Sentences with phrase «practice areas changing»

I'm not sure keeping the last copy at a particular institution is the best idea, because every library is subject to changes in funding or scope, whether it's law firm practice areas changing or government closing a publicly accessible law library down.

Legal Compass includes data on law firm financials, headcounts, diversity, lateral moves, office trends, practice area changes, news coverage, events and more.

Hot (i.e., profitable) practice areas change over time, and those lawyers in fields that have prospered at any given time will be moving up the firm ladder, while those in fields that have declined will be moving down, but it won't be the same fields in 20 years from now.

Not exact matches

Here are the three key areas in which Intel is changing its business practices to allow it to become diverse — and how things are going so far.

If the federal government required projected climate conditions to be considered when spending on infrastructure in flood - prone areas, construction practices would change, he added, noting the same pressures would drive chemical plants or other industries to have a wider margin of safety.

Many faculty members, he tells us» especially those in their late sixties and older» «resist significant change and remain committed to obsolete areas of research and outdated pedagogical practices.»

Church leader and theologian Steve Holmes wrote: «I agree profoundly with Steve in his concern that our pastoral practice in this area has often been appalling, and needs to change... his diagnosis of a real and urgent problem is spot on... [He] names a pastoral scandal that we have swept under the carpet for too long.»

A community change agency is any group, organization, or task force that has arisen anywhere in the area to redress a wrong, attack an injustice, heal a hurt, remedy a lack, stop an aggression, protest a practice, demonstrate a need.

A form of governance for cyberspace that takes equal entitlement to its resources seriously requires far reaching changes of the current political practices in such areas as development assistance, transfer of technology, intellectual property protection, and space cooperation.

Bahaneh's areas of expertise include state and federal licensing, tied house laws, state and federal labeling regulations and approvals, changes in control and winery / brewery / distillery sales, franchise laws, distribution agreements, winemaker agreements, trade practices including advertising, sponsorships and special events, celebrity brands, festivals, third party marketing, contests and sweepstakes and direct shipping laws.

The companies, co-ops and individuals were nominated by their peers for expanding the boundaries of industry practices in at least one of the nine areas identified by the Climate Collaborative as having the most potential to slow — or reverse — climate change.

Participants assess their operations using a comprehensive California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook, interpret their results using customized reports that benchmark their practices relative to statewide and regional averages, attend targeted education workshops to learn about best practices, develop Action Plans on areas they want to improve, implement change, and reassess, beginning the cycle again.

It only needs some proper practices like changing your baby frequently and keeping the diaper area of your baby skin as dry as possible.

If you are a lactation professional who works to correct the «damage» done by «just one bottle,» this book will provide you the evidence you need to discuss this issue with mothers, families, physicians, and hospital staff to change supplementation practices in your area.

«It would be a noble gesture to those who live in the area, who suffered after the attack on this country, and at the same time would probably, in many ways, change a lot of people's minds about Islam, which is really a peace - loving religion practiced by peace - loving people.»

That would be a noble gesture to those who live in the area who suffered after the attack on this country, and at the same time would probably in many ways change a lot of people's minds about Islam, which is really a peaceful religion practiced by peace - loving people,» Paterson told CNN's «Larry King Live» on Wednesday.

Offering a solution to the problem, the President advised residents living in flood prone areas to take the initiative to develop positive waste management practices saying, «if the rain water doesn't have an open cause to be able to go into the sea, it will flood city... even after we have done the Conti project, if we don't change our attitudes, we will continue to have this problem.»

Its an area where you would expect the Conservatives to be competitive on universal swing, but in practice its probably quite unlikely that Edinburgh Pentlands will go Conservative without major boundary changes removing the Sighthill / Gorgie ward from the seat.

But changes in land use — draining the water to plant acres of crops that demand drier soil, a common practice in tropical regions, or building a road through an area — can dry out the peat.

Buying In Environmental organizations have embraced a set of practices called «reduced - impact logging,» and loggers in some areas adopted it, but many have proved reluctant to buy new equipment or change practices.

There have been changes in production practices as well, so in some areas there is much more wastewater that needs to be disposed,» Rubinstein noted.

He concludes that the demand pressures for increased cocoa exports, changing weather patterns and falling cocoa prices, has led to more monocropping — the agricultural practice of growing only one type of agricultural product in a large area of land, year after year — and less sustainable growing practices in recent years.

IGRT is a common practice in both photon (traditional radiation therapy) and proton therapy to treat tumors close to sensitive structures and organs or in areas of the body prone to movement or change in shape.

In addition to supporting the practice and policy needs of the NMAA and other areas of technologist advanced practice, this council is focused on nurturing and growing the NMAA, including effecting the necessary culture change to allow this designation to function properly.

Towns and small cities are often less able to mainstream climate change adaptation into policies and practices than larger urban areas.

This sequence will cultivate the curiosity, stamina, and strength you need to move deeper into your yoga practice and make lasting change in other areas of your life.

No matter what our professional practice area, we all have in common to support our clients in any way possible including empowering them to reach their highest potential possible by lifestyle and behavior changes.

Queensland academic Professor Bob Lingard, of the School of Education at the University of Queensland, told the conference there are big questions to deal with in this area such as how this trend may change work practices for teachers and learning for children.

Standardising practice in core academic areas also creates more space to systematically innovate where the evidence isn't strong, including how to help young Australians develop broader skills for a changing world.

These studios or areas of practice and learning have a routine and structure with little change.

So it seems to me that any reader interested in educational best practice who found their appetite whetted by this article with its breadth of reference, should pursue and encourage others to pursue some of the particular areas touched on, with a view to improved / changed / refreshed teaching and instructional practice.»

Other educators got in touch to share how they've begun to explore different topic areas and changed their practice after listening to a Teacher podcast or reading about a new piece of research.

To become a Chartered Manager, hopefuls undergo vigorous assessment in areas of practice such as managing change.

Education reformers have long called for change in areas such as making education schools more selective, creating tighter integration between theory and practice, and implementing research - based curriculum.

There's little doubt that many education decision makers see the value of self assessment and improvement planning but in the face of changing college structures driven by area reviews and new entrants to the apprenticeship delivery market, including many who are migratingfrom sub-contracting models to direct contracting with the ESFA, a review of good practice can only be beneficial.

We think of this work in four interwoven work areas: WHO can lead the work; WHAT promising practices they can use, HOW they can use them to make deep and sustainable change, and how they can MEASURE and track progress toward their goals.

Inevitably, conversations about practices, assessment, and other related areas begin with, «What are the practices designed to change?»

Developing practice in one area feeds off, and itself feeds, many other areas of changing practice.

The overall goal of this extension of our existing work in partnership with TFF and Achievement First Bridgeport Academy (AFBA) is to continue and expand our work in Bridgeport focusing in several keys areas: (1) building knowledge about (a) children's emerging skills and areas of challenge in the social - emotional domain and why these skills are critical to school success, and (b) the ways in which adult stress and skills in the social - emotional domain can impede or foster children's social - emotional skill development; (2) identifying, deploying, and evaluating strategies to build adult and child skills in social - emotional learning with an emphasis on the Tauck Family Foundation's (TFF) five essential SEL skills; and (3) developing and testing a performance management system for SEL that (a) guides the identification of strategies, (b) provides a mechanism for ongoing progress monitoring, feedback, and changes to practice, and (c) serves as an anchor point for ongoing coaching and support in using SEL strategies.

As the values necessary for this century change, teachers are modeling them as a part of their teaching practice: tolerance, valuing difference, peacefully resolving conflict, views wider than just individual curriculum areas, global awareness, future orientations, and the importance of reflection in learning.

I am also continually working on improving and expanding our Digital Leadership & Learning practice area at the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) to help districts, schools, leaders, and educators initiate sustainable change.

«We also find that «F» - graded schools engaged in systematically different changes in instructional policies and practices as a consequence of school accountability pressure, and that these policy changes may explain a significant share of the test score improvements (in some subject areas) associated with «F» - grade receipt.»

Our testing practices themselves have changed very little since our inception as a school, but we've begun to use the data in a more meaningful way, restructuring our grade teams to become inquiry teams focused on the growth of students across all subject areas.

When it came time to develop the assertions about strengths and opportunities, each administrator had different areas for growth and thus needed a different plan for changing teacher practice.

Once an administrator identifies the area (focus, thinking, learning) requiring change, he or she can then develop a collaborative plan with the teacher to address specific best practices that increase effectiveness.

Unlike other areas of authorizing practice, authorizers are very hands on (sometimes quite intensively) in the pre-opening process, including directing schools on areas for change, collaborating with school support organizations, providing explicit informational and step - by - step resources for schools, and advocating on behalf of schools when necessary.

Instructional practices for reducing anxiety will focus on three core areas: (1) recognizing feelings and understanding how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are related; (2) practicing various relaxation and stress - management skills; and (3) recognizing anxious and unhelpful thoughts and changing them.

As we strive to implement strategies that promote systemic change, we must do so with the goal that no matter where students are assigned, they have the benefit of the thinking, expertise, and dedication of all teachers in that grade level or subject area; that they are part of a school system that requires all teachers to participate in learning teams that are provided regular time to plan, study, and problem solve together; and that this collaboration ensures that great practices and high expectations spread across classrooms, grade levels, and schools.

Yerrick et al. (2005) recognized that «engaging preservice teachers in a process of recognizing children's ideas and examining preservice teachers» personal belief systems during their reflection on practice is a promising area of research for understanding how to make change among tomorrow's teachers» (p. 352).

Garry Davis is a technical assistance consultant in the Policy, Practice, and Systems Change practice areaPractice, and Systems Change practice areapractice area at AIR.