Sentences with phrase «development at the achievement»

Kathleen Porter - Magee, a former teacher in Catholic schools in Washington, D.C., and the founding director of curriculum and development at Achievement First, has been given the critical assignment of improving the six schools» formerly lackluster academics.

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Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Edmonton, April 11, 2016 — Canadian Western Bank (CWB) is proud to have recently been recognized by Employment and Social Development Canada at the inaugural Employment Equity Achievement Awards in the category of Improved Representation.

Canadian Western Bank (CWB) is proud to have recently been recognized by Employment and Social Development Canada at the inaugural Employment Equity Achievement Awards in the category of Improved Representation.

As the book's equivocal subtitle, «A German Affair,» suggests, Romanticism does not just name an achievement but also an entanglement, a cultural development at once creative and obsessive, and a volatile turn in philosophy and the arts that, even as it opened new vistas, also wrought a troubled legacy.

As a revolutionary achievement, contrary to the traditional interpretation that the child has in principle at its disposal the same means of cognition as the adult, Piaget discovered that the development of the individual from child to adult must also be seen as a sequential building - up process of more and more complex structures of cognition.

«We were the only non-packaging company to win an award which is a fantastic achievement and I am looking forward to demonstrating our excellence in packaging development at next year's awards», said Mike Bullock, Packaging Developmedevelopment at next year's awards», said Mike Bullock, Packaging DevelopmentDevelopment Manager.

She found that milestone achievement was abnormal in these monkeys: at six to eight weeks they were slow in starting to manipulate, and at ten months the increase in «motor disturbance behaviors» that normally occurs was prolonged.101 The author concludes, «These effects could occur as a result of effects on vulnerable brain processes during a sensitive period, interference with programming of [normal] brain development by endogenous [internal] agents or alteration in early experiences.»

When compared to control group counterparts in randomized trials, infants and toddlers who participated in high - quality home visiting programs were shown to have more favorable scores for cognitive development and behavior, higher IQs and language scores, higher grade point averages and math and reading achievement test scores at age 9, and higher graduation rates from high school.

Sleep disorders often appear at one time with separation from the mother and with achievement of major milestones in cognitive and motor development.

Early and exclusive breastfeeding helps children survive, but it also supports healthy brain development, improves cognitive performance and is associated with better educational achievement at age 5.

Speaking at the second edition of the Ghana Renewable Energy fair themed, «Energy and Energy Efficiency, Accelerating Energy Access and Security,» Mr. Terkper, whose speech was read on his behalf by Deputy Minister of Finance, Mona Quartey, said the government is well aware of the important role renewable energy can play in accelerating and catalyzing the country's socio - economic development and the achievement of universal access ahead of the target date of the UN Sustainable Energy for All Initiative.

Also at the annual meeting, NYSEDC chose 14 directors and presented its annual awards to recognize achievements in business marketing among the state's leading economic development organizations.

Choi, Christine Lippard, an assistant professor of human development and family studies at Iowa State; and Shinyoung Jeon, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oklahoma - Tulsa, analyzed data measuring inhibitory control (the ability to pay attention and control natural, but unnecessary thoughts or behaviors) and math achievement for low - income students in Head Start through kindergarten.

Beckmann has turned a modest amount of state economic - development funding — the institute has received about $ 1.6 million a year in state support since its inception in 2007 — into a handful of achievements, including $ 26 million in additional funding with affiliated researchers at Oregon universities and companies and a laboratory capable of screening more than 10,000 chemicals a day for druglike activity.

This team award recognizes the contributions of four Monsanto researchers — Robert Fraley, co-President of the Agricultural Sector; Robert Horsch, co-President of the Sustainable Development Sector and General Manager of the Agracetus Research Campus; Ernest Jaworski, retired Director of the Biological Sciences Program; and Stephen Rogers, Director of Biotechnology Projects at Monsanto's European Center for Crop Research in Brussels, Belgium — for their pioneering achievements in plant biology and agricultural biotechnology, and for global leadership in the development and commercialization of genetically modified crops to enhance agricultural productivity and sustDevelopment Sector and General Manager of the Agracetus Research Campus; Ernest Jaworski, retired Director of the Biological Sciences Program; and Stephen Rogers, Director of Biotechnology Projects at Monsanto's European Center for Crop Research in Brussels, Belgium — for their pioneering achievements in plant biology and agricultural biotechnology, and for global leadership in the development and commercialization of genetically modified crops to enhance agricultural productivity and sustdevelopment and commercialization of genetically modified crops to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability.

A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to boost academic achievement has improved performance in math and reading among low - income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

«In addition to gains in achievement test scores we also saw improvements in engagement with school, such as an increase in attendance of about 2.5 weeks per year» said Jonathan Guryan, Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University and Co-director of the University of Chicago Urban Education Lab.

The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project is aimed to measurably enhance student STEM engagement and achievement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject mattdevelopment for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject mattDevelopment in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts.

Reflecting on these achievements, she states, «These efforts have improved postdoctoral morale, expanded career development resources, and elevated training value at Moffitt.»

Uberuaga has had three outstanding scientific achievements over the past 10 years: accelerated molecular dynamics method development, amorphization resistance of complex oxides, and the discovery of a new mechanism for point defect recovery at interfaces.

At its 231st meeting near Washington, DC, the AAS named the recipients of its 2018 prizes for outstanding achievements in scientific research, instrument development, and writing.

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«The teachers are [also] going to be learning how to plot student achievement at one time on a Guttman Chart and identify the Zones of Proximal Development, and target teaching at those.»

Public schools can serve as powerful anchors to local communities, instituting a cycle of achievement and self - development at the grassroots level and instructing immigrants on the expectations placed on them as participants in American society.

The company is passionate about praising and encouraging children at school in order to boost their self - esteem and support their academic development, as a «Well Done» sticker, «Teacher's Award» badge or «Super Effort» stamp may seem small, but they make a child feel really proud of their achievements, spurring them on to work harder.

A study from staff at the University of California at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science, in association with the nonprofit research and development agency WestEd, uncovered possible reasons for California's low national standing on fourth - and eighth - grade science achievement.

I should emphasize at the beginning that Comer is not indifferent to achievement; it is a key objective of his emphasis on relationships and psychological development.

Janine Bempechat studies and teaches about achievement motivation and social and moral development in children and young adults at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

The research, published in Child Development, found the cognitive advantages of bilingualism tend to help with academic achievement only if English skills are sufficient at school entry for the child to be fully engaged.

Classroom strategies backed by research and ongoing teacher development are helping to narrow the achievement gap at this Title I school.

The successes at Cochrane suggest that supporting teachers with effective professional development can increase student achievement and engagement.

National progress in reducing the number of children who begin school at risk of ongoing low school achievement can now be monitored through the Australian Early Development Census.

«I can see at a glance the evidence of achievement, actions implemented and the progress of the development plan, either in the college or accessing MESMA from a location elsewhere.

Some of the international comparisons in the report will truly shock people who assume that we lead the world in education and youth development,» adds Pathways co-chair Ronald Ferguson, a senior lecturer in education and public policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Kennedy School, and director of the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University.

to consider should be the following: 1) the achievement of full employment or reduction in the unemployment rate; 2) increase the income distribution measured by the Gini index; 3) reduction of the levels of crime in society; 4) increase in service levels of education, health, housing and transport to the population; 5) increase of the investment in infrastructure, education, health, housing and sanitation; 6) increase in the HDI - Human Development Index, used by the United Nations, which takes into account GDP per capita, the longevity of people and their education (measured by illiteracy rate and the enrollment rates at various levels of education); and 7) increase of GNH (Gross National Happiness) indicator, which analyzes 73 variables that contribute most to the goal of achieving the well - being and satisfaction with life (See GNH posted in website

Defining success At work ~ it might be financial success; individual achievement; making a difference; winning respect from others; working with a good team in a good environment; ongoing learning and development.

With more than 26 years teaching at Harvard, Ferguson's research focuses on the racial achievement gap, education policy, youth development programming, community development, economic consequences of skill disparities, and state and local economic development.

For younger students, research has shown that chronic absenteeism in kindergarten is associated with lower achievement in reading and math in later grades, even when controlling for a child's family income, race, disability status, attitudes toward school, socioemotional development, age at kindergarten entry, type of kindergarten program, and preschool experience.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD) collected detailed information on achievement, social development, family experiences, child - care quality, and schooling for roughly 1,300 children at regular intervals from birth on, yielding data that have resulted in numerous influential papers on child care and family background effects on early achievement and social Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD) collected detailed information on achievement, social development, family experiences, child - care quality, and schooling for roughly 1,300 children at regular intervals from birth on, yielding data that have resulted in numerous influential papers on child care and family background effects on early achievement and social Development (NICHD SECCYD) collected detailed information on achievement, social development, family experiences, child - care quality, and schooling for roughly 1,300 children at regular intervals from birth on, yielding data that have resulted in numerous influential papers on child care and family background effects on early achievement and social development, family experiences, child - care quality, and schooling for roughly 1,300 children at regular intervals from birth on, yielding data that have resulted in numerous influential papers on child care and family background effects on early achievement and social adjustment.

Ferguson is faculty director of the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University and also faculty chair of an upcoming professional development institute called Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Excellence in Education (June 28 — July 2, 2015).

Ferguson is faculty director of the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University and also faculty chair of an upcoming professional development institute called Closing...

Many do not know that a preschool program, whether it's in a dedicated preschool or a through long day care, provides the foundation for your children's future health, happiness, growth, development and learning achievements at school and in life,» said Mrs Williams.

According to Elyse Aidman - Adahal, Director of National Programs and Site Development at the National Writing Project, makerspaces feature low barriers to content access and high ceilings of opportunity and achievement.

Learn more at Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Excellence in Education, a professional development institute led by Professor Ronald Ferguson, happening June 28 — July 2, 2015.

Study should not only be for professional development but should also give personal satisfaction and a sense of achievement, she says, and she found all this at Monash.

The results of these studies were compelling — the Infant Health and Development Program produced higher IQ (overall, verbal, and performance), math achievement, and receptive vocabulary at age 8 compared to the group that did not receive the intervention.

By reviewing what is in place for PD at the district and building level, district leaders have an opportunity to make adjustments and add supports to ensure that the professional development provided to teachers results in improved instructional practices and increased student achievement.

He scoffs at teachers» being asked «to promote character development in students, to teach them a clear sense of right and wrong, to promote skills of individual achievement.»