Sentences with phrase «early key focus»

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In order to ensure maximum coverage to its customers, Apple has moved away from an early focus on exclusive deals with single operators in key markets to work with as many operators as possible.

A key, early goal of the visit: Butterfield said he and three fellow CBC members plan to ask tech executives to attend a public «summit» focused on diversity.

Early attacks focused on Luther's alleged sexual appetites and saw his libido as key to his actions: Luther shattered the church because he wanted to break with his vows of celibacy.

Incidentally, these are the three things the early church focused on (Acts 2:42)[3] and was one of the keys to their power and effectiveness.

But he landed his key messages early on, and focused largely on the key theme of cost of living.

All of the candidates have said they support the key components of Superintendent Kriner Cash's agenda, such as community schools, lower class sizes and a focus on early literacy.

This happens because a key behavioural characteristic of Defence Contractors is that they will always choose to conceal technical risks identified early in the programme, by engaging with procurement officials and getting them to focus on declared risks which ordinarily fall in the trivia category, whilst skilfully diverting their attention away from those really huge «show stopping» risks which they will only reveal later on, when things go wrong, to realise their objective of «growing» the Contract by getting Abbey Wood Team Leader to raise Contract Amendments and / or let Post Design Services Contracts.

They identified the key people involved using a narrative approach to interview in focus groups formed from those who were early adopters of process improvement methods.

The Red and Charline McCombs Institute for the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer brings together thought leaders in six key areas of biomedical research to focus on molecular - based approaches to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Our group has 3 major goals: Develop novel therapeutic approaches based on centrosomal clustering To further develop our first prototype inhibitors of centrosomal clustering preclinically and to establish a robust and specific high throughput small molecule screen Discover key events in myeloma pathogenesis To investigate the pivotal transition from the pre-malignant, asymptomatic to malignant, symptomatic stages of plasma cell dyscrasias in order to understand the pathophysiology and thereby identify novel targets Translate small molecule therapeutics from bench to clinical trials To evaluate novel agents in the preclinical setting and to initiate early phase clinical trials in hematologic malignancies with focus on multiple myeloma

Focusing on the early stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may be key to treating it, study suggests.

Originally developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 20th century to aid injured soldiers returning from war, this encouraging class focusses on stabilizing key muscles to create a powerful mind - body connection.

It might take a while to get devoted visitors who will love the provided content and share it but focusing on your visitors on the earliest stages of the blog development might be the key to your blog success.

Since it's still a bit too early to be wearing knitwear and jackets, focusing on colors, textures and silhouettes is key to coordinating pre-fall styles.

Focus Features is behind the production based on Austin Wright's novel Tony and Susan, and Hammer has a key role in the that focuses on a woman (Amy Adams) who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion.

While that earlier effort focused heavily on the flat romance between John and Mila Kunis» Lori (whose absence here is surprisingly explained with solid reasoning and not at all distracting), Ted 2 is more about MacFarlane's trademark blend of pop - culture riffs, nonsequiturs and general juvenile humor that is sure to be gobbled up by his key demographic (young men), but won't convert anyone on the fence.

Focusing on historical events involving several key battles in the early months of the Civil War, it follows the movement of General Thomas «Stonewall» Jackson (Stephan Lang) and his heroic brigade.

In particular, the report shares lessons learned in targeting key economic regions, analyzing regional assets and gaps, and focusing technical assistance and support on helping states and regions with such things as early career advising and exposure, engaging employers, and building intermediary organizations that can link employers and schools to scale up the provision of workplace learning opportunities for young people.

This resource supports the Early Years curriculum by building on Dora's ability to capture the imagination of pre-schoolers and focussing on her key traits: exploration, powers of observation, sense of curiosity and ability to work with her friends to solve problems.

Resource Title End of Year Writing Activity Pack Age / Year Group Early Years and Key Stage 1 Total Pages in download ❤ 18 File Type PDF Resource Content ❂ 15 Worksheets for End of Year Writing ❂ Great for Early Finishers and / or for End of Year activities ❂ Focus on memories / favourite moments / lessons / activities Check the preview!

Susannah Chambers, Education Strategist at PrimarySite, explains why a cross-curricular, real - world approach to STEM subjects from an early age is key to breaking down misconceptions about the subjects, and to increasing the number of students going on to pursue STEM focussed careers.

There is also an Early Years and SEN theatre, which is a dedicated space focusing on the key challenges and opportunities confronting the SEN and Early Years professionals.

In summary, the changes have the objective of simplifying the framework, with less bureaucracy to enable early years settings to focus in on key areas including safeguarding children and the early identification of special and additional learning needs.Taking the central aspects of the revision in turn we'll look at what this means for early years settings.

Other changes include an increased focus on outdoor learning, an earlier requirement to identify and classify a variety of living things and an end to the requirement to cover physics at Key Stage 1, as electricity, light and sound, and forces moves into Key Stage 2.

Along the way, there have been key policy changes to improve equity including an emphasis on early childhood development and child health, a focus on early interventions for special education and strict teacher professionalism.

That's why quality early grade reading is a key focus for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).

Quality early grade reading is a key focus for the Global Partnership for Education.

Specifically, this project has two key elements: (1) a one - day convening (12/12/14) that forges relationships among stakeholders in Hampden County's early education field with influential leaders and experts from across the nation, where they engage in mutual learning and dialogue around the goal of strengthening individual and organization capacities to advance early learning for all; and (2) a multi-pronged communication strategy, rooted in the convening and designed to provide guidance around the field's most pressing needs, with a particular focus on strengthening the quality of Pre-K for at - risk children, like many of those growing up Hampden County.

Future guidance will focus on maths in the Early Years and Key Stage 1.

This brief focuses on three key topics for early learning in ESSA: setting clear goals and policy priorities for early learning, integrating early learning into school improvement, and supporting early childhood educator development.

It focuses on three key topics for early learning in ESSA: setting clear goals and policy priorities for early learning, integrating early learning into school improvement, and supporting early childhood educator development.

Earlier this month, plans from 16 states were approved and while these plans vary in specifics, many of the states focused on reforming teacher preparation as the key first step to improve quality.

«This is why we need to close the word gap in the early years, by focusing on key early language and literacy skills, so that all children can begin school ready to thrive.»

Based on this and earlier studies, Reynolds and Temple say the key to CPC's success lies in both the quality of the program and its teachers, the opportunity for more than one year of participation, small classes, comprehensive family services, structured activity - based curricula focusing on language and literacy, and attention to continuity of learning from preschool to the early school grades.

In Roadmap for Early Childhood and K — 12 Data Linkages, DQC and the Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) recommend focusing on seven key areas to inform policy discussions and decisions; chart the progress of children, programs, and the state; strengthen and support the early childhood workforce; pinpoint best practices and areas of need; allocate scarce resources; and make other important education decisions everyEarly Childhood and K — 12 Data Linkages, DQC and the Early Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) recommend focusing on seven key areas to inform policy discussions and decisions; chart the progress of children, programs, and the state; strengthen and support the early childhood workforce; pinpoint best practices and areas of need; allocate scarce resources; and make other important education decisions everyEarly Childhood Data Collaborative (ECDC) recommend focusing on seven key areas to inform policy discussions and decisions; chart the progress of children, programs, and the state; strengthen and support the early childhood workforce; pinpoint best practices and areas of need; allocate scarce resources; and make other important education decisions everyearly childhood workforce; pinpoint best practices and areas of need; allocate scarce resources; and make other important education decisions every day.

Analysis of the early reading program identified five key elements of school operation: focus on student outcomes; multiple reading programs in every classroom; shared responsibility for student success; strong leadership at school and classroom levels; and a veteran, knowledgeable staff.

With our two key focus areas of early grade achievement and excellent teachers and leaders, we, at The Belk Foundation, see many opportunities to create positive, sustainable change for students in NC.

That's because the end of third grade marks a critical transition point in children's learning: It is the time when children shift from learning how to read — the key focus, along with social development, of the early elementary years — to reading to learn.

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG: Again at the top of the PISA ratings (by far), Shanghai's key focuses has been inching towards universal access for all students — from early childhood through primary school.

Approximately 400 teachers, counselors, and school board leaders across Texas will participate in the pilot programs which focus on six key areas including teacher effectiveness, college and career readiness, early literacy, career technical education, and ethics and student outcomes alignment for school governance.

As more communities invest in high - quality pre-K, sustaining its benefits as children transition from early childhood programs to kindergarten continues to be a key focus.

The review focuses on three key priorities for early learning in ESSA: 1) Setting clear goals and policy priorities for early learning; 2) Integrating early learning into school improvement; and, 3) Supporting early childhood educator development.

However, just 52 per cent of respondents believed that grouping by ability actually works, according to the report, entitled «Grouping in early years and key stage 1», which surveyed 1,373 teachers and involved interviews with teacher focus groups at four schools.

«In early January, we focused on profitability while key competitors sold down their large stocks of deeply discounted, old - model - year pickups,» said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president of Sales Operations.

«The keys to our progress and growth have been to focus on services that matter to real customers, not just early adopters, and to make them very easy to understand and use.

(And note, too, that a recent study released earlier this month from JD Power, the consumer sentiment researchers, put Samsung ahead of Apple in tablets for the first time, with a key focus on price.)

Health and fitness trackers were a key part of the early hype around wearables, but obviously a lot of attention has also focused on smartwatches.

New Website and App designed to help tourists discover Dubai In addition to the ongoing development of the Emirate's tourism offering, the key focus within the last year has been the development of a new digital ecosystem which will also be highlighted at WTM, with Dubai Tourism's new website and mobile application - designed to enhance the overall travel experience from the early stages of booking right through to visitors» travel to Dubai - on show.

I sent them a key a week early, and for the final week of production, watching their channel really helped me stay focused and kept reminding me that Nefarious had an audience that appreciated its» sense of humor and gameplay.

«Our earlier claim that it was necessary to focus our energy on key franchises other than great games like Hitman was, of course, a mistake,» explained Yosuke Matsuda, adjusting his collar to hide livid red marks on his throat.