Sentences with phrase «quality of project based»

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This helps to create a stable base of users who believe in the quality and longevity of the project, helping to increase the price of the tokens.

The findings were announced by Professor Carlo Leifert of the Tesco Centre for Organic Agriculture based at Newcastle University, UK, who with his team are working on the EU funded project called the Quality Low Input Food (QLIF) project, the biggest ever to research the pros and cons of organic farming and food.

Meta - analyses of this expanded research base confirm the model's impacts on a range of risk and protective factors associated with child maltreatment.7, 8,9 In addition, all of the major home visitation models in the U.S. are currently engaged in a variety of research activities, many of which are resulting in better defined models and more rigorous attention to the key issue of participant enrolment and retention, staff training and quality assurance standards.10 For example, recent findings emerging from the initial two - year follow - up of the Early Head Start National Demonstration Project confirm the efficacy of home visitation programs with new parents.

«In an effort to improve our air quality, my company is in the process of implementing a significant project to replace these carbon based diesel generators with solar - powered alternatives which will run off the sun's pure renewable energy.

The final bill is more broadly worded, appropriating the same amount for «transformative economic development projects,» further defined as those that, in the judgment of ESDC, «will catalyze private investment resulting in significant economic development reflected in the creation of temporary and permanent jobs, the growth of the commercial and residential tax base or an enhancement of the environment and quality of life for residents of Nassau or Suffolk County.»

A project to protect Californians who live near the Salton Sea from deteriorating air quality could sink or swim based on the outcome of a June ballot measure.

«Funds appropriated herein shall be available for project costs, services, expenses, loans and grants that catalyze private investment, grow commercial and residential tax bases and enhance the environment and quality of life for New York State residents,» the bill says.

The Managing Director of FirstBanc Financial Services Ltd, Samuel Asiedu, has projected an exponential growth of his bank's clientele base owing to the high quality of services they render.

Jason Conwall, a spokesman for Empire State Development, pointed to the budget language that created the TIF, which specifies that grants by no less than $ 5 million and used for projects in New York City and Long Island that «catalyze private investment, grow commercial and residential tax bases and enahcne the environment and quality of life.»

The analysis is part of a medical quality improvement project called «Improving Wisely,» funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and based at The Johns Hopkins University.

In the eyes of the FJI too many PhD students tend to pick a host research group based on a personal contact or a grant opportunity rather than the quality of the project or even their research interest.

«While enthusiasm for medical marijuana is very strong among some people, good - quality research has not caught up,» said Mike Allan, director of evidence - based medicine at the University of Alberta and project lead for the guideline.

«We urge Congress to consider this request today as an opening ante,» says Phil Sparks of The Census Project, based in Washington, D.C. «Frankly, 2019 is the critical year for funding census operations to ensure a quality count.»

This retrospective study was based on a previous quality improvement project that assessed mental health issues among English - speaking patients, 12 years of age or older.

BI companies employ a broad range of technical specialists, including software developers, test team coordinators, quality assurance engineers, analysts, IT architects, configuration managers, and project managers, says Vikki Sly, U.K. - based global recruitment director at the BI company QlikTech, which is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

The projects are judged based on a number of criteria, including how the students defined the problem, how well they designed their software, the quality of the user interface with that software, business viability, and a presentation during which the students describe and pitch their project to the judges.

We need to retain the access of SciLifeLab infrastructures to all qualified scientists, but also balance the desire to have more stringent prioritization of projects based on scientific quality, in order to improve turnaround times and help to create excellent science.

This is all done to develop and expand clinical and laboratory expertise in medical genetics and to initiate and develop a broad - based infrastructure for industry funding of high - quality projects in the fields of medical genetics.

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It's based on a series of graphic novels and director Edgar Wright, whose love of popular culture bounces through his films and TV projects with creative abandon, celebrates the graphic qualities of the comic book origins in a playfully cinematic manner.

Though seriously, it kind of sucks because Project Cars fills a hole that the U is sorely lacking, but it's all a part of business... It could be a smart thing to wait until after the holiday season where the Wii U I feel is packed with quality games this fall going into the holiday season add the winter release of Smash, maybe the hope is to drive up the install base, so more people can pick it up in 2015 during a Wii U dry patch.

For teachers who are new to PBL, or who don't have time to develop standards - based projects from scratch, this kind of resource «can lead to high - quality work,» he says.

A 2005 study by the New Teacher Project, the national nonprofit organization that works with school districts to recruit high - quality teachers, examined five urban districts and concluded that seniority - based transfer privileges written into contracts often force principals «to hire large numbers of teachers they do not want and who may not be a good fit for the job and their school.»

Research from the Harvard Family Research Project found that afterschool programs can work, but programs need to be both of high quality and attended on a consistent basis.

Teacher quality and a lack of project - based learning have been flagged up as the main challenges facing primary and secondary schools by global education experts.

His research areas include HIV / AIDS education and prevention in Kenya, improving access and quality of primary education, and educational benefits of treating health problems in preschool - and school - aged children through projects based in India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Gambia.

These include standards - based projects and assignments that require students to apply their knowledge and skills, such as designing a building or investigating the water quality of a nearby pond; clearly defined rubrics (or criteria) to facilitate a fair and consistent evaluation of student work; and opportunities for students to benefit from the feedback of teachers, peers, and outside experts.

A critical foundation of our R&D Platform, this translational science process builds the capacity of on - the - ground project teams made up of practitioners, researchers and model developers to ensure high - quality implementation and evaluation of science - based strategies.

Engage: Project - Based Learning Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real - world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with expBased Learning Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real - world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with expbased on real - world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with experts.

Each part of the project is evaluated based on quality and accuracy, clarity and presentation, and concept.

Quality unit instruction combined with differentiated instruction transforms «the game called school» into a meaningful journey where learners understand and connect with the curriculum on a daily basis, whether the approach is project - based learning (PBL), Understanding by Design (UBD), or any other unit design that connects a deep understanding of content and a mastery of skills and concepts to real - world contexts.

My writing and speaking center on inspiring quality and character in students, specifically through project - based learning, original scientific and historical research, service learning, and the infusion of arts.

The Directorate for Early Childhood Education (Jakarta, Indonesia) is rewarded for its project entitled Improving Access and Quality of Girls» Education through Community - Based Early Childhood Education and Early - Year Gender Mainstreaming.

Join this webinar to learn about: • Improving quality of life for students and educators through blended learning • Stretching existing or limited resources and staff • Adding project - based learning and authentic assessments into classrooms • Selecting the right learning management system and online curriculum • Keeping pace with global evolutions in technology and education • Maintaining the human element in face - to - face and online course work

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

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What teachers get out of PowerSave Schools: high quality resources and opportunities for project - based, real - world learning.

Based on lessons learned through the MET project, our partners identified nine guiding principles to inform the design and implementation of high - quality teacher support and evaluation systems.

As Project Based Learning gains momentum around the world, it's more important than ever that teachers, students, and stakeholders share a common understanding of what high - quality PBL means.

based on their ability level, the quality of the project, and the amount of time spent on a project.

Instead of the students being compared to a number, students are awarded credit based on their ability level, the quality of their project, and the amount of time they spent on the project.

Technology offers teachers the ability to transform the quality of instruction — to achieve a more student - centered learning environment, have more differentiated instruction, and develop problem - or project - based learning, and demand higher order thinking skills.

High - quality middle schools have long put project - based learning, reading and writing across content areas, and active learning at the heart of their instructional practice.

Quality project based learning requires teachers collaborating for students to work through the lens of several content areas at the same time.

John Larmer describes the benefits of project based learning, outlines seven key project - based teaching practices, and offers tips for designing high - quality projects.

Along with creating and sharing quality examples of standards - based learning and teaching, the secondary goal of this project is to demonstrate how theatre educators — classroom teachers and teaching artists alike — can measure the effectiveness of their teaching and the learning of students.»

For the last 15 years there have been numerous attempts of educational innovation: the use of ICT in the classroom, the Bologna process for European higher education, quality, project - based learning, etc..

For example, as the quality of staff collaboration increases, would that affect the quality of teaching or staff commitment to a new initiative like project - based learning?

Dolan, a Washington - based attorney, hopes the project will eventually be a solution for rural schools nationwide that want the best of both the online and brick - and - mortar education worlds: high - quality expert teachers, student support, resources, small class sizes and human interaction.

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