Use the resources in this channel to visit high schools that have redesigned the cultures of their schools and implemented strategies to personalize learning and help
their students reach higher levels of achievement.
Abundant evidence suggests that common, rigorous standards lead to more
students reaching higher levels of achievement.
In a 2015 blog post before he stepped down, Holliday argued that it was a «moral imperative» for the state to help more
students reach a higher level of learning.
«Only by being proud of their history can
students reach their highest levels of achievement.»
PBL is one of the most innovative and effective teaching models for helping
students reach the highest levels of Blooms Taxonomy.
As with Black and William, the purpose of diversity is not negatively discriminatory tracking and the denial of opportunity, but using classroom assessment integrated with high quality curriculum and instruction to ensure that
all students reach high levels of important learning.
Not exact matches
College Board President David Coleman said the partnership aims to
level the college admissions playing field by putting
high - quality training within easy
reach of
students without the funds for commercial test - prep services or the family support often needed to stick with a self - paced practice book.
But
student loans can become a problem when they
reach high levels that aren't easily repaid by a borrower.
Their enthusiasm and consistent benchmark of excellence has resulted in countless
student - athletes
reaching the
highest level of individual athletic achievement, while establishing a critical foundation for personal life - long success through sport.
National studies show that
students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:
reach higher levels of math achievement; score
higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight
«We want to be able to address improper behavior before it
reaches a
higher level, and to do that we are focused on providing strong
student support services coupled with parent involvement.»
Specifically, «[s] he said that when
students, faculty, or staff move from one university to another, the new university should be alerted if the person was found to have violated provisions of a 1972 federal law targeting gender discrimination in
higher education, commonly known as Title IX,» «[b] ut legal experts say it could prove tricky to craft a congressional response that
reaches down to the
level of university labs,» Cornwall wrote.
As a founding member of Indiana University East's RN to BSN program cooperative program with Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana she teaches post R.N. licensed
students to
reach higher educational and skill
level.
«We wanted to
reach kids who might not be interested in the
higher -
level classes and might not be going to college,» she said, since the values and lessons of community service benefit all
students.
The academy, with 150 freshmen, will share a building with two other Renaissance 2010 schools on the former Austin
High School campus on the city's West Side, adding a grade
level and an additional 150
students per year until it
reaches a maximum of 600.
In honor of W. E. B. Du Bois, I like to refer to the
students who can
reach the
highest levels of accomplishment as the «talented tenth.»
Washington — Although the federal Chapter 1 program bypasses some schools with
high poverty rates and some
students with low achievement
levels, it generally
reaches the disadvantaged children it was meant to benefit, a new Education Department study concludes.
But she acknowledges
reaching the president's college - graduation goals will take considerable efforts, with low - income
students among those targeted for increased achievement on the
higher - education
level.
Unlike conventional arts education,
student work in integrated classrooms
reaches a
higher level because
students are encouraged to master real arts skills, while engaging the world and the other subjects through their art.
And how do you support
students who may not have
reached a
higher level of abstraction yet?
Students in rural areas have to travel farther to
reach school than their urban counterparts — a commute of several hours by boat is considered normal — and many of their parents may not have the education
level necessary to help with
high school homework.
If CCSS works as its proponents expect,
higher proficiency standards could drive schools and
students to
reach international
levels of performance.
It assembled panels of educators and asked them what education services, in their professional judgment, a typical school district would need to
reach two benchmarks: the current
level of
student performance on exit exams and a
higher level of
student performance that represents a desired goal.
Indeed, when minority
students reach the very
highest levels of academic performance, even the number of cross-ethnic friendships declines.
The gains made by 4th and 8th graders do not translate into
higher levels of performance once
students reach the age of 17.
As we enter the world of
high - powered notebook computers, broadband internet connections, 3 - dimensional curricula, open - source product development, and internet - based games, both co-operative and competitive,
students will learn by accessing dynamic, interactive instructional materials that provide information to each
student at the
level of accomplishment he or she has
reached.
We also need to hear much more about creating increased opportunities for
students to learn other languages, starting in early grades, so they may have sufficient opportunities to
reach high levels of communicative proficiency and intercultural competence.
For example, Diane Ravitch states that «[reformers believe] that schools can be fixed now and that
student outcomes (test scores) will
reach high levels without doing anything about poverty.
Games can also be an effective way of
reaching students who haven't responded to conventional teaching methods, and they can get gifted
students to apply critical - thinking, problem - solving, and other
higher -
level skills to subjects they already know.
The evolution of school libraries into flexible, dynamic,
high - tech learning centres designed to prepare
students as responsible digital citizens to function effectively in a complex information landscape is dependent on visionary leadership and strategic planning to
reach this
level of functionality.
Too many
students, particularly black and Latino
students and those with limited English proficiency and special needs, are not
reaching higher levels of academic proficiency, are falling behind, and are dropping out.
But just finding that some policy is likely to improve
student outcomes does not mean that the improvement will
reach the
high levels sought by Washington Learns, or by others with similar views about what
students should know.
Once income redistribution occurs,
student achievement will
reach a new,
higher, and more egalitarian
level.
Academic coaching prepares
students to
reach the
highest academic
levels of education and handle real - life challenges effectively.
A
student with a growth mindset who chooses to listen to his or her Inner Friend is much more resilient and can
reach ever -
higher levels of achievement.
«Although the number of
students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering
higher education has
reached record
levels again this year, there are early signals that the good progress made in recent years may be slowing down.
UCLA's 2015 survey of US
students found that «interest in political and civic engagement has
reached the
highest levels since the study...
To address this question, we measured the share of
students in each country who
reach a threshold of basic competency in mathematics and science, as well as the share of
students who perform at very
high levels.
In a troubling picture of performance, the vast majority of Illinois
students failed to
reach the
high academic bar on the new state PARCC exams, meaning they weren't on track academically for the next grade
level, let alone for college or careers.
Students at the greatest risk for summer learning loss can lose up to two years of grade -
level reading and math ability by the time they
reach fifth grade when compared to children from
higher - income households.»
Another possibility is that schools help
students reach levels of
high accomplishment if parents are providing the necessary support.
To explore this possibility, we assumed that
students who reported that at least one parent had graduated from college were likely to be given the kind of support that is needed for many to
reach high levels of achievement.
In a briefing paper prepared for the National Academy of Education (NAE) and the American Educational Research Association, Linda Darling - Hammond and three other distinguished authors
reached the following conclusion: «With respect to value - added measures of
student achievement tied to individual teachers, current research suggests that
high - stakes, individual -
level decisions, as well as comparisons across highly dissimilar schools or
student populations should be avoided.»
Despite overwhelming odds, given inequitable charter funding and fast - paced reform - oriented timelines that all public schools are working to meet, Side by Side
students are
reaching achievement
levels that guarantee they are on track to college and career readiness as they head toward
high school.
The post-test results showed that
students who received comments — that is, descriptive feedback —
reached the
highest levels of achievement, one standard deviation
higher than the others.
The most rewarding part of my job is to take struggling
students with little or no self - esteem and encourage, motivate, and support them to
reach high levels of academic, social, and personal growth.
Expert use of interim assessments to measure
students» progress and tailor instruction and supports to enable all children to
reach higher levels of achievement.
«Together we hope to inspire the development of strong dual language programs, multiple opportunities and comprehensive pathways enabling all
students to
reach the goal of
high levels of proficiency in two or more languages,» explained Xilonin Cruz - Gonzalez, President of Californians Together.
The goal is for
students to become proficient in the second language while
reaching a
high level of academic achievement.
An award winning preK - 12th grade school, Haynes pledges that every
student of every race, socioeconomic status and home language will
reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice.