Sentences with phrase «rigorous writing of»

A communication assignment is a composition of individual hard work and rigorous writing of the facts and information related to the field of communication.

Not exact matches

Or a similar integrity, for, as Anderson writes, «the largest and most rigorous academic study on the results of hormonal and surgical transitioning... found strong evidence of poor psychological outcomes.»

And yet, when it came time to write a book about church (which, like every book, began with the rather rigorous and uncomfortable exercise of confronting my own bullshit), I couldn't deny the reality that, as much as I may dream of it, there's no starting from scratch... for any of us.

The book of Lamentations was written, not simply to memorialize the tragic destruction of Jerusalem, but to interpret the meaning of God's rigorous treatment of his people, to the end that they would learn the lessons of the past and retain their faith in him in the face of overwhelming disaster.

Ravitch, who has written about the issues and is the author of a very popular anti-Common Core blog, doesn't have anything good to say about the new, more rigorous curriculum that's taken over New York state classrooms.

Nevertheless, after rigorous examination, I have concluded that upholding the agreement and affirming the diplomatic path that has been charted represents the best course of action to prevent Iran from weaponizing its uranium and plutonium stockpiles,» Mr. Jeffries wrote.

«What makes science science — publicly presenting facts and reasoning, subjecting ideas to rigorous criticism and many rounds of testing to confirm or overturn theories — is premised upon a willingness to be proved wrong,» Holt wrote.

► Also on Wednesday, Christina Larson wrote that, at the Global Research Council meeting Monday in Beijing, Chinese science leaders «threw their weight behind plans to embrace open access and Western norms of scientific conduct, including a plea from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for more rigorous evaluation and peer review.»

«This study represents the most rigorous analysis to date of samples suspected to derive from anomalous or mythical «hominid» - like creatures,» Lindqvist and her co-authors write in their new paper.

The power of proof by picture has changed how we see the world and our place within it — despite objections from some mathematicians who argue for more rigorous logic, writes University of Cambridge cosmologist John D. Barrow.

Until now, most rigorous metrics of scientific impact have relied on citations: the number of peer - reviewed articles a scientist has written, the «impact factor» of the journals in which they were published, and how many times other scientists have cited those articles.

«Beyond the rigorous research education essential for all scientists, those translational scientists who will work at the boundaries of discovery and clinical science must possess an assortment of practical and logistical skills,» the editorialists write.

«They are the most rigorous double - blind placebo - controlled trials of a psychedelic drug in the past 50 years,» writes David Nutt, a pharmacologist at Imperial College London who was not involved in the work, in an editorial accompanying the papers.

Reichert wrote about Return of the Jedi, his favorite childhood film, and his reappraisal is rigorous, self - reflexive, and heartfelt — that is, very Reverse Shot.

The allure of secret ritual has always allowed filmmakers to get away with less than rigorous writing and so it is with Angels & Demons.

I've written about this at greater length elsewhere (see here and here), but we have eight rigorous studies of school choice programs in which the long - term outcomes of those policies do not align with their short - term achievement test results.

In every class, both core and elective curriculum, Trinidad Garza uses the six strategies from the Common Instructional Framework — collaborative group work, literacy groups, scaffolding, writing to learn, questioning, and classroom talk — to align their instruction, create a rigorous environment, and foster students who take ownership of their learning.

They are admirably aligned with rigorous research (on early reading instruction, for example); explicit about the quality and complexity of reading and writing that should be expected of students every year; very solid on arithmetic as a clear priority in the elementary grades; ambitious in aiming for college and career readiness by the end of twelfth grade; and relatively jargon - free.

This rigorous PPT takes students through a range of techniques they could employ to help them remember their speaking and writing assessments for GCSE.

«This is the first rigorous evidence that we know of showing an online degree program can increase educational attainment,» write the authors.

«I support a rigorous system of evaluation,» writes Tilles, who has great credentials, including service on two state Boards of Education, teaching at education schools of three universities, and being on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Much has been written about the controversy surrounding performance - based school closures, but there has been no rigorous assessment of their impact on student achievement.

Perhaps not, but this one's about as rigorous as the written test you took to get your learner's permit at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

By requiring that all new teachers pass a rigorous bar of quality, there is a hope that American teaching could finally begin to resemble more established professions, in which we can trust that each entrant to the field has demonstrated the needed level of knowledge and skill,» writes Assistant Professor Jal Mehta.

The teachers also demand rigorous research, write - ups, and formal bibliographies to back up each work of art.

To be considered highly qualified as an elementary school teacher who is new to the profession, you must also have demonstrated subject knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum by passing a rigorous state test.

The rigorous state test may be a state - required certification or licensing test or tests in reading, writing, mathematics, and other areas of the basic elementary school curriculum.

Bard plays an important role in helping them make it to and through college by engaging them in rigorous courses that develop their writing and critical thinking skills to the levels expected of college undergraduates.

For instance, University of Maryland scholar William Galston, a policy advisor in the Clinton administration, writes, «Rigorous historical research will almost certainly vindicate complex - revisionist» accounts of key figures in American history.

As an «academic» student I felt praise for my ability to write essays, but there was no time in such a rigorous academic schedule for me to find my own real ways to; help people, experience what we discuss, or be part of the world we're taught to analyse.

«When Gov. Pence asked me to go on the State Board of Education last June, I was under the impression he wanted to replace the Common Core with something more rigorous,» she wrote in a statement.

Writing lesson plans that aren't rigorous enough for the grade level you are teaching: compare lessons, objectives, and assessments with the teachers teaching the grade levels above and below you, to ensure that you are holding your students to an appropriate grade - level standard of performance.

Rigorous, integrated reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction meets the needs of districts implementing a reading collaborative, balanced approach, or workshop model, and enables all students to master rigorous learning goals with strong resources for differentiated instruction and responsive teaching based upon ongoing asseRigorous, integrated reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction meets the needs of districts implementing a reading collaborative, balanced approach, or workshop model, and enables all students to master rigorous learning goals with strong resources for differentiated instruction and responsive teaching based upon ongoing asserigorous learning goals with strong resources for differentiated instruction and responsive teaching based upon ongoing assessments.

Eastin, in a post published on Medium titled «California Needs a Moratorium on Charter Schools,» wrote: «Too many charters are escaping the rigorous financial oversight, auditing and reporting rules that are required of traditional public schools.

It has helped millions of students worldwide to improve their reading and writing skills, master increasingly rigorous academic standards, and prepare for high - stakes assessments.

Using the foundation learned in the first stage, teachers» planning and instruction adds a focus on rigorous instruction, questions, learning activities, grade - level assignments, and assessments in the second stage, Increasing the Rigor of Learning - Focused Lessons: Higher Order Thinking, Reading and Writing.

Assessments in the pilot programme will include rigorous written and oral assignments, completion of a professional development plan, participation in debate activities, a small - scale research or improvement project, and submission of a portfolio of videos of practice, work samples and reflections.

This unique combination of grade - specific content helps students interact and compare across multiple sources and focus on citing evidence for their text - based writing — just like they will need to do to succeed on rigorous, high - stakes assessments.

In addition to learning to evaluate student writing across all seven traits of effective writing, participants receive support in creating detailed, grade - specific, trait - writing instruction that aligns with the rigorous college and career readiness standards.

Three specific areas of the literature directly impacted the design of the project in order to promote writing improvement and technology skills in student learners and provide teacher candidates with a rigorous field experience.

This adaptation of traditional discussion - based learning, writes Banbrick - Santoyo, «is more likely to produce meaningful, rigorous learning, in which 100 percent of students grapple with the text and improve their ability to read deeply.»

The second stage, Increasing the Rigor of Learning - Focused Lessons: Higher Order Thinking, Reading and Writing, provides the resources and tools for planning purposeful, rigorous lessons that advance students through the four Levels of Learning in every lesson.

The high school - level test was supposed to be a good example of an exam, so that the graduate students in Cheng's math methods course at the California State University, Northridge's school of education would better understand what rigorous high school - level questions look like, and how to write tests for their own lessons.

«As we work together to make sure that our students have access to a rigorous education, it is critical that we continue to do so in the New Hampshire way, with local school districts continuing to have the authority, flexibility and responsibility to meet the best interests of their children,» Hassan wrote.

He and Ms. Linda Hearns, the assistant principal, hired me after a very rigorous, four - part interview process that included a demonstration lesson, an in - depth writing sample, and a panel interview comprised of students and parents from the school community.

Assessments in the pilot programme will include rigorous written and oral assignments, completion of a professional development plan, participation in debate activities, a small - scale research or improvement project, and submission of a portfolio of videos of practice, work samples and reflections; full details are included in a later section of this guide.

Although the SWAP may not be a replacement for synchronous interaction with student writers, the design of the archive supports rigorous analysis of authentic writing samples from students of different grade levels, geographic regions, and linguistic backgrounds and allows teacher candidates to gain important insights into ways practicing teachers think about and implement writing instruction.

Particularly cited by Ben is Baker's 2012 editorial published by the Albert Shanker Institute in which he writes that «by the early 2000s, the cloud of uncertainty conjured by Hanushek in 1986 had largely lifted in the aftermath of the various, more rigorous studies that followed.»

As an educator and advocate, my primary goal for my students is to support their self - actualization by providing a safe, comfortable, inspiring classroom environment where they can, through the reading / viewing / listening to of rigorous, culturally - relevant texts, respectfully and intelligently express their questions / ideas and explore, listen, and respond to the questions / ideas of others through strong reading, writing, and interpersonal skills.

This program, offered in 146 countries, is among our favorites as it gives students the perspectives of other cultures, societies and countries through its rigorous criteria for graduation: students must take six interdisciplinary courses, write a research paper, and complete community service.