10 Features of Good Small Schools: Redesigning High Schools, What Matters and What Works
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January 1, 2002
School Redesign Network
Linda Darling-Hammond provides an overview of design features found in successful small schools.
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Monographs
Beyond Basic Skills: The Role of Performance Assessment in Achieving 21st Century Standards of Learning
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April 2, 2010
Linda Darling-Hammond and Frank Adamson examine experiences with large-scale performance assessment in the United States and abroad.
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Student Engagement in Assessments: What Students and Teachers Find Engaging
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Student Engagement in Assessments: What Students and Teachers Find Engaging
August 24, 2016
Guidance for educators, assessment developers, and policymakers on increasing student engagement in performance-based assessments.
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Turning Around Schools: The National Board Certification Process as a School Improvement Strategy
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The National Board Certification Process as aN Improvement Strategy
July 25, 2016
How the National Board certification process can be used as a school improvement strategy and support enriched teaching.
Student Engagement: A Framework for On-demand Performance Assessment Tasks
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July 1, 2016
Engaging students in meaningful applications of their knowledge is a key aspect of both addressing the standards and providing greater access. Not only do the standards emphasize the importance of meaningful engagement in real-world tasks, but evidence shows that engagement is strongly related to student performance on assessment tasks, especially for students who have been typically less advantaged in school settings.
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Promising Practices: A Literature Review of Technology Use by Underserved Students
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June 14, 2016
This literature review focuses on promoting positive outcomes of student technology use and digital learning experiences.
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Pathways to New Accountability Through the Every Student Succeeds Act
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Pathways to New Accountability Through the Every Student Succeeds Act
April 15, 2016
This report examines options available to states for redefining their accountability systems as they begin to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Redesigning School Accountability and Support: Progress in Pioneering States
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April 5, 2016
Cook-Harvey and Stosich document the progress made by the 51st State Working Group in transforming accountability systems.
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Maximizing the Use of New State Professional Learning Investments to Support Student, Educator, and School System Growth
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January 21, 2016
The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) introduce two documents to help California schools best utilize professional learning money to support learning around the newly adopted state academic standards.
Community Schools as an Effective Strategy for Reform
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COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR REFORM
January 8, 2016
Research literature finds that community school models offering various agreed-upon features provide an excellent social return on investment and significant promise for providing opportunities for learning and promoting well-being in students and communities.
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