Sentences with phrase «about the math required»

They then discuss the learning objectives and dive into a conversation about the math required before starting to teach a lesson.

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With one of the largest workforces in the world, its research showed that only about half of AT&T's 250,000 employees had the necessary science, technology, engineering and math skills the company required.

Of those Natives who did enter college with the intent of majoring in STEM, many eventually dropped out of college or changed their minds about pursuing STEM careers because they didn't think they could pass the required math courses.

Improving this situation, others emphasize, will require fundamental cultural changes in the way we think about math, science, and gender.

I have always felt the same way about certain subjects like history — that they require memorization of names and dates — whereas, math and physics problems can often be solved using only the information presented, as long as you understand the rules.

Classroom display that teaches students about the maths skills required for GCSE science according to the new specification.

These real - world problems also require that a student think critically about which math skill to apply based on the current situation.

Today we live in an increasingly global world requiring educators not only to teach children about math and science, but also how to be citizens of the world, according to Peter Senge, Society for Organizational Learning (SoL) research member and MIT senior lecturer.

That law, passed in 2001, required that every state have a federally approved plan under which every child would be proficient in math and reading by 2014 — in other words, by right about now.

This math lesson for middle schoolers requires a math teacher to «engage students in a class discussion about whether or not they feel the results of» the 2000 presidential election were ««fair.»»

Among those programs, only 23 percent required principal candidates to learn about the development of children's and adolescents» math skills.

From the embarrassment of approving abysmally low — and Plessy v. Ferguson - like — proficiency targets (including that for Virginia, which had only required districts to ensure that 57 percent of black students and 65 percent of Latino peers were proficient in math by 2016 - 2017), to complaints from House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Minority Member George Miller and civil rights - based reformers about how the administration allowed states such as South Dakota to count General Education Development certificates in their graduation rate calculations (and minimize graduation rates as a factor in accountability measures), the administration finds itself contending with complaints from civil rights - based reformers as well as from centrist Democrats finally acknowledging the high cost of their push for revamping No Child at any cost.

Two publications that provide some suggestions about the content required for effective math instruction include the 2001 National Research Council study Adding it Up: Helping Learning Mathematics (Kilpatrick, Swafford, & Findell), as well as the 2008 National Math Advisory Panel (NMAP) report.

When the required screening assessments have been conducted, the report will provide information about each student's accuracy, automaticity, broad, and (in the case of math) procedural skills.

«As math has become more about talking, arguing and writing, it's beginning to require these kinds of cultural resources that depend on something besides school,» said Deborah L. Ball, dean of the school of education at the University of Michigan.

Although No Child Left Behind is full of rhetoric about the importance of character education and supportive learning environments, it only requires accountability systems to measure reading, math, physical violence, and (recently) science scores.

Instead, spending their time developing performance tasks — for example, in - depth writing tasks that require synthesizing information from multiple texts, or real - world application problems in math — can be useful professional development, as it gives them a way to learn about the standards and think about the most complex and demanding aspects of the Common Core.

Only about 46 percent of children aged three through six in families below the federal poverty line are enrolled in center - based early childhood programming, compared to 72 percent of children in families above the federal poverty line.1 Poor children are about 25 percent less likely to be ready for school at age five than children who are not poor.2 Once in school, these children lag behind their better - off peers in reading and math, are less likely to be enrolled in college preparatory coursework, less likely to graduate, and over 10 percent more likely to require remediation if they attend a four - year post-secondary institution.3 All of these issues compound one another to create a cycle of low opportunity: children in poverty are less likely to achieve high educational attainment, and low educational attainment leads to lower median weekly earnings and higher rates of unemployment.

The positive news about graduation rates was coupled with continued upward trends in scores on the state's High School Proficiency Assessments (HSPA), the required exit exam in language arts and math given to all juniors.

During the session, participants will learn about the overarching priorities of the new math standards and the major instruction shifts these standards require.

Given that only about one - third of eighth graders in the US are proficient in math, and that over 60 % of community college students are required to enroll in developmental math courses, it seems clear that our current practices are not improving student thinking and problem - solving ability in mathematics.

The math standards require first graders to be able to» [o] rganize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.»

Pupils reaching the required standard in English and maths SATs increased by about 15 per cent from 2011 to 2015.

So a quick math gets us at a grand total of about $ 58,000 for the entire LB Works aero kit with exhaust, suspension, wheels and tires... but without the donor car, which in this case is a $ 400,000 Lamborghini Aventador LP700 - 4, and the required paint and fitment... and trust me, fitting an LB Works wide finder kit onto an Aventador isn't for the faint hearted... it involves actually cutting into all four wheel arches with an angle grinder.

A math major, for example, can not get excited about a term paper in a required sociology class.

In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think that doing the basic analysis is so easy that it ought to be required of anyone who wants to be taken seriously in a discussion of climate in which math, data, and science are involved.

Although this job seems more like a computing and math - related job, you will be required to do more research and learn about the current government policies and laws in order to ensure correct and proper documentation of assets.

Required Qualifications * Must be at least 16 years of age * Licensure requirements vary by state * Attention and Focus o The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted * Customer Service Orientation o Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner o Notice and understand customers» reactions, and respond appropriately * Communication Skills o Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues o Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times * Mathematical Reasoning o The ability to use math to solve a problem, such as calculating day's supply of a prescription * Problem Resolution o Is able to judge when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem o Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time * Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another * Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm * Extending hand (s) and arm (s) in any direction * Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist * Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles * Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately * Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication * Visual Acuity: o The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts * Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and / or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting * Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician * PTCB National Certification Education * High School diploma or equivalent (preferred) Business Overview CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in tRequired Qualifications * Must be at least 16 years of age * Licensure requirements vary by state * Attention and Focus o The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted * Customer Service Orientation o Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner o Notice and understand customers» reactions, and respond appropriately * Communication Skills o Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues o Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times * Mathematical Reasoning o The ability to use math to solve a problem, such as calculating day's supply of a prescription * Problem Resolution o Is able to judge when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem o Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time * Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another * Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm * Extending hand (s) and arm (s) in any direction * Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist * Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles * Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately * Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication * Visual Acuity: o The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts * Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and / or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting * Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician * PTCB National Certification Education * High School diploma or equivalent (preferred) Business Overview CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in trequired to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts * Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and / or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and / or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting * Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician * PTCB National Certification Education * High School diploma or equivalent (preferred) Business Overview CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S..

The typical medical assistant certificate program lasts about one year and offers instruction in medical terminology, anatomy, math, science, first aid, insurance procedures and pharmacology, along with requiring laboratory coursework.

When Plato wrote about education in The Republic, he proposed a holistic curriculum that requires a balance of training in physical education, the arts, math, science, character, and moral judgment.