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Three New REL Toolkits Help Educators Understand Logic Models, Establish a Culture of Data Use, and Evaluate Instruction with Classroom Data

Three new toolkits from the Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Program are designed to help educators and leaders use data and evaluate programs and policies: Logic models for program design, implementation, and evaluation: Workshop toolkit This Logic Model Workshop Toolkit from REL Northeast & Islands helps state and district leaders design, Read more

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Human Capital Resources for Schools and Districts

The Noyce Foundation supports major research and development efforts by quality national organizations to create new models for the recruitment, compensation, development, evaluation, and accountability of school principals and teachers as well as district and other leaders. The collection of R&D efforts includes resources from Education Resource Strategies, New Leaders, Read more

By coreeducation, ago

Free Webinar: Assessing School Climate

School climate or culture reflects all the elements that combine to give individuals a “feeling” about a school, including the physical environment, safety, school leadership, teachers, and stakeholder relationships. Because research suggests a strong association between a positive school climate and student achievement, school culture has become an important concept Read more

By coreeducation, ago

Engaged Teaching: In-Depth Strategies for Classroom Management and Student Motivation

Education Week has recently put together a new in-depth toolkit for educators that focuses on classroom management and student engagement. This unique toolkit presents resources and ideas educators need to run their classrooms smoothly and generate excitement about learning. The toolkit includes: 10 Education Week PD Webinars on improving classroom Read more

By coreeducation, ago

Navigating Math Resources for Common Core

Two groups made important announcements recently: EdReports.org ( http://www.edreports.org/discussions/webinars/webinar-results-instructional-materials.html ) released an analysis of math textbooks’ alignment to the Common Core State Standards, and Michigan State University’s Dr. William Schmidt released the Textbook Navigator Journal (http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2015/msu-researcher-launches-common-core-tool-for-teachers/), a tool that enables educators to locate the lessons in 34 mathematics textbook series Read more

By coreeducation, ago

Education Policy 101 — a joint project of 50CAN and the Fordham Institute

Education Policy 101 is an innovative online course that introduces the key education policies that affect American K-12 students. It provides a comprehensive, research-based foundation for navigating current education-policy issues such as school choice, teacher quality, education finance, early childhood education and standards and accountability. Course instructors include: Martin West, Read more

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Education Week Annual Report on US Schools, updated version

Recently, Education Week released the 19th edition of its annual Quality Counts report. This year’s installment explores the complex landscape that defines early-childhood services and programs across the country. To complement the report’s journalism, the Education Week Research Center also conducted an original analysis of participation in early-education programs, poverty-based Read more

By coreeducation, ago

December Issue Brief: Open Educational Resources

In today’s information age, educational resources are being shared on an unprecedented scale. Common standards facilitate this sharing across districts and states, and national organizations and non-profits are beginning to develop open educational resources (OERs) for widespread use. While OERs are becoming more prevalent, how can educators locate materials that Read more

By coreeducation, ago