Sentences with phrase «quality observations»

All data is graded, so that it is easy to tell whether you are looking at high or low quality observations.

Thomas J. Kane and Douglas O. Staiger Gathering Feedback on Teaching: Combining High - Quality Observations with Student Surveys and Achievement Gains (Seattle, WA: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2012), (2012)

«The combination of modelling work and high quality observations of ALMA makes this a unique project,» says Cornelis Dullemond from the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Heidelberg, Germany, who is an expert on dust evolution and disc modelling, and a member of the team.

There is another important angle to the ocean productivity issue that you might consider — there is a very real danger that the satellites that provide climate - research quality observations of this kind will not be available in the near future due to limited budgets and other priorities.

Teachers are evaluated more frequently, evaluators use higher - quality observation rubrics to assess their performance, and teachers receive more detailed feedback on their performance.

APT Validation Study III: Reducing Cultural Bias in Youth Program Quality Observations Project Director: Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D..

«Only by combining the high quality observations at very different wavelengths could we do this and when we separated these energy sources the effect of the magnetic field was surprisingly clear.»

The observations were obtained in just 5 hours of ALMA observation time — even though ALMA was still under construction at the time — similar quality observations with other telescopes have taken ten times longer.

A simple grid covering all areas of learning within the EYFS, to support practitioners to capture quality observations.

This article is primarily about (1) the extent to which the data generated by «high - quality observation systems» can inform principals» human capital decisions (e.g., teacher hiring, contract renewal, assignment to classrooms, professional development), and (2) the extent to which principals are relying less on test scores derived via value - added models (VAMs), when making the same decisions, and why.

Gathering feedback for teachers: Combining high - quality observations with student surveys and achievement gains.

Amy has since completed countless classroom observations through work as a peer validator evaluating practices in Newark and New Haven schools, and in providing embedded, ongoing support for instructional leaders and teachers in the areas of high quality observation, feedback, and teaching and learning across Connecticut.

«It may even be possible to predict sea ice cover a year in advance with high - quality observations of sea ice thickness and snow cover over the whole Arctic,» said Cecilia Bitz, co-author and professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington.

We knew that something like this must be occurring in protoplanetary discs but there's a big difference between having theoretical models and having the high - quality observations to test those theories.

The mission of the Finnish Meteorological Institute is to produce high - quality observation and research data on the atmosphere and seas.

Wardle, Perley and Cohen say that recent, high - quality observations with the VLA and the 10 - meter W.M. Keck telescope show «that the radio and optical data directly refute» the contention of Nodland and Ralston.

Focusing on end results would also have allowed districts to spend their time developing and implementing high - quality observation and rating tools instead of developing new assessments to measure student growth.

In addition, the principal must demonstrate that she and her staff are conducting high quality observations that fairly and accurately reflect teaching performance and that teachers are using high quality measures of student achievement in the form of SGOs.

Gathering feedback for teaching: Combining high - quality observations with student surveys and achievement gains

Gathering feedback for teaching: Combining high - quality observations with student surveys and achievement

Measurement of Effective Teaching Project, Gathering Feedback for Teaching: Combining High - Quality Observations with Student Surveys and Achievement Gains.

We will support evidence - based policy reforms aimed at ensuring principals have the autonomy and data they need to lead schools with strong cultures focused on improving teaching and learning, and that they are trained to use teacher evaluations to deliver high - quality observations and feedback.

It's clear that high quality observation and feedback cycles can be among the most powerful ways to promote teachers» practices.

There is significant evidence that high - quality observations and meaningful feedback are among the most effective ways to promote the growth of teachers.

Gathering feedback for teaching: Combining high - quality observations student surveys and achievement

There is significant evidence instructional coaching coupled with that high - quality observations and meaningful feedback are among the most effective ways to promote teacher growth.

High - quality observations could be used for comparison with operational measurement systems and for field experiments.

The difficulty that LES has in simulating stratocumulus is apparent in the Stevens et al. (2005) LES intercomparison, which sought to explore the robustness of LES in simulating stratocumulus by comparing the results of a large number of LES to high quality observations.