Sentences with phrase «specific challenge in their schools»

Together these sites represent a mix of small and large, urban and rural, public school districts and public charter schools and each seek to apply blended learning strategies to remedy a specific challenge in their schools.

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The school has introduced the HEC Challenge, where students work in teams to complete a consulting project for a specific organization.

asks us to consider what is plausible in the context of one specific school, Hope College — a context that has included conservative donors, charismatically disruptive chaplains, a professionalized faculty and the challenges of ecumenical pluralism.

Your child's school might also have a pullout program that provides kids with enrichment and challenge in specific areas, such as math.

Participants engaged in three facilitated small - group breakout sessions to discuss specific challenges and opportunities for addressing schools» needs.

Through this initiative, 53 schools in need of support participated in a training workshop and received an experienced mentor to identify specific challenges and provide nuanced resources to promote a heathier school day.

«We had high - school and college - age students with grad students and postdocs in the lab, and they were each sharing experiences, educating each other as to how to go from that specific part of their lives and move on to the challenges of the next phase, both scientifically and personally,» she says.

- Challenge pre-eminent scientists and engineers (starting with the more than 2,000 members of the National Academy) to take specific actions that will help achieve his goal, such as mentoring teachers and students in disadvantaged schools, starting a Science Festival in their city, or encouraging their university to create special programs that allow students to get a STEM degree and a teaching certificate at the same time.

Wertheimer's recent book, Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance, explores the challenges faced by public schools when incorporating lessons about world religions into their classrooms, looking at specific examples in several areas...

There were also in - school challenges, such as limited funding to support professional learning, difficulty in taking time away from teaching, and leadership or management not supporting teachers who wanted to access subject - specific learning rather than something that was a strategic priority for the school.

Over the next two years, the initiative will host a series of conferences at the Ed School, and work closely in the field with mayors and other city officials in six cities to create individual plans to tackle a specific childhood challenge.

The challenges facing schools in light of these reforms, whether SEN - specific or general, are considerable.

This special report dives into the toolbox available to those looking to boost school quality, approaches that may show promise in specific schools and with particular populations, and the opportunities and challenges posed by the new Every Student Succeeds Act.

Because many schools need help navigating in the sea of programs designed to promote these capacities — including youth development, character education, SEL, bullying and conflict resolution programs — the first phase of the work is devoted to developing a clear and cogent catalog of practices that have promise in 1) promoting caring school cultures, 2) developing specific emotional and ethical capacities in students such as self - regulation, and 3) responding to challenges such as sexual harassment and bullying.

When Eeva Reeder presented her students with the challenge of designing a state - of - the - art school for the year 2050, she provided them with specific guidance about the assignment, reflected largely in the following documents:

Think about an event held in your class or school — such as a reading challenge, subject - specific showcase or community celebration:

First, the programs can be broad, aiming to incentivize policy changes in multiple areas in one fell swoop, or narrowly focused on a specific challenge facing most school systems.

The challenges facing schools in light of the reforms, whether SEN - specific or general, are considerable, and the seminars outlined here are a selection of the CPD on offer at nasen Live.

In addition, rural schools do experience subject - specific hiring challenges.

RAND Corporation researcher Elizabeth Steiner and her colleagues have found some personalized learning schools made gains, but it was difficult to determine which specific strategies worked and which didn't in schools that received Next Generation Learning Challenge grants to help them pursue innovation.

Requiring all students to take a college - and workplace readiness curriculum by defining specific, challenging core content in English and math required for graduation, regardless of the high school program in which students enroll, and by ensuring that other courses such as science, history and the arts reinforce college and workplace readiness expectations;

This program takes a look at the specific hurdles faced by leaders in urban school districts and presents equally nuanced strategies to addressing these challenges.

Since 1998, we have published many books and videos with the same two goals in mind: (1) to persuade educators that the most promising strategy for meeting the challenge of helping all students learn at high levels is to develop their capacity to function as a professional learning community and (2) to offer specific strategies and structures to help them transform their own schools and districts into PLCs.

Some specific actions steps include providing teachers time to meet in grade - level professional learning communities, improving school climate by addressing discipline challenges, or helping teachers formulate an essential question to focus on, e.g..

Since the most effective professional development is that which is targeted to specific challenges teachers confront in particular settings, collaboration within the school among administrators, teachers, and school staff is critical.

Actions 15/16 of the School Food Plan looks at providing solutions and support for the specific challenges faced by meals services in small and rural schools.

Our Education Entrepreneur Fellowship supports talented leaders in launching innovative, high - quality nonprofit education organizations that address specific challenges facing Indianapolis schools and students.

For example HOT School principals come together 3 times a year to discuss progress, challenges, new state or national directives or mandates, etc.; related arts teachers meet to share collegial successes / practices / initiatives in their schools; multi-grade teachers convene to investigate, develop or improve a specific concept, plan or practice such as the intersections between science and the arts.

GCSA also offers resources and guidance on the facilities challenge, and can also refer you to experts in the field who can provide specific facilities advice to best meet your school's facilities needs and goals.

«It allows Maryland the flexibility to address the specific challenges facing our schools and students in ways that are unique to Maryland,» said Sean Johnson, government relations director for the Maryland State Education Association.

Senate Bill 1263 is seeking to resolve an issue in a specific district, exacerbates many charter schools facilities challenges, creates more work and uncertainty for charter schools when they face charter renewal, and draws resources away from educating students to thrive.

Milwaukie High School (MHS) was selected as the 2013 Vision in Action: The Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challSchool (MHS) was selected as the 2013 Vision in Action: The Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challschool students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

Student Voice Collaborative members also attended Student - Led School Improvement, a workshop aimed at expanding a model of addressing specific student - identified challenges in schools across the city with targeted, student - led campaigns.

Work plans outline a series of recommended steps for a school, district, or nonprofit organization to design and test a solution to a challenge in a specific school.

The creation of a comprehensive report that outlines specific strategies to assist schools in challenging environments

Washington Montessori School was selected as the 2014 Vision in Action: The Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challSchool was selected as the 2014 Vision in Action: The Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challschool students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

A recent paper from the Aspen Institute — Finding a New Way: Leveraging Teacher Leadership to Meet Unprecedented Demands — explains how schools can shape teacher leadership roles in response to school - or district - specific challenges.

While the challenges addressed in this article are not necessarily unique to rural schools, leaders need to find effective, rural - specific responses to address them.

Observations about the corporatization of technology in schools and universities for teaching and learning — from the use of standardized assessment applications that are domain specific to the purchase of teacher - proof computerized lesson modules or reading programs — challenged what educators know about the ELA and technology integration.

The Toolkit may have also inadvertently added to the pressure on schools to focus on specific interventions and quick fixes rather than the most important challenge of all: improving the quality of teaching in the classroom.

Charter school leaders are «in the know» about challenges and obstacles that are faced by their specific charter school community.

In light of these circumstances, and the challenges faced by public schools in ensuring these students are mastering grade - level TEKS, and the evidence as noted in the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolIn light of these circumstances, and the challenges faced by public schools in ensuring these students are mastering grade - level TEKS, and the evidence as noted in the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin ensuring these students are mastering grade - level TEKS, and the evidence as noted in the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schools.

Our Education Entrepreneur Fellowship launches innovative nonprofit education organizations in Indianapolis to transform the education landscape, address specific challenges facing local schools and students and improve student achievement.

Gain insight, enhance your skills, and build your capacity with ASCD resources that keep the needs of the whole child in mind and connect the specific challenges of today's schools and classrooms with proven strategies.

Through their boots - on - the - ground preparation, candidates know the challenges, rigors, and joys of the work in the district and the specific school sites where they will serve — and understand and support a school's vision for success — long before they become teachers of record.

A further 17 schools that are supposed to open this year outside London are still without sites too, but LocatED has made a specific urgent call for land in the capital because of the «challenge» of finding space in the city.

By investigating the interactions between school choice and special education in New Orleans» RSD and OPSB public schools, the challenges presented by the availability of special education - specific information, nuanced recruitment and marketing methods, the application process, and various post-enrollment «push - out» practices become apparent and demonstrate the shortcomings of the public school system in New Orleans in ensuring that special education students receive equitable opportunities in the school choice process.

One of the challenges for SIG schools in rural areas has been that, prior to the current school year, the program only allowed schools to implement specific federally designed improvement models.

Quest Early College High School was selected as the 2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps and produced exceptional results to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challSchool was selected as the 2011 Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award recipient because it has taken specific steps and produced exceptional results to ensure that high school students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challschool students from all backgrounds are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

However, in just the last few years, a new strain of student loan refinance lenders has emerged to address the specific challenges faced by medical school grads.