use summative assessments and evaluations as a way to hold publicly funded schools accountable for providing quality education. Increasingly‚ international summative assessments – such as OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) – have been important for comparing national education systems to developments in other countries. But assessment may also serve a formative function. In classrooms‚ formative assessment refers to frequent‚ interactive assessments of student
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March 7‚ 2013 Humanities The Silk Road Rome_____________Central Asia______________Han China | India The Nomads The Silk Road crossed nomadic territory Extreme Agriculture: humans + omega animals Sparce population in a large area Calorie Exchange: 90‚000 calories * Plants- 100‚000 calories * Animals- 10‚000 calories Horse= mobility No borders (territorial imperative )= pastures War; Secure pastures Archery Who are they? Scythians Altaic people * Turks * Mongols
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would be used for hundreds of years to come? That’s what Galileo Galilei did. Galileo Galilei belongs in the house 8-1 Genius Hall of Fame. Born in 1564 in Florence‚ Italy‚ Galileo was the oldest of six children. In 1583‚ he attended the University of Pisa to study medicine but became fascinated with many other subjects‚ particularly mathematics and physics. He performed studies and tests on falling objects and then wrote a manuscript about the results that he got. Galileo Galilei achieved lots of greatness
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder A disorder of impulse control characterized by several episodes in which aggressive impulses are released and expressed in serious assault or destruction of property although no such impulsiveness or aggressiveness is shown between episodes. Intermittent explosive disorder is explosive eruptions which often results in verbal assaults‚ injuries‚ or destruction of property. Some symptoms include irritability‚ rage‚ increased energy‚ and racing thoughts‚ there is
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Giotto di Bondone was one of the first recognized artist during the Italian Renaissance. He’s often referred to as the father of the Renaissance. He influenced many artists in his time some of them were‚ Masaccio‚ Michaelangelo‚ and Raphael. The exact date of Giotto di Bondone’s birth is unknown but it is thought to be around 1266 in Vespigano‚ Italy‚ near Florence. Little is known about Di Bondone’s childhood and family. He exhibited great talent from a very young age and became an apprentice
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Simon Hantai In U.S. People thought minimalism was the end to painting. That painting is an exhausted medium. In France however‚ minimalism was viewed as something to be dealt with within painting. Is does not represent the end of painting. At the forefront of this movement was Simon Hantai‚ a Hungarian. He is known for inventing Pliage (to fold) in France. From 1960 to 1982‚ he works exclusively on canvas that is off the wooden frame and wadded up‚ crumbled up. He then paints the canvas like
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Yet‚ runaway spending has become a critical factor in the survival of a healthy economy. Is America in Trouble? Not really. America is a place. It’s a place full of assets like condominium towers and refineries and natural resources‚ which can be bought‚ sold and auctioned to the highest bidder. No‚ America will be around for a long time. Today’s American is in trouble. Employer loyalty is fading with company pensions. Employees bolt at the
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sculpture resurfaced as one of the primary forms of media in Greek art around the middle of the seventh century B.C.E.. The advent of monumental sculpture was a huge development. “The Marble Statue of a Kouros (Youth)” or “The Metropolitan Kouros” towers with immense strength at six feet four inches. This Greek kouros‚ a term given to free standing sculpture representing the male youth‚ is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure created in Attica‚ dating back to 600- 590 B.C.E.. According
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A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation‚ attracting visitors for holidays orvacations. Resorts are places‚ towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer’s wants while remaining on the premises‚ such as food‚ drink‚ lodging‚ sports‚ entertainment‚ and shopping. Destination resort A destination resort is a resort that contains‚ in and of itself‚ the necessary guest attraction capabilities—that
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Transportation How did we define our work? We have chosen to exclude heritage busses‚ Tour busses‚ Long distance busses‚ airport busses‚ cycles‚ walking‚ history of the Taxies in London‚ the specific routes of the transportation service. Buses in London The red London double-decker bus also known as the Route master is kind of a trademark for London. It is a part of the streets of London. It has been there for many years and still is. London’s bus network is extensive‚ with over 6‚800 scheduled
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