Sentences with phrase «toward closing learning gaps»

In fewer than four months, middle school students experienced half a grade level of growth within the DreamBox Learning curriculum and are making steady progress toward closing learning gaps.

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As someone responsible for students with learning disabilities and for closing the achievement gap, and as a school instructional leader, working toward eliminating standardized tests such as AP's and assessing department based learning outcomes, I am eager to learn more about three aspects of Finnish education:

Topics of discussion include: • Creating, executing, and evaluating measureable goals and benchmarks to ensure TRUE college and career readiness • Scaling implementation of programs to assess student growth and close math learning gaps • Building teacher capacity through TRUE professional learning communities and collaborative internal support systems • Leading a district - wide mindset shift toward ensuring lifelong learning for both adults and students All school and district - based leaders, and K - 12 educators are invited to attend.

The 125 - school district wants to move toward more student - centered learning as it works to close opportunity and achievement gaps.

Learning gains have stagnated, progress toward closing the «achievement gap» has stalled, and their constituents increasingly reject the strategy.

He will share with teachers how to close the Attitude Gap in their classrooms through the following five strands: Environment for Learning, Attitude toward Students, Relationship with Students, Compassion for Students and Relevance in Instruction.

«That helps to ensure that all students are held to the same high standard and that schools are making progress toward closing achievement and opportunity gaps, which is especially important for students living in poverty, racial and ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, those still learning English and other historically underserved groups,» Nolt added.

The report suggests that President Barack Obama's call for $ 10 billion annually in new federal funding represents a step toward closing the investment gap, and follows on the calls by the three previous Presidents to step up attention to the earliest learning years.