Sentences with phrase «longer class periods»

Some teachers struggle to teach a year's worth of content in a semester, even with longer class periods, and this can be particularly difficult for AP teachers.

The longer class periods are ideal for labs, tests, or cooperative learning activities, plus teachers have more time to respond to students with special needs or adjust for different learning styles.

School district leaders planned to transform Westinghouse with single - sex classes and longer class periods, but the plan was so poorly executed that the school scrapped it just weeks after the 2011 - 2012 year began, kicking off a tumultuous period of declining enrollment and frequent principal and teacher turnover.

Those students have fewer classes but longer class periods.

When students attend as many as eight relatively short classes in different subjects every day, instruction can become fragmented; longer class periods give students more time to think and engage in active learning.

It's also project - based learning, technology integration, longer class periods — everything.

Although interest in extended periods beyond the traditional 50 - minute period has existed since 1963, quantitative studies on the effects of longer class periods are still relatively scant.

We have administrative support for longer class periods, but the problem is fitting them into the existing lineup.

It will serve as a nice activity to break up a long class period / day.

Not exact matches

The periods until class packages expire — none of which are longer than a year — violate the Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act, according to the lawsuit.

That means schools might want to think long and hard about how they schedule gym classes, and professionals should be thoughtful about how they order periods of learning with a bout at SoulCycle or a trip to the local running path.

Stocks are by far the best class of assets to own if you hope to build wealth over a long period of time.

As of April 30, 2014, the Highland Long / Short Healthcare Fund Class A, A-LW, C and Z absolute rankings were 2, 2, 4 and 1, respectively, based on Total Return for the 1 - year period among 246 funds in the Morningstar Long / Short Equity Category.

If you've ever had occasion to look into the academic research comparing different types of returns from stocks that have different characteristics, as a class, dividend stocks tend to do better than the average stock over long periods of time.

I believe you think we are heading for a long period of low returns, but still, with such a long investment horizon ahead of you, don't you think it could make sense to be more exposed to public equities, maybe in passive index funds, and trust the long term wealth building power of that asset class without so much attention to continuous portfolio rebalancing trying to anticipate short term returns?

«This asset class has a high level of current income, and every academic study has shown if you hold your portfolio over long period, you could get yield of 8 % a year over five to 10 years.»

Over the longest time period analyzed, the study finds sustainable equity funds met or exceeded median returns for five out of six different equity classes examined, for example, large - cap growth.

Attempting to smooth out the ride for long - term investors over their investment time horizon is important — as it reduces the temptation to abandon a diversified allocation when one asset class is outperforming or underperforming others during a shorter period of time.

Daniel and Elizabeth's experience (and that of couples like them) makes an important truth very clear: The current practice of middle - class American marriage, with its atomized nuclear families, sparse and carefully spaced offspring, and long empty - nesting period before grandchildren arrive, is a recipe for dissatisfaction.

There is resistance among pastors and educators to alternatives to the confirmation class because it sounds like a longer period of preparation.

My real concern is that the longer this unconvincing period goes on the more likely our few class players will want out.

Mate, we're already in a long difficult period and as for what happened at man utd Wenger can't be compared to Alex Ferguson he was a serial winner he made average players play above themselves Wenger can't even get world class players to play.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

which is certainly not a slight on the young french national player; like him or not, Sanchez has provided some real world - class performances for club and country in recent years... if you do this move, you need to really clean house or face some serious consequences for the foreseeable future... half measures are rarely rewarded, that's how we got here... tear down the wall... we need to get rid of Giroud, not because he isn't a talented player, his skill - set simply doesn't make sense if we hope to maximize the offensive potential of a quick passing, one - touch scheme... we need to evolve, like Barcelona, who realized you needed to have clinical finishers or face a mind - numbing future of horizontal passes and largely ineffective crosses... Barca went and got Suarez, even though they had Messi and Neymar on the roster (just imagine the possibilities — another in the litany of Wenger «what ifs»)... we need to be as clinical in the boardroom as on the pitch... accept nothing less or move on... personally I would move on from Welbeck, Giroud and Walcott, even Ox if he isn't all in... I think the most intriguing player might be Perez, which runs counter to the thoughts in my head when he arrived late last summer... we need a deep lying DM with quick feet and long ball potential, midfielders who can counter quickly even when they are spread out and 4 or 5 players who know how to attack the lanes (kind of a cross between Barca, Dortmund and Monaco)... this is seriously an achievable goal, one that logically should have been achieved quite a few years ago... did no one in the Arsenal organization see the financial restructuring of the football universe... think of the players we could have had but we weren't willing to cough up the dough only for those individuals to have their value double or triple within a 12 to 24 month period... even if just from an investment perspective these «no deals» represent a failure of monumental proportions... only if you cared, of course

If you look at the whole goal - scorer thing from high up there are only 2 guys who get close to a god - like «guaranteed goals» status; Ronaldo and Messi and even they have the benefit of world class team mates, 30 odd «easy» matches a season where they can fill their boots, operating from a stable system for a long period of time now etc..

well folks this season is a big one for some of the arsenal under achievers like diaby, nasri, walcott, deneilson, vanpercy, all these players have had their setting in period now they must deliver after this season we will no who can cut it and who can't no more excuses walcott had a long rest lets see if he is worth that tag world class that they like to give every english player nasri, he had a good rest as well no excuses diaby more experience he better come good and deneilson had been at arsenal two long to not produce and every bodies favorite mr vanpercy they say he is world class he has a fantastic technique but you need more to be world class i know he has had injury problems most time and stats show he has not scored a free kick in two years for arsenal this is last chance for robin if he get injured sell make no sense but he most of all must play well and score lots of goals he has been at arsenal a long time and must produce.............

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.

Bus schedules need to be considered if school day length changes, more dollars for staff for supervision in the cafeteria for longer meals periods, class schedule changes if the cafeteria is a multi-purpose room... there can be quite a domino effect involved.

Then as now, astronomers estimated the distances to galaxies by studying Cepheid variables, an unusual class of stars whose brightness rises and falls predictably: The longer the period of variation, the more luminous the star.

The researchers suggested this could be accomplished through making warm - up periods more vigorous, having more frequent and longer practices of dance moves and including a segment of vigorous exercise in each class to improve fitness.

Previously published commentaries by Dr. Doroghazi focused on other negative trends, including high student debt, high CEO salaries, long training periods, and the controversy involving Maintenance of Certification requirements and the American Board of Internal Medicine, as factors that discourage the smartest kids in the class from choosing medicine as a career.

Upon longer periods and higher doses of ActD the p53 expression decreased, which may be due to suppression of transcription from all three classes of RNA polymerases.

Whereas landmark scientific discoveries, the launch of major funding programmes or the opening of world - class infrastructure stand out in the minds of most and are rightly recognised, the hard work of inspired individuals contributing over a long period of time to building truly transformative STI landscapes may be less apparent.

Lower - intensity and low impact exercise can be performed for longer periods (which is why that Zumba class is usually upward of 45 minutes) giving you the time to burn plenty of calories in - workout.

In this slower paced Vinyasa class, poses are held for longer periods of time to allow for a deeper experience both physically and mentally.

If the cost of a personal trainer is not something your budget can endure for a long period of time, perhaps just hire one for 2 - 3 classes to give you a jumpstart and get you back on track.

She was doing 5 boot - camp and spin classes a week, working long hours, falling into bed exhausted then tossing and turning all night, her periods were becoming weirdly irregular and she was feeling bloated all the time.

Each posture during a Yindulgence yoga class is held for long periods of time (3 to 10 minutes each) to encourage the slow and safe opening of connective tissues, leaving the yogi with an overall feeling of lightness, spaciousness and peace.

During classes Poses can be held for a longer period (relative to some other styles) so one can explore both the physical and emotional sensations of the posture.

These classes can be challenging, even for the seasoned yogi, and require students to move more quickly and hold more complex poses for longer periods.

Should I be doing less intensity for a longer period of time like on a treadmill in between classes?

At KIPP Ascend, regular class periods, or blocks, are twice as long as the average block — 110 minutes every day for core subjects like math, reading, social studies, and science.

With young students, starting the class period with one quick thing — which students can share individually or with partners — can go a long way in creating a safe space for student voices.

Taking attendance is usually a five - minute task at the start of a class period, but in my classroom, it can sometimes take much longer.

Packed with learning, creativity and the demonstration of acquired skills, the project is designed to keep your class occupied and learning for an entire day, with minimal input from you, but could even be extended over a longer period of time.

St Mary's has said that its short term design and build strategy under the iESE framework extends to an additional two reception classes, and that in the longer term it aims to provide for seven extra classes by 2017/18, gradually introducing new class groups over the preceding period.

Use TAs to add value to what teachers do, not replace them — avoid assigning TAs to specific students for long periods of time and ensure students who need the most support spend no less time with the teacher than other members of the class.

Research reveals that students can only focus for 15 - minute intervals, why do we therefore expect them to sit for long periods of time in class!

Every afternoon after classes finish at 3:30 pm, the kids have an hour long cleanup period in which they take care of the cleaning and basic maintenance of the school and even some of the surrounding neighborhood.

The concept, which involves changing school schedules so that students can have longer periods and fewer classes each day, was new to the group, and the administrator painted it in glowing terms.