Sentences with phrase «assess observation systems»

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The budget also created a new teacher evaluation system that relies on a mix of in - classroom observation and at least one standardized test to assess performance.

With more than 300 instrument systems providing ground - based climate observations, ARM relies heavily on instrument scientists and engineers known as instrument mentors for calibrating and assessing the status of the instruments.

With enough information, the system can assess how an audience is reacting to a movie so accurately that it can predict an individual's responses based on just a few minutes of observation, says Disney research scientist Peter Carr.

The authors point out that the Cincinnati system of evaluation is different from the standard practice in place in most American school districts, where perfunctory evaluations assign the vast majority of teachers «satisfactory» ratings, leading many to «characterize classroom observation as a hopelessly flawed approach to assessing teacher effectiveness.»

In the 2000 — 01 school year, Cincinnati launched the Teacher Evaluation System (TES) in which teachers» performance in and out of the classroom is assessed through classroom observations and a review of work products.

To assess this broad array, an evaluation system might leverage classroom observations, tests and school records, as well as surveys of students, other teachers, and administrators.

Culture and Collaboration Collaborate effectively and meet frequently with the MWA Division Directors, Associate School Directors, Deans of Students, Lead Teachers, Content Leads, the other divisional DCI, and MWAS team members to successfully build capacity of Teaching Faculty and Teacher Interns Work with the Data and Assessment team to compile, analyze, and respond to data on the school's schoolwide data management and assessment systems, including oversight and implementation of the schoolwide Benchmark Assessment system Through informal observations, formal observations, and other qualitative measures, utilize approved tools and matrices to assess faculty adherence and fidelity to efficacy and growth mindset instructional practices, data - informed instructional lesson planning and practices, and cultural competence practices in working with students, faculty and families Work closely with the Director of Teacher Residency to support and inform MWA Teacher Residents with the necessary entry - level skills expected of MWA teachers; this includes working with and supporting the Mentor Teachers assigned to Teacher Residents Supervise and support New Teacher Induction Program Mentor teachers towards helping new - to - the - profession teachers in «clearing» their credential and meeting state mandates for certification; this includes support for all intern teachers Develop and maintain positive relationships with various internal & external stakeholders including administrative colleagues, parents, students, teaching faculty, support and intervention staff members, and board members

Teacher observation systems, which are increasingly used to measure teacher effectiveness, also tend to vary in how they assess teachers in meeting the needs of English language learner students.

the 1.5 to 2 m observations of minimum temperatures that are used as part of the analysis to assess climate system heat changes (e.g., such as used to construct Figure SPM - 3 of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [2007] and of Parker [2004, 2006] study) lead to a greater long term temperature trend than would be found if higher heights within the surface boundary layer were used.

ERA - 15 would be useful in assessing observing system variability and the benefits of observation data set «cleansing» / improvement that were brought about from the initial comparisons of older obs to modern models in the pioneering reanalyses (NCEP / NCAR I NCEP / DOE II and ERA - 15).

Requires the Climate Service Program to: (1) analyze the effects of weather and climate on communities; (2) carry out observations, data collection, and monitoring of atmospheric and oceanic conditions; (3) provide information and technical support to governmental efforts to assess and respond to climate variability and change; (4) develop systems for the management and dissemination of data; (5) conduct research to improve forecasting and understanding of weather and climate variability and change and its effects on communities; and (6) develop tools to facilitate the use of climate information by local and regional stakeholders.

«The assessment is supported additionally by a complementary analysis in which the parameters of an Earth System Model of Intermediate Complexity (EMIC) were constrained using observations of near - surface temperature and ocean heat content, as well as prior information on the magnitudes of forcings, and which concluded that GHGs have caused 0.6 °C to 1.1 °C (5 to 95 % uncertainty) warming since the mid-20th century (Huber and Knutti, 2011); an analysis by Wigley and Santer (2013), who used an energy balance model and RF and climate sensitivity estimates from AR4, and they concluded that there was about a 93 % chance that GHGs caused a warming greater than observed over the 1950 — 2005 period; and earlier detection and attribution studies assessed in the AR4 (Hegerl et al., 2007b).»

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a Nobel Prize - winning scientific body tasked by the United Nations with assessing the risk of human - caused climate change, «An increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system....

Formal detection and attribution (Section 9.1.2) uses objective statistical tests to assess whether observations contain evidence of the expected responses to external forcing that is distinct from variation generated within the climate system (internal variability).

The Dyadic Parent - Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) is a structured behavior observation system developed to assess the frequency and quality of parent and child behaviors during a structured dyadic interaSystem (DPICS) is a structured behavior observation system developed to assess the frequency and quality of parent and child behaviors during a structured dyadic interasystem developed to assess the frequency and quality of parent and child behaviors during a structured dyadic interaction.

For early childhood programs, learn how to assess and improve your program - wide PBIS system through a review of documents, classroom observations, and interviews

Bethesda, MD, October 20, 2011 — Teaching Strategies is pleased to announce that its observation - based assessment system, Teaching Strategies GOLD ®, is being used to assess incoming kindergarten children in Washington state as part of the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) program.