Sentences with phrase «more meaningful knowledge»

Another teacher at the end of the institute day highlighted the advantage that performance tasks provide to hone in on more meaningful knowledge and skills, «I appreciate the opportunity to assess deeper knowledge as compared to typical standardized testing.»

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There are extremely powerful tools that can help knowledge workers find insightful perspectives and answer a whole host of questions they might have about their area of business using natural language, just like using a search engine, but far more meaningful.
You will, however, deepen your knowledge of Scripture, grow in your relationship with Jesus, and learn how to love and serve others in a more meaningful way, but you will not be able to put initials before or after your name.
In his recent book, Life, Liberty, and the Defense of Dignity, he offers «four benefits» of mortality: interest and engagement, suggesting that adding, say, twenty years to the human life span would not proportionately increase the pleasures of life; seriousness and aspiration, proposing that the knowledge that our life is limited is what leads us to take life seriously and passionately; beauty and love, presenting the idea that it is precisely their perishability that makes, for instance, flowers beautiful to us, just as the coming and going of spring makes that season all the more meaningful; and, finally, virtue and moral excellence, by which he means the virtuous and noble deeds that mortality makes possible, including the sacrifice of our own life for a worthy cause.
Thus, any meaningful debate is pointless, as said believer has a fundamental lack of understanding and, more importantly KNOWLEDGE of said subject matter.
The extensive knowledge that he possesses of yoga asana, philosophy, history, and meditation give depth to his classes making the courses more authentic, accessible and meaningful to all students.
With more than 15 years of experience in the matchmaking field, we bring a combined knowledge of human relationships, a healthy dose of intuition and a very personable, hands - on approach that has proven to be successful in assisting our clients in achieving the goal of finding that meaningful and lasting relationship.
Successful teaching, the kind that really makes a lasting impression, requires more than just knowledge — it takes enthusiasm, partnership, and meaningful instruction to nurture and sustain student interest.
Learning becomes deeper and more meaningful when students participate in knowledge building.
The Delany Connective Learning Model is designed to meet the needs of today's learners and foster a deeper engagement that enables students to apply knowledge and skills from any given subject in more complex and meaningful ways (known as integrated learning).
Oct. 15, 5 p.m. ET: Using Technology to Personalize Learning in Elementary Schools Two leaders in connected learning will explore strategies that principals and instructional leaders at the elementary level can use to provide more individualized - learning experiences for students, while ensuring that classroom technology is integrated with instruction in ways that are meaningful and augment essential knowledge and skills.
Games are designed to drive more meaningful and rewarding experiences and to increase knowledge retention.
If we want all children really reading, all children truly learning, and all children developing the knowledge, skills and dispositions that will lead to more education and meaningful employment, we need to develop quality teachers and quality teaching — one school at a time, one teacher at a time, not one day a year, but every day of the year.
The DFS program is designed to help teachers make their lessons more meaningful by engaging them in «authentic instruction» — a method of teaching that incorporates students» prior knowledge, uses critical thinking skills, and then supports students in applying their knowledge to the real world.
She chronicles all of these issues and more through the knowledge of what's come before and meaningful predictions of what might well lay ahead.
Finally, helping children understand how words build knowledge networks facilitates our ability to make teaching them more meaningful.
Snow said she'd like to see more meaningful measures of how schools are closing the achievement gap for English learners, such as how quickly a student is able to move out of English - learner status, or finding a way to measure content knowledge without their language limitation being a factor in the score.
Students of National Board Certified Teachers learn up to two months more than their peers, with an even greater impact for students of color and low - income children.54 A career continuum supported by a system of meaningful professional learning would put teaching more on par with other modernized professions such as medicine, engineering, and architecture.55 Such a continuum should support every teacher to aim for accomplished practice from the start of their career, to work in school - based teams to demonstrate and improve their knowledge and skills, and to expand their impact as accomplished teachers through a variety of leadership roles, which would allow them to continue teaching students.
Research shows that peer coaching can provide meaningful improvements in teacher practice and content knowledge, as well as an avenue for professional growth for more experienced teachers.
What's more, students» motivation for learning and their level of engagement increases, as they find meaningful ways to use knowledge learned in one context and apply it to the world around them.
Teachers» awareness of students» knowledge can more thoroughly support meaningful learning and critical thinking (Carpenter, et al., 2004).
[3] To support this focus and to make training for teachers more meaningful, the state should require that preschool teachers have a specialization in early childhood (rather than, for example, a bachelor's degree in K - 6 teaching), or can demonstrate that they have the knowledge needed to teach early childhood.
By the end of this book you'll have first hand knowledge of know the cultures and practices that make up these different doctrines and develop a more meaningful and significant understanding of your religion and others.
B. Bingo TBD: Just think of all the knowledge we share to make your life more meaningful!
In 2010, she realized she could make a more direct impact by applying her years of experience and knowledge to working intimately with dogs and their humans, fostering positive and compassionate communication and a fun, meaningful, rewarding relationship.
But, at the same time, we should concede that until these basic uncertainties are clarified more closely, which may never be possible because of unknown and hence unquantifiable black swans, we have no meaningful knowledge about how human CO2 emissions could affect our climate in the future.
By bringing more impartial information to the public, by helping property owners be more secure in their knowledge of their rights and remedies under the law, and by being a public voice for the concerns of property owners, the Property Rights Advocate Office is placed to make a meaningful contribution to the vitality of property rights in Alberta.
Work experience is more meaningful than school, and is the best way to demonstrate that you have the knowledge and expertise to succeed in your field.
With over 15 years of combined international corporate and entrepreneurial experience, Jean - Marc Dedeyne brings a wealth of knowledge to Expat Executives and Entrepreneurs who desire to transition towards a more meaningful life to realize their God - given talents.
School staff can provide meaningful support by incorporating each student's cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and frames of reference into the classroom to make learning more relevant for them.
``... there has been a shift in the way staff interact with all the children, just in that, the simplest of things, but the greetings in the morning are more meaningful now, we were all aware of how important they are... it's just having a little bit of knowledge behind it [from KidsMatter]... you can see the families are a lot more relaxed, the children are more relaxed.»
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