Sentences with phrase «through challenging environments»

The change in 2011 - 12 was supported by superintendents whose districts have always worked through challenging environments.

Not exact matches

This landing spot allowed me to foster a diverse culture that I learned can be successful through my experience across the globe, while at the same time confront the challenges that emerge from these environments.

While Poloz, Carney, and Bernanke all face a unique set of problems, all three have been tasked with the challenge of guiding their respective banks through a still - shaky global economic environment.

Through his mentoring work, Maurice has seen firsthand the confidence gained by would - be entrepreneurs and the insights they unearth about previously unidentified skills and gifts after placing themselves in a challenging startup environment.

The dot - com crash blindsides the digital industry and Delvinia faces its first major business challenge as it manages through a turbulent economic environment where spending on digital projects comes to a near standstill.

«Revenues were consistent with our expectations as we worked through inventories in a challenging global retail environment,» said CEO Bryan G. Stockton.

The book walks readers through the fundamentals of investing in sideways markets, and I think it will help most investors do well in what will be an otherwise challenging environment.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

The challenge may be delivered through physical conditions of race and environment, but the degree and nature of the human response can not be fully accounted for without in some way going behind these factors.

Alonso looked to be up for the challenge of playing a tough team in a tough environment and consistently played both 1v1 defense and moved the ball laterally through the midfield.

Since she started working in Piedmont 12 years ago, Foster has seen Piedmont undergo a large shift from a stressful and clique - y environment to a more open and comfortable campus through efforts such as Challenge Success.

And through all the milestones and challenging conversations, my primary goal has been to create an environment where my kids know they can talk to me (whether it's right now or later) and, well, want to talk to me.

RoyalCrest Academy is an independent co-educational elementary private school with a simple but remarkable vision: to provide a nurturing environment in which to challenge students from pre-school through the Grade 8.

The HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) is a voluntary initiative that recognizes schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity.

The USDA HealthierUS School Challenge is a voluntary initiative, established in 2004, to recognize schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity.

This, according to analysts, affirms the capacity of the Group to deliver strong performance through varying economic cycles and challenging business environment.

Across the Southern Tier 32 school buildings under the Rock on Café program have been awarded HealthierUS Scholol Challenge Awards from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their achievement in creating a healthier school environment through nutritious meals, nutrition education, and physical activity.

Dr Narh commended the management and staff of the company for their hard work and perseverance, especially for working in an environment that had gone through a number of challenges and being able to weather the storm.

Mr Booth has a wealth of experience of the general insurance industry, and will be a great asset to the ABI as it leads the insurance industry through today's challenging environment.

· Will show the world that construction managers who have come through the Academy are a talented and diverse workforce who make a real and positive difference to global challenges in the built environment.

With nearly 11,000 students in 10 schools, the City School District of New Rochelle, through an active partnership amongst community, parents, staff and students, provides a high - quality and challenging education for every child, in a safe, nurturing environment that embraces rich diversity and drives success.

In today's challenging fiscal environment, federal agencies need the right partners who can help them advance mission goals through the use of efficient and innovative IT, engineering, administrative and program management solutions.

«Honeybees face a lot of challenge in choosing efficient foraging routes through dense environments.

Through the # 7 million (US$ 9.2 million) Sêr Cymru National Research Network for Low Carbon, Energy and Environment — one of the three grand challenge areas — Welsh universities hope to capitalize even more on their expertise in pasture - based agriculture.

It can also walk up a slope, squeeze through a slit and push objects as heavy as ten times its own mass, demonstrating its ability to perform in challenging environments and pointing at potential future applications.

Last June a prototype version managed to crawl through a box of plastic beads, a significant first step toward more challenging environments such as rubble.

«In particular, extending the scope of scientific survey robots in challenging environments such as rainforests through the adaptable construction of recharging platforms or monitoring stations.»

After combing through the library and the Internet, I found little guidance on how to establish your first laboratory, and that is why I wanted to contribute to this series and share my recent experiences: The challenge of transferring a new and empty laboratory into an efficient working environment!

If this is the case, the sites may have provided «nodal points» or base camps along nutrient - rich route - ways through the Palaeolithic landscape, allowing early humans to explore northwards to more challenging environments.»

«The U.S. submission reflects President Obama's continued commitment to meeting the climate change and clean energy challenge through robust domestic and international action that will strengthen our economy, enhance our national security, and protect our environment,» said U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern in a prepared statement announcing the commitment.

My work combines fieldwork, often through expeditions to remote and challenging environments, with laboratory - based behaviour experiments, data - mining and computer modelling.

You have goals, dreams, and aspirations, and you're certainly savvy enough to accomplish them, but the wrong environment can make the journey more challenging (think wading through molasses while pushing a boulder uphill).

Challenge yourself with cutting - edge fitness through our Breathe, Move, Recover curriculum designed to stimulate growth in all aspects of human performance through exposure to a variety of natural elements and environments.

Players use dance moves to traverse vast environments filled with platforming challenges in an introspective story that is revealed through powerful metaphor and imagery.

Squish, squash, mould and deform yourself and the environment to solve challenging puzzles, squeeze through tight spots and restore your delicate world back to life!

As the game progresses through thematic environments and hilarious and challenging boss fights, players get points to spend on speed, defense, power and magic attributes via leveling up.

Regrettably, through all the NCLB trashing, Winerip never described these issues so that lay readers, almost certainly unfamiliar with this context, could at least understand the current environment let alone learn about the complexity of the law and the challenges of designing policy for our decentralized system of schooling.

As we continue to engage in the challenge of increasing the authenticity of our learning environment through PBL, we look forward to sharing our story here.

«Coaching in an educational context is a self - directed, one - to - one conversation where a coach encourages learning through questioning, active listening and challenging discussions in a supportive and encouraging environment.

AHOEC centres are at the forefront of delivering innovative, real, and exciting experiences to young people across the UK, its key aims being to promote all - round personal development through outdoor education and residential experience; to develop, establish and maintain good and safe practice in outdoor education; to encourage awareness of, and active respect for the environment; and to foster greater confidence and regard for others through a series of adventurous challenges requiring cooperation set in the outdoors.

To achieve this, we incorporated a real work environment (visually), an element of challenge (bonuses and bombs), rewards for success (caps, badges), and learning through activities including elements of surprise and delight.

Face - to - face meetings, meeting in time - displaced blended settings like blogs, or meeting in virtual real - time like through video chat, or immersive 3D environments, all have their advantages and challenges.

Guest blogger Alice Keeler introduces playsheets, gamified worksheet apps that sweeten skill - and - drill by increasing student self - efficacy through the challenge - and - reward model they associate with a gaming environment.

Much of this comes down to carefully selecting a good governance team and ensuring that they fully understand what is expected and required of them — their responsibilities in setting out the strategic direction for the school and steering it through what is a challenging economic environment for the education sector.

Through play, students: • Interact socially; • Engage in dramatic play, role play and fantasy; • Extend their creativity and imagination; • Test themselves physically, developing skills and mastery over physical challenges; • Develop ball handling and other skills; • Observe the natural environment; and, • Engage in a range of self - directed activities which aid each individual to develop towards independent adulthood.

Recommended sequence: Year 7 Map Skills Rainforests Settlement Rivers UK, Weather and Climate Year 8 Coasts Extreme Environments Tourism Natural Hazards Fragile Environments Year 9 The Gambia: Learning Through Enquiry Development Gap Energy Population The Challenge of Natural Hazards Year 10 The Living World Urban Issues and Challenges Physical Landscapes in the UK Year 11 The Challenge of Resource Management The Changing Economic World

Unit 2 Challenges In The Human Environment Case Studies Included: - Urban Issues and Challenges Topic - Mumbai (NEE Urban Area) and a depth study of London (HIC Urban Area) Changing Economic World - Nigeria and Royal Dutch Shell (NEE Country); Jamaica (Development through tourism); UK Sustainable Car Industry; South Oxfordshire and Milton (Contrasting Rural Areas).

For the next 25 years, Dockterman tested and created dozens of educational programs, among them the award - winning Science Court, an animated television show that aired on ABC Kids that taught the fundamental concepts of elementary and middle school science; the Great Ocean Rescue, a computer application where students face four challenging rescue missions that take them deep into the world's oceans; and Decisions, Decisions, a game that teaches students the complexities of topics like immigration, the constitution, environment, or building a nation through role - playing and informed discussion.

Wright Middle School STEAM Magnet provides students with an inspiring, challenging and engaging environment that creates opportunities for research and exploration through project - based learning.

It provides a model of exceptional teaching and learning for educators and students in some of the most challenging learning environments through its valued partnership with Teach for America.