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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 (IES) Practice Guide on the topic. Response-to-Intervention Policies in 16 States January 2010 In this webinar, researchers from REL Northeast and Islands and REL West presented findings from two Issues & Answers Reports that reviewed state education agency (SEA) policies and supports for response to intervention (RTI) in 16 states. Following the researchers’ presentation, a Vermont-based education consultant discussed the implications of the reports’ findings for practical implementation of RTI in schools and classrooms. December 2009 In this webinar co-hosted with the New England Comprehensive Center, Dr. Michael Kamil at Stanford University presented five evidence-based recommendations for improving adolescent literacy from an Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guide. In addition, three practitioner panelists from different Northeast states linked the recommendations to their own work helping struggling adolescent readers. September 2009 In this webinar co-hosted with the Equity Assistance Center for Region II, Dr. Russell Rumberger of the University of California, Santa Barbara, presented six research-based recommendations for reducing high school dropout rates from the Institute of Education Sciences Practice Guide on Dropout Prevention. In addition, a round table with a New York district superintendent, a REL-NEI researcher, and a New Hampshire state-level education administrator linked the recommendations to their own work on dropout prevention and, along with Dr. Rumberger, addressed questions submitted by webinar participants. New Measures of English Language Proficiency and Large-Scale Assessments: Presentation and DiscussionSeptember 2009 In this webinar, REL-NEI Lead Researcher Caroline Parker presented key findings from an Issues & Answers Report that found that student performance on the English language domains of reading and writing on the ACCESS for ELLs proficiency assessment are significant predictors of performance on reading, writing, and mathematics assessments on the New England Comprehensive Assessment Program (NECAP). Literacy and Technology in the Classroom: The Thinking Reader StudyAugust 2009 This webinar presented REL-NEI’s Thinking Reader Study, a multiyear randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining the impact on student reading achievement of a computer-based program designed to help advance literacy development among middle-grade students. Study team members discussed the study’s design, methodology, and implementation, as well as demonstrated the Thinking Reader program. Data collection took place in 32 high-need schools in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island during the 2008–2009 school year. Adolescent Literacy: State Efforts, Classroom Strategies June 2009 In this cross-REL webinar, REL-NEI researcher Naomi Hupert and REL Central Senior Director Helen Apthorp presented key findings from two newly published Issues & Answers Reports that address state policies and classroom strategies to improve adolescent literacy. May 2009 This webinar presented findings from an Issues & Answers Report that documents initiatives by state education agencies (SEAs) in the Northeast and Islands Region to support district and school-level educators in developing their capacity to use data for decision-making. May 2009 In this webinar, Dr. Jay Smink, Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network at Clemson University, discussed evidence-based recommendations and strategies for lowering dropout rates with educators and policymakers in New Hampshire, which has set a goal to reduce its high school dropout rate to zero by 2012. Parent Involvement Strategies in Urban Middle and High Schools in the Northeast and Islands Region April 2009 REL-NEI researchers Lydia O’Donnell and Amy Clark, coauthors of an Issues & Answers Report on parent involvement strategies in middle and high schools, presented examples of parent involvement policies, programs, and practices utilized in nine urban school districts in the Northeast and Islands Region and discussed challenges to evaluating the effectiveness of these strategies. State Supports for Low-Performing Schools and Districts in the Northeast and Islands Region School Practices to Improve Elementary Mathematics Teaching and Learning for Students With Disabilities Learning from Rural Middle-Grades Classrooms: Discussion of a Long-Term Study of Online Algebra Access in the Northeast and Islands Region Exploring Teacher Retention Strategies and the Distribution of Highly Qualified Teachers Designing and Delivering Research Rooted in the Unique Needs of the Northeast and Islands Region Enhancing Foundation Skills Interventions for Struggling Readers in the Middle Grades |
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