Sentences with phrase «core areas such»

Below, we illustrate key differences between learning focused on personalized mastery vs. a more traditional approach to education, specifically in core areas such as school culture, learning continuum, learning pace, instruction, assessment and grading policies.

Color indicators organizing ventures into core areas such as assessment tools, data systems, online instruction, games, professional development, and performance systems

Not exact matches

Analysts point to three main therapeutic areas — cancer, central nervous system disorders (such as Alzheimer's, depression and pain), and cardiovascular disease — as core strengths of Canada's biopharmaceutical research industry.

One bright spot, he said: «The U.S. retains its core strengths in a number of important areas such as university education, innovation, and entrepreneurship, which means that we have the resources to reverse this trend.»

But the density of the core areas and the expense of owning and driving cars in Old Europe cities such as Zurich have contributed to this success.

This area covers policies and regulations, such as prudential or consumer regulations, as well as technology and other competitive pressures affecting the financial services industry, financial markets and the financial system as a whole, and their ability to effectively perform their core economic functions.

Oil sands development is a matter of provincial government policy: in a government policy paper (the Mineable Oil Sands Strategy) issued a few years ago (and since recalled), the core area of the oil sands resources in Alberta was designated a «sacrifice zone», within which it was acknowledged that significant and irreversible environmental impact would be permitted to occur, to enable the realization of the significant economic benefits such development promised.

Melding the category strengths and bestselling authors of both imprints, TarcherPerigee's core publishing areas include: Self - improvement (such as the runaway successes Start Where You Are by Meera Patel, The Power of Kindness by Piero Ferrucci, Attached by Dr. Amir Levine, and A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley); Creativity (including interactive books like Adam J. Kurtz's 1 Page at a Time and Me, You, Us by Lisa Currie as well as the multi-million-copy bestsellers Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards and The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron); Parenting (the New York Times bestseller Brainstorm by Dr. Daniel Siegel, Carol Kranowitz's go - to guide The Out - of - Sync Child, and Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham); Spirituality (including bestselling titles like Transcendence by Dr. Norman Rosenthal, Goldie Hawn's 10 Mindful Minutes, The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes, and I Am the Word by Paul Selig); and Gift / Inspiration (such as the Wall Street Journal bestseller Chasers of the Light by Tyler Knott Gregson, the New York Times bestseller Catification by Jackson Galaxy and the James Beard Award - winner Imbibe by David Wondrich).

Electorally, Labour also stands to lose most from pursuing such a xenophobic line as it will alienate ethnic minority voters who are a major component of the most deprived sections of the working class, and are a core constituency of its support in most metropolitan areas.

Certainly, there are areas in which the party has struggled to break through, such as Greater London, Scotland and the central cores of England's big cities, but UKIP's mission to displace the Liberal Democrats as the UK's third party is now well advanced.

There was, however, a decline in the number of pupils taking core subjects such as geography and history and modern languages, and a marked rise in the number of non - academic / vocational qualifications being taken, particularly by pupils from the poorest backgrounds or those attending schools in disadvantaged areas.

Join a core business area — such as Environmental Protection or Water Management — at a policy (Head Office) or operational (field - based) level

The CBM now forms the core of the new Kavli Institute at Trondheim, which was inaugurated in August 2007 and where research continues on grid cells, as well as areas such as understanding the role of the hippocampus in shaping memory.

Secondly, orchid bees use only one core area extensively but have an extremely large periphery which they visit to gather rare resources, such as floral fragrances.

The company's strategy is to expand the business into the life sciences arena, where nanotechnology and biotechnology intersect This involves the combination of core technologies in areas such as low temperature, high magnetic field and ultra-high vacuum environments; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; X-ray, electron, laser and optical based metrology; atomic force microscopy; optical imaging; advanced growth, deposition and etching.

But I would concentrate on doing core exercises such as planks to strengthen this area and help with posture.

HOMEMADE FRUIT LEATHER Take any desired ripe fruit (apricots, pears, peaches, apples, berries, plums, grapes, etc.), peel only when necessary (such as in pineapple and banana), wash, cut out any bruised areas and remove any pits, stems, or cores, then cut into chunks.

It helps to strengthen both your legs individually, and to help balance and center the core areas of your body such as your trunk, pelvis, and scapulae.

Global Personals is now focusing on its core White Label Dating platform together with its B2B partners and stopped «non-core operations» in areas such as gaming and acquisition investment on its B2C site portfolio.

While the transcript is still in its infancy, organizers say it will resemble a website that each school will be able customize by choosing from a menu of skills like critical thinking, creativity, and self - directed learning, along with core content areas such as algebraic reasoning.

Wright continued: «Despite the pressure for schools to achieve in core subjects, schools must be encouraged to maintain their investment in curriculum areas such as physical education, which certainly in the early years, requires well designed play equipment.»

Such programs seem to encourage teachers to focus their work efforts on the areas of student performance that are being measured — primarily the core academic areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and reading.

Furthermore, new evidence is emerging to demonstrate that LOtC can raise attainment across all areas of the curriculum including core subject areas such as english, maths and science.

Fortunately, educators have many instructional tools that can differentiate these core areas of instruction, such as these 50 + social media tools, which set the stage for students to respond through the next three DI elements in this series:

Key areas which will be monitored are high entries for qualifications that are not core subjects; double entry in qualifications that overlap in content such as statistics and free standing mathematics qualifications; and entry for GCSEs in English language and literature when «the latter is not taught with sufficient time to support effective achievement».

Starting in the 1980s, states increased the number of courses required for high school graduation, and began mandating students take additional courses in core academic areas such as math, science, social studies and foreign language.

Board members gave themselves failing or barely passing grades in such core areas of governance as their influence on other decisionmakers, their ability to provide leadership and policy oversight, their involvement of parents and other community members, planning and...

Were these gains in the core areas achieved at the expense of other valuable subjects, such as the visual and performing arts?

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With Spotlight, parents are texted a link to a personalized video that provides context about their child's report card, such as a history of the child's performance in core subjects, areas for growth, and recommendations to further support the child's learning — like attending the local library's reading group or using a free online math platform.

The CALS construct is defined as a constellation of the high - utility language skills that correspond to linguistic features prevalent in oral and written academic discourse across school content areas and that are infrequent in colloquial conversations (e.g., knowledge of logical connectives, such as nevertheless, consequently; knowledge of structures that pack dense information, such as nominalizations or embedded clauses; knowledge of structures for organizing argumentative texts) Over the last years, as part of the Catalyzing Comprehension Through Discussion Debate project funded by IES to the Strategic Educational Research Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in grades 4 - 8.

Classes range from Core Classes in the English, math, science and social studies areas (including AP courses) to extensive online supplemental courses such as Veterinary Science, Game Design, Java Programming, Anthropology, Hospitality and Tourism, Fashion and Interior Design and many foreign language options.

As a result, Imagine Andrews will integrate a Character Education curriculum, such as Core Virtues, into all areas of the school community.

For example, new educators might devote time to developing core pedagogical skills while also pursuing specialized concentrations in areas such as data analytics, natural assessment design, or multimedia experience production.

Similar to the traditional curricular approach, more and more schools are opting for SEL instruction that is embedded into core content areas such as reading and math.

Beginning teachers who teach core subjects, such as mathematics and Japanese language arts, collaborate extensively with more experienced teachers in the same content area.

Her expertise revolves around areas of curriculum and instruction, such as implementation of the ELA Common Core State Standards or other standards - based curricula; backward design; differentiated tools, strategies, and assessments; pre -, formative, self -, and summative assessments; writing instruction and assessment; unit and yearlong curriculum maps; text - dependent questions; and engaging instructional strategies that facilitate close reading.

Deregulation allows flexibility in others areas such as curriculum and the overall design of its core academic programs.

Word lists and learning activities are aligned to the kindergarten Common Core Curriculum and cover grade level concepts, such as sight word recognition and syllable segmentation, as well as content area vocabulary.

One would offer a higher standard of education in the core areas of the curriculum, such as basic numeracy and personal finance, while the other acted as a preparation for A-level.

Our course offerings include core subject areas such as Math, Science, History, and Language Arts, along with various World Language courses, electives, and Advanced Placement ® course options.

But things become much clearer if we use resources like Achieve the Core's Instructional Practice Guides to transform the idea of «text - dependent questions» into a concrete and observable priority such as, «Teachers ask text - dependent questions that address challenging areas of the text, and scaffold students toward key understandings, leading to discussion and student writing.»

A review of the April 17 letters by Education Week, a national newspaper that focuses on K - 12 education, found «Wisconsin was strong in an area noted as a weakness for a number of other states — helping special populations, such as English Language Learners transitioning to the Common Core state standards.»

Teachers who specialize in areas such as physical education, music, and art will be affected by the Common Core State Standards.

They need to have a plan for success in place that includes providing rich professional development opportunities for teachers, being logistically prepared in areas such as technology and curriculum, and they must find ways to get the community to embrace the importance of the Common Core.

There, educators from around the world will discuss the most pressing issues in special and gifted education and share information in areas such as common core state standards; administration and supervision; autism spectrum disorders; emotional and behavior disorders and supports; instructional strategies for math, reading, and science; policy; technology; and response to intervention.

As such the Institute aims to combine five core areas, which are purportedly separated all too often: students and learning, teachers and instruction, leadership and accountability, school structure and organization, and high school and college success.

Free from many state - mandated regulations, charter schools can offer more curriculum and design options to parents and children, such as Montessori, Core Knowledge (Back - to - Basics), Arts & Science, and a longer - day, longer - year, strict - discpline school for at - risk children living in urban areas (sometimes referred to as College Prep schools).

The Common Core asks students to read stories and literature, as well as more complex texts that provide facts and background knowledge in areas such as science and social studies.

It clearly outshines the HTC Flyer in several areas such as the inclusion of a dual - core processor, a bigger screen, better OS and better battery life as well as that HDMI support.