Sentences with phrase «research as a high school student»

She has conducted research as a high school student at Riley Hospital in Ophthalmology, as well as at Eli Lilly in Diabetes.

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It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.

Farrington's research background, plus her history as a teacher in high - poverty neighborhoods, helped her think differently about what happens to students when they're at school.

The organization is based out of Stanford University, and its approach was inspired by research Pope had done as a graduate student in a top California high school.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher said cuts to programs that help disadvantaged high school students gain the opportunity to attend college, as well as reductions to federal college aid and cuts to medical research, including cancer research, would have a huge negative impact on New York's colleges.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher says cuts to programs that help disadvantaged high school students gain the opportunity to attend college, as well as reductions to federal college aid, and cuts to medical research, including cancer research, would have a huge negative impact on New York's colleges.

2010 Lynford L. Goddard is honored as the first recipient of the AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science for exemplifying an early career scientist eager to share his excitement about science and demonstrating excellence in reaching high school students with activities in electrical engineering, while simultaneously pursuing a competitive research career.

Authors of the new study include SDSC's Goetz and Walker as well as Matthew A. Clark, who developed part of the software during his internship with Walker and Goetz, as part of SDSC's Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) program and later as an undergraduate research intern in the Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) program and later as an undergraduate research intern in the research intern in the WMD lab.

Harrison said that future research will look at how other age groups — such as high school students — handle the temptation to text when it is inappropriate.

These schools included «early college» high schools with a STEM focus (that offered both college and high school credits to students); tech - savvy schools that relied entirely on project - based learning (an instructional practice emphasizing student production of knowledge via projects and research); and career / technical education high schools that prepared students for careers such as agriculture or medicine through early experiences in those fields.

«Maintaining and improving school integration is important, as previous research has shown that students of all races who attend diverse schools demonstrate higher academic achievement in reading, language, mathematics and science,» reported Frankenberg.

As a high school student and again as an undergrad working in research laboratories, I did not fully comprehend all of the preparation that goes into experimentAs a high school student and again as an undergrad working in research laboratories, I did not fully comprehend all of the preparation that goes into experimentas an undergrad working in research laboratories, I did not fully comprehend all of the preparation that goes into experiments.

The FAU project will integrate research and education at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the University as well outreach to middle and high school students.

This offers the future possibility of comfort - adjusting clothing,» said Haines, who started his research career in Baughman's lab as a high school student doing summer research through the NanoExplorers program, which Baughman initiated.

The success of this study may provide the foundation for an improved program for high school students to foster their interest in research and gain invaluable experiences outside of the classroom while providing bacteriophages that can serve as the base chassis of synthetically engineered phages for diagnosis and treatment of MDR pathogens.

Fourteen teachers arrived from schools as close as Ithaca and as far as Anaheim, Calif. to attend the BTI Plant Biology Curriculum Development Projects (CDP) teacher institute July 13 - 17, to begin their year - long journey to translate plant research into classroom learning opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the country.

This summer three San Diego high school students interned for OpenTopography as part of the Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) program at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at Uhigh school students interned for OpenTopography as part of the Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) program at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) atschool students interned for OpenTopography as part of the Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) program at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) students interned for OpenTopography as part of the Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) program at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UHigh School Students (REHS) program at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) atSchool Students (REHS) program at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) Students (REHS) program at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UCSD.

This summer school is aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from computational as well as experimental research groups who seek to develop a deep understanding of TDDFT, regarding its capabilities, applications, limitations, and high - performance computing context.

Alexandra Pike, a science teacher at Juanita High School in Kirkland, Washington, loved teaching and working with students, but she missed the in - depth research experiences she used to have as an undergraduate at Grinnell College.

Sixteen students and two high school teachers from 16 different institutions across the United States lived on the university campus and worked in teams with professors on various research projects as a part of NIMBioS» Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary Studentstudents and two high school teachers from 16 different institutions across the United States lived on the university campus and worked in teams with professors on various research projects as a part of NIMBioS» Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary Studentresearch projects as a part of NIMBioS» Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary StudentResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary StudentResearch Experiences for Veterinary StudentsStudents (REV).

For over 25 years, KY high schools have offered high school credit to students who have served as peer «Extensive research has shown that no matter how knowledgeable a clinician might be, if he or she is not able to open good communication with the patient

Despite attracting high - powered backers such as Bill Gates, the much - touted school improvement program known as First Things First has yet to muster conclusive scientific evidence to show that it prevents students from dropping out of school, a federal research review concludes.

In his research visiting nearly 30 American high schools, he recognized that students weren't often being given rigorous, challenging, and meaningful work — often referred to by educators as «deeper learning.»

Before an audience of fellow students, faculty members, and Malden High School educators, the first - year doctoral students presented research results as part of the seminar, Integrating Perspectives on Education.

For instance, research by Columbia University scientist Margo Gardner examined the issue, using «propensity scoring,» and found that the odds of attending college were almost twice as high for students who participated in school - related activities for at least two years; such students were also dramatically more likely to complete college and significantly more likely to vote as adults.

In Making school meaningful for Indigenous learners Ailsa MacFie uses a body of research, plus her own experiences as a teacher in a high Aboriginal population boarding school in the Northern Territory, to provide practical tools for teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous students.

What I found is that schools that exceed expectations — as well as those that are making significant improvement from a base of overall poor performance — engage in the extensive practice of six research - informed instructional strategies and develop a culture that communicates high expectations and support for all students.

In particular, independent research — once viewed as controversial but now increasingly acknowledged by elected and appointed officials in the highest levels of government — has revealed a state of affairs in which three in ten students fail to finish high school with a diploma and in which barely half of historically disadvantaged minority students graduate.

As states across the U.S. move to adopt standardized tests as a means to determine grade promotion and school graduation, new research presented in the Harvard Educational Review shows that sole reliance on high - stakes tests as a graduation requirement may increase inequities among students by both race and gendeAs states across the U.S. move to adopt standardized tests as a means to determine grade promotion and school graduation, new research presented in the Harvard Educational Review shows that sole reliance on high - stakes tests as a graduation requirement may increase inequities among students by both race and gendeas a means to determine grade promotion and school graduation, new research presented in the Harvard Educational Review shows that sole reliance on high - stakes tests as a graduation requirement may increase inequities among students by both race and gendeas a graduation requirement may increase inequities among students by both race and gender.

Our research begins to fill this gap with two studies of the G&T programs available to high - achieving middle - school students in a large urban school district in the southwestern United States which, to preserve anonymity we shall refer to as LUSD.

Drawing on drop - out crisis research at the national level, as well as author Robert Balfanz's decade - long experience working with middle and high schools that serve low - income students, this report provides a unique guide to tackling the issue locally.

Posner says research has found that high schools with screening programs can detect double the number of at - risk students as other schools.

As a scholar of math teaching, Dr. Dieckmann's research interest is in the area of mathematical explanation (oral and written), especially for linguistically diverse students at the middle and high school levels, collaborating with Kenji Hakuta at Understanding Language.

A rapidly increasing fraction of high school teachers are even letting students use their own mobile devices as powerful research tools right in the classroom.

WHAT Dr. Bridget Terry Long, a renowned higher education researcher who specializes in the transition from high school to higher education and beyond, will deliver a public lecture titled «Supporting College Student Access and Success: Making Sure Hard Work Pays Off,» as part of the American Educational Research Association's Centennial Lecture Series.

Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to compare what is said on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

As David Angus and I discovered in researching our book on the history of the American high school (The Failed Promise of the American High School, 1890 — 1995), these curriculum policy changes led to changes in student course takhigh school (The Failed Promise of the American High School, 1890 — 1995), these curriculum policy changes led to changes in student course tschool (The Failed Promise of the American High School, 1890 — 1995), these curriculum policy changes led to changes in student course takHigh School, 1890 — 1995), these curriculum policy changes led to changes in student course tSchool, 1890 — 1995), these curriculum policy changes led to changes in student course taking.

Hampton High School's PBA Chemistry Research Project was designed as a key part of students» fourth marking period.

Second, Rick thinks there is an inconsistency in my suspicion that test - prep and manipulation are largely responsible for test score improvements by Milwaukee choice schools after they were required to take high - stakes tests, while I interpret research from Florida as showing schools made exceptional test score gains when faced with the prospect of having vouchers offered to their students if scores did not improve.

The study, led by Jerome Johnston of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, found that high school students at «exemplary» Channel One schools — defined as schools where teachers make good use of the 12 - minute daily show's content — scored 5 percent better on current - events tests than students at control high schools, where the program was not used.

The pupil premium research carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has shown how, as part of a whole ‑ school approach, low - cost, high - impact strategies can impacting positively on outcomes for children and young people with SEN and help in narrowing the gap in attainment for our most vulnerable students (http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk).

Students can investigate possible internships in diverse educational contexts (e.g., in schools and alternative educational settings, higher education, NGOs, research organizations and labs, public agencies and non-profits, museums, private corporations, technology, as well as other professional settings related to their academic studies.

Township High School District 214 Superintendent David Schuler — who also currently serves as president of AASA, the School Superintendents Association — and his colleagues have conducted an extensive review of the work of leading research institutions to find out what really predicts student success in college or career.

The CALS construct is defined as a constellation of the high - utility language skills that correspond to linguistic features prevalent in oral and written academic discourse across school content areas and that are infrequent in colloquial conversations (e.g., knowledge of logical connectives, such as nevertheless, consequently; knowledge of structures that pack dense information, such as nominalizations or embedded clauses; knowledge of structures for organizing argumentative texts) Over the last years, as part of the Catalyzing Comprehension Through Discussion Debate project funded by IES to the Strategic Educational Research Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in gradeResearch Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in graderesearch team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in graderesearch - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in grades 4 - 8.

In the case of our Caretakers of History project, the children published an op - ed in the local newspaper, created a comprehensive website using their own research and writing as content, developed interactive exhibits, presented to high school students and important members of their community, and developed an online virtual timeline of both the museum and their own project process.

9 Robert Cooper and Suzanne Markoe - Hayes, Improving the Educational Possibilities of Urban High School Students as They Transition from 8th to 9th Grade, University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity, September 2005 Url: http://ucaccord.gseis.ucla.edu/publications/pubs/pb-013-0905.pdf

As one of nine research teams for Students at the Center, an initiative by Jobs for the Future and the Nellie Mae Foundation for Education, WKCD's Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman spent a year interviewing and observing teachers, students, and administrators in six diverse middle and high schools, experienced in student - centered lStudents at the Center, an initiative by Jobs for the Future and the Nellie Mae Foundation for Education, WKCD's Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman spent a year interviewing and observing teachers, students, and administrators in six diverse middle and high schools, experienced in student - centered lstudents, and administrators in six diverse middle and high schools, experienced in student - centered learning.

According to research sponsored by the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), they include (1) feelings of safety among staff and students; (2) supportive relationships within the school; (3) engagement and empowerment of students as valued members and resources in the school community; (4) clear rules and boundaries that are understood by all students and staff; (5) high expectations for academic achievement and appropriate behavior; and (6) trust, respect, and an ethos of caring (Bryant & Kelly, 2006; Elfstrom, Vanderzee, Cuellar, Sink, & Volz, 2006; Perkins, School Boards Association (NSBA), they include (1) feelings of safety among staff and students; (2) supportive relationships within the school; (3) engagement and empowerment of students as valued members and resources in the school community; (4) clear rules and boundaries that are understood by all students and staff; (5) high expectations for academic achievement and appropriate behavior; and (6) trust, respect, and an ethos of caring (Bryant & Kelly, 2006; Elfstrom, Vanderzee, Cuellar, Sink, & Volz, 2006; Perkins, school; (3) engagement and empowerment of students as valued members and resources in the school community; (4) clear rules and boundaries that are understood by all students and staff; (5) high expectations for academic achievement and appropriate behavior; and (6) trust, respect, and an ethos of caring (Bryant & Kelly, 2006; Elfstrom, Vanderzee, Cuellar, Sink, & Volz, 2006; Perkins, school community; (4) clear rules and boundaries that are understood by all students and staff; (5) high expectations for academic achievement and appropriate behavior; and (6) trust, respect, and an ethos of caring (Bryant & Kelly, 2006; Elfstrom, Vanderzee, Cuellar, Sink, & Volz, 2006; Perkins, 2006).

Research by Will Dobbie and Roland Fryer demonstrates that the impact of attending an HCZ charter middle school on students» test scores is comparable to the impressive effects seen at high - performing charter schools such as the Knowledge Is Power Program (known as KIPP schools).