NNERPP Newsletter: Arts education & SEL, school climate, English Learners, and new job opportunities

UCHICAGO CONSORTIUM EXAMINES THE ROLE OF ARTS EDUCATION IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In “Arts Education and Social-Emotional Learning Outcomes: Developing A Theory of Action,” Camille A. Farrington and colleagues outline a theory of action that describes how arts learning experiences can promote the development of social-emotional competencies. This project was conducted in partnership with Ingenuity.

EQUITY IMPLEMENTED EXAMINES SCHOOL CLIMATE

In “Student Experiences of School Climate in the Iowa City Community School District: 2019,” Sarah K. Bruch and colleagues detail results from the district’s fourth annual school climate survey, identifying areas of opportunity and strength, as well as disparities across demographic groups, to guide district policy and school improvement planning.

REL MIDWEST STUDIES ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

In “Student and School Characteristics Associated with Academic Performance and English Language Proficiency Among English Learner Students in Grades 3–8 in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District,” Rachel Garrett, Elisabeth Davis, and Ryan Eisner explore which student and school characteristics are associated with English Learner student achievement in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

OFFICE FOR EDUCATION POLICY EXAMINES ENGLISH LEARNERS IN ARKANSAS

In “A Brief History of English Language Learners in Arkansas,” Sarah McKenzie, Molly I. Beck, and Charlene A. Reid provide an overview of the context of English Learner education policies at the national and state level and examine state-wide and region-wide trends in the growth of Arkansas’ English Learner student population.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Help spread the word about these new job opportunities! The Research Alliance for New York City Schools is hiring a Data Manager, the University of California, Berkeley is hiring a Director of Research Practice Partnerships and Community Engagement, and Education Northwest is hiring a Research Associate.

"Monitoring Educational Equity": Christopher Edley Jr. and colleagues propose a system of indicators of educational equity that tracks the extent of disparities in the PK-12 education system and can alert policymakers, researchers, and the public to consequential disparities and inform policy formulation to improve equity.

"Negotiating Trust, Power, and Culture in a Research-Practice Partnership": Jill Denner, Steve Bean, Shannon Campe, Jacob Martinez, and David Torres critically reflect on the role and dynamics of culture and power in the development of their RPP and how they were navigated effectively.

"A Look Into Educator Professional Learning In Tennessee": In this ninth episode of The TNth Period: Education Research in Tennessee podcast, co-hosts Erin O'Hara and Laura Booker are joined by Susan Patrick, Robin McClellan, and Elizabeth Alves to discuss the landscape of educator professional learning in Tennessee.

DID YOU KNOW...?

Looking at data together can be one of the most powerful learning activities in an RPP, bringing together a wide range of perspectives to make meaning of the data the team has collected in ways that can directly inform improvement efforts and build theory and knowledge to inform the work of others.

How to organize data analysis sessions in ways that support equity, mutualism, and new understanding is a critical part of leading an RPP.

The “RPP Data Representation Workshop,” co-organized by the Research+Practice Collaboratory and NNERPP, is designed to help you and your team develop constructive ways to organize RPP data analysis sessions.

When:
October 23-25, 2019
Where:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Who:
Open to all types of RPPs, addressing all types of STEM and CS subject areas, in all types of settings
How:
Applications are due by July 15, 2019

Find more information here.

VIRTUAL BROWN BAGS
Special Webinar this month

Attention, NNERPP Annual Forum participants! Join us for a special webinar:

“Guide to the 2019 NNERPP Annual Forum”

When:
Tuesday, June 25, 12 pm PT / 2pm CT / 3 pm ET

Learn more about this year’s agenda, meet new faces and returning attendees, ask any and all questions you might have, and get ready for NNERPP19!

Find connections details in your inboxes.

NNERPP aims to develop and support RPPs in education in order to improve the connection between research, policy, and practice.

NNERPP is made possible by the generous funding support of the William T. Grant Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.

For more information about NNERPP, please visit our website: nnerpp.rice.edu