Sentences with phrase «with academic preparation»

[3] national experts say that school - based experiences should be closely linked with academic preparation and coursework: http://www.ncate.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=zzeiB1OoqPk%3D&tabid=7

It is important that these policies, when implemented, encourage career preparation as a dual strategy with academic preparation, rather than an «either - or» choice.

As an independent 501 (c) 3 and private school management organization, our mission is to develop outstanding Catholic elementary schools that provide low - income students with the academic preparation, values and skills they need to break the cycle of poverty and lead fulfilling, productive lives.

Granted operational management in 2013 of six long - standing Pre-K to 8th grade schools in the South Bronx and Harlem, we are committed to providing students in historically underserved neighborhoods with the academic preparation, faith, values, and skills they need to excel in school and in life.

Granted operational management in 2013 of six long - standing Pre-K to 8th grade schools in the South Bronx and Harlem, the Partnership is committed to providing students in historically underserved neighborhoods with the academic preparation, values, faith, and skills they need to excel.

Helped with academic preparations, facilitated with lunch assistance to those who were unable to feed themselves.

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The clergymen serving full - time on the staff on community mental health centers are generally well trained for their work, with a few exceptions, having had a minimum of a full year of special clinical and advanced academic preparation beyond graduate theological school.

Sylvan Learning also reminds parents that even with the best preparation many students still may need extra help to meet new academic challenges or to bolster study skills.

Yet, in many ways, academic science study — especially when it's complemented with work in an industrial setting — provides excellent preparation in the basic skills you need to practice — and to teach — enterprise in a scientific context.

He knew that in academic preparation and cultural sophistication — not to mention in Graduate Record Exam scores — he lagged far behind the much more privileged classmates he'd have to compete with at the world - famous institution.

The 1983 report «A Nation at Risk» launched the modern education standards movement with its plea for stronger academic preparation.

Those with more financial means sent their children to academic preparation schools, commonly known as cram schools, which are run by local Chinese - American businesses.

In a June 2002 report mentioned earlier, Secretary Paige alarmed NCTAF, NCATE, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, and others habituated to federal backing for the professionalism agenda with his call to raise the bar on teacher academic standards while lowering barriers to classroom entry by people without conventional pedagogical preparation.

The report declares that teacher education needs to be «turned upside down,» with training shifting from a focus on academic preparation and course work and towards clinical practice that's «interwoven with academic content and professional courses.»

The program tethers academic preparation to real - world practice by partnering with the same types of organizations that graduates of the program will aspire to lead.

Introducing academic content meant lots of adaptations — creating visual representations of concepts; using voice output devices, picture cards, adaptive equipment, braille materials, and 3D objects for our students with visual impairments; different types of equipment and technology for our students with physical limitations; and lots and lots of lesson preparation.

The CCR arena has some historical affiliation with ability tracking, where certain students or groups of students are shepherded along a path of rigorous academics toward college - readiness, or along a path of more technical / skills - based experiences and career preparation.

Prior to joining AAE's Arkansas state chapter as a regional director, Shanna was an educational sales consultant and trainer for Kids College, a K - 8 literacy and math test preparation software combining academics with online sports video games.

The strong emphasis on job preparation is consistent with and expands upon the findings from PDK's 2016 survey, in which fewer than half of respondents said academic preparation should be the main goal of a public school education.

Secondary Teaching students combine their strong academic preparation, hands - on classroom experience and their passion for working with adolescents to excel at jobs as secondary school teachers.

A third report, Small High Schools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college preparation.

The existing priorities of teacher preparation programs, however, are more aligned with fostering academic knowledge and critical thinking than with teaching these practical skills.

It is difficult to compare the outcomes of colleges and programs that enroll students with widely varying characteristics (especially academic preparation).

While affordability and academic preparation are both important issues, Long said these factors are compounded by the complexity of the processes involved, with parents and students faced with too little information, bad information, misperceptions about what aid is available, and often not getting the information they need when they need it.

Studies with more detailed measures of teachers» education levels and coursework in subject areas found that, at least in math and science, academic preparation does positively influence student achievement.

As Eva Moskowitz puts it: «If (we) backfilled older grades... the incoming students» lower relative academic preparation would adversely affect the schools» other students... We have an obligation to the parents in middle and high school, and the kids in middle and high school, that until the district schools are able to do a better job, it's not really fair for the seventh - grader or high school student to have to be educated with a child who's reading at a second - or third - grade level.»

The CCR Determination will provide policymakers, educators, parents, and students with a clear signal about the level of academic preparation needed for success in these postsecondary courses.

While these schools provide small class sizes to increase individualized attention, they tend not to challenge students with rigorous academics and college - preparation courses, such as AP or honors.The two most viable options for former dropouts and other students who have not succeeded in traditional schools are really not viable at all.

With the passage of ESSA, local and state policymakers can leverage federal funding to strengthen principal preparation and development, an investment that can reap significant dividends — both in the form of increased teacher retention and the improved academic opportunities that come with a strong instructional leaWith the passage of ESSA, local and state policymakers can leverage federal funding to strengthen principal preparation and development, an investment that can reap significant dividends — both in the form of increased teacher retention and the improved academic opportunities that come with a strong instructional leawith a strong instructional leader.

Providing remedial (also known as developmental) education is the primary way colleges and universities cope with students who do not have the academic preparation needed to succeed in college - level

During the pilot period, states should meet individually with representatives from each preparation program to discuss data on accepted applicants, broken out by academic and demographic indicators.

Steppingstone offers comprehensive support services to Scholars who complete their academic preparation with The Steppingstone Academy or the College Success Academy.

During a second term, Torlakson said he would prioritize additional funding for implementing Common Core, ensure an effective transition to the new school funding formula that directs more money to schools with the most disadvantaged students, and continue championing programs that meld academics with career preparation.

Its seven recommendations for the state embrace the idea that effective preparation of teachers is an essential part of improving academic achievement, especially with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.

This purpose can be accomplished by ensuring that high - quality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and training, curriculum, and instructional materials are aligned with state academic standards so that students, teachers, parents, and administrators can measure progress against common expectations for student academic achievement.

As districts increasingly rely on hiring teachers with little or no preparation, they incur academic and financial costs.

Her research and interests focus on (a) the use of positive behavior support approaches to facilitate academic and behavioral change, (b) teacher preparation with regard to behavior management, and (c) academic interventions for youth with challenging behaviors.

Ballard, the only mayor in the nation with the authority to authorize new charter schools, will discuss academic expectations for charter school students and how college preparation is the road to success for the city and state.

The Academies of Pre-Engineering, Pre-Business, and Health & General Medicine at Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm provide qualified students with a curriculum of academic rigor, integrated with hands - on experiences in preparation for future endeavors in high school and college.

TQP funds teacher preparation programs at the undergraduate or «fifth - year» level, or teaching residency programs for individuals new to teaching with strong academic and professional backgrounds.

Recently I've been working with a team of teachers, shaping our CPD model in preparation for the new academic year.

As a post doctoral researcher on the New York City Pathways Study of Teacher Education, she collaborated with a group of researchers to examine the relationships among the features of teacher preparation, teacher retention and outcomes in academic achievement for K - 12 students.

Many students choose to combine their academic study with preparation that leads to licensure in Massachusetts as a special education teacher or special education administrator.

And yet, the vast majority of urban public schools in the United States fail to provide students with the expectations, academic preparation, or social support necessary to make it to and through college.

In 1998, The Wallace Foundation, along with The Education Trust of Washington, D.C., launched Transforming School Counseling, a national initiative to improve the professional preparation of school counselors and increase their capacity to provide appropriate academic and career development counseling to middle and high school students, especially those in low - achieving schools.

Massachusetts does not ensure that teacher preparation programs admit only candidates with strong academic backgrounds.

We also offer Academies of Pre-Engineering, Pre-Business, and Health & General Medicine to provide qualified students with a curriculum of academic rigor, integrated with hands - on experiences in preparation for future endeavors in high school and college.

Fairfax County School Board Policy 3355 established TJHSST as «a high school for science and technology where students with exceptional quantitative skills and interest in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, can pursue higher levels of academic achievement in those subjects in preparation for the pursuit of a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics focused profession».

The state should require teacher preparation programs to admit only candidates with strong academic records.

Vision and mission: Trek North seeks to provide students with rigorous academic preparation through wilderness experiences and a focus on college readiness.