Sentences with phrase «on modern learning»

Most recently I taught at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, an inquiry - driven, project - based high school focused on modern learning.

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We've spent time learning about various investment strategies for retirement based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

I encourage you to read up on «Modern Portfolio Theory» to learn more about sector weighting.

Buffett learned that lesson after reading up on the most noteworthy figure in value investing — Benjamin Graham, who along with David Dodd in 1935 wrote «Security Analysis,» which is perhaps the most widely read book in the modern era of investing.

Martyrs and Martyrologies edited by Diana Wood Blackwell, 497 pages, $ 64.95 The story of Christian martyrs of the twentieth century is yet to be told, and one of the merits of this collection of learned essays, consisting of papers read at the Summer 1992 and Winter 1993 meetings of the Ecclesiastical History Society, is that they not only deal with early, medieval, and early - modern martyrs (and ideas about martyrdom), but include several original essays on latter - day martyrs.

Indeed, the modern awareness of so much victimization imposes such a burden of sympathy and responsibility on the less victimized that they have learned to depend on the media to make the burden more tolerable by turning it into entertainment.

Concentrated on Christ, theology becomes the modern discourse that unifies all human learning.

One is that most teaching and learning theories are based on the research and theory of modern psychology, which has not been focused primarily on complex forms of communication and reception.

Modern society places a high value on success, learning and competence.

Our explanations of texts in Science and the Modern World were often dependent on what we had learned from Process and Reality.

Modern rulers can learn political lessons from 1 and 2 Chronicles: Battles aren't won with superior force, but by reliance on the God of heaven.

On this point, Augustine seems more modern than many modern theorists of learning.

This god apparently blew his miracle budget on these Bronze Age people, so can't or won't reveal himself to modern people who have replaced creating gods with learning why things happen - the very same people who would probably welcome such a revelation because they search for truth.

I may try to learn before I start classes if I find myself with the time and drive to do so, but I know that God can communicate His will to me through His word in the modern day Bible translation I carry on my phone, or read at home, or pick up from the church pew.

Most commentators point to MacIntyre's influence on my work concerning the recovery of the virtues and corresponding criticism of modern moral philosophy, and it is true that I have learned much from MacIntyre's account of the virtues.

An interview with Maria on what she learned while writing Ancient Grains for Modern Meals, how to stay creative while cooking grains, and how not to diet.

For today's Site We Love, we're revisiting the teenage baking whiz to learn about her fresh takes on classic desserts and her innovative way of presenting them: In addition to modern, airy photographs, Izy frequently creates GIFs that bring readers and bakers even closer to the process.

Modern slavery is becoming one of the biggest threats to food and drink industry; explore lessons learned on the practical steps to manage and monitor it within your organisation

But while modern scientists have learned that predators are sorely needed ecologically, and while stock operations have long since passed out of the shoestring category of the old West, sheepmen have continued their anachronistic war on predators as though their very existences depended on poisoning the last one off.

This relatively new movement, which is also sometimes called student - centered learning, has its roots in the progressive strain of American educational thought, but its current incarnation is also based on the modern belief, common among corporate executives and other business leaders, that there is a major and potentially calamitous disconnect brewing between the historical structures and traditions of the American public school system and the labor - force demands of the 21st - century American economy.

Jeanne Aufmuth's empty nest list, recounted in the anthology «Writin» on Empty: Parents Reveal the Upside, Downside, and Everything In Between When Children Leave the Nest,» includes learning hip hop, polishing her Spanish, taking an American sign language course, trying an art class, visiting New York City's Museum of Modern Art and learning to pole dance.

This summer, Rekstad says her family has chosen to simplify and reconnect, applying what she learned from a workshop on Simplicity Parenting, a movement to help parents cut down on the stresses of modern life in order to raise happier kids.

Regardless of the grading system that your child's school uses to report on student learning, there are some universal truths about modern student report cards that every parent needs to know.

What We've Learned From the Evidence» (Oxford University Press, with co-author Prof. William Eskridge of Yale Law School), sharing insights on a modern family growth trend.

But when I asked this question yesterday at our Food Services Parent Advisory Committee meeting, I learned that not only does stigma remain a real issue at some schools, there's now a troubling, modern - day twist on the problem: on some campuses, hapless kids standing in the federally reimbursable meal line are having their pictures taken by other students» cell phones, with the photos then uploaded to Facebook and / or texted around the school along with disparaging messages about the child's economic status.

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Opportunity to get featured on one of the following collaborative Pinterest boards: Growing Creative Kids (390,000 + followers), Lifetime Love of Learning (370,000 + followers) or Modern Parenting (270,000 + followers).

If you're interested in learning more on the topic, I genuinely recommend getting a copy of Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More By Doing Less by Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest.

The last place in which we find learning disabled people living are Assessment Treatment Units, often hidden away on the edges of industrial estates, and certainly far from typical communities, these are the modern equivalent of Bedlam.

David interviews Lord (Maurice) Glasman — Labour peer, academic, and architect of «Blue Labour» — for his predictions on the outcome of 2015, the future of the Labour Party, and what modern politicians can learn from Wolf Hall.

On Tuesday, «The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will... begin consideration of landmark designation for the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, site of the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969 that sparked the modern LGBT rights movement, Gay City News has learned.

Unions and parents groups rallied last April when New York became the second state to begin testing based on the Common Core, a set of learning standards that aim to give students a deeper understanding of material and boost skills necessary for the modern job market.

Modern biology depends more and more on ideas from the physical sciences, but are today's middle school students learning what they need to succeed?

More recently, a report by Kevin N. Laland of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and his colleagues in Nature Reviews Genetics, building on an earlier proposal by Robert Boyd of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Peter J. Richerson of U.C. Davis, argued that human culture, defined as any learned behavior, including technology, has been the dominant natural selection force on modern humans.

He hopes to learn more about how to best grow these grains on modern farms, and how to best use them in modern baking.

Co-author Christina Hvilsom, a researcher at Copenhagen Zoo, said, «We have learned from the comparable studies of modern humans and Neanderthals that gene flow occasionally has an impact on parts of the genomes that provide some advantages for the admixed individuals.

«Asimov's laws are about as relevant to robotics as leeches are to modern medicine,» says Steve Grand, who founded the UK company Cyberlife Research and is working on developing artificial intelligence through learning.

Modern AI is based on machine learning which creates models by learning from data.

It remains unclear whether Neanderthals learned how to make lissoirs from modern humans or invented them entirely on their own, or even whether modern humans learned how to make this particular kind of bone tool from Neanderthals.

«What surprised me the most about the modern human origins debate when I first started learning about it is how little people really knew about what is going on in Asia,» Bae said.

Discover modern science on atomic and sub-atomic scales at one of the leading German research departments and learn from award - winning teachers.

Wendy Myers: If you want to learn all about the modern paleo diet and watch my cooking show, you can find it on myersdetox.com and on my YouTube channel, wendyliveto110.

I learned a very interesting fact recently, one that can give us guidance on how to overcome the modern phenomenon of chronic fatigue: about 70 percent -LRB-!)

You will learn about the holistic healing power of food, and how it connects to our whole self, including body, emotions, mood, mind, and spirit, based on ancient principles and modern medicine.

«The Dennis B. Weis specialized «e-reports» on training for precision and rapid fire results are the 21st Century's modern way to learn the secrets and facts of safe Bodybuilding anabolic growth, gaining dense muscle mass and producing extreme strength contraction forces.»

While modern science is beginning to embrace the positive effects of meditation on human physiology, its secret strength lies in its ability to open us to learn the skill of allowing qualities within ourselves that are waiting to be uncovered — deep peace, love, creativity, joy and an open heart — qualities that can not be measured objectively.

I was at the gallery for about a year before moving on, but learned so much about curating, lighting, and modern art in that short time and that knowledge helps me still today.

Classes: Class Schedules — Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara City College combines comprehensive academic programs and modern facilities on a beautiful seaside campus creating a learning environment unmatched...

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Modern interactive internet means allow you learning more about each other day by day on - line.