Sentences with phrase «era of standards»

She recognized the increased focus on academic performance and accountability that is prevalent in an era of standards - based reform.

«Just the facts, Ma'am»: Teaching social studies in the era of standards and high - stakes testing.

«As NCTAF seeks to raise visibility on what teachers need in this new era of standards and accountability, Dr. Lowery's experiences with best practices to encourage effective teaching for all students will prove to be particularly helpful.»

In 1983, lawyers, business titans and famous scientists ushered in the era of standards based reform with the infamous «A Nation at Risk.»

In this era of standards and accountability, educators have to move themselves from the sidelines to the forefront of public education reform to meet the needs of a 21st century society.

Given a new era of standards marked by the C3 Framework, the timing for such a concerted research gaze across various contexts and educational landscapes is upon us (Hofer & Swan, 2014).

Remember, there's a reason why today's era of standards, assessments, and accountability exists: The era that proceeded it wasn't working for entirely too many kids.

The 1990s ushered in the era of standards - based education (SBE).

«This is at the heart of, I would argue, why [for us] as a nation it has been so difficult — particularly since the era of standards - based education — to get any real progress.»

The era of standard teaching and standard learning is coming to a close.

Not exact matches

In an era in which organizations of all sizes have become preoccupied with training and certification standards, Yardstick Software, an Edmonton firm, has figured out how to profit from our fascination with measurement.

Lastly, the network standard will also help usher in a new era of «personalized health care,» in which massive volumes of patient data can be used to develop predictive analytics which can then be tailored to an individual patient and their illness.

A tightening of bank lending standards and a drying up of the home - equity - loan market in the post-financial crisis era have made small business credit less available than it used to be.

Phone surveys used to be the standard in the industry back when all customers had land lines, but in the era of the cell phone and do - not - call list, it's less reliable.

Ultimately, our collaborative efforts will help to improve the care we deliver to patients and I'm confident this partnership will help usher in a new era of innovation at TEGH and allow us to continue setting a new standard.»

In an era when the toy industry can pinpoint the overall value of all dolls sold domestically each year and the federal government tracks the number of trucks sold in any given month, data on gun sales is obscured by foggy reporting standards and loopholes.

He is certainly one of the best philanthropists of the modern era and he is the golden standard of philanthropy.

In making clear the continuation of the «Enlightenment project» through the Romantic generation and into the Victorian era, particularly its corrosive skepticism and criticism of institutions, Born inadvertently exposes the futility of moral and material progress in the absence of a transcendent standard.

Suburbia may also have fostered the absorption of the monetary value - standard; the question most frequently asked by thousands of wide - eyed schoolchildren visiting the traveling King Tut exhibit was not anything about that fabulous era, or what those people believed as they prepared for afterlife, but rather, «How much does it cost?»

Neveldine «Taylor don't yet work in 3 - D, but they've mastered the previous standards of digital - era filmmaking as part of their constant critique of media overload and cultural excess and moral anarchy.

Certainly the sexual standards of both Shakespeare's era and Jerome's were generally sterner than what we encounter at the beginning of the twenty - first century, but it is another question whether husbands ought to treat their wives as they would an adulteress.

Media stereotyping of the people's movements, including the ecumenical movement, has been standard practice in the low - intensity battles of the cold - war era, particularly in the global market place, where communication is the major instrument of war.

The Obama - era regulation — the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule — would have incorporated into the National Organic Program welfare standards that were not based on science and that were outside the scope of the Organic Food Production Act of 1990, according to the National Pork Producers Council, which maintains that the Organic Food Production Act limited consideration of livestock as organic to feeding and medication practices.

Global Sustainability Standards Conference: Positioning credible standards as leaders in the new era of trust

Craft beer is a fascinating subject, but in the era of «Fake News» and viral videos, it's time we hold ourselves as beer geeks to a higher standard.

The restaurant renews the spirit of diners and supper clubs from the 1950s and 60s by serving up playful variations on the era's standards of food, art and design.

«Each of our rums is a testament to Bill McCoy, the pioneer Rum Runner of the Prohibition era,» remarks Bailey Pryor, President and CEO of Real McCoy Spirits Corp. «Through the initial introduction of the 5 - year - aged and now the 3 - and 12 - year - aged rums, we maintain the same uncompromised standards as he did over 90 years ago — producing unadulterated and handcrafted spirits worthy of The Real McCoy name.»

S&P + — they ranked between 12th and 27th in all four years of the Hoke / Mattison era — and did a nice job of stuffing the run on standard downs and attacking the passer on passing downs.

At the end of the day, Arsenal fc are supposedly a Big Club, Where Wenger set high standards when winning the premier league in his first year or so in charge and achieved further success in the following seasons, up until the invincibles era!

Consider this, despite a 2012 that was lackluster by his standards Chacin still led Rockies starters with an ERA + of 108.

The standard of football has dropped to its lowest level during the Premier League era.

It set a new standard for Chelsea in the Premier League era, a high bar for clean - sheet keeping subsequently reached by the team in which Gallas won league titles and now with Antonio Conte's side on its current run of form.

All I'm saying here is: why isn't SNA of all organizations asking for all of that, instead of seeking to roll back nutrition standards that are scientifically sound and desperately needed in an era of both childhood obesity and childhood hunger?

It constitutes one of the biggest threats to British living standards this country has seen in the modern era.

Patrick Diamond on what the left can do in an era of less growth, less public spending and lower living standards; Sarah Mulley on Labour's immigration challenge; Stuart White and Martin O'Neill on the «New Labour that wasn't» and the lessons for «one nation» Labour today.

Amongst others, the Committee is tasked with making recommendations to ensure that we put the era of contaminated and off - spec products behind us, by tackling issues such as: the integrity of the pipeline infrastructure; improving pipeline operations and maintenance; continuous training and skills upgrade of pipeline operators; and implementing improved Standard Operating Procedures, including the controlled evacuation and disposal of products under the direct supervision of NPA.

His remarks were seen as an offensive throwback to Thatcher - era harsh rhetoric, and are bound to lead to Labour calls for his dismissal as enterprise tsar on the grounds he is totally out of touch with the squeeze on living standards almost all voters are experiencing.

He knew how to treat his patients, but he was never trained in laboratory work, and his toxin research didn't meet the increasingly stringent scientific standards of the era.

Modern accreditation standards mean that many of the Flexner - era ills of for - profit education — little or no requirements for admission or graduation and lax attention to instructional quality or attendance — are long bygone, the authors wrote.

The study findings defy the conventional belief that the two treatment interventions offer equal survival, and show the need to revisit some standards of breast cancer practice in the modern era.

Considering the size of its combs (longer than 12 centimeters, or almost 5 inches) and the overall body proportions of its predatory kin, the shrimplike creature Tamisiocaris borealis (as shown in this artist's reconstruction) may have grown to reach lengths of 61 centimeters (2 feet)-- not large by modern standards but huge for that era.

Mansell said completion of rehabilitation work to the highest standards is critical to retaining trust and respect from stakeholders, giving rise to future opportunities for ERA and for the industry as a whole.

b, Net TOA flux from CERES, ERA - Interim reanalysis and the one standard deviation about the 2001 — 2010 average of 15 CMIP3 models (grey bar) are anchored to an estimate of Earth's heating rate for July 2005 — June 2010.

operations have incorporated international standards and norms related to mine and mill closure, advanced beyond Soviet era mine closure practices of abandonment without reclamation and closure; and

So will Brexit usher in an era of rising food safety problems in the UK and how can we prevent our animal welfare standards from being driven down?

We believe specific muscle - training tactics he used, either by instinct or by design, are the very reasons Arnold was the biggest bodybuilder of his era and why his physique in its prime is still outlandish even by today's freaky standards.

A short helpful illustration of standard underwear in the late 1940's and of prevailing opinions on women's control underwear in that era; namely that control garments were beneficial to a woman's health and figure.

Under the Obama - era guidance, colleges were instructed to use «preponderance of the evidence» as the standard to evaluate and investigate a sexual assault claim.

Feminine beauty is one of the eternal themes discussed at all times; each era has its own canons of female beauty, which are dictated by modernity: in one period of years, it is fashionable one, tomorrow there are new standards, sometimes totally opposite to the previous, and a few decades again come into vogue long - forgotten images.

Compelled by Warner Bros. to film Dial M for Murder in 3 - D, Hitchcock perversely refused to throw in the standard in - your - face gimmickry of most stereoscopic films of the era — though watch how he visually emphasizes an important piece of evidence towards the end of the film.