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Webinar: Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real

Sep 26 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
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In this webinar, co-hosted by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Urban League, we shared and discussed tools and resources designed to support advocates and policymakers as they work to leverage opportunities to inform and support continuous improvement across all schools as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is implemented.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement
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Strengthening the Educator Pipeline: Evidence-Based Approaches to Teacher and Leader Preparation

Sep 25 2018, 12:00 PM EDT
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Investments in teacher and leader preparation advance equity in the high-need communities where schools are often staffed by a revolving door of underprepared and inexperienced teachers. At this briefing, speakers discussed approaches to teacher and leader preparation that are effective in addressing these challenges, such as high-quality residency programs and Grow Your Own models.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Supporting the Whole Child: Practice, Policy, and Measurement

Sep 07 2018, 12:30 PM EDT
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On September 7, 2018, Policy Analysis for California Education and the Learning Policy Institute hosted Supporting the Whole Child: Practice, Policy, and Measurement, an event on how schools can be organized to support the whole child, which featured a series of panels with leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Webinar: Opening the Gates: Using Deeper Learning to Expand College Access

Sep 06 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
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Over the last year, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and EducationCounsel have convened leaders in k-12 and higher education to explore how both systems might benefit greatly from more authentic and holistic ways of assessing students’ competencies and mastery of 21st-century skills. In this webinar, we explored the emerging recommendations from the Reimagining College Access initiative and engaged participants in a discussion of where the work is heading.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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From Community Schools to Community Districts: Building Systems for Student Success

Aug 14 2018, 10:00 AM EDT
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The Learning Policy Institute and our partners at the Coalition for Community Schools, Communities In Schools, and the Center for American Progress hosted a conversation with leaders on community schools. Panelists discussed how to implement a community schools strategy at scale and how local and state education policy can support this crucial work.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Putting the Whole Child at the Center of Education – A Luncheon Discussion

Jul 19 2018, 12:30 PM EDT
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In partnership with the Stuart Foundation, the Forum for Youth Investment, and the Learning Policy Institute held a discussion on how to spark a Whole Child Challenge in communities across America. Ignited by Stuart Foundation’s President Jonathan P. Raymond's new book, Wildflowers: A School Superintendent’s Challenge to America, panelists built on themes that resonated with them in the book by sharing their stories and discussed how to place children at the center of every policy, every debate, and every decision made about K-12 education.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Webinar: Bridging the Continuum: Teacher Preparation and Induction for Deeper Learning

Jun 13 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
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On June 13, LPI hosted the third webinar in the series, State Efforts for Building an Effective, Diverse Teacher Workforce series, in partnership with Learning Forward, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the National Association of State Boards of Education. This webinar explored state and district efforts to connect quality teacher preparation and induction with the principles of deeper learning and will also look at ways that states and districts are aligning systems of quality professional learning and early career supports.

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
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Webinar: Leading the Way: How States Are Using Deeper Learning Assessments

May 17 2018, 2:00 PM EDT
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The third webinar in LPI’s series, Achieving Equity Through Deeper Learning, explored how states are using and sharing information on deeper learning assessments. Specific projects, like the 4 State Performance Assessment Project and the State Performance Assessment Learning Community (SPA-LC), were discussed along with two major efforts underway in Washington that incorporate performance assessments in ways that engage students in three-dimensional science learning.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
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Diversifying the Teacher Workforce: How to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color

Apr 19 2018, 10:30 AM EDT
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At this briefing, speakers discussed a new report from the Learning Policy Institute, Diversifying the Teaching Profession: Barriers to Recruiting and Retaining Teachers of Color and How to Overcome Them. The report reviews the research on the recruitment and retention of teachers of color, examines the current state of teachers of color in the workforce and the factors that affect their recruitment, hiring, and retention, and highlights opportunities for policymakers to grow a stable workforce of teachers of color in their districts and states.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access
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2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Meeting

Apr 13 2018 (All day)
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The Learning Policy Institute will be well represented at the 2018 AERA Annual Meeting in New York, NY, from April 13 to April 17, 2018. Staff and research fellows will present their research on a range of topics including performance assessments, teacher diversity, and social-emotional learning.

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Webinar—Closing California’s Opportunity Gap: Ensuring All Students Have Access to Fully Prepared Teachers

Nov 12 2020, 1:30 PM EST

A prepared and stable teacher workforce is foundational to California’s ability to achieve equitable student outcomes, close achievement gaps, and mitigate learning loss. But ongoing and deepening teacher shortages remain a major challenge, and emerging signals suggest that shortages may worsen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar explored the ongoing impacts of teacher shortages and the promise of teacher recruitment and retention strategies.

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Webinar: State and Federal Opportunities to Support More Diverse and Inclusive School Systems

Oct 22 2020, 1:00 PM EDT

The nation’s work towards greater racial equity and a more just society in many ways begins with more diverse and inclusive learning environments. Yet public schools are increasingly segregated along both racial and socioeconomic lines. This briefing explored the benefits of diverse and inclusive schools, instructional approaches that create inclusive classrooms, the importance of culturally and linguistically responsive practices, and state and federal opportunities to support diverse and inclusive school systems.

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Webinar: How Districts Can Support Meaningful Learning Through Performance Assessments

Oct 13 2020, 3:00 PM EDT

Educators need ways to assess student learning that can also support students’ higher-order thinking skills, help improve teachers’ instructional practices, and give young people a chance to demonstrate college and career readiness. In this webinar, three district leaders discussed how they supported the implementation of performance assessments, how they adapted their work in response to COVID-related school closures, and how they are thinking about meaningfully assessing student learning as schools reopen.

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