Sentences with phrase «taught me community engagement»

«Experience has taught me community engagement will fail without involving immigrants, youth, and non-English speakers,» he wrote in an email.

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Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

He added: «I am passionate about the Christian faith that can transform individuals, communities and institutions, and about communicating that faith through pastoral care, teaching and community engagement.

Students tell WBFO they hope the community will use the film as a teaching tool to inspire civil engagement.

Roth said that the goal of the Oneida County Children Care initiative, an initiative of civic engagement, is to take the learned lessons these agencies teach and apply them in their communities.

She listed the benefits: «High quality teaching, not high - stakes testing, wraparound support, after school program, counselors, social service, health care, positive discipline, practices such as restorative practices, shared information, parent and community engagement,» Newkirk said.

All CDI projects include some mix of teaching, research, and engagement with the local community, and Hristov is involved with most of them.

He is excited to be a part of the Food as Medicine Institute team and continue his work teaching the FAME 12 - week community - based nutrition series, being available for public speaking engagements and helping with the annual Food as Medicine Symposium.

Martinez in particular credits Senior Lecturer Karen Mapp's course on family and community engagement and Senior Lecturer Richard Weissbourd's Moral Adults: Moral Children for reinforcing her belief that schools need to teach more than just academic skills.

Students learn research and community - engagement skills more commonly taught in graduate - level urban planning programs than in high school, and produce professional - quality reports incorporating data they have gathered and analyzed.

By leveraging these skills, and capitalizing on the catalyst of emotional engagement (our stock on the shelf), we can bring about significant student achievement.The challenge for us in the arts education community is to demonstrate how teachers can employ those very same skills in their teaching, whatever the discipline.

«The Evaluation Panel found that the engagement of [ATSI] people in the teaching profession is an essential contributor to great educational success for children and young people and their families and communities.»

And we know that you are going to present to your board suggestions for spending more money on, according to the Times, five «broad priorities: early childhood education, teaching quality / principal leadership, school options, community engagement and out - of - school youth.»

Last weekend, at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit and business worlds, global education experts, academics, and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.

Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree, and five to seven years of experience in a related position • Standout samples of video and editing work • Demonstrated experience with a range of digital storytelling and tools, and strong engagement with digital trends • Strong people - management skills, and a knack for developing talent, both in - house and freelance • Experience with a variety of social media platforms for audience development • Experience developing partner relationships for distribution or content creation • Experience in audio / video production / editing a plus • Background in teaching or education policy a plus • Passionate visual journalist with an innovative spirit and a drive to understand and service our audience • Appreciation for EPE's mission in the education community is essential, but a background in education content is not • Experienced leader who can coach a team to excellence and articulate a vision for our visual operations to stakeholders • Strong news judgment, video storytelling, and editing expertise • Experience in social distribution channels and partnerships • Strategic content planning • Flexibility to work on multiple projects at once • Adaptability to change

Yet it does share what most expect from community schooling: restorative justice; «whole - child» and culturally relevant, interdisciplinary teaching; family engagement; expanded learning opportunities; and on - campus wraparound supports that address basic student and community needs, including physical and mental health, financial literacy, housing assistance and legal support.

During her seven - year tenure, she gained a national reputation as one of the most effective urban district superintendents in the country for her successful implementation of «Excellence For All,» a comprehensive strategic plan aimed at improving teaching and learning and promoting community engagement.

NSBA is happy to announce the companies selected for its annual Technology Innovation Showcase, each of which represent innovative K - 12 solutions that are positively impacting teaching and learning, administrative operations, parental outreach, or community engagement: FieldTripZoom, iCanHelpline, Memarden, Inc., PlanetHS, LLC,

To be chosen, candidates must first be nominated, then they are required to submit a narrative application that describes their professional and educational background, teaching philosophy, community and family engagement efforts, and innovations in the classroom.

Without engagement in the field and community teacher educators can not truly prepare and develop teachers for teaching children and youth in today's diverse educational contexts.

Alexandria, VA (11/4/2014)-- ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, is pleased to announce a new pair of professional development DVDs demonstrating the engagement strategies of brain - based learning expert and best - selling author Eric Jensen.

The plan includes a guaranteed and viable curriculum for mathematics and science, research - based instructional design and strategies, assessments that inform teaching and learning, aligned resources that include instructional technology, system - wide ongoing professional development, and broad community and constituency engagement.

The e-book Keeping the Whole Child Healthy and Safe: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership outlines a whole child approach to learning, teaching, and community engTeaching, and Leadership outlines a whole child approach to learning, teaching, and community engteaching, and community engagement.

Culturally responsive teaching diverse classrooms and schools poverty student engagement and motivation family and community engagement

Schools and the communities to which they belong need consistent, credible data sets that assess graduation data in relationship to quality teaching, parent - community engagement, student engagement and high quality curriculum.

These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.

The life skill coach requires the ability to teach Life Skill Training on daily living skills, self - care, career planning, community engagement, communication skills, housing and money management...

Nortel LearniT, an initiative of Nortel Community Relations, aims to teach these skills to provide a basis for learners» ongoing engagement in learning and personal achievement.

The group is focused on securing key academic resources such as a challenging curriculum, high quality teaching, and positive discipline practices, as well as wraparound supports and strong community engagement.

These 244 public magnet schools and programs located in 20 states are recognized for their commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, school diversity, specialized teaching staffs, and parent and community engagement.

To have these basic features (quality teaching, parent and community engagement, student engagement, quality curriculum), school systems must secure two fundamentals: good governance and the resources to serve every student effectively.

High quality schooling that provides equal educational opportunities for secondary English language learners (ELLs) must include seven key components: state leadership, oversight and compliance; governance; fair funding; parent and community engagement; student achievement and support; teaching and curriculum quality; and accountability.

The framework presented by Dr. Robledo Montecel and that is provided below outlines seven key components: state leadership, oversight and compliance; governance; fair funding; parent and community engagement; student achievement and support; teaching and curriculum quality; and accountability.

For these and other reasons, an extensive body of research suggests that small schools and small learning communities have the following significant advantages: • Increased student performance, along with a reduction in the achievement gap and dropout rate • A more positive school climate, including safer schools, more active student engagement, fewer disciplinary infractions, and less truancy • A more personalized learning environment in which students have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with both adults and peers • More opportunities for teachers to gather together in professional learning communities that enhance teaching and learning • Greater parent involvement and satisfaction • Cost - efficiency Ultimately, creating successful small learning communities and small schools at the middle level increases the chances for students to be successful in high school and beyond.

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

School - level indicators are delineated as parent and community engagement, student engagement, teaching quality, and curriculum quality and access.

«By uniting the Promethean Planet and ClassFlow teacher communities, we can empower educators globally with thousands of high - quality interactive teaching resources that can ensure the active engagement and participation of every student in the classroom.»

Equity Issues, Sociocultural Theories, Home - school - community links, Engaged teaching and learning and the scholarship of engagement.

Alexandria, VA (4/15/2014)-- ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, is pleased to present a variety of highly effective professional development resources that provide strategies for increasing student engagement.

Integrated family engagement is embedded into structures and processes designed to meet these goals, including training and professional development, teaching and learning, community collaboration, and the use of data for continuous improvement and accountability.

Instructional rounds (in which groups of teachers observe classes together) and Japanese lesson studies (in which groups of teachers plan a class together and observe its teaching) provide useful formats for school communities to think together about ways to measure student engagement or the rigor of class discussion.

Similar to Illinois, CORE administers culture - climate surveys to students, teachers, and parents that gauge school quality through measures of teaching and learning, interpersonal relationships, safety, and school - community engagement.67 Results from the 2015 field test show a modest, positive relationship between a school's culture and climate and students» social - emotional skills.

It takes time and investment to build up strong expertise and capabilities in school leadership, teaching and learning, community engagement, curriculum, assessment and so on.

NWP's College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP) provides professional development focused on the teaching and learning of writing arguments to improve student achievement in writing and to prepare youth for college, career, and community enCommunity Writers Program (C3WP) provides professional development focused on the teaching and learning of writing arguments to improve student achievement in writing and to prepare youth for college, career, and community encommunity engagement.

A partnership with AIR means that school districts and schools can expect to achieve a coherent, disciplined approach to teaching and learning embedded throughout the school's and district's practices, improvement in school climate and culture, more effective teachers and leaders, improvement in parent and community engagement, and higher expectations and results for all students.

Prior to his most recent work, Andrew taught composition courses at the University of Missouri - Kansas City and worked in program development and community engagement at Harvesters (Kansas City's food bank).

Designed by the Institute for Research and Reform in Education (IRRE), a New Jersey - based nonprofit, the model, called «First Things First,» combined a number of ideas that were gaining currency at the time: small learning communities, «looping» (in which teachers stay with the same students for multiple years) and changes in teaching practices to emphasize engagement and rigor.

The evaluation, conducted by EY Sweeney, found that ASIC's MoneySmart Teaching Program is having a positive impact on teachers and supports stronger levels of student financial literacy, and greater engagement within the wider school community in financial literacy.

Tulsa Community College betters its community through the intellectual achievement, creative energy, and responsible citizenship of its students, faculty, and staff by their engagement in teaching, learning, and service opportunities that transform and enriCommunity College betters its community through the intellectual achievement, creative energy, and responsible citizenship of its students, faculty, and staff by their engagement in teaching, learning, and service opportunities that transform and enricommunity through the intellectual achievement, creative energy, and responsible citizenship of its students, faculty, and staff by their engagement in teaching, learning, and service opportunities that transform and enrich lives.

«For people who want to educate, we've created an ARR community engagement department to teach others about being prepared with large and small animals.