Sentences with phrase «provided improved observations»

The Indirect and Semi-Direct Aerosol Campaign (ISDAC) field campaign, deployed from Barrow, Alaska, on a Canadian National Research Council Convair - 580 jet in April 2008, provided improved observations of two new cases of single - layer, mixed - phase, stratiform clouds that are well - suited to test our understanding of ice formation.

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Teacher observations may provide more insight that will help you work together to help your child improve their reading and school performance.

«The optical telescopes play an important role, as their observations can be used to improve our prediction of the orbital path, as well as provide data that helps us establish the rotation rate of an asteroid,» said Chodas.

The object should be easily observable in the coming months and once additional observations are provided to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., the initial orbit calculations will be improved and the most likely result will be a dramatic reduction, or complete elimination, of any risk of Earth impact.

These observations provide a conceptual framework for better anticipating monogenetic eruptions in similar settings and magmatic fluxes and should lead to improved strategies for mitigation of their associated hazards and risks.

«Testing predictions through observations provides powerful means of improving our understanding of the cosmos.»

(viii) a list of the existing observation and monitoring systems or programs operated by each Federal agency that provide data, observations, and other information that may be used to develop or improve climate products and services;

The ARM Climate Research Facility is managed to ensure it fulfills its mission to provide observation data to improve the understanding of climate processes and the representation of those processes in climate models.

All these observations will be combined to improve climate models, which will provide an estimate of present - day and future surface melt on the East Antarctic ice shelves.

However, recent technological advances have led to improved ground - based observations: in 2000, high - resolution lucky imaging from the Mount Wilson Observatory 60 - inch telescope provided the first detailed views of the parts of Mercury that were not imaged in the Mariner missions.

The meeting presentations will focus on synergies among various approaches and provide recommendations on how to improve the use of earth observations, ground data and modeling techniques for the improved understanding of land use sources and sinks.

A new toolkit from Harvard University's Center for Education Policy Research provides resources to help educators leverage video observations in school communities to improve teacher practice and student learning.

The top reasons for implementing blended learning were also strong and in line with our observations across the country: create / facilitate personalized learning (73 percent), provide more course choices (58 percent), and improve student academic outcomes (53 percent).

This is as yet a «potential superpower» of classroom observations, since there's not a lot of evidence that providing such feedback leads to improved student outcomes.

I conduct two formal observations, where we discuss what worked and where teachers can improve — but I also provide informal feedback and encouragement whenever I can.

Although the interviews provide context, the main focus is on observations of classroom teaching, school leadership, and the school's capacity to improve.»

Printmaking and painting combine to improve drawing skills, and photography enables students to explore topics, ideas and observations extensively, and provides are a rich source of discussion between students and teachers as ideas progress.

We provide you with valuable resources to improve your performance, as well as guide you to implement the right classroom observation strategies for your context.

The classroom observations provide more nuanced information about the specific ways in which instruction can be improved (classroom management, quality of feedback to students, etc.), something not possible with value - added.

The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) provides a framework for teacher evaluations, and the final teacher evaluation should be weighted as follows: Improved Student Achievement (50 %), Teacher Observations (25 %), and Multiple Measures (25 %).

So, a value - added score should lead us to collect additional information (e.g., more classroom observations, student surveys, portfolios) to identify truly low - performing teachers and to provide feedback to help those teachers improve.

In addition, researchers found (although we have known this prior) that «classroom observations have the potential of providing formative feedback to teachers that [theoretically] helps them improve their practice [more than VAMs]... [because] feedback from [VAMs]... is often too delayed and vague to produce improvement in teaching.»

The descriptions of classroom quality available in standardized classroom observation systems provide a standard way of measuring and noting teachers» strengths and weaknesses and evaluating whether policy initiatives or professional development activities are actually helping improve classroom interactions.

They agreed that one way to improve was through direct observation of instruction and by providing tools for, and support to, principals» classroom observation.

TORSH Talent, an easy to use, video - based and in - person observation, feedback and data management platform, provides center directors with the ability to remotely coach educators to support and improve classroom quality, developmentally appropriate practice, and accreditation efforts.

The SURN Principal Academy was designed to build principals» knowledge of high - yield instructional strategies (Hattie, 2009); to increase their expertise with tools in order to collect evidence of classroom teaching and learning and provide immediate feedback to teachers; and to facilitate collaborative observation conferences in order to engage teachers in reflection and professional learning and improve classroom instruction.

A study by the Brookings Institution found that classroom observations in particular have the potential to provide formative feedback in real time to teachers that helps them improve their practice, whereas feedback from state achievement tests is often too delayed and vague to produce improvement in teaching.76

Principal mentors are provided a toolkit of mentoring resources and work with mentees to create a customized mentoring plan that focuses on developing the skills and dispositions in four critical areas of school - level leadership: interpersonal and facilitation skills, teacher observation and feedback, effective school - level practices and classroom - level practices, and using data to improve instruction.

Lesson observation by senior staff or Curriculum Leaders to provide feedback on how classroom management can be improved on an individual basis

This system provides teachers with «curriculum specialists to improve practice,» «school leaders who spend the majority of their time on instruction, observation and coaching,» and professional networks with other Green Dot teachers in a series called «All Green Dot Days» (FAQ, Green Dot Website)

This system provides teachers with «curriculum specialists to improve practice,» «school leaders who spend the majority of their time on instruction, observation and coaching,» and professional networks with other Green Dot teachers in a series called «All Green Dot Days» (FAQ, Green Dot Website) Additionally, unlike most other charter school organizations in the United States, the Green Dot California school teachers and staff are organized under a union called Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU).

But ideas (geometry) and instruments (telescopes) provided observations that improved the accuracy of the model.

Requires the Climate Service Program to: (1) analyze the effects of weather and climate on communities; (2) carry out observations, data collection, and monitoring of atmospheric and oceanic conditions; (3) provide information and technical support to governmental efforts to assess and respond to climate variability and change; (4) develop systems for the management and dissemination of data; (5) conduct research to improve forecasting and understanding of weather and climate variability and change and its effects on communities; and (6) develop tools to facilitate the use of climate information by local and regional stakeholders.

Designed as a distributed system, providing improved access to existing datasets through a unified web interface, the CDS will include, but is not limited to, observations, global and regional climate reanalyses, global and regional climate projections and seasonal forecasts.

«Our results demonstrate how synergistic use of satellite TOA radiation observations and recently improved ocean heat content measurements, with appropriate error estimates, provide critical data for quantifying short - term and longer - term changes in the Earth's net TOA radiation imbalance.

This report describes traditional measurement systems and promising new technologies that together may provide the continuity and quality of observations needed to improve our understanding of water vapor in the climate system.

The ARM Climate Research Facility is managed to ensure it fulfills its mission to provide observation data to improve the understanding of climate processes and the representation of those processes in climate models.

The quantitative uncertainty associated with each step in homogeneity adjustments needs to be provided: Time of observation, instrument changes, and urban effects have been recognized as important adjustments that are required to revise temperature trend information in order to produce improved temporal and spatial homogeneity.

Provide on - the - job observation of teachers and offer suggestions on ways to improve teaching style and encourage classroom participation

Provides data (surveys, records, and observations) that demonstrate progress toward desired youth outcomes, such as improved peer relationships or self - management

The early feedback has been great reinforcement for the benefits of using tablets as a tool to efficiently and effectively document developmental observations and improve parent involvement in children's early learning by providing engaging visual examples of how their child is learning.

Brief forms of the Teaching Pyramid Infant Toddler Observation Scale (TPITOS) and the Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool can help consultants structure observations and provide specific feedback to teachers on improving the social emotional climate in their classrooms.

Through lecture, role play, and video we will enhance use of self and somatic observation skills, and we will provide exercises and techniques to build these abilities, restore balance, and improve regulation in adoptive persons and their families.

Conduct classroom observations, including providing feedback on observations to classroom teams, meeting with teams to develop plans for improving classroom quality and addressing child behavior, etc..