Sentences with phrase «whole culture of our school»

«The whole culture of the school is different,» said Evelyn Sandoval, a school psychologist who joined Oak Ridge as part of its reform efforts.

Perhaps even more importantly, good principals can influence the whole culture of a school building and create a «set of norms, values and beliefs, rituals and ceremonies, symbols and stories that make up the persona of a school,» according to Kent Peterson, a professor of educational leadership at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Having Anti-Bullying Ambassadors trained by you has changed lives, attitudes and I would go as far to say the whole culture of our school».

Because our administration strongly encourages empathy, the whole culture of our school is shifting to be more supportive of all students — especially those who have severe behavior issues.

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As they have argued, family, citizenship, church, neighborhood, community, schools, and markets need to be drawn closer together in a more integrated whole, in every aspect ranging from the built environment to the cultivation of genuine local cultures arising from the varying circumstances of diverse places.

The School Food Plan has produced practical guidance to help school leaders and governing bodies adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eSchool Food Plan has produced practical guidance to help school leaders and governing bodies adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eschool leaders and governing bodies adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eschool approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eating.

But whilst the support of the head is vital, all teachers have a role to play in fostering a great whole - school food culture.

The School Food Plan has worked with many expert organisations to produce practical guidance to help school leaders adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eSchool Food Plan has worked with many expert organisations to produce practical guidance to help school leaders adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eschool leaders adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eschool approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eating.

I was in college and Dan was in high school back then, and at those ages, a few years makes a whole lot of difference in pop culture perspective.

His time at HGSE has also reinforced his belief in the importance of culture, both in a classroom and a school as a whole.

Whole school approaches, like The Alannah and Madeline Foundation's eSmart system and the National Safe Schools Framework underline the importance of everyone working together to develop respectful and caring school cultures.

«Roles and responsibilities relating to when attendance is addressed — for example after three days» absence, first truancy offence, below a set percentage — must be crystal clear and the technology used to notify and address declining patterns must be streamlined as part of the whole school approach to positive school culture building.»

Events, competitions, whole - school reading initiatives and book corners can all help to develop a culture of reading for enjoyment - the National Literacy Trust Network offers a wealth of resources and ideas to help teachers to promote reading for pleasure across the school.

This approach to professional learning, developed in collaboration with academic partners from Western Sydney University (WSU), has built a strong culture of teachers as «practitioner - researchers» at a whole school level.

Schools realize the importance of SEL and / or character for their broader purposes of developing the whole student, fostering academic achievement, promoting positive behavior, and creating a positive culture and climate for learning.

Ferro and her co-director Deborah Hoard focused on U.S. public schools which seek to create a «culture of intellectual life» and to respect «the whole child as a learner and as an adult in training.»

Ferro explains these schools seek to nurture a «culture of intellectual life» and to respect «the whole child as a learner and as an adult in training.»

Investing time and resources into developing, establishing and maintaining an emotionally healthy culture produces long term benefits for the emotional health of the whole school community as well as enduring impacts on the pupils» social, emotional and academic outcomes.

As part of the core business of a school, we offer opportunities for SLTs and Governors to reflect on their unique context and to consider together how policies, practices and behaviours might further enhance an emotionally healthy culture for the whole school.

One of the first things we did to change the whole school culture was to get the children directly involved and feeling valued.

Connect to mandates such as whole child, bullying prevention and response, discipline and codes of conduct, substance abuse, comprehensive school health, and positive school culture and climate.

This paves the way for participants to teach these principles to their students in genuine ways, given their own experience with the material, which then leads to the whole - school approach of «embed it», and the school's ability to weave Positive Education throughout its culture, language and relationships.

With change comes the freedom to develop the culture of reform and embrace and embed a whole - school response to SEN. Learning and teaching are different now — they have to be — and we have to evolve too.

We know from our own research that music makes a real difference affecting the culture and ethos of the whole school; music is greatly appreciated by parents — seeing their children in performance is a positive cultural beacon that enhances the school's reputation and adds parental appeal.

The impact of the digital on learning can only be studied in real whole - school settings, understanding that each school and its culture is unique.

The cleaners and gardeners met as a whole group on two occasions in 2016 to discuss their roles within the context and culture of a school.

What it takes to implement integrated units of teaching - allocated teacher preparation time; an all in approach and culture, where schools are prepared to invest in a system of integrated courses across a whole stage or school; a readiness to engage in community and business partnerships; a willingness to be adaptable and flexible in terms of teaching time and staffing issues.

Facing History's engagement with teachers and schools exists on a continuum, from providing professional development, educational resources and support to individual teachers, to implementing a robust whole - school model, which impacts the culture of the entire school.

The School Food Plan, in collaboration with the National Governors» Association, has produced guidance to support governors in championing a whole school approach to food and help create a culture and ethos of healthy eSchool Food Plan, in collaboration with the National Governors» Association, has produced guidance to support governors in championing a whole school approach to food and help create a culture and ethos of healthy eschool approach to food and help create a culture and ethos of healthy eating.

We have a culture in schools of radical teacher autonomy where every teacher closes the door behind them and does whatever they want, and in too many cases that means that innovation happens in classrooms, but not in departments, not in grade level teams, and not in whole schools.

Written into our Academy improvement plan is; «Create a culture of professional ambition through high quality professional development and whole school leadership opportunities» and this is not tokenistic by any means.

«It is their [parents»] judgement which is most important and they should base that judgement on the whole picture of the school's curriculum and culture and whether it is the best fit for their child,» he said.

We established a culture of coaching as a whole school community, by teaching every educator how to give feedback to one another.

Let's look at this on two levels 1) whole school strategic approach 2) Impact to professional development, ethos and culture of teaching and learning.

This program seeks to identify schools in South Carolina that have created a school culture with programs that exemplify one or more of the five tenets of The Whole Child Initiative: Healthy, Safe, Supported, Challenged, Engaged.

For teacher leaders to have the best chance of achieving whole - school reform, principals need to be involved in creating and maintaining a culture that is «conducive to adult learning and encourages, recognizes, and celebrates the success of teacher leadership.»

This is all part of the school's culture of promoting the whole child.

This year's theme is «Moving from Implementation to Sustainability to Culture,» and focuses on highlighting the great work of ASCD - associated schools, providing a forum in which educators who implement the whole child approach to education can learn from one another and presenters, and expanding awareness of a whole child approach to educators worldwide.

This model aligns with a systematic redesign of schools and learning environments by integrating PBL with a high performance culture, whole child principles, teacher discovery and empowerment, teaching and assessment of 21st century skills, an inquiry - based curriculum, design thinking, and use of digital resources for teacher and student collaboration.

The School Food Plan office has worked with many organisations to produce practical guidance to help school leaders and governing bodies adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eSchool Food Plan office has worked with many organisations to produce practical guidance to help school leaders and governing bodies adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eschool leaders and governing bodies adopt a whole school approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eschool approach to food and create a culture and ethos of healthy eating.

«By promoting the development of the whole child throughout their culture, Butterfield Trail Middle School has changed the conversation about education,» said Delisle.

Positive impact of arts integration on transforming the whole school environment by creating a culture of collaboration.

Charters have been pioneers in expanding learning time for students, using technology to personalize learning, creating school cultures that foster near - universal college attendance, involving parents and community members in school governance and providing wrap - around services to meet the needs of the whole child.

This program seeks to identify a school in Washington that has created a school culture with programs that exemplify two or more of the five tenets of The Whole Child Initiative: Safe, Healthy, Engaged, Supported, and Challenged.

A culture of supporting the whole child is embedded into every facet of Butterfield Trail Middle School.

I'm inspired by Meria Joel Carstarphen, the superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, who talks about the fundamental educational shift from a culture of punitive testing to an emphasis on the whole child.

Because principals are crucial to establishing the climate and culture of their schools and can play an important role in expanding learning beyond the academic, the webinar showcases steps and tools they can use implement a whole child approach to education.

So, broadening that accountability to culture and climate of a school, taking into account whether kids are safe, assessing non-cognitive skills like grit and resilience — when you look at all of these in total and ask a district to pay attention to the whole child, and the school responds to what each child needs, it will amount to better preparedness for college and career.

Cathy Reilly, a longtime advocate for District high schools, said possible solutions are more complex: «We have to change the culture at schools, so we really make it more attractive to stay, and get rid of this whole mentality that the answer is to just go find something better.»

Doing so requires them to develop their talent, culture, execution skills, and use of knowledge to make decisions that will improve the performance of students and the school as a whole.