My Hometown offers a starting place for both formal and informal learning projects that inspire teens to ask questions, think critically about their communities, and communicate their understanding to an authentic audience.
Mr. Posner concluded that neither side's lawyers — and, by clear implication, Richard Young, the chief federal judge in Indianapolis — had understood Mr. Morris's dubious regression analysis in assessing ATA's damages and, if they did, "are unable to communicate their understanding in plain English".
This affords them the opportunity to vet their thinking (practice their ability to communicate their understanding) in a 'safe' setting.
PASS are facilitated by high-achieving students who possess a strong understanding of the course material and can communicate their understanding confidently and effectively.
They saw working in small groups as providing the chance for students to practice their "ability to communicate their understanding," "learn something from their peers," and "vet their thinking".
An explicit goal of the reformed course was that students would be able to communicate their understanding of biological principles through diverse means, including both verbal (text-based) explanations and visual representations (e.g., models).
This is significant from an assessment standpoint, as we contend that the process of asking students to communicate their understanding of scientific phenomena is a worthwhile activity, regardless of whether automated methods will be employed to assess these responses (e.g., Chi et al. [1994]).
"From the beginning of the process, Cerberus and its attorneys have aggressively negotiated this contract, and along the way they have communicated their intentions and understandings to U.R.I.," Judge Chandler wrote.
Humans continuously monitor their partner for understanding and continuously communicate their own understanding of what their partner is saying and doing; as soon as a failure is detected, either partner initiates a recovery process, such as asking a question.
To that end, we are generating new synergies to provide the teachers we serve with hands-on experiences to strengthen their capacity to support students communicating their conceptual understanding and reasoning.
