Sentences with phrase «grade over the tracks»

Even the Catskill railroad group found this a worthy idea, with the caveat that they grade over the tracks.

Not exact matches

Tear up the tracks from Phoenicia to Highmount, he advises, sell the scrap iron for an estimated $ 650,000, and grade over the trackbed for what could be one of the more scenic walking trails in the country.

The unique study tracked a diverse group of over 300 American men from first grade through their early thirties and the findings indicate that being a victim of bullying and being a bully were both linked to negative outcomes in adulthood.

We have over a 20 - year track record of producing cutting - edge premium grade dietary supplements, and I'm excited to add Cholesterol360 to our offerings.

To better understand how depression and social problems unfold over time, Kochel and her colleagues tracked an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of 486 children as they went through the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.

To fight off some seemingly frivolous lawsuits over Avatar, James Cameron has tracked his influences and inspirations (beginning with a sketch doodled in his 11th - grade homeroom) in a 45 - page legal document, available at the Hollywood Reporter.

Ideally, a study of predictive validity would be longitudinal, tracking the outcomes of students over at least three years, from the point when they complete each exam (in 10th grade) to the end of their first year in college.

Although we are able to track school and grade - level performance over time, our data set does not capture individual student results.

Most importantly, we tracked the performance of individual students over time to see how their performance evolved relative to that of their peers as they progressed from grades 3 to 8, in essence, using each student as his or her own control group.

A Virtual Learning Environment will normally work over the internet and provide a collection of tools such as those for assessment (particularly of types that can be marked automatically, such as multiple choice), communication, uploading of content, return of students» work, peer assessment, administration of student groups, collecting and organizing student grades, questionnaires, tracking tools, etc..

Having said that, I think sometimes technology is overused and we don't think carefully enough about the evidence we need to give the grade, put something on the transcript, and track that information over time.

Other features, from designing questions and tracking a student's yearly progress to generating reports and instantly grading assignments, have won teachers over across the country.

The study tracked over 1,000 children from birth through 6th grade to examine the effects of early childcare on areas such as parent - child relationships, child development, and a child's later success in transitioning to school.

There are over 800 + pages jam - packed with resources to keep you organized when teaching, grading, or tracking the Common Core!

This editable teacher planner and binder pack has over 3,500 pages of calendars, planning pages, grading sheets, attendance sheets, data tracking form, small group lesson plan pages, and more!

Summative assessment tests that reflect Common Core State Standards performance targets, which teachers can use to track student learning over a course or grade.

The Madison School District administers it multiple times a year in grades 3 - 8 and considers it the primary tool to consistently track academic growth over time.

The district has taken significant steps to expand the advanced and higher learning opportunities for all of its students (over 6,600), including reducing tracking for many courses All fourth - and fifth - grade students now benefit from the English Language Arts enrichment program and the district is in the second year of phasing in the rigorous, inquiry - based curriculum in its new International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program to prepare its students for college preparatory courses at the high school.

Districts could also track, over time, the average achievement of grade - level cohorts within schools to determine if performance changes as predicted by the value added by teachers who transfer into or out of schools and grades.

Over the past few days we've been on a mission to track down the source and meaning of a clause in the Magnet School's Operating Agreement that says, «New students entering beyond grade 3 must be reading at grade level.»

The limitations of education systems — with insufficiently developed state data systems, as well as assessment systems that at best could capture a summative snapshot of student performance by grade, year - to - year (without actually tracking student progress over time)-- presented major challenges.

BMW didn't say if this M5 gets any upgrades over its consumer - grade counterpart, but it did claim the pace car has been «optimized for use on the race track.»

Over the time, we have a track record of the students who have earned top grades in HND courses.

This means investors are demanding over 50 % more on the notional cost of default insurance on the largest investment - grade corporate bonds tracked by the S&P 500 ®.

As we near the end of the first quarter, investment grade tax - exempt bonds tracked in the S&P National AMT - Free Municipal Bond Index have returned 0.93 % year - to - date underperforming relative to the over 2 % return of the investment grade corporate bond market tracked in the S&P U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index.

So, over the years, each of our nurseries underwent major renovations, adding commercial - grade greenhouses and shadehouses, enhancing storage and potting - up areas, improving amenities for staff and volunteers, and upgrading our computers to track and analyze best practices on how to grow native species.

Walks are from five to nine kilometres long and you will be in the rainforest at least three hours, on graded tracks which may be a little rough and involve some scrambling over rocks and creek crossings.

The Mi Band features a military - grade accelerometer that lets users track their activity and fitness results and there is a small - sized battery to provide over 30 - day backup on a single charge.

Launching the use of the Early Development Instrument, a population based measure of school readiness, with Pre-K through 4th grade teachers in the District to track the impact of early learning policies and programs on child development over time.

SRI's evaluation will track kindergarten readiness, third - grade literacy, and special education placement over six years.