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Now is the time to build capacity for systemic, substantive, sustainable school improvement.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides both opportunities and challenges to state and district education leaders. Investing one-time funds for long-term results will require creative thinking, focus, and application of the best available research and innovations. That's why we're using this month's eLink to showcase some worthwhile initiatives and resources we've had the privilege of developing with and for our client-partners.
Use this list to jump-start your own thinking. And don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to know more about a particular service or initiative.
— Dr. Doris Redfield, President and CEO, Edvantia
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Get the Latest on the
Education Stimulus
Visit the ED Web site for guidance on implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Ask an Expert
Contact Edvantia for answers to questions about research, innovation, and implementation.
info@edvantia.org
For more than 40 years, education leaders have turned to Edvantia for customized, research-based solutions. We offer comprehensive technical assistance, professional development, research, evaluation, and consulting services. Whether we work with you at the district, state, or national level, we collaborate with you to create systemwide improvements that lead to student success.
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Title I
Help for
Disadvantaged
Students |
Establish a coaching program to build your district's capacity for supporting at-risk students and low-performing schools. The coaching program Edvantia helped establish in Tennessee received a Harvard Innovations in Government Award and is featured as a promising practice on the Tennessee SCORE Web site, initiated by Senator Bill Frist.
Find creative ways to meet the needs of underserved students in rural areas. The Rural Education Center at Edvantia helps clients leverage rural strengths to address educational needs. |
Education
Technology |
Provide online professional development for teachers and administrators. Floridaleaders.net and others have taken advantage of Edvantia's online and on-site professional development.
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Improving
Teacher
Quality |
Benefit from what the research says about teacher quality. Get research-based professional development on effective questioning techniques, science, and math. Edvantia is a professional development affiliate of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. |
Improving
School
Performance |
Use a third-party evaluator to improve programs and document progress. Clients love our rigorous yet collaborative approach to program evaluation. |
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Address assessment, alignment, and accountability issues. The Alignment Center at Edvantia has helped Kentucky, Nevada, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and North Carolina to refine their general and alternate assessments. Edvantia offers a reliable, fully developed model for conducting studies of alternative assessments, including those based on modified standards. |
Scientific
Research:
Improve
Instruction
in Math,
Science, and
Engineering |
Develop local leaders in math and science. Edvantia administered an NSF-funded Coalfield Rural Systemic Initiative in 18 Virginia and West Virginia school districts. At least 20 of 42 educators trained through the initiative have since moved into leadership positions. And 10 of the Virginia high schools associated with the program went from low-performing to appearing among the top 45 high schools in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report. |
Innovation
Fund |
Identify and scale up best practices. Edvantia has been doing this through the award-winning Tennessee Exemplary Educators program since 2001. And research and evaluation specialists partner with states, districts, and commercial service providers to conduct rigorous research studies and report practical implications. |
Early
Childhood |
Effectively involve families. Educators use Edvantia's popular, ready-to-use preK and K-1 learning guides to show parents how they can boost their child's learning. |
More Information and Resources
To learn about alignment studies, research and evaluation, professional development and technical assistance, grants for educators, and more, visit www.edvantia.org.
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