Sentences with phrase «debate current events»

A weekly news service, giving pupils the chance to discuss and debate current events, thus developing spoken language skills and providing meaningful context for writing.

Country Comparisons in Current Events Class Do you have middle or high school students who are eager to debate current events, but sometimes lack evidence for their arguments?

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McGill - Queen's University Press is a scholarly publisher of books that engage in public debate, current events, politics, contemporary thought, and the arts.»

The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

Public Speaking & Debate was requested by my social studies students a year ago as an extension of discussions we hold at the end of each year's History classes in a current events unit.

«Personal genome testing at its current state is a waste of time and money», argues one of tonight's (Thursday 14 May 2009) speakers at a public, question - time style event to debate the gathering, trading and communicating of personal genetic data.

The ODA's Chief Executive George Kidd will be chairing the final panel debate at the event, where he will discuss the current state of online dating with some of the industry's leading executives.

Enjoys challenging conversations and debates on current events and issues.

Although general knowledge questions that students learn in school form the foundation for most competitions, some, particularly those that are televised, also add sports, pop culture, and current event questions — something bemoaned on various nontelevised quiz tournament blogs, where coaches, players, and former players vigorously debate topics like moderating etiquette («Do not prompt answers!»)

«Older students might debate the merits of current events issues, political questions, or decisions that were made in years past,» explains Vogt.

Content: The homepage of the National Federation of State High School Associations offers content on everything from policy changes to current events in the world of high school athletics, marching bands, debate teams, theater departments, coaches and officials.

«In Global Studies, students study geography, languages and current and historical events, debating about issues in a global society.

Examples of the instructional and democratic citizenship benefits of developing these economic reasoning skills in students include: sharpening critical thinking and critical literacy skills; entertaining multiple perspectives; better understanding current events; laying the groundwork for authentic discussions and civil debates; casting informed votes; and making students» thinking explicit for assessment purposes.

Instructional strategies include structured debates, organized discussions, learning from current events, learning from play, service learning, and project - based learning.

Great dane owners enjoy staying up on news and current events and welcome the chance to debate important issues with others.

Discussions, debates, and analysis regarding current and future events in the realm of Chinese politics are welcome!

The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

The event will explain the current debates about EU support for game development and reveal details about the struggle to obtain tax credits in the UK.

This work adds to current debate involving the recording and documentation of performance and live event in the arts, exploring slow capture in an age of acceleration at the intersection between visual arts practice and physical geography, to investigate image - making as a form of material transformation and transportation.»

By physically sailing to the heart of the debate, Cape Farewell aims to draw people's attention to the effects of ocean currents on us and our climate - revealing the workings of this crucial part of the planet through scientific experiments, film, live web broadcasts, events, exhibitions and the insight of artists and educators.

In the months since BP's catastrophic deep - water oil rig explosion, the international debate over energy, ever inclined to drift on the winds of current events, has been captured by the fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico and the environmental destruction caused by the errors -LSB-...]

This means that the current debates won't be settled by reason and civility but by political muscle and external events.

I don't know what a Black Swan event would be, a new ice age, an astroid strike, a shut down of an ocean current...??? None of those has anything to do with the currant CAGW debate nor ar they anything that we can prepare for.

RTCC's expertise lies in facilitating public sector private sector partnerships having a working knowledge of current events in the climate change debate as well as independent analysis of the current state of the negotiations.

We hope that through these events members will make valuable connections, debate and learn about current legal issues as well as having fun!

It could be very easy for a healthy debate of current events to result in one or more workers feeling offended.

Discussions, debates, and analysis regarding current and future events in the realm of Chinese politics are welcome!