... pointed towards the complementarities of induction and continuing training for teachers. Again, according to TALIS, while most teachers have had initial teacher preparation, many still feel that ... which formal education is encouraged for teachers. According to TALIS, the teaching and learning international survey which focused on lower secondary teachers, the level of qualifications in ... Learned from Finland, Ontario, and Singapore” in Darling-Hammond, L. and R. Rothman (eds.), Teacher and Leader Effectiveness in High-Performing Education Systems, Alliance for Excellent Education...
... cor-responding named entity classes (NEC) in order toobtain a compact feature set.2 Models for Dialogue Act DetectionReferring to the SDS depicted in Figure 1, the DAdetection can be formulated ... Computational LinguisticsSemantic Information and Derivation Rules for Robust Dialogue Act Detection in a Spoken Dialogue SystemWei-Bin Liang1Chung-Hsien Wu2Department of Computer Science andInformation ... extracts derivation rules from the train-ing text. The DR-DA matrix is created after cluster-ing the sentences into different dialogue acts (DAs),counting the occurrences the DRs in DA, and intro-ducing...
... pencils * Wrapping paper ✎ Services Produced by Mini-Economy Businesses* Face painting * Music, acting, or dancing lessons * Homework reminder * Manicures* Tutoring * Desk cleaning * Postal ... examine Chapter 4, which explains how to integrate economicsinstruction into your mini-economy. ☞ Summer Economic Education Workshops: Another excellent way to increase your confidence in economics ... assignments* Cleaning the chalkboards * Supper at the teacher s home* Choosing recess activities * Making bulletin boards* Time on the computer * Being kickball or softball captain* Writing on the...
... disciplines, for instance, by conducting scientific experiments, writing,performing, solving mathematical problems, collecting andanalyzing data, collecting oral history, and performing otherroles ... andintellectual development. At the same time, children are activeconstructors of their own understanding, who benefit frominitiating and regulating their own learning activities andinteracting ... hypotheses.(4) To sustain an individual child’s effort or engagement in purposeful activities, teachers select from a range ofstrategies, including but not limited to modeling, demon-strating specific...
... International Institute for Educational Planning www.iiep.unesco.org The International Institute for Educational PlanningThe International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) is an international ... Institute of International Education, and American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation (forthcoming).International Institute for Educational Planning www.iiep.unesco.org International Institute for ... ratioIBE International Bureau of Education IBM GBS IBM Global Business ServicesICT information and communication technologiesIIEP International Institute for Educational PlanningIIM Indian Institute...
... the NationalCouncil on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC). . The NationalCouncil on Interpreting in Health Care http://www.ncihc.org forty-hour training this year. In- services ... department, taking responsibility for recruiting, screening, training, paying and monitoring interpreters. Because interpreting is usually their whole business, they are more apt to invest time in developing ... dedicated interpreter models, there is an expense involved in recruiting and maintaining staff. In addition, since it is rarely cost effective to employ interpreters in all language combinations,...
... renewed interest in examining the indications for BCG vaccination in theUnited States included consideration of the wide range of vaccine efficacies deter-mined by clinical trials and estimated in ... should continue to be included in ongoing testing programs if their skin-testresults are <5 mm induration. Those vaccinees who have positive tuberculin skin-testreactions (≥5 mm of induration) ... useful in clarifying the variableinformation concerning the vaccine’s efficacy for preventing pulmonary TB in adoles-cents and adults. These studies also were not useful in determining a) the...
... should know to make informed decisions about their personal nances. e “core competency” topics cover earning, spending, saving and investing, borrowing, and protecting against risk. FLEC also ... for Financial Literacy 201166VisionSustained financial well-being for U.S. individuals and familiesMission Set strategic direction for policy, education, practice, research, and coordination ... organizations.Improve Financial Education InfrastructureDevelop guidelines on content, training, and delivery channels for financial literacy and education providers. Promote opportunities for partnerships...
... of the Forum for Security Co-operation, it is my pleasure to inform you about the Forum’s activities since the Eleventh Meeting of the Ministerial Council. The work of the Forum in 2004 ... 1 strengthening international co-operation in the fight against terrorism and the call for intensified interaction with the United Nations. We underline our determination to support ... obligations in order to sustain efforts at ensuring equal opportunities for persons belonging to national minorities. 8. Most Ministers welcomed the will of the Ukrainian people to live in free,...
... performance measures for the six clinical focus areas to hold health plans accountable for improving performance. In addition, Ohio will provide performance incentives to health plans that in ... resulted in important strides in collaboration with other Federal and State governmental partners, including launching the Interagency Working Group for Healthcare Quality, as required by the Affordable ... important opportunities for success in making care safer. In 2009, HHS released the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination, and since then we have...
... Researchers in the experimental group received train-ing in the PRECEDE model before patients wereincluded in the study. This specific training involvedtwo steps: first they were instructed ... PRECEDE (Predisposing, Reinforcing, Enabling, Causes in Educational Diagnosis, and Evaluation) education model in the metabolic control and the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, in patients ... meeting any exclusion criteria wereinvited to participate, and were included after acce ptingand signing an informed consent form.MethodsVisits in both groups included the usual care and indivi-dual...
... exposed. In fact, some students living outside the broadcast area sent letters to the program and asked to be included in training workshops. Culturally Appropriate Information, Education ... Appropriate Information, Education and Communication Strategies for Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Cusco, Peru 22 two shifts, some in the morning and others in the afternoon. In the ... participating schools for both the baseline and endline surveys. The total number of adolescent study participants was 239 in the baseline survey and 235 in the endline survey, including both...
... Panel,interviewing medical educators in Canada and around the world, formulating the principles for change that emerged from the evidence, and, finally, articulating, refining, and editing earlyversions ... teaching tools, includingsimulations, virtual patients, and various online learning techniques are being integrated intotraditional learning environments. Innovations in Canada are also having ... them into an integrated list of keypriorities for medical educationin Canada. c) International,15 National, 16and Regional Consultations17Steering Committee members conducted international...
... the national teacher education system in seven provinces, at a single point in time. Rather than focusing on understanding mergers per se, it focused on the dynamics impacting on teacher education, ... organisations and teacher unions. Samuel notes that one consequence of these competing interests was the downscaling of initial teachereducationin favour of in- service education or continuing professional ... 112 7 Impact of restructuring on the core business of initial teacher education 152 8 Initial teachereducation and institutional change 181Appendices Appendix 1 Overview of teacher education...