Sentences with phrase «innovative capacities of»

Now, however, even at a time of widespread neoconservative and neo-laissez-faire sentiment, serious doubts are being raised about the adaptive and innovative capacities of corporations.

, a program created in 2004 by Mexico's Secretary of Economy and the US - Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC), launched with the aim of «strengthening the entrepreneurial, technological and innovative capacities of small and medium sized technology - based companies» and to help startups scale their products and great ideas into foreign markets.

«The inadequate investments in research proposed by the Administration would erode the research and innovative capacity of our nation,» says Nils Hasselmo, president of the 62 - member Association of American Universities.

This initiative was also seen to improve the innovative capacity of the country's research system.

In this report, the competitive and innovative capacity of the United States is reviewed, with emphasis on the nation's ability to support three key areas: basic research, education, and infrastructure.

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Risks associated with investing in Industrials include the possibility of a worsening in the global economy, acquisition integration risk, operational issues, failure to introduce to market new and innovative products, further weakening in the oil market, potential price wars due to any excesses industry capacity, and a sustained rise in the dollar relative to other currencies.

The organization's mission is to strengthen the wealth - creating capacity of its members and promote economic development; to create innovative and effective change in the business culture; to build strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations; and to transform public policy and influence opinion makers.

With an emphasis on the «Lean» methodologies for innovative thought, startup and deployment being applied to clinical healthcare, Todd explores the importance and common pitfalls of developing business models, value propositions and strategies to assess the capacity for innovation and change.

• Leader of innovative and catalytic country - driven programming, gender mainstreaming and capacity - building.

Innovative Foods Ltd. key Products / Revenue Segments include Vegetable Products, Marine Products, and Pickles Cochin - based Innovative Foods, which markets frozen food under the brand Sumeru, is setting up its second manufacturing facility with a capacity of 300 tons in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh after Kochi, announced a top company executive

Innovation grants of $ 250 000 — 1.5 million were available to help producers and fishers gain knowledge and capacity to adopt innovative production, resource management and supply chain management practices and processes, that will improve the productivity and sustainability of resource - based industries.

Our innovative and unique meat saws are designed to provide precise and high capacity cutting of beef, pork, poultry, and exotic meats.

Healthy Schools BC Regional Grants aim to build regional capacity amongst health, education and community partners to collaboratively work through new approaches and designs for learning (such as the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well - being.

It also appears that I'm not the only one who adores the Mountain Buggy Nano stroller; this 44 pound capacity stroller is the winner of the Red Dot Design Award in 2015 for its awesome and innovative stroller design!

The Mountain Buggy Terrain is a 28 pound stroller and has a seat capacity of 55 pounds, and offers some really innovative features — not too surprising when it comes to Mountain Buggy products.

The Building with Biology Project created a community of informal science educators, researchers and scientists dedicated to developing innovative resources, practices and processes to build the capacity of the field to use public engagement with science (PES) activities to extend STEM learning about science, technology and societal implications through public and scientist dialogue about synthetic biology.

AAAS is working with the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG) to build FAFG's capacity of applying innovative methods to visualize, and analyze evidence recovered from exhumation sites.

«Within the debates about careers in science, we often tend to reproduce a model of locating all the capacities for innovation within the individuals, rather than thinking about how do we build good teams of people who can be creative and innovative,» Müller says.

What's more, says Hughes, now a professor of public health at Emory University in Atlanta, the fund was intended to launch innovative prevention initiatives, «not to replace core public - health capacity support».

Sydney researcher Ian Jones attracted a lot of interest with his innovative scheme to increase the capacity of the ocean to absorb carbon dioxide.

IDMIT is an infrastructure for preclinical research in infectious diseases and immunology which is certified ISO9001 and which includes 1) A large animal facility with capacity to host NHP in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, 2) State - of - the - art laboratories for cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, flow cytometry and mass cytometry (CyTof), cell - sorting and confocal microscopy in BSL3 containment; 3) A biological resources centre with high storage capacity; 4) Highly innovative technologies for in vivo imaging of large animals in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, including a two - photon microscope, a PET - CT facility, and several optic based technologies (fibered endo - microscopy, near infra - red imaging).

Science and Technology Facilities Council - STFC, United Kingdom joined hands with National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization)-- NARIT, Ministry of Science and Technology to enhance research and innovative collaborations in astronomy, as a symbolic threshold to mark the new beginning of the following Capacity Building in Software and Hardware Infrastructures and Data Handling through Astronomy.

Innovative programs and teacher training practices build the capacity of educators and families to partner in meaningful ways.

They have little to offer beyond tired bromides about needing more money for capacity building, innovative partnerships, and a host of other buzzwords that make no difference in the lives of children who attend failing schools.

Additionally, Cathie pursues an innovative research agenda that provides insight into pedagogical approaches and the capacity of new technologies to enhance learning and teaching.

It seeks to enhance the quality of history and citizenship education through capacity building for educators and producing and implementing innovative teaching tools.

This approach will be innovative in its integration of personalized screening measures that validly identify different kinds of learners; personalized educational interventions that are matched to the needs of individual students, in and out of school; and personalized resources that build the capacity of educators and parents, and the systems in which they work, to adopt and integrate these personalized tools and measures.

All the reasons suggested above: the higher quantity of education in the United States, greater college attendance, retention of our scientists and engineers (while attracting foreign immigrants), and greater innovative capacity.

Lia Sharma has worked in the space of service learning in research and practical capacities, building innovative service programs for students in New South Wales and the Australian Captial Territory.

The Campaign for the Harvard Graduate School of Education will enable the school to strengthen its capacity in a number of areas including its ability to attract the most talented students to education and prepare them to be transformative leaders, to recruit world - class faculty to build a knowledge base about what works in education, to encourage entrepreneurship and partner with the field to implement innovative solutions, and to leverage the convening power of Harvard to improve education.

This cross-disciplinary, integrated style of education equips students with interdisciplinary and innovative skills such as entrepreneurial and design thinking, and critical thinking capacities.

«We publish books, reports, and briefing papers that illuminate critical problems and advance innovative solutions; work at both the national and state level with advocates and policymakers to promote reforms; help to build the capacity and skills of key progressive constituencies; project our values into the media by promoting Demos Fellows and staff in print, broadcast, and Internet venues; and host public events that showcase new ideas and leading progressive voices.»

Cheri Sterman, Crayola's director of education, will share innovative approaches to building educators» creative capacity and leadership, and will showcase project - based learning activities from the creatED professional learning program.

Develop common vision, plan and strategy for incorporating critical thinking into teaching and learning; build staff capacity and support innovative teaching practices, such as selecting key components of critical thinking (e.g., logic, recognizing manipulation, evaluating sources) to emphasize schoolwide

Participants heard from, and discussed with, high - level education policy leaders in an effort to develop an understanding of the policy conditions, such as capacity building, professional development, funding, Common Core - aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessments, etc., that will allow support for innovative approaches, such as those featured in the site visits to schools, to expand.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is pleased to announce the NSBA 2016 Innovation Award was presented to the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA), in recognition of its innovative approach leading to enhanced leadership and association capacity, and renewed commitment to equity and diversity in student achievement.

Through bringing evidence - based insights, expert capacity, and a diverse network of cutting - edge schools, researchers, and design talent, Transcend serves as an «R&D engine» for school communities to build and spread innovative school models.

Lead Academy employs an extended school day and an innovative curriculum to provide a real - world context for increasing the leadership capacity of our students.

Alexandria, Va., (August 13, 2016) The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is pleased to announce the NSBA 2016 Innovation Award was presented to the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA), in recognition of its innovative approach leading to enhanced leadership and association capacity, and renewed commitment to equity and diversity in student achievement.

Recipient of the Massachusetts Administrators for Special Education's Recognition Award for «exemplary and sustained leadership in building capacity for new and innovative approaches for statewide special education funding and transportation and collaborative activities with ASE,» 2006.

Supporting Tennessee Department of Education in developing long - term capacity to deliver the innovative outcomes outlined in the Race to the Top proposal.

Resources to improve the capacities of technology leaders to develop a strategic plan, implement policites and practices to enable innovative learning environments for their schools.

The Jersey City Public Schools (JCPS) is launching an innovative and multi-faceted leadership development program that will expand leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.

Focused on accelerating gains for students and building capacity for educators, Achieve3000's innovative partnership with Dr. Douglas Fisher draws from the research of his book Visible Learning for Literacy, cowritten with Dr. Nancy Frey and Dr. John Hattie, to leverage Achieve3000's proven - effective platform for even more literacy growth.

Recent studies have pointed to «the value of strong social networks among teachers for the spread of reform implementation and innovative climate... and their capacity to change» (Moolenaar & Sleegers, 2010).

Innovative approaches to recruitment that go beyond the traditional written application and interview provide a more comprehensive assessment of leadership capacity.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

At the request of a local or state education agency, the IDRA EAC - South can help schools and communities develop the capacity to offer innovative, asset - based solutions in meeting the educational needs of traditionally underserved students and communities.

Hanna High School and Brownsville ISD demonstrates innovative use of Capacity and Resources through collaborative leadership.

Our modification also incorporates accounts of organizational conditions and characteristics of the infrastructure which facilitate the successful implementation of large - scale reform, or what van den Berg, Vandenberghe, and Sleegers (1999) refer to as the organization «s «innovative capacity.