Sentences with phrase «schools embrace»

Ben actively promotes the use of technology in schools has been all over the world doing talks and running workshops to help other schools embrace new technologies.

Few schools embrace the philosophy as robustly as Cossitt School, which Weissberg called «a national model.»

So what makes some schools embrace iPads and other new technologies while others resist them?

In the end, I doubt we will see a ton of schools embrace digital textbooks.

«What we do know is that charter schools embrace assessment and measurement, and look forward to using these results to better serve their students.

KIPP New Orleans Schools embrace the spirit of our city with athletics, band, visual arts, or other fine arts available at every school.

Often, community schools embrace parent - teacher home visits, ‡ participate on academic teams of parents and teachers, work with parents in leadership development, and engage in the work of community organizing groups.

Safe Havens» analysts are expertly skilled in helping schools integrate the latest technology and security measures, and work regularly to help schools embrace safety, security and emergency preparedness practices that produce results.

Many of CS&A's client schools embrace missions that aim to cultivate academic success and foster a nurturing, supportive environment for all students from very young ages.

Successful schools embrace this dynamic nature and set in place consistent rituals to assess, question and iterate.

Dispelling these myths will help schools embrace character education and social - emotional learning in order to make them a part of a positive school culture and climate.

Escondido's largest charter schools embrace — some would say, promote — Christianity, despite their status as taxpayer - funded public schools.

Breakthrough schools embrace this design challenge, where educators no longer teach to a standardized average; they no longer move the class forward on a predictable path or pace.

As part of this network, schools embrace Facing History's core themes as foundational to their schools» mission and weave Facing History content and teaching strategies throughout the school: in classes, advisory groups, faculty meetings, and school community activities.

Even if schools embrace the various benefits of foreign - language instruction, finding qualified, experienced, and engaging, bilingual teachers in a crunch is tough.

Debating whether kids need hands - on training or academic rigor misses the point; two schools embrace the idea that to thrive, students need both

The one off «school trip» to a theme park or activity centre at the end of the summer term is slowly becoming a thing of the past as more schools embrace an approach that makes the most of Learning Outside the Classroom throughout the year, across every subject and every age group, writes Amy Nathan, project development manager, Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

«Far from being trapped in a rural past, Holy Island and Lowick C. of E. First Schools embrace the future — helping children to experience the complexities, potential, and excitement of technology whilst never losing the essence of their unique character and history.»

Charters, for - profit schools, cyberschools, and private schools embrace the same organizational format.

inBloom, a non-profit that offered a data warehouse solution designed to help public schools embrace the promise of personalized learning by helping teachers integrate seamlessly the number of applications they use in their day - to - day teaching, collapsed and has ceased to exist, as privacy concerns from interested parties mounted over a period of many months (full disclosure: I served on the inBloom board of directors).

Although many schools embrace the linguistic and cultural differences of students and their parents, in many others, the parents» inability to communicate in English is an incredible barrier to participation.

But the company's passion for helping schools embrace digital technology goes a step further, with Canon also supporting the school in the planning phases of their latest building project.

But how can schools embrace it as part of their culture?

In my 30 - year career in education, I have seen schools embrace desktop computers and then laptops, and now I am working to demonstrate how the latest additions to the world of technology — mobile devices — can be used to create hands - on, immersive, transformative learning activities that will ensure that the UK's children receive the best opportunities in today's connected world.

How much will schools embrace smart technologies like NFC?

Both Schools superintendents from Lewiston - Porter and Niagara Falls City Schools embrace this new policy at Niagara.

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charmed our socks off with its old - school embrace of old - fashioned play.

The first season of Toys That Made Us charmed our socks off with its old - school embrace of old - fashioned play.

Independent evaluators have found that schools embracing EL Education programs significantly advance students» reading and math abilities in comparison to other schools.

Just as her school embraces differences in individual children, from personality and learning style, to culture and language, so too do her books.

Also known as the Zoo School because of its active partnership with the Minnesota Zoo and its 12 - acre site on zoo property, the school embraces project learning with an environmental theme.

And yet, when you look at the learning strategies the school embraces and you ask the faculty and students what has made the most positive difference for them, what you see and hear are not freighted with dollar signs.

In 2015, gamification became a buzzword used within the sector as schools embraced tools such as Minecraft to engage with their students.

Some schools embraced social media, some rejected it.

The name of the school embraces two key concepts for Native communities; STAR stands for Service To All Relations.

We know of many primary schools embracing and innovating within a digital learning world.

It was here that Language Magnet was born as the school embraced, not an external provider to «do the job for them», but instead, a radical coaching approach that completely transformed the teaching staff's ability and confidence to deliver MFL for themselves.

Here's the core proposition: If all U.S. public schools embraced the same rigorous standards (for their curricular core), were assessed on the same tests, and had their results made public via a transparent system, then everybody would know how their own schools are doing and could decide for themselves whether to (a) leave things be, (b) demand a makeover, or (c) move their kids to other schools.

Anderson, Hinz and Matus also report on the factors that both supported and got in the way of participating schools embracing entrepreneurial learning.

Wexler goes on to explain why reading comprehension tests are really «knowledge tests in disguise,» why the new Common Core - aligned tests are shining a brighter light on gaps in knowledge, and why we may see continued growth in schools embracing «content - rich» curricula like E.D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge.

«If schools embraced this idea of art therapy, would we have as many children and teens suffering from stress and anxiety?»

The school embraces depth over breadth and places heavy emphasis on discussion and critical thinking.

In making the case for a novel education reform, Saving Schools embraces a familiar framework, with a twist.

Suspension rates have doubled since the 1970's and really took off in the 1990's as schools embraced zero tolerance policies - an approach that criminalizes but does not reduce misbehavior.

NACA, in conjunction with community members, developed «essential values» to ensure the school embraces the future while sustaining the identities, culture, and traditions of students and teachers.

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The process ensures that everyone in the school embraces moving in the same direction.

Jane Arnold Lincove, a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the study's lead author, says that the study suggests that the prospects for those veteran teachers fired after Katrina only got worse over the years, as more schools went charter and those schools embraced younger teachers recruited through programs like Teach for America.

«Suspension rates increased dramatically in the 1990s as schools embraced zero - tolerance discipline policies.