We like how RecycleMania provides a benchmark for
measuring progress towards waste reduction throughout higher education.
Commentary: A new approach to energy and sustainable development - the Sustainable Development Scenario The new scenario provides a benchmark for
measuring progress towards a more sustainable energy future 13 November 2017
It addressed, through presentations, subsequent question and answer sessions and a general discussion, the following issues: clarification of the nature and level of the targets communicated by developed country Parties; assumptions and conditions associated with the targets; commonalities and differences of approach in
measuring the progress towards the targets; comparability of emission reduction efforts by developed country Parties, and options and ways to increase the level of ambition of the pledges; relevant policies and measures to support the targets, and experience with low - emission development strategies; and possible ways forward.
The Global Tracking Framework can also aid in
measuring progress towards the proposed Sustainable Development Goal on energy.
After founding the Early Learning Foundation in 2001, he developed a comprehensive early learning success model which includes identifying essential skills in each of the domains of early childhood, systematically
measuring progress towards competency, and giving each child the time and instruction to develop essential skills.
He adds that the OECD's programs have a key role to play «in the achievement of — and
measuring progress towards — SDG 4 and its targets, as well as other education - related SDG targets.»
Then, figure out how to extract reports from your data sources that will
measure your progress towards these key performance indicators.
report every five years to the Murray - Darling Basin Authority on the achievement of environmental outcomes at a Basin scale, by reference to the targets to
measure progress towards the environmental objectives in Schedule 7 (Basin Plan Schedule 12, item 7).
It is required valid and consistent estimates of the prevalence of diabetes over time to assess the effects of the implemented interventions, to compare the trends among the different countries and to
measure the progress towards achieving the goal agreed by UN.
With the changing landscape of education — including the imminent arrival of the Common Core State Standards and the new assessments needed to
measure progress towards them — the time is right for a reevaluation of assessment systems.
They have a shared instructional language that lets people talk back and forth about what high quality teaching should look like, and a common language and set of goals let's faculty work together to
measure their progress towards those goals.
In a May 30 letter to parents, state Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius wrote that because Minnesota schools began using more rigorous standards to teach English arts last fall, schools also gave students more challenging tests to
measure their progress towards meeting higher expectations.
These assessments are intended to
measure progress towards a specific goal.
School Spanish Teachers implement curricula and activities to meet academic standards High School SpanishTeachers design and implement assessments that
measure progress towards academic standards...
Vermont's resolution declares that while the SBAC tests «purport to
measure progress towards «college and career readiness... the tests have not been externally validated as measuring these important attributes.»
Math Teachers design and implement assessments that
measure progress towards academic standards; All staff members are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, including a dedicated work space, laptop computer, email, high - speed internet access, and all necessary supplies.
Design and implement formative assessments that
measure progress towards academic standards
Science Teachers design and implement assessments that
measure progress towards academic standards;
The next step is for districts to illustrate how they plan to achieve and
measure progress towards their goals.
It uses trusted assessments to
measure progress towards these goals.
Design and implement summative assessments to
measure progress towards academic standards and formative assessments to drive instruction.
Through Confianza's Action Cycle, we analyze, act, and continuously assess our work to
measure progress towards your goals.
What matters most, of course, are your publishing goals and how you can
measure your progress towards your goals.
«We want to teach people to set goals, and then to use metrics to
measure their progress towards them.»
The lowest tier simply
measures progress towards winning a game.
«Everyone will be able to
measure their progress towards the baseline.
It provides a baseline against which to
measure progress towards the levels of investment required to drive sustainable agriculture and reforestation.
It is critical for law firms to (a) set goals, and (b)
measure their progress towards those goals.
This technology will prevent double counting of carbon and will be consistent across jurisdictions, making it easier for companies to deliver and
measure progress towards their climate targets or other goals such as deforestation - free commitments.
You can
measure your progress towards a complete LinkedIn profile by viewing the «Profile Strength» indicator at the top of the right column, on your «Profile Edit» page.
This reporting mechanism establishes benchmarks against which to
measure progress towards closing the social and economic gaps; to «assist government and mainstream agencies to maintain a focus on the status of Maori in their work and decision - making»; [16] and to assist in setting priorities for policy development.
Not exact matches
Today we publish the 2016 edition of our Fairness in Families Index #fairnessinfamilies, which uses a basket of
measures to compare developed countries»
progress towards gender equality.
Overall, the UK comes 12th out of 22 countries in the FIFI, which brings together a basket of
measures to compare countries»
progress towards the goal of gender equality; it has dropped three places since 2010.
And in 2016, there will be more elections to
measure the continent's
progress in its pursuit
towards a more democratic future.
It allows researchers to
measure the effect of health care policies, the penetration of educational opportunity, and
progress towards gender equality.
In the study, just published in Nature Climate Change, researchers
measure the collective
progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Hard to choose but I think my favourite article from last year was either he interview with Andreas Schleicher on the impact of technology on learning outcomes (Research Files 14) or the story on how Nossal High School has shifted their reporting practices away from A-E grading and
towards progress measures (Removing grades from student reports).
Many districts have also developed benchmark exams that are given a few times a year to
measure students»
progress towards mastering these power standards; that way, schools don't have to wait until August to find out how students did on the big, standardized state tests.
Beginning in the 2010 - 2011 school year, for each school identified for preliminary registration review pursuant to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, the local school district shall be given the opportunity to present to the commissioner additional assessment data, which may include, but need not be limited to, valid and reliable
measures of: the performance of students in grades other than those in which the State tests are administered; the performance of limited English proficient students and / or other students with special needs; and the
progress that specific grades have made or that cohorts of students in the school have made
towards demonstrating higher student performance.
The study argues that a
progress measure would push schools to focus on how well all of its pupils are doing, because each individual performance counts equally
towards the school's overall rating.
Practising such a piece of writing is not enough to secure success in that task, nor is it the only
measure of
progress towards it.
In its latest monitoring visit report, Ofsted said the Sunderland school was making «reasonable
progress»
towards the removal of special
measures.
Schools now face a painful dilemma, I fear that as the grade weighting has changed so will the bias
towards the more academic pupils, bringing us back to a similar situation to which the new «fairer»
progress 8
measure was to negate against.
Are any of our «green schools» developing standards for how they are
measuring their students»
progress towards becoming the stewards of this battered planet?
The free school was put in special
measures after the inspection, which found students showed «a lack of respect and tolerance
towards those of different faiths, cultures or communities», while safeguarding procedures, recruitment processes and academic
progress in writing skills were also insufficient.
PARCC assessments
measure students»
progress towards what they need to learn by graduation to be ready for college and career.
Two Special
Measures monitoring inspections followed in 2014 with the last one finding that «the school is not making enough progress towards the removal of special measures
Measures monitoring inspections followed in 2014 with the last one finding that «the school is not making enough
progress towards the removal of special
measuresmeasures».
To prioritize creativity and critical thinking in your district, consider using digital portfolios and formative project - based assessments to track and
measure student
progress towards developing these skills.
One of the great positives about the removal of levels — and there are several — is the shift
towards measuring progress among primary school pupils.
In order to monitor Arizona's
progress towards the Governor's goals, we should encourage any programs or initiatives that not only address early identification and interventions for students struggling in math, but also
measure and report the math performance of all eighth grade students, no matter the test they take.