Past Events
Join us for a screening and panel discussion of Mitchell 20, the true story of a group of 20 teachers who decided to improve the quality of teaching in an inner city school.
Amanda Lewis will discuss her current project, which examines why racial inequality persists in good schools.
Professor Greg Walton explores the psychological factors behind group differences in academic achievement between ethnic and gender groups.
SCOPE is proud to co-sponsor Tutorpedia Foundation's For the Love of Education fundraiser and panel with Linda Darling-Hammond, Alan Lowenthal, and others.
Professor Guadalupe Valdes will examine the challenges of providing access to education Mexican refugee children in one city on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Professor Rachel Lotan will discuss pedagogical approaches that create and support equitable classrooms for diverse student populations.
Join State Superintendent for Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, Stanford University Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, editor and writer John Fensterwald, and many others for this forum on research and policy to improve teaching quality in California.
This international conference at Stanford University will explore the enormous challenges in education faced by both the United States and Finland today. Preparing students to succeed in the 21st century demands strong cooperation among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and technology leaders around the world.
Join Finnish educator and author Pasi Sahlberg for a discussion of his recent book, Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? A book signing will follow the lecture.
The lecture will be moderated by Stanford University professor and Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education co-director Linda Darling-Hammond, who has written extensively on the subject as well. Linda Darling-Hammond will also be signing copies of her book, The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future.
Stanford professor Kenji Hakuta, co-chair of a national initiative on ELLs and the Common Core standards, will discuss the challenges and opportunities of the standards for ELLs.
