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New Tech Network: Driving Systems Change and Equity Through Project-Based Learning

Julie Adams

DeAnna Duncan Grand

Oct 21 2019
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A hallmark of deeper learning is students’ ability to apply their knowledge to new situations and complex problems. New Tech Network has successfully instantiated deeper learning practices in many geographically, politically, and socioeconomically diverse school settings. This deep look into its systems and structures shows how the network has spread its practices to many traditionally structured, public school districts across the country.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: College, Career & Civic Participation, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Early Childhood Essentials

Beth Meloy

Abby Schachner

Oct 15 2019
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What skills and competencies do early childhood educators need in order to provide high-quality early learning experiences? What essential skills should children master before entering kindergarten? The Early Childhood Essentials framework answers these questions based on an analysis of relevant research. It is a must-read for local and state decision-makers looking to build and expand high-quality early learning programs.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality, Deeper Learning
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Early Childhood Essentials: A Framework for Aligning Child Skills and Educator Competencies

Oct 15 2019
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Providing high-quality early learning experiences is complex work. This infographic presents a framework for the essential skills and competencies children should acquire before they enter kindergarten and the related skills and competencies early childhood educators must cultivate in order to provide the high-quality early learning that will set all children on the path to success in school and in life.

Topic Early Childhood Learning
Fact Sheet

Early Childhood Essentials

Beth Meloy

Abby Schachner

Oct 15 2019
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Based on the report, Early Childhood Essentials: A Framework for Aligning Child Skills and Educator Competencies, this fact sheet presents the skills children should have upon entering kindergarten and the skills and competencies early educators need to support effective learning experiences. Providing leaders with a fundamental understanding of early childhood education will help them make informed decisions to ensure educators have the resources they need to provide every child with the opportunity to enter school ready to thrive.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality, Deeper Learning
Blog

Districts Need Systems, Not Silver Bullets, to Advance Equitable Opportunities and Outcomes

Dion Burns

Caitlin Scott

Oct 10 2019
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In an era of landmark education reforms and investments, a number of California school districts are achieving extraordinary results with students across racial and socioeconomic groups. These districts used complex, systematic approaches that were closely tailored to their communities’ needs and promoted opportunities for all young people to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication competencies—often referred to as “deeper learning” skills.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
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Teaching the Way Students Learn Best

Jacqueline Ancess

Bethany L. Rogers

DeAnna Duncan Grand

Linda Darling-Hammond

Oct 01 2019
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Most students at New York’s Bronxdale High School enter 9th grade achieving well below proficiency levels on standardized tests, yet they end up outperforming their peers and city averages in credit accrual, graduation rates, and enrollment in postsecondary education. Educators at Bronxdale teach the way students learn best by tightly weaving social and emotional skills and academic mindsets with academic learning in a safe, caring and collaborative learning environment.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
Blog

How One Elementary School Integrates Social-Emotional Skills in the Classroom

Hanna Melnick

Lorea Martinez

Sep 18 2019
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"Brain breaks" and other tools and strategies to promote students’ awareness of their emotions and help them to learn important self-regulation skills are part of Lakewood Elementary School’s comprehensive approach to integrating social and emotional learning alongside academic instruction. Throughout the school year, and especially in the first six weeks of school, teachers spend time directly teaching social-emotional skills using separate lessons. These strategies are then reinforced throughout the day and year.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Event Video: California’s Positive Outliers

Sep 10 2019
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LPI hosted leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners at a September 10, 2019 event which focused on several “positive outlier” school districts achieving extraordinary results with students across racial and socioeconomic groups.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality
Brief

Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing Equitable Access to Deeper Learning

Dion Burns

Linda Darling-Hammond

Caitlin Scott

Sep 10 2019
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Supporting the achievement of all students requires a strong commitment to equity, ensuring a stable high-quality educator workforce, providing access to professional development, and a focus on deeper learning and social and emotional learning. Seven California school districts provide examples of successful approaches to this work.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality
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Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing Equitable Access to Deeper Learning

Dion Burns

Linda Darling-Hammond

Caitlin Scott

Taylor Allbright

Desiree Carver-Thomas

Eupha Jeanne Daramola

Jane L. David

Laura E. Hernández

Kate E. Kennedy

Julie A. Marsh

Crystal A. Moore

Anne Podolsky

Patrick M. Shields

Joan Talbert

Sep 10 2019
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This report examines the commonalities among seven diverse "positive outlier" school districts in which students are achieving at higher-than-predicted levels. The seven districts are among more than a hundred California school districts in which African American, Latino/a, and White students achieved at higher-than-predicted levels, controlling for their socioeconomic status.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access

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Measuring Student Socioeconomic Status: Toward a Comprehensive Approach

Jun 25 2020

Student poverty was a concern in the U.S. even before the COVID-19 pandemic, when 1 in 5 children already lived in low-income families. This study evaluates the shortcomings of commonly used child poverty measures, including the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program, and proposes alternatives.

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Supporting a Strong, Stable Principal Workforce: What Matters and What Can Be Done

May 14 2020

With nearly 1 in 5 principals leaving their schools each year, turnover is high and concerning. A new report and brief by LPI and the National Association of Secondary School Principals look at the causes, impacts, and strategies for principal retention.

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California’s Special Education Teacher Shortage

Feb 18 2020

A severe special education teacher shortage threatens the ability to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, who often have the greatest needs but receive the least expert teachers. LPI researchers review the factors contributing to special education teacher turnover and provide evidence-based policy strategies aimed at resolving the shortage.

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