Learning — provides students with a conceptual foundation for understanding current research and theoretical directions in learning, motivation and instruction related to diverse,
urban educational settings.
In the 1970's, my experience with High Schools» counselors in
the urban educational setting in a General Motors «GM» town were slanted towards vocational education and not Higher Ed.
Not exact matches
At the same time, participating faculty will conduct research aimed at measuring the effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping
educational leadership in
urban school systems, and developing a
set of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systems.
Located in medium - and large - sized school districts, the schools confront many of the
educational challenges found in low - income
urban settings.
LUMIN provides safe, Christian schools focused on
educational success, leadership development and spiritual growth; and has
set the standard for effective, Christ - centered, results oriented
urban education.
In the process, Obama and Duncan are retreating from the very commitment of federal education policy, articulated through No Child, to
set clear goals for improving student achievement in reading and mathematics, to declare to
urban, suburban, and rural districts that they could no longer continue to commit
educational malpractice against poor and minority children, and to end policies that damn children to low expectations.
Her current, collaborative projects include studies of Head Start children's literacy learning and teacher communities (the EPIC study), family engagement, and parent involvement; young fathers in
urban settings; health and
educational disparities within low - income communities; children of incarcerated parents; and intergenerational learning within African - American and Latino families.
MICHAEL MURPHY is an
educational coach, facilitator, and consultant with 39 years of
educational experience in
urban, suburban, and rural school district
settings.
A new study based on the Annenberg Institute on School Reform's (AISR) work with the Transatlantic School Innovation Alliance (TISA) adds to the emerging literature supporting the idea that peer networks among
educational practitioners, both within and across schools, can improve teaching and learning.In England, there has been a focus over the past decade on developing formal peer networks, especially in
urban settings that have traditionally underperformed relative to other areas of the country.
She has conducted extensive professional development in
urban and suburban
settings, most recently as an
educational coordinator for the Hudson Valley Regional School Support Center.
School psychologists in U.S.
urban and diverse
educational, private practice, and hospital
settings
They may focus their study by population (age, grade, or stage of development) or by
educational setting (
urban, preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school, college / university, workplace, community, clinic).
(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in
urban public school
settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of
urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines
educational policy and its implications for practice and research for
urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.
He draws from 39 years of
educational experience in
urban, suburban, and rural school district
settings as he trains and works with teachers, teacher leaders, school leaders, and district leaders across North America.
Program at USC in K -12 Leadership in
Urban School
Settings and committed to developing and coordinating
educational programs and sessions that instill student participation and scholastic achievement successes.
«Preferences often evolve to a more
urban setting because of the increased availability of social,
educational, and career opportunities,» Kopec says.