Sentences with phrase «which academic art»

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It is just this empirical sense of the aesthetic which William Carlos Williams had, particularly in his most conscious moments of rebellion from the cognitive and academic orientation of art.

They may need to discover and to re-tell a unifying story of the country Of course, this runs against the academic grain, which nurtures what it believes to be a healthy contempt for the nation (let alone its historic spiritual culture) and a self - protecting indifference to the local community In America, where unbalanced individuality and unbalanced diversity seem sacred, the wildness of history is blowing at cyclone force, and the ability to cope with it seems to be a dying art.

The problem is that the leading practitioners of these voguish arts operate precisely within that same ideology of rationalism which possesses academic culture.

This education, built on a strong academic foundation which incorporates the arts, also brings forth creative imagination, critical thinking, self - confidence, and a sense of delight, wonder and respect for nature and humanity.

Journey School is a K - 8 public charter school guided by the Core Principles of Public Waldorf Education, which blends academics, arts, and ethics into everyday learning.

This is the basis out of which Waldorf teachers work to nurture and engage each child through a curriculum and methodology that integrates academics, arts, and practical skills.

Capacity: The new two - story facility, with a capacity of 1,600 students (an increase of 400 from the former campus), allows for the standard middle school configuration of Grades 6 - 8 on one campus... which provides sixth - graders with greater opportunity for academic rigor, fine arts and career electives and athletic and extra-curricular activities, as well as 30 additional minutes of instructional time each day, compared to an elementary schedule.

All is set for the maiden elections of the Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) which will come off on Saturday, December 16, at the Academic City, Kwame Nkrumah Circle.

«Learning the arts and music also helps in terms of academics,» said A.Q. Blackwood, a member of First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem which joined the fight to save Wadleigh.

CANU, which is 40 years old, has 42 members, most of them affiliated with academic institutions or retired, who receive monthly payments from the state budget to carry out projects in science and the arts.

or «Ph.D.», is an academic title awarded at the end of a course of not less than three years, admission to which is based on entrance examinations and academic rankings in the Bachelor of Arts («Laurea Triennale») and Master of Arts («Laurea Magistrale» or «Laurea Specialistica»).

The orchestra is part of the Gifts of Art program, which brings the world of art and music to Michigan Medicine, the U-M academic medical centArt program, which brings the world of art and music to Michigan Medicine, the U-M academic medical centart and music to Michigan Medicine, the U-M academic medical center.

The mission of the Rhode Island Hospital Foundation is to support excellent, compassionate, and state - of - the - art health care, education, and research through philanthropy, which is key to sustaining every great academic medical center.

Much of the story centers on the smothering and painfully pretentious art world the trio inhabit and skewers the artistic community's grand delusions of changing the world with impenetrable academic theory, which makes the show sound unbearably dry.

05, principal of KIPP Ascend, a charter school in Chicago, are just as important as academics, which is why all 66 KIPP schools across the country operate on longer days — her school from 7:25 a.m. until 5 p.m. «Expanded learning time provides more time for students to work on academic skills, but also other skills that are as equally important to develop their sense of self — the arts or a language, for instance,» she says.

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

In its discussion of accountability, the task force rightly lines up behind the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (and, not incidentally, the Risk report itself) in calling for coherent academic standards in every state, in key academic subjects (regrettably omitting the arts, which Risk mentioned and which the National Education Goals expressly included).

«For the first time in this country, we have agreement among 45 states and D.C. on a set of language arts and mathematics standards, which is critical in allowing us to share a common focus and implement a far more rigorous academic environment.

Parker's motivating idea is its common, carefully focused and interconnected academic curriculum, which is shaped by «essential» questions in two major areas: Mathematics / Science / Technology, including Health, and Arts and Humanities, including Spanish.

Our findings are consistent with those of a recent study by Richard Patterson and Robert Patterson, which found that in - class computer usage reduces academic performance by between 0.14 and 0.37 points on a four - point grade scale among undergraduate students at a private liberal - arts college.

The new English Baccalaureate qualification (EBacc)-- which emphasises a range of «core» academic subjects — has caused widespread concern amongst the musical community, including fears this will lead to a decline in the creative arts and technology.

The group wanted to accomplish two things: improve academic achievement and reinvigorate arts education, which had begun to slip — most glaringly in schools with sizable poor and minority populations.

So, he sought out the Arts in Education (AIE) Program for his graduate studies, in which he could not only develop his academic research and writing, but also explore how art can help build identity.

Many of our charter schools were featured prominently in the stories, which covered topics ranging from the state's rich history of school choice to how families can pick the right school for their students, whether it's an arts, academics, online or STEM school.

In a time where schools have seen their arts and academic enrichment budgets slashed, PS 9 — with the help of its active PTO — has been able to continue these important programs which we believe are crucial both to providing a well - rounded education and to fostering the kind of creativity that will help our students become leaders in whatever field they choose.

Offering a robust complement to the academic program, we integrate the arts, library media, visual arts, physical education and movement, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) which, launched in 2013, includes the exciting Sea Perch activities.

Engaged Learning: Each semester at LAHSA, students participate in and complete an integrated, interdisciplinary action project that combines academic disciplines with performing and technical theatre arts in which students take on varied leadership roles.

The plan, which is part of the district's Eight Big Ideas, aims to provide every student in the district with a high - quality arts education, both in and out of the classroom, improve school climate and culture, increase student and parent engagement, and improve academic achievement.

HOT Schools Orientation participants will experience HOT Schools theory in action as they observe and are guided through the ways in which Lyman structures instruction through the HOT School core components of strong arts, art integration and democratic practice; providing each student with the tools to achieve high academic standards and become a creative, successful, life - long learner.

We have a goal that each major academic discipline has an AP target course that all students will complete prior to graduation (e.g. AP English Language, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP US History), but we also strive to offer a variety of elective AP courses (e.g. AP English Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Language, AP Microeconomics, AP World History, AP Human Geography, AP Art History, and AP Music Theory) which will further expand and enhance a student's education and learning.

HOT Schools Orientation participants will experience first - hand, HOT Schools theory in action as they observe and are guided through the ways in which Lyman structures instruction through the HOT School core components of strong arts, art integration and democratic practice; providing each student with the tools to achieve high academic standards and become a creative, successful, life - long learner.

Skills developed in courses result in projects, papers, exhibits, presentations, and experiments through which students accumulate proficiency in six academic areas: Literature, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Creative Arts, and Art Criticism.

More recently, Dr. Scripp has posted the Partnership in Arts Integration Research (PAIR) Report on ArtsEdSearch — a publication that details the expansive scope of arts learning research methods and findings in the Chicago Public Schools (see www.pairresults.org)-- and the Oakland Unified School District Principal Investigator's report, which demonstrates how a Music PLUS Music Integration Curriculum Intervention optimizes both music learning and its impact on academic performance when compared to conventional music control school progrArts Integration Research (PAIR) Report on ArtsEdSearch — a publication that details the expansive scope of arts learning research methods and findings in the Chicago Public Schools (see www.pairresults.org)-- and the Oakland Unified School District Principal Investigator's report, which demonstrates how a Music PLUS Music Integration Curriculum Intervention optimizes both music learning and its impact on academic performance when compared to conventional music control school prograrts learning research methods and findings in the Chicago Public Schools (see www.pairresults.org)-- and the Oakland Unified School District Principal Investigator's report, which demonstrates how a Music PLUS Music Integration Curriculum Intervention optimizes both music learning and its impact on academic performance when compared to conventional music control school programs.

Key Responsibilities Teaching: + Provides intensive intervention learning experiences and teaches pre-reading, reading, language arts, mathematics and other general elements of the course of study + Create an atmosphere through personal example and efficacious relationships with students which inspire academic achievement and an enthusiasm for learning.

In contrast, Pennsylvania is following the lead of states like Rhode Island that are using what are known as «student learning objectives,» in which teachers of subjects like art and gym set academic goals for their students, relying on local district tests, curriculum exams or projects and tests created by the teacher.

Within each school pair, the artists and classroom teachers focused on a different academic content area with which to integrate the arts.

As an approach for secondary education reform, UNITE - LA, partnering strategically with the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce, champions Linked Learning which integrates rigorous academics with career - based learning and real world workplace experience in a wide range of fields, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics, (STEAM).

The only measures a State may include within its Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and B - 15).

Boston University's Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in Social Studies Education is intended for prospective teachers and fulfills academic requirements for an initial teacher license in Massachusetts, which has reciprocity with most other states.

In 2010, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released the Common Core State Standards, which established a shared set of academic expectations for English language arts and mathematics intended to help public school students prepare for college and careers.

Some school officials also criicized the state's method of calculating a school's academic achievement peer rank, which required averaging two averages — taking an average of schools» percentile ranks among their peers in language arts and their percentile ranks for math.

Summer CLCs provide expanded academic enrichment opportunities to help students bridge the academic gap between school years, which include youth development activities, technology education, art, music and recreation activities.

We tap the connective power of the arts and technology to offer programs and services through which young people share, collaborate and explore with their peers from different cultures; and gain the skills, knowledge and attitudes they need to improve their academic achievement and become thoughtful, compassionate and globally competent individuals.

Additionally, there are over 4,500 Montessori schools, based on the experiential approach designed by Dr. Maria Montessori, and hundreds of Waldorf schools, which put equal emphasis on traditional academics areas and the arts.

The most recent version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which was passed by Congress in 2015, requires states to adopt challenging academic content standards for mathematics, reading or language arts, and science.

For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider with which an applicant proposes to contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.

«Eisner's unrelenting advocacy of the arts continued during periods in which arts programs were cut in schools, and a chorus of administrators and policymakers, faced with budget constraints, focused on test scores, worried that spending time painting or drawing was not academic enough... One of the casualties of our preoccupation with test scores is the presence — or should I say the absence — of arts in our schools,» he wrote in the Los Angeles Times in 2005.

This study is based on the researcher's prior work analyzing data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey (NELS: 88), a data set of information on approximately 25,000 secondary school students over four years, in which he found significant connections between involvement in arts learning and general academic success.

This encompasses not only basic academics, but includes foreign languages, social skills, creativity, the arts and appreciation for the multitude of talents with which an individual is gifted.

Under ESSA, states must hold schools accountable for student performance in English / language arts (ELA) and mathematics, plus a second academic indicator, which could include: