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[10/03/2016]“Securing democracy through education” The development of a Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture” - Brussels, 11-12 April 2016 
About the conference: 
In line with the Action Plan adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 19 May 2015, it is proposed that the theme of the Ministerial Conference be "Securing democracy through education” The development of a Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture” and that possible solutions, based on the principles of the Council of Europe, to the challenges in implementing citizenship education at national, European and global levels are put forward.

• Final declaration
• Conference website

Signposts – Policy and practice for teaching about religions and non-religious world views in intercultural education

How can the study of religions and non-religious world views contribute to intercultural education in schools in Europe? 
Signposts goes much further by providing advice to policy makers, schools (including teachers, senior managers and governors) and teacher trainers on tackling issues arising from the recommendation.

EDUCATION

The next revolution in education will couple far more advanced computational technologies with far deeper knowledge about human cognition, including dramatically more effective constructivist and active instructional strategies. The impact of such a revolution will encompass not only new modes of learning and pedagogy, but new organizational systems for education. In particular, advances in computing research stand to achieve open access of global educational resources and the reuse, repurposing, and sharing of such resources.


Technologies such as user models, mobile tools, networking tools, serious games, intelligent environments, educational data mining, and rich interfaces—collectively—will help us personalize education, assess student learning, support social learning, diminish boundaries, develop alternative teaching strategies, enhance the role of many different stakeholders, and address policy changes.

Education

PACT believes strong schools are a key to a fruitful future for our communities. We work with administrators, teachers and parents to improve the quality of education for students and to increase parent involvement at local schools. Our approach is to train parents to become advocates for the education of their children. 

We have a long history of working on local and state education issues.  In the past, PACT has helped congregations set up tutoring and support programs to help students in the learning process and to better link families to schools. 

Delta Community College:  PACT is working with the San Joaquin Immigrant Youth Collective to create increased opportunities for all youth to attain the post high school education that opens doors.  We are especially targeting those who face the greatest challenges including undocumented students, students who because of poverty or other social issues are not able to move seamlessly from high school through higher education. Student leaders have been meeting with Delta Administration to improve services to these students.

OUR BELIEFS

Right now, across the nation, it’s a fact that the current education system is failing. This is not fresh news. One in nine children leave high school with a 5th grade academic performance level. Educators realize there is a problem, yet despite the grave consequences of these low levels of academic performance, the predicament persists and grows. We all know that it is easy to absolve ourselves and point a finger, and over decades, in every state and every school there have been many people who started out with good intentions that were eventually singled out to take the blame. 

Higher Education Legal Insights

Though directed at K-12 schools, the guidance—particularly the model contract terms—can be readily translated to the college and university setting. The model contract terms address issues including data collection, use, redisclosure and destruction; the Department provides explanations for the recommended terms. The guidance also acknowledges that such terms may not be required by FERPA or other privacy laws, but indicates institutions should consider them as best practices.

In suggesting these model terms, the guidance calls on schools to consider the privacy challenges posed by “click wrap” terms of service agreements—contracts that get created when a user (usually thoughtlessly) clicks on an “I accept” or similar button. These challenges can include express waivers of privacy law protections as well as terms allowing the provider to share data indiscriminately or change terms unilaterally. Institutions may be able to override these pre-set terms through negotiation.

The Condition of Education

This website has the key indicators of the condition of education in the United States. These indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics and are updated as data become available. A Congressionally mandated annual report on these indicators is provided to the White House and Congress each year.

In addition, this website has Spotlights on issues of current policy interest. These Spotlights take a more in-depth look at the issues through text, graphics and short videos.

Education

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM - ON-RESERVE
The Adult Education program at the Skeetchestn Indian Band is once again up and running for another year. Starting Wednesday, September 30th in the basement of the QHS Health building, every Wednesday & Thursday from 10:00am to Noon, upgrading courses and courses leading to the Grade 12 Adult Dogwood Diploma will be offered through School District #73. This is an opportunity to work at your own pace, with the help of certified teachers, as you pursue your educational goals. Below are a list of some of the courses that are available to you at no cost:

Basic Math & English upgrading courses (Grades 2-8 level) Math 11 Apprenticeship & Workplace Communications 12 & English 12 First Nations 12 Foods 12 Family Studies 12 Law 12 Physical Education 12 Comparative Civilization 12 Geography 12

For more information about the program contact Pete Grinberg

Education Powered by Compassion

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? 
~Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Welcome to the Charter for Compassion International page for Partners in the Education sector.  Here’s what you will find on this page:

• What role does Education play in supporting the global movement for compassion?
• How does an Education Organization or Institution become a Partner of the Charter for Compassion International?
• What groups or organizations are already Partners in the Education sector?

What role does Education play in supporting the global movement for compassion?

Cultivating Compassion in the Classroom

Cultivating compassion in educational settings, and creating the kind of culture where it is a norm of student and staff behavior, may seem at first a noble ideal: a nice-to-have, something to be undertaken only when all other priorities are met. Yet we now have the evidence to show that a school’s ability to foster real learning, indeed to fulfill its fundamental purpose, depends on its ability to do just that.

More and more schools and educational organizations/groups are acting on this evidence and creating compassion-filled learning environments. Students and adults alike thrive when their social and emotional needs are met, when they feel a sense of belonging, when they feel their voices are welcomed and heard. Choosing to uphold the principles of compassion is central to a school’s ability to create a caring and inclusive culture and climate, to nurture a strong moral identity among those who walk through its doors, and to invite deep participation and learning.

Education

Acquiring knowledge and skills needed in the modern economy and society is necessary for the improvement and growth of the region. Unfortunately, the existing education system does not adequately meet these needs and the gap between the requirements of working in the current labour market and the skills individuals possess grows bigger every day. The gap between skills needed and skills possessed is even bigger for vulnerable groups, such as refugees and displaced persons, Roma, unemployed, minority groups, people living with HIV, at-risk youth, disabled person, etc, further isolating already marginalized groups.

The aim of IAN Telecentar is, therefore, to develop competencies required for active participation in the knowledge economy, finding a new/better job, and adjusting to the needs of the labour market, through:

• promotion of lifelong learning as a development tool for all citizens
• stimulation of social inclusion of marginalised groups in the lifelong learning process
• searching for the best teaching and learning practices worldwide
• adoption of the highest standards of the knowledge society
• development and implementation of the programme according to labour market demands

Many people from vulnerable groups lack proper access to education, further excluding them from productive engagement in society. Without transferable skills needed in a digital age, they often find themselves under- or unemployed. IAN Telecentar seeks to diminish this inequality by providing individuals access to a range of courses.

Special Education

Michigan Criteria for Determining the Existence of a Specific Learning Disability

Each local educational agency and public school academy in Michigan isrequired to publicly post the process used to determine the existence of a Specific Learning Disability(SLD), in accordance with the May 14, 2010 Michigan Department of Education Office of Special Education-Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS) memorandum #10-07. Consistent with this requirement and theregulatory requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), and the MichiganAdministrative Rules of Special Education (MARSE), Hart Public School reports the following:

For determination of a SLD, a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW)process is used for students in kindergarten through 12th grade for the skill areas of OralExpression, Listening Comprehension, Written Expression, Basic Reading, ReadingComprehension, Reading Fluency, Math Calculation, and Math Problem Solving. As the district’s elementary levels continue to make strides toward theimplementation of a Response to Scientific, Research-based Intervention Process (RTSRBI), the interventiondata (along with other assessments and observations) will be considered for determining SLDeligibility under the PSW Process.

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION WITH TECHNOLOGY

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION WITH TECHNOLOGY

Managing Student Footfall

Student support and admission offices are hub for student enquiries. These support functions often experience high volume of students during admissions and exams. With these high volumes, keeping administrative areas manged and informed is essential. Wavetec offers queue management and digital signage solutions which allows educational institutes to manage and predict volumes correctly.

Technology Education

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Educational reforms:

Barber said that teacher and student attendances had both increased from 81 per cent and 83 per cent to 92 per cent. He said approximately 1.5 million more children were now enrolled in schools as a result of the roadmap implementation.

He said availability of school facilities like toilets, drinking water, boundary walls and electricity had increased from 69 per cent to 91 per cent.

He said as many as 37,000 more teachers were now attending school and executive district officers for education were being appointed on merit. Barber said as many as 140,000 children were being facilitated under the voucher scheme for children from humble backgrounds.

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Educational Projects of The Sepal Schools International are imparting Quality Education to the nascent generation at Mirpur Azad Kashmir & Attock City Punjab.

These Schools & Colleges are affiliated with Educational Board Azad Kashmir and FBISE (Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education) Islamabad respectively.

The Sepal Schools International Mirpur AJK ;

Classes; From Junior Montessori (P.G) to S.S.C

Address: The Sepal Schools International Sector F-3,

Kotli Road Mirpur AJK Ph: 05827-437295

SPS Education System Attock

From; Junior Montessori (P.G) to F.Sc

Address; SPS Education System Daar us Salam Colony Attock Ph; 0572-701021

Classes From; Junior Montessori (P.G) to F.Sc

Insurance Education

Insurance Pre-Licensing:

As a nationally-approved education provider, our course content is constantly being updated to align with the ever-changing information presented in state exams. Additionally, our programs are 100% online so you can study and pass quickly and start earning fast. Our goals is to provide the simplest to use online course which is cost effective and generates the highest first time pass ratio of any provider.

Texas Insurance Adjuster:

Our online Texas Insurance Adjuster course is TDI (Texas Department of Insurance) approved to replace the state exam. Once you successfully pass our online Texas Insurance Adjuster course, you will become eligible to submit your application to TDI to become a Texas licensed adjuster. The Texas adjuster license is one of the most sought after licensed in the nation for an insurance professional.

The Texas Adjuster License is valid in Texas and recognized in various US states via reciprocity agreements. Licensing requirements vary and regulations change frequently, so applicants are encouraged to check with their respective state regulatory authorities for current licensing guidelines.

Do you know how to invest to your Children future

 UOB Malaysia was developing a new campaign to drive the Investment Banking business unit further. This campaign aims to increase investments for unit trust products as well as insurance products.

One of the insights we received from Client was that people needed to be educated about investments to reduce their fear of risks. Another insight revealed that the general public needs a motivator to invest. People need a strong reason to put away some money, or to endure delayed gratification.

Research shows people start investing when they approach the age of 30. Consumers from this age group have more disposable incomes and begin to plan for their future. This also happens to be the time where they begin to build a full nest, and need to provide for the children’s education needs. Hence, Client identified education as the main theme of the campaign.

Here in Malaysia, tertiary education continues to be a major expense for adolescents. The urban society shares a view that private colleges and foreign universities are better than the local, governmental ones. The exorbitant fees are seen as a necessity rather than luxury, and many parents do save up for this purpose.

Using this insight, our message strategy prompted us to ask Malaysian public this question – Are you ready for your children’s education? The pay-off is simple. If you’re not, UOB will be there to help you to be. Which led us to create one of the most thought-provoking campaigns for Malaysian parents.

Are you ready for your children’s future?

Do you know how to invest for your children’s future?

Have you planned for your child’s education?

These are some of the provocative headlines we used, written on a chalkboard with different version of kids, dressing up as adults. There were 4 main visuals – a doctor, a baker, a violinist and finally, a businessman. The visually arresting artworks forced people to stop and think of what their children could potentially become – with their financial help, of course. And how easily these dreams could be dashed, if the parents did not take vital steps to save and invest.

Laptop and Tablet Insurance for School Students.

We provide insurance on all types of Laptops and Tablets for Schools Students from Kindergarten through to Year 12.

Accidental damage, theft and loss in transit.

Geographical limit is anywhere in Australia and its Territories, plus worldwide up to 28 days per trip.

Covered anywhere at the school or organized school event and at the students home

Covered in transit (as long as the equipment has not been left unattended).

Covered if accidently left on a mode of public transport

Automatic re-instatement of cover after the first total loss (maximum two total loss claims)

Full replacement, up to the original purchase price (limited always to the Sum Insured)

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Benefits and Advantages of Insurance Education

Benefits and advantages of insurance education - Education is a treasure of a very expensive price. With a good education, we can be human beings with good quality anyway. Therefore education becomes very important. Insurance Education is a requirement for the parents in America who want to prepare a good education for his son. Education provides benefits insurance protection and an investment for the future of education.

Education provides benefits insurance protection and risk death upon you, that promise a certain amount of money if you as a parent died. The given sum assured is normally adjusted to the cost of your child's education as already agreed in the insurance policy.

In addition to providing the benefits of the protection of the inhabitants, this Education also provides Insurance benefits as an investment, that is to manage and invest a portion of the premium that you pay. And instead, the insurance company will give you the amount of cash that the magnitude had been agreed in the insurance policy and the time the payout is also scheduled in the policy, it is time to match the child's school.

Insurance education Insurance and investment program is managed by insurance companies, where the results of a given investment is generally higher than the education savings (because of the management of the Fund could use some more investment instruments progresive). Insurance programs also exist that can be used for needs of the insurance or other financial plans.

Education Insurance

This is an insurance product that can be used as a way to save money that you will spend on your children’s education, when they will take a education in college. And these products are generally used to help offset the cost of education incurred when they studied in college. Insurance education for your child is a product Education Insurance Plan which will ensure the education and their lives during their period of education, while the insurance policy is owned by you as their parents.

Policy should you purchasebefore you buy this insurance policy, you should make sure that the agent you choose has to get the information, data and evaluation of the facts relating to the object that you will be insured. Thus they will give recommendation in accordance with the needs and financial abilities you have.

Check whether the policy qualifies intensive taxOne of the benefits of using this insurance product is a guarantee for your children’s education and tax advantages, because the use of tax-free insurance that you can get an annual tax relief costs. Therefore, general insurance companies that offer these policies provide several requirements that must be fulfilled so that the applicant get a tax break. Among them:

1. Requests for Insurance Education Plan submitted by the legal parent legally.
2. Objects in the proposed insurance, in this case is your children, must qualify at a predetermined age, that is between the ages of 13 years to a maximum of 25 years.

My Child Insurance Plan That Work For Education And Life

With child insurance policies, you can see your children go about a stress-free high school education regardless of your financial status. It only requires good planning, dedication and consistency and you will end up saving enough cash to educate your kids. - See more at: http://www.lifeinvestmentinsurance.com/my-child-insurance-plan-that-work-for-education-and-life-no-stress/#sthash.Lb2V4Po6.dpuf

Get a good child insurance Plan for your child’s education through insurance education policy and enjoy the following benefits;

Discipline to save – A child insurance policy holder allocates a certain amount of cash every month towards the policy. It is through this dedicated and consistent allocation of cash that one realizes that he or she is in total control of his or her finances.

This creates a self-conscious effort whereby one then gets to control his or her expenditure and get to save cash in an aim of attaining certain goals which in this case is education for your children.

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Insurance Continuing Education Classes

Benson Financial Solutions is proud to have partnered with Web CE. In an effort to help insurance agents get the resources they need to flourish, we chose a North American industry leader for continuing education coursework. What makes these insurance-agent education materials so effective is their convenient coursework setup. Our self-study education model helps insurance agents get the education they need to renew state insurance licenses.

How It Works

Because the insurance industry is always changing, it is of the utmost importance for agents to stay well informed. To address these needs, Web CE and Benson Financial Solutions offer comprehensive materials designed to get you prepared for your license renewal. We have materials that are custom tailored around your state’s test. With a focus on making the renewal process easier, insurance agents everywhere can take comfort knowing they have somebody on their team, working to help them do their job.

Open Educational Resources

I spend a lot of time in the air, literally and figuratively. My work supporting school districts takes me across the country on a regular basis, meeting with leaders who are interested in bringing Project Based Learning to their school or district. Although our first conversations relate to their vision for making an instructional shift, the conversation quickly turns to the all-important “when and how?” questions. What are the first steps? Who should be trained and when? How should they decide?

On my 3rd flight across the United States in the last eight days, the farm fields on the ground far below inspire me. The planning, hard work, reliable tools, and perseverance a good farmer has to have to bring the crop to harvest is a good analogy to the work leaders in districts need to do to ensure a good harvest of well-educated students....

LIFE INSURANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES FOR ALL INSURANCE AGENTS

The Life Insurance continuing education classes offered online are streamlined and well devised to ensure that all insurance agents meet all the insurance CE requirements as set by the state to obtain or maintain their current licensing status. Life Insurance is the most profitable insurance product to many insurance companies and of course it is one of the most difficult products to sell owing to it long term care feature as well slightly high premiums that go into its policy. Definitely the insurance agents dealing with this product get better brokerage or commission in selling this product owing to its intricate complexities and high cost of premiums.

It is but imperative that insurance professionals dealing with this product have competent knowledge and skill in delivering persuasive and appealing sales pitch to sell Life insurance policies to people in the state. Life insurance continuing education classes are being conducted by majority of states either online or through classroom sessions to impart thorough knowledge on the rules, features, business plans, marketability and laws governing life insurance policies. This would definitely up skill the insurance professionals to answer any related queries by the general public without having to fumble for information.

It is mandatory that all licensed insurance agents, underwriters and brokers must complete a few courses in Insurance CE on an ongoing basis as the procedures, rules, principles, terms and conditions governing insurance policies tend to change periodically from location to location over a period of time. One has to be well aware of the necessary changes made and sell the insurance products as per the guidelines provided in the insurance continuing education classes. Nowadays insurance CE classes are provided online and as well as in classroom sessions. Alternatively you can also purchase insurance continuing education credits online if you prefer to work that way.

Proof That State-Mandated Financial Education Programs Work

There has been a long dispute over whether or not state-mandated financial education programs in high schools actually help improve financial literacy and overall financial health in adulthood. However, new research has emerged that provides consistent evidence that these programs are effective.

According to a report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), financial education is defined as, “A process of lifelong knowledge and skills development required to achieve financial literacy, mitigate financial risks, protect assets and ensure ongoing effective management of one’s savings, credit, debt, housing, and other resources to maximize financial well-being of individuals and society.” Recently, two new studies were released which prove that proactive financial education is key to a more financially literate America.

FINRA Investor Education Foundation Funded Study

A FINRA Investor Education Foundation funded study, State Financial Education Mandates: It’s All in the Implementation, conducted by Dr. Carly Urban of Montana State University and researchers from the Federal Reserve Board and the Center for Financial Security (CFS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, looked at three states: Georgia, Idaho, and Texas. These states previously had not mandated financial education in high school, but changed financial education mandates after the year 2000. CFS affiliates analyzed the credit scores of young adults starting at age 18 until they reached the age of 22 using the Equifax Risk Score that ranges from 280-850. The findings from those state mandates prove that carefully implementing a rigorous financial education program in high school can improve credit scores and lower the probability of delinquency for young adults.