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Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning

Linda Darling-Hammond

Jeannie Oakes

Steve Wojcikiewicz

Maria E. Hyler

Roneeta Guha

Anne Podolsky

Tara Kini

Channa Cook-Harvey

Charmaine Mercer

Akeelah Harrell

May 28 2019
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In today’s knowledge economy, teachers must prioritize problem-solving ability, adaptability, critical thinking, and developing interpersonal and collaborative skills over rote memorization and the passive transmission of knowledge. This has significant implications for teacher preparation programs. This book examines those implications and several programs that are preparing their graduates to provide students with the "deeper learning" that prepares them for college, career, and civic participation.

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
Articles

Which policies can break the cycle of teacher shortages?

Apr 08 2019
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Education Policy Analysis Archives by Linda Darling-Hammond, Anne Podolsky, Leib Sutcher, Desiree Carver-Thomas, Tara Kini, Joseph Bishop, et. al. | The articles in this special issue examine the wave of teacher shortages in the United States. The authors describe the current state of the supply, demand, and distribution of America’s public school teachers and highlight the kinds of evidence-based policies that can break the cycle of teacher shortages.

Topic Educator Quality
Articles

Using the Science of Learning and Development to Improve Education

Feb 18 2019
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Applied Developmental Science by Linda Darling-Hammond, Lisa Flook, Channa Cook-Harvey, Brigid Barron & David Osher | Our understanding of human development and learning has grown rapidly in recent years, providing insight into how to shape more effective educational practices. This article draws from several branches of educational research about well-vetted strategies to support the kinds of relationships and learning opportunities that promote children’s well-being, healthy development.

Topic Deeper Learning
Book

With the Whole Child in Mind: Insights from the Comer School Development Program

Linda Darling-Hammond

Channa Cook-Harvey

Lisa Flook

Madelyn Gardner

Hanna Melnick

Oct 01 2018
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The School Development Program (SDP) established by child psychiatrist James P. Comer and the Yale Child Study Center, is grounded in the belief that successful schooling—particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds—must focus on the whole child. With the Whole Child in Mind describes SDP’s six developmental pathways and explains how the program's nine key components create a comprehensive approach to educating children for successful outcomes.

Topics Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Articles

What Makes Social-Emotional Learning So Important

Linda Darling-Hammond

Sep 01 2018
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In this special issue devoted to social-emotional learning and school climate, Darling-Hammond explains the importance of social-emotional learning and describes the four measures that can contribute to school environments in which students are motivated and feel they belong, which supports their learning. (Image: © The Aspen Institute, Greg Gersch)

Topic Deeper Learning
Book

On the Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Changing Children's Lives

Marjorie Wechsler

David L. Kirp

Titilayo Tinubu Ali

Madelyn Gardner

Anna Maier

Hanna Melnick

Patrick M. Shields

Jun 22 2018
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The book provides a comprehensive examination of how states can build high-quality early education systems: It discusses design and implementation, themes to guide program development, effective management and collaboration with state agencies, and the central role that teachers play in improving children’s lives. There is no single roadmap to excellence, but the varied experiences of states can provide important insights into the policies and practices that lead to quality early learning.

Topic Early Childhood Learning
Book Chapter

Why Black Women Teachers Leave and What Can Be Done About it

Desiree Carver-Thomas

Linda Darling-Hammond

Aug 01 2017
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Black teacher turnover rates are significantly higher than those of other teachers in the United States. A chapter in the new book, Black Female Teachers: Diversifying the United States’ Teacher Workforce, reports on what causes these higher rates and what policy interventions might bring Black teachers back into the profession, including teacher residencies, loan forgiveness, mentoring and induction, and principal training programs.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
Articles

Teacher Shortage Issue of Phi Delta Kappan Magazine

May 01 2017
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Phi Delta Kappan | LPI Executive Director Patrick M. Shields teams up with Barnett Berry, CEO of the Center for Teaching Quality, on the lead story in Phi Delta Kappan magazine’s May issue on the teacher shortage. The authors look back at successful efforts in California and North Carolina to address earlier teacher shortages, which they suggest offer guidance for solving today’s challenges. The issue includes articles on teacher residencies and recruitment and retention strategies, also by LPI authors.

Topic Educator Quality

teacher talking to a student in a classroom

Report

Preparing Teachers to Support Social and Emotional Learning

May 21 2019

Well-implemented programs designed to foster social and emotional learning (SEL) are associated with positive outcomes, ranging from better test scores and higher graduation rates to improved social behavior. This LPI study examines San Jose State University's successful teacher preparation program and a California school district's in-service program that incorporate SEL instruction in an effort to inform policymakers, practitioners, and teacher educators about the components of strong, SEL-focused teacher preparation and development systems.

Report

California’s Positive Outliers: Districts Beating the Odds

May 16 2019

LPI studied 156 California school districts of significant size in which students of color, as well as White students, consistently achieve at higher levels than students from similar racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. What are these "positive outliers" doing to raise achievement and support students of all backgrounds?

teacher talking to student in a school hallway

Report

Protecting Students' Civil Rights: The Federal Role in School Discipline

May 01 2019

In 2018, the Trump administration rescinded voluntary federal guidance intended to help states end exclusionary and discriminatory school discipline practices. Many states had implemented policies based on evidence-based approaches outlined in the guidance and have seen lower rates of suspensions and expulsions among all students, including students of color, and other benefits. Loss of that guidance removes an important set of resources available to states and districts to end harmful practices.

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