{"id":741,"date":"2020-08-05T14:41:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/?page_id=741"},"modified":"2020-10-13T09:26:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:26:14","slug":"preconference-research-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/agenda\/preconference-research-series\/","title":{"rendered":"All Fall Research Webinar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1596653394981{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;background-color: #042039 !important;}&#8221;][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-white&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>You are invited to a special series of virtual convenings focused on the latest research on student-centered learning. Offered as a prologue to our three-day virtual Aurora Institute Symposium 2020 later this fall, these sessions will cover learnings from current evaluations, assessments in the future of teaching and learning, implementation research, accelerating results through new methods and practices, data analysis and continuous improvement, and much more.<\/h5>\n<p>Watch this space for updates to the research learning agenda. Contact Aurora Institute Research Director <a href=\"mailto:elevine@aurora-institute.org\">Eliot Levine<\/a> for additional information.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1579906640091{margin-top: 60px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>You are invited to a series of webinars focused on the latest research on personalized learning. You will be introduced to new research, innovative strategies, and thought-provoking questions driving the transformation of K-12 education systems, and you will be exposed to a wide range of cutting-edge science, leading thinkers, and ideas from the field.<\/h5>\n<p>Offered as a prologue to our virtual Aurora Institute Symposium, October 26-28, these sessions will share findings and lessons learned from current research and evaluation. Topics will include equity-based research strategies, social-emotional learning approaches, innovative research tools and methods for personalized learning, and more. Detailed session descriptions are below. Watch this space for updates to the agenda. Contact Aurora Institute Research Director <a href=\"mailto:elevine@aurora-institute.org\">Eliot Levine<\/a> for additional information.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;752&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1595605956768{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #f2f2ee !important;}&#8221;][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1596721049756{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Past Events&#8221; color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Taking an Equity-Based Approach to Advancing a Research and Learning Agenda&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<strong>August 18, 2020 | 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityyear.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City Year<\/a> is on a learning journey focused on taking an equity-based approach to research and evaluation while gleaning information on effectively personalizing learning for students. Participants will learn how City Year is managing its portfolio of research projects, designed to highlight effective approaches to personalizing learning environments, while ensuring practices are equity-based. Participants are invited to provide feedback, ask questions, and determine how we might move forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Explore six current evaluations focused on learning how to take a holistic approach to personalizing the learning environment for students.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss best practices for ensuring research implementation remains equity-focused.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate on imagining a future that ensures an equity-based approach to learning about best practices in personalized learning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-785 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/jessica-proett.jade-eckels.eliot-levine-symposium-page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/jessica-proett.jade-eckels.eliot-levine-symposium-page.png 450w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/jessica-proett.jade-eckels.eliot-levine-symposium-page-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jessica Proett, Director, External Evaluation, City Year<\/li>\n<li>Jade Eckels, Education Research Fellow, City Year<\/li>\n<li>Eliot Levine, Research Director, Aurora Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recording:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/taking-an-equity-based-approach-to-advancing-a-research-and-learning-agenda\/\">this page<\/a> to view the webinar recording.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Elevating Student Experience to Build Equitable Learning Environments and Outcomes&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-769 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png 300w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>September 1, 2020 | 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Research shows that certain academic experiences foster students\u2019 motivation, engagement, and success, while other experiences hinder them. Ensuring that all students are afforded these powerful developmental experiences necessitates an evidence-based, student-centered approach. Participants will learn about free, evidence-based tools, measures, and recommendations educators can leverage to systematically build an equitable, student-centered culture that inspires and supports student success.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Learn about the experiences young people need to develop into engaged learners and citizens\u2014and the role of those experiences in educational equity.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about free resources that educators can use to systematically improve young people\u2019s experiences in school.<\/li>\n<li>Consider how they could leverage widely available, evidence-based tools and approaches to build equitable, student-centered learning environments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-798\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/paunesku-bauer-fralin-450-symposium.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/paunesku-bauer-fralin-450-symposium.png 450w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/paunesku-bauer-fralin-450-symposium-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dave Paunesku, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Project for Education Research that Scales (PERTS), Stanford University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Erica Bauer, Director of Community Relations, Chicago Bulls (formerly Walter Payton College Prep)<\/li>\n<li>Alex Fralin, CEO\/Founder, Leading Partnerships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/elevating-student-experience-to-build-equitable-learning-environments-and-outcomes\/\">this page<\/a> to view the webinar recording.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Using Research &amp; Development to Redesign: Immediately Implementable Methods and Practices to Accelerate Learning and Results for ALL Kids&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-769 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png 300w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>September 8, 2020\u00a0 |\u00a0 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We believe that when you don\u2019t know the solution to a challenge, you go through a process of trying things out to learn so that you discover a way forward. This is the spirit of research and development (R&amp;D) and is a core component of innovation journeys. In this session, we will share immediately implementable R&amp;D methods and practices successfully being used in schools across the country, while ensuring you leave with an R&amp;D plan for a challenge or idea you bring to the session!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Learn immediately implementable R&amp;D methods and practices successfully being used in schools across the country.<\/li>\n<li>Share successes and lessons learned with others attending the session to build a network that could support continued growth afterward.<\/li>\n<li>Bring a current challenge they are experiencing in their context and leave with an R&amp;D plan to help guide their actions forward.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bhattacharyya-namba-slocum.png\" width=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anirban Bhattacharyya, Partner, Transcend<\/li>\n<li>Nikolaus Namba, Partner, Transcend<\/li>\n<li>Natalie Slocum, Strategic Partnerships Director, Aurora Institute (Moderator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/using-research-development-to-redesign-immediately-implementable-methods-and-practices-to-accelerate-learning-and-results-for-all-kids\/\">this page<\/a> to view the webinar recording.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Measuring Personalized Professional Learning: A Three-Year Study of What Works Best, For Whom, Under What Conditions, and Why&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-769 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png 300w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>September 15, 2020 |\u00a0 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Over the past three years, Lindsay Unified School District has collaborated with The Learning Accelerator to measure the effectiveness of their personalized professional learning program. Ultimately, the district sought to understand \u201cthe black box\u201d of which combinations of professional learning would lead to the greatest student growth. This seminar will share lessons learned and help participants consider ways to design professional learning programs to support personalized learning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Develop an understanding of the components of a personalized professional learning program.<\/li>\n<li>Gain an understanding of strategies to measure the effectiveness of personalized professional learning.<\/li>\n<li>Begin to conceptualize how they might implement personalized professional learning in their context.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/measuring-personalized-professional-learning-a-three-year-study-of-what-works-best-for-whom-under-what-conditions-and-why\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/amalia-lopez.beth-holland.eliot-levine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amalia Lopez, Director of Special Projects, Lindsay Unified School District<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Beth Holland, Partner, The Learning Accelerator<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Eliot Levine, Research Director, Aurora Institute \u00a0(Moderator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/measuring-personalized-professional-learning-a-three-year-study-of-what-works-best-for-whom-under-what-conditions-and-why\/\">this page<\/a> to view the webinar recording.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Strengthening the Learning Relationships Between Teachers Families and Students: Our Framework, Interventions and Evaluation Efforts&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-769 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png 300w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>September 16, 2020 |\u00a0 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Research has long shown that families play a critical role in student academic outcomes, specifically when their involvement is linked to curriculum. The role of families in learning has grown more critical as we transition into an uncertain year of distance and hybrid learning, with an urgent need to create equitable learning experiences and lessen COVID-19 learning gaps. By strengthening the triangle of learning relationships between teachers, families, and students, schools can activate the full potential of all families as academic team members to better personalize learning.<\/p>\n<p>In this session, participants will learn about the types of support we\u2019ve provided to teachers and families both prior to and during COVID-19 school closures, and the results we\u2019ve seen. We\u2019ll explore a new framework for deepening teacher practice and a research-based innovation designed to support teacher practice\u2014mobile-friendly, multilingual assignments where students \u201cteach their parents.\u201d\u00a0 We\u2019ll also share learnings from our Strategic Evidence Plan (SEP) and research partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will engage in questions around the conditions needed to create equitable learning experiences and evaluate impact in an uncertain time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Participants will gain an understanding of PowerMyLearning\u2019s research-based interventions for strengthening the triangle of learning relationships between students, partners, and teachers.<\/li>\n<li>Participants will explore the successes and challenges of our evaluation efforts, including our research partnerships, Strategic Evidence Plan, and impact studies.<\/li>\n<li>Participants will explore best practices for engagement during hybrid and distance learning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-922\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/stock.hernandez.amick_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/stock.hernandez.amick_.png 450w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/stock.hernandez.amick_-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Elisabeth Stock, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, PowerMyLearning<\/li>\n<li>Maryell Hern\u00e1ndez, Program Learning Specialist, Greater Los Angeles, PowerMyLearning<\/li>\n<li>Emily Amick, Director of Professional Learning, PowerMyLearning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/strengthening-the-learning-relationships-between-teachers-families-and-students-our-framework-interventions-and-evaluation-efforts\/\">this page<\/a> to view the webinar recording.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Assessing Field-level Change: Lessons from the Evaluation of the Assessment for Learning Project&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-769 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png 300w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>September 17, 2020 | 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>How can we know if and how a field is growing? This webinar will explore the methods used in the evaluation of the Assessment for Learning Project (ALP), a field-building initiative to rethink the role of assessment in teaching and learning. We will share the evaluation\u2019s approaches to measuring the growth of the assessment for learning field, such as Social Network Analysis, field-building frameworks, and field-facing stories of exemplars in assessment for learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Learn how to read and use Social Network Analysis maps to understand field-building.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to use field-building frameworks to understand the growth of a field.<\/li>\n<li>Learn how practice-based evidence and stories can surface exemplars and problems of practice for the field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lewis.charp-berman-jaquith.png\" width=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heather Lewis-Charp, Principal and Director of the Philanthropy, Equity and Youth Division, Social Policy Research Associates<\/li>\n<li>Daniela Berman, Senior Associate, \u00a0Social Policy Research Associates<\/li>\n<li>Ann Jaquith, Associate Director, \u00a0Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/assessing-field-level-change-lessons-from-the-evaluation-of-the-assessment-for-learning-project\/\">this page<\/a> to view the webinar recording.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Putting Data to Work: Formative Evaluation and Continuous Improvement in Transformative Education Efforts&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-769 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png 300w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>September 22, 2020 | 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this webinar with WestEd and KnowledgeWorks, engage with researchers, practitioners, and district leaders to explore how we\u2019re using continuous improvement as a critical component in the formative evaluation of our ongoing work with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. We are two years into a five-year implementation of personalized, competency-based learning in districts across the state, and we are excited to discuss and share tools, continuous improvement processes, and lessons learned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Learn about the mechanisms for continuous improvement including data collection instruments, reporting tools, and progress monitoring efforts for transforming districts.<\/li>\n<li>Review learning and results from year one.<\/li>\n<li>Hear about our lessons learned and best practices for building adaptive tools and processes for measuring change while shifting to a new normal in the era of COVID-19.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Presenters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-924\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ahigian-et-al-450w.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ahigian-et-al-450w.png 450w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ahigian-et-al-450w-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\">Robin Ahigian, District Services Senior Research Associate, WestEd<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Natalie Lacireno-Paquet, Learning Innovations Director of Research and Evaluation, WestEd<\/li>\n<li>Drake Bryan, Director, Continuous Improvement, KnowledgeWorks<\/li>\n<li>Geoff Zimmerman, Senior Director, Impact and Improvement, KnowledgeWorks<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Kraig Steinhoff, Superintendent, Oakes Public Schools (ND)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/event\/putting-data-to-work-formative-evaluation-and-continuous-improvement-in-transformative-education-efforts\/\">this page<\/a> to view the webinar recording.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Impact of Personalized Learning Through Interest-Based Internships&#8221; open=&#8221;true&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;reveal&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-769 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2.png 300w, https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/symposium2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/PRECONFERENCE-SESSION2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>October 6, 2020 | 2:00 pm EST<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Interest-driven internships at Big Picture Learning Schools contribute to progress in personal, academic, and vocational development. Through a university-school network collaboration, we explored the impact of such internships on secondary students. Case studies of seniors discuss how internships help build hope, social capital, and other important assets to support positive outcomes. 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