Sentences with phrase «scale global education»

Participants in our upcoming institute will take part in a dynamic, large - scale collaboration to create and adapt lesson plans, and scale global education where they work.

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«It seems... our young people continue to appreciate the value of higher education, and given the scale of global competition it is critical for the economy that more people get a graduate level education.

She was also a 2013 - 15 Executive Branch Fellow at USAID, in the Global Development Lab, where as a fellow and now program manager, she focuses on sourcing, piloting, and scaling science and technology innovations for the developing world as part of a network of universities called the Higher Education Solution Network (HESN).

The researchers examined respondents» deference to science on a scale of 0 - 10 when it came to 14 policy issues, including child vaccinations, stem cell research, global warming, child obesity and diet, AIDS prevention, birth control education, legalizing drug use, gun control, regulation of nuclear power, animal testing, and teaching evolution in schools.

The married couple, both graduates of the International Education Policy Program, credit one of Professor Fernando Reimers» courses with providing a framework for producing change at scale in the global context.

Crowdsourcing Education Innovation, For Cash Fast Company, May 18, 2011 «Another of the competition's judges, [Senior Lecturer] Joe Blatt of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, notes that «The Global Education Challenge gives anyone with a big idea that could change the lives of children on a broad scale access to the resources that could make that idea a reality.»»

The project follows a large - scale survey conducted in autumn 2017 that explored global approaches to innovation in education, with the intended result being better understanding of the state of them, from awareness through to adoption.

This small scale seminar will discuss the rationales, viability, and implications of the idea of global assessment of students» learning outcomes in higher education.

Professor Adams is the Director of ACER's Centre for Global Education Monitoring and a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne, specialising in psychometrics, educational statistics, large - scale testing and international comparative studies.

School Standards Minister Nick Gibb said: «Today's results put the success of our increased emphasis on phonics and continued focus on raising education standards on a global scale.

The Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) seeks to generate and scale - up concrete actions in ESD.

Bett showcased the best of education technology on a global scale, all under one roof.

Another of the competition's judges, Joe Blatt of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, notes that «The Global Education Challenge gives anyone with a big idea that could change the lives of children on a broad scale access to the resources that could make that idea a reality.»

Her deep belief in the transformative power of global education to contribute to peace, justice and equity on a global scale led her to co-found World Savvy in 2002.

And just as the Facebook debacle raises public concerns about the use of personal data, a new international test of ten and 15 - year - olds is to be introduced by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-- a powerful influence on national education policies at a global scale.

The goal is to play a part in revolutionizing education by spreading Vega on a global scale.

Yet because of the move to more global societies, many of today's key education issues must be addressed on an international scale.

Our hope is to advance ongoing efforts in global citizenship education towards greater rigor, depth and access as we advance the conversation on global education and provide resources which allow large scale collaborations among teachers in developing the tools we need to offer transformative learning opportunities to our students.

This afternoon, educators gathered in Washington DC from around the world to discuss how to build a comprehensive global system for character education that can be leveraged and scaled appropriately.

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Education hub Abu Dhabi is well known for its famous colleges and universities like Khalifa University and Emirates College for advanced education, which are recognized on globEducation hub Abu Dhabi is well known for its famous colleges and universities like Khalifa University and Emirates College for advanced education, which are recognized on globeducation, which are recognized on global scale.

For seven years, the mission of the Cesar Millan Foundation has been to create and deliver humane education programs, raise critical awareness for the importance of spay / neuter on a local and global scale, and to reduce the senseless killing of shelter animals at a rate of 9,000 a day in the US and hundreds of thousands worldwide.

1) Make room in your life and education for just a little global - scale awareness, and a little long - term thinking.

In consideration of themes and programming for the 2017 congress, the local organizing committee envisions a broad and inclusive view of topics on environmental and sustainability education that will highlight the impact of urban ecosystems and local, place based initiatives that can be translated into practices on a global scale.

The End of Nature (1989) The Age of Missing Information (1992) Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth (1995) Maybe One: A Personal and Environmental Argument for Single Child Families (1998) Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a More Joyous Christmas (1998) Long Distance: Testing the Limits of Body and Spirit in a Year of Living Strenuously (2001) Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age (2003) Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape (2005) The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation (2005) Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (2007) Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community (2007) The Bill McKibben Reader: Pieces from an Active Life (2008) American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (edited)(2008) Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (2010) The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing About Climate Change (2011) Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist (2013)

PROFILE: A highly skilled professional in Adult Education / Training and Development on a global scale.

CAREER SUMMARY Director drawing on extensive scientific and technological education, experience and expertise to successfully conceive, implement and foster large - scale innovative research and development efforts on a global scale.