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ISKME Special Series Part 4: Indicators and Outcomes
Indicators & OutcomesConnecting the dots: how to use data to get fromdistrictwide goal-setting to school-level performance. Indicators & OutcomesConnecting the dots: how to use data to get fromdistrictwide goal-setting to school-level...
ISKME Special Series Part 1: Data Driven
Savvy school administrators are using data to improve instruction districtwide.Christmas came early for the School District of Philadelphia (PA). In early December, the district announced that, for the fourth consecutive year, students showed measurable improvement on...
Using External Accountability Mandates to Create Internal Change
In light of a new state-mandated performance-based funding mechanism for community colleges in California, this article discusses how one district sought to implement new internal evaluation procedures to improve student outcomes in line with systemwide goals outlined...
Open Textbook Adoption and Use: Implications for Teachers and Learners
The Community College Open Textbook Project (CCOTP) was developed to support the use of textbooks that are freely available and accessible online, and that can be adapted by teachers and learners to meet their unique needs and contexts. This article presents the...
Big Ideas and Reform Fatigue: Working with Educators to Redesign Learning
Since Horace Mann introduced the common school in the early 19th century, the United States has been no stranger to big ideas in education. In the last century, the introduction of the GI Bill and the creation of community colleges expanded access to higher education...