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A Virtual Learning Excursion: The HA unSummit. Field Facing Memo #8
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Jaquith, Ann – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2021
This memo, which is the eighth and final one in the series of Field Facing Memos, describes a virtual learning excursion: the HA unSummit. When COVID-19 prevented travel to Hawaii last April, the HA unSummit was created. Members of the Assessment for Learning (ALP) network were invited to attend a virtual learning excursion to explore and deepen…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Cultural Awareness, COVID-19
A Systems Approach to Creating an Ecology of Equity in a High-Poverty School District. Field Facing Memo #6
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Jaquith, Ann – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2020
This memo, which is the sixth in the series, highlights the ongoing work of the Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) to create an ecology of equity. Their efforts focus on developing a school system that fosters a belief in each person's capacity to learn (administrators, teachers, and students alike) and increases students' opportunities for…
Descriptors: School Districts, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Success
Beyond Alignment: Striving for Coherence among Technical Assistance Organizations, Schools, and Districts
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Jaquith, Ann; Chavez, Rosa – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2020
Given the common problem of incoherence in district reform efforts, this qualitative study sought to understand what conditions enable (and/or constrain) the efforts of Technical Assistance Organizations (TAOs) to align their products and services with each other and with the specific goals of a district. This paper explores the complexity of TAOs…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Technical Assistance, School Districts, Partnerships in Education
Developing a School Culture of Meaningful Feedback Deepens Everyone's Learning. Field Facing Memo #3
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Jaquith, Ann; Stosich, Elizabeth Leisy – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2019
This memo, which is the third in the series, highlights the work of Summit View Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona and its use of ideas and practices from a blended online course, Student Agency in Assessment and Learning (SAAL) developed by researchers at WestEd, also an ALP grantee. This memo describes how the school's participation in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
Turning Schools Around: The National Board Certification Process as a School Improvement Strategy. Research Brief
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Jaquith, Ann; Snyder, Jon – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2016
Can the National Board certification process support school improvement where large proportions of students score below grade level on standardized tests? This SCOPE study examines a project that sought to seize and capitalize upon the learning opportunities embedded in the National Board certification process, particularly opportunities to learn…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, National Standards, School Culture, Educational Improvement
Turning Schools Around: The National Board Certification Process as a School Improvement Strategy
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Jaquith, Ann; Snyder, Jon – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2016
Can the National Board certification process support school improvement where large proportions of students score below grade level on standardized tests? This SCOPE study examines a project that sought to seize and capitalize upon the learning opportunities embedded in the National Board certification process, particularly opportunities to learn…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, National Standards, School Culture, Educational Improvement