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Event Archive

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State Early Learning Standards: Lessons from Applying Implementation Research

April 24, 2013

What’s the research behind implementing early learning standards? This Bridge Webinar explored  how states such as Connecticut are revising and implementing standards. 

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Using an Early Warning System to Drive Middle and High School Tiered Interventions to Promote College and Career Readiness for All Students

December 17, 2012

How can district leaders and practitioners apply research-based approaches to key components of an early warning system tool and implementation process?  That was the topic at this face-to-face Bridge Event hosted by REL-NEI’s US Virgin Islands College and Career Readiness Research Alliance.

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Early Warning Systems to Support Students at Risk of Dropping Out of High School

December 14, 2012

On December 14, REL-NEI’s Puerto Rico Research Alliance for Dropout Prevention hosted a Bridge Webinar to share with educators and policymakers research on key indicators for predicting high school graduation, as well as guidance on developing and implementing a robust early warning system.

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English Language Learners and the Common Core State Standards

November 28, 2012

What implications do the instructional shifts in the CCSS’s and the Next Generation Science Standards have for English learners? That was the topic of this Bridge Webinar hosted by REL-NEI’s English Language Learners Alliance.

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Tackling the Challenges of Budgeting and Finance in Rural Districts

November 9, 2012

How can rural schools and districts face challenges in budgeting and finance? Participants in this Bridge Event at EDC headquarters engaged with current research and learned strategies to collaboratively leverage resources across rural districts. Hosted by the Northeast Rural Districts Research Alliance.

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The Data-Informed District: Research on Using Data to Inform Practice

September 20, 2012

How can you work data into the everyday work of a school? And into teacher practice? Supports such as alignment, principal leadership, technology, and collaboration are discussed in this Bridge Event hosted by REL-NEI’s Urban School Improvement Alliance

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College and Career Readiness: Secondary and Postsecondary Research Perspectives

August 30, 2012

REL-NEI’s Northeast College and Career Readiness Research Alliance hosted this webinar that examined research on college and career readiness from both the secondary and postsecondary perspectives.

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Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Assessment: Research, Policy, and Practice Perspectives

July 19, 2012

REL-NEI’s Early Childhood Education Research Alliance hosted this Bridge Event to present research, policymaking, and practitioner perspectives on early childhood assessments.

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Measuring Educator Effectiveness: Lessons from Research and Practice

June 28, 2012

REL-NEI’s Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance hosted a Bridge Event with practitioners and state education officials across New England to share lessons learned from developing and implementing educator evaluation systems.

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Using Online Courses to Expand Access to Algebra I: Research and Discussion

May 17, 2012

Two new studies funded by the Institute for Education Sciences explore the impact of an online Algebra I course on student achievement. REL-NEI’s Northeast Rural Districts Research Alliance hosted a Bridge Event to discuss the findings.

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Performance-Based Teacher Evaluation in Five States: Implications for the NEI Region

April 23, 2012

REL-NEI’s Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance hosted a Bridge Event exploring characteristics of performance-based teacher evaluation systems and challenges to successfully developing and implementing them. What should systems measure? How can they help teachers improve?

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