Sentences with phrase «schools and academies approach»

But, what does it really mean and how should schools and academies approach it?

Not exact matches

At present children who are using the Flexi - Schooled approach at our academy, are required to attend for what we call the three «Core Days» of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

In an effort to halt the rising rates of childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement, Snacks, Sweetened Beverages, Added Sugars, and Schools, recommends families take a broader approach to nutrition, considering children's whole diet pattern — rather than simply the amount of sugar, fat, or specific nutrients in individual foods.

Mark Levine contrasts the Green Dot model with the controversial Success Academy approach of Eva Moskowitz, whom he criticizes as «unnecessarily hostile and critical towards traditional schools,» adding that «the tone she takes towards unions is misguided.»

However, officials note that «the current inspection framework is antithetical to the Steiner ethos / pedagogical approach» in terms of «Literacy in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1)», where Ofsted required «more formal learning»; «KS2 tests», as «Last year, the Academy pupils did not sit the tests (the Academy provided the exam papers and rooms for pupils to sit the exams but parents chose not to allow their pupils to sit the tests)»; and «Teaching and learning», where it is noted that the schools consider that «any process which judges learning as the immediate outcome from teaching in a lesson is inappropriate.

«This cloak and dagger approach is leaving those schools which do become academies on 1 September vulnerable to legal challenge and possibly industrial action.

For example, policy - level strategies include recent efforts to delay high school start times, an approach that has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other professional organizations.

Neuroscientists must take a careful and comprehensive approach and avoid oversimplified claims of causality,» said Rodolfo Savica, MD, MSc, of the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadschools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

The Academy for Global Citizenship, a highly - acclaimed Chicago charter school, has based an entire scholastic approach on «environmental stewardship, holistic wellness and a global perspective.»

It's an approach that seems to be working: Valor Flagship Academy, the first Valor school, produced outstanding academic results, including the highest standardized test scores in the city and the state, in its first year of operation (2014 — 15).

It's also essential that your school, academy or university has the necessary policies and procedures in place, plus a well - publicised and confidential means for getting advice or for reporting unwelcome approaches or suggestions.

This blended learning approach can be seen in schools like Carpe Diem, SF Flex Academy — and even in Envision's own summer school pilot, being documented right now on the Blend My Learning blog.

NGA has devised four model SoDs, which represent a range of approaches: with academy governing committees; with academy councils; with cluster governing committees (reporting on a number of academies); and with so - called «earned autonomy» (variable levels of responsibility for academy committees, often depending on the school's performance).

This parent, who has been supportive of Moskowitz and Success Academy, is planning to speak to her child's middle school principal about it — the very outcome Moskowitz says she wants to encourage — but she said she first needs to figure out how to approach it without getting upset.

Khan was approached by the Los Altos, California, school system and developed a program for experimental use of Khan Academy material in two 5th - and 7th - grade classes; the latter held children from «across El Camino Real,» the poorer part of Los Altos.

Several other high - performing charter networks, including Achievement First, Uncommon Schools, and Success Academy, are also discovering the need for a new approach to teaching reading.

The leadership curriculum Our leadership curriculum was launched at the beginning of this year and is designed to be a flexible and coherent approach to leadership development, supporting school and academy leaders at every stage of their leadership career.

And we are delighted that schools and academies have welcomed this approach and have applied and been awarded licences to deliver the College's leadership development offer to individuals and schools right across the countAnd we are delighted that schools and academies have welcomed this approach and have applied and been awarded licences to deliver the College's leadership development offer to individuals and schools right across the countand academies have welcomed this approach and have applied and been awarded licences to deliver the College's leadership development offer to individuals and schools right across the countand have applied and been awarded licences to deliver the College's leadership development offer to individuals and schools right across the countand been awarded licences to deliver the College's leadership development offer to individuals and schools right across the countand schools right across the country.

Gibb also stressed that proposals to bring back grammars would «complement our wider approach to school improvement» and specifically focussed on the government's academy programme, which was the central part of the education reform under former Prime Minister David Cameron.

The variety of educational institutions found in the UK now, with three different kinds of academies, four major types of maintained schools, as well as independent and grammar schools, means there is even more distinct variations in approaches to teaching and learning, ethos and goals.

The participating Career Academies were able to implement and sustain the core features of the approach, and they served a cross-section of the student populations in their host schools.

A national leader in education reform — and recent winner of the Broad Prize for best public charter school network in the country — Success Academy has long been committed to advancing education reform nationally by sharing its content and approach, and inviting others across the country to access and adapt what we teach and how we teach it.

To what extent does the Career Academy approach alter the high school environment in ways that better support students academically and developmentally?

The Career Academy approach is one of the oldest and most widely established high school reforms in the United States.

To what extent does the Career Academy approach change educational, employment, and youth development outcomes for students at greater or lesser risk of school failure?

Our white paper, Resourcing the Performance Agenda in Schools and Multi-Academy Trusts, offers recommendations and practical guidance for schools, academies and MATs, to better understand their workforces, to motivate and retain existing staff, and to adopt new thinking and innovative approaches to attract the very best teSchools and Multi-Academy Trusts, offers recommendations and practical guidance for schools, academies and MATs, to better understand their workforces, to motivate and retain existing staff, and to adopt new thinking and innovative approaches to attract the very best teschools, academies and MATs, to better understand their workforces, to motivate and retain existing staff, and to adopt new thinking and innovative approaches to attract the very best teachers.

If Success Academy, for example, has found a discipline approach that works for its students and families — who chose the school — who are we to second - guess its leaders?

In addition, Monarch Academy follows Transformation Education, an organizational philosophy that infuses a school's beliefs and values into the look of the school building, instructional approach, teachers» mindset and behavior and operating systems.

It's about doing things differently, about fresh approaches to helping kids learn and grow, not foisting on schools a 241 - page contract that tries to dictate how our pre-k is run the way the UFT contract dictates how the district schools are run,» said Success Academy founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz.

There is a mixed approach to TUPE and Head / Principal conditions where schools convert to academy status.

This holistic approach has yielded results in places like Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City, where educators have engaged parents and the community to boost the graduation rate of Hispanic students by 70 percent; and Denver, where the teacher - led Math and Science Leadership Academy is taking a collaborative approach that focuses on mentoring and professional development to boost student achievement; and in Las Vegas, where a teacher empowerment program has led to remarkable gains, including at Culley Elementary School, a «high achieving» school where only five years ago, less than a quarter of students were at grade School in Oklahoma City, where educators have engaged parents and the community to boost the graduation rate of Hispanic students by 70 percent; and Denver, where the teacher - led Math and Science Leadership Academy is taking a collaborative approach that focuses on mentoring and professional development to boost student achievement; and in Las Vegas, where a teacher empowerment program has led to remarkable gains, including at Culley Elementary School, a «high achieving» school where only five years ago, less than a quarter of students were at grade School, a «high achieving» school where only five years ago, less than a quarter of students were at grade school where only five years ago, less than a quarter of students were at grade level.

Our case study on the key distributed leadership practices of one middle school in the Bronx, Creston Academy for Responsibility and Excellence, presents a guide intended to help other New York City principals reflect on their own approaches to meeting district - level expectations.

The EEF's chief executive Sir Kevan Collins says it was a struggle to convince teachers and heads to understand and act on evidence, but the approach is starting to bear fruit — something which has become more important with the move to academies and free schools, in which head teachers are freer to make their own decisions but may be unused to finding and assessing evidence to support these.

Some schools, such as the King's Leadership Academy in Warrington, have even adopted a whole school values and ethos approach, placing their «seven pillars» of character at the centre of their curriculum as well as using it to inform their day - to - day running of the school.

«As a single academy trust we would establish formal links with local 11 to 16 schools to develop shared approaches to quality assurance, shared staffing, professional development and resources,» the consultation said.

The education secretary said academies and free schools have helped by «promoting new ideas and approaches, and helping to drive up standards in other local schools as a result».

She's part of a group of six teachers that brought an interdisciplinary approach to teaching Facing History's «Race and Membership» unit last year at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.As part of the Innovative Schools Network, Blackstone Academy created a unit that takes all aspects of discussing race and integrated it into a cohesive series of lessons that combines history; English Language Arts (ELA); and biology classes.

Classical Academy Middle School believes in a team approach: student, parent, general education teacher, special education teacher, and any instrumental team member.

Similarly, the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education, or NAATE, which provides specialized professional growth opportunities for educators, works to retain teachers and school leaders through opportunities to grow in data - driven instruction techniques, peer leadership, and communication and feedback.32 Building on past professional learning successes via its network of teacher leaders in 185 sites, the National Writing Project's, or NWP's, College Ready Writers Program demonstrated that teachers will commit to and participate in high quality professional development that helps them strategize approaches to teach argument writing using nonfiction texts and provided adaptable classroom materials.

Through an innovative approach that includes a first - grade art show, fourth - grade ballroom dancing, junior high chess, and high school service days, Success Academy is redefining what an impactful, well - rounded academic approach can look like.

This relationship - centered approach has resonated strongly with school leaders, culminating in local partnerships that include Brown Middle School, Dunbar Elementary, and DuBois Integrity Acschool leaders, culminating in local partnerships that include Brown Middle School, Dunbar Elementary, and DuBois Integrity AcSchool, Dunbar Elementary, and DuBois Integrity Academy.

National Heritage Academies spokeswoman Jennifer Hoff said in an emailed statement, «Our approach relieves our partner boards of all financial, operational, and academic risks — a significant burden that ultimately defeats many charter schools.

The Hewett Academy fully embraces inclusion at the core of its practise and fully recognises that a whole - school co-ordinated approach is the key to providing opportunities for each student to develop, academically and socially, to ensure achievement at an individual level, in order to reach full potential.

Rather than give the money to specific schools or districts, the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority approached the city about leading the effort, said Bernard Parker who serves on the Authority board and is also the CEO of the Timbuktu Academy, a charter school on Detroit's east side.

Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (NH) For 5th to 12th graders, this statewide online charter school is redefining «school» to mean wherever learning occurs, whether in a classroom, online, or in the community through VLACS Aspire, a 100 % self - paced competency - based approach (rather than a course - based curriculum) that harnesses the face - to - face learning potential of internships, service - learning, and distributed learning team - based proSchool (NH) For 5th to 12th graders, this statewide online charter school is redefining «school» to mean wherever learning occurs, whether in a classroom, online, or in the community through VLACS Aspire, a 100 % self - paced competency - based approach (rather than a course - based curriculum) that harnesses the face - to - face learning potential of internships, service - learning, and distributed learning team - based proschool is redefining «school» to mean wherever learning occurs, whether in a classroom, online, or in the community through VLACS Aspire, a 100 % self - paced competency - based approach (rather than a course - based curriculum) that harnesses the face - to - face learning potential of internships, service - learning, and distributed learning team - based proschool» to mean wherever learning occurs, whether in a classroom, online, or in the community through VLACS Aspire, a 100 % self - paced competency - based approach (rather than a course - based curriculum) that harnesses the face - to - face learning potential of internships, service - learning, and distributed learning team - based projects.

First, our team helped to create a «Design Team» of about 15 school and community leaders tasked with framing out all aspects of the wall - to - wall academy approach.

Teams that have participated in the past share how the SMART School Academy training changed the way the district approaches goal setting, progress monitoring and school - wide improvement stratSchool Academy training changed the way the district approaches goal setting, progress monitoring and school - wide improvement stratschool - wide improvement strategies.

Career Academies, designed to provide academic and technical training around a career theme, are a widely - used approach for high school reform.

Hartford Public Schools proposes to partner with Jumoke Academy, beginning with the upcoming 2012 - 13 academic year, to replicate systematically at Milner Elementary the comprehensive education strategy developed and implemented successfully at Jumoke Academy... Jumoke» s comprehensive approach has proven remarkably successful in educating PK - Grade 8 students whose circumstances closely mirror those of the children who currently attend Milner.