Garth is also the author of Collaborative Systems of Support: Learning for ALL with co-authors Tom Hierck and Chris Weber, Target -
Based Grading in Collaborative Teams: 13 Steps to Moving Beyond Standards with co-author Tom Hierck, and soon to be released, Grading for Impact: Raising Student Achievement through a Target - Based Assessment and Learning System with co-author Tom Hierck.
This organization helps educators implement standards -
based grading in every classroom through innovative assessment and feedback.
Naiku announces enhanced support for standards -
based grading in the latest release of the Naiku assessment software platform.
After spending the last three years implementing standards -
based grading in my high school math classroom, I have discovered seven solid reasons for replacing point - based grades with a standards - based system.
SPARK is applicable for teachers that use standards -
based grading in their classroom.
Not exact matches
Hastings, a former ninth
grade math teacher, bought the Bellevue, Washington -
based start - up for an undisclosed price
in April 2010.
Silvercorp Metals Inc. a Vancouver -
based company that explores, develops and acquires high -
grade silver
in China and Canada, distributed a press release on Sept. 2 saying that on Aug. 29 it received an anonymous letter (also sent to the Ontario Securities Commission) claiming there was a «potential $ 1.3 billion accounting fraud» at the company.
Home espresso machines are subject to derision from some coffee snobs, That's because most models «do a half - assed job,»
in the words of 30 - shots - a-day drinker Danny O'Neill, founder of Kansas City -
based coffee company The Roasterie (That's why he put professional
grade machines
in his kitchen and tree house.)
She needed to achieve all «A»
grades in the A-levels, a subject -
based prerequisite exam required by schools
in the United Kingdom.
PERILYA Limited has reported high -
grade intercepts on two of its
base metal tenements
in South Australia and Malaysia, with exploration underpinned by record gold production from its Fortnum underground gold mine
in Western Australia.
In its June qua...
PERTH -
BASED junior explorer Galley Gold Limited will spend $ 2 million hunting gold elephants
in Botswana, home of the natural pachyderm.After achieving high -
grade gold hits with its recent 55 hole RC drilling on the Mupane prospect, near the border...
A full line of active solvents, alcohols, ketones, and inorganic acids,
bases, and plating chemicals
in a variety of
grades
The Vancouver Board of Trade, representing thousands of businesses
in British Columbia, has assigned an overall
grade of «B +» to Economic Action Plan 2014,
based on strong progress towards a surplus budget and overall focus on fiscal prudence.
The
grade was determined by the Board of Trade's Government Budget and Finance Committee,
based on four key criteria — economic vision, spending management, tax competitiveness, and debt management — which were originally submitted to Finance Minister Bill Morneau
in December 2015.
Based on these criteria, the federal government would have received an A
grade since 2002 - 03, when it first included the «Financial Statement Discussion and Analysis» section
in the Public Accounts.
Fitch Ratings, confirming its BBB rating — the second - lowest investment
grade — and a stable outlook, said today the rating «would come under pressure» if there was no clear expectation of the Paris -
based company's ratio of adjusted net debt to earnings staying below 2.5 times
in the «medium» term.
Despite the Fed's 25
basis point rate hike, intermediate term investment
grade bonds (Corporates and Munis) still squeaked out positive returns
in Q1.
«The sale of RKT
in tandem with a widespread user -
base will help the GBX achieve its intention of becoming a world - leading, institutional -
grade token sale platform and cryptocurrency exchange,» Mr Cowan said.
And while principal value can fluctuate on an interim
basis as interest rates wax and wane, capital, at maturity — when one lends to investment
grade entities — is rarely
in peril.
In recent months, the yield on US corporate bonds, especially investment -
grade securities, is a little more than 100
basis points compared to the yield on government debt, dropping within striking distance of the lows seen post the 2008 financial crisis.
Payment21 is a swiss -
based and enterprise
grade digital currency processor allowing any marketplace to accept cryptocurrency
in compliance with AML - Laws.
And
in CMBS land, spreads on investment -
grade triple - B bonds surged by 158
basis points between May and June.
Hartford Schroders Tax - Aware Bond Fund uses a value - driven approach to seek total return on an after - tax
basis by investing
in a portfolio of predominantly investment
grade, fixed - income securities.
This is a market -
based estimate of the amount of fear
in the bond market Bass - rated bonds are the lowest quality bonds that are considered investment -
grade, rather than high - yield.
It is
based on the Bitcoin protocol but differs from Bitcoin
in that it can be efficiently mined with consumer -
grade hardware.»
These
grades are assigned
based on the breakdown of ingredients used, calorie count,
in addition to a comprehensive list of healthier food alternatives.
A team of seasoned professionals with expertise
in investment banking, stock exchange infrastructure development, and business development under the leadership of its Netherlands -
based CEO Matthijs Johan Lek has launched the first of its kind hybrid cryptocurrency exchange platform.Qurrex has integrated industrial -
grade infrastructure of traditional stock exchanges with decentralized blockchain network and was initiated
in November 2016.
It offers a proxy for direct investment
in institutional
grade commercial property with its attractive yield
based characteristics for the majority of the institutional and private investor universe which, until now, has not had a mechanism to benefit from the asset class.
The Markit iTraxx Crossover index of swaps tied to companies deemed non-investment
grade has risen over 20
basis points
in the same period to 254
basis points.
Miyabi Blockchain TechnologyThe name «miyabi» was first coined between the 9th to 12th centuries by Japanese aristocrats to refer to the theme of elegance and refinement.According to Ringwelski, bitFlyer's miyabi blockchain platform is the fastest
in the world: «
Based on our research, «miyabi» is the fastest enterprise -
grade blockchain technology, delivering 1,500 - 2,000 transactions per second on average, and
in some cases, even faster,» Ringwelski said.Their processing speed of 1,500 to 2,000 transactions per second compares with Bitcoin's two transactions per second and Ethereum's seven transactions per second.
Erlend: Yeah of course and when you do them on a daily
basis, you using the power of compounding as well, so yes, you get trained, you get like a bit rule about it and I found the same
in my life it is like sort of habits, like
in grading habits into my life that are positive and when I started doing it, I kind of found that oh shit like if I am the way, wait a minute, if I want to do all these habits, I will not have any time for any of the negative stuff that's kind of.
We do think that the new form of «discovery»
in the current economic environment going forward won't be
based on high
grade resources, but will be
based on technologies that lower production costs.
Miyabi Blockchain TechnologyThe name «miyabi» was first coined between the 9th to 12th centuries by Japanese aristocrats to refer to the theme of elegance and refinement.According to Ringwelski, bitFlyer's miyabi blockchain platform is the fastest
in the world: «
Based on our research, «miyabi» is the fastest enterprise -
grade blockchain technology, delivering 1,500 — 2,000 transactions per second on average, and
in some cases, even faster,» Ringwelski said.Their processing speed of 1,500 to 2,000 transactions per second compares with Bitcoin's two transactions per second and Ethereum's seven transactions per second.
When I was
in first
grade, teachers assigned students to reading groups
based on how well they could read.
In his new autobiography, An American Son, available Tuesday, the Florida Republican candidly discusses the three years he spent as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints and lauds the Utah -
based faith for helping his Cuban - immigrant mother and him when they moved from Miami to Las Vegas when he was a
grade - schooler.
A poet writing
in the twentieth century A.D. may be a puny figure compared with the titanic stature of a Greek dramatist five centuries before Christ, and ethical insight can not be
graded on the
basis of the calendar.
My friend Steve who is both could tell you that we do not have a relationship
based in hate (I have known him since
grade school).
Therefore, a
grade of plus 3 meant that one had scored 15 percent above one's
base grade, and students had to score an average of plus 2
in order to graduate.
You can check out your favorite stores on BetterWorldShopper.org (they have an app, too, if you want to check it on the go) where they
grade companies A-F (just like
in school)
based upon 5 issues: human rights, environment, animal protection, community involvement and social justice.
God's Not Dead, the tale of a college professor who
grades his students
based on whether they'll write «God is dead»
in their notebooks, is not an example of high quality movie making.
However, Whitehead does not believe there is any evidence for simple repetition
based upon strict conformation from occasion to occasion, even
in low -
grade enduring objects (PR 285).
In addition to the ways other Angus beef is
graded the Certified Angus Beef ® brand must pass the brand's 10 science -
based specifications for quality.
Provena is the expert
in oats -
based, gluten free cereals, flours and baking solutions — using some of the purest and highest
grade of oats
in the world.
Interesting enough, kidney specialists working with acid -
base balance now recognize that most Americans, as they age, live
in chronic, low —
grade metabolic acidosis.
Traditionally, a poke bowl is a Hawaiian
based dish featuring diced sushi
grade tuna marinated
in soy and sesame, but poke has evolved into an explosion of styles and ingredients.
* Taste
grading is
based on a subjective scale, factoring
in palatability, flavor and variety of foods used *
Barry Callebaut has been purchasing 100 % of Biolands's top -
grade cocoa since 2000 and acquired a 49 % stake
in Tanzanian -
based Biolands International
in 2008.
«Kerry Agribusiness is proud of its strong dairy heritage and through ongoing engagement with our milk suppliers will ensure the adoption of best practice initiatives, to support our grass -
based, sustainable and premium -
grade milk production and
in doing so secure the viability of present and future generations.»
Barry Callebaut has been purchasing 100 % of Biolands» top -
grade cocoa since 2000 and acquired a 49 % stake
in Tanzanian -
based Biolands International
in 2008.
The approval was granted for the use of the plant
based protein as a high quality, allergen - friendly protein
in food
grade products as both replacements for, and
in conjunction with, soy and whey protein.