 Public TV Highlights Award-Winning
Edvantia-Tennessee Partnership for School Performance Coaching
Collaboration and a focus on results are “not easy” but vital to school improvement, say those involved in Tennessee’s Exemplary Educators program. Now you can hear about their experiences firsthand! Watch Chapter 4 of a videotaped town hall meeting on YouTube. In 2007, the Exemplary Educators program, directed by Edvantia’s Dr. Steve Moats, received a Top 50 Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University. |
 Becoming Data Smart
Webcast Available
Hear classroom, school, district, and state leaders discuss a tool from the Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center that can help educators use data more effectively in decision making. Watch the webcast or read the transcript.
Preparing ELLs for Academic Success: Edvantia Reviews the Research
How long does it take for English language learners to become proficient? Why are researchers focusing on academic English as a key component of ELL instruction? How important is bilingual education? A new research review prepared by Edvantia for the Center for Public Education helps educators answer questions about helping ELLs succeed. The Center is a joint initiative of the National School Boards Association and the National School Boards Foundation.
NSF Funds STEM Fusion Project
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Edvantia will train 9th-grade science teachers to integrate science, technology, engineering, and math. Read more.
Free Education Journals Online
SAGE Journals Online is offering free online access to over 460 journals until November 30, 2007. Titles include Improving Schools, Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, and Journal of Special Education. Register now.
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Meet Edvantia Staff at NSDC
in Dallas, December 1-5
Drs. Sharon Harsh, Sandra Angius, Kimberly Hambrick, and Caitlin Howley will discuss matching technical assistance approaches and intended outcomes during a roundtable discussion. Drs. John Ross and Jackie Walsh will join John Bell of Alabama for “Developing Leaders Online: The Alabama Leadership Academy.” See conference schedule.
Jargon Decoder:
Random Assignment vs. Random Selection
Random assignment happens when researchers use a lottery-like procedure to assign research participants to either an experimental or control group. Random selection happens when researchers use a lottery-like procedure to select individuals from a larger population to serve as a representative sample of that population. See an example of the latter in Edvantia’s portfolio.
 Dr. Harsh to Serve as a Leader in Residence
Dr. Sharon Harsh, director of the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center at Edvantia, has been invited by West Virginia University to serve as a Leader in Residence in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies. Dr. Harsh will lecture on salient topics, coordinate problem-based learning activities, work with faculty on research projects, and serving as a liaison with education agencies and school districts.
Research Corner:
Integrated Curriculum and Student Achievement
In Great Britain, many primary schools are replacing traditional subject teaching with interdisciplinary lessons. Is this approach the bridge to learning in the 21st century? See what the research says. Read Edvantia’s Research Corner in District Administration magazine.
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