Sentences with phrase «take ownership of their schools»

«Our ultimate goal here at the department is for communities to take ownership of their school cafeterias, similarly to how we all push for excellence in the classroom, the arts and athletics,» said Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black.

Teachers should allow students the chance to take ownership of their school's energy and environmental issues, so that they can not just lead the change within their school community, but also further afield, says Luke Wynne of Global Action Plan.

«It really invites the community to take ownership of their school.»

In addition, monthly training for principals, assistant principals, literacy facilitators, and math facilitators built a strong cadre of instructional leaders to take ownership of school - based training of teachers.

Not exact matches

Looking ahead, the company is focused on beefing up mobile offerings, helping teachers share information within schools, and creating ways for students take ownership of their behavior.

We look forward to reporting back to you when the projects are complete and the communities and schools in Tonkolili District have fully taken ownership of their water projects.

After taking a look at Lion Kona beans processing equipment and drying porch, the tour moved to farming land in Hawaii is leased from the school district, which was granted ownership of more than 365,000 acres of land in 1883 as part of a bequest from Princess Bernice Pauahi, the last royal descendant of the Kamehameha line.

«We are delighted to have Carondelet High School take ownership of the Valley Vista property.

At Waldorf, students are encouraged to view middle school as a transitional stage during which they learn to take ownership of their identity, education, and community.

The problem is that our legislators won't take ownership for the cause of the problem — the Taylor Law and Triborough Ammendment which allow collective bargaining salaried to grow enormously, and provide almost no power for school boards to stop them.

Isn't it strange that Harriet Harman was never heard saying polls have shown over and over again that the majority of voters want the railways taken back into public ownership or that they think that local authorities should be responsible for schools?

The UK GRAD programme, best known to PhD students for the GRAD school courses that help them take ownership of their personal development, is responsible for helping universities to develop their training programmes.

There is a growing movement of schools taking ownership at a local level to interpret how we teach, rather than focusing just on what we teach.

It's not just what students learn at school that prepares them for life, but the environment they learn in and the responsibility they are given to take ownership of their education.

«It gives them stability, and they've taken ownership of it» — just the kind of commitment Providence was looking for to keep their kids in school, build their confidence, and prepare them for success as adults.

As educators, we hope to develop students» ability to take ownership and responsibility of their learning, yet many schools fail to provide authentic learning experiences and don't help students see the relevance in their learning.

Our children from reception to year 6 were all very enthusiastic and engaged whilst planting and have taken great ownership of caring for the trees,» said Kingsham Primary School, Chichester.

Clearly the only solution is for someone to take ownership of this responsibility and the facts place schools at the helm, in the most natural position to make a powerful difference.

David Hopkins, who Morris appointed to the key role of head of the Standards and Effectiveness Unit at the Department for Education and Skills, believes that «when students begin to take ownership of the learning behavior, you see something quite transformational taking place inside the school, because then it is the students who actually control learning rather than the teacher.»

During projects sponsored by organizations such as iEARN, book shares such as The Global Read Aloud, or within - school scavenger hunts such as Edventure Quests, students can express their voices and take ownership of work through networked collaboration and building relationships with a broader global audience.

Students have opportunities to take leadership roles, be involved in collaborative group work and to feel ownership of their school's projects and take pride in their own achievements.

The teaching, and school leadership professions increasingly will be called on to take ownership of what is needed to achieve excellence.

The school believes that encouraging students to take ownership of their time needs to start early on.

«Having students take ownership of the recycling that is done here at the school has been a great outcome of the Waste Wise Schools program,» McLernon said.

As a school leader, what opportunities are you providing for staff to develop their own leadership skills and take ownership of projects?

However, with this challenge comes scope — the potential to introduce and grow a new business model within schools that sees them taking ownership and control of their assets and resources and using them to the benefit of the school, its pupils and its communities.

After Parkville teachers identified students most likely to reach the proficient level on the state tests with some focused remediation, extra help before and after school ramps up and students are told to «take ownership» of their learning.

The idea is to encourage school children to take ownership of their own health by becoming their school's «Ambassadors» for the week — flying the healthy eating flag and motivating their peers.

This is a very powerful tool to employ in a school setting as those who take part in the process have a greater sense of ownership and potentially work harder to ensure its success.

The Tech Detectives Club was created at Black River Middle School in Chester, New Jersey as a way for students to take ownership of the technology they utilize during their various learning experiences.

Wilshaw added: «What we want are independent schools to take ownership of the outcomes in a local primary or secondary and show what can be done with great teaching and leadership.

«Student voice is an often missed element of promoting a positive school climate, where students take ownership of their learning experience.

I'm not against schools using alternative provision as long as they take ownership of it.»

By providing school cultures that emphasize life skills and attending to their social - emotional development, you can support students as they learn to take appropriate ownership of their learning.

To create a culture of continuous improvement for all districts and schools, the CA Department of Education is ensuring that staff members are engaged and taking ownership of this focus — from the executive team, to the leadership team and more.

(Carl Glickman, Institute for Schools, Education, and Democracy, Inc.) Minnesota New Country is one of the most important schools in the country: it demonstrates what can happen when students take ownership for their own learning and when teachers take ownership for the learning environment; it demonstrates that small rural schools can thrive and help all students sSchools, Education, and Democracy, Inc.) Minnesota New Country is one of the most important schools in the country: it demonstrates what can happen when students take ownership for their own learning and when teachers take ownership for the learning environment; it demonstrates that small rural schools can thrive and help all students sschools in the country: it demonstrates what can happen when students take ownership for their own learning and when teachers take ownership for the learning environment; it demonstrates that small rural schools can thrive and help all students sschools can thrive and help all students succeed.

The middle school years set the stage for students to take ownership of their learning and academic futures.

Educators trying to control students» behavior through punishments take away student ownership of their own education, which affects every other part of their schooling and beyond into their out - of - school experiences, too.

One of the great things about charter schools is that public school teachers can take on a much greater role in the ownership, vision, operation, and leadership of a charter school than they can in a traditional public school.

Bedford Elementary School will capitalize on their work with Leader in Me to increase student leadership within the school and community, as well as taking ownership of their learning and academic outSchool will capitalize on their work with Leader in Me to increase student leadership within the school and community, as well as taking ownership of their learning and academic outschool and community, as well as taking ownership of their learning and academic outcomes.

Clearly that relies on leaders, teachers and support staff taking ownership to drive through and sustain new systems and processes, and that is only possible where all members of the school community are engaged in and contributing to the process.

The school will capitalize on Leader in Me to help students take ownership of their learning and achievement.

Salem Elementary School will create an environment in which the students take ownership of their education and seek academic excellence by to achieving personalized learning goals.

The Phoenix Charter Academy Network operates schools that challenge resilient, disconnected students with rigorous academics and relentless supports, so they take ownership of their futures and succeed in high school, college, and as self - sufficient adults.

Just as there's a lot of information and data out there that talks about students, particularly low - income students coming from low - performing schools or communities, going to college and struggling because they've been so used to being spoon - fed information and not taking responsibility for their own learning, we need to use blended learning to support students being more self - directed and have more ownership of their learning so they're able to more successful in college and career.

East View Elementary School will empower students to take ownership of their learning and train parents to see and understand the out - of - school successes made by their chiSchool will empower students to take ownership of their learning and train parents to see and understand the out - of - school successes made by their chischool successes made by their children.

that inform the work of Breakthrough Schools teams is the concept of student agency, and a belief that students should «take ownership for the pace and pathway of their learning.»

The Foundation supports the promotion and integration of student - centered approaches to learning at the middle and high school levels across New England — where learning is personalized; learning is competency - based; learning takes place anytime, anywhere; and students exert ownership.

How can schools build a climate that takes students beyond mere engagement and into ownership of their learning?

A Canadian school created conditions for teachers to take ownership of their own professional practice.