Summer Institute: Effective Questioning Training for Trainers
June 25-27 (Nashville, TN)
Learn how schools can engage students from across NCLB subgroups by harnessing the power of effective questioning using QUILT (Questioning for Understanding to Improve Learning and Thinking). Learn more. |
Creating Culturally Responsive Schools
March 15-16, ASCD, Anaheim, CA
Searching for instructional and school practices that can break barriers to learning and foster success among all students? Attend this Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development preconference session, presented by Rebecca Burns and Marian Keyes, coauthors of It Takes a School: Closing Achievement Gaps by Creating Culturally Responsive Schools. Register at the conference Web site. Or bring Edvantia’s professional development training to your school or district. Learn more.
Webcast on Parent Involvement, March 29:
Meeting High Expectations With Practical Solutions
Using a research-based parent involvement framework developed by the National Center for Family Literacy, state leaders will discuss parent involvement strategies that support high expectations and success for all students. Registration is free.
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Beyond Walkthroughs:
The Instruction and Learning Appraisal
Instruction and Learning Appraisals (ILAs) include structured interviews with administrators, teachers, and students; classroom observations; document reviews; data analysis; a baseline report of findings and recommendations; and a debriefing session with leaders. Schools and districts are using ILAs to help them plan for school improvement.
Summer Institute: Foundations of School Performance Coaching
July 23-25 or July 30-Aug. 1
(Knoxville, TN)
Coach the members of your school or district instructional team to perform at higher levels as they focus on student academic achievement. Learn more. |
Edvantia Reviews the Research on Homework
What is the purpose of homework? Does it help students do better in school? A new research review prepared by Edvantia for the Center for Public Education helps educators answer these and other questions about homework. The Center is a joint initiative of the National School Boards Association and the National School Boards Foundation.
New Tools Support Arts Education
An afterschool training toolkit created by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory and Big Thought is available online. The Insider’s Guide to Arts Education Planning, sponsored by the California Alliance for Arts Education and the California State PTA, is also available online.
Grants Update—March 2007
See a new listing of selected grants from federal, foundation, and other sources.
Edvantia Business News
Read about Edvantia's latest contracts, grants, and partnerships.
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