Education & learning publications
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Scaling Build IT
This paper outlines the need for sustainable, scalable afterschool computer science programs targeting girls and describes the development of one such curriculum.
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Complex Systems And Educational Change: Towards A New Research Agenda
In this article we begin to define possible agendas for research toward developing systematic frameworks and shared terminology for such a project.
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Designing And Assessing Numeracy Training For Journalists: Toward Improving Quantitative Reasoning Among Media Consumers
The Numerically Driven Inferencing (NDI) paradigm’s research suggested that a curricular module highlighting evidential/scientific thinking might enhance reporters’ quantitative and analytic skills.
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National Evaluation of Writing Project Professional Development: Year 1 Report
Year 1 report on SRI’s examination of changes in students’ writing proficiency, students’ writing practices, teachers’ instructional practices, and teachers’ professional communities in middle schools that have formed partnerships with…
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Preparing Teachers To Teach For Deep Understanding: A Curriculum-Based Approach
A central goal of most professional development in Earth science is to help teachers prepare their students to develop a deep understanding of subject matter. We describe an approach that…
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STEM High Schools
The concept of secondary schools offering specialized curricula in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is not new.
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Teachers’ Use Of Student Data Systems To Improve Instruction: 2005-2007
This report describes an exploratory substudy on teachers’ thinking about data conducted in conjunction with the larger Study of Education Data Systems and Decision Making data collection and the implications…
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Prospects For Transforming Schools With Technology-Supported Assessment
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Washington State Achievers Program: Influence of the Scholarship Program on Low-Income College Students’ Achievement and Aspirations
This qualitative study examined the personal experiences of scholarship recipients from the first cohort of the Washington State Achievers Program to determine the influence of the scholarship on students' lives.
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Supporting the Art of Teaching in a Data-Rich, High Performance Learning Environment
Data-driven decision-making (DDDM) has become part of the school accountability and reform lexicon. The term commonly refers to policies and practices involving the use of student achievement and other data…
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Wiggling Into Traditional High School Curriculum
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Intel Teach Essentials Online: Global Pilot Evaluation Summary