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Learning by Heart: The Power of Social-Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools

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Learning by Heart: The Power of Social-Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools

February 1, 2014
Barbara Cervone
Kathleen Cushman
What Kids Can Do

WKCD's five case studies document the power of social and emotional learning, and its connections to deeper learning, in five diverse American high schools. 

 

Developing a Performance Assessment System From the Ground Up: Lessons Learned From Three Linked Learning Pathways

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Developing a Performance Assessment System From the Ground Up: Lessons Learned From Three Linked Learning Pathways

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February 5, 2014
Ann Jaquith
Daisy Martin
Jamie Johnston

Jaquith et al. developed this guide for teachers, principals, and administrators from the Linked Learning field for developing a performance assessment system.

Elementary Schools for Equity: Policies and Practices that Help Close the Opportunity Gap

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Elementary Schools for Equity

October 7, 2013
Laura Wentworth
Julie Kessler
Linda Darling-Hammond

This report presents case studies of four schools commissioned by SFUSD to help school and district leaders understand closing the achievement gap.

 

Creating Systems of Assessment for Deeper Learning

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Creating Systems of Assessment for Deeper Learning

November 18, 2013
David T. Conley
Linda Darling-Hammond

This report by Conley and Darling-Hammond provides guidance on how states can develop coherent, strategic systems of assessment to prepare students for college and 21st century careers.

Linked Learning in California: High School Transformation In Three Districts

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June 25, 2013

This cross-case analysis draws upon case studies that examine how the California Linked Learning District Initiative has played out in the Pasadena, Porterville, and Sacramento City Unified School Districts.

 

Criteria for High-Quality Assessment

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Criteria for High-Quality Assessment

June 19, 2013
Linda Darling-Hammond, Joan Herman, James Pellegrino, Jamal Abedi, J. Lawrence Aber, Eva Baker, Randy Bennett, Edmund Gordon, Edward Haertel, Kenji Hakuta, Andrew Ho, Robert Lee Linn, P. David Pearson...
SCOPE, CRESST, and Learning Sciences Research Institute

A team of leading education researchers provide a set of criteria for assessment developers, policymakers, and educators to use to create high-quality student assessments.

 

Teacher Learning & Leadership Program: Research Report

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April 10, 2013
Carol Campbell
Ann Lieberman
Anna Yashkina
OTF/FEO

Campbell, Lieberman, and Yashkina look at the value and goals of the Teacher Learning and Leadership Program in Ontario, Canada, and ask what lessons can be learned so far.

 

Getting to Higher-Quality Assessments: Evaluating Costs, Benefits, and Investment Strategies

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Getting to Higher-Quality Assessments

March 18, 2013
Barry Topol
John Olson
Ed Roeber
SCOPE

Topol, Olson, and Roeber argue that a unified assessment system, combining state and district spending, could provide surplus funds for higher-quality assessments.

 

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