Sentences with phrase «of practice group meetings»

The news comes as partners across all three firms prepare for a series of practice group meetings, as integration efforts ramp up ahead of the 1 May launch date for the combined firm.

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For its June 2007 meeting, the HRC asked F.W. Cook's designated representative, George B. Paulin, to report on, and respond to HRC members» questions regarding a range of executive compensation matters, including the Company's compensation program and current trends, a comparison of Company and Peer Group compensation amounts and structures, including stock option and restricted stock grant practices, recent stockholder initiatives on compensation, compensation committee procedures, the role of consultants, and regulatory activity.

Participate in The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County's procurement practices through its Small / Local / Minority / Women Business Enterprise Stakeholder Group Meetings to review and comment on the SWA's Disparity Study findings and recommendations and feedback on policy options.

He is responsible for development and execution of the group's investment manager research, selection, monitoring, and due diligence practices used in programs that help institutional investors meet their objectives.

As a group, they might want to also go out and put into practice what they have learned in Scripture to meet the physical, emotional, and psychological needs of others in the community.

We were a group of 20 students at a mission school in Rome and by taking to the streets each week to speak and pray with the people we met, we put into practice what we learnt from the great Catechism of the Catholic Church and various encyclicals on mission and love: to listen and to love.

Ever since the 1980 General Conference declined to take a definitive position on the ordination and appointment of «self - avowed practicing homosexuals,» the 1984 General Conference, which met last spring in Baltimore, was targeted by several groups within the church to accomplish just that purpose.

Restaurateur John Sparks was looking for a name for his new restaurant concept when inspiration struck in 1964 in the form of a group of youngsters meeting after football practice.

A group of British politicians has called on the government to consider legislation to bind contracts between dairy farmers and processors if the current Voluntary Code of Best Practice on Contractual Relationships fails to meet its objectives.

Jim Falbo, Vice President of Operations for JTM Food Group, added, «Globally recognized certifications like BRC are key to JTM's success and ensure our manufacturing facilities and food safety practices are meeting the highest standards possible.»

From the high school practice in Uptown, Brees stops briefly at home to swap a Saints golf shirt for a dress shirt and sport coat, and then rushes off to Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter for a meeting of what he calls his Quarterback Club, a group of nine New Orleans businessmen brought together by Brees to pool their creativity and wealth.

In addition, attendees joined small group discussions about effective and successful policies and practices at the school, district, and state level pertaining to three groups of activities that catalyze efforts to meet and exceed Smart Snacks requirements:

A panel commissioned to review practices at New York's troubled ethics commission held its one and only public hearing Wednesday, as its Chair says lack of staff and excess of paperwork may make it difficult to meet the group's November 1st deadline.

There is no doubt in my mind that had we attended those Planning Board meetings, we would have been called a small group of people regularly attending Planning Board meetings and do not represent a majority of citizens and practice «politics as usual.»

A day before the meeting, the Coalition's Working Group on the Welfare of Scientists held a training session on the best practices for defending scientists against human rights violations.

The Analysis Working Group (AWG) organizes working groups, data analysis teams, meetings, jamborees, and recommends experimental designs, analysis frameworks and best practices for different aspects and needs of the HCA, from data collection to the Data Coordination Platform (DCP).

Dr. Dean Ornish worked with Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize, to measure telomerase activity in men who ate a low fat (< 10 % calories) plant based diet, walked daily, practice yoga and stress management, and attended support group meetings.

There were not very many people who knew about yoga back then, so it was a just small group of us meeting to practice everyday.

Minimum of 20 non-contact hours that include independent teaching, group meetings (non-supervised), reading and writing assignments, meditation, home practice, studying, etc..

Since my work flow has picked up considerably and I've had a few crazy months, barring any sort of major personal issue or massive economic downturn I should meet both the firm and practice group goals.

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

In this session, you will see how the practices of group learning and documentation can work together to help you and your students meet standards and address accountability concerns.

Elmore expanded this concept — similar to the medical rounds used in teaching hospitals — into a more formal practice of «instructional rounds» when asked to consult for a group of Connecticut superintendents who were meeting informally to talk about school performance.

The threat of a lawsuit has forced officials at West Fork High School in northwestern Arkansas to end the practice of allowing monthly in - school meetings of the Teens for Christ Club, a group that has operated without incident at the school for 33 years.

Through a flexible approach of whole - class instruction, differentiated small - group instruction, and individual student practice, teachers have the flexibility they need to meet students at their skill levels and adapt instruction accordingly.

If policies did result in disproportionality — and thus had an adverse impact on certain groups of students — schools would have to justify them by proving to the Department of Education that their policies were «necessary to meet an important educational goal» and that there's no «comparatively effective alternative policies or practices» that the schools could use instead.

Some of these practices situated teacher leaders in classrooms with teachers (e.g., observing), while others situated them outside the classroom (e.g., meeting with groups of teachers).

In 2007 - 08 Kim Young, then an educator on loan to MDE and Ed Roeber, then director of MDE Office of Assessment and Accountability, convened a series of meetings for educators interested in balanced assessment practices — the group of 50 - 100 was called the Balanced Assessment Leadership Ggroup of 50 - 100 was called the Balanced Assessment Leadership GroupGroup.

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The author describes the four sequential components of a well - run morning meeting — greeting, sharing, group activity, and news and announcements — and shows how each embeds opportunities to practice the skills of becoming a caring community.

In order to build classroom and instructional leaders who are committed to and support one another's growth, candidates meet in cohorts and small inquiry groups and develop the habits of mind to look deeply at their own and each others practice, offering feedback and inquiries to help one another identify the obstacles and avenues to great work.

Formal SEL lessons take place through 40 minute meetings that bring students into a circle for a range of experiences including classroom instruction, group discussions, reflections, role - play, community building activities, problem solving, and a variety of mindfulness practices.

These meetings provide time for students to learn and practice new skills, while simultaneously developing an understanding of what it means to be both an individual and a group member.

Formal SEL lessons take place through 30 minute meetings that bring students into a circle for a range of experiences including classroom instruction, group discussions, reflections, role - play, community building activities, problem solving, and a variety of mindfulness practices including guided imagery, relaxation and yoga.

It refers to the practice of modifying resources and instructional methods to meet the individual needs of a diverse group of learners.

Coaches Workshops: School staff working to support classroom practice can take part in a Coaches Workshop, a group of three to six coaches facilitated by an NCMPS Coaching Leader, which meets biweekly online throughout the school year.

TEP students also meet in a school - based, cross-disciplinary advisory group every other week to discuss problems of practice.

As the project has progressed, teachers have increased in leadership in substantive and practical ways: taking responsibility for project logistics (communication, calendar planning and recruitment), co-constructing the agendas, sharing more openly about the dilemmas and successes in practice, and ultimately using the team meetings as a context to problem - solve as a group to increase the quality of their teaching.

«Data has the potential to transform education from a model of mass production to a personalized experience that meets the needs of individuals and ensures that no student is lost along the way,» said Aimee Rogstad Guidera, president and CEO of the Data Quality Campaign, a data advocacy group in D.C. that's been working to help provide best practices for states.

Teachers wrote and shared about their problems and about attempts and successes in their practice in a variety of formats, including through e-mail, individual conferences with project staff, campus and content group work sessions, at - large project meetings, parent - teacher - student dialogues, and ongoing conversations with teacher peers.

Jacqueline Ancess describes how teachers in New York City secondary schools increase their own learning while improving student outcomes • Milbrey W. McLaughlin and Joel Zarrow demonstrate how teachers learn to use data to improve their practice and meet educational standards • Lynne Miller presents a case study of a long - lived school — university partnership • Beverly Falk recounts stories of teachers working together to develop performance assessments, to understand their student's learning, to re-think their curriculum, and much more • Laura Stokes analyzes a school that successfully uses inquiry groups.

More and more, schools are seeking to retain teachers by creating collaborative cultures through professional learning communities, or PLCs; critical friends» groups, or CFGs; or teams comprised of grade level or content teachers who meet daily to discuss teaching and learning, student progress, and share best practices.

In addition to improving Flamboyan Foundation and our partners» understanding of early childhood family engagement, consultancy group members have enjoyed the opportunity to strengthen their own APTT meetings and general family engagement practices.

Factors considered important to the reform included the following: (a) meeting for 1 hour a week in study groups; (b) meeting in cross-grade groups; (c) reflecting on teaching in study groups; (d) considering research - based «best practices» in study groups; (e) completing action plans in study groups; (f) selecting substantive topics for study; (g) maintaining topics over time; (h) meeting as a whole faculty once a month to discuss reform efforts; (i) working on parent partnerships and making effective use of the external facilitator; and (j) making effective use of the internal leadership team.

Each student met twice in a guided reading group, engaged with peers in three book clubs, participated in whole - class instruction at least three times, read independently daily, engaged in whole - class book discussion daily, engaged in a variety of writing daily, and practiced skills daily — some related directly to reading and discussing books; others to reading, writing, spelling, and grammar subskills.

While MariAnne met with the guided reading groups, students worked at their desks on a variety of tasks: (a) handwriting practice sheet, (b) spelling, (c) journal entries, (d) dictionary skill — using guide words, (e) writers» workshop and family story preparation, and (f) Internet searches related to authors and illustrators

At a meeting held at the Department of Education (ED) in Washington today, conservative groups, parents and some teachers asked the Department to rescind federal guidance issued under the Obama administration, ensuring that school districts aren't discriminating against students through their discipline policies and practice.

If the policy is necessary to meet an important educational goal, then are there comparably effective alternative policies or practices that would meet the school's stated educational goal with less of a burden or adverse impact on the disproportionately affected racial group?

Collaborative inquiry groups have been shown to not only change teacher practice because they can meet teachers» psychological needs of competence, relatedness and autonomy, but also serve as a model of the type of autonomy supportive conditions that teachers can implement that would lead to increased engagement in the classroom.