Spoken interactions between teachers and students and among students are at the heart of learning. Our oral language is the model upon which students build as they learn to articulate their ideas, explore questions and explain their thinking, yet we don’t often stop to scrutinize our discourse with students. In this seminar, we’ll explore ways in which we can make relatively minor modifications in our oral language patterns that wi...

WHAT'S COVERED The vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining, but are fully mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent data mining industry survey of predictive modeling practitioners reports that 51% of data mining projects either never left the ground, did not realize value or the ultimate results were not measurable. Despite its elus...

The U. S. Department of Commerce Boulder Labs are scientific laboratories including NIST, NOAA and NTIA. Clustered on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder Colorado, these labs are the home of scientific research and engineering in the fields of electromagnetics, materials reliability, optoelectronics, quantum electronics and physics, time and frequency, earth systems, weather and telecommunication. About U.S. Department of Commerce...

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Security cleared professionals please join us at the Cleared Job Fair Thursday, June 7 from 11am - 3pm at the Westin Tysons Corner, VA. Our cleared facilities employers include Ball Aerospace & Technologies, ClearEdge IT Solutions, General Dynamics – IT, Geneva Software, HP, Ideal Innovations, KEYW, L-3 Communications - GS&ES, Lockheed Martin, ManTech, SAIC, TASC, V-Tech Solutions and more! Opportunities in information technology...

FREEPre-registration is encouraged to avoid on-site lines USGIF Technology Day is a free, unclassified event showcasing more than 50 exhibits from USGIF members displaying the latest innovations. Need a better idea on what technologies and organizations to expect this year? See last year’s exhibitors. Presentations on emerging technologies and a special Science & Technology Track will also take place during the day. Similar to the Pr...

New Special Reduced Registration Feeand Team Rates$795 for Government New Special Reduced Registration Fee$895 for Industry Overview of the Workshop: Hiring federal employees was never an easy process, and so it was especially frustrating to both line managers and HR offices when a new hire might leave after just a year or two. In today’s budget environment, with hard or soft hiring freezes, and early out and buyouts becoming ever more c...

Security Clearance Expo Thursday, June 7th, 2012The Westin - BWI1110 Old Elkridge Landing RoadLinthicum Heights, Maryland 21090This event runs from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM June's Most Exclusive Hiring Events Spring to a New Career. Interview Face to Face With The Areas Top Companies For 1000's Fully Funded Cleared Career Opportunities At SecurityClearanceEXPO's Hiring Events Pre-Register at www.SecurityClearanceEXPO.com and click on the date you w...

The GOVERNING Michigan Leadership Forum Brings thought leaders from GOVERNING's award-winning editorial team, Michigan and around the nation to you. The day is designed to be interactive, and will include sessions on some of the most important challenges facing Michigan.The forum will feature a highly interactive format and an agenda created in partnership with the Advisory Board. Learn from your peers in different agencies and jurisdictions,...

VA has special authority for SDVOSB/VOSB Set-aside and Sole Source Contracts. VA refers to this program as the Veterans First Contracting Program. In order to qualify for participation in the VA Veterans First Contracting Program, eligible businesses must first be verified. The VA Center for Veteran Enterprises (CVE) team will conduct all training sessions. Who should attend? SDVOSB/VOSB that are not verified SDVOSB/VOSB that want an update on...