Consider classroom
practices supported by rigorous evidence.
Guide seeks to provide educational practitioners with user - friendly tools to distinguish
practices supported by rigorous evidence from those that are not.
As districts and schools consider strategies to modernize their learning environments and teaching strategies, what are best
practices supported by research that have the most impact on student achievement and teacher engagement?
The No Child Left Behind Act and other legislation have gone as far as to mandate the use of
practices supported by research and billions of dollars are spent on research in the social sciences — yet much of this high - quality research has not made it into the hands of practitioners working to improve our nation's schools.
Pain Point: Including schoolwide, collaborative, and job - embedded professional learning
practices supported by teachers and leaders
The CRTC reported that TCC also entered into a undertaking and agreed to enter into a compliance program consisting of updating its practices, implementation of compliance policies and procedures, staff training, tracking of CASL complaints as well as follow up resolution, monitoring and auditing
practices supported by disciplinary procedures.
Our members enjoy strong and rewarding
practices supported by our friendly and efficient team of clerks led by Richard Sheehan.
Not exact matches
The three - day conference, run
by the Small Business Administration, is a chance to cast the spotlight on the importance of
supporting small - business owners and shine a light on best
practices to that end.
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built
support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations
by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted
by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations
by former members concerning the
practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the
practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive
practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
College Board President David Coleman said the partnership aims to level the college admissions playing field
by putting high - quality training within easy reach of students without the funds for commercial test - prep services or the family
support often needed to stick with a self - paced
practice book.
For example, in 1921, Duncan Campbell Scott, the official responsible for the system, sent a letter urging a crackdown: «It is observed with alarm that the holding of dances
by the Indians on their reserves is on the increase, and that these
practices tend to disorganize the efforts which the Department is putting forth to make them self -
supporting.»
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I've learned that whether someone is trying to qualify for the Olympics, break ground in mathematical theory, launch a new business, or craft an artistic masterpiece, many of the
practices underlying sustainable success are the same;
supported by scientific evidence; and available to everyone.
Obviously Trump speaks from the cuff, knows the Mid-West had been hurt
by NAFTA, but less so of the manipulative
practices of those who obviously use Mexico instrumentally, to
support the descent of unsustainable models at home (this would apply to all of the Structural Surplus takers Michael notes).
OntarioBuys makes investments to
support innovation and to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of integrated supply chain, back - office leading
practices and operational excellence
by driving collaboration and improving supply chain processes in Ontario's broader public sector.
But many American
practices go against the grain of the more comfortable and communitarian cultural systems of their own societies - the Japanese with life - long employment for their workers, the Germans with their unions having a say in management under co-determination, and the French with their government
supporting the right of unions to pressure business from retrenching,
by requiring large compensation to be paid to laid - off workers.»
Coalitions build cities» capacity through an education program, providing cities with: tools;
support by connecting them with organisations who can prepare them for green bonds issuance; and a platform for knowledge and best
practice sharing between cities» treasuries.
In its paper, the BPP Group raises a number of concerns regarding the hard regulatory approach suggested
by the Directive proposals and calls upon the European Commission, Parliament and national governments to
support the proportionate, principles - based approach to service supplier oversight overwhelmingly
supported by shareholders that is embodied in the Best
Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, stating that «unwarranted or disproportionate legislation may inhibit the provision of independent information and services that assist investors in the exercise of the very rights and responsibilities that the Directive aims to foster and
support.»
an operational risk management framework that worked better on paper than in
practice,
supported by an immature and under - resourced compliance function;
Not counting this form of compensation as an expense was a ridiculous accounting
practice, and one that was
supported by ridiculous arguments
by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.
And to mention the phsycology of the time is just another poor defense — much like saying slavery was OK»cause that was the accepted
practice (and
supported by the christian book - of - silliness) at that time.
And in 1890, Woodruff, who the Utah History Encyclopedia says initially had
supported the
practice of polygamy, issued what became known as the 1890 Manifesto: «I publicly declare that my advice to the Latter - day Saints is to refrain from contracting any marriages forbidden
by the law of the land.»
The foundation said it learned of such
practices by way of community members who are, in fact, not fully
supporting prayer.
Sometimes written requests are hung
by the side of the sepulchre, and some extreme devotees offer prostration at the grave — and religious authority is not wanting to
support such
practices.
But we need to remember that homosexual
practice and orientation are conflated
by the government so that not
supporting a homosexual lifestyle is not to
support the person who claims to be homosexual.
For the institutional forms, often
supported by non-theological factors, which have favoured an almost unquestioning popular religious
practice, are losing much of their inner force.
The values and imitative
practices described in The Underside, inspiring as they may be to his character, Godefroid, are
supported by only a tiny secret society whose practical effect on the marketplace of ideas of 19th - century Paris is nil.
But such would have to be Arkes» outlook: if indeed there are fundamental principles of natural law and natural right, discernible to the human mind generally (as Arkes thinks), then policies or
practices that effectively deny these can only be
supported for the short term, or in the long term only
by continuing fraud and force.
If it is so easy to ignore a major and substantial religious
practice repeatedly uplifted, enshrined and required
by the Torah and
by all the scripture that follows, why is it so hard to let go of two verses that have substantially less biblical mention and
support and no contemporary justification?
Odin, the chief god of the Norse, was associated with death
by hanging, and a possible
practice of Odinic sacrifice
by strangling has some archeological
support in the existence of bodies perfectly preserved
by the acid of the Jutland (later taken over
by the Daner people) peatbogs, into which they were cast after having been strangled.
Sidney Hook captures this sense of the vulnerability of the human condition when he defines pragmatism as «the theory and
practice of enlarging human freedom in a precarious and tragic world
by the arts of intelligent social control it may not be [a] lost [cause] if we can summon the courage and intelligence to
support our faith in freedom...» (CAP 193).
The great problem with governments and economic systems that are built upon the wealthy
supporting the poor is that they masquerade as being the biblical model, the form of taking care of the poor that was
practiced by Jesus and in the early church.
In that way, the Church assured itself that the man was correctly ordained
by a bishop, and that he
supported the
practice and the faith of the English Church.
«Do you
support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or
practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted
by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints?»
The word «Pagan» (which can translate as «common» or «provincial») was originally used (in the religious sense) to refer to the
practices of peasents or commoners that were not
supported by the early catholic church.
In light of this, can it be agreed that a study of theology that takes place, as at Steubenville, alongside a firm spiritual
practice (Mass, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, traditional Marian and other devotions) and a clear moral stance (students living celibate lives
supported by households and communities) is a necessary part of a strategy for Catholic theology?
Just because some characters
practiced polygamy, it does not mean it is
supported by Bible.
Almsgiving is a duty of charity, a commendable spiritual
practice along with prayer and fasting, and a means for us to win friends in eternity, whether
by giving money to organisations or individuals who carry out the corporal works of mercy — saving the lives of pre-born babies
by supporting pro-life work, feeding the hungry
by the alleviation of famine, sheltering the homeless, welcoming the stranger, or the spiritual works of mercy, such as having Masses offered for people who are sick or in particular need, or those who have died and the souls in purgatory.
She meets with some criticism, but is generally
supported by her particular church, which had always
practiced open communion.
The report of the NCC mission reliably parroted the position of Israel's neighboring enemies while omitting any mention of, inter alia, the anti-Semitic hatred daily spewed
by the Arab media, official Arab
support for Palestinian suicide bombers, Muslim prohibition of Christian (and, needless to say, Jewish) religious
practice, and the conspicuous absence of democracy or freedom of expression in all the countries of the region except Israel.
Views like Kinzer's represent another ironic twist in which one mainline commitment — renunciation of supersessionism — is taken up
by Messianic Jews to
support their own
practice.
As Bok argues: «The premises
supporting confidentiality are strong, but they can not
support practices of secrecy — whether
by individual clients, institutions, or professionals — that undermine and contradict the very respect for persons and for human bonds that confidentiality was meant to protect» (p. 30).
Muslim parents have responded
by supporting full - time Islamic schools that create a stronger environment of
support for Muslim faith and
practice.
Is this Christian teaching,
supported by the traditions and
practices of the Church throughout history?
Traditionally the
practice of rich men with the land and money to
support a large family, polygamy is now
practiced by middle - class and poor men, said Isabel Phiri, a theology professor at the University of KwaZulu - Natal in South Africa.
Influenced
by Luther's writings, he stressed the authority of the Bible and questioned any doctrine or
practice that did not have scriptural
support.
For example, the Bible is frequently quoted in
support of opposition to portrayals of sex and violence in the media but not often to challenge the
practice of western media corporations destroying poorer indigenous cultures
by selling cheap western entertainment that under - cuts local programming, even though protection of the poor is a strong biblical message.
We pay the pastor because the priests were
supported by the tithes and because the New Testament tells us to, and we tithe because we are continuing the Old Testament
practice of tithing.
It is important to realize that a very able and earnest attempt is being made
by Catholic scholars in this country, with much
support from Catholics in western Europe, to change the principles as well as the
practice of the Church in this matter.
Very few evangelicals
support polygamy, which was
practiced by the godly patriarchs of the Bible.