Sentences with phrase «focus learning groups»

Teachers also plan for students to be involved in small focused learning groups, as well as incorporating rich learning tasks that promote investigative and collaborative learning.

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And then, critically, the company began using Instagram to build mini focus groups and quickly create products based on what they learn.

The more time you spend where your customers are, the more you'll learn about how they think and whether or not you're focused on the right group.»

Marketing a business to a large and diverse audience may sound like a good idea, but most companies old and new know learn quickly that you're much better off to aim for one specific demographic and then really focus your time, effort, and advertising money on that group.

Before this technology came along, marketers relied mostly on «after - the - fact» research methods, such as surveys, focus groups and interviews, to learn how customers interacted with their brand before making a purchase.

CEO Global Network is a CEO and executive peer group organization that creates opportunities for learning and development through monthly group meetings led by experienced CEOs, targeted one - to - one mentoring, and focused learning events throughout the year — including the GREAT CEOs Speaker Series.

Kris Martinez, founder of Martinez Creative Group: «You have to learn to block out the negativity and focus on doing what you love, because it serves no purpose for you to play small.»

The former owner of F1 is among a handful of firms vying to invest in the millennials - focused media group Vice, Sky News learns.

Marketers have traditionally relied on market research tactics such as surveys and focus groups to learn what customers think, but these measures can have their shortcomings.

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Once groups have begun this work, group learning progressively focuses on the theological implications of the practices of ministry.

Teaching, however, was in smaller settings, to groups of disciples or others who wanted to learn Scripture, and focused on explaining and applying the Bible for the audience.

society needs to stop protecting the rights of gays and lesbians and should focus on our mere extinction if we do nt repent, and hed to the words of CHRIST, we should not be spending even a minute talking about gays, bc the main story is how ignorant and stupid society has become, KNOW THIS, IF YOU REMOVE THE WORDS CHRIST FROM CHRISTMAS AND DECIDE THAT IS NO LONGER A STORY ABOUT A BABY FROM BETHLEHEN AND NOW ITS ABOUT SANTA CLAUS, AND PEOPLE ARE LEARNING TO ACCEPT OTHER RELIGIONS MOVING TO NY THEN YOU CAN EXPECT EVIL AND DISOBIENCE TO PROVAIL how can any group of people who blantenly marry in a church before GOD ALMIGHTY and demand that society accept them, have any place NEXT TO A HOLY GOD IN HEAVEN, WHO IS WITH OUT SIN, ACCEPT THEIR SIN.

With the whole group and the small groups, focus on learning skills which couples can use to help themselves and others experience crises as incentives for growth (see below.

Learning to learn has become the primary focus of my classroom work, and this focus is expressed in such methods as dividing large classes into rotating discussion groups; assigning shorter, more frequent written work that can be rewritten; structuring group oral examination experiences; and stressing the application of what is learned to other disciplines and life situations.

In all these sources, as well as a sizable and growing group of religiously open scientists (including medical professionals and social scientists) who are often neither New Age / Eastern nor Christians, there is a particular, intense focus on learning about the nature of consciousness.

With Stowell, learning quirky and mundane tidbits about her felt like a refreshing distraction from the elephant in the room: she wrote homework questions, despite wanting to avoid homework in high school; she was part of a lab group that focused on eating competitions; she had a nail polish collection; she loved watching terrible movies; she used to play rugby, realized she wasn't good at it, and then switched to ultimate frisbee.

Simultaneously the Youth Sport Trust continued to listen, understand and ensure their programmes are able to reach out to those with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, special educational needs and other equalities groups — with a clear focus on those least able to engage.

I started a local Boston Social Media group to focus on learning, and focusing on getting better at what we do, not for getting the contact name for another item to stash in our basement.

Learning to throw a javelin and discus beautifully, rather than relying solely on muscle power, and running as a group, rather than focusing on individual glory, are the core of this day - long event.

This session is about how to help parents with military - specific PTSD symptoms and triggers as they learn to babywear, with a focus on babywearing meetings and babywearing group events, including a segment on service animals and signs to watch for regarding anxiety or panic attacks.

We offer weekly parent training groups focused on helping families learn strategies to reinforce progress at home and continue making gains after the program has ended.

Our momstown Guelph chapter holds a very cool monthly science group and their focus recently was very springlike — they learned about seeds!

Focus group participants were recruited across several settings via posters inviting participation in the study, at child health clinics, child care centres and early learning centres, to obtain women with a range of experience, socioeconomic levels and occupations.

The report from the 2020 Vision group wants teachers to focus on personalised learning to ensure no child is left behind and the brightest are stretched.

We have already held three community meetings, focus groups and web surveys to learn the needs of the community as they relate to the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System.

«I made the case that we needed a group focused on data mining, machine learning, and visualization research to involve not just astronomers but also computer scientists and statisticians,» says Kirk Borne, who chairs the informatics and statistics team.

The objective of the focus groups was to learn the perspectives of U.S. based scientists, engineers and health professionals as to the meaning, application and barriers to implementation of Articles 15 1 (b), (2 - 4) and is the first effort of its sort.

Some DNA program efforts can raise complex legal and ethical questions, however, and Jennifer Wagner, a 2014 - 2015 AAAS Congressional Fellow and former research associate at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Integration of Genetic Healthcare Technologies, and Sara Katsanis, an Instructor of Science & Society at Duke University, are conducting interviews, surveys, and focus groups around two such programs to learn more about the perspectives of the people involved and to develop «best practices» guidelines.

In practice this means that differences in GDNF levels might explain certain differences in people's ability to learn or focus,» explains Jaakko Kopra, a researcher in Andressoo's group.

The conflict management group learned a technique for discussing heated issues that slows down the pace of the exchange and helps individuals focus on what their partner is saying instead of rushing to respond.

«We need to expand that focus to include boys, laying a foundation for both girls and boys to learn and communicate with peers, parents, teachers and health providers as they develop positive self images and healthy practices in order to move this age group from vulnerability to empowerment.»

After a day of presentations focused on general country updates, the group traveled to Kayunga, where participants learned about Makerere University Walter - Reed Project's (MUWRP) dynamic range of activities firsthand.

Caroni's group focuses on the specific mechanisms that regulate plasticity in identified circuits as a function of experience, and the roles of this plasticity in learning and memory.

Learning that LaFlore is 100 % natural, with plant - based, organic, toxin and bleach - free ingredients committed me to the focus group.

Teacher Trainees in this course will: • clarify their ethics as a yoga teacher • create both a Kundalini class series and a Dream class series • teach in small group sessions with colleagues • learn to maintain a focus on Light and build an adjustable class framework to meet students» needs.

With Abdoulaye being a World Champion Thai Boxer, the focus of the Champion Spirit was of course boxing so our session went on for quite a while, firstly learning the moves and technique as a group then partnering up to practice both attack and defence.

It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the reactions of focus groups compelled Demme to re-shoot the last few moments.

Larry Yust's black comedy focuses on a group of senior citizens who learn they're about to be evicted from their apartment building.

The film from 2000 focused on a group of chickens who hatch a plan to bust out of their coop when they learn what deadly plans an evil farm owner has for them.

Summative assessment: Summative assessment should focus more on the processes of learning than on the products, and should include the evaluation of both group and individual work.

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

: A Practical Guide for Learning Solution - Focused Groups With Kids K - 12 by Patricia K. Tullison and Katherine O. Synatschk is a great book that has forms on a CD in Spanish and English to help with goal setting.

There are a variety of activities that will excite students and keen them focused on learning (e.g. market place, group work, etc).

Each day concluded with a learning group focused on participants» specific areas of interest.

Glenn Finger, Professor of Education and Dean (Learning and Teaching) of the Arts, Education and Law Group at Queensland's Griffith University said the report highlights the need for an evidence - informed approach which focuses on teacher education students learning and demonstrating approaches which improve student lLearning and Teaching) of the Arts, Education and Law Group at Queensland's Griffith University said the report highlights the need for an evidence - informed approach which focuses on teacher education students learning and demonstrating approaches which improve student llearning and demonstrating approaches which improve student learninglearning.

Areas within template include; Teacher name - Subject / Group - Focus - Lesson Duration Learning Objectives - Planning with Bloom and The Big 4 Different sections for your starter / main / closing activities Tips / cues for teaching strategies Tick lists Group Profiles Seating Chart - with student information and sections prompting differentiation I created and use this lesson plan template in all my lessons.

Whether the groups» focus is personal and social development in Year 4, leadership in Year 7 or narrowing the achievement gap with Year 10s, Brathay adopts the same approach that seeks to maximise the conditions for learning and achieve the desired learning outcomes.

Arranging students into manageable groups according to their abilities and experience narrows the focus of the teaching output and allows students to better travel with others who truly share the learning and the «aha» moments because they are experiencing a better match to content and pedagogy for their needs.

This training can be used in a focused faculty meeting, an all - day professional development session, and / or a small group professional learning community.