Sentences with phrase «particular programs such»

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Recent insights into learning - oriented brain cells called mirror neurons even hold out the possibility that someday we will have pills that will impart particular types of skills, such as computer programming or business decision making.

The curricula of such schools is designed to be of particular usefulness to teachers, physicians, clergymen, social workers, law enforcement and probation officers, industrial leaders, directors of alcoholism programs, and other persons interested in alcoholism education, research, and rehabilitation.

Both groups of professionals may bring particular insights, knowledge, and skills to such educational programs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference * In computer science, a reference is a value that enables a program to indirectly access a particular data item, such as a variable or a record, in the computer's memory or in some other storage device.

(1) Such submission must contain supporting materials that include statutory authorities, program description, documentation of the environmental conditions or specific production and handling practices particular to the State which necessitate more restrictive requirements than the requirements of this part, and other information as may be required by the Secretary.

Acceptances into the Early Childhood programs at the Hartsbrook School are based on the school's ability to meet the particular child's needs, as well as on factors such as age ratios in the class.

Programs may target their services to families and caregivers who are at a particular disadvantage when it comes to establishing and maintaining such an environment.

UFCW Local 1500 has an active «Women's Network Program,» which addresses issues particular to women such as domestic violence and breast cancer.

«In particular, facilities such as the lab in Ray Brook which collect information for the Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation could close if EPA shifts the focus of the programs and grants that have provided an essential funding stream,» she said.

Such focused analysis permits PDAs and administrators to target resources and programs to particular populations.

The new wrinkle is the administration's heavy reliance on what is called mandatory spending, which would fund a specific program using revenue generated by the sale of a government asset, such as oil in the strategic petroleum reserve, or a particular tax or license fee.

Each T cell, scientists believed, was programmed to recognize a particular snippet of protein, or peptide, unique to invaders such as bacteria, viruses or tumor cells.

«All patients should be well informed about the potential adverse effects of ADT, and interventions to improve mental and emotional health such as exercise programs and dietary / lifestyles changes could be of particular importance,» he concludes.

The proposal includes significant «mandatory spending, which would fund a specific program using revenue generated by the sale of a government asset, such as oil in the strategic petroleum reserve, or a particular tax or license fee,» Mervis continued.

«Such partnerships between different mammal species are rare, and this particular interaction illustrates a great deal of trust between participants,» said Dr. Andy Plumptre, Director for WCS Albertine Rift Program and author of the published description of the behavior.

Q: On the reauthorization front, are there other particular programs, such as the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA - E), that would be a priority for you?

Research funded in this program should address issues such as «intelligent perception, communication, and reasoning capabilities that are not constrained to address only a single problem in isolation or in one particular context.»

During organ and tissue development, these cells transform into a particular specialized cell, such as a heart cell or a liver cell, when prompted by their environment or by their internal genetic programming.

Please credit BrightFocus and, if appropriate, the particular program, such as: Alzheimer's Disease Research, Macular Degeneration Research, or National Glaucoma Research, as a source.

I can give you few ideas of mine, how I structured it, depending on days (mon / thu / fri) and «style» or goals of that particular training day, in such manner that overall weekly program should be fulfilled in whole, and in the same time «micro» program and method within the actual program should make sense, as well.

Some of the most common complaints I hear from women with PMS are anxiety, irritability, depression and tearfulness, and these complaints in particular will respond greatly to a stress management program such as outlined here:

Since low eccentric strength has been identified as a risk factor for adductor - related groin injuries (see review by Hrysomallis, 2009), eccentric adduction strength is often a particular focus of such programs.

This depends on how schools assign students to such programs, in particular, whether a child's eligibility is based on a comparison to other children in his grade or to other children his age.

School choice interventions have not yet fully considered factors other than a school's academic quality that may lead to success in a P - 12 context (such as particular pedagogical approaches, special programming, or extracurricular offerings) and how best to present those school characteristics to families.

Effective coaching programs respond to particular needs suggested by data, allowing improvement efforts to target issues such as closing achievement gaps and advocating for equity.

One area under particular scrutiny is education, where funding for programs such as charter and pilot schools, mainstays in the effort to bring innovative teaching...

In particular, they do not include grants or contracts that are earmarked for specific services institutions provide, such as commissioned research projects, agricultural service from land grant institutions, or sponsored training programs.

In particular, there are a number of specific concerns that need to be addressed in any such program, and the conference highlighted these.

One area under particular scrutiny is education, where funding for programs such as charter and pilot schools, mainstays in the effort to bring innovative teaching practices into broader use, has long been a political hot topic.

The PASA group of partners (including key network members like parents, funders, youth, educators, and program providers) reviewed and created a set of standards culled from such existing sources as the National Afterschool Association and from cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Kansas City, and Washington, DC, but that are reflective of the particular needs and priorities of Rhode Island and the city of Providence.

«To see education and labor together — particularly when community colleges are such a focal point for workforce retraining and trying to deal with unemployment — signals future joint thinking with particular programs and legislation and how we approach trying to deal with social problems.»

It's often possible for a sizable donor to get the K — 12 system in a particular place to add some program, project, or activity that the philanthropist is willing to pay for (with such additions generally lasting as long as the checks keep coming).

Critics on the right, meanwhile, worry such a plan would increase the federal role in education and pressure states to standardize state tax credit programs, many of which now allow nonprofit groups to prioritize a particular type of school, such as those of particular religious denominations, for instance.

In addition, IES should invite universities and research firms to submit proposals for convening state legislators, school board members, and other local stakeholders to learn about existing data on effective and ineffective programs in a particular area, such as preschool education or teacher preparation.

The results of such an analysis allow us to reality - test the broad cautions voiced by the Friedman Foundation, the Cato Institute, and others — in particular their warning that holding schools to account for student achievement (especially via conventional state testing programs) will surely cause them to turn their backs on such programs and thus leave needy children without good educational options at all.

Again, believing in customer's satisfaction and delight, the enterprise encompasses personalization such that you can ask for a particular course combination, for instance, you can opt to learn Hadoop with Python programming and likewise.

By the same token, Krueger rejects the notion that policymakers should focus new investments in education on a particular age group, such as the very young: «Old dogs can learn new tricks,» he says, and the benefits of programs for teenagers and adults are apparent more quickly than those for young children.

Both Brown et al. (2001) and Wallace et al. (1999) reported that teacher leaders who learned and practiced particular strategies (such as demonstration lessons) in their training programs were more likely to report using those strategies with teachers.

These findings echo those of Wallace et al. (1999) and Miller et al. (1999), that a focus on a particular topic (such as a new curriculum) and type of teacher leader activity (such as dissemination) in a preparation program was manifested in teacher leader practice.

Testing experts agree that using a single test score to make important decisions about individual students (such as promotion, retention or access to a particular program (e.g., gifted and talented programs] is indefensible.

By selecting a particular grade, such as kindergarten or first, districts can tailor the program's resources and materials to meet the needs and academic abilities of the children in that grade.

These programs may include a particular theme or focus such as mathematics, science, technology, communications, international affairs, business or performing arts.

Most recently, she has been studying teacher education programs that focus on preparing teachers for particular contexts, such as urban public schools, and exploring the advantages of such focused preparation for new teachers, and their students — work that is...

In most cases schools had put those programs in place as part of a «war on...» a particular problem, such as reducing dropouts, substance abuse, unwanted teen pregnancies, or school violence.

Tutoring and other support for learning, such as TRiO programs, should be more available, with particular focus on students with low test scores and low incomes.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

To complicate matters, over the course of the 20th century, states began using time - based measures — called instructional, clock, or contact hours — in a number of other state policy areas, such as minimum requirements for educational programs, school approval standards, and formulas for distributing state funding.11 Moreover, depending on the specific school design and the particular state context, high school innovators can encounter a wide range of other friction points.

He has focused in particular on new education pathways that blend high school and college, such as early college high schools and comprehensive dual enrollment programs.

The fading of pre-K test score effects by third grade found in Tennessee and in the Head Start experiment occurs almost universally, and in particular occurs in programs such as Perry Preschool that show very large adult benefits.

It's interesting to see that the graduates of a particular program are more likely to teach in what the Department of Education refers to as highest - need schools, or that the teachers from a particular program are more likely to leave the district than those from other programs, but what do such things mean?