Sentences with phrase «about transition»

@Aaron: 30 % is a high price, especially when publishers are already worried about the transition from physical to digital.

Within the landscape of intense debate about the transition and what we were losing or gaining as a result of it was one tangible example of a little - noticed but powerful feature that was unique to a technology and mode of communication in eclipse.

Only fair to note — no mention was made about a transition to BlackBerry 7 enabled devices but it's still a possibility, especially now that it seems Rovio and RIM have been working together plus there, is still Angry Farm for us all.

Derek Landy talks about his transition from writing film scripts to writing his first book, Skulduggery Pleasant, about a snappy dressing, razor - tongued ace detective, who happens to be a skeleton.

Malik himself mentioned in a statement on his own website that the site is unable to pay its creditors, and employees have tweeted about the transition to being paid by trustees.

The titles that Amazon will acquire from Avalon have not yet been converted to digital, so both parties are excited about the transition to ebook and the ability to make these titles available in the Kindle store.

It has large paragraphs of text about the transition from silent films and then a paragraph to summarize each year from 1930 to 1958 by mentioning major award - winning pictures and actors, major hits, hot newcomers, and deaths.

I agree with many of the others in that I would like to have heard more about her transition to the US via Texas.

Over the past year I have been blogging periodically about our transition to Responsive Web Design, which, according to Wikipedia, is «an approach to web design aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing and interaction experience — easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling — across a wide range of devices (from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones).»

We are after all still in the midst of that long talked about transition to a paperless society.

out of a RAM and was worried about the transition from a lot of space to a car, and so far not too bad.

But Ofsted's report last year on provision for the most able pupils and a recent survey by the watchdog on the effectiveness of the curriculum at Key Stage 3 gave Sir Michael «great cause for concern about the transition from primary to secondary education».

Sarah joined Flamboyan as a member of the operations team and is excited about her transition to the program design team.

What is really special about this transition is the opportunity to start new parent teacher relationships on the right track and set the tone for the rest of the year.

A recent review of family engagement programs concludes that «the existing studies, however, are clear that professional development for teachers about the transition process and time to plan and conduct transition activities would help many more preschool and kindergarten teachers to connect with parents and prepare young children to move to a new school.»

Have questions about Transition to Middle School Facilitator Training Spring 2018?

Click here to access slides from the webinars, which included some timelines and initial information about the transition from the framework of the No Child Left Behind Act to the new framework of ESSA.

I talked with Kevin recently about his transition to administration — the opportunities, challenges and areas of focus.

Now, Fariña's curriculum choices carry even higher stakes: Some educators and parents are already unhappy about the transition to the Common Core, and missteps early on could cost the new chancellor dearly.

«I've been scared about this transition time for a long long time.»

Other breakout sessions included best practices demonstrations from exemplary HIDOE and UH math instructors (including Barbara Dougherty, the new Director of CRDG), data about the Introduction to College Mathematics 12th grade transition course, and dissemination of statewide data to help inform decisions about transition points and course offerings.

We want to get parents in the habit of thinking about the transition at the second grade level so that they would have access to scholarship opportunities for anyone thinking about going into the private sector.

The primary complaint from teachers about the transition to the integrated math standards is that these standards have been implemented without adequate resources, training, or materials.

Carson, a nationally recognized educator with close to 20 years experience in public education, has been communicating with families about the transition and is in the process of hiring a new staff.

Even though the district had such a strong foundation in the sciences, during the summer of 2014 Dr. Bain was concerned about the transition to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Next Generation Science Standards.

As part of the discussion, we talked about my transition from a classroom teacher in New Zealand, my journey to Singapore and into leadership.

Ask teachers who are enthusiastic about the transition to opt - in to the process, and allow them to pilot the transition.

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This includes general requirements that support transitions from Early Head Start, specific requirements about transition planning, family collaborations, and collaboration between Early Head Start and Head Start, in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, respectively.

Film A Day in the Life Eases Sixth Graders» Fears Even after school tours and orientation programs, many students still worry about the transition from elementary to middle school.

Lisa describes the negative comments made to her by Nathan's primary headteacher about his transition into secondary school, stating that he would «never make it».

I was concerned about my transition back to the classroom.

Make sure you set aside time to chat with your child about the transition of starting school.

Any opposition is due largely to lack of information and concern about transition costs, similar to the skepticism surrounding proposals to invest a portion of Social Security funds in the market to improve long - term pension levels.

Kids at all levels are anxious about the transition.»

To find out more about the transition and what we can expect in the coming months, Usable Knowledge spoke with policy analyst Martin West, an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and editor - in - chief of Education Next.

Worried about his transition to kindergarten, the Laidleys kept their son in preschool for an extra year before sending him to his neighborhood elementary school.

IEP meetings for high school students need to be about transition.

However, Wilshaw expressed «great cause for concern about the transition from primary to secondary education» after Ofsted conducted a report and a recent survey analysing the effectiveness of the curriculum at Key Stage 3.

We interview Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug about his transition to tentpole filmmaking and his approach to rebooting the franchise.

Ringer editor - in - chief Sean Fennessey chats with Taika Waititi about his transition from small indie comedies in New Zealand to Marvel's big - budget superhero epic Thor: Ragnarok.

Its about the transition between the ages of man, and having run his course of power, must restart the cycle if he is to continue.

The Artist - A silent movie about the transition to talkies is a gimmicky path to Oscar glory, but when it's done this cleverly and magically, who can mind?

For all the minor quibbles about the transition of Stephen Lang's villain from hearing - impaired victim to near - superpowered badass, nothing gets in the way of the film's true intent: maximizing every possible variant on its inspired locked - room scenario.

If you can overlook the morally difficult subject matter, The Diary of a Teenage Girl is a provocative, candid and funny film about the transition from female adolescence to womanhood and, more importantly, the value of self - worth.

While her character happens to be trans, that is by no means the crux of the story, which is not a narrative about transition or coming out.

Made at the end of the»70s, it is a film about that transition between the era of support and love and the Me Generation of the»80s.

Siege movies are often about the transition from collective passivity (something happening to the characters) to activity (the characters making decisions about how to defend themselves).

It would have been far less «cinematic,» but a movie about the transition of Petit into senior citizenship would have been a doozy, too.

This even - handed biographical film about the transition of Michael Glatze from gay activist to heterosexual Christian pastor is an intentionally provocative work.