Not exact matches
Stephens serves on an advisory board to the Mays Business
School at Texas A&M University, is on the boards
of the United Way
of Dallas and Catholic Charities
of Dallas and has also served on the boards
of numerous educational and
social service
organizations.
The initial solicitation and assessment
of nominees is conducted in partnership with FSG, a nonprofit
social - impact consulting firm; the Shared Value Initiative, a global platform for
organizations seeking business solutions to
social challenges; and Professor Michael E. Porter
of Harvard Business
School.
Mr. Viersen is the former treasurer
of the Barrhead / Neerlandia local
of the Association for Reformed Political Action, a
social conservative Christian
organization that has spoken against Gay - Straight Alliance legislation for Alberta
schools and questioned the existence
of human - influenced climate change.
Last month, representatives from the California - based
social networking company were negotiating a data - sharing agreement with health
organizations such as the American College
of Cardiology and the Stanford University
School of Medicine in California.
As head
of Students for Life
of America, overseeing student - led
organizations on around 1,200 high
school and college campuses nationwide, I know from experience that
social conservatives can not cede the territory
of culture and expect to survive.
Yet another place to look for assumptions that shape a given theological
school's distinctive ethos is its
organization of activities not strictly academic, such as worship or
social action.
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In fact the authors point out that there are no studies
of meditationamong children in a general
school population that are designed well enough to meet the standards
of the gatekeeping
organizations — like CASEL (Collaborative for Academic,
Social, and Emotional Learning), the Department
of Education, or the Society for Prevention Research — that would endorse program changes in
schools.
We also have a number
of specific jobs and positions within the
organization to divvy up, including some
social media work, outreach in the
schools, liaising with Council, bridging to DCPS, and more.
, one
of the largest nonprofit behavioral healthcare
organizations in the country dedicated to promoting
social and emotional development, fostering resilience and building skills for
school and life success in children.
Also in the late «80s, a number
of leading thinkers in the Waldorf movement gathered regularly at Rudolf Steiner College, in Fair Oaks, CA, to exploring themes
of Waldorf
school organization, finances, economic life and other
social and organizational issues.
New York Communities for Change (NYCC): A vibrant community
organization of working New Yorkers united for
social and economic justice, NYCC has worked with the UFT on several organizing and
social justice initiatives, including our historic campaign to organize New York City's 28,000 family child care providers and our ongoing effort to bring charter
school teachers into the union.
A former high
school teacher and college professor, Tejada is the founder
of the Mirabal Sisters Cultural and Community Center, a non-profit
organization in Harlem devoted to
social justice issues and assisting low - income and immigrant families.
The deputy mayor and the teachers - union chief chose Cincinnati because
of its «community
schools» approach, which wraps
schools in
social services, from dental care to mental health, and partners with local businesses and community
organizations.
As a solution to the stubbornly persistent problems
of chronic absenteeism and lagging student achievement, the city is providing $ 52 million to launch 45 community
schools throughout the city and pair them with 25 community - based
organizations to provide much - needed wraparound
social services for students.
The state
of Pennsylvania has had to delay payments to
school districts and local governments,
social - service
organizations and even to state workers to try to maintain balance in the their [sic] budget.
Over the past 20 years, ScienceDaily has been linked to by thousands
of schools and universities, professional associations and research
organizations, reference sources and other information authorities, newspapers, magazines and other news services, and increasingly bloggers and
social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and LinkedIn.
(Question No. 11 asks people about their level
of education, from no
schooling through a Ph.D.) The proposed elimination
of that question has struck a nerve with the U.S. statistical and
social science research community, and with the thousands
of organizations that cite the data for their own purposes.
Researchers from the Perelman
School of Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit
organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing
social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit
organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders,
organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles
of poverty and dramatically improve the quality
of life for those in need — and Gift
of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half
of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.
«When disasters occur, mental health professionals — community organizers,
social workers, case managers and counselors — often work in partnership with local, state and federal organizations to respond,» said Jennifer First, doctoral candidate in the MU School of Social Work and disaster mental health program manager with the Disaster and Community Crisis C
social workers, case managers and counselors — often work in partnership with local, state and federal
organizations to respond,» said Jennifer First, doctoral candidate in the MU
School of Social Work and disaster mental health program manager with the Disaster and Community Crisis C
Social Work and disaster mental health program manager with the Disaster and Community Crisis Center.
Body size affects the strength
of social interactions and spatial
organization of a
schooling fish (Pseudomugil signifer).
edSocialMedia organizes professional development events and workshops to help
organizations, such as
schools, non-profits and associations, discover the power
of social media.
«Results after eight weeks show statistically significant improvements in classroom and home behaviors, and self - esteem
of the children, family closeness, parent involvement in
school, and the reduction
of social isolation,» states a summary
of FAST on the Web site
of Joint Venture, a nonprofit
organization working on critical issues facing many California communities.
Editor's note: Today's guest blogger is Thom Markham, a psychologist, educator, and president
of Global Redesigns, an international consulting
organization focused on project - based learning,
social - emotional learning, youth development, and 21st - century
school design.
Today's guest blogger is Thom Markham, a psychologist, educator, and president
of Global Redesigns, an international consulting
organization focused on project - based learning,
social - emotional learning, youth development, and 21st - century
school design.
Most students will do what is expected
of them, but so often more is expected on the athletic fields, in after -
school clubs and jobs, in volunteer
organizations, and in
social circles than in the classroom.
The Research Alliance for New York City
Schools, housed at New York University, will be run by James Kemple, the former director
of K - 12 education policy at MDRC, a national
social - policy research
organization in New York City.
«Middle
schools need a reliable structure to build community, teach (rather than assume)
social skills, and prepare students for learning each day,» observes Linda Crawford, executive director
of Origins, a non-profit
organization dedicated to fostering learning and community in
schools and other educational institutions.
Through visits to secondary
schools and community
organizations, the Peer -2-Peer educators hope to provoke more kids into thinking about the source
of their food and their own eating habits, and to connect those personal experiences to larger
social phenomena surrounding food, nutrition, and food access.
Prevention and Research graduates draw on their prevention science background to, work for youth
social service agencies, non-profit
organizations, research
organizations, out -
of -
school time programs and policy - oriented nonprofits.
HDP graduates are putting their Harvard degree and experience to work at all levels
of the education sector — public and independent
schools, nonprofit
organizations, and government agencies — as well as pursuing careers in public health,
social services, child advocacy, and
social policy.
Thinking about
schools as
social organizations, as James Coleman once did, will likely prove a much better approach to addressing problems
of motivation than pursuing solutions that focus on using incentives or information to change outcomes.
Drawing on earlier criticism
of the
organization society and its alienating effects,
social critic Paul Goodman, already famous for his subversive Growing Up Absurd (1960), condemned the
school system in toto with a slim volume called Compulsory Mis - education and the Community
of Scholars (1962).
My Boston Pulse poets Glodie and Ny» lasia, along with the rest
of the troupe, have been asked to perform «Black Girl Magic» many times now, by both grassroots and larger
organizations, including the Boston Education
Social Justice Conference, Boston Public
Schools, Converse, Citizen
Schools, and Harvard and Yale universities.
I've presented workshops / keynotes on
social - emotional learning, character development and bullying prevention to hundreds
of schools,
organizations and US Army bases around the globe.
Driscoll and Ruiz meet bimonthly with the head
of Salem's health and
social services department and leaders from the
schools, the teachers union, community
organizations, and foundations to set goals and review their progress.
The Lab's staff will also continue to lead the national advocacy agenda that NCTL launched in 2007 Additionally, grant will support the Lab's «By All Means» initiative by providing advice and support to the city teams, leveraging financial and technical assistance resources, conducting research on the effectiveness
of local work, documenting local work and disseminating best practices, brokering national partnerships with
organizations in the health, education,
social service, and community
schools» fields, and providing direct technical assistance in relevant areas
of expertise.
The massive survey was conducted by Roger Weissberg, who directs the Collaborative for Academic,
Social and Emotional Learning at the University
of Illinois at Chicago — the
organization that has led the way in bringing SEL into
schools worldwide.
Anderson has nearly twenty years
of strategy, leadership development, performance management, and operational redesign experience leading and consulting with
organizations undergoing significant transformation efforts in
schools, districts,
social service agencies, and commercial
organizations.
To truly assess HCZ, Hanson argued, «analysts would need to measure the cumulative
social impact
of the
organization on the Harlem community, not just the specific results
of the Zone
schools,» adding that «education services and
social services are intertwined with their long - term impact on children and their families.»
These affinity spaces for practitioners provide a range
of professional development courses, curated and vetted resources, and innovative
social media tools that increase collaboration and connection across
schools, districts and
organization and deepen peer - to - peer learning.
Working with a partner
organization known as Transforming Education, they selected the specific
social - emotional skills on which to focus based on a review
of evidence on the extent to which those skills are measurable, meaningfully predictive
of important academic and life outcomes, and likely to be malleable through
school - based interventions.
A related study found this is better achieved in small high
schools — including charter and site - run pilot
schools in L.A. — compared with the more fragmented
social organization of large and traditional high
schools.
The San Francisco Teacher Residency is a consortium
of organizations that collaboratively prepare and support new teachers in order to improve academic achievement and
social emotional development for students in San Francisco public
schools.
The Collaborative for Academic,
Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is the world's leading organization advancing one of the most important fields in education in decades: the practice of promoting integrated academic, social, and emotional learning for all children in preschool through high s
Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is the world's leading
organization advancing one
of the most important fields in education in decades: the practice
of promoting integrated academic,
social, and emotional learning for all children in preschool through high s
social, and emotional learning for all children in preschool through high
school.
While we know you are examining (1)
school safety planning, practice, and training mandates, as well as (2) physical plant, infrastructure and technology, in my limited time today, I'd like to highlight two key areas in (3)
social - emotional wellness and resiliency, which is one
of our strengths as a support
organization.
Local
social services agencies, hospitals, colleges and graduate
schools, legal services
organizations, food banks, and government agencies, among others, are engaged to provide for the wide range
of needs presented by students and their families.
They encouraged the Department
of Education to «leverage
social networking technologies and platforms to create communities
of practice that provide career - long personal learning opportunities for educators within and across
schools, preservice preparation and in - service educational institutions, and professional
organizations» (Office
of Educational Technology, 2010, p. xviii).
3.2 Leverage
social networking technologies and platforms to create communities
of practice that provide career - long personal learning opportunities for educators within and across
schools, preservice preparation and in - service educational institutions, and professional
organizations.
In addition to the participating
school divisions, the VPI + Implementation team includes a variety
of early childhood stakeholders and partners across the following agencies and
organizations: the Virginia Department
of Education (VDOE), the Virginia Department
of Health (VDH), the Virginia Department
of Social Services (VDSS), the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF), and the Center for Advanced Study
of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) at the University
of Virginia.