Sentences with phrase «existing research practices»

We also think the existence of this new rule means regulators are looking for improvement over existing research practices, which are based primarily on technical research and sell - side research.

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The three - part framework aims to distill the existing research and best practices for goal - setting into a simple set of rules.
Further With Food will feature content on best practices for preventing, recovering and recycling food loss and waste; educational materials; research results; and information on existing government, business and community initiatives.
For example, we know from existing research that social and emotional skills are critical to young people's academic success (Farrington et al., 2012), and that children must have the opportunity to practice and develop SEL skills such as empathy, perseverance, and collaboration, in order to thrive in careers, in family, and in community as adults (CASEL, 2015; Farrington et al., 2012; Pellegrino & Hilton, 2012).
Our study draws from this existing research and was designed to examine the ways in which camp is a learning environment that provides kids with opportunities to practice and develop SEL skills.
Guidance Materials: The Board of Education has produced a Model Wellness Policy (2012) based on science, research, and existing practices from exemplary states and local school districts around the country.»
Using the existing studies as a foundation, we highlight areas for future research and practice to help create youth sport settings that are more consistent with obesity prevention goals.
In this chapter, we focus on recent research related to home visitation programs» identification and response to maternal depression, identify gaps in this existing research, and provide recommendations for the practice and policy community on addressing maternal depression within home visitation.
The Private Practice Lactation Consultant Workshop: presented «Milk Synthesis: an Analysis of Existing Theories on «Making Milk» in Light of Current Research» and «Beyond Technical Skills: Counseling Skills to Defuse Issues That Undermine a Mother's Ability to «Hang in There» and Solve Her Breastfeeding Problems.»
Dr. Cheyney is also a Certified Professional Midwife in active practice, the Chair of the Governor - appointed Board of Direct - entry Midwifery for the State of Oregon, and the Chair of the Division of Research for the Midwives Alliance of North America where she directs the MANA Statistics Project — the only existing data repository for planned homebirth in the United States.
Each of the health care bills under consideration as we went to press creates a government - supported institute to oversee research comparing the effectiveness of existing medical treatments and practices.
Despite years of talks on seabed mining, Bronwen Currie of Namibia's National Marine Information and Research Center in Swakopmund said that no adequate studies on the cumulative, long - term effects of the practice exist.
The 20 Challenges, addressed by a team of education experts, range from «Enable students to build on their own enduring, science - related interests» to «Shift incentives to encourage education research on the real problems of practice as they exist in school settings.»
Nash outlined the information the researchers will seek to gather over the next year: an additional synthesis of existing research; an analysis of the types of information and information sources vying for policymakers» attention; a survey of science communicators» current practices; and interviews with two dozen current and former members of Congress and congressional staff about «which communication practices work and which don't, as well as who policymakers trust to communicate scientific information.»
What is vanishing — if it ever really existed — is a mass of physician - scientists matching an earlier generation's idealized concept of the «triple threat» who could, as a solitary clinical investigator, move effortlessly between bedside and bench, managing a busy clinical practice and a productive research laboratory while devoting significant time to teaching and mentoring.
When I do basic research, we ask questions, for example, about the benefits of doing visual search in 3D using particular kinds of distortion techniques or using specially designed input devices, and compare those innovations to existing practice.
Existing research supports retrieval practice as an effective strategy to improve learning and memory in college undergraduates without disabilities.
Some clinical applications are exempt from human subjects regulations (eg, research conducted in an educational setting involving normal educational practices, research involving the collection of deidentified existing data, research and demonstration projects).
The First Things First evaluation was one of two study reviews posted online Jan. 24 by the What Works Clearinghouse, which the U.S. Education Department set up to vet existing research evidence on the effectiveness of educational programs and practices.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.
At an event last week at the National Press Club, the group unveiled a new report, «The Science of Learning,» which summarizes existing research from cognitive science and applies it to classroom practice.
A small body of research exists to guide practice.
The research is there, the examples of programs exists, and now we need people who get inspired by an idea and run with it in practice until all schools offer students the community to love reading, writing, and discussing all of their brilliant ideas.
Last spring, educators from around the world gathered at the Ed School to learn how to close the frustrating gap that sometimes exists between research and practice.
We propose to raise program quality and child education outcomes by updating the existing education provisions so that each of these four central elements reflects research and best practice in order to better promote skill growth in areas needed for later success in school.
In addition to Kiernan Mathews, this institute will include the very best scholars bridging research and practice in academic leadership: Jerlando Jackson on leading diverse teams and harnessing existing diversity in the academic workforce; Adrianna Kezar on implementing change strategies in support of faculty and reconfiguring today's faculty roles into new faculty models; and KerryAnn O'Meara on strategies and solutions that make faculty workloads more visible, accountable, equitable, and credited.
In fact, these kinds of detailed and research - based school climate policy, practice and leadership development guidelines and resources exist!
-- Define social & emotional learning (SEL) and why it is essential to students» success — Understand key research relating SEL skills to student success — Relate district / organization goals to SEL — Integrate SEL into existing district / organization frameworks and protocols — Design a comprehensive approach to screening, assessing, promoting, and evaluating SEL competencies using the DESSA — Select a quality SEL curricula aligned to your specific needs — Learn how to integrate SEL - supporting practices into everyday interactions — Use SEL data to plan for instruction and intervention
After reflecting on the literature's place in their own situated practice, teachers should determine if and how these research - based practices exist in their classrooms and schools and then try them.
In identifying the role of mentoring in college, the brief provides a set of effective practices — grounded in research — for professionals at the K - 12 or higher education level who are interested in starting mentoring programs or improving existing efforts.
By combining existing research with the latest PISA data, The Deepest Learners offers four recommendations based on practices in high - performing countries that can inform policymakers on the implication for deeper learning as states move forward to implement college - and career - ready standards.
In mathematics instruction, a chasm exists between research and practice.
By distilling and organizing the existing research on cognitive science and educational psychology, the reports offer teacher candidates concise summaries of high - impact practices grounded in scientific evidence and professional consensus around PK - 12 learning.
That the discontinuity, both in our research and in our practice, exists should be of such concern to us that we are compelled to address it in a timely and energetic fashion.
Existing research provides support for the use of video to develop such classroom and reflection practices during teacher preparation.
This action research process provided a structure for the teacher to critically examine her existing practices.
At other times, policymakers may feel that existing research is not suited to their context or that the gap between theory and practice is too wide.
→ Action → Invest in our existing public institutions of higher education focusing on improving teacher, counselor, and leader education; and reinvest, reclaim, and refocus the function of regional education laboratories to maintain integrity, relevance, and responsiveness in research aimed at seeking solutions for communities» education problems; and establish the outreach and extension of research findings to ensure their use in educational improvement practices.
This presentation shares relevant existing research and proven practices for improving teaching and learning for English Language Learners (ELLs).
This content shares relevant existing research and proven practices for creating high - quality local assessments.
As an introduction to the special issue, the article highlights the increased effort to use data in practice and policy, summarizes contributions and limitations of existing research on data use interventions, and previews subsequent articles in the issue.
Social studies journals now present technology - themed issues or standing features (as in Social Education) or even exist completely online (Social Studies Research & Practice, www.socstrp.org, and of course, the Social Studies Education section of this journal).
While advantages exist to the effective integration of technology into ELA, McGrail (2005, 2006) said that, as of her writing, little research had been done specifically on how technology usage relates to ELA teachers» pedagogical practice or actual use of technology in the classroom.
Although a substantial amount of research exists indicating that screening and progress monitoring are effective practices at the elementary level, studies examining these practices at the high school level are only now emerging.
Implementation standards can help new sites more effectively develop their community school strategy, assist existing schools to strengthen their practice and document outcomes, and help provide a consistent language and framework for advocacy, technical assistance, research, funding and policy engineering.
Jobs for the Future launched Students at the Center by commissioning teams of distinguished scholars to synthesize existing research on student motivation and engagement, cognitive development, school improvement, and efforts to take effective teaching practices to scale.
While the existing knowledge base of empirical literature offers a small amount of assistance to those faced with decisions about selecting teacher leaders, more research is needed that focuses on teacher leader selection and its connection to teacher leader practice.
Functions The teacher leader: a) Facilitates the collection, analysis, and use of classroom - and school - based data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, school organization, and school culture; b) Engages in reflective dialog with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research - based effective practices; c) Supports colleagues» individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as mentor, coach, and content facilitator; d) Serves as a team leader to harness the skills, expertise, and knowledge of colleagues to address curricular expectations and student learning needs; e) Uses knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe; and f) Promotes instructional strategies that address issues of diversity and equity in the classroom and ensures that individual student learning needs remain the central focus of instruction.
Due to lack of uniform reporting and surveillance, veterinary nosocomial infection rates are unknown, though it has been found to be a common problem encountered in veterinary teaching hospitals.3 Additional research is needed to determine the frequency of nosocomial infections in private veterinary practice as this data does not exist at this time.
Additional research is needed to determine the frequency of nosocomial infections in private veterinary practice as this data does not exist at this time.
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