Sentences with phrase «used in schools around the country»

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There are wooded options up island as well (we used to run loops around Peaked Hill for cross country practice in high school) but they're harder to find and not as convenient as down island.

Parents and other consumers are voicing loud opposition to the unlabeled use of Lean Beef Trimmings in ground beef, and schools and stores around the country are obviously listening and changing their practices.

The assessment materials, used to measure students» understanding of the sciences in middle and early high school, will be amplified by Naiku, a Minnesota - based company whose assessment platform reaches teachers around the country, and a Canadian consortium that includes McGill University in Montreal.

In 1920, there were many naturopathic medical schools, thousands of naturopathic doctors, and tens of thousands of patients using naturopathic therapies around the country.

McCoy and colleagues at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, where the research was conducted, used data collected between 2005 and 2015 from caregivers of about 100,000 three - and four - year - old children, in 35 low - and middle - income countries around the world.

An acceptable use policy is a document that is present in every school district around the country.

In fact, approximately 1,000 schools around the country started piloting healthier nutritional guidelines even before the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act was signed, using their existing budgets, says Daniel.

EducationCity is an award - winning online teaching, learning and assessment resource, used in schools in over 75 countries around the world.

School leaders are all too used to hearing the statistics about schools in England: we have many brilliant schools in our country, but there are not enough good places to go around.

Beginning in January 2015, Hill, along with the Center for Education Policy Research Senior Project Manager Barb Gilbert and Instructional Specialist Daniel McGinn, will observe teaching using Samsung tablets placed in 460 middle school classrooms around the country.

In their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomeIn their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomein Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomes.

The event, taking place at the Leicester Marriot Hotel from Tuesday 28 to Wednesday 29 March, seeks to bring together teachers and school leaders from around the country to engage in discussions around the key issues facing education and to share best practice around the use of education technology.

ePals, a free, online global learning community for K — 12 teachers and students that enables educators to find one another and protect children from unfiltered content, is already in use in many school districts around the country.

From next year, Adobe will begin conducting hands - on professional development workshops both in schools around the country and online to teach educators new project - based use cases for Adobe Spark and Creative Cloud.

Mathematica was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate one approach that uses selective teacher transfer incentives in school districts around the country.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Schools are changing in response to this reality, and in Transforming Schools Using Project - Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own eduSchools are changing in response to this reality, and in Transforming Schools Using Project - Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own eduSchools Using Project - Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own eduschools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own eduschools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own education.

Our data - driven, personalized solutions are currently used in over one - third of U.S. schools and more than 60 countries around the world.

Public Impact and the Clayton Christensen Institute examined innovative staffing arrangements and use of blended learning in eight district, charter, and private schools around the country.

This research produced the Good Schools and Classrooms for Children Learning English rubric now used by schools around the country to help guide development or refinement of instructional programs for ELL students in a variety of seSchools and Classrooms for Children Learning English rubric now used by schools around the country to help guide development or refinement of instructional programs for ELL students in a variety of seschools around the country to help guide development or refinement of instructional programs for ELL students in a variety of settings.

In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum.

Unfortunately for the naysayers, standardized tests are now being used as part of a teacher's evaluation in various school districts around the country.

The Connecticut PTA, in conjunction with the Newtown Arts and Cultural Commission put out the call for students around the country to make snowflakes that would be used to decorate Chalk Hill School, the new home for the Sandy Hook Elementary students.

The group used the series court rulings to compare students from otherwise similar circumstances in different places around the country, some of whom attended schools where funding was increased, and others who did not.

Each Leading Success module offers a comprehensive toolkit of interactive activities and discussions of best practices used in a diverse array of schools around the country.

We do this by supporting schools in adopting best practices we've learned from hundreds of schools around the country — just one of which is the effective use of excellent formative assessments.

«Forty - six regions around the country are using this program,» said board member Loy Woelber, superintendent of Westbrook Walnut Grove and Tracy Area Schools, right before casting one of the two votes in TFA's favor.

#ChartersOnTheMarch is being used on Twitter and Facebook to provide information on news of charter schools opening in different areas around the country.

Public Impact and the Clayton Christensen Institute considered non-traditional staffing arrangements and use of blended learning in eight district, charter, and private schools around the country.

Plans can be used at in - state, out - of - state, public or private schools around the country — or even the world.

It was then that Andrew and Amber decided to renovate a 1987 Volvo B6FA 6 - Litre Turbo Diesel bus (formerly a city transit and school bus) into a motorhome that they could live in and use to travel around the country.

It features hundreds of driving tips including ones for driving around town, around school, driving in bad weather, driving in the country, tips for buying a used car, finding an online driving course, tire safety, selecting auto insurance, and more.

CFC programs are used in over 25,000 schools across North America, and translated / culturally adapted editions are used in thirteen additional schools around the world, from countries as diverse as Japan, Germany, Sweden, Greenland, and Iraq.

Our research - based social - emotional learning programs are used in more than 25,000 schools in the US and 70 countries around the world.

Our research - based social - emotional learning programs are used in more than 25,000 schools in 70 countries around the world.

Since then, she has inspired thousands of volunteers — including college students from around the country who flock to Spartanburg to use their time off from school in a meaningful way — to complete free home repairs on more than 800 homes for low - income seniors, people with disabilities and veterans.