights on new teaching methods — Outdoor learning and trust schools • Transforming education system to cater new generation

The chapters covered are: - Mastering Marking - Starter Solutions - Perfect Plenaries - Provision 4 Progress - Quality Questioning - Choose 2 Challenge - Supporting SEND - Revision Remedies - Literacy / Numeracy Aids - Lesson Planning Zip Folder includes: PDF of Teaching and Learning «Hacks» which includes all hyperlinks 77 editable lesson ideas including: PowerPoints (69), Word Documents (4) and Publisher Documents (4)

Digital content in the form of high - quality video is becoming increasingly important as is the availability of digital books and online structured learning materials, such as those supporting mathematics and reading.

The prize is accompanied by a cash award of $ 100,000 to support further development of quality in children's learning.

These schools, in turn, will provide an initial test case of an operating hypothesis in the personalized learning space: that a high - quality platform and professional development supports surrounding platform implementation could be critical levers to scaling personalized approaches across traditional settings.

Most schools need products that help with the implementation of standards, that link instruction to assessments, that are grounded in solid and reliable data that enable better decisionmaking, that work seamlessly with other programs to create blended and personalized learning environments, and that are backed by a reputable company that provides high - quality, ongoing service and support.

«Nick Hoekstra embodies the fine qualities of students in the International Education Policy Program: a commitment to lead so all children can learn what they need to become architects of their own lives; ambitions to support educational change that exceed the resources he currently controls; and ingenuity to collaborate with others building networks for continuous improvement to produce 21st - century education,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, faculty director if IEP.

More often than not, however, the traditional education research cycle stops short of surfacing the information we need to support high - quality personalized learning.

In his letter, Duncan expressed his disappointment in the failure of Washington state's legislature to heed his instruction «to put in place teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that take into account information on student learning growth based on high - quality college - and career - ready (CCR) state assessments as a significant factor in determining teacher and principal performance levels.»

«It would be worth establishing the extent to which out - of - field teachers are supported by in - field teachers and by the school leadership, particularly in relation to access to high - quality professional learning.»

The Board also aims to support a high - quality education workforce that is vibrant, engaged and committed to continuous learning for all and also able to meet the demands of curriculum and wider education reform.

I suspect they know that binders of ready - made packaged programs and curriculum are worthless without a high quality teacher who's given the opportunity, respect, and support to design learning for his or her students.

NAF cited Schwartz's long history of advocacy for high quality school - to - career programs, especially in his current position cochairing Pathways to Prosperity, a foundation - funded initiative designed to increase public support for the creation of multiple pathways linking work and learning to enable more young people to successfully complete high school and go on to obtain a meaningful postsecondary credential.

This will make it easier to prioritise and resource LOtC; ensuring that commitment to LOtC is underpinned in school policy and the learning development plan; mobilising support from governors, staff, parents and the wider community; supporting the CPD of the team to improve the quality of teaching through more effective use of LOtC; and utilising pupil premium funding to finance trips for disadvantaged pupils.

In some cases, even in classrooms right next to one another that share the same materials and curriculum, the exposure of children to high - quality learning and social supports is so dramatically different that one might conclude the difference was planned.

Research shows that high quality teaching and leadership teams learn from each other's practices, experiences and support, and that's why we will always keep you, the reader, at the heart of Teacher magazine, providing educators and educational leaders with a strong voice and a platform to share and collaborate.

Recognising a lack of quality resources available to help his school - aged children, Gallen sought an at - home solution for K - 12 students who require additional learning support.