The selected readings and
visits to area schools took over my life, but in retrospect, that single class provided me with a rich perspective on education.
Not exact matches
Though Microsoft board member Hastings has ties
to the Seattle
area, he stumbled upon DreamBox while
visiting a
school in San Jose, Calif., that happened
to be using the software and was «wowed by how kids were engaged because it has some entertainment built into it,» he told the Seattle Times.
«It really comes down
to this combination of funding and mentoring — the two key
areas high - growth startups need,» says Michael Goldberg,
visiting assistant professor of design and innovation at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead
School of Management where he created an online course that uses Cleveland as a model for other communities.
If your
school is located in a high - need
area and currently has low breakfast participation, grant funding may be available
to help support your implementation of breakfast in the classroom, please
visit Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom
to learn more.
Spokane
area, June 2011 This tour brought together fruit and vegetable growers, grain and lentil producers, representatives from the Department of Corrections, and
school nutrition staff to visit Rocky Ridge Ranch and a Shepherd's Grain field, sample a locally sourced Taste Washington Day meal, and have some cooking time at Reardan School Distric
school nutrition staff
to visit Rocky Ridge Ranch and a Shepherd's Grain field, sample a locally sourced Taste Washington Day meal, and have some cooking time at Reardan
School Distric
School District too.
The truck
visits area schools and also gathers feedback from students on iPads about the new potential menu choices — Do they love it, can it be improved, should it be added
to the regular cafeteria menu?
Snohomish / Skagit Counties, October 2011
School food service directors and staff, and
area farmers met at Presidents Elementary in Arlington
School District, and took a bus out
to visit Garden Treasures and Ralph's Greenhouse farms.
I know it's not officially fall yet but Labor Day has just passed, the kids are back in
school, and the weather is getting cooler so I consider this time the unofficial fall season:) If you are looking for something
to do indoors and are in the Chicago
area you'll want
to visit the Shedd Aquarium before life gets too busy with
school events, sports and the holidays.
You may want
to visit local
schools in your
area, and ask as many questions as possible about their facilities and philosophies.
This includes learning
to use many more hands - on materials and activities (that are not practical in a large classroom with many children and only one adult), checking the regulations in your
area, finding out about home
school groups, places
to visit for your field trips, etc..
Visiting a Waldorf
school in your
area is also a good way
to learn more about Waldorf teaching.
If you are in a position
to improve
school lunches for the kids in your
area, please
visit feed me better.com, where you will find some excellent resources and ideas on how
to help our kids have access
to foods that they need
to be at their best!
Fariña, who said she
visited all four
schools in the immediate
area impacted by the attack, said the driver of the
school bus has been released from the hospital; the bus aide had surgery but «should be fine»; and a student had surgery and «appears
to be fine.»
He said the team would
visit 10
schools in the urban and rural
areas of the state
to inspect the impact of the free
school feeding programme of the state as well as other education intervention.
Visiting Bristol yesterday as part of Labour's city conversation,
to help elect Marvin Rees as city mayor, shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg highlighted the government's swingeing cuts with new build funding for
schools slashed by a massive 57 %, against a general 30 % cut in most other spending
areas.
In addition
to the centres
visited by the Chairman, the exercise is currently on - going at Apo Mechanic Village Primary
School (Apo Extension); GUI Town Hall; LEA Primary
School, Toge; Federal Staff Clinic III, Gwarimpa; In front of Chief's Palace, Karimo; LEA Primary
School, Gidan Mangoro, along Orozo; and Karu INEC office all in the Abuja Municipal
Area Council (AMAC), FCT as well as in other designated centers nation - wide.
Although I have not taken the LSAT or applied
to law
school, I have
visited the Web sites of several law
schools in the Maryland and Washington, D.C.,
area.
When the mobile
school moves out of Soweto in a few weeks» time, it will pave the way for its
visits to each
area with media announcements and posters.
In the past few years, another way that Kirschstein demonstrated her devotion
to that future was by multiple
visits, as part of an NIH outreach program for minority youngsters,
to an elementary
school in a low - income
area of Washington, D.C.,
to talk about science with the students there.
Graduate students
visit science classes in high
schools and middle
schools in the Greater Boston
area with a view
to demystifying chemistry through hands - on experiments.
This is designed
to stimulate and extend learning and teaching methods, using anything from the
school grounds, local
area and wider educational
visits as we know them.
The bus travels
to each district on eight -
to 10 - week rotations, and after
school, it pays a
visit to low - income housing
areas.
«Our
school is in an urban
area, and many of our children won't have the opportunity
to visit parks, or woods, or get up close
to nature.
The program, created by the Sacramento
Area Congregations Together (ACT) Parent / Teacher Project, bridges the communication gap between
school and community by training teachers
to conduct home
visits.
Birdneck Elementary
School hired a professional Santa
to visit the surrounding
area and celebrate Christmas in July by distributing books that promote summer reading.
For Turner, one of the most eye - opening parts of Merseth's class was when the students went on three - hour
visits to K — 12
schools in the greater Boston
area.
In an initial review of how the department administered funds under the emergency federal aid approved by Congress, the inspectors found that department officials
visited affected
areas and reviewed all available data
to verify whether a particular
school district was entitled
to the federal money, the report says.
To understand how those barriers play out on the ground, we
visited charter
school pre-k programs in Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, and the Bay
Area.
Visit a
school where teachers collaborate on projects that connect several subject
areas to enhance learning.
At the very heart of the initiative are a team of more than 70 Athlete Mentors who
visit schools to inspire students
to harness the power of sport and apply lessons learned
to all
areas of life.
From Peace Lilies
to Succulents and everything in between, it's well known that plants can be hugely beneficial
to our health, so as part of its Green Up Your Gaff campaign, award winning Perrywood Garden Centre is hoping
to boost concentration, improve air quality and reduce stress levels by
visiting local
schools in the
area and providing them with free houseplants.
After a review of program materials (syllabi, handbooks, rubrics, and assessments) and a multiday
visit to campus during which a team of external examiners interviewed faculty, students, and
school personnel, NCATE found no
areas of weakness and recommend approval of education programs.
While reminding the audience that public charter
schools prove that «quality and choice can coexist,» she added that they «are not the one cure - all
to the ills that beset education» and provided an example of three successful Miami -
area schools she recently
visited — a public charter, a private
school, and a traditional public
school, noting that the common factor with all three
schools was the satisfaction of the parents that their chosen
school was providing their child a quality education.
But in a rural
area,
visiting the student's home may be the best way
to demonstrate interest in the student and family, improve communications, and begin a welcoming
school - family relationship.
The Bexwyke Lecture is an annual event held at The Manchester Grammar
School which involves pupils from primary
schools across the
area visiting the
School to hear from a high - profile speaker on a ran...
Support for future
school leaders and development opportunities for talented teachers were on the agenda as School Standards Minister Nick Gibb visited Greater Manchester for the launch of a government funded programme to help schools in areas of greatest
school leaders and development opportunities for talented teachers were on the agenda as
School Standards Minister Nick Gibb visited Greater Manchester for the launch of a government funded programme to help schools in areas of greatest
School Standards Minister Nick Gibb
visited Greater Manchester for the launch of a government funded programme
to help
schools in
areas of greatest need.
As part of the Design Institute, each leadership team will be encouraged
to coordinate site
visits to cohort
schools and other
schools in the Puget Sound
area which exemplifies the intended goals of their PL
school plan.
During each
visit, visitors will have the chance
to experience the
school and its vision at large while also exploring a particular focus
area.
Participants
visited two Bay
Area community
schools to see how their partnerships focused on physical and mental health have positive impacts on students.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos kicked off her first public speech Wednesday by casting the protestors who sought
to block her from
visiting a Washington, D.C., middle
school last week as part of a divisive opposition that's resistant
to fresh ideas... And DeVos, who didn't face protestors Wednesday, praised magnet
schools, which are public
schools organized around a particular subject
area such as arts or technology, as «the original
school choice option.»
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school in your
area, please
visit us at www.charterschoolsusa.com.
Any
school or district interested in learning more about social - emotional learning and CEC's approach
to assisting teachers in this
area can
visit the CEC website at cecweb.
Any
school or district interested in learning more about social - emotional learning and CEC's approach
to assisting teachers in this
area can
visit the CEC website at cecweb.org or the TURN website at turnweb.org.
In addition
to the larger institutes, Leadership Academy participants were also grouped into small cohorts of about 15 — organized by region —
to do «learning walkthroughs» or classroom
visits,
to observe teachers in
area schools and provide feedback.
Physically
visiting your
schools of interest, checking out the classrooms, play
areas, and becoming acquainted with the teachers will go a long way in helping you make your final decision about where
to apply.
Far from it, we took inspectors
to visit our hair and beauty and motor mechanics provision, as well as our link alternative provision and learning support
area, because we are deeply proud of all these aspects of our
school.
Example: For students
to witness first - hand the variability of various
school and student access
to technology, Carol's students recently went in teams on a «We - Search»
visit to area middle
schools.
At the seminar, Hall said the notice period allowed inspectors
to «canvass for as many parents and carers as possible in your local
area, not
to be hand - picked,
to have a real representation at face -
to - face meetings and
school visits».
In the
schools they worked with local media resource personnel
to visit classrooms, computer labs, storage
areas, and teachers» offices.
We've been incredibly lucky
to get
to visit schools across the San Francisco Bay
Area and our country that are doing amazing work
to personalize learning,
to integrate and develop models that use making, and
to rethink the fundamental structure of
school.