Sentences with phrase «technology focusses schools»

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Focusing on elite schools to the exclusion of other factors like extracurricular participation is an especially bad idea for a technology company that needs a steady supply of cutting - edge ideas.

Look at STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)-- if we focused on finding early indicators of high performers in our education system, then treated them differently as they progressed through school as potential Canadian innovators, by the time they got to Grade 12 and were thinking about university, they would be wildly ahead of the innovation curve.»

The core focus of the Merage School's visionary curriculum involves three distinguishing factors: strategic innovation, information technology, and analytic decision making.

Using Micro Focus technology, the school network supports diverse platforms and workstations as well.

The TTP is an international group of individuals from schools, colleges, and universities that use Micro Focus technology in their IT implementations.

Dr Andrei Kirilenko, Director of the Centre for Global Finance and Technology at Imperial College Business School, commented: «The European Market Structure research network has the clear potential to be a key focus for the largest global buy - side and sell - side firms behind the Plato Partnership.

In a pilot venture with SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Stanford is launching two talk programs hosted by faculty members: The Future of Everything, focused on engineering, science and technology, and School's In, focused on teaching, learning and education.

Social Media Safety: Creating Healthy Habits and Setting Up Safety on Devices — Beswick Elementary School Tustin, CA — parenting workshop focusing on helping parents of elementary school children develop safe habits with social media and technSchool Tustin, CA — parenting workshop focusing on helping parents of elementary school children develop safe habits with social media and technschool children develop safe habits with social media and technology.

The referendum will seek $ 115 Million in funding for three school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction proschool construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction proschool buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction proSchool overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction projects.

The second results area (Pillar 2) focuses on improving the quality of education in 125 selected low - performing SHS through: (i) strengthened school management and accountability; (ii) improved mathematics and science teaching and learning; (iii) expanded information, communication technology and internet connectivity in schools; and (iv) the implementation of school performance partnership plans.

Graduate Teachers in a «Teach Ghana» program focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology and Mathematics (STEM) and other relevant subjects in primary and secondary schools across the country.

Schools will have greater flexibility to tailor teaching to the needs and interest of their children, while continuing to focus on Information Communications Technology (ICT).

Speaking to an audience of approximately 300 people at the Johnson Community Center in East Harlem, Mark - Viverito called for new programs which would expand access to civil legal services, create new technology - focused programs in City high schools, as well as for expanding existing agencies and programs such as the Human Rights Commission.

In this Focus on Education report WBFO's Eileen Buckley says the program works to encourages city school students to pursue studies in math, science and technology.

That new agenda includes a strong focus on technology, which de Blasio and schools chancellor Carmen Fariña have emphasized frequently over the last several months.

In a State of the State address that focused largely on job creation, economic development and tax relief, Gov. Andrew Cuomo also issued a sweeping agenda for education, including support for statewide, full - day prekindergarten programs and a plan to funnel $ 2 billion to upgrading technology in schools.

Apart from that, there is also the Nduom School of Business and Technology, a university that is strategically going to focus on business and tTechnology, a university that is strategically going to focus on business and technologytechnology.

school - to - work issues by identifying professional job classifications in the state and regionally where underrepresentation is evident, and / or where workforce shortages exist or are expected, beginning with core courses for science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) fields, and then expanding the focus to other professional fields, and

Since the beginning of the Eleventh Five - Year Plan, the school has adhered to major strategic demands of national defense, constantly condensing the direction of the frontier research, focusing on improving the capability of independent innovation, undertaking major national science and technology research and a large number of research projects such as the National Defense Program 973 (which is called the National Basic Research Program of March 1997), Program 863 (which is known as the High - tech Research Development Program carried out by Deng Xiaoping in March 1986), and national defense pre-research and models, winning more than 260 provincial and ministerial awards.

Since 2010 Pres. Barack Obama and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have used the bully pulpit to encourage the proliferation of public high schools that focus on STEM education and target students from underrepresented groups.

Barbara Means of the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International and colleagues (I am a co-principal investigator on this study) are conducting a longitudinal study comparing outcomes of ISHSs with those of non-STEM — focused high schools in three states.

Unlike some more focused collaborations MIT has embarked on, such as a pending deal between MIT's Media Lab and the Irish government that would create a $ 200 million information technology teaching center in Dublin, «faculty from all our five schools will be engaged,» Bacow says.

Despite decades of neuroscience advancement, new diagnostic technologies, and a focus on studying children with disabilities, many children with special needs like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia are still being left behind at school.

High school students who take part in pre-college programs that focus on science are much more likely to pursue higher education and, eventually, careers in science, technology, engineering and medicine — the STEM disciplines.

The message to the students is clear: Stay in school, focus your educational choices on high - demand occupations, and understand that a career in science and technology does not necessarily mean abandoning your cultural heritage.

He performed his post-doctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focusing on the gamma / delta T - cell receptor rearrangements and at Tufts University Medical School, investigating pathogenic Vbeta T - cell receptor usage in a mouse model of SLE.

Collins asked that his visit focus on â $ œhow CTSAs are enabling science.â $ It was an opportunity for the ACTSI, a partnership among Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology and others, including Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Research Alliance, Georgia BIO, Kaiser Permanente, CDC, the Atlanta VA Medical Center and the Grady Health System, to showcase the unique contributions the ACTSI makes to enabling clinical and translational research.

The School of Medicine will address society's changing needs by focusing on evidence - based medicine, coordinated and person - centered care, teamwork, technology and communication tailored to specific populations.

These retreats cater to the overworked and overhauled members of Korean society (professionals, stay - at - home mothers, and even high school students) and encourage guests to detach themselves from worldly affairs by focusing inward on their spiritual healing, without the crutch of everyday distractions such as their phones, technology, and work.

The best technology integration tends to happen in schools that were created around a focused pedagogical vision, like project - based science academy, for example.

Since they arrived last August, the Jains say they've mainly focused on classes that will help them revamp or refine certain areas of their schools that still need work, such as inclusion and Universal Design for Learning, as well as technology.

Currently, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, where he recently obtained a Ph.D. in the Learning Sciences and Technology Design Program, Schneider focuses on how emerging technologies can help educators design better learning environments.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadschools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

This means that they need to be focused on the outcomes; what is it you want the technology to do and how will it benefit your school's needs?

This story focuses on some of the research that makes a strong case in favor of technology in the schools.

Two leading educators have told Education Matters that the key to engaging high school students with STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) is through teachers, and have called for a greater focus on professional learning.

It focuses on practical use and implementation in order for schools to leverage the best possible learning outcomes from classroom technology.

Our school looks for ways to incorporate digital technologies all throughout the curriculum into rich learning tasks — focused on fostering student creativity and critical thinking.

Mark Rosser, membership manager at the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), looks at technology resources in schools, with a particular focus on tablets.

While planning for the effective implementation of a greater focus on computer science is essential, of equal importance to schools is the preparation for the effective and appropriate use of technology to support school improvement.

It has conducted extensive research into the barriers to adoption and implementation of technology in schools, with a specific focus on mobile technology and 1:1 provision.

It has been a major player in this market for many years and its focus is on helping students and teachers to gain the most from the technology they often already have in schools, thereby improving student outcomes.

In the spirit of the 18th century Longitude Prize, which set the task of determining a ship's exact location at sea, the contest for schools now focuses on solving a contemporary challenge using technology.

Huw Williams from Avantis adds: «A focus on how the device will be used and how it integrates with existing technology is also a key contributor in schools with a successful technology infrastructure.

Therefore, in the last issue of Education Business, we invited Mark Rosser, of the British Educational Suppliers Association, to examine research into the current levels of resources and budgets in schools, focusing on technology.

A K - 8 school that forged an international reputation for digital innovation has deliberately pared back its technology focus.

The first year that Meyer Elementary School had a technology teacher, they focused on learning basic computer skills and tools, such as email, apps, and programs.

The organizations are focused on supporting schools with 21st century school and classroom design, customized project based learning curriculum, deep learning strategies, and educational technology, to name a few.

As examples, he points to Rocketship, a group of schools in California serving low - income students that credits their high achievement in part to a daily two - hour computer lab; Carpe Diem, a top math performer in Arizona; and Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, a Cincinnati school that converted to a technology focus and saw its graduation rate soar from 21 percent to more than 9Technology High School, a Cincinnati school that converted to a technology focus and saw its graduation rate soar from 21 percent to more than 95 peSchool, a Cincinnati school that converted to a technology focus and saw its graduation rate soar from 21 percent to more than 95 peschool that converted to a technology focus and saw its graduation rate soar from 21 percent to more than 9technology focus and saw its graduation rate soar from 21 percent to more than 95 percent.

Before Meyer integrated learning technology with content, the school's technology focus was on the how - tos of learning a program or an app.