Sentences with phrase «such as learning communities»

The Learning Professional addresses timely professional learning issues such as learning communities, the role of principals, finding time for professional learning, and teacher quality.

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As Western Australia prepares to have the Community Titles Bill introduced to parliament, join us for an indepth discussion and opportunity to hear about and learn what can be possible with such reform.

While gadgets are often a source of «complexity, frustration and headaches» for the nation's 76 million baby boomers, said AARP chief JoAnn Jenkins in a statement, the RealPad aims to help them embrace «the benefits of technology such as connecting with family, friends, communities and enjoying books, games and learning.»

The SAVI (USA): The SAVI ™ (translated «the wise») is an education technology company that offers engaging original content delivered by proven business leaders from all over the globe by combining cutting edge technology such as virtual and augmented reality and an international community of entrepreneurs to deliver a world class learning experience.

The «Volta Advantage» includes having access to top talent — Nova Scotia has 30,000 university students, and Volta is directly connected to the student community and physically located next to Dalhousie University; engaging in skill development activities, such as mentoring, lunch and learns, executive training; and leveraging innovation ecosystems beyond the region to engage expertise and talent tailored to the outpost's mandate.

I have more thought on Community — such as the distinction between the truths that can be learned from Jeff's real life in contradistinction to Abed's imaginary life — but I'll leave that for another post.

However, many bloggers such as yourself, David, Frogist, NL, etc. seem not to have any interest in learning from religion (which makes me wonder why you're here in the first place, no offense) other than to incite the Christian community which, for the most part, overwhelmingly disagrees with ordaining openly gay pastors.

They also learned about how the cathedral's work continues today in war zones around the globe and through organisations such as the Community of the Cross of Nails.

It is a surprise to most people to learn that there was a large and widespread Christian community throughout the whole of Central Asia in the first centuries of the present era and that such countries as Afghanistan and Tibet which are spoken of today as lands still closed to the Gospel message, were centres of Christian activity long before Muhammad was born.

If you're stuck in a routine and you need to break out of it, look at the options at your local library or community college — many offer one - night classes where you can learn a new skill, such as a cooking class or an art class.

In addition to the full schedule of sessions on farm production, marketing, business, and finance, conference - goers will have multiple opportunities to learn from nationally - known leaders on topics encompassing current political, ethical, and social issues, such as fixing school food, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), and the fast - growing CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) movement.

Organizations such as the Girls Scouts or the Boys Scouts offer children the chance to learn leadership skills, participate in community events, and try a variety of activities.

Healthy Schools BC Regional Grants aim to build regional capacity amongst health, education and community partners to collaboratively work through new approaches and designs for learning (such as the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well learning (such as the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well - being.

If a parent knows that they were poorly parented themselves, community resources, such as the Ontario Early Years Centre, can help them learn alongside their own babies.

For example, the School Food Initiative set out to improve food on the plate at local public schools, and soon learned that such improvements also required us to influence cultural shifts within school districts as well as increasing food literacy throughout the community.

The HSN School Grant encourages approaches to inquiry such as the Healthy Schools Process as seen in the Healthy Schools BC Resource Guide for Teaching and Learning and the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, which is a framework of inquiry and action to support improvements in health and learning in school communities across British Columbia, as well as the Spiral of Inquiry, developed by the Networks of Inquiry and InnovationLearning and the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, which is a framework of inquiry and action to support improvements in health and learning in school communities across British Columbia, as well as the Spiral of Inquiry, developed by the Networks of Inquiry and InnovationLearning Framework, which is a framework of inquiry and action to support improvements in health and learning in school communities across British Columbia, as well as the Spiral of Inquiry, developed by the Networks of Inquiry and Innovationlearning in school communities across British Columbia, as well as the Spiral of Inquiry, developed by the Networks of Inquiry and Innovation (NOII).

We have such a wonderful community of moms here and we would LOVE for you to join us as we share life and learn together!

Some learning disabled people live in intentional communities, organisations such as L'Arche, where people with and without disabilities live together in a communal setting.

The format of the initiatives meant that they not only learnt about the science of environmental problems such as climate change, but were also engaged in considering solutions and how to bring them about, both in terms of their own lives and community and the wider political context.

I have learned after attending forums over the years that housing providers, such as NYCHA, register people with disabilities so that they might be attended to quickly in these events, however, it is almost always the community that responds first.

While other communities take such services for granted, their re-introduction here will have a profound positive impact and will serve as a learning model for a new public health system of delivery.

Kayli volunteers in the community, helping with events such as Empty Bowls (benefitting the HACA Food Pantry) and participating in service learning projects such as aiding in the refurbishing of the Communitcommunity, helping with events such as Empty Bowls (benefitting the HACA Food Pantry) and participating in service learning projects such as aiding in the refurbishing of the CommunityCommunity Center.

Scientists reflect on a specific public engagement activity and rate their agreement with statements such as: «the activity helped participants connect science to their everyday lives», and «the activity provided me with an opportunity to learn from the broader community.»

A new Journal of Internal Medicine article proposes that artificial intelligence tools, such as machine learning algorithms, have the potential for building predictive models for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases linked to imbalances in gut microbial communities, or microbiota.

By tracking changes to the microbiome through fecal samples, Alm hoped to learn more about how daily activities such as diet, sleep and exercise could be linked to changes in these communities of microorganisms.

Health care experts, such as the National Academies» Institute of Medicine, have called on nurses nationwide to continue their education through lifelong learning to elevate patient care and community health.

«By developing and demonstrating rapid analysis techniques, such as data mining, graph analytics and machine learning, together with workflows that will facilitate productive usage on our systems for applications, we will pave the way for more and more science communities to use supercomputers for their big data challenges in the future,» said Venkat Vishwanath, ALCF Data Sciences Group Lead.

«The survey suggests that principals see a real value in service - learning's ability to underscore and enhance such key things as students» civic engagement and school - community relationships.»

In such classrooms, students feel safe, included, and valued as members of a learning community.

Designed for all independent school leaders, the program covers topics such as diversity, access, equity, innovative instructional design strategies, online learning, financial sustainability, and the role of independent schools in the context of their communities.

Such engagement (which enhances student learning and well being) is not developed if teacher seek to withdraw from the limited community shared time that exists such as assemblSuch engagement (which enhances student learning and well being) is not developed if teacher seek to withdraw from the limited community shared time that exists such as assemblsuch as assemblies.

Join a professional learning community — such as Edutopia's Technology Tools and Online Resources group.

Support community - building initiatives (such as schoolwide projects and assemblies), and adult practices (such as caring, respect, and engagement in learning), that foster a positive learning environment.

For instance, service learning programs bring curricular activities outside of the classroom and into the local community, by encouraging students to engage in civic duty such as volunteering.

Such portfolios can be used for not only keeping learning records, but also building digital profiles, analyzing learning data, and as a tool for managing learning communities.

In a large community such as Sacramento, it might not have been surprising if a few other parents were faced with the same news Graves learned.

Using the burgeoning blogosphere, Internet communities such as Metafilter, and the online bookmarking site Delicious, he began saving images, then learned how to tweak them for presentation.

These can be used in many ways to make learning more relevant and engaging for Indigenous students, such as the use of the history and geography of the school community.

I have been learning about methods, such as action research, which engage researchers with the community to answer questions that arise from local needs.

Breaking down schools into smaller learning communities, such as teams or «houses,» is one such strategy that allows students and adults to more readily get to know and care about each other.

Also, there may be no such thing as a «class» with thirty or so students, because students may join many different online learning communities with students from all over the world.

The factors that have been found to affect this comfort level such as self - confidence, trust and positive feelings for teachers, and supportive classroom and school communities are directly related to the state of mind compatible with the most successful learning, remembering, and higher - order thinking.

Developed by the Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools, LeTUS consists of eight - to ten - week units such as What Is the Quality of Air in My Community?

This goes beyond our formal public school system to include community learning centers such as libraries and after - school clubs as well.

The learnings can be useful for addressing health problems what have been difficult to deal due to social circumstances that communities face such as being on the margins, hidden and difficulty to penetrate.

Initiatives such as these not only help to establish excellent links with other schools in the community, but also create learning opportunities for pupils and teachers that will be remembered.

Particularly with online learning giving way to a suite of flexible learning experiences, schools may indeed move beyond their traditional role as sole academic provider, offering a breadth of non-academic resources such as mentoring, health services, and community - building activities — all of which can support healthy development and serve as powerful antidotes to chronic achievement gaps.

Engage: Project - Based Learning Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real - world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with experts.

The community provides support in many ways, such as providing homes, land, day - to - day activities as a medium of learning.

Many successful high - poverty schools provide additional protective factors, such as restructuring into small learning communities.