Sentences with phrase «new approaches to assessment»

Students who are accustomed to traditional testing will need to be carefully prepared for these new approaches to assessment.

In her current role at ATI, Sarah manages projects related to the ongoing development of the Galileo application including the development of innovative technology and the design of easy - to - use, engaging user interfaces reflecting new approaches to assessment and instructional intervention.

ITP faculty and staff continue to conduct research on new testing initiatives and develop new approaches to assessment and reporting on student achievement.

«I think technology has the potential to unlock new approaches to assessment that will change what and how we teach.

«Technology has the potential to unlock new approaches to assessment that will change what and how we teach,» said Jim Wynn, who noted that «the current curriculum shape and form that we see around the world with subjects taught in silos has to change.»

This message comes through even in the area where CCSSO is asking for new and important flexibility from federal rules (permitting states to allow districts to pilot new approaches to assessment).

Jim Wynn: I think technology has the potential to unlock new approaches to assessment that will change what and how we teach.

Tracking student learning over time does not seem like a new approach to assessment.

ACER is pursuing a new approach to assessment through its ACER Certificates program in Mathematics and Reading.

They also have the opportunity to innovate: Through a new pilot program that will allow seven states to develop radically new approaches to assessments, states can experiment with performance - based and instructionally embedded tests and use technology to advance testing.

Restoration therapy is a new approach to assessment, treatment and healing in individual, marital and family therapy.

Not exact matches

HAZELTON — A federal environmental assessment report that concluded the proposed New Prosperity open - pit mine would have significant adverse effects for the Tsilhqot» in is a condemnation of the B.C. Liberals approach to Aboriginal rights and title, says Stikine MLA Doug...

VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberal government's chaotic approach to environmental assessment changes creates an atmosphere of distrust and uncertainty for communities, First Nations and industry that will only slow down industrial projects, say B.C.'s New Democrats.

With the approach of Updike's 50th birthday, and with the publication of this his 25th book, it is time to offer an assessment of his work as a whole: to trace his natively Lutheran vision of life as cast by God into an indissoluble ambiguity, to examine his treatment of death and sex as the two phenomena wherein the human contradiction is most sharply focused, to set this new novel in relation to the earlier «Rabbit» books, and to determine what is religiously troubling and compelling about Updike's art.

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In a perspective in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, Daniel Alford, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and assistant dean of Continuing Medical Education and director of the Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) program at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), recommends that prescriber education is the best approach to addressing the prescription opioid - misuse epidemic, allowing for individualized care on the basis of a patient's needs after a careful benefit - risk assessment.

This comprehensive assessment provides new inspiration and understanding of design principles that may lead to more efficient synthetic approaches for advanced, lightweight structural materials for transportation, buildings, batteries, and energy conversion.

«To better understand safety issues, we are making efforts to employ more modern investigational, molecular approaches to safety assessment — and increase our safety testing work force by about 10 percent,» says Phil Bentley, vice president and global head of preclinical safety at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in New York CitTo better understand safety issues, we are making efforts to employ more modern investigational, molecular approaches to safety assessment — and increase our safety testing work force by about 10 percent,» says Phil Bentley, vice president and global head of preclinical safety at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in New York Citto employ more modern investigational, molecular approaches to safety assessment — and increase our safety testing work force by about 10 percent,» says Phil Bentley, vice president and global head of preclinical safety at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in New York Citto safety assessment — and increase our safety testing work force by about 10 percent,» says Phil Bentley, vice president and global head of preclinical safety at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in New York City.

While hydropower and fossil fuel power plants are favored approaches in some quarters, a new assessment by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found that wind and solar can be economically and environmentally competitive options and can contribute significantly to the rising demand.

As an indication of the growing significance of man - made earthquakes on seismic hazard, SSA annual meeting will feature a special session to discuss new research findings and approaches to incorporating induced seismicity into seismic hazard assessments and maps.

AISL seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence - based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and develop understandings of deeper learning by participants.

The new test - free approach looks into the children's observations, interactions and activities and uses this knowledge to make a series of judgements about each child based on a clear set of assessment criteria.

It is an approach to teaching which includes intentional identification of naturally aligned standards, taught authentically alongside meaningful assessments which take both content areas to a whole new level.

Mazur suggested four improvements for assessment to reflect the new learning approach: Open Book Exams; Team - based Learning; Focus on Feedback; and, Focus on Skills.

Designing new, research - based approaches to assessment to lessen the unwanted side - effects of TBA and increase the desired effects, evaluating their validity, and using the results of this ongoing research to develop needed modifications.

The Cincinnati, Upper Arlington, and Orange City school districts are building on new approaches already in place to expand 21st Century assessments, technology use, and learning time and places, precisely the «edges of innovation» I discuss in Education Nation.

While other countries have elements of the various proposed assessment systems in place (and we've done pieces here), we're going to be trying out a lot of new and different approaches (and if we aren't it's a big waste of money).

In New York state, we have moved from an essentially academic approach to a system that we'll put in place in a few years based on performance assessment [including] value - added requirements, as well as the use of video and attached rubrics, that focus on the practice of teaching.

There is certainly precedent (such as in New York State) for states allowing more than one approach to assessments.

While students» progress monitoring is nothing new, and all tutors track the progress of each student in their own way, LA is a conceptually new approach to student performance assessment.

It reads: «Given concerns about both the design and administration of the new assessments, the lack of preparation for schools, the inadequate time to implement the new curriculum for the current cohort, and the variations in approaches between schools resulting from delayed and obscure guidance, it is hard to have confidence in the data produced by this round of assessments.»

Not surprisingly, these approaches are outmoded in this new world and can end up hamstringing virtual schools by tying them to existing authorization regimes, salary schedules, certification requirements, textbook adoption processes, curriculum development processes, assessment procedures, and accreditation regimens.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

Also in this issue: an analysis of open educational resources and what the federal role should be in facilitating their adoption; an assessment of Mayor Bill de Blasio's first few years in office in New York City; and an expert debate on the merits of two different approaches to designing state accountability systems.

Within the new Children and Families Act 2014 are changes to statutory assessment and a replacement of SEN statements with new education, health and care (EHC) plans, introducing a more person - centred approach to assessing need and planning for better outcomes for children and young people aged 0 — 25 years.

Fifth graders in schools where teachers faithfully used the Responsive Classroom teaching approach performed better on statewide assessments of mathematics and reading skills than their peers at schools that did not use the social - emotional - learning program's strategies as much, according to new research presented at a national conference here last week.

Preparing for a new approach to teaching and learning from September this year, people visited the Education Show with a clear mission; to be ready for the new National Curriculum, and to be ready for changes to inspection, assessment and funding.

Acknowledging the previous «jumping through hoops» approach wasn't fit for purpose, there is the potential to look for ways to emphasise the principles and values of practical science at this time of review, whilst teachers look to apply the new assessment requirements.

The PASST Project is a new approach to social studies assessment.

Anderson's straightforward approach helps you imagine an ongoing assessment program that takes you from meeting new students to designing curriculum.

While this carrot - and - stick approach to the adoption of standards and assessments is a cause for concern, it could also require more new spending at a time when state budgets are severely strained.

This new and innovative approach to teaching, learning, and assessment has also been adopted by universities who want to introduce student - centric learning in higher education.

Published in March, this blog post shared a new free - to - use resource, jointly developed by NFER, ASCL and SSAT to support schools in developing their own approach to assessment.

The Annenberg Institute's new issue of VUE, Performance Assessment: Fostering the Learning of Teachers and Students proposes an alternative to standardized testing, based on a performance assessment approach, which is personalized and rigorous, and improves teaching and learning — thereby benefiting both students and teachers.

Across the country, states are adopting a number of different strategies to improve outcomes for students: third grade reading requirements, literacy initiatives, new assessment and accountability systems, plus an increased focus on data - driven decision - making are changing how districts approach teaching and learning for all students.

With two advisors and 23 members from 17 states, including pre-service and in - service educators, the Task Force seeks to develop new assessment approaches...

Since grade - level expectations and graduation requirements will remain the same, and because the new state assessment tools still align with Rhode Island's Common Core standards, teachers will not have to change their approach in the classroom.

In November last year, Early Excellence, one of the companies that previously developed a popular baseline assessment used by 12,500 schools, announced that it would not compete to deliver the government's new baseline tests because it disagreed with the decision to follow a «non-observational» approach.

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In Queensland, Australia the state's «New Basics» and «Rich Tasks» approach to standards and assessment, which began as a pilot in 2003, offers extended, multi-disciplinary tasks that are developed centrally and used locally when teachers determine the time is right and they can be integrated with locally - oriented curriculum.