Sentences with phrase «national experts about»

Hear from national experts about ways professional learning communities and instructional teams can effectively use Open Education Resources (OER) and data from well - designed assessments to chart an effective teaching and learning path.

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Some experts call this dollar - cost averaging, says Daniel Laverdière, senior manager of financial planning and advisory services with National Bank Financial, but it's really about making sure that some saving is occurring on a regular basis.

Business Insider spoke with Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of «Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job» about the major mistakes professionals make while on break.

Experts were skeptical about the administration's argument that cheap Chinese steel threatened U.S. national security.

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Another expert, University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd, said that «while we have to be careful about knee - jerk cause - effect discussions, the National Academy of Science and recent peer - reviewed literature continue to show that some of today's extremes have climate change fingerprints on them.»

The optimistic predictions that national and local economic and real estate experts made last year about Jacksonville are falling into line with reality.

He's researched, lectured, and provided expert commentary on national and international television about Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway in the news.

My position has consistently been and continues to be that it is up to parents to make decisions about their own kids» safety, and that the best thing I, MomsTEAM, the CDC, concussion experts, coaches, athletic trainers, and national governing bodies for football, from Pop Warner to USA Football to the NFL, can do is to (a) continue to do what we can and are doing doing to make the game safer (and that there remains a great deal of work to be done in this area is undeniable); and (b) provide accurate, objective information about the risks so that such decision is an informed one, not one driven by fear.

is the mega-message food and fitness experts hope to send next week at the first national «Healthy Schools Summit» in Washington, D.C. Worried about the weight gain among American children, the experts and educators want to share ideas to help kids fight fat.

Each week, the Chicken Whisperer ®, Editor In Chief of, Chicken Whisperer Magazine, Author of, The Chicken Whisperer's Guide To Keeping Chickens, and Chicken Fact or Chicken Poop, and National Spokesperson for the USDA - APHIS Biosecurity for Birds Program, welcomes experts in their field from around the country to share their knowledge about backyard poultry, show poultry, and living a self - sufficiant lifestyle.

Increasingly recognized as an expert in the field, Lori is the National Examiner for Open Adoption and has spoken at BlogHer conferences about Adoption / Loss / Infertility (ALI) issues about authenticity in writing.

An expert in gluten and dairy free recipe development and living, Angela teaches gluten and dairy free cooking classes, contributes articles and recipes to numerous publications, speaks at local and national organizations, ran a GFCF support group, and works as a consultant with local stores and restaurants about gluten and dairy free options along with implementing staff training and education on celiac and the gluten free diet.

«Breastfeeding expert Dr. Jerry Calnen argues, «If we are serious about improving our breastfeeding rates, a national paid maternity leave policy will be absolutely necessary.»

Sherry Coleman Collins, RDN, food allergy expert and consultant to the National Peanut Board says «there's a great misunderstanding among parents about risk.

Decision - making about the construction process was confined to national and foreign «experts», resulting in outcomes like the exclusion of local valuations from the compensation process.

We had had conversations with them during the winter, bringing in national experts to talk about cost, and we'd had those conversations with them and they said they'd collected all the material they felt they needed.»

In Lima, Meche had seen the National Geographic documentary Decoding the Incas about my research on khipus in the central Andes, and therefore knew that I was an expert on the khipus of the region.

«No one's been successful at getting confirmation about this institute's identity,» adds Richard Vari, a fish expert at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, one of the world's largest natural history collections.

«I have been on at least half a dozen conference calls about this,» says Lisa Hensley, an expert in hemorrhagic fever viruses at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Frederick, Maryland.

This sentiment is echoed by Jean M. Johnson, a senior analyst and expert in Chinese affairs at the National Science Foundation: «China's getting very serious about building [an educational] infrastructure,» she remarks.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Harold Varmus would seem to have everything he needs to create a world - class graduate school in biomedical science — about 1150 tenured and tenure - track researchers, the country's largest clinical research center, and scores of experts in the hot new discipline of bioinformatics.

He has also taken into consideration insights from national and international experts in the areas of security, health, and research; the positive advice of the U.S. National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity [NSABB] to the U.S. government about publication of the research; and the U.S. government's decision to follow thatnational and international experts in the areas of security, health, and research; the positive advice of the U.S. National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity [NSABB] to the U.S. government about publication of the research; and the U.S. government's decision to follow thatNational Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity [NSABB] to the U.S. government about publication of the research; and the U.S. government's decision to follow that advice.

«The outcome, with Japan disagreeing with expert panel conclusions about a lack of justification for lethal sampling, was not a surprise,» says Phil Clapham, a cetacean biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Seattle, Washington.

Many climate scientists, policy experts and environmentalists are concerned about the potential for the incoming administration to limit funding for climate science and roll back both national and international progress toward limiting the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet.

While at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Jacox says he read about the Mills cell and decided in 1991 to perform independent experiments along with electrochemical experts on staff in battery development.

Vitamin D dose recommendations have become the national standard, and were recently recommended by the American Geriatrics Society, the Endocrine Society, and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — an independent, expert panel that makes evidence - based recommendations about clinical preventive services.

Multiple experts from health professions expressed concerns that a lack of genomics training is hampering roll - out of genomic medicine; the report raises concerns about the current plans to reduce funding to the Health Education England (HEE) Genomics Education Programme, and instead underlines the imperative for the Government to increase support to HEE, as an essential element for the National Genomic Medicine Service.

The task force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence - based medicine that make recommendations about screenings, counseling services and preventive medications.

About 500 miles of trails, beginner through expert, wind through the George Washington National Forest here; there's also the Bryce Mountain Bike Park (complete with a chairlift) for steep downhill runs.

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What do the experts, national teacher organizations, and presidential candidates have to say about these tests?

Beyond the political turmoil buffeting President Clinton's plan for new voluntary national tests for students, experts are raising concerns about the proposed exams» value as assessments.

An October report from the National Academies, «Rising Above the Gathering Storm,» takes note of this fact and sounds a warning: «[W] e are worried about the future prosperity of the United States,» the panel of experts said.

The education secretary Kirsty Williams will announce the National Network for Excellence in Mathematics at a school in Cardiff alongside maths expert Dr Hannah Fry, who will talk about how to make maths more compelling for pupils.

Given that there is no technically correct set of standards and given that expert judgment about the quality of standards has never been validated by better student outcomes, there is no reason for Arkansas to defer to the small group of national experts who drafted the Common Core standards.

Wrapping these ideologically charged reforms into an expert national «consensus,» though, forces those who have concerns about these strategies to look askance at the SEL agenda — when it might instead make clear that there's room in the SEL coalition for those with diverse views on school discipline and instructional practice.

Whether you need guidance about your employment rights or help with problems such as workload, bullying or accidents at work, you will have access to the combined expertise of the ATL and the NUT section's unrivalled network of workplace reps, local associations and branches, regional offices in England, the Wales office and the Northern Ireland office, as well as an expert legal team, national officials, helplines and online support.

Experts have many theories, but no clear answers, about why national progress on closing the gap has slowed.

To learn more about educating students for digital citizenship, don't miss the keynote panel at the upcoming National Forum on Character Education and the remarks of digital citizenship expert, Dr. Jason Ohler.

Participants heard from national experts on chronic absenteeism, early warning systems, and the Success Mentor strategy, and asked questions about using chronic absenteeism as an indicator to measure school quality or student success in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans.

The participants exchanged information on topics of common interest, and also heard about the latest developments in research, policy, and practice from national experts on the topics featured.

Short films of teachers and subject experts talking about the national curriculum and how to use it are also available.

In addition to learning about practice considerations, participants also heard from state and district policymakers and national experts on the role of policy in supporting such approaches.

As a first step, you will need to gauge your basic knowledge of the standards — asking yourself if you are informed about the standards themselves, your state / district's approach to implementation, recommendation from experts, models from other states, and national updates and trends.

Authorized by NAEP legislation and adopted by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), the three achievement levels are determined by cut points based on the collective judgments of experts about what students should know and be able to do.

I was recently speaking with a group of national education experts who were asking my opinion about current issues in Denver Public Schools.

Recognized as a top expert on parent involvement, she frequently receives calls from federal policymakers with questions about research and trends, and she works with groups like the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, which she helped found, to advocate for legislation that protects the interests of parents.