Sentences with phrase «development of an interest group»

The creation and development of an interest group: Life at the intersection of big business and education reform.

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HONG KONG (Reuters)- Dalian Wanda Group has agreed to sell its interests in the high - profile London luxury development project, One Nine Elms, for 59 million pounds ($ 81 million), the latest in a string of asset sales that underscore financial strains hitting the Chinese conglomerate.

Our goal is to complement the strategic interest of the Chiesi Group by investing in early stage development opportunities.

This was driven in part by the rise of public interest litigation — think, for example, of an environmental group finding a third - party plaintiff to sue a company to stop an environmentally sensitive development project.

The objectives are stated as: (a) increasing the awareness of mental health professionals and the clergy of their common interest in helping people, (b) exploring the ways in which these groups could assist each other in dealing with mental health problems in the community, and (c) stimulating the development of a framework and atmosphere of cooperation which would lead to an ongoing program of education and communication.

But a heartening sign in the present situation is the increase of interest among these librarians in their work as teachers and the increase of concern among faculties for the development of school libraries as teaching centers)-- to enter into conversation with a continuous if not identical group of thinkers.

GROWING consumer interest in food provenance and production methods is leading to further development of traceability schemes, according to industry group Organic Monitor.

The Culinary Institute of America Healthy Menus R&D Collaborative event brings together Research and Development (R&D) / product innovation executives and registered dietitians from a select group of high - volume foodservice companies interested in advancing critical health and wellness initiatives with healthy menu options.

After the birth of her first child, Jessica became interested in the relationship between healthy sleep habits and child development and has been actively involved in breastfeeding and parenting support groups, both in person and online.

As a key stakeholder and member of our Service Users Interest Group, FNF are able to influence and comment on current developments within CAFCASS and the family justice system as a whole.

In the process, political resources should be mobilized to overcome pressure from interest groups in tobacco development, to empower NGOs, to reallocate resources in favour of anti-tobacco measures, and to establish a national strategy for tobacco control.

Interesting development on the Right: big donors seem to be encouraging Republican Independent Expenditure groups to move out of a TV - only organizing model.

The Genetic Interest Group, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and UCL Institute for Child Health argue research in this area is «critical» to the development of treatments.

The Minister of Regional Reorganization and Development, Dan Botwe, has debunked claims that the government is sponsoring interest groups pushing for the creation of a new region out of the Volta Region.

The IDA and the Red Cross have agreed to gauge the interest of other nonprofit groups in moving their office to the Clement Mansion at 786 Delaware Ave. if the economic development agency were to acquire the building.

Fifteen of the 16 communities where developers are eyeing casino development have populations under 50,000, a report on casino lobbying released by the New York Public Research Interest Group on Monday found.

«At the highest levels of government, people viewed economic development and energy policies as a gold rush,» said Blair Horner, the longtime legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.

This includes cash from individual givers like Catsimatidis and D'Amato, from political action committees like the Teamsters» DRIVE Committee and the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Zuffa PAC, from real estate interests like Lemor Development Group and WG & Associates Management and Development, from law firms like Harter Secrest & Emery and Donaldson & Chilliest, and from the campaign accounts of fellow pols like Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker and New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne.

Blair Horner, of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said that the law has served as a distraction in a year when Albany has been rocked by the conviction of two former legislative leaders and a federal investigation into Cuomo's economic development projects.

«We will be looking for work sites and programs that can provide opportunities for young adults to learn skills they need to get ahead,» Mathis said, noting that groups interested in being part of the Recovery Act projects should contact the Office of Workforce Development at [phone].

In the near future, they also want to explore development in another interesting group of babies — the hearing infants of deaf parents.

This group of about 800 receptors plays a central role in transferring signals from the environment into the cell and is of great interest for drug development.

It's an interesting and useful development, says Katherine Kuchenbecker, director of the haptics group in the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP lab, in Philadelphia.

In particular the group is interested in the development of food preferences in early life, the expression of hunger and satiety cues in infancy and how mothers respond to these.

From hosting a webinar series on the use of specific scientific methods to support human rights research, to the development of teaching materials to integrate human rights into STEM curricula, from assessing the extent to which marginalized populations are represented in STEM fields, to cultivating a human rights interest group within a member organization, there are many ways in which Coalition members can further the mission of the Coalition within their communities, organizations and in collaboration with others.

As a member of the Scientific Careers Research and Development Group, he is interested in issues pertaining to scientific training and careers, particularly those related to improving diversity.

With respect to the newly emerging field of Bioimage Informatics, our group is specifically interested in the development of automatic single cell tracking algorithms and their application.

In Molecules of Life, expert user groups of students and group leaders interested in specific techniques communicate via an online platform to discuss applications, troubleshooting, and further developments.

My research students and I are particularly interested in understanding the energetic cost of development, role of dissolved organic materials as a nutritional source for developing invertebrates, and variation in maternal contribution to offspring among groups.

The core research interest of our group is the development of new methods of single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging and their application to biophysics and the physics of complex systems.

It was created by an international group of business leaders with active commercial interests in the development of wellness communities and wellness lifestyle real estate, now estimated to be a $ 100B global marketplace.

Something more interesting is promised when Daniel Wu is revealed as the male lead, suggesting a possible interracial romance with one of Hollywood's most neglected ethnic groups, but the script doesn't allow for any real development besides a rushed camaraderie.

Finally, solidarity is much more agreements on interests or aims between members of a group than helping and development is succeeding in living together: that's the real process and product of growth (3, 4, 5, 6).

Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies better understand the basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small learning communities, building on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.

We are very interested in hearing from individuals and groups who would like to support the development of the standards.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) has a special interest group of expert volunteers who are collating research and developing a «Well Learning Charter» to help raise awareness of the role of ergonomics in protecting and enhancing children's physical and mental development.

I got involved when the group of superintendents and the center invited me to join them and try to find a deeper, more interesting approach to professional development and intellectual growth for superintendents.

Based on a set of interviews with current and former state chiefs, we provide examples of how chiefs can increase their effectiveness and overcome political roadblocks by forming alliances with groups interested in economic development and higher education, and build and capitalize on a reputation for having clear goals and knowing how to achieve them.

For individuals or groups interested in petitioning for a new charter school, navigating the requirements of new school development can be arduous.

Zuilkowski received the Society for Research in Child Development's Dissertation Research Award in 2012 and was awarded the Outstanding Research Proposal Award from the Caribbean and African Studies special interest group of the American Educational Research Association in 2013.

It's interesting to see the range of groups in the alliance: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, American Association of School Administrators, American Association of School Personnel Administrators, American Federation of Teachers, American School Counselor Association, Association of School Business Officials International, Council of Chief State School Officers, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of State Boards of Education, National Education Association, National Middle School Association, National School Public Relations Association, National Staff Development Council, National PTA, National School Boards Association and Phi Delta Kappa International.

Leveraging Metiri Group's background in 21st Century learning and the learning sciences, our team is developing a collaborative, personalized professional learning environment that will lead individual teachers or teams through an initial needs assessment to formulate a personalized growth plan, guide them to research - based resources and strategies they can use tomorrow, match them with collaborative partners who share their interests and professional goals, guide them in redesigning units or lesson plans that support students» development of the cognitive skills that underlie entrepreneurship, and ultimately help them implement teaching practices that support personalized instruction that develops students» 21st Century skills.

(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.

-- The term «comprehensive literacy instruction» means instruction that — ... (D) makes available and uses diverse, high - quality print materials that reflect the reading and development levels, and interests, of children; (E) uses differentiated instructional approaches, including individual and small group instruction and discussion; (K) depends on teachers» collaboration in planning, instruction, and assessing a child's progress and on continuous professional learning;

He is co-convenor (with Professors Helen Gunter and Pat Thomson) of the BELMAS Critical Educational Policy and Leadership Studies Research Interest Group, and co-convenor (with Professor Bruce Barnett) of the International School Leadership Development Network.

She represents private entities and public interest groups on a variety of land use, planning and entitlement matters throughout various stages of the real estate development and environmental regulatory process.

Palmetto Character Council (South Carolina) The Palmetto Character Council (PCC) consists of a diverse group of educators, non-profit representatives, and citizens who are interested in supporting character development initiatives to benefit South Carolina youth and their families.

Is your school or district interested in receiving professional development for a group of teachers?

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