Seeking answers to questions around
the critical areas of focus, thinking, and learning allows administrators to organize what they see in such a way to have a greater impact.
Early Childhood Development (ECD) has recently become
a critical area of focus owing to the global recognition of the importance of early years.
In today's contemporary world of communication where facetime means looking at a screen instead of someone's face, and a trip to the bank or to the gas station involves putting a card into a machine instead of having an in - person exchange, formalized human relationship skill building must be
a critical area of focus in our work as teachers.
Not exact matches
They realize that no single measure can provide a clear performance target or
focus attention on the
critical areas of the business.
The FBI remains
focused on efforts to counter transnational criminal threats originating from the western hemisphere — in particular, in three
critical areas of criminal activity known as the source zone (where the activity originates), the transit zone (the
areas through which the activity passes), and the retail zone (the activity's ultimate destination).
The book is somewhat shy about defining terms — all the more to be regretted because Miller at times seems to be tottering on the brink
of gifting us with creative
focus and form in an
area that is confusing for the exercise
of critical judgment.
These commitments are a part
of Mondelēz International's Call for Well - being, a call to action
focused on four
areas that are
critical to the well - being
of the world and where the company can make the greatest impact: sustainability, mindful snacking, communities, and safety.
These Committee members drive the strategic direction
of comprehensive
areas of study
focusing on the most
critical issues affecting the foodservice industry today.
Shedd Aquarium's new Animal Response Team is comprised
of expert staff dedicated to responding and providing
critical support for animals in times
of crisis while
focusing on four core
areas - rescue, rehabilitation, release and rehome for the past five decades.
The advocacy efforts
of the Vote Better NY coalition
focus on reforming these laws in three
critical areas, through bills I've introduced: fully modernizing and transforming voter registration through the Voter Empowerment Act, instituting early voting, and ensuring ballots are clear and usable through the Voter Friendly Ballot Act.
«Atiku Abubakar urges all Nigerians to support the government at all levels noting that as a watershed year in the fight against terrorism, the attention
of the nation would now
focus on reconstruction and rehabilitation
of the
areas devastated by the insurgents as well as provision
of critical socio - economic infrastructure in other parts
of the country for development purposes.»
Now in its fourth round
of awards, ARPA - E allocated $ 156 million to 60 projects grouped in five
focus areas: Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO), Rare Earth Alternatives in
Critical Technologies for Energy (REACT), High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage (HEATS), Green Electricity Network Integration (GENI) and Solar Agile Delivery
of Electrical Power Technology (Solar ADEPT).
The current issue
of Technology and Innovation, Journal
of the National Academy
of Inventors ® (19.1)(full text) zeroes in on the
critical topics
of innovation and entrepreneurship, with a special
focus on what universities are currently doing to foster growth in those
areas both for their success and the success
of the communities and regions to which they are connected.
He is the deputy lead
of the Developing Substitutes
Focus Area in the
Critical Materials Institute, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub.
The community
focused on broad research
areas critical to moving the field into the burning plasma science era when there will be a strong
focus on the creation and study
of plasmas where the energy to sustain fusion reactions is generated by the plasma itself.
Governors are
focusing much
of their attention on two
critical areas of education policy — high school and preschool — a 50 - state look at the nation's governors and their leadership on education over the past year shows.
One
of the fundamental ideas
of social and emotional learning, which is becoming a
critical area of academic
focus in recent years, includes feeling and showing empathy for others.
He designed MathStories.com to
focus on what he sees as the weakest
area of education — development
of critical - thinking and problem - solving skills.
These tips will ensure that students remain
focused on crucial
areas of knowledge and develop
critical thinking skills, despite the distracting and overwhelming amount
of (mis) information online.
As part
of this research effort, Fuller analyzes America's middle - skills jobs market
focusing on what employers, policymakers, and educators can do to close the skills gap, especially in
areas critical to U.S. competitiveness.
The overall goal
of this extension
of our existing work in partnership with TFF and Achievement First Bridgeport Academy (AFBA) is to continue and expand our work in Bridgeport
focusing in several keys
areas: (1) building knowledge about (a) children's emerging skills and
areas of challenge in the social - emotional domain and why these skills are
critical to school success, and (b) the ways in which adult stress and skills in the social - emotional domain can impede or foster children's social - emotional skill development; (2) identifying, deploying, and evaluating strategies to build adult and child skills in social - emotional learning with an emphasis on the Tauck Family Foundation's (TFF) five essential SEL skills; and (3) developing and testing a performance management system for SEL that (a) guides the identification
of strategies, (b) provides a mechanism for ongoing progress monitoring, feedback, and changes to practice, and (c) serves as an anchor point for ongoing coaching and support in using SEL strategies.
This series
of webinars explore
critical topics in education, each webinar will be hosted by a member
of the faculty at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education and
focus on an
area of key interest to today's educators, policymakers, and parents.
These resources were created by teachers, for teachers and so are
focused on
areas of teaching that are
critical for meeting the needs
of all students, namely: differentiation, reflection, and the cycle teachers engage in as they
focus all instruction on the needs
of their students in their own contexts.
Work with them to identify and prioritize
critical areas of growth to implement changes in a timely manner with a
focus on student achievement.
SQR includes substantive feedback in the form
of findings and recommendations across
critical school
focus areas, leading to action plans for improvement and data for the district and stakeholders to inform future planning.
Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more)
of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years
of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the
areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements,
focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student
critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing
of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery
of standards and keep students and parents well informed
of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside
of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies
The true value
of formative assessment is when it
focuses instruction like a laser on the most
critical areas of need.
• Closing the achievement gap for student sub-populations — with a potential
focus on the
area or subject
of most
critical need (for example writing or mathematics).
While some say this practice
of designing teacher preparation curriculum around the PACT bears resemblance to K - 12 teachers «teaching to the test,» many educators at Northridge say the PACT is
focused on
critical areas of good teaching, like planning lessons with strong student assessments, and modifying lessons for English language learners and students with disabilities, and that it therefore only reinforces what candidates should learn anyway.
Her ethnographic research agenda has three broad
areas of focus: (1) Theories
of the state and state - society relations; (2) Social movements,
critical pedagogy, and learning; (3) Latin American education and development.
The framework shares, in practical language, the
critical practices
of successful school turnaround in four domains, or
areas of focus, that research and experience suggest are central to rapid and significant improvement: turnaround leadership, talent development, instructional transformation, and culture shift.
For turnaround school leaders, NYCLA's coaching
focuses on helping them hone their skill in these
critical areas that are essential to the development
of a positive school climate and culture, which is in turn key to turnaround success.
Each webinar
focuses on an
area of critical importance to groups in the process
of designing a school and writing a charter application.
The basic structure
of the program is comprised
of modular, hands - on, engaging activities that
focus on six key skill
areas: communication, enthusiasm and attitude, teamwork, networking, problem solving and
critical thinking, and professionalism.
Principal mentors are provided a toolkit
of mentoring resources and work with mentees to create a customized mentoring plan that
focuses on developing the skills and dispositions in four
critical areas of school - level leadership: interpersonal and facilitation skills, teacher observation and feedback, effective school - level practices and classroom - level practices, and using data to improve instruction.
The
focus we chose to highlight are
areas critical for Polestar creating; pure, progressive, performance cars
of the future.
Taking place during the SEMA Show on Tuesday, October 30 - Friday, November 2, 2012, the program
focuses on
critical areas of accessory integration and how they impact operations in all key dealership departments.
By giving your manuscript a big - picture
critical review to the best
of your capabilities, you'll free up your editor's time to
focus on the things you may not quite have a handle on, and your editor will be able to spend his or her time on the
areas most valuable to you.
As you can see, many educational groups are
focusing on this
critical area of educational development and efforts here at the Department are encouraging.
Over the next several years one
area of focus will be helping the Shelter fund
critical facility upgrades, including significant improvements to the dog, cat and critter
areas.
Only the making
of sculpture could then and can today
focus properly on this as it has become apparent how non three dimensional abstract sculpture had been and how propped up it was by multifarious relationships with other disciplines and
critical and historical analysis
of the time.Questioning art
of the past and art history is not disrespectful This most exciting
area of abstract sculpture in as much as it irks some to admit it, it is relatively uncharted territory!
Areas of Focus: Cultural Studies and
Critical Pedagogy.
Areas of focus may include horticulture, home studies, fashion / design studies,
critical race studies, African studies, women and gender studies, social history
of the Chattahoochee Valley, and theater / performance studies.
With an illustrious list
of faculty and alumni in all
areas of focus, the Institute has consistently held fast to a core philosophy
of fostering creativity and
critical thinking in an open, experimental, and interdisciplinary environment.
We need to start thinking in practical terms about how to get the technologies we need ready — as the authors say, «deep energy system decarbonization is likely to require an ambitious,
focused agenda
of rapid innovation and improvement in every
critical technology
area, even those commercially available today, as well as substantial «demand pull» efforts and policies to ensure early demonstration, industry maturation, scale - up, and «learning by doing.
We need new policies, regulatory frameworks, and institutions
focused on four
areas: creating market - based incentives to innovate and raise carbon productivity; addressing market failures that prevent abatement opportunities from being captured profitably; resolving issues
of allocation and fairness, in particular between the developed and developing worlds and between industry sectors; and accelerating progress to avoid missing
critical emissions targets.
Condition Monitoring: Case Studies and How - To The
focus of this session is to show you what others are doing in the world
of condition monitoring, mistakes that have been made and how you can continue to develop your approach to this
critical area of wind power operations.
The order also calls for development
of an Offshore Wind Strategic Plan for New Jersey that will
focus on «
critical components»
of the offshore industry, including workforce development, data collection, environmental protection and others
areas.
According to López Forastier, «The Centre is
focusing on all the
critical areas that require updates to keep up with the changes and developments
of the last ten years.»
However, because the level
of dividend payments on participating ordinary level premium life insurance is a
critical element
of the overall cost
of the protection, one primary
area of focus should be how the company determines the dividends it pays.