Sentences with phrase «through school engagement»

As a result, perceived teacher - student relationships and peer relationships were mediated through school engagement in predicting student achievement.

Perceived peer relationships had a positive influence directly and indirectly on student achievement through school engagement.

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We looked south of the border to the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking conducted by the Aspen Institute, which had established criteria rewarding schools for emphasizing social responsibility, environmental sustainability and community engagement through institutional support, student initiatives and coursework.

Since the inception of our project in 2003, we have learned a lot about what makes an effective school team and the general progression that teams go through as they create changes to reduce student stress and increase health and engagement at their school sites.

Each year going forward, Wansink says, his center will focus on promoting two lunchroom changes that will cost less than $ 50 to implement, and try to get schools to adopt those two changes, through his website, newsletter and speaking engagements.

Lunch Lessons offers a variety of services to assist school districts and their community partners in realizing their vision for school food service, including: educational programming through speaking engagements; workshops that address a variety of needs from fiscal to culinary training; focused analysis of various aspects of existing programs; as well as full assessments which analyze all aspects of the food service department and provide recommendations to assist in strategic planning and goal setting.

People connect with nature at Mass Audubon sanctuaries in all four seasons through an array of nature activities; school and group programs; and myriad opportunities for personal engagement with the outdoors.

When schools expand their breakfast program through the implementation of one or more new strategies like BIC and / or CEP, there are several factors that help support a successful outcome: Strong leadership within the district, a diverse and engaged coalition of stakeholders (state agency, school nutrition department, anti-hunger and health partners, et al.), staff engagement and training on sharing the positive benefits of school breakfast, and strong overall communications and transparency.

First Amendment First Vote is a non-partisan civic engagement program designed to encourage high school girls to actively participate in the political process through a series of learning opportunities including educational workshops and fieldtrips.

Now in its eighth year, the civic engagement initiative was a collaboration between the Youth Bureau and The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, John Bosco House, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café, Dodge Pratt Northam Art & Community Center and The Salvation Army Utica Citadel to provide youth programing with the intent of introducing lessons of community service through volunteerism.

The company was honored for its Literacy for Life partnerships at Schools 8 and 20, for its philanthropic focus on education, and for its support of city students through philanthropy and personal volunteer engagement.

Based on data collected in a Missouri school district by her MU colleagues Christi Bergin, associate research professor, and David Bergin, associate professor of educational psychology, Wang and her colleagues developed a scale that improves understanding of classroom engagement and can be readily used in fourth through 12th - grade classrooms.

The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project is aimed to measurably enhance student STEM engagement and achievement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts.

The only commitments that kept her slim through high school were going without soda, dancing and staying active with social engagements.

Students can distinguish themselves by showing a demonstrated passion for art and design throughout high school, both through rigorous academic engagement and through participation in extracurricular activities, summer courses, weekend programs and relevant internships.

In the midst of the annual Teaching and Learning Week at the Harvard Graduate School of Education — a series of events dedicated to exploring how to effectively teach and learn through demonstrations of powerful and innovative practices — the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) is bringing attention to its collection of case studies focused on family engagement in schools.

Clive Selley, CEO of BT Technology, Services and Operations said: «Computing is a very important skill for BT and through our engagement with schools we've seen that children really enjoy it and that it can have a profound impact on other STEM subjects.

«Pre-service training should provide real - world practical professional experience elements in the working school environment; this is the perfect time to hone these essential skills through real experience, together with an appreciation of the value of family engagement.»

Student engagement as measured through surveys for elementary and middle schools, student engagement and college - and - career readiness for high schools

At Carlyle Infant and Nursery School we are now more able to support our lifelong learners through enabling our community to develop its own learning and engagement together.

This is student led through the use of research and a structures worksheet and QR codes to guide students through the process - add in additional engagement by adding a funny picture of yourself and get the students to think about the things you would have done to get your job in school.

In addition, through our long - term community engagement programme, we have identified 60 priority schools located in Aldershot, Andover, Basingstoke, Bordon, Gosport and Southampton that will also get 60 % off their school visit, bringing the cost to only # 3.80 per child.

In your mind, go back to September and those first days of school as you were getting to know your students, working through awkward situations, uncertain how to find the «catch point» for lesson design and engagement.

Through our extensive research on family engagement, and with the support of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Harvard Family Research Project is undertaking a new project that will focus on increasing understanding and implementation of the expanded definition of family engagement at a key time in the life of a child and the family: the transition to school.

Through mindful problem solving, reflection, and low - stakes assignments, we employ student - centered active engagement in academics to help kids develop voice and agency in school and in their lives as a whole.

More interesting to me, though, was learning how Chris Barbic — former superstar charter - network leader and first and current ASD head — shaped the new body through imaginative approaches to growth, operator recruitment, school matching, community engagement, human capital, and more.

Second, it is investing in instructional approaches that increase student and parental engagement — such as differentiated school offerings for different student needs, as well as products and services for blended - learning environments, where the bulk of K — 12 online learning will ultimately be — both for its own full - time managed schools as well as for districts through its Fuel Education business.

The secondary version covers: • Leading literacy across the school • Reading for enjoyment and wider reading • Developing teachers» reading approaches and pedagogy • Supporting pupils struggling to read through interventions such as phonics • Writing engagement and enjoyment • Developing teachers» writing knowledge and pedagogy • Supporting pupils struggling to write — spelling, punctuation and grammar • Developing spoken language skills This sample section focuses on leading literacy across the school.

Revitalizing Family Engagement in the Transition Years Through our extensive research on family engagement, and with the support of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Harvard Family Research Project is undertaking a new project that will focus on increasing understanding and implementation of the expanded definition of family engagement at a key time in the life of a child and the family: the transition to school.

The Launch of the Turning the Tide Report Marks the First Step in Efforts of Coalition to Inspire Concern for Others in High School Students, Reduce Achievement Pressure, and Create Greater Equity for Economically Diverse Students New York, NY — Today, admissions deans and other leaders from the nation's top colleges and universities joined together to announce the launch of Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions, a report with concrete recommendations to reshape the college admissions process and promote greater ethical engagement among...

Parents also play a vital role in their children's engagement in healthy and active lifestyles particularly in primary school aged children where lifestyle choices are often reinforced through parent modelling.

School and college groups get a first - hand knowledge of the law through engagement with our collections and with the support of legal professionals and our education facilitators.

Promoting engagement in school through tailored music programs.

Whether a student's motivation and engagement changes through the course of a day, week, or month at school has significant implications for teachers.

Perhaps because of this concerted engagement effort, spending on schools is popular and most substantial bond programs are voted through.

«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.

Students can demonstrate this lack of engagement by withholding effort and by «voting with their feet» through rising chronic absenteeism as they get older (PDF, 1.4 MB), and chronic absenteeism is among the highest predictors of dropping out of school.

So, one of the findings from this is that it's too late at the age of 15 to try and get an individual student engaged in schooling; the engagement needs to happen through the school at a lot earlier age than 15 possibly as well.

Though it is free for teachers, Remind is expanding to meet school and district administrators» needs through a paid plan, which adds features like communication logs and district engagement reports.

«Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions» — a report by Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education — says that intellectual engagement and ethical engagement, such as concern for others and the common good, are both «highly important.»

Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions marks the first time in history that a broad coalition of college admissions offices have joined forces to collectively encourage high school students to focus on meaningful ethical and intellectual engagement.

Additional private schooling within a nation - state may increase citizens» political and economic freedom through increased educational quality, balanced power relationships, and increased civic engagement.

Michael Sarbanes, the executive director of the office of engagement for the Baltimore public schools, is one of the district leaders who have worked closely with Brooks through the network.

Alexandria, Va. (Oct. 18, 2016)-- The National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), in partnership with the Learning First Alliance's Get it Right campaign, have developed a communications toolkit to support school leaders and educators» efforts to prepare high school students for success after graduation through effective community engagSchool Boards Association (NSBA) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), in partnership with the Learning First Alliance's Get it Right campaign, have developed a communications toolkit to support school leaders and educators» efforts to prepare high school students for success after graduation through effective community engagSchool Principals (NASSP), in partnership with the Learning First Alliance's Get it Right campaign, have developed a communications toolkit to support school leaders and educators» efforts to prepare high school students for success after graduation through effective community engagschool leaders and educators» efforts to prepare high school students for success after graduation through effective community engagschool students for success after graduation through effective community engagement.

October 18, 2016 - NSBA and NASSP, in partnership with the Learning First Alliance's Get it Right campaign, have developed a communications toolkit to support school leaders and educators» efforts to prepare high school students for success after graduation through effective community engagement.

In this situation, it seems likely that there are fundamental social, resource, and perhaps leadership issues affecting student engagement and performance in schools, such that significant improvement without changes in those fundamental conditions is unlikely, even through curricular and instructional improvements informed by detailed analyses of assessment data.

If your school doesn't have survey data, don't worry — we will walk you through a process to identify some teacher engagement and retention opportunities

«The Hope Survey is a unique tool, which enables schools to assess their school environment through the eyes of their students by measuring student perceptions of autonomy, belongingness and goal orientations as well as their resulting engagement in learning and disposition toward achievement.

... It is becoming clearer that engagement is the lens through which students see school, and is therefore their window toward hope for their futures.

During the Closing Plenary, Melissa Bryant, an award - winning teacher leader from D.C. Public Schools, brought the audience to tears and filled the room with her infectious passion through her story of home visits and community engagement efforts.