Sentences with phrase «into different ability levels»

The Brookings researcher, Tom Loveless, found that states that track more students into different ability levels in eighth - grade math wind up with more students scoring better on Advanced Placement exams, typically taken by top students during the senior year of high school.

Not exact matches

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• Attend a Yoga Alliance Registered School with internationally recognized teaching professionals • Learn simple strategies to discover your true gift • Experience a combination of Western Science with Eastern Wisdom for the Modern Yogi • Transform a vision into a mission • Have fun and be connected with wonderful people • Learn to teach asanas (postures) with ultimate balance between the physical and the spiritual • Learn to teach modified versions of asanas (postures) with the help of props • Discover relevant and in depth mechanics of human anatomical systems supported by a dynamic multi-media presentation, worksheets and practical demonstrations • Learn a unique flow style of yoga, suitable for all levels; not just the physically fit and advanced • Master completely safe, injury preventative teaching instructions • Learn extremely precise and detailed teaching linguistics • Learn how to create simple yet complex yoga flows to guide those with different needs and abilities • Get ample opportunity for practicing teaching skills in front of live students and apply the skills learned in our teacher training in your practica with the help of an experienced, professional mentor.

Are comparisons between the United States and other countries truly equitable / comapable when the U.S. has a pluralistic approach to teaching all children versus other countries in which students are deliberately grouped, tracked, and segregated into different ability classifications and restricted in their access to higher levels of education?

A comparative analysis of data collected at different stages of the program looks into the development of teachers» linguistic awareness and sensitivity, and their ability to integrate subject matter instruction with language development activities at the levels of both instructional planning and instructional practice as a result of such a development.

The app will ask questions on mathematics, logic and verbal reasoning and will test the student's ability with different levels of difficulty built into it.

Every protein source contains different levels of amino acids and each protein is different in its ability to be broken down into amino acids.

- vehicles can be rebuilt into three different styles - you have the ability to recode vehicle chips so it appears that way in the game - the piece that contains the RFID chip pops right off if you want to use it somewhere else - levels on display at E3 were Oz, Scooby - Doo and Portal 2 - Batman wants to arrest Dorothy's Scarecrow in a case of mistaken identity - GLaDOS promises a naïve Gandalf cake - Scooby - Doo's Fred doesn't understand why it's weird his aunt lives in the scariest looking house on the block - Scooby - Doo's world has a different type of shading and texture to it to match the old 60's cartoons - other worlds include Back to the Future, The Simpsons, Doctor Who, Lego Chima, and mor - game comes with the portal, the Batmobile, Gandalf, Batman, and Wildstyle

The levels were as interesting as any other Halo campaign but due to the better graphics and the ability to climb up a ledge rather than having to jump above it's height it made it great to explore for skulls and collectables, within the 9 hour co-op game both myself and Russ found ourselves venturing off and climbing up different parts of the maps to see how high we could get or what was hidden away, we came across a few Easter eggs on the way and found some rare or «special» weapons, Halo has always been a FPS which you have to explore to find Easter eggs etc. but Halo 5 just seemed better than the rest for this, the game flowed well between each level bouncing from blue team and team Osiris following the story to show where paths cross and what each team is doing in between, I feel like all of the trailers kind of pointed the story into a different direction to the way the campaign developed which was surprising and confusing at the same time but none the less it was a great campaign and one of the best Halo games I have played in many years, I was never a fan of Halo 4 I thought it lacked everything a Halo game should be but Halo 5 has surprised me and was well worth the wait.

As you compete the various quests scattered around the world and slay any giant beasts stupid enough to get in your way, Geralt will gain experience and levels which allow you to put points into any one of four different ability trees and power up Geralt's abilities and talents, such as combat skills, alchemy or his natural Witcher abilities.

As you level up in the multiplayer you can allocate points into different abilities.

Single fight allows the player to have a one on one match against an A.I. opponent in any arena stage and a variety of match options to change the experience such as competitive mode for gear statistics, augments and abilities to be active or inactive; a level handicap with an opponent level set between 1 and 20 or equalized character levels; the ability to utilise interactive environments or not; and the chance of being able to knock opponents into a different arena via arena transitions.

Players can tap an Amiibo figure to the Wii U GamePad controller to incorporate them (e.g. level characters up, activate special abilities, etc.) into different Wii U games.