Sentences with phrase «than seat time»

More recently, Boston Day and Evening Academy has created proficiency - based pathways that allow students to progress based on demonstrated mastery rather than seat time.

These micro-credentials can then be translated to professional development credit hours, allowing schools to grant formal recognition based on competency rather than seat time.

Micro-credentials, in the form of open digital badges, are awarded based on competency, rather than seat time.

Competency - based education (CBE) awards students with degree credit based on skills learned, rather than seat time or the number of courses completed.

Clearly defined competencies gave students, parents and teachers a road map, allowing learning to be based on mastery rather than seat time.

Western Governors University was chartered in 1996 to use competencies rather than seat time as the measure of outcomes.

New Hampshire, the first state in the nation to move toward awarding credit for competency rather than seat time, is planning to submit a plan for what it calls Accountability 3.0 when it applies for renewal of its federal waiver this summer.

The comparison makes sense in that competency supplants credit hours as the key metric in a system in which students advance based on mastery rather than seat time.

In this webinar, the former chief academic officer for Partnerships to Uplift Communities Schools and now the current chief implementation officer at BloomBoard, Kelly Montes De Oca, will discuss how you can drive more effective professional learning across your school or district by using a framework for instructional improvement focused on data and mastery rather than seat time and credit hours.

These laws include conditions such as a minimum number of hours of daily instruction that do not make sense for courses that are delivered over the Internet, can be taken at a student's own pace, and frequently define completion in terms of mastery rather than seat time.

The G.E.D. is supposedly based on «mastery» rather than seat time.

Not exact matches

A widely - cited 2007 study by the University of Arizona found the average office desktop carries 400 times more bacteria than the a toilet seat.

Boom Supersonic is developing a 55 - seat plane which it claims will be able to more than halve the flight time from San Francisco to Washington DC to just two - and - a-half hours.

This means that when they step into management jobs, they already focused on managing by performance and achievement rather than face time, because they've never lived in a world where butt - in - seat time was the way lots of people managed.

Hosted by Cigna Americans spend more than half of their waking hours at work — often seat - strapped, deskbound, or flat on their feet for much of that time.

This time around, it is taking place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, which has space for more than 10,000 attendees — meaning that every attendee, and their guests / companions, will be guaranteed a seat for every talk, panel, and workshop.

It's true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time.

For Domestic Carriage Liability for loss, delay or damage to checked baggage, or any baggage or personal item which is taken into custody by Cape Air, is limited to the fair market value at the time of the loss, damage or delay and will not exceed (except for wheelchair and other assistive devices)(1) for on - line travel solely on Cape Air with no connecting service, $ 500 per passenger; (2) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of more than 60 seats, $ 3400 per passenger ($ 3500 per passenger effective August 25, 2015) as per federal rules; and (3) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of 60 seats or less, $ 500 per passenger.

The other day, I was reading Adam Bryant's Corner Office column in the New York Times, (read article here) and I really resonated with Blake Irving's (CEO of GoDaddy) comment that ``... when you're the C.E.O., you get to set a tone from your seat that's different than if you're working within an organization.

To obey Paul's command for your children means giving them more than a rational faith — it means also giving them a well - formed Christian imagination that can look at a starry night sky and see more than the infinite reach of empty space and the eternal stretch of endless time, that can «keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God» (3:1).

In 1998, for the first time, the BJP gained more seats in parliament than Nehru's venerable India National Congress party.

This means that when the seat of existence was located in the unconscious, individual identity through time was far less exclusive than it became with the axial shift of center to consciousness.

Millions of people flock to Mecca each year all at one time for the Haj and it gets larger and larger every year, therefore that one must be even better than someone who can fill up 4,000 seats, yes?

For many years I have struggled with deep seated doubts about Protestantism which clings so blindly to the Reformation's Sola Scriptura overreaction which gained its foothold at a time when «enlightenment» was only just beginning to teach us how to sign our names other than with an «X».

How many times they had to take a back seat in activities, or not be defended as another parent probably would have because it would be seen as «the pastor» is playing favorites with his kid, rather than a father is defending / supporting his child.

Since it earned, seemingly out of nowhere, a rare four - star review from the New York Times, a seat here has been harder to snag than a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle.

who do you think is better than Wenger and at the same time available for taking over our manager seat?

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

The Frenchman said he was driving the car a bit sooner than doctors had expected but that it was necessary for him to get some seat time now, before the cars get switched over to their oval specification.

Cologne fans are believed to have been forced to wait outside the stadium later than the scheduled time, due to an unprecedented amount of fans trying to gain entry into the arena, and the extra time is in order to dispense the overgrown crowd and allow ticketed supporters to get to their seats in time for kick - off.

However, rather than witness the five - time European Cup winners leave them clinging on to their seats, Augsburg witnessed a performance lacking swagger, spark and creativity from Klopp's men.

If you can manage to hail down a minivan or sedan type taxi you will have a much easier time, as these vehicles are easy to install a car seat in and have much more room than a smaller, traditional taxi.

-- A cafeteria tray had more than 10 times as many germs as a toilet seat (33,800 bacterial cells per square inch vs. 3,200 bacterial cells per square inch).

Then you can leave one in each car, rather than trying to move one seat back and forth all the time (a step that's likely to be skipped on frantic mornings).

Today people drive much more than they used to, and kids spend a lot more time in cars than they did before car seats were used.

When your child becomes two years old it is a time to change a car seat from rear - facing to front - facing car seat (except the kid is less than 40 pounds).

It's like if someone said that using a car seat decreased child death in car accidents by X % and someone asking, but how many times did the car seat do more damage than good due to malfunction?

and have done MANY long car journeys with babies and toddlers, changed nappies in the boot, cleaned sick off car seats more times than I can count and listened to the same CD 100 times to keep everyone happy.

The car seat should not wiggle from side to side or front to back by more than an inch by the time it's installed, and should be at the proper angle for your baby.

Babies today spend more time than ever sitting in comfy seats watching the world go by.

This unique booster seat is 10 times smaller than traditional boosters, but it provides the same necessary protection that kids need in the car.

It does normally need lots of room, has a lower weight limit and a seat shell which allow shorter rear facing time than the Swedish seats.

One study found that nearly 40 percent of 17 - to 19 - month olds weren't in rear - facing seats, despite the fact that «children in a forward - facing seat are five times more likely to be seriously injured than those in a rear - facing seat,» according to the AAP.

Do this a few times and than have your daughter sit on the seat with her pants down.

This is no doubt that rear facing car seats are 500 % safer than forward facing seats since it has time and again been proven by peer reviewed independent research.

The Chicago Park District Board welcomed a new commissioner Wednesday, filling all the board seats for the first time in more than a year.

The main disadvantage with the outdated R44 regulations was the way that child seats are sized; with i - Size, seats are sized by the child's height rather than weight, meaning that they progress to a larger size at the appropriate rate for their body, ensuring the highest safety standards are provided at all times.

These stories pop up more often than you might think — Mary and Zach Fales had a similar experience with their 3 - month - old son Cooper, and each year there are hundreds of close calls or deaths because of extended sleep time in car seats.

Furthermore, the ComfySeat technology allows the seat to be more comfortable than what others have to offer so that your child enjoys their potty training time.

Since more than 80 percent of car seats are installed incorrectly by parents — and since Memorial Day also marks the beginning of the summer travel season — now is a good time to double - check that specific latching mechanism and how your car seat is installed.