Sentences with phrase «concentrated time»

Schools with a history of low test scores spend concentrated time on test prep; schools with traditionally high test scores do not spend time on test prep.

It's bound to happen if you're spending such concentrated time with someone.

Just ten minutes of concentrated time is a great start.

One reason the ritual of shaking hands after worship seems indispensable is easy to identify: it is an intensely concentrated time of interaction.

It took some very concentrated time but I found the guide to be easy to understand and follow.

This is the one you should concentrate your time on improving.

Others dread it after having concentrated time with their baby at home.

You enter into it, and you are into a world of concentrated time.

But spending a bit of concentrated time in order to get sleep back on track will pay off in the long run — within a matter of days, everyone will be back to normal.

It's true — everybody squabbles with their partner on holiday — it's inevitable when you're spending such concentrated time with someone.

Two new programs offer recent Pew Fellows the opportunity for concentrated time, away from Philadelphia, to devote to their creative practice:

I've found that the site visit is also powerful because of the opportunity to hear from students and teachers, interact with colleagues from other districts, and to spend concentrated time with one's own colleagues.

In this program, the trainee spends additional year (s) pursuing a master's or PhD degree, or concentrated time training in a lab or with a clinical researcher.

Considering that research suggests that it takes around 50 hours on a single CPD topic to make a sustainable change in practice but that teachers have to use this limited time for lots of CPD topics, there is really no surprise that research suggests that teachers barely improve their teaching after the first three years on the job — everything becomes habitual and automated and these habits are impossible to shift without concentrated time and effort.

I spent the last day working on my Amazon Kindle 2 review and while I spent so much concentrated time with my new ebook reader (now my 3rd dedicated device for reading ebooks) I finally realized that a dedicated device for ebook reading is the preferred method for reading electronic books.

Habitat for Cats [HFC] changed its focus so as to better concentrate its time and efforts to a more effective goal: spaying / neutering feral cats to overcome the feral cat overpopulation in our area.

Ampat offers so much to see, with each region holding it's own little secrets, it seems a shame to only concentrate your time in one area.

These trips operate in and out of Labuan Bajo in Flores - the jump - off point for diving Komodo so you can concentrate all your time where the real action is and visit the dragons and islands for a taste of adventure on the Bidadari.

Unexchangeable, drawn mostly from the collections of Belgian collectors and gallerists, takes us back to the turn of the last years of the 80s and early 90s, to revisit the question of appropriation, originality and authenticity — key debates of the time, but this vividly concentrated time - warp of a show is an important reminder that these questions still demand continued attention.

Although Fellowships are unrestricted, Fellows are expected to devote concentrated time to their work during the term of the Fellowship and engage in activities that further their artistic growth.

«It appears that exposing customers to some mechanism, such as dynamic pricing, special tariffs, or managed charging, that would reduce charging over a higher - demand, concentrated time period, might help self - regulate the potential problem of price impacts from PEV charging.»

Ed was winding down what would be his second - to - last tour in the Air Force and Dar was ready for more concentrated time with their three children after 13 years in a marketing career, where she spent much of her time in Europe and Asia.

This change will allow me to concentrate my time on expanding the Bitcoin user - base and fully support the work of the strongest Bitcoin company, BitPay.

It's true — everybody squabbles with their partner on vacation — it's inevitable when you're spending such concentrated time with someone.

When we spend a lot of concentrated time with someone we've just met, we develop a false sense of intimacy and connectedness — which often leads to feeling deeply invested in a person before we've gotten to know them.

This solo treatment for a few is a nice gift from curator Ann Temkin, giving visitors the chance to spend concentrated time with a handful of geniuses whose best work can inspire feelings of religious awe.

The point is that if you really want to generate meaningful and interesting results, you need to concentrate your time on the limited number of tasks that will return the biggest payoff rather than just spreading your time around on tasks in a way that you get nothing valuable done in the end.

«Concentrating your time and dollars can bring impact to your giving,» said Norley of Fidelity Charitable.

This change will allow me to concentrate my time on expanding the

«I have been concentrating my time on my family and on my job as Mayor.

Another mistake that I have seen is blasting a program with proposals — that is, some people submit three weak proposals to a program instead of concentrating their time and writing one strong proposal.

I am someone who has come to concentrate my time and talents on «Being of Service» to others — and supporting several charitable / humanitarian organizations.

It was a wide - ranging conversation, that took in what it was like for Chastain and Bening to recently be part of high - profile film festival juries and the impression they got from watching so many films in such a concentrated time, the added responsibilities of portraying real - life people and events, and also the knowledge they all have of what their work can mean in a broader context.

When pressed to describe why the tutor corps helps Match get the results it does, Match leaders point to this concentrated time with adults and the relationships that develop from that time.

«Deb's strength is that she can dedicate her whole time to [timetabling], whereas my time is often pulled in lots of different directions, and I might not get the concentrated time that she can put in,» Dr Mangan said.

To best achieve that outcome there are significant benefits that come from «sticking to the knitting», concentrating time on that which is done best and contracting the rest out to other experts.

This position allows faculty members committed to promoting high - quality policy surrounding educational leadership to have a high and multiplying impact in a concentrated time frame.

In the PBS News Hour video below, Will Miller from Wallace Foundation says, «The most important thing from what the research tells us is that the principal needs to concentrate their time on improving instruction in the classroom, because that's the thing that makes the most difference for the kids.»

The benefit of microlearning is that it gives learners more flexibility around when they complete it, as it doesn't require a concentrated time commitment.

I offered to add in some concentrated times tables worksheets into his worksheet queue, even though we had moved beyond that stage in the curriculum, but he said, «No thank you, Caroline.

This translates to teachers being able to precisely identify the conceptual and procedural knowledge and skills in mathematics, English language arts, and science that students are expected to learn; teach those skills directly and clearly; and provide opportunities for students to have concentrated time and instruction to master the skills.

Breaking the «rules» and concentrating your time and effort on writing a truly remarkable novel or on creating a huge, engaged twitter following might work better for you in reaching readers.

Instead, he advises, «concentrate your time and attention on major, structural issues, rather than cosmetic ones.»

You'll have to concentrate every time you surf on your common mistakes until it becomes automatic, after you've fixed the problem you can adjust you other mistakes to become better and better every time.

The programme and the IMMA staff offered me unwavering support and concentrated time to address new ideas and conceptual saplings pushing up in my practice.

He says that he enjoys the commonality and shared passion of baking and the «concentrated time» spent with people who love the activity as much as he does.