Sentences with phrase «school approach puts»

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But if you really want to learn how to do something right, you have to put aside your ego, go back to the basics, and approach everything you thought you knew as if you were a newborn — or maybe a freshman in college whose every previous meal had come from Mom, McDonald's, or the lunch ladies at school.

Conference believes that the lives of children and adults are being put at risk as a result of reckless and simplistic pronouncements by government on the need for a «common sense» approach to health and safety in schools.

Last month's mass shooting at a Florida high school put renewed focus on the role of armed school security guards, after a video showed that a sheriff's deputy at the school approached but did not enter the building where the attack was taking place.

«Putting a state trooper at a high school without a plan is not a sound approach.»

As school approaches, you've got to put this one on the menu!

The school believes in an all round approach and has put forth delightful activities on the days off for students.

Possibly the last of their kind, moving from town to town and still working out some serious parent - child issues (not the least of which is their approach to handling their prey) Gemma Arterton literally vamps it up, putting on a prostitute pose to seduce lowlives and cops, while her daughter, plays more school girl, a more subtle and melancholic performance by Saoirse Ronan.

Regardless, by staking their reputations on college completion, KIPP and other No Excuses schools are rapidly approaching something of a «put up or shut up» moment.

The net result is a top - down approach where schools are told what to do and how to do it with accompanying funding systems that put principals in a virtual straitjacket.

While the district has insisted that all teachers and schools adopt the «balanced» approach to reading, schools are given considerable flexibility in matters of instructionâ $» as long as they put instruction in phonics front and center.

Approaches in such schools tend towards a «whole - of - child» perspective, that puts students» overall wellbeing as the key priority.

These trainers visit schools to ensure that the principles of the balanced approach are being put into practice.

In Griffin's school, Kent Prairie Elementary in Arlington, Washington, a developmental approach to recess was put into place to give students structure and help them to play constructively.

As the 200th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution approaches, education groups are putting the final touches on plans to help students in virtually every school in the country learn about the document.

A Foundation Phase Action Plan aims to put in place a number of supportive approaches to improve consistency of delivery, including updating initial teacher training, increasing parental engagement, more support materials, as well as school - to - school support.

«Ysgol Penmaes is a great example of a school that puts children and young people's needs first and it is only right that the legislative system which underpins the school's approach continues to be fit for purpose.

It's why charter schools can and do fire ineffective teachers, why they can turn on a dime when an instructional approach isn't working, why they can spend their money on the classroom instead of the bureaucracy, and why they can put the needs of students first, every day, all day.

I'm approaching this post from an inclusive, design - focused view, and I put to you ideas that target and engage the four main players I believe can make all the difference in transforming our schools and curriculum today: students, parents, seniors / grandparents and local businesses.

Coverage of trends in K - 12 innovation and efforts to put these new ideas and approaches into practice in schools, districts, and classrooms is supported in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York at www.carnegie.org.

«Generation Inactive» has put the issue of children's activity and fitness back on the national agenda and it has been encouraging to see Nike's recent «Designed to move: Active Schools» report which shares ukactive's call for a whole school day approach to physical activity, bringing it to life by providing practical guidance for school leaders on how they can make their school and active one.

This approach puts college counselors in low - income high schools ~ expands full - day voluntary prekindergarten ~ and works in conjunction with the strongest teacher - preparation programs to put the highest quality teachers in low - income classrooms.

The RRSA seeks to put a children's rights approach at the heart of a school's culture and ethos to help all children realise their potential.

Schools highlighted on the map reflect a commitment to a whole child approach put into practice.

The Oakland Teacher Retention Grant Program was designed by Oakland teachers for Oakland teachers to put resources directly in their hands to develop innovative approaches to job satisfaction and teacher retention at their school sites.

If the answer is simply because schools want to put a number or grade on teaching whilst doing more of the same, then perhaps it's time to consider your approach to unlocking the potential of your teachers.

This vote removes the barriers put in place 18 years ago by a previous proposition that mandated a «one size fits all» approach to educating 1.4 million students learning English in California schools and diminishing the opportunity for all students to learn another language.

We also recommend that district leaders follow Montgomery County's approach and put restrictions on how schools can use parent donations, including banning the use of private dollars to pay school staff.

The Century Foundation Report, Louisville, Kentucky: A Reflection on School Integration, recognized that the city's «adoption of stronger socioeconomic measures, as well as its regional approach to desegregation, careful timing, and continued emphasis on school quality represent critical lessons that could be adopted by other regions and school districts willing to put in the work.&School Integration, recognized that the city's «adoption of stronger socioeconomic measures, as well as its regional approach to desegregation, careful timing, and continued emphasis on school quality represent critical lessons that could be adopted by other regions and school districts willing to put in the work.&school quality represent critical lessons that could be adopted by other regions and school districts willing to put in the work.&school districts willing to put in the work.»

The challenge facing schools now is to evaluate and reflect on their approaches to this issue (supported by regularly and systematically collected data), and to put in place effective evidence - based interventions that support and protect all pupils from the harmful effects of bullying.

I ask not that public school special educators and administrators circumvent special education guidelines and laws but that they approach the process with their brains and put their hearts in their practices to allow for positive changes in special education.

Some school districts have sought creative approaches to raise additional revenue from larger parcels, but a recent Court of Appeals ruling puts those approaches in jeopardy.

This approach puts teachers and school leaders squarely in charge of the decisions affecting the schools and students they serve.

Ms. Moskowitz and a number of her teachers saw the network's exacting approach in a different way: as putting their students on the same college track as children in wealthier neighborhoods who had better schools and money for extra help.

Putting SEL into practice in such a widespread manner, especially in major urban school districts, will allow CASEL to demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach in creating better learning environments, helping kids succeed in a variety of ways, and reducing problem behaviors.

«We're not looking at this from an accountability only lens where you just put up a bunch of results and say «yay» for the high performing schools and craft sanctions for the low performing schools — that's kind of an old approach,» he said.

In Data - Driven High School Reform, Lachat writes, «Putting student learning at the center of school accountability requires the capacity to assess and use data to monitor student performance and to evaluate the extent to which new structures and approaches to curriculum, instruction and assessment result in higher levels of achievement» (School Reform, Lachat writes, «Putting student learning at the center of school accountability requires the capacity to assess and use data to monitor student performance and to evaluate the extent to which new structures and approaches to curriculum, instruction and assessment result in higher levels of achievement» (school accountability requires the capacity to assess and use data to monitor student performance and to evaluate the extent to which new structures and approaches to curriculum, instruction and assessment result in higher levels of achievement» (2001).

Moderated by Emma Pengelly, senior fellow at Walton, this session will explore Walton's approach to starting new charter schools: We believe that «more» is not enough — a diversity of school models and leaders that put students first is essential.

Additionally, there are over 4,500 Montessori schools, based on the experiential approach designed by Dr. Maria Montessori, and hundreds of Waldorf schools, which put equal emphasis on traditional academics areas and the arts.

Putting aside the reality that the actual number of poor parents with four or five children in the school system is extremely low, the stunningly ignorant and disturbing approach to «doing something» about the crippling impact of poverty in Hartford is a stark reflection about how out - of - touch many in the Corporate Education Reform Industry actually approach the real issues that are limiting educational achievement in Hartford and other poor communities across Connecticut and the nation.

Critics of the guidance believe it puts the safety of teachers and administrators at risk by making it more difficult to suspend dangerous students, and that it creates an incentive for schools to develop a «racial quota» approach to student discipline.

They should demand evidence that the centrality of «close reading» and «conceptual math» won't punish charter schools that emphasize other approaches, putting their test scores — and continued existence — at risk.

We want to share a little bit about who we are, why we developed this grant program, and what we're hoping to catalyze by putting resources directly into the hands of local teachers and empowering them to develop innovative approaches to job satisfaction and teacher retention in their schools.

Sometimes small changes in how school districts approach policy — including how behaviors are labeled, which interventions schools are offered, and how teachers are trained to use them — can help break down the school - to - prison pipeline and put disadvantaged students on a better academic trajectory.

This has put school business professionals front and centre in the approach used to address the challenges of school financial health, resource management, organisational design and strategic procurement.

Some states, like New Hampshire, are putting into place some new standards that get rid of the old age - grade / time - based lockstep approach of the Carnegie unit for credit in high schools and pave the way for this one - room schoolhouse «philosophy.»

Sir Robin said it was his job to make these sometimes tense relationships work and puts his success, both here and in his own schools, down to «maintaining a humble approach».

The plan will summarize the district's current efforts as well as put forth new approaches, such as a longer school year and opening magnet schools, Nerad said.

River Arundo is a perfect reflection of the school's interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems, and the group is excited to know that its methodology puts it well ahead of the curve.

One thing is clear: A reactive approach to technology disruption will put legal firms, law schools and students on the back foot.

IBM approached 10 schools and challenged them to «put an entrepreneurial spin on Watson's artificial intelligence.»