Sentences with phrase «summer learning opportunities»

One obvious solution is for schools and other agencies to provide summer learning opportunities for students from low - income families.

Through foundation - backed programs like Summer Matters, the district greatly expanded summer learning opportunities in all grades.

Because of this work, education and youth development leaders across the country will have important conversations about the role of libraries in expanding summer learning opportunities that address the summer learning slide.

The research has shown that at - risk students need affordable access to significant and effective summer learning opportunities with an emphasis on reading books that interest students, at the correct reading level.

A full - time summer program is designed to reach students who would otherwise miss out on summer learning opportunities.

After - school and summer learning opportunities mean students are constantly engaged in their education.

On average, students from low - income communities lose three months of academic gains during the summer because of limited summer learning opportunities.

We'll be sharing videos we receive from kids, programs, and families, and highlighting great summer learning opportunities throughout the state.

In addition, please check with the front office of your student's school for information about summer learning opportunities.

Many districts are expanding summer learning opportunities to a wider range of students, both those who want to accelerate their learning and those who need to get back on track for graduation.

RISE has partnered with Wishbone to provide unique and personalized summer learning opportunities for RISE high school students.

It's easy to find evidence for Gladwell's point when we review the cost of summer learning opportunities here in Charlotte - Mecklenburg.

Observe mathematics teacher education in an elementary grade setting at the Summer Learning Institute (SLI) or language - focused teacher education in a elementary and middle school setting at the Summer English as a Second Language Academy (SESLA), partnerships between Ann Arbor Public Schools and the U-M SOE that offers summer learning opportunities for Ann Arbor elementary and middle school students and field experiences for U-M teacher candidates

Instead of shuttering failing schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $ 150 million plan Monday for boosting the struggling programs, extending the school day by an hour, adding summer learning opportunities and increasing professional development.

I developed summer learning opportunities using the Edcamp model.

We are excited to again be able to offer FREE summer learning opportunities for our K - 12 Lansing School District students!

For more summer learning opportunities, teachers can register for the 2015 ASCD Conference on Teaching Excellence, which will take place June 26 — 28 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn..

NSLA tracks and responds to policy issues that affect summer opportunities at the federal, state, and local levels, with the goal of ensuring high - quality summer learning opportunities reach as many youth as possible.

For example, Balsen and Moore cite a 2007 study that found that «two ‐ thirds of the 9th [sic] grade reading achievement gap can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities during the elementary school years.»

The Oakland Summer Learning Network (OSLN) is a coordinated and collaborative effort to develop a citywide system of quality summer learning opportunities in Oakland, with a focus on improving access for children and youth from under - resourced families.

RISE students are invited to engage in summer learning opportunities with Wishbone!

Odysseyware ® software is used by districts throughout the country to create personalized summer learning opportunities for their students, both onsite and virtually.

This video, produced by The Campaign for Grade Level Reading, highlights the challenges students from under resourced communities face, including due to a lack of summer learning opportunities.

The proposal provides $ 100 million to implement community school initiatives such as health services and summer learning opportunities in districts with schools identified by the state as «failing» or «persistently failing» as well as in some targeted high - need districts.

«We saw a gap in summer learning opportunities for young kids who tend to not speak English at home,» said Nate Evans, Executive Director of International House, regarding the founding of Rising Readers in 2010.

Thanks for joining us for this first week of the journey into this fun, summer learning opportunity!

We've rolled out a statewide early warning system of assessment that is being used in 97 percent of Iowa's elementary schools, we've helped to develop the Iowa Reading Research Center in partnership with the University of Iowa, and we're also working collaboratively to ensure there are summer learning opportunities in place to help struggling readers.

Missing out on summer learning is as harmful to children's physical health as it is to their academic health, because students who lack access to summer learning opportunities are less likely to be physically active and more likely to spend their days watching TV and eating junk food — and sedentary behaviors are contributing to America's exploding childhood obesity epidemic.

Notably, attendance is an area of focus in the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, which funds afterschool and summer learning opportunities in almost 11,000 low - income sites across America.

These commentaries offer a range of perspectives on the importance of afterschool and summer learning opportunities: As Erik Peterson of the Afterschool Alliance notes in Child nutrition policy proposals focus on afterschool and summer learning...

Studies show that students from lower - income families are far less likely to have access to summer learning opportunities, leading to greater summer learning loss and lower graduation rates.

This year's report outlines that expanded learning programs provide after school and summer learning opportunities to nearly 860,000 of California's students with the greatest needs through over 4,500 expanded learning programs.

This year's report outlines that expanded learning programs provide after school and summer learning opportunities to nearly 500,000 of California's students with the greatest needs through nearly 4,500 expanded learning programs.

The Challenge called for the creation of more after - school, weekend, and summer learning opportunities to supplement quality classroom instruction in reading.

This year's report, and subsequent webinar outlines that expanded learning programs provide after school and summer learning opportunities to nearly 860,000 of California's students with the greatest needs through over 4,500 expanded learning programs.

«During the school year, educators give their all in service of their students, and these summer learning opportunities are one way ASCD seeks to serve educators in return.»

Access to Technology: While Weiss might also place value on technology, she'd also suggest that access to summer learning opportunities and enriching extended learning is important.

Stand with dozens of educators from across California in calling on superintendents, school board leaders, principals, policy makers, business leaders, child advocates, parents and students to join the growing Summer Matters movement to ensure every child has access to summer learning opportunities that support year - round learning and well - being.

We bring together superintendents, school board leaders, principals, policy makers, business leaders, child advocates, parents and students to join the growing Summer Matters movement to ensure every child has access to summer learning opportunities that support year - round learning and well - being.

Presentations can address before - and after - school, extended day, community - based and summer learning opportunities, as well as workforce development, higher education and field - building research.

21st Century Community Learning Center grants are the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to providing afterschool and summer learning opportunities for children and youth.

Summer learning opportunities are critical in strengthening student's academic achievement, closing the achievement gap and supporting working families.

The data also hints that summer learning opportunities may have the greatest impact on scholars who stand to benefit the most: those who are struggling academically and who need more time - on - task the most.

All Providence youth deserve access to high - quality summer learning opportunities.

Socrative is an app that allows for real - time polling in class, while some schools are using Duolingo as a summer learning opportunity to help students prepare to take on a second language.