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This report is the culmination of a yearlong effort to study the efficiency of the nation's public education system and includes the first-ever attempt to evaluate the productivity of almost every major school district in the country. In the business world, the notion of productivity describes the benefit received in exchange for effort or money expended. Our project measures the academic achievement a school district produces relative to its educational spending, while controlling for factors outside a district's control, such as cost of living and students in poverty.

Stephanie_Hirsh- from ASCD article

Research data supporting the impact of early childhood education

Bill Daggett's slides from his Race to the Top Presentation "The International Center would like to share the following PowerPoint presentations from our Keynoters. These resources will be available for 45 days following the presentation."

A link to the spreadsheet we created to look at district data

"Change is complicated... Instructional coaches can help alleviate some of the burden of change. Instructional coaches are on-site professional developers who teach educators how to use proven teaching methods. Some problems are too big for one teacher... Instructional coaches are partners in the change process. They work one-on-one with teachers to make it easier to adopt the instructional methods that can make a difference to students' success. Instructional coaches are team members, who help pull together and lead the right combination of school staff to reach common goals. Building networks for change in schools... Drawing from lessons learned during nine years of research on coaching, KU-CRL offers Instructional Coaching Institutes to explore issues and ideas related to this popular and effective form of professional development. Click here to learn more"

"The Big Four Community Ning is a year round learning network to support Instructional Coaches, Classroom Teachers and Educational Leaders."

Wallace Foundation report that is referenced in the April DLT OIP training

"Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature "

"NDPC-SD is committed to providing technical assistance to assist states in building capacity to design/select and implement effective, evidence-based interventions and programs to address dropout among students with disabilities. NDPC-SD employs various strategies to transfer knowledge and to support systems change and capacity building. These include direct consultation in designing state-level initiatives based on state-identified needs, product and document reviews, technical assistance, professional development institutes, and Web-based resources. "

"One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from?" RSA Animated talk

"The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress for over 250 years.

"Since 2007, the directors of this project have been collaborating on the development of imagination as the driving force behind this shift. The research and field work covered in this project began in January 2009. Rather than publishing results as a book or white paper, both of which are one-sided approaches to a subject that demands a conversation, an interactive site was chosen as the format. This site doesn't just present theories and ideas, but rather actionable solutions that can be immediately and easily implemented in service of a relevant education for American students who need to gain proficiency if not mastery of core subject areas while at the same time being prepared for the reality of future work. Imagination is a broad topic, encompassing everything the mind can conjure, so the findings in this report are focused on those that overlap with the changing world of work."

A variety of stats presented in some interesting infographics

"This website provides public access to data about children and youth with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Part B and C; technical assistance (TA) materials to support the collection, analysis and reporting of IDEA data; and the forms and spreadsheets used for collection."

"Webinars Click Here to view our list of on-demand webinars. All webinars are archived and accessible for up to 6 months after the original live streaming date. "

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online file sharing

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