Sentences with phrase «more areas of assessment»

Not exact matches

Gartner's 2014 Hype Cycle Special Report provides strategists and planners with an assessment of the maturity, business benefit and future direction of more than 2,000 technologies, grouped into 119 areas.

Once you determine an area of focus, you may refer to the full version of the Healthy Schools Assessment Tool to further refine your focus by asking more in - depth assessment questions.

New York's Education Commissioner told a gathering of school, district, and BOCES administrators that while the state has made progress in areas like curriculum and assessments, much more work remains to be done.

These are the conclusions of the first systematic analysis of the economic cost of Arctic melting, which delivers a sobering antidote to other, more upbeat assessments that say melting in this area would improve access to minerals on the ocean bed, increase fishing and create ice - free shipping lanes.

That makes this first population assessment which covered extensive areas of Gabon's coast outside of monitored regions all the more valuable and worthwhile, and demonstrates the importance of focusing beyond intensively monitored beaches.»

«This analysis of data from the new National Seismic Hazard Maps reveals that significantly more Americans are exposed to earthquake shaking, reflecting both the movement of the population to higher risk areas on the west coast and a change in hazard assessments,» said co-author Bill Leith, senior science advisor at USGS.

The number of heavy precipitation events will continue to increase in the assessment area, and impacts from flooding and soil erosion may also become more damaging.

Researchers from RAND studying the first year of Vermont's implementation of portfolio assessments for fourth and eighth graders found that the development of portfolios (work was selected by students with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on student work.

It also includes a set of self - assessment questions to help headteachers and governing boards to gauge where they are doing well and which areas require more attention.

Review the core outcomes of lessons based on the content, process, and products (formative assessment), and consider how to differentiate one or more of these areas based on readiness and interest.

From improving assessment and placement to creating a supportive first - year experience to academic and career planning that propels students toward their goals, we're working with institutions to tackle the complex problems of improving student success, persistence, and completion.To learn more, select a student success focus area:

They also raise questions about the quality and the influence of assessment as a policy tool (see Linn, 1998 and Mehrens, 1998 for more in - depth measurement perspectives across subject areas).

Of course content area mastery and a deep understanding of technology and digital information are standard components of a successful 21st century learner, as teachers we must focus on playing a role in the development of the whole child, not just the skills we can more easily measure with an assessmenOf course content area mastery and a deep understanding of technology and digital information are standard components of a successful 21st century learner, as teachers we must focus on playing a role in the development of the whole child, not just the skills we can more easily measure with an assessmenof technology and digital information are standard components of a successful 21st century learner, as teachers we must focus on playing a role in the development of the whole child, not just the skills we can more easily measure with an assessmenof a successful 21st century learner, as teachers we must focus on playing a role in the development of the whole child, not just the skills we can more easily measure with an assessmenof the whole child, not just the skills we can more easily measure with an assessment.

Knowledge of how children and young people develop and learn, the principles of effective pedagogy both within their own subject area and more generally, the implications of cognitive science for classroom practice, and the features of good assessment also form part of a Chartered Teacher's core knowledge base.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

These complex arrangements can include numerous oversubscription criteria, different sub-categories of places, more than one catchment area, feeder schools, banding tests and aptitude assessments, says the report.

In the United States, the federal government has injected itself more deeply into assessment, an area traditionally the province of states and localities.

Menus lead to resources on placement of English language learners, content area assessment, and much more.

According to Laura Cain, who has worked to implement the new system, the more regular schedule of assessment makes it easier for administrators to identify problem areas and opportunities for teacher professional development.

Dr. Handley is the founder of the Insight Institute, Inc., a company that develops training materials to help people communicate and work more effectively with others, and has an extensive history of research and development in the areas of personality assessment and organizational development.

The components include a Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) Survey (25 selected - response items per subject area), a CTBS Battery (selected response items and more in - depth objective - level information), Performance Assessments (tasks with both short and extended constructed activities), and a custom component to complement any of the others.

Assessments should be used for their intended purpose — as ONE measure with which to determine our students» areas of strengths and weaknesses so that we are able to provide them with the academic instruction they need — nothing more; nothing less.

This issue brief examines teachers» use of multiple assessments in a state - funded preschool program, and includes specific recommendations and practical solutions to provide teachers more support in this area — from Mathematica

Unlike the ISAT and PSAE, the PARCC test is a K - 12 computer - based assessment that will be given multiple times during the school year and provide a clearer, more detailed picture of a student's strengths and areas for improvement.

Please also be aware that some of the content, though exemplary in describing various areas, may need updates for more recent state assessment and legislative changes (such as CMAS and the Financial Transparency Act) which can be found in the Quality Standards for Developing Charter Schools document.

Coaches provide support and advice on a variety of areas, including differentiating instruction, creating assessments, reviewing lesson plans, developing activities that increase student engagement and more.

In support of our mission to increase student learning through more meaningful educational assessment and accountability practices, the Center for Assessment offers both comprehensive and targeted services across a wide range of technical and practical areas.

In many RTI classrooms, progress - monitoring assessments are administered weekly, although they may be more frequent, depending on the subject area and nature of the class.

The rating is even more significant considering that since 2009, EuroNCAP has adopted new judgment criteria composed of four areas of accident assessment, namely Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Pedestrian Protection and a new area: Safety Assist.

With the start of the new module on alternative housing schemes, we have been looking at the document Building for Life 12 to assessment the housing area by using three colours, green, amber... Read more

For the entire Northern Hemisphere, there is evidence of an increase in both storm frequency and intensity during the cold season since 1950,1 with storm tracks having shifted slightly towards the poles.2, 3 Extremely heavy snowstorms increased in number during the last century in northern and eastern parts of the United States, but have been less frequent since 2000.11,15 Total seasonal snowfall has generally decreased in southern and some western areas, 16 increased in the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes region, 16,17 and not changed in other areas, such as the Sierra Nevada, although snow is melting earlier in the year and more precipitation is falling as rain versus snow.18 Very snowy winters have generally been decreasing in frequency in most regions over the last 10 to 20 years, although the Northeast has been seeing a normal number of such winters.19 Heavier - than - normal snowfalls recently observed in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. in some years, with little snow in other years, are consistent with indications of increased blocking (a large scale pressure pattern with little or no movement) of the wintertime circulation of the Northern Hemisphere.5 However, conclusions about trends in blocking have been found to depend on the method of analysis, 6 so the assessment and attribution of trends in blocking remains an active research area.

(a) Identification of the key sources of marine plastic debris and microplastics; (b) Identification of possible measures and best available techniques and environmental practices to prevent the accumulation and minimize the level of microplastics in the marine environment; (c) Recommendations for the most urgent actions; (d) Specification of areas especially in need of more research, including key impacts on the environment and on human health; (e) Any other relevant priority areas identified in the assessment of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection;

The Arctic ice area really should be examined in terms of smaller regional areas so that a more refined assessment can be done as to the cause of low sea ice production.

Looking at other decision making frameworks that are more suitable under conditions of deep uncertainty motivates a different type of analysis and emphasizes assessment of uncertainty and areas of ignorance.

Sadly, the social cost of carbon is one of those areas where considerably more time and effort is spent on assessment (a polite word for bitching) than on research, the forthcoming NAS report being just one example.

If this is the best such land area surface temperature assessment system on the planet (covering, as well, a broad range of metropolitan, suburban, and rural areas), and the quality of the system is now proven to be demonstrably more prone to error than had been previously assumed — with the preponderance of error shown to produce the impression of warming in excess of real conditions prevailing — what may be reliably inferred about surface temperature monitoring systems data from even less reliable thermometers all over the rest of the world?

Fire ecologists debating how great an area needs to be burned to restore the natural fire regimes reported a «comprehensive assessment of burning in the contiguous United States and estimated that approximately 3 to 6 times more area must be burned to restore historical fire regimes.»

Another area, more familiar to me professionally, is that of integrated assessment models that are supposed to describe economics of climate change consequences as well as technology development of potential mitigation measures.

Salient circumstances at present include a forecast zero flow nomination to the State Water Project, a counter-intuitive assessment that supplies for southern, highly populated counties are far less seriously threatened due to more robust storage, Bay Area delta eco systems threatened with «collapse», and land fallowing in the San Joaquin running to half a million acres (of a CA total of ~ 8 million irrigated, that produce nearly half the nation's fruits and veggies).

Coastal Flooding to Increase in Less Obvious Areas In case you need a closer to home example (and one note as obvious as the Mississippi Delta...): An assessment of the impact of sea level rise on New York City showed that by 2080 coastal flooding which historically had been experienced every 10 years, would now occur every 3, and the statistical «once in a century» storm would more likely become the «once every 10 - 35 years» storm.

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One of the more noteworthy of these cases, Namagoose v. Robinson, arose when the Federal Administrator, having insisted for some years, that s. 22 of the JBNQA required a federal environmental assessment of any proposal that affected federal areas of jurisdiction, e.g., navigable waterways, suddenly reversed himself.

It was determined that, once a Federal decision - making process was properly engaged, the Federal environmental assessment could and should contemplate all impacts on areas of Federal responsibility, but no more than that.

Loss assessment coverage is an optional add - on to your condo insurance policy that can help in the event of an accident in a shared area of the condo property, such as lobbies, stairwells, pools, outdoor spaces and more.

With the aid of a career assessment test, a person looking for a career change (or just beginning their career) can learn more about how they operate, in what type of job cultures they best excel and even areas to improve upon.

Well - versed in a broad range of areas and processes including planning and assessment, features and functionality, design and testing, QA and more.

Some companies are stronger in some areas than others e.g. some will focus mainly on providing a CV writing service, while others offer more of a career management service with a full career assessment and review as well as practical job search support.

, having a conversation with one another about what's going well and what could be better, or a more thorough assessment with a psychologist or licensed therapist who specializes in couples counseling can provide an objective view of the relationship's areas of strengths and weakness.

Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma Workgroup on Adapting Latino Services, Chadwick Center for Children and Families (2008) Offers guidelines addressing a number of key priority areas to fit the needs of traumatized Latino children and families, including assessment, provision of therapy, policy, organizational competence, and more.

Conclusions Recommendations for future work in this area of assessment are presented, including suggestions that more fine - grained EBA criteria be developed and that evidence - based «profiles» be devised for each measure.