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A Three-Tier Response to Intervention (RTI) Model
referred to special education if it is determined infeasible to maintain the intervention in the regular classroom (Batsche et al., 2005) Selecting At-risk Students A variety of methods may be used to identify at-risk students. For example, teachers may a...
NCSALL: Relationship Between Reading and Speaking
influence of reading on speaking. There also seems to be reciprocity between them, which may have implications for ESOL instruction. Focus on Basics editor Barbara Garner interviewed her to learn more. BG: What do you mean by reciprocity between reading and oral languag...
The Relationship Between Reading and Speaking Skills
influence of reading on speaking. There also seems to be reciprocity between them, which may have implications for ESOL instruction. Focus on Basics editor Barbara Garner interviewed her to learn more. BG: What do you mean by reciprocity between reading and oral languag...
Smithsonian: Science Commission
lead key scientific research units of the Smithsonian? What should be done to enhance public recognition of Smithsonian science? The Commission's findings will be submitted to the Regents for their consideration. Science Commission Members: Dr....
 THE EMERGING ROLE OF ASSOCIATIONS AS MENTORS
sive environmental management programs currently being offered by industry groups and in the private sector. The emergence of association-based environmental codes is neatly aligned with the growth of voluntary environ- mental management initiatives and voluntary agree- m...
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sive environmental management programs currently being offered by industry groups and in the private sector. The emergence of association-based environmental codes is neatly aligned with the growth of voluntary environ- mental management initiatives and voluntary agree- ments. These initiatives seek to improve business environ- mental performance with and beyond legal requirements. The recent expansion of voluntary initiatives reveals a growing demand for additional tools and programs that integrate media
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www.neefusa.org/pdf/associations.pdf#page=6
sive environmental management programs currently being offered by industry groups and in <span class="highlight">the</span> private sector. <span class="highlight">The</span> emergence of association-<span class="highlight">based</span> environmental codes is neatly aligned with <span class="highlight">the</span> growth of voluntary environ- mental management initiatives and voluntary agree- ments. These initiatives seek <span class="highlight">to</span> improve business environ- mental <span class="highlight">performance</span> with and beyond legal requirements. <span class="highlight">The</span> recent expansion of voluntary initiatives reveals <span class="highlight">a</span> growing demand for additional tools and programs that integrate media
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www.neefusa.org/pdf/associations.pdf#page=16
12 <span class="highlight">THE</span> EMERGING ROLE OF ASSOCIATIONS AS MENTORS IV. INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL CODES OF CONDUCT: Workshop Summary What do industry environmental codes of conduct mean for public policy? This question was <span class="highlight">the</span> topic of <span class="highlight">a</span> small workshop convened by <span class="highlight">the</span> <span class="highlight">Performance</span> Incentive Division of <span class="highlight">the</span> Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation at <span class="highlight">the</span> U.S. EPA <span class="highlight">on</span> June 15, 2000 in Washington DC. Building <span class="highlight">on</span> NEETF’s Forum held in March, <span class="highlight">the</span> goal of this workshop was <span class="highlight">to</span>: O Identify opportunities and challenges for developing
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www.neefusa.org/pdf/associations.pdf#page=20
allow companies <span class="highlight">to</span> self-certify. Trade associations have been integrally involved with designing this project as well. Trade associations <span class="highlight">face</span> <span class="highlight">a</span> number of challenges, such as dealing with great variability in their members’ levels of environmental <span class="highlight">performance</span> and defining appropriate and quantifiable measures of progress. Farrell noted that strong environmental <span class="highlight">performance</span> is linked <span class="highlight">to</span> strong business <span class="highlight">performance</span> overall, and trade associations are often in <span class="highlight">the</span> best position <span class="highlight">to</span> exploit that link <span class="highlight">to</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> benefit
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www.neefusa.org/pdf/associations.pdf#page=30
in terms of both environmental quality and business practices, <span class="highlight">to</span> establish <span class="highlight">a</span> formal objective certification process that will designate “Certified Electronics Recy- clers,” and <span class="highlight">to</span> provide management system services <span class="highlight">to</span> member companies. IAER’s approach is <span class="highlight">based</span> <span class="highlight">on</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> following elements: • Focus <span class="highlight">on</span> improving management systems rather than evaluating operational <span class="highlight">performance</span>. • Minimize <span class="highlight">the</span> audit burden <span class="highlight">to</span> member companies. • Recognize existing certifications (e.g., ISO 14001). • Engage objective and qualified
Building Digital Skills: Helping Students Learn and Communicate with Technology
external forces for including and integrating technology education, there have been many studies showing the importance of technology to improve and enhance learning. Researchers assert, “… new information and communications technologies (ICT) can bring excit...
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external forces for including and integrating technology education, there have been many studies showing the importance of technology to improve and enhance learning. Researchers assert, “… new information and communications technologies (ICT) can bring exciting curricula based on real- world problems into the classroom, and provide scaffolds and tools to enhance learning. The interactivity of technologies is cited as a key feature that enables students to receive feedback on their performance, test and
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download.macromedia.com/pub/solutions/downloads/education/building_digi_s...
external forces for including and integrating technology education, there have been many studies showing <span class="highlight">the</span> importance of technology <span class="highlight">to</span> improve and <span class="highlight">enhance</span> learning. Researchers assert, “… <span class="highlight">new</span> information and communications technologies (ICT) can bring exciting curricula <span class="highlight">based</span> <span class="highlight">on</span> real- world problems into <span class="highlight">the</span> classroom, and provide scaffolds and tools <span class="highlight">to</span> <span class="highlight">enhance</span> learning. <span class="highlight">The</span> interactivity of technologies is cited as <span class="highlight">a</span> key feature that enables students <span class="highlight">to</span> receive feedback <span class="highlight">on</span> their <span class="highlight">performance</span>, test and
Response to Instruction in the Identification of Learning Disabilities: A Guide for School...
readily imagined, we will focus solely on reading with particular emphasis on early literacy. This focus is appropriate in that reading deficiencies make up the most frequent profile of students identified for learning disability services (Lyon et al., 2001). The Dual Dis...
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readily imagined, we will focus solely on reading with particular emphasis on early literacy. This focus is appropriate in that reading deficiencies make up the most frequent profile of students identified for learning disability services (Lyon et al., 2001). The Dual Discrepancy Format Low academic performance. The use of RTI to identify students with learning disabilities is based on a dual-discrepancy model. First, the student must be significantly below same-grade peers on measures of academic performance
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http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/nasp_rti.pdf#page=1
www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/nasp_rti.pdf#page=1
readily imagined, we will focus solely <span class="highlight">on</span> reading with particular emphasis <span class="highlight">on</span> early literacy. This focus is appropriate in that reading deficiencies make up <span class="highlight">the</span> most frequent profile of students identified for learning disability services (Lyon et al., 2001). <span class="highlight">The</span> Dual Discrepancy Format Low academic <span class="highlight">performance</span>. <span class="highlight">The</span> use of RTI <span class="highlight">to</span> identify students with learning disabilities is <span class="highlight">based</span> <span class="highlight">on</span> <span class="highlight">a</span> dual-discrepancy model. First, <span class="highlight">the</span> student must be significantly below same-grade peers <span class="highlight">on</span> measures of academic <span class="highlight">performance</span>
Environmental Education and Educational Achievement: Promising Programs & Resources
Roundtable (SEER) (www.seer.org) has developed a school improvement model, Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC), that uses schools’ natural and community surroundings as a venue for connecting these pedagogies to improve teaching and learning. Many people refer t...
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Roundtable (SEER) (www.seer.org) has developed a school improvement model, Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC), that uses schools’ natural and community surroundings as a venue for connecting these pedagogies to improve teaching and learning. Many people refer to this kind of education as “environment-based education” in recognition of its primary emphasis on academics. (Please note that NEETF recently released a report on EE and school improvement models focusing on the U.S. Department of Education’s
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www.neefusa.org/pdf/prom-programs.pdf#page=7
Roundtable (SEER) (www.seer.org) has developed <span class="highlight">a</span> school improvement model, Environment as an Integrating Context (EIC), that uses schools’ natural and community surroundings as <span class="highlight">a</span> venue for connecting these pedagogies <span class="highlight">to</span> improve teaching and learning. Many people refer <span class="highlight">to</span> this kind of education as “environment-<span class="highlight">based</span> education” in <span class="highlight">recognition</span> of its primary emphasis <span class="highlight">on</span> academics. (Please note that NEETF recently released <span class="highlight">a</span> report <span class="highlight">on</span> EE and school improvement models focusing <span class="highlight">on</span> <span class="highlight">the</span> U.S. Department of Education’s
The Illusion of the Renaissance
existence of the painted surface or picture plane. How different, then, is the Renaissance understanding of the picture plane. Leonbattista Alberti in his treatise on painting entitled Della Pittura, says that the picture plane should be treated as though it were...
A Guide to Organizations Involved with Licensing and Certification of Teachers and Accredi...
against these standards are being developed through the Performance Assessment Development Project, a program designed for the licensing of beginning teachers and includes the use of portfolios to determine licensing of candidates. INTASC is also developing...
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