Sentences with phrase «long scheduling blocks»

Additionally, proposers should be aware that long scheduling blocks (more than 6 hours) will be very difficult to schedule owing to constraints coming from non-NSF GBO partners.

Not exact matches

To stick to his schedule as much as possible, I only spent five minutes socializing with my co-workers — then, with a longing look at the lunch table, I retreated to my desk for another five - minute block.

«The process forces employees to reflect and to jot out a forward - looking plan for getting stuff done, all while requiring a minimal disruption in the employee's actual work,» writes Chen, who adds that as employees can compose their Snippets on their own schedule, the practice is maker friendly, i.e., it doesn't break up long blocks on concentrated work.

For just the next five days, schedule — and stick to — a few longer blocks of focused time to get important work done.

How this relates to the comments above:» Paly... been a Challenge Success poster school for as long as I can remember: TA, block scheduling, pre-break finals, many class projects, homework free days, now homework time limits, a school climate coordinator, more de-laned subjects, fewer APs / student than peer high schools I've read, and a later start / no zero period that promotes sleep.

I was obsessed with my pumping schedule, partially because I needed to get my supply up, and partially because I had issues with blocked ducts if I didn't pump enough or waited too long to pump.

The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, June 22, but not knowing how long the proceedings will take, the commissioner's office blocked out Friday, as well as the following week, should both sides need the time.

In one high school we visited, the staff shifted to block schedules, creating longer learning blocks for students; they started shifting students across teachers to accommodate different skill levels, and built more time for collaborative planning among staff.

And do longer classes really propel teachers to shift from lecturing to a more active teaching style, as block - scheduling advocates suggest?

Block scheduling is a hot topic in school reform these days, with a growing number of high schools replacing the traditional setup of six or seven 45 - minute classes a day with fewer classes that last longer.

Proponents of block scheduling cite active learning as the key to keeping students engaged and learning during longer periods.

The school day should allow for more in - depth project work beyond the 45 - minute period, including block scheduling of classes two hours or longer.

In contrast with the traditional daily, six -, seven -, or eight - period schedule, a block schedule consists of three or four daily longer periods.

Traditional courses, including English, math, social studies, science and language in a block - type schedule, would be taught in longer sections.

Our school has block scheduling where each class is 90 minutes long.

Deeper learning schools use teaching strategies that have long been considered good practice, like project - based learning, long - term cumulative assessments, advisory classes, and block scheduling.

Increased planning time for teachers has long been heralded as one of the primary advantages of block scheduling, particularly in secondary schools.

Our team - wide PBL units change the «regular schedule,» and we can design our team schedule in a way that allows for full - day or partial - day PBL experiences as a team, as long as we do not disrupt those three blocks when students go to teachers outside the team.

In this case things were made tougher by a schedule that included receiving G - Slate on Friday morning before heading out for a full day of press events and meetings, hopping on a plane first thing Saturday morning to travel cross-country, and waking up Sunday on about three hours sleep, disoriented by jet lag and, yes, in a location with just about zero T - Mobile reception (I'm staying about a block from the Long Island Sound where cell phone reception, in general, is pretty spotty).

For example, small children generally need more frequent contact with each parent for shorter periods of time, while teenagers tend to do well with schedules that have fewer transitions and longer blocks with each parent.

The SegWit2x project, a product of the New York Agreement signed onto by a long list of companies and miners in May, had scheduled a hard fork to double Bitcoin's block weight limit today.

CALV helped secure a Smart Growth grant through NAR's REALTOR ® Party funding programs, enabling organizers to create a weekend - long «Better Blocks Live» event scheduled for Sept. 19th - 20th in a struggling shopping center at Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in the heart of Las Vegas.

In my case, at the end of their lease when I wanted to show the property to prospective long term tenants, the tenant gave me all kinds of grief about «invading her privacy» and «disrupting her life» even though I told her at the beginning of the lease that this was our procedure and I made every attempt to 1) give 48 hr lead times, when typically I would only give 24, and 2) blocked / scheduled showings for 1 day per week and 1 weekend day away from dinner time / church times, etc. maybe this was just the person I was dealing with though...