Sentences with phrase «systems of assessment in»

Her work in the Middle School Quality Initiative (MSQI) involved helping school leaders and teacher teams to implement school wide systems of assessment in literacy, integrate vocabulary instruction across content areas, and plan, develop and teach strategic reading lessons for students reading below grade level.

The NASUWT has submitted its response to the DfE's consultation on its proposals to reform the system of assessment in primary schools in England

teachers use any assessment for establishing pupils» starting points, teacher assessment and testing, to modify teaching so that pupils achieve their potential by the end of a year or key stage; inspectors should note that Ofsted does not expect to see any particular system of assessment in place.

Not exact matches

Within a framework of sustainable development — including a cap - and - trade system and thorough environmental assessments — New Democrats would prioritize our own energy security and with it the creation of high - paying, value - added jobs, refining and upgrading our own natural resources right here in Canada — just as other resource - rich developed nations like Norway already have.

A system of independent, objective assessment is essential to assist physicians in identifying gaps in their skills and knowledge, guide subsequent education and improvements in practice, and verify that these gaps have been addressed.

The alert noted that in a recent SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations study of 75 financial firms, 5 percent of broker - dealers and 26 percent of advisors and investment funds did not conduct periodic risk assessments of critical systems to uncover vulnerabilities, potential business consequences and other cybersecurity threats.

Independent assessments show our retirement system to be one of the most generous and sustainable in the world.

Whichever route you take, the secret to success is an honest assessment of your resources, your commitment level and the support systems you have in place.

The Global Financial Stability Report provides an assessment of the global financial system and markets, and addresses emerging market financing in a global context.

This assessment is based on the decentralized nature of our election system in this country and the number of protections state and local election officials have in place.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

TC's Constine had a scathing assessment of even the on - platform system that Facebook has devised in response to GDPR's requirements on parental consent for processing the data of users who are between the ages of 13 and 15.

Any plan should also start with an assessment or audit of systems so that the right systems are included in a plan.

In a Mar. 18 letter to G20 central bankers and finance ministers, Carney gave a low - risk assessment of cryptocurrencies on the basis that the new asset class was small relative to the global financial system.

To achieve this goal, several approaches are envisaged: identifying small populations with severe disease where a medicine's benefit - risk balance could be favorable; making more use of real - world data where appropriate to support clinical trial data; and involving health technology assessment bodies early in development to increase the chance that medicines will be recommended for payment and ultimately covered by national healthcare systems.

The analysts also said the inability of the treatment candidate to show an improvement in total SOFA score, a composite assessment of six organ systems, is less relevant in ATHOS - 3's heterogenous patient population.

The guidelines, which were issued in September, call on automakers to voluntarily submit details of self - driving vehicle systems to regulators in a 15 - point «safety assessment.»

In particular, our Plan addresses: data back - up and recovery; all mission critical systems; financial and operational assessments; alternative communications with customers, employees, and regulators; alternate physical location of employees; critical supplier, contractor, bank and counter-party impact; regulatory reporting; and assuring our customers prompt access to their funds and securities if we are unable to continue our business.

«In his preoccupation with the analysis of the capitalist system, he (Marx) failed to do justice to the sphere of the personal and the subjective, the sphere where the human drama of hope and despair, love and hate, death and survival is enacted... Had Marx paid sufficient attention to these existential problems, he might have been led to a more critical assessment of his atheist stance.»

To establish organic agriculture as an important tool in sustainable food production, the factors limiting organic yields need to be more fully understood, alongside assessments of the many social, environmental and economic benefits of organic farming systems.

The state - of - the - art distillery and brand visitor center in England was awarded the prestigious 2014 Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) Industrial Award, the world's foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings, for its design.

Design, implement, and collaborate with external researchers to carry out evaluation and impact assessment research for Rainforest Alliance's agriculture sustainability certification programs as well as broader research on the effectiveness of strategies to conserve forests, promote the sustainability of production systems, and improve human wellbeing in the context of agriculture and forestry landscapes and supply chains.

Released to the public in June 2017, the latest corrugated industry life cycle assessment (LCA) confirms continued environmental progress through increased efficiencies in mill energy systems, increased use of low - impact fossil fuels, and increased recovery for recycling.

It is running from November 2010 to December 2013 and aims at improving income and livelihoods of rural communities in East Africa, through facilitation of trade in organic products by means of a regional standard, development of the conformity assessment system, promotion of a regional mark and raising consumer awareness.

Much of his research (organic field crop, dairying, and blueberry production) is conducted in partnership with commercial organic farms and producer groups and typically combines an assessment of the productivity and environmental or ecological impact of the production system.

It was implemented during 2010 - 2013 and aimed at improving income and livelihoods of rural communities in East Africa, through facilitation of trade in organic products by means of a regional standard, development of the conformity assessment system, promotion of a regional mark and raising consumer awareness.

EPA and USDA offer this Call to Action in order to highlight and share the assessments of outside experts and representatives of the food system about current opportunities and challenges.

Isaac has more than a decade of research experience in biomedical science and life cycle assessment of energy and agricultural systems.

And while I'm more of the opinion that fancy stats in hockey are generally more indicative of a system vs assessment of individual players, and thus need to be taken with a grain of salt, (even in this case as you mentioned because you can assume the average save percentage is, to an extent, a function of the defense playing in front of a goalie) Lehner's GSAA is SUPER bad.

Xhaka is just another CM like Ramsey.They both can't defend but I'll rather take Ramsey because to me Xhaka's worse.Ozil is not a RW but looks so in our new formation.Put everyone in their places so you can have a better assessment and judgement of how they're playing.You just don't put players anywhere to suit the system.

In the spring of 2016, schools in these eight districts began using a new assessment system that includes a measurement, based on student self - reports, of students» growth mindset, self - efficacy, self - management, and social awarenesIn the spring of 2016, schools in these eight districts began using a new assessment system that includes a measurement, based on student self - reports, of students» growth mindset, self - efficacy, self - management, and social awarenesin these eight districts began using a new assessment system that includes a measurement, based on student self - reports, of students» growth mindset, self - efficacy, self - management, and social awareness.

Standardized Assessment of Concussion or «SAC», Sport Concussion Assessment Tool Version 3 or «SCAT3», the Balance Error Scoring System or «BESS», King - Devick Test», Maddocks» questions) already shown by studies to be reliable in making the initial remove - from - play decision, or one of a number of new assessment screens being developed and tested.

Kobesova, A., & Kolar, P. Developmental kinesiology: Three levels of motor control in the assessment and treatment of the motor system.

Funds will be used in part to provide 150 families — with children 8 - 18 years old — an objective assessment system of concussions for home use.

In 2016, Healthy Children Project, Inc. (HCP) convened an Expert Panel to complete the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) an international tracking, assessment and monitoring system for national implementation of the Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding.

The Shockbox is a wireless system in which a sensor in a player's helmet triggers an audible and visual, color - coded visual alert (yellow, orange, or red) on a smartphone or laptop computer if it detects a hit of sufficient force to cause a concussion so that an assessment can begin immediately on the sideline using a standard concussion assessment tool (e.g. SCAT2).

Relatively high perinatal mortality rates in the Netherlands have required a critical assessment of the national obstetric system.

She has served as team leader on a number of health program evaluations and lead trainer for «training of trainer» workshops in Africa and Asia and has published extensively in the fields of breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding, cross-cultural health, health systems research, and health assessment.

The Government has limited information on the use of the relief as the vast majority of users are not in the self - assessment system.

The investigation into New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's income sheds a rare spotlight on a small group of lawyers who specialize in challenging tax assessments in New York City's complex property tax system.

And reforms to the work and study tiers of the Points - Based System have been estimated by government impact assessments to yield reductions in net migration smaller than required if they are to bear a proportionate share of a reduction in net migration large enough to meet the numerical goal.

Martins also wants to reform the county's troubled property tax assessment system and restore faith in government after the indictments of several elected officials, including GOP County Executive Edward Mangano.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)-- An unknown number of students taking the statewide English assessment by computer encountered delays when a security feature in the system «inadvertently activated» and prevented them from logging in, New York education officials said on Thursday.

Mangano also tried to reduce the cost of operating Nassau's property assessment system, which was generating $ 100 million in annual debt to pay refunds to homeowners.

ALBANY — A new type of assessment system could be in the works for New York as the state Education Department plans to apply for a federal pilot program under the new Every Student Succeeds Act — a program lawmakers said was written with New York in mind.

The proposal for the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center follows several years of analysis and research that began in 2012 when County Executive Molinaro directed the Dutchess County Criminal Justice Council (CJC) to undertake a comprehensive needs assessment of the Dutchess County criminal justice system.

The article implied that many of this latter group were dropping their claim rather than having to go through a face - to - face assessment, with the implication that they were never really ill in the first place and had been playing the system.

The probe into Silver's outside income sheds a rare spotlight on a small group of lawyers who specialize in challenging tax assessments in New York City's complex property tax system.

Commenting on the statement by the Secretary of State for Education setting out proposals to reform the system of primary assessment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.

Mr Prosper Ahalivor who spoke on behalf of the Head of the Local Government Service (LGS) said it was pertinent to disclose that in its bid to improve institutional and staff capacity, competition, performance and service delivery, the Service had developed and implementing an evaluation / assessment system known as the LGS Performance Management System system known as the LGS Performance Management System System (PMS).