|
Policy Challenges Conference: Bridging Research and Practice: Multiple Measures of Teacher Effectiveness
June 2010
Leaders from the six New England states are participating in a regional network—the New England Collaborative for Educator Quality and Effectiveness (NECEQE)—to review research and share state efforts to develop policies and programmatic support for the complex challenge of measuring teacher effectiveness. This daylong meeting convened leaders from the Collaborative and their invited colleagues to delve more deeply into topics central to this undertaking: (a) defining teacher effectiveness, (b) measuring and evaluating teacher effectiveness, and (c) professional development and compensation systems tied to teacher evaluation. Featured speakers included Dr. Laura Goe of Educational Testing Service (ETS) and Charlotte Danielson, author of Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching (2007).
Identifying Learning Disabilities in English Language Learners: Lessons From Three New York Districts
May 2010
This conference co-hosted with the Mid-Hudson Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center (BETAC) and Mid-Hudson Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Center (RSE-TASC) brought together about 80 practitioners from the Mid-Hudson Region of New York with national and REL-NEI researchers, and New York State Education Department (NYSED) administrators, to share relevant, research-based information about identifying learning disabilities in students who are English language learners (ELLs). Dr. Janette Klingner of the University of Colorado at Boulder provided a national perspective on the issue and challenges involved in identification.
Policy Challenges Webinar: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness in New England
May 2010
In this webinar co-hosted with the New England Comprehensive Center and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, Dr. Douglas Harris at the University of Wisconsin–Madison presented current research on value-added models for measuring teacher effectiveness. Among the webinar participants were representatives from the New England Collaborative for Educator Quality and Effectiveness (NECEQE), a newly formed initiative comprised of teacher-effectiveness leaders from each of the six New England states. Webinar archive available.
Policy Challenges Webinar: Implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) in Mathematics: Research-Based Strategies for Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont Grades K–8 Schools
February and March 2010
During this two-part webinar, Dr. Bradley Witzel of Winthrop University assisted district leaders and other educators in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in learning how to better implement response to intervention (RTI) in mathematics through a focus on eight research-based recommendations presented in an Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guide on the topic. Webinar archive available.
Policy Challenges Conference: Bridging Research and Practice:
Dropout Prevention: Keeping Our Kids in School
February 2010
Co-hosted with the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Education, this conference brought Dr. Russell Rumberger, Professor of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas to speak with USVI education leaders and policymakers about policies and practices to keep students in school. Dr. Rumberger presented six evidence-based recommendations for reducing dropout rates from the Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guide on Dropout Prevention. Following his presentation,
key Virgin Islands stakeholders, including Gov. John P. deJongh, Jr. and Education Commissioner Dr. La Verne Terry, commented on the recommendations from the perspectives of USVI policymakers and practitioners. Additionally, attendees participated in facilitated discussions about local laws, policies, and practices needed to reduce dropout rates in USVI schools.
|
