NEW MEMBERS: EVOLVE502 RPP and POLICY RESEARCH IN MISSOURI EDUCATION (PRiME) CENTER ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Join us in welcoming our newest members: The Evolve502 RPP and PRiME Center St. Louis University!
The Evolve502 RPP aims to examine longitudinal impacts of student experience and community initiatives on student outcomes in the Jefferson County Public School district in Louisville, both during their time in K-12 and in the years following. Partner organizations include Evolve502, Jefferson County Public Schools, University of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Metro United Way, and Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYStats).
The Policy Research in Missouri Education (PRiME) Center St. Louis University works through multiple partnerships to understand real-world challenges, conduct evidence-based inquiries, and collectively craft actionable solutions to drive positive change in the St. Louis area. Partner organizations include Saint Louis University PRiME Center, Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Central, James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) Translational Fellows, the Saint Louis University Office of Public School Partnerships, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Washington University in St. Louis, and various public and private schools in the St. Louis area.
Welcome to NNERPP!
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 SUBNETWORKS CORNER | upcoming meetings
- March 22, 2024: Early Childhood Ed
NNERPP Subnetworks are specialized learning communities organized by topic or role. INTERESTED IN JOINING? Check out subnetwork descriptions here and indicate your interest in joining! Please note that most NNERPP Subnetworks are only open to NNERPP members.
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MEET NNERPP COLLEAGUES AT NSTA
Are you attending the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)’s National Conference in Denver, CO, March 20-23? NNERPP member inquiryHub is there – be sure to drop by and say hi! Please see some featured sessions below and check out iHub’s full list of sessions here.
Teaching Strategies and Classroom Practice: INTRODUCING THE OpenSciEd HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE UNIT
Friday, 3/22, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MT
Diego Rojas-Perilla | BSCS Science Learning (iHub)
Zoe Buck Bracey | Design for Justice (iHub)
Research to Practice: TEACHERS CO-DESIGNING AND CO-REVISING NGSS-ALIGNED CHEMISTRY MATERIALS WITH RESEARCHERS
Friday, 3/22, 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM MT
Douglas Watkins | Denver Public Schools (iHub)
Teaching Strategies and Classroom Practice: QUESTIONS AND CROSSCUTTING CONCEPTS IN OpenSciEd HIGH SCHOOL: HOW CAN WE SUPPORT STUDENTS IN ASKING GOOD QUESTIONS?
Saturday, 3/23, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT
Jamie Noll | BSCS Science Learning (iHub)
Kate Henson | University of Colorado Boulder (iHub)
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 INVITATION: SHARE ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS!
Hey, NNERPP! Are you presenting at a conference and would like to share that with the NNERPP community? Let us know where you’ll be presenting and we’ll share it in an upcoming newsletter to make it easier for NNERPP colleagues to find and learn from each other at the various conferences we all attend. Please submit upcoming presentations HERE whenever you’d like to share them with the larger NNERPP community! |
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“Making Formative Use of Student Experience Data to Promote Equity”
By William Penuel, Ali Raza, Yamileth Salinas Del Val, Rosa Salinas-Estevez, Emily Williamson, Jennifer Smith, and
Quincy Gill
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“Youth Who Develop Their Voice in High School Are More Likely to Vote”
By Kelly Siegel-Stechler, Naraya Price, and Alberto Medina, with Abby Kiesa, Noorya Hayat, and Sara Suzuki
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DID YOU KNOW?
(I) STUDENT UPWARD MOBILITY INITIATIVE 2024 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Urban Institute is launching the Student Upward Mobility Initiative and the request for proposals is now open! The mission of this multi-year initiative is to develop an understanding of the skills and competencies in PK–12 education that educators and policymakers can use to shape practices, programs, interventions, and broader systems change to support students’ upward mobility.
Proposals should develop new or improved PK–12 measures or connect measures of PK–12 skills and competencies to economic mobility across the domains of academic achievement, “noncognitive” factors, health and well-being, social capital, and career preparation. The Urban Institute expects to fund $3 million in research grants, ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, through this year’s request for proposals.
All interested applicants must submit a mandatory letter of inquiry by Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET. You can find more information here. Questions can be directed to SUMI@urban.org.
(II) LEARNING CURVE 2024 CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Learning Curve is an essay series that aims to bring new data to timely policy debates by blending academic rigor with accessibility and a focus on solutions. The Learning Curve is now seeking proposals to analyze the effects of local education policies and programs enacted in the last five years, with a special interest in the effects of policies implemented with federal relief funds (ESSER and HEERF) provided during and following the pandemic.
Potential authors should think of the Learning Curve essay as an early look at the effects of the policy or program, providing available data in a timely fashion. Selected authors will receive a $2,500 honorarium and technical and editorial support from Urban Institute staff members to turn their proposal into an essay published on urban.org.
Proposals will be reviewed in two waves, with an initial deadline of Sunday, March 31, 2024, and a final deadline of Friday, May 31, 2024. You can find more details in the call for proposals.
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EVENTS
(I) RPP ARTIFACT CHATS
NNERPP members only
When: Wednesday, March 27, at 2 pm ET / 1 pm CT / 11 am PT
We invite you to join us for the second installment of our new “share and tell” workshop series called RPP Artifact Chats where we will discuss various RPP artifacts, organized around an in-progress RPP Sustainability Framework. Each session will invite you to bring artifacts from your work related to that month’s topic to an informal discussion. You can see an overview of all the chats we have planned for the year here.
Topic: Data Use Agreements / MOUs
For this second installment of our RPP Artifact Chats series, we invite you to bring an RPP Data Use Agreement / Memorandum of Understanding and join us in a discussion where we look across and learn together about what works well and what we may want to address to meet partnership goals. Your artifact could be a sample Data Use Agreement / MOU or general guidelines your RPP might have for drafting these agreements. We hope to see you there!
(II) RPP 101 WORKSHOP SERIES
Open to all, please register here by April
1, 2024
Are you new to RPPs? Not sure where to start? Join us this spring for a five-part online series led by Paula Arce-Trigatti, Director of NNERPP! Across five free 60-minute sessions, we will provide an engaging overview of all things RPP for those who are new to research-practice partnerships or who want a refresher on the most up-to-date thinking on RPPs.
Session Dates and Topics (1–2 pm ET, held on Zoom):
#1: APRIL 2 · What is an RPP?
#2: APRIL 9 · Sustaining Your Partnership
#3: APRIL 16 · Building Strong Relationships
#4: APRIL 23 · Milestones for New RPPs
#5: APRIL 30 · RPP Effectiveness
Sign Up:
Please register here by April 1, 2024.
You can find more information here and on the flyer.
Please share with anyone in your networks who might be interested. We look forward to learning together!
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We are excited to share two important announcements about the NNERPP Annual Forum, taking place July 24-26 in Richmond, VA. This year’s theme will be: "Public Education at a Crossroads: The Role of RPPs in Promoting Democracy.”
