Sentences with phrase «skills of students from»

Even more striking are the large disparities in the reading skills of students from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Dr. Karen H. Jones, a professor of workforce education at the University of Georgia and ACTE's 2005 National Outstanding Career and Technical Educator, spoke to Catherine Imperatore of ACTE about the M.A.T.H. Today (Mathematics and Technology Happen Today) Project, a grant - funded three - year study of whether participation in computer - based mathematics programs would improve work - related math skills of students from special populations.

M.A.T.H. Today (Mathematics and Technology Happen Today) was a grant - funded three - year study of whether participation in computer - based mathematics programs would improve work - related math skills of students from special populations.

Not exact matches

Students begin by learning discrete hand skills: stripping cards from the top of a deck, pitching cards to players.

Students of all ethnic backgrounds who attend community colleges are not recruited as heavily as students from Ivy League schools, although they may have the skill - set necessary to succeed in a givStudents of all ethnic backgrounds who attend community colleges are not recruited as heavily as students from Ivy League schools, although they may have the skill - set necessary to succeed in a givstudents from Ivy League schools, although they may have the skill - set necessary to succeed in a given role.

Thousands of international students have been rejected for permanent residency because the program favours prospective skilled workers from abroad.

Although the events, which together drew hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the country, were inspired and often led by students, many protests simultaneously benefited from groups with more financial resources and organizational skills than the teenagers had on their own.

While a shortage of workers is pushing wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor's degree is softening, even as the price — and the average debt into which it plunges students — keeps going up.

UPEI's Faculty of Business has up to seven (7) EMBA Entrance Awards valued from $ 3,500 to $ 5,000, which are offered each year to incoming EMBA students based on academic and professional achievements, as well as leadership skills or potential.

The Liberals have chosen to invest much more time in electioneering than governing and this is reflected in the lack of leadership we are seeing today in B.C. Everyone from students and families to seniors and skilled workers are facing real challenges with no meaningful support from the B.C. Liberal government.»

Another modified form of this skill is the student who reads ahead in the professor's notes and asks a question from the upcoming notes so that they professor will say, «Excellent question, that is actually my next point!»

NCSCM's experience reveals that seminary professors are often profoundly shaken by what they learn of ministry from interacting with our students, while many of our adjunct faculty, both clergy and lay, display superior teaching skills and understanding of their subject matter and contemporary ministry.

I too have been reading since the beginning — who needs a story — you've got the man, you've got the happiness, and you've got the skills to make one hell of an empty stomach feel like the luckiest organ in the world — Besides, my husband, who was able to vote when I was born, just happens to be my professor from college... And when people ask what grade I got in his class, I become quiet and with a slight whisper say «I got a B» — And that was only 1 of 3 B's I got in college... Our story is wonderful for him since he nabbed the young student... Doesn't sound so good for me, but I love him and sharing it regardless... Happy Anniversary Deb and Alex!!!

We teach practical culinary skills from the basics through advanced work training, to interested students between the ages of 9 — 18.

Instead of removing children from their day - to - day lives for treatment, both The Wright School and Hope Creek Academy emphasize helping students develop skills within the context of ordinary activities: academics, chores and, of course, fun.

Carolyn also does general consulting with schools on topics from curriculum development to teaching study skills to interpretation of student test scores.

The leadership skills and disciplined I gained from athletics contributed to my other interests, and it wasn't until I dismissed my stereotypes of what an athlete or a student should be that I was able to reach for bigger ambitions across my professional and personal life.

Students learn a range of skills, from glides and swizzles to crossovers and edges.

The Waldorf School of Garden City provides students from around the globe with the complex skills required to achieve in a complex world.

It provides an «Emersonian» or «Thoreauvian» homestead - style experience where, through community living, a farm - to - table lifestyle, outdoor adventure, and the acquisition of practical and professional skills, our high school students experience a life away from suburban Long Island.

A former employee of the state department of employment security, Hobson will also teach resume - writing skills, he said, adding that personnel directors from the private sector will conduct mock interviews with the students.

Our proven, progressive curriculum grows with our students, from foundations of coding to professional skills.

It can be used for a whole range of tasks, from playing high - def video to word processing, and its designers, a group of Cambridge University computer scientists, came up with the idea of Raspberry Pi to encourage more children to get involved with the programming side of computer science, after seeing skill levels among A level students dwindle since the mid 1990s.

But new research from a spate of economists, psychologists, neuroscientists and educators has found that the skills that see a student through college and beyond have less to do with smarts than with more ordinary personality traits, like an ability to stay focused and control impulses.

During the second day of the symposium, athletic training students attended multiple presentations ranging from topics in sports nutrition, sports psychology, concussions, equipment removal, advanced functional movement screening, interviewing skills, sacroiliac dysfunction, suturing techniques and leukotaping.

Last week the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills announced it would cut partial grants offered to students from middle - income families in order to compensate for an underestimation of the number of poorer students claiming full grants.

The demand from critics broadly correlates with polling data which shows the public is more welcoming of immigration in the form of students of highly skilled international talent.

The transition through the Tax Pathway from the ATT qualification to the CTA qualification will help to equip our students with the technical knowledge and skills they need to succeed at the different stages of their early careers.

Reducing the time out of the office allows greater focus on the «on the job» training which is a core part of building skills» If someone is keen to register, they can sign - up as an ATT student now and then transfer to the Tax Pathway from 1 September 2016.

Excerpt: «Chris knows that we have to invest in Oregon's community college and state university system to ensure students from all walks of life have the ability to study, train and update their skills so they can compete for good - paying jobs today and be ready for the high - tech jobs of Oregon's next economy.»

It is also to enable students dropping out at the SHS who otherwise would have continued to acquire functional skills, as well as increase the chances of students from poor background accessing high education to reduce the cost of education of many households.

On April 27, 50 Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) students (and five chaperones) returned from the 2018 New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships in Syracuse with stories of success!

The debate around how to finance undergraduate education at English universities has been reignited by a new report from the business, innovation and skills select committee questioning the sustainability of the current student finance system.

The new autumn term will see students from 50 schools across the UK developing key skills and showcasing their construction talent through a partnership programme between the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and The b - live Foundation.

Many graduate students and postdocs are unaware of the transferable skills they pick up during their scientific training: identifying relevant problems, synthesizing information, understanding the difference between data and evidence, and drawing conclusions from evidence.

The PSM idea initially grew from the desire of the Sloan Foundation and other partners to assure that careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) would remain attractive to talented people and to assure that students could acquire «the skills employers need.»

The two - volume Atlas presents a collection of nearly 100 conceptual strand maps that show how students» understanding of the ideas and skills that lead to literacy in science, mathematics, and technology might develop from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Among other skills, students must be taught how to understand categories of hazards, «recognize... hazards in laboratories, assess the risks from these hazards, know how to minimize the risks, and prepare for emergencies,» the guidelines say.

«The findings speak to the necessity of continuing to encourage meaningful substance use prevention programs during adolescence and making sure students have the resilience skills necessary to stay away from substances,» said Dr. Nadine Connell, assistant professor of criminologyand lead author of the study.

To be on the frontier of discovery and in the vanguard of innovation requires new capabilities and skills that are qualitatively different from production - line education that turns students into commodities in the global marketplace at the cheapest price.?

Now in its second year, this unique program teaches graduate students a variety of professional skills — ranging from preparing an effective conference talk to budgeting an independent consulting business — that will help them in any career they choose, either inside or outside the Ivory Tower.

Admission to the program is based on the applicant's curriculum vitae, a letter from the student explaining his or her motivation, and a description of the skills the student believes offer value to companies.

In a CGS survey, which produced answers from 857 deans, directors, and chairs representing 226 institutions, 62 % of respondents «indicated that their institutions and / or graduate programs offer some type of formal professional development program for graduate students in research degree programs to obtain skills beyond core academic research skills,» the report states.

The journal is designed to provide students from grades 7 to 12 with an opportunity to communicate their school - based science and technology experiences with other students across the province of Ontario and perhaps even the country, as well as an opportunity to test their writing skills and their artwork.

Describe the work undergraduates would perform in your lab and how your expectations would vary with the level of experience of the student: Undergraduate students range from absolute beginners to sophisticated, smart, independent researchers with good lab skills.

They up the ante from previous iterations of science standards by integrating engineering ideas into math and language arts classes and applying engineering skills to real - world scenarios so students are better prepared for such experiences outside of school.

The idea of the program, which originated with Claudia Koch - Brandt (Mainz) and Joachim Herz and Nancy Street (UT Southwestern), is to give life science graduate students from both institutions the opportunity to work in a foreign laboratory, learn new methods and technical skills, and experience another country with, possibly, a different philosophy of science.

The experiment will attract students and young scientists from around the world, helping to foster the next generation of leaders in the field and maintain a highly skilled scientific workforce in the United States and worldwide.

NYC Pre-K Thrive uses evidence - based practices to train staff and engage families to ensure students in pre-k programs are building a foundation of social - emotional skills from a young age.»

The Atlas of Science Literacy illustrates how students» knowledge of science develops from kindergarten through high school as they weave together related concepts and skills and move from simpler to more sophisticated understandings.