Sentences with phrase «builds upon standards»

Under the legislation, which builds upon standards already on the books, California will need to generate half of its electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind by 2030.

The model builds upon the standard Cobb - Douglas approach used in climate change economics in two ways.

All districts will be built upon a standard open - source framework, d0xINFRA.

Not exact matches

Full credit must be given to St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 - 74), who, building upon the work of his teacher Albertus, constructed such a magnificent synthesis of traditional Christian doctrine and of the new knowledge that it became the standard expression of Christian doctrine for the Roman Catholic Church up until the present day.

Where extension theology can exceed the standard approach in experience - gathering lies in the whole person approach; since students remain in their usual life context and work in their church during the week, the things that happen to them can be continually built upon in the study time and brought into the discussions.

This standard will build upon the best elements of the current SAN and UTZ standards for sustainable agriculture, with insight from a range of stakeholders.

Together with our network of qualified physicians, affiliated academic institutions and hospitals, and dedicated community partners we continue to build upon our rich tradition of health care innovation, leadership, charity and the highest standard of care and service for all.

Allowing the imposition of a wide range of British standards on both locally established UK operators and operators based in other suitable jurisdictions, our proposal is built upon an approach that has already proven successful in financial services regulation within the EU.

«These new standards will help root out unacceptable behavior and build upon the landmark reforms put into place at state prisons, creating a consistent level of quality and fairness at all facilities across New York.»

«John's work has touched upon many of the major issues impacting on our industry and the wider built environment, including technical standards, building regulations, energy efficiency, sustainability, and BIM, to name just a few.

The overarching goal of the expansion project is to make modifications and expand upon the 58 - year - old auditorium in order to elevate the building to 21st - century standards.

HD - MAC built upon this research and in 1986 a European directive made MAC the standard for European direct broadcast satellites because it would then be easier for broadcasters and consumers to move on to HD - MAC.

They also built two control structures: a unidirectional, meaning the layers were placed directly on top and parallel to each other, and a quasi-isotropic, the standard used in the aerospace industry, which has alternating layers stacked upon each other in an orientation of 0 degrees (first layer), -45 degrees (second layer), +45 degrees (third layer), 90 degrees (fourth layer) and so on.

(F) Any other requirements, standards, checklists, or rating systems for green building or sustainability as the Secretary may identify and adopt by regulation, as may be necessary for purposes of this paragraph, except that the Secretary shall make a determination regarding whether to adopt and apply any such requirements, standards, checklist, or rating system for purposes of this section not later than the expiration of the 180 - day period beginning upon date of receipt of any written request, made in such form as the Secretary shall provide, for such adoption and application.

Laland says that ESS doesn't totally junk standard evolutionary theory, but instead builds upon it by adding a few new twists.

Collaborate with universities to build instruments for national telescopes with agreed - upon and clearly documented technical standards.

The students» project has been submitted into the Registry of Standard Biological Parts, so researchers from around the world can access the data and potentially build upon the work they did this year.

A diet built upon mainly fruits and vegetables is abundant in fiber and supplies much more fiber than the Standard Western Diet.

The diet built upon mainly fruits and vegetables is abundant in fiber and supplies significantly more fiber than the Standard Western Diet.

High Reading teacher, explained this «Big Picture» framework perfectly when she said, «The idea that each standard builds upon what they should have learned in the previous year allows me to really push my students to think more critically.

They provide a broad outline upon which a curriculum needs to be built, but it's the curriculum, and not the standards, that should drive daily practice in the classroom.

The next course is even better, building upon the previous, and after a few cycles, your older courses are not up to the standard of your new courses.

Approved Document B of the Building Regulations states that: «Since the fire performance of a product, component or structure is dependent upon satisfactory site installation and maintenance, independent schemes of certification and registration of installers will provide confidence in the appropriate standard of workmanship being provided.»

Cobb County Schools describe the Common Core State Standards as a way to build upon the strength of current standards to boost the competitive advantage of American students, who for the first time will have the opportunity to meet the academic standards set by top - performing countries.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

The Profiles builds upon the Principal Standard to describe the actions of effective school leaders, depending on their context, career stage and capabilities.

Following the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the PED launched NMRISING, a statewide initiative to inform the development of New Mexico's state plan7 and build upon the momentum of recent student success.8 The plan reinforces the PED's commitment to robust CCR standards and assessments, meaningful school accountability, a commitment to ensure that all students are served by excellent educators, and dynamic strategies for turning around the state's struggling schools.

The Leadership Profiles build upon the Australian Professional Standard for Principals by describing the role of principals in greater detail.

«Because our teachers provided input, we're hoping this is a seamless transition to the more rigorous standards that they can build upon,» he said.

The latest edition of the National Association of State Boards of Education's journal, The State Education Standard, focuses on equity and ESSA by looking at ways states can build upon their ESSA plans to ensure all students receive an excellent education.

Teachers can look at these standards to figure out the skills their students should have, then build their strategies and lessons upon that.

The effort, in turn, builds upon the decades - long efforts of standards and accountability activists within the school reform movement — including conservative outfits such as the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and its president, Checker Finn — to improve the quality of curricula in schools; this began in the 1970s with the work of southern governors and chambers of commerce, accelerated during the Eighties with the Reagan administration's release of A Nation at Risk, and supported by Ronald Reagan's successor, George Bush, during his tenure as president.

Dr. Stotsky, in a 2011 press conference in Montgomery, advised Alabama to continue with its standards upon which success was building instead of adopting the unproven and flawed common core regimen.

There are other proven sound standard sets upon which to build.

NOW that the district has come to an agreed - upon set of learning standards, aligned to the CCSS or state standards, scaffolded, based on how children best learn and vertically articulated between grade levels, the district can legitimately begin the task of building a system to ensure those learning expectations are the basis for all curriculum, instruction and assessment within the district.

Aligned with college and work expectations; Clear, understandable and consistent; Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high - order skills; Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards; Informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and Evidence - based.

He suggested that while authorizing standards are vital to charter success (NACSA rates each state and provides an index score to quantify the effectiveness of their authorization process), the strength of the charter movement is built upon the idea that creativity, flexibility, and originality to meet the educational needs of diverse learners should continue to define the charter movement.

After an overview of the general structure of the Common Core standards for high school mathematics, we consider each conceptual category in turn to examine how the standards it contains build upon and extend the skills students have acquired in earlier grades.

In this session, you will reconnect with and build upon your understanding of the big ideas in OST program quality by learning about the stories (big ideas) behind the Council on Accreditation's updated afterschool and youth development standards and will leverage that knowledge to think about how you tell your program's quality story to your partners.

In a junior high school setting (Sarroub et al, 1997a, 1997b), they found that the activities, which focused on building a consequential English language arts portfolio based upon new state standards, and the school - university collaboration itself influenced teacher learning and the evolution of roles played by the teachers in the effort.

• The standards for each grade build upon what is learned in the previous grade.

Professional teaching standards (such as INTASC) and student academic standards (such as the Common Core State Standards) should be the foundation upon which professional practice is built.

Teaching & Learning Our curriculum, instructional methods, and assessment tools are built upon Maine's system of standards for student learning.

Building upon the Bush legacy of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Race to the Top (RTTT) incentivized states to adopt new college - and career - readiness standards (often discussed by the general public using the umbrella term of «Common Core»).

«The Board Examination Consortium announced today by the National Center on Education and the Economy represents a bold, imaginative effort to design and implement a large - scale assessment system that will promote student achievement by building upon world - class standards of teaching, learning, and educational measurement.

Content instruction at the high school level typically emphasizes alignment with state standards rather than building upon individual students» skills and gaps.

The program built upon and extended the North Carolina Standard Course of Study through rigorous concept - based integrated learning tasks and a research - based thinking skills program.

When the USDE issued the final regulations, it stated that it was building upon the flexibility that was already available under federal Title I regulations, which allow states to develop alternative academic achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

We have found little further research that builds upon and extends these early studies in the evolving context of state education policies and standards - based reform.

The rigorous Common Core standards for each grade build upon what has been learned in the previous grade — therefore, a student must meet the expectations of one grade in order to be able to understand the next.