Sentences with phrase «supports such observations»

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Consider first Ogden's citation of Whitehead's observation that, in support of such an experiential description, «the only mode of decision can be by an appeal to the self - evidence of experience» (PP 87).

This model is well understood theoretically and strongly supported by recent high - precision astronomical observations such as WMAP.

It is important to note that these studies, which support breast milk's power to develop infants» cognitive ability are based mainly on observation and could contain confounding factors such as minor differences in mother - baby interaction.

Four - out - of - five New York City voters (80 %) support a new teacher evaluation system based on both classroom observations and test scores, with 56 % supporting such a system strongly.

In addition, although such a connection is speculative, the findings may help support the observation that children with ADHD who are trying to override their inclination to fidget may not be able to focus as well.

Employing such reservoirs into their models is supported by geophysical observations of two, continent - sized regions — one below the Pacific Ocean and one below parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Africa — sitting atop the core - mantle boundary.

Two examples: graphene — single - atom - thick sheets of carbon atoms — has unique mechanical, electrical, and optical properties; and two - dimensional electron gases (2DEG)-- planar collections of electrons supported at the interface between certain semiconductors such as gallium arsenide — allow the observation of such emergent behaviors as the quantum Hall effect and the spin Hall effect.

To support the VERIS observations, scientists will also turn to data sets gathered simultaneously by other solar observatories, such as the joint NASA - Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hinode and NASA's newly - launched Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, which observes the lower, cooler layers of the sun's atmosphere.

As high - altitude clouds and hazes are not expected in hydrogen - dominated atmospheres around planets with such insolation15, 16, these observations further support their terrestrial and potentially habitable nature.

To complete its work, the Task Force, with the support of staff from the Department of Education, reviewed the latest research on educator evaluations, examined systems in use both in - state and across the nation, and studied a range of issues related to the development of high - quality evaluation systems, such as observation protocols, growth measures, and special education considerations.

They must also create comprehensive systems of teacher and principal development, evaluation and support that include factors beyond test scores, such as principal observation, peer review, student work, or parent and student feedback... they must set new performance targets for improving student achievement and closing achievement gaps.

In the upcoming weeks, we will continue to dive into some individual state plans that have proposed to use non-traditional indicators to measure school quality such as physical fitness assessments, emotional support observations, and exploration of arts, among other factors.

Glazer et al. (2006) reported that teacher leaders employed demonstration lessons to introduce pedagogical techniques and then transitioned to other forms of instructional support (such as classroom observations) as teachers implemented these techniques in their classrooms.

One of the commitments that Washington — and every State that received ESEA flexibility — made was to put in place teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that take into account information on student learning growth based on high - quality college - and career - ready (CCR) State assessments as a significant factor in determining teacher and principal performance levels, along with other measures of professional practice such as classroom observations.

In addition, some research, including an ongoing study of measures of effective teaching supported by the Gates Foundation, gives credence to the use of student achievement measures when combined with other measures, such as teacher observations and student feedback, as part of an effective teacher evaluation system.

In a related study, Gigante and Firestone (2007) found that teacher leaders with content expertise were more likely than those without content expertise to provide support to teachers through strategies that occurred within the classroom, such as assisting in lesson planning or conducting classroom observation.

Throughout the process, PICCS recommends that teachers engage in professional learning communities (PLCs) to support one another in such tasks as setting student growth measures, reviewing data from classroom observations, and improving professional practice.

They must also create comprehensive systems of teacher and principal development, evaluation and support that include factors beyond test scores, such as principal observation, peer review, student work, or parent and student feedback.

During this time, it is important that we learn more about formal assessment data that can help to diagnose our children's strengths and struggles as well as less formal evidence, such as teachers» observations of our children and examples of their work, which can be used as evidence to help identify ways of supporting our children's learning.

We seek articles on such topics as expanding our view of data beyond test scores, setting up a school culture in which teachers collaborate to examine student data and translate it into meaningful action, using qualitative data - collection techniques like peer observation and home visits, harnessing technology to organize data and make it more useful, and sharing data with school stakeholders to help them understand its implications and to mobilize support.

We also provide a range of development and support for both new and already serving principal supervisors, including executive coaching and direct training designed to build key supervisory skills — such as observations and feedback.

The state requires that each local school system design a program incorporating components established by the state, including: an orientation program for new teachers prior to the start of the school year, mentor support such as regularly scheduled meetings during non-instructional time, opportunities for new teachers to observe and co-teach with skilled teachers with follow - up discussion of the experiences, ongoing professional learning activities, and ongoing formative review of new teacher performance such as classroom observation.

Other successful programs have included additional elements such as: reduced course loads; providing a teacher's aide; 42 observations by former teachers and administrators; and even a crisis line that teachers can call to get a response within a certain time frame from experienced teachers.43 Overall, the goal is to provide beginning teachers with significant personalized support as they find their bearings in the classroom.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Facilitates the collection, analysis, and use of classroom - and school - based data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, school organization, and school culture; b) Engages in reflective dialog with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research - based effective practices; c) Supports colleagues» individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as mentor, coach, and content facilitator; d) Serves as a team leader to harness the skills, expertise, and knowledge of colleagues to address curricular expectations and student learning needs; e) Uses knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe; and f) Promotes instructional strategies that address issues of diversity and equity in the classroom and ensures that individual student learning needs remain the central focus of instruction.

The only person who should be insulted by such an observation is an artist who supports his family with his work.»

«The messages of the two points outlined in the extract above are: (1) the claims about increases in frequency and intensity of extreme events are generally not supported by actual observations and, (2) official information about climate science is largely controlled by agencies through (a) funding choices for research and (b) by the carefullyselected (i.e. biased) authorship of reports such as the EPA Endangerment Finding and the National Climate Assessment.»

When Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo found that science and observations did not support Ptolemy's clever and complex model of the solar system, the totalitarian establishment of their day advised such heretics to recant — or be battered, banished or even burned at the stake.

Such observations support the hypothesis that reduced ice increases available foraging habitat and consequently the western Arctic's carrying capacity.

MM04 failed to acknowledge other independent data supporting the instrumental thermometer - based land surface temperature observations, such as satellite - derived temperature trend estimates over land areas in the Northern Hemisphere (Intergovernmental Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Third Assessment Report, Chapter 2, Box 2.1, p. 106) that can not conceivably be subject to the non-climatic sources of bias considered by them.

Observations from the icebreaker Healy (see contribution by Hutchings) support such rapid melt early in the melt season; however, in July melt has slowed down, with refreezing of pond surfaces.

Workshop participants supported the development of a pilot study, including intensive observations centered at one of the existing air - sea flux moorings in the Southern Ocean, such as the Ocean Observatories Initiative mooring (black star in Figure 1) or the Southern Ocean Time Series (black circle in Figure 1).

Using such an approach, ZSD observations could be used to explore changes in ocean ecosystems to support fisheries and to anticipate critical transitions in fish productivity.

Building on current developments in international initiatives such as the Research Data Alliance (RDA), the Belmont Forum (BF) and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the workshop entitled Research Data infrastructures for Environmental related Societal Challenges will be an opportunity to discuss trends of the current global landscape of e-Infrastructures for environmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and public sector data.

Scientists are making more and more of these observations, and the authors tell how young people in Siberia, Canada, Mexico, and throughout the U.S. are involved in such citizen science programs that support scientists in their climate research.

However, in August 2015, the US Coast Guard with additional support from agencies such as the Office of Naval Research and NOAA carried out a ground breaking atmosphere - ice - ocean observation flight to the North Pole.

If the premise is not supported by empirical evidence, such as from real - time physical observations or reproducible experimentation, it remains an uncorroborated hypothesis.

It is the first such period for which satellite observations of key variables including sea - surface temperature and sea - ice cover are available to support globally complete meteorological reanalyses such as ERA - Interim.

If you don't know that a priori, you'll still need to examine the crows to see if such a relationship is supported by the observations.

And Ray, the whole point of the article about curve fitting and natural cycles is that it is inappropriate to make strong claims about random fits without mechanism, attribution and supporting physics and observations, unless you are perfectly willing to accept that the fact that the confidence in any assumptions indicated by any such «curve fitting» is likely lower in contrast to more relevant methods.

Assessors should attempt to provide details such as their formal and informal observations, as well as any test results, to support any conclusions about an individual's functional abilities.

The first observation is that, other than extending the definition of an employee to a master servant relationship, there's nothing in the BC legislation to support such an extension of the ordinary meaning of an employee.

SOME SCHOOL, Fountain Hills, AZ Jan 2011 — May 2014 Preschool Teacher • Developed preschool curriculum based on the individual needs of each student • Created and imparted lessons to teach preschoolers about basic language concepts • Monitored classroom activities to ensure safety and wellbeing of students • Worked with teacher aides to research for educational materials • Observed students for signs of distress or discomfort and addressed their issues immediately • Handled students» physical and emotional needs by providing them with support such as changing diapers and helping in eating lunch • Communicated observations to parents and provided advice on how to handle specific issues

Current UK government policies recognise the need for universal parenting support to complement targeted and indicated approaches29 — 33 and the English Department for Education is currently piloting the offer of free vouchers for parenting classes (the CANParent initiative) to all parents in three areas of the country.34 Such recommendations derive from observations relating to the prevalence of suboptimal parenting, 35 the inefficiency of targeting on the basis of identifiable risk factors36, 37 and the potential for realising change in high risk as well as whole population groups by reducing the stigma which may be attached to targeted parenting support.36 — 38 Given the range and prevalence of health and social outcomes on which parent — child relationships have an influence, 2, 3, 5 — 16 universal approaches are appealing.

Finally, to support students» social and emotional development, schools might choose to measure perceptions of students» own social and emotional competencies — through observations in the classroom, teacher reports, or surveys that ask students to reflect on their skills and mindsets such as those used by California's CORE districts.

To get «under the hood,» schools and districts might use tools such as classroom observation rubrics, a School Quality Review in which an outside observer rates a school's environment, or an examination of the steps a district has taken to support SEL.