Sentences with phrase «for local contexts»

The Council proposes an equitable and sustainable model to extend support across both rural and urban school districts, leveraging resources through a new partnership between public education agencies, institutions and non-profit partners with flexibility for local contexts and priorities.

Moreover, the early reading programs that we describe do not necessarily represent the only or «best» solution for their local contexts.

We note that cooperation and engagement between China and Canada requires respect for local contexts;

Those who fear that replication efforts will produce cookie - cutter schools are right to worry, but they also have an obligation to encourage the creation of franchises that account for local context and preferences but still maintain quality controls.

This does not counsel against finding ways to steer teachers to disadvantaged schools; it does suggest that such efforts should be carefully designed and executed with an appreciation for local context, which means they probably should not be guided by broad legislative directives emanating from Washington.

Teachers undergo training in LR's play - based curriculum promoting social and emotional learning — which includes activities, songs and stories — then adapt it for their local context and needs.

States and districts have also been working to design or modify performance rubrics that define effective practice for their local context.

For some local context, Illinois adopted them a year ago, though I heard anecdotally...

We have shared goals and shared approaches which are tailored for the local context.

A teacher leader who has the trust of teachers and students is in a unique position to explain the rationale behind policy decisions, and can help implement policies in ways that preserve the intent while being differentiated for the local context.

Context matters, and system design principles help leaders and stakeholders organize reflection and action in a way that works for their local context.

Not exact matches

Because of the challenges for international entrepreneurs working in Chinese markets, CEIBS recommends finding a local co-founder, «somebody who can provide you with the access to local resources, who can provide you with a deep understanding of the local contexts, who can help you overcome language barriers,» Velamuri says.

The AIDS pandemic in Africa may be a generic social issue for a U.S. retailer like Home Depot, a value chain impact for a pharmaceutical company like GlaxoSmithKline, and a competitive context issue for a mining company like Anglo American that depends on local labor in Africa for its operations.

The picture of the Church that emerged was distorted by this apologetic context — too much emphasis was being given to points that were disputed (the authority of the pope, for example) and not enough given to other important points (such as the nature of the local churches).

in context that GOD created... He can cause it to happen in HIS way... laws of nature did not exist until there was something for it to influence... the writers of the Bible did not believe in flat earth or the sun revolving around the earth... seems to me you cant see figures of speech, but only false stuff... so why don't you tell the weather man at your local TV station to stop saying surinse and sunset eh?

All the servants of Christ in the new Testament were trained for their service in the context of the local church.

Schumacher's vision of an economics devoted not to consumption but to attaining given ends with the minimum means, and his promotion of what he calls appropriate technologies (such as implements that local farmers and manufacturers can fashion and / or maintain themselves), are fundamental, to Berry's vision of a context for re-inhabiting the earth.

For example, the rise in immediate cost of transportation, in a context where its indirect effects on speeding the melting of the glaciers are recognized, will almost certainly favor local production of food.

Church leaders have not given adequate attention to the local congregation as a vital context for addressing social issues.

Many in this context have pointed very strongly to the «growing gap between the rich and the poor that has ensued whether this is experienced locally, nationally or internationally, and how the «open and borderless world of economics» that has emerged has destroyed local and national economies and created conditions for the untold new sufferings of people.

However, for people who are dissatisfied with their local church, who have little established connection with a local church, or whose religious consciousness may be awakened by a viewed religious program, the research indicates that paid - time religious programs, by presenting themselves as competent alternatives to the local church, offering a range of services similar to the local church, and not referring respondents or enquirers to a local church, may be acting as a barrier to people's developing their faith most fully within this interpersonal context.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

This is of crucial importance, for when we seek to place preaching within the context of the «wider community,» meaning by that both the local community in which a congregation exists and the global community, part of what we seek is a theological understanding of that context.

«We continue to hear from many people on the debate over sexuality that our current Discipline contains language which is contradictory, unnecessarily hurtful, and inadequate for the variety of local, regional and global contexts,» the proposal said.

It takes into account, for example, what sort of water has been used at all stages of the life cycle (eg natural rainfall over agricultural land, water from rivers, lakes and groundwater resources); the context of local water scarcity; and whether the water would otherwise be used for another activity of critical importance.

Though it is written for a country level implementation, you could apply the practices to a more local context, perhaps even to improve midwifery services in your hospital.

(2004) Using formative research to adapt global recommendations on HIV and infant feeding to the local context Breastfeeding and replacement feeding practices in the context of mother - to - child transmission of HIV (2001) An assessment tool for research The Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project maintained a collection of useful resources on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.

The context is made all the worse for the coalition by the fact that parties in opposition nationally tend to win more seats in local elections than governing parties.

As a result, donor focus on «service delivery» encouraged popular demand for projects that frequently exceeded historic precedent or local context.

This report details the context for the cuts — a decade of underinvestment — and makes the economic case for supporting public higher education: it helps families through the current crisis, stimulates growth in the local economy, narrows racial gaps in income and education, and helps build a solid middle class for New York's future.

It will be founded on greater local control and greater freedom for staff, within the context of the right incentives and minimum standards.

Section 6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, which was introduced by amendment through the Education Act 2011, says that «If a local authority in England think a new school needs to be established in their area, they must seek proposals for the establishment of an Academy» (which in this context, means a Free School).

The researchers call for a need to move beyond a sole focus on mitigating the effects of climate change to reach solutions that consider global carbon reduction targets as well as local energy and environmental contexts.

«One reason why we organized this session in the first place was to encourage the sharing of such perspectives within the context of how geophysicists can build local capacity, not only for dealing with acute issues such as disasters, but also longer term challenges like building capacity for economic growth.»

While we need enhanced coverage at local scales, successful international coordination of these observations will allow for nesting of these local observations within a global context.

Four of these are active at SciLifeLab and are granted a total of SEK 123 million: Sven Nelander gets SEK 33 milllion for his project «Integrative precision medicine: local data, global context» Nicola Crosetto gets -LSB-...]

For context, I want to share with you a quick story from my thirties, when I worked at a local Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) as a mom to two young kids, and a wife to a green rock star who travelled frequently.

Judging by the Boston area premiere, where the red carpet rolled out for the stars, industry hobnobs and Patriots royalty, the film holds more heft for local viewers, in a local context.

This is due to several reasons, which are: Compliance the objectives and the expected results with the context or local conditions; Support of many parties in the implementation of project activities; Input Project sufficient to achieve the goals set; The process that provides enough space for people to participate and be creative

Among other things, this authenticity addresses the call in the Common Core State Standards for students to «learn to appreciate that a key purpose of writing is to communicate clearly to an external, sometimes unfamiliar audience» and an emphasis in the Michigan second - grade social studies standards on the local community context.

helping educators to use web - based resources for Peace - building in their local education contexts (both formal and non-formal)

[6] The evidence base for these questions is emerging, and answers often depend on local context.

Professional development must be focused on both learning and learners and it should actively involve all stakeholders in collectively constructing and re-constructing a shared vision of effective teaching for the local school context.

Program, she examines how TFA regional staff and corps cultures — specifically staff and corps member engagement and inclusion — can catalyze efforts to improve educational outcomes for students in each local context.

They take responsibility for what happens and the decisions are theirs — enabling schools to communicate the importance of sustainably - produced local food and providing a context for looking at food chain issues and understanding where food comes from.

As part of the initial three - year program strategy for NCPI, FWI has worked with FMCSV and HCDC to develop a research plan with two overarching goals: (1) to build the best possible approach to communicating the science of child development in a Brazilian context, and (2) to create local capacity to lead this research effort over the long term in Brazil.

The most appropriate role for the federal government may be to provide resources to states through categorical formula funding or a competitive grant program that would allow policy design to fit the local context rather than try to act as a national school board from Washington, DC.

It also recommends leadership teams take at least two terms to plan, pilot and develop an approach for use in their local context before moving onto the implementation stage.

«The training is turning the national advice into something practical for teachers in schools so that they are able to apply it to their local context.

The choice of this theme fosters environmental justice in the context of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations and the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, putting forward the link between local and global issues.