Sentences with phrase «of rigor demanded»

We started by addressing misconceptions in plans with regard to the level of rigor demanded by the standards.

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Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

No theological constructions can prevail against the rigor of the choice which God demands and which is not just spiritual and inward.

Philosophy has of course always had a considerable role to play in theological reflection, in directing attention to the need for conceptual clarity and systematic completeness, demanding rigor of thought, seeking comprehensiveness.

We're on the verge of a new era in physics and cosmology once again — but this time, the excitement is tempered with a sense of humility and a demand for heightened, unassailable rigor.

My colleague perceived a general lack of understanding for parents who try to balance the rigors of scientific research with family demands.

It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness.

Last year, at their national summit, 16 governors agreed to work with Achieve, Inc., a national nonprofit organization, on setting lofty standards for high - school graduation, increasing the rigor of high - school curricula and tests, and aligning standards and tests with the demands of work and college.

The Common Core State Standards are among the first standards to stress the crucial link between knowledge and reading comprehension — something that will, if faithfully implemented, force many teachers to rethink whether their preferred reading programs meet the content and rigor demands of the CCSS.

Understanding has no end to its depth, and mathematics seeks the highest standards of understanding by demanding rigor in its foundations and in its development...»

I agree with Mr. Bauerlein's twin observations that arts education adherents need to go beyond the social / behavioral - rectification benefits of the arts and demand more rigor and an understanding of art's context.

From presidents to principals, billionaires to school board members, governors to teachers, everybody seems to be promising rigor, demanding rigor, or deploring the lack of rigor in American schools.

-- Cultivating Parent Engagement — The rigors of this college - prep education place demands on families, too.

Burris also skips over another critical distinction — proponents of the standards don't demand that students grasp all the components of rigor (fluency, conceptual understanding, and application) when working with numbers between 20 and 100, rather that they familiarize themselves with the larger quantities as a basis for future learning.

But conflating guidance for teachers with the work that's put in front of children is a lazy tactic meant to obscure the truth: Common Core's «new» approach to math isn't new, it's actually very understandable, and kids have already proven adept at grasping it — despite the higher level of rigor the standards demand of students, teachers, and parents.

Comprised of research - based teaching strategies and laid out like a road map, this lesson segment gives educators directions for moving classroom instruction towards rigor, to the demands of Common Core State Standards, and toward preparation for CCSS's aligned assessments, such as PARCC and SBAC.

But proponents of the standards say they are badly needed, providing increased academic rigor that will better prepare students for today's workforce demands.

In the meantime, addressing the need for increased rigor beyond «chug and plug» and helping students meet those demands across subject areas are critical indicators for progress in the future of education.

«If he does, however, he should demand that critics articulate specific places the rigor of the already strengthened standards might be improved.»

While the field of teacher preparation has made significant advances in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and academic rigor in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.

The NGSS call for higher rigor, a greater demand for evidence of student learning, and the integration of the 3 dimensions:

A new, focused instructional model of 13 essential classroom strategies to support the demanding instructional shifts needed for teachers to reach true rigor

Demanding academic rigor from students who face a wide range of serious challenges requires a great deal of patience and the flexibility to adapt to individual needs.

First established as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (otherwise known as the «stimulus» legislation), and now continued as a regular Department program in the fiscal 2012 year, i3 was intended to shift the innovation ecosystem toward greater quantity, rigor and diffusion of innovation, to thread innovation into the way the Department itself works (including the use of a «field scan» mechanism) and to align funding for the «supply» of innovation with the «demand» the U.S. Department of Education had created through other federal programs.

Some things are relatively straightforward - and are happening in classrooms across the country: teachers can use formative assessment and student work to make decisions and adjust instruction; teachers can demand rigor, of themselves and their colleagues; teachers can teach in ways that are rigorous and relevant — leveraging the assets of the families, cultures and community resources of the children they serve — getting students to think and act critically in their world and the larger one.

But, he said, the process is demanding enough that about 10 percent drop out before the lottery, leaving him with a pool of kids he knows are motivated to embrace the rigors of his curriculum.

Increasing the rigor of standards and, subsequently, the demand of tests, will likely increase the proportion of cases where classroom observation scores and student achievement results align to identify similar teachers as effective.

... It's been specifically designed for the demands and rigors of fleet duty.

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Success in this realm is a matter of a temperament that can handle both the rigors of professional book production and the high, high demands of marketing, a sophisticated set of skills that don't come easily to many writers.

The best cat carrier is going to be well made from sturdy materials that will stand up to the rigors and demands of a...

The aesthetic rigor of these existing works can not be denied; these are important videogames that demand an understanding as an ongoing phenomenon with a rich and varied palate.

It is demanding a standard of rigor individually, from our peers, and from our platforms... It's Doreen Garner excising medical histories in silicone and glass.»

The rigor of this model is key to the success of passive house in delivering buildings with heating demand as low as promised.

4 Unlike the scientific rigor demanded by Koch's postulates the simple coincidence of an El Nino and an extinction readily elevated climate change as the causal front - runner for spreading disease.

Scientific integrity demands robust, independent peer review, however, and AAAS therefore emphasized that investigations are appropriate whenever significant questions are raised regarding the transparency and rigor of the scientific method, the peer - review process, or the responsibility of individual scientists.

VS: «As a side note, if this is representative as to how dissenting scientific results are «dealt with» within the climate science discipline, and how much rigor is demanded of authors, I'm really curious what that peer - review looks like from the inside...»

This two - credit hour advanced writing course helps prepare students for the rigors of legal analysis and writing in general civil practice by providing a variety of writing experiences including opinion and demand letters, pleadings, motions, and trial briefs.

This indicates to future employers that she is physically strong and can handle the rigors and demands of an EMT job.

The applicants that we screen on your behalf have their PII handled with the care and rigor the Ten Principles of Privacy demand.

Especially successful in management roles that demand rigor, a high level of drive and dedication and a focus on delivering business outcomes through the use of methodologies.

However, in proposing a new «syndrome» based on anecdotal clinical indicators, Gardner too quickly abandoned the professional rigor demanded of professional practice.