Sentences with phrase «traditional academic programs»

The University of Johannesburg is one of South Africa's largest city universities and offers technological and traditional academic programs to more than 46,000 students.

Not exact matches

The recent surge in domestic oil and gas production signals «the start of a new era of cheap energy,» he said, while less expensive online education programs could open the door to millions of people who have been priced out of more traditional academics.

«Whether you run your own academic lab or take a position at a company, learning how to manage people, projects, and budgets are necessary skills, but traditional graduate and postdoctoral training do not offer formalized courses in these topics,» says Garth Fowler, outreach program manager for ScienceCareers.org.

Many programs included preparation for more traditional academic roles, but other events highlighted other careers for postdocs.

Course Access requires states and districts alike to move beyond traditional per - pupil funding models to models that support those academic programs that can be delivered most effectively and efficiently to students.

Students also have the option to supplement their academic program with traditional school courses.

Ravitch tracks how the anti-intellectualism of progressive educational leaders translated into policies and programs that restricted students» access to traditional academic subjects.

In the year - round program at Fairview Elementary School, in Modesto, California, for example (see «Power to the People,»), students benefit from an emphasis on civic literacy and responsibility in addition to a regular academic program with about the same number of school days as traditional schools.

But while today's high - achieving schools for low - income students (Knowledge Is Power Program [KIPP], for instance) are passionate about cultivating both character and traditional academic skills, schools built around the 7 Habits are focused on training confident kids who are good at planning, goal setting, and decisionmaking.

Her work with students has spanned the years from preschool through young adulthood in traditional academic settings, alternative programs, and special needs placements.

This means that if you take the right online courses, they can also help you in a traditional degree program as well, and you might be able to skimp on a few courses and a semester or two from your academic program altogether, making your education even easier on the pocket.

Afterschool and other learning programs that occur outside of the traditional K — 12 school day can enhance students» academic success.

The state department of education has awarded 67 grants to high schools and school districts to develop innovative programs in those areas as well as in traditional academic... read more

«Contrary to the lower court's view, Connecticut and its school districts may not choose to provide special education and related services only for those students whom local educators believe may ostensibly benefit more from a traditional, elementary or secondary academic program,» Ryder wrote.

Now, an independent study of the Bay Area's five middle schools operated by KIPP (the Knowledge Is Power Program) concludes that its intense focus on the academic and social success of each individual child does have measurable benefits beyond what traditional schools have achieved - usually.

This policy brief from the Education Commission of the States defines early college high schools, clarifies how they differ from traditional dual enrollment programs, and provides recent research on the positive impact of early college high school participation on academic outcomes for traditionally underserved students.

Other findings were: 82 percent of people supported focusing on building students» job or career skills even at the expense of traditional academic subjects; 86 percent said schools should offer licensing programs and; 80 percent said technology and engineering classes were a very important element of school quality.

Despite their significant academic and social - emotional needs, there are fewer than 450 seats in programs for over-age middle school students in the City's traditional public and charter schools.

K12 is a company of educators with the nation's largest network of K - 12 online school teachers, providing instruction, academic services, and learning solutions to public schools and districts, traditional classrooms, blended school programs, and directly to families.

Traditional teacher preparation programs are not equipped to develop teachers to fill this kind of national need, as historically they have lacked a real connection to school districts as the «client,» focusing on academics rather than practical application.

They have several educational programs ranging from traditional academics to cooking.

The state department of education has awarded 67 grants to high schools and school districts to develop innovative programs in those areas as well as in traditional academic subjects that are aligned to Common Core State Standards.

Aschwanden also said program administrators have been tracking its graduates since 1983 and they have a 76 percent college attendance rate — higher, he said, than that of grads from the traditional academic track.

The students in the program are all assessed using traditional academic measures such as local assessments and portfolios.

Critics charge that school - to - work programs displace basic skills and academic instruction, are impractical and wasteful, invade family privacy, narrow student options, promote societal change (by reducing ability grouping, integrating reshaping traditional gender roles, etc.), and allow the national government to shape school curricula and children's futures.

Johnson said many of the students she's worked with risked falling through the cracks of the traditional high school academic program.

The residency models, for example, offer more supervised teaching than many traditional programs and more academic content than many alternative programs.

Nationwide, traditional teacher preparation programs required an average of 514 student teaching hours during the 2008 - 09 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of Education, far less than the average of 901 required that year by alternative programs that are not based out of universities.

«We're increasingly recognizing the importance of physical activity for children even as the academic demands placed on them are cutting into the traditional programs of recess and physical education,» said Gerd Bobe, an assistant professor in the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences, an expert in public health nutrition and behavior, and principal investigator with the Linus Pauling Institute.

These data show that traditional providers required more academic evidence for undergraduate program completion than alternative providers, emphasizing candidates» GPA, credits, professional GPA, and subject area.

The model has allowed Rocketship to save roughly $ 500,000 per year in traditional expenses, which it reinvests in higher teacher salaries (20 percent higher than surrounding districts), a two - hour after - school Response to Intervention program, leadership training, and Academic Deans.

For at least one academic year, candidates spend four to five days a week in a classroom under the wing of an experienced and trained mentor teacher, and gradually take on more responsibilities over the course of the year.7 Most residents receive at least 900 hours of pre-service clinical preparation, while the norm for most traditional programs is in the range of 400 — 600 hours.

As the Hopkins scholars noted, traditional summer - school programs — which generally provide more of the same from the traditional school year — have been disappointing, leading to few academic gains for students.

The truth is closer to this: Traditional educator preparation is totally immersed in the shibboleths of «discovery» or «learner - centered» and «constructivist» philosophy in learning, «academic freedom» in pedagogy, resistance to standardized assessments, and opposition to value - added evaluation of performance and accreditation of programs.

The Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty (WILL) released a comprehensive study that compared student outcomes in choice programs and traditional public schools, showing better academic outcomes for students participating in the choice programs.

At AIS, our Arts and Design programs, foundational to STEAM learning, hold the same importance as students» traditional academic subjects.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has released its second annual peer - reviewed study of school academic performance across the Badger State, revealing charter schools and private schools participating in the state's school choice programs are outperforming traditional public schools...

School Within - a-School — designed for students needing a separate location within the traditional school, usually a separate wing with different staff, for their academic or social behavior programs;

As Commissioner of Education, Dianna Wentzell commented, «In some cases, students in choice programs made greater academic gains than their peers not enrolled in these programs (students in traditional public schools), thereby closing the achievement gap, while in other cases they did not.»

In Maine, the primary purpose of the 21st CCLC program is to provide school and community partnerships with funding to establish or expand programs that provide students in high - need, economically - disadvantaged communities with academic enrichment opportunities designed to complement traditional school day curriculum.

K12 - powered, tuition - free online Destinations Career Academies and Programs combine traditional academics with high - demand career courses, giving students an education that prepares them to be college - ready and workforce - ready.

According to the «Going the Distance» study, most chief academic officers (67 percent) believe the learning outcomes of online programs are comparable or better than traditional programs.

u offers a culturally - focused academic program grounded in traditional Hawaiian wisdom and culture, utilizing the unique resources and environment of Hawaii to promote lifelong learning.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed into law in December 2015, further provides that none of the funds made available by this Act be used to allow 21st CCLC initiative funding for expanded learning time unless these activities provide enrichment and engaging academic activities for students at least 300 additional program hours before, during, or after the traditional school day and supplements, but does not supplant school day requirements.

While some of these schools were maintained as traditional schools managed by the district, outside charter companies like the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) and the Institute for Academic Excellence entered the RSD to start directing individual schools.

The truth is closer to this: Traditional educator preparation leadership is totally immersed in the shibboleths of «discovery» or «learner - centered» philosophy in learning, «academic freedom» in pedagogy, resistance to «teaching to the test», and opposition to competitive value - added evaluation of performance and accreditation of programs.

Besides the traditional undergraduate and post-graduate academic programs offered by its member schools, The Cooper Union hosts a number of research institutes including the Institute for Sustainable Design and the C. V. Starr Research Foundation.

The MFA program granted students an interdisciplinary approach that encourages them to think across traditional academic boundaries and challenge their art practice and intellectual curiosity.

The focus on skills - based education is apparent in the fact that most academic programs at traditional institutions are exempted from the rule.

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