Sentences with phrase «research over teaching»

The book covers some familiar ground: professors» emphasis on research over teaching, the domination of science over the humanities, the unseemly connections between college presidents and corporate boards, the eye - popping sums spent on athletic programs.

Not exact matches

More than 3,000 graduate teaching assistants, contract faculty and graduate research assistants walked off the job March 5 in a dispute over wages and job security.

Evolution was not correctly taught if you believe that it is a belief or a mere theory in the colloquial sense, that it unnecessarily complicates the world, and that understanding how organisms change over time is not crucial for environmental policy, agriculture and biomedical research.

Examples are 9/11 hijackings, The holding back of stem cell research that could save countless human lives, Aids being spread due to religious opposition to the use of condoms, Christians legally fighting this year to teach over 1 million young girls in America that they must always be obedient to men, the eroding of child protection laws in America by Christians, for so called faith based healing alternatives that place children's health and safety at risk, burning of witches, the crusades, The Nazi belief that the Aryans were god's chosen to rule the world, etc... But who cares about evidence in the real world when we have our imaginations and delusions about gods with no evidence of them existing.

, its speech codes, its teacher evaluations conducted sub secreto pontificio, its heated debate over the minutest matters, its hair - splitting fights over teaching loads and research assistants (tenure as benefice!)

Jean - Marie will be meeting with farmers from Maraba in a series of eight multi-day workshops over the next 18 months, teaching the sustainable agriculture practices that, research has shown, increase farm productivity, increase the quality of harvested coffee, and improve downstream water quality.

Liz Beaven has over 30 years experience in Waldorf education, spanning class teaching, school administration, adult education, research, consulting, and public speaking.

She has been working in maternal and child health for over 25 years, teaching, writing and researching.

Professor Cassidy has been teaching and researching in the field of Retail and Services Marketing for over 20 years and has held senior academic leadership positions at the Universities of Liverpool, Durham, Sheffield, Lincoln and Manchester Metropolitan University.

In addition to her teaching and research, Conway - turner has traveled to Haiti regularly over the past decade, performing humanitarian work as a member of H.O.P.E., a not - for - profit, volunteer organization based in Rochester, N.Y., assisting the people of Borgne, Haiti, in achieving equitable, just, and sustainable living conditions.

Over the years he's taught thousands of students, published reams of research, led the SUNY Rockefeller Institute in Albany and served as chair of the political science department and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

What she didn't know was that once grad school was over and paid for, she would meander through a range of scientific and nonscientific occupations, from bench research, to Web site design and consulting, and on to teaching and academic administration.

I got to go all over the world: to India to research poverty, to New Orleans to teach science, to Sweden to study design and biomechanics, and to Nike's research labs in Oregon.

Today HHMI announced plans to give $ 1 million over 4 years to each of 20 faculty members at top - notch research universities whose commitment to teaching students matches their thirst for new knowledge.

Barbara Beltz, a biology professor at Wellesley College who has hosted three postdocs on her research grants over the past several years, says that at least one Wellesley science department (neuroscience) has funding and a plan in the works to hire postdocs who have an interest in teaching at a liberal arts college.

Over half the respondents would like to see better structured PhD programs, with 55 % wishing to take part in taught courses and 58 % desiring to be a part of a research training group.

Just over a third of the 899 were in «faculty or faculty - like full - time research or teaching positions.»

Northern Lights Flights are prepared together with the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, a world leader in research on the aurora borealis with considerable expertise in teaching the science behind this natural wonder, which has fascinated and mystified humanity for over two thousand years.

He's been teaching, counseling and researching for over 3 decades and is dedicated to creating a positive, inspiring, results oriented approach to the full spectrum of our eating challenges.

A fairly large body of research over the three decades I've been teaching fitness have collectively said that order doesn't have a lot of significance.

I've spent over 3 decades researching, teaching, coaching, and living a fitness lifestyle.

Bronson, who has been a nurse for over 30 years and currently works as a clinical research oncology nurse in Highland Park, Illinois, says the coaching strategies and coach - client relationship taught by FMCA was completely different from the nurse - patient relationship.

During his tenure, he oversaw a significant enrollment increase, the implementation of six new academic programs, the acquisition of over $ 3.5 million in grants and donations, the building and refurbishing of key academic spaces, created an office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Teaching and Learning Center, and revitalized the Honors Program and Debate Team.

When he isn't teaching, he spends his time pouring over the latest research and synthesizing his findings into practical information for health practitioners to use with their clients.

I am a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, where I lead the Learning over Education (L0E) initiative, teach courses, and conduct research.

Over the next five years, Kim will work with a team of researchers including Thomas White, senior research scientist at the University of Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning; and Jonathan Guryan, associate professor at Institute for Policy Research of Northwestern University, along with Communities In Schools of North Carolina and Durham Public Schools to implement, validate, and scale up an innovative approach to combat summer reading loss among low - income cresearch scientist at the University of Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning; and Jonathan Guryan, associate professor at Institute for Policy Research of Northwestern University, along with Communities In Schools of North Carolina and Durham Public Schools to implement, validate, and scale up an innovative approach to combat summer reading loss among low - income cResearch of Northwestern University, along with Communities In Schools of North Carolina and Durham Public Schools to implement, validate, and scale up an innovative approach to combat summer reading loss among low - income children.

After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.

Teachers are responsible for how they teach their students (informed by the research), and for adapting their teaching over time to maximise impact.

43 % of New Teachers in New Jersey Plan to Leave Classroom Teaching; Nearly Half are Mid-Career Entrants At a time when U.S. schools will need to hire over two million new teachers to serve a growing number of students and replace a large cohort of retiring teachers, new research findings from the Harvard Graduate School of Education suggest that 43 % of new teachers do not anticipate staying in the classroom as full - time teachers for their entire careers.

Although doctoral candidates and new faculty still regard tenure as important when seeking employment, they will consider non-tenure over tenure - track positions if jobs meet other conditions, including desirable geographic location, balance of research and teaching, and competitive...

The data, while under, are consistent with other recent research pointing to a «greening» trend in teaching over the past 20 years or so.

With over 20 years of experience in teacher education research, practice, and policy, Dawley provides innovative leadership in the design and pedagogy of virtual environments for teaching and learning.

Over the last two years or so we've shared research and practical advice for the classroom through our series on School Improvement, Action Research, Teaching Methods, Global Education and, of course, The Research Files --- and we've thrown in a few special episodes for good research and practical advice for the classroom through our series on School Improvement, Action Research, Teaching Methods, Global Education and, of course, The Research Files --- and we've thrown in a few special episodes for good Research, Teaching Methods, Global Education and, of course, The Research Files --- and we've thrown in a few special episodes for good Research Files --- and we've thrown in a few special episodes for good measure!

Over the next few months, Teacher will be publishing a series of articles exploring some of the latest research in the area of educational neuroscience, including the work of the Science of Learning Research Centre (http://slrc.org.au/) and the practical implications for teaching and lresearch in the area of educational neuroscience, including the work of the Science of Learning Research Centre (http://slrc.org.au/) and the practical implications for teaching and lResearch Centre (http://slrc.org.au/) and the practical implications for teaching and learning.

As a result of his teaching and research activities at Harvard over the last four years, he created and directed the Globalization, Languages and Cultures program, a HGSE - CERI cooperation, which culminated late April 2012 with the publication of the book Languages in a Global World - Learning for Better Cultural Understanding (Paris: OECD).

This is no surprise to fans of E.D. Hirsch, whose research over the last 25 years (from Cultural Literacy (1987) to The Making of Americans (2010)-RRB-, has shown that teaching children a wide - ranging but comprehensive content heavy curriculum actually improves reading more than teaching reading skills does.

For instance, in the case of the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model, the group's website boasts that the tool was the result of 5,000 studies over five decades and other research, including correlation analysis between teaching strategies and student achievement.

Over the next few years it will be a key management enabling tool to support institutions make important decisions regarding their teaching and research activities in the changing financial climate.

A lot has changed over the years since I started teaching: The Praxis replaced the National Teacher Examination, NCLB was born with labor pains for everyone, and research continues to single out teacher quality as a key factor in student success.

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For example, CWAE, the organization that implemented QT at VVMS, is currently deploying QT in 10 other schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, and have a national demonstration project planned over the next five years; Learning to BREATHE is a mindfulness - based curriculum for adolescents, developed by Patricia Broderick, a research associate at the Penn State University Prevention Research Center; Mindful Schools is a program using mindfulness to teach kids how to manage emotion, handle stress and resolve cresearch associate at the Penn State University Prevention Research Center; Mindful Schools is a program using mindfulness to teach kids how to manage emotion, handle stress and resolve cResearch Center; Mindful Schools is a program using mindfulness to teach kids how to manage emotion, handle stress and resolve conflict.

Some individuals in these groups prioritize research excellence over teaching quality, while others prioritize teaching excellence over research quality.

In early reading as in other subjects, education schools have largely ignored teaching methods developed over years of research and practice, Walsh notes.

This involved over thirty students in a conference room at UniSA for two days, researching, debating, discussing and providing comprehensive plans for the teaching of this subject in their respective schools.

The author points out that as schools award contracts to computer vendors such as Apple, Dell, and HP, market interests influence the body of research on 1:1 laptop programs, and despite a great deal of research over the five years studied, there remains a lack of understanding of the value added by the 1:1 programs for students» knowledge formation and the teaching practices that support such knowledge formation.

With over one million EAL learners in UK schools, research carried out for the government in 2013 revealed that teaching these students is the area of work newly qualified teachers say they feel least equipped for.

Yet despite volumes of policy guidance, on - the - ground effort and research over the past decades, few comprehensive and representative portraits of teacher and teaching quality in U.S. mathematics classrooms exist.

Over the past two years he has helped lead an interdisciplinary group of designers and educators from the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Germany, to collaborate on a research project that resulted in the publication The Third Teacher: 79 Ways You Can Use Design to Transform Teaching & Learning.

The annual NMC Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the NMC Horizon Project, a research - oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning, and creative expression within higher education over three time horizons — one year or less, two to three years, and four to five years.

Core courses will familiarize you with a number of theoretical perspectives that have informed literacy research and teaching practices over the last 100 years, as well as with current perspectives on literacy research and practice.