Subject: CNA Education Update: July 2015
From: CNA Education <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:34:49 -0400

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A division of CNA's Institute for Public Research,  CNA   Education helps policymakers
 and practitioners improve the quality  of   public education by providing  critical
decision-making support. Our    approach combines objective  scientific methods,
 evidence-based    analysis, on-the-ground field  experience, and absolute data 
integrity.
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Leveraging SLDSs in Tennessee and Virginia
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Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia at CNA is working with partners
 in Tennessee and Virginia to help schools leverage their states' Statewide Longitudinal
Data Systems (SLDS). Since 2005, the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S.
 Department of Education has awarded grants [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXiP2a0gAoDMxOOwIXZJuV0_xfJwsPP-TYng3zV4KdRbUAgpshD53QbHDMJG-b3ddr295146KBLn_EKeUm8FjtxQHd1D1LyQYNe8Eg0-TX5AlUgdD-UH9jRFSWLKBCH30bjYZlEvjBb5O4rlWsSZpnv7lWgxid8D4YXavjikMDLt8ZZ8mvsgKkIYEEuIAM06aT_s8mGv4o-Or5ezJ6fI1h-jRf02fAIw3ICtVZdIw4J9dGaZxjs1SVuID-kf2qGGHyEUJeTUhVXFtRY3y9n_GtXWNYX-WR88PPg==&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
to 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands through
its SLDS Grant Program [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXiP2a0gAoDMxUTRUgkiB7QIz1UwpLwCXxr3wH7R9r0bWCX5BS3cb0DLUqOPF35mwNGD68fE18Iwp4loNn07APktOhWdzDsWO_18awchCYkgqusWe3l1xxCs_h7kKqlhorqsu7QJ50IY9hDwRdFfsY_z5ohYOpz7ubbFltt95CD8-m4Mb9kPk-uBlqgPWVe4to_1IqT0mvLYtEKijU1PGt1_RqmQ233RNU8ChvC-Gkdn-YLVMBgZoJImrpSYwPH7Mvbrhx20g-QXLsszhWCRKuLM=&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
to "propel the successful design, development, implementation, and expansion of 
K12 and P-20W longitudinal data systems." REL Appalachia's four states - Kentucky,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia - have received a total of more than $40 
million in grants.
REL Appalachia is working with its Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) 
Data Use Research Alliance and Virginia Middle School Research Alliance (VMSRA) 
on SLDS projects to identify and overcome barriers to effective data use.
With the MNPS Data Use Research Alliance, we are developing a survey [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXiP2a0gAoDMxg3ZB6xkEYUCIi53mDFaYzgBAdX6fVmdkWR9bxP2iQ7Hcs2z03dGPPQ0hkkA3sMhE9PACZ_HK68IrdRGsv8-rYUWwicTfFJdeKmgxCuXGScYY-WeXkLUuWzePfcWGEYJXv1quWsqRN4WToqDq12Z1cAy2OdfZq75gEZ7LXvbQbRpZmpy08U3L5jdViF3zOoYGEGraz3kp8hkoOWMoT2D8uWaXibtki_RJhNdrbPlzF04MXc00AQVHWrg1rokno4xyYCrHocB99jEvTsG2uc8HMz7dAsGS_m8uXRa4EogGMgdAzLJJ9fKCMw==&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
to measure the data use perceptions and practices of middle school staff who provide
literacy instruction. With VMSRA, we are using data collected by schools, divisions,
and the state to identify early warning indicators [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXiP2a0gAoDMxK1TlqfHGzBBg3qsDzoSgZ6K_wMBMHeaPrDq0o67vf2PwXwiZ1Tj9KHoofQy-4kI0KPujHLWUl7A6x-uNWWegSUOHy_KFmuLUTzJolWQVRpvjYbyWTjmJv16jGC4vTAgto_mGLQcjXpY2_aJFNxMSyn8LGmZOXXPCzPCUZFgHJPYfnK7fHsOhCiGi0bgOJm3j3c8W3DrRrPL1mq89xugDqgDGKcBQXElr9KIUT26V3EQ6s6q7n5gqi5u15jrptLM9xnBiSRCuUs7qisCVatMktE3qXlABpKzw7v5dgapkvWr1U12Xy0ontw==&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
for grades 6, 7, and 8 that best predict which students at the end of grade 9 already
are off track to graduate high school.
To learn more about these REL Appalachia projects and others visit www.relappalachia.org
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXncQwXrL7tFOCOBRvdl1QnGCHQm1exL5m9wRD7I7n33U_0VWOdBpj4esP9Qyc3O3H_CM2qx9z9jPn-OJExQpxoTg8uyW4QbAq3Tr6cNT8XMP4oolVsY2mSO56uu-pMcs-a8N6BMDCF11m2AH16M8yVd-5rq4AfDCMHR4P02jsPtt39XRJ1z3OJ7sqyE3d6KjLG28D3dt6UScTHBD7Nc2uJo7YNKrSaJZ9qtjqoqVlIN2GgXmXK-p4pnQh1G8NWdTuQ==&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
and follow us on Twitter, @REL_Appalachia [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXiP2a0gAoDMxyVqltiWRBjnu39C_YVuU61bZFg4fDJYz-wLGLMNRAYrC3OZKn8g1VK8AhsIbAy2RMtTVP8C-NHABMn1BZMEy4y-RYjJaLAKnzi7aLYLBOqV6_RminyhrBbq6bu1EQZtz&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==].
-Eric Cramer, Associate Research Analyst
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Did the Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium Help Improve Instruction?
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Led by the Niswonger Foundation, the Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready
Consortium has used i3 grant funds from the U.S. Department of Education to expand
its high school students' access to academically rigorous coursework and high-quality
instruction.
Among other strategies, the Consortium provided teachers with professional learning
opportunities including workshops in specific content areas, Advanced Placement 
training, training to teach online courses, attendance at professional conferences,
and an online community of practice. In math and science, teachers got feedback 
on their teaching and new curricular resources and equipment. A group of matched
 comparison schools received none of that support, but both groups benefited from
statewide initiatives such as Race to the Top.
Did the Consortium's efforts make a difference?
To find out, CNA's evaluation team partnered with Briarwood Associates to use its
Leadership by Design observation instrument, which measures the quality of a classroom's
instruction and captures information about the classroom setting. Classrooms in 
Consortium and comparison schools were observed near the beginning of the grant,
 in 2011, and again near the end of the grant, in 2014. Observers rated each classroom
on a 5-point scale, and added written comments.
The ratings provide evidence that Consortium schools made improvements in instructional
quality over the grant period. The written comments indicated that highly rated 
Consortium math and science classrooms displayed high levels of student engagement;
instructional practices that encouraged students to use higher-order thinking skills;
and a diversity of instructional approaches that effectively responded to the different
learning needs of different students.
So did the Consortium's efforts make a difference? As shown in the graphic, the 
answer seems to be yes.
-Dr. Tom Geraghty, CNA Research Scientist
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Of Interest

New Resources
"Understanding the West Virginia Growth Model"
·Presentation slides from REL Appalachia June 16, 2015, workshop [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXtu7o3bP47xCL10ze0O9GWfWDWWF5jmZ_9irkEAP4JBFI1zZMUHCuZVjlRhyQjApJi-vU5yn88d9hAiwqE6nO9HbieopJ-G25SRvDf1ceMw3WLg1dK107O_s2UPFmzaAOXzy39BLovO95ukwTQZsAYAS4rD6D8xRAKTDgBLE-Uyia7zjrX3hmUcbhHbIWD8sj4klily2z1i2XYNARynw3JwdUeHcsZRylr3ayEoJluAjg70fypLQxyuWhaI8-yrL96jVQ7vVQc516IrYL-NVizxbLcbvcFRZogd1QFUBWtjvDWE2jauNySvQkDwiusivLhPNWzErnp6h&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
"Principal Leadership Strategies for Promoting Teacher Data Use"
·Presentation slides and materials from REL Appalachia June 9, 2015, workshop [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXtu7o3bP47xCUuEgkEFlkQ08IE1_Vkl8XzfyzQ3G9JKFKxwUwBYy-4ezrW_3TUvZY9IIko-1VOEmJYXxZoKS-sl8EfpWejQbzvcgpi0LUu9e0CT6RXcnnZmwFfk3RlcCAH0KPN5DMa50eTrFbZ4dChyr9LekSlXlnWgBo8kzntztQ35XWZLb20rYlAcae-pUFE31qGflj7ow-E0WQQvHEO0qi4NEhSs3UG8-q46MZD5UErmpeCYOa72Dm3ddRrTAMNKT9zOw38mqqo2LoJDX1tzHCBkWAg2EvP549MEWsU553A0O-KalUuU2k9f8O-_xvRpitRd0qWpXMkMSxu8-DeSinNR5fefYoA==&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
"Principles of Innovation Configuration Mapping"
·Video and materials from REL Appalachia May 28, 2015, webinar [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXtu7o3bP47xCZGrWcTZIdp0IYG6RhRMyywwX8-i7UGbpYs-GQir3t-RMf0VPMtx94wGqMRLWXw9nZsERfJSK8bfHM4GunqNBXVE0TgZd6NxdD6ybGL0CcF_5sF5ZHWnA1oEG4g0cQaiNgP9wETbsBpUZhf8o5RLBJAuRL3faJ-ucqrdaADcBDZIsYykTP0Pf6Foy11fb_6sTkO2wtuEYgni78XCecZla7Jf0fsrO2lXvQZA2o4HMcRtJMvs27df4eIElfZYT0NbxaoxhftWjJIaDAyLWP2W8ZpncC_DkcWflRH2RoTY5VUwRNzR844uopHWQ9bDQyD2lDKfJBiY6Gsg=&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
"How Do We Use Student Engagement Data to Improve Instruction?"
·Video, presentation slides, and materials from REL Appalachia May 8, 2015, webinar
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXlKDtxt4VNY2iFns2gOsvv66EOdde-uVBgJ2QXF_kv5z9Q7OpOhgXzOABDBvPDeuOGhKu-eOH28EH0Pxy7NKWrJoTnQTOHG-j0TYYglOTtqoLDTyTbTV-KywenuL7C762K6AloNGHros08zvdIyHjBrbeM6Vqr_WhaTokdlrI1P-azG66hZEUt62uH-2aMa7shAKhLolB9HBdTQiYWkNir_RPkEcuyaUUEArk3eAmfziznpnLaeKxji5e9QVxLReXvk5hXQvmrKlDzugLSRy13qIBRSzFKnF9uI_65TmFnPllJiRFC-a8K60l7buj-B3Ad0JYnfpXAL2DTtXBRjJGfTWuJmGiuxH7g==&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
"Using Data to Improve Instructional Practice to Tackle Student Learning Challenges"
·Presentation slides and materials from REL Appalachia April 16, 2015, workshop 
[http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXnVl-8x7cQrpfvdV7f_zE-W5Gs-6dbV4wy1o_cdif2q88kBrXoRwQtyzcBknKprTB4lAdu0C4UuGj2yEDt8_eCKSIQZK4jBg3yWkFryID4nMLM8RE9_-XFErPS4oZ7L3Wecn7YsTJI4Xx3SUetd8ygB5Wh78echys_QteM2Y6Pt6ewyC4d1QfcYugDXvzhL9dLnjK0r8jvD5rDnYCwSI8glCIKcoOxqyJkENasbqSGvWPaVZhGCJddzBU4MuDbYTR4ZNPOQ-WL7uSOXGG7LUNkGvDl-5yTFTCD5DjHd-rEHyfvN3gTvZoDVO7wV91emvBVp5M5u_bhOc2_2_HYxnr6iE2PX4nLyyKQ--BTiq5VUPTsZYooAfcakkuMLy_38Ohg==&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
News
CNA Education will be hosting a series of professional development forums for the
Florida College and Career Readiness Initiative this summer. The forums will bring
together educators from high schools, districts, and state colleges to discuss issues
surrounding college readiness.
· August 4, Tallahassee, FL
· August 19, Jacksonville, FL
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CNA Evaluates "Data Literacy" Program
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"Data literacy" is the ability of teachers to work individually and collectively
 to examine different types of data and use that data to develop instructional improvement
strategies. Teachers' data literacy is widely recognized as a critical resource 
in improving the academic performance of schools. TERC designed its professional
 learning program Using Data [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Pspb4iS3T-thL42Pztt_nPmqwFpb8ck5c-5g42ed1AQazcAbK65ZXiP2a0gAoDMx8t9s9ych4jOV2KYHZpV8l9fRGdMBD7h85yZZzPfjYmCBONQfVx7aI1m2Wbw02Uu7nC5gSHksq230CZrrNkntqJ4X2SNMSUUhsX6M5UYL2eIuMKkSjpjZxilSvjiYpzS5ohYo4cjZjSNsjb1_ZkcgctSKcbJpz2Z8plQNQhqbnOheyU3w5eaFrG9Uzi9SCXVg5lPeAcArhwKTC2WkvqiKg_u3e6bofXF1o0fzNWEY_OBuAlFPC9dIdSQLXDn0ASbR&c=UYh6HPDPYeIXwZ3XPzdEW-rmo2CIUch7YTQjXRb38hfTJlemSKJE0g==&ch=fCCOujAzgp2G-nehRYGMc4tFKvI-PoNnQwF7_cLtpg_4Jm2ZwWjv6g==]
 to equip teachers to use data to make informed instructional decisions.
In a four-year study funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, CNA evaluated
the Using Data program  as it was implemented in fourth- and fifth-grade math classrooms
in Florida's Duval County public schools during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years.
The program was evaluated according to several measures, including changes in teachers'
frequency of data use and changes in teachers' data knowledge and skills. Below,
 project director Dr. Tom Geraghty talks about CNA's evaluation and its significance.
How did this study come about?
Dr. Geraghty: While it is important to collect data on student achievement, it is
also important that educators know how to use data to help individual learners. 
The core question in this research project was whether a professional development
program for improving educators' data literacy was actually working. Three aspects
of the U.S. education system motivated this study. First is the desire to improve
student achievement. Second, many educators are overwhelmed with the amount of student
data being made available due to No Child Left Behind accountability requirements
and related initiatives to establish performance measures for schools and teachers.
Finally, many teachers and administrators are not prepared to use these data effectively,
because they lack training and experience in "data literacy" - the ability to collect
and interpret educational data, and to use this information to improve instruction
in ways that raise student achievement.
What was the most impactful piece of information found?
Dr. Geraghty: We found that the program's effect depended on the characteristics
 of the school. Schools that before the intervention had relatively low performance
on state standardized tests, and high percentages of poor and minority students,
 tended to see larger gains in student achievement than did schools that started
 off with better academic performance and fewer poor and minority students. This
 suggests that perhaps the schools that were initially lower-performing and higher-poverty
may have had less well-developed data-use cultures, so that Using Data professional
development may have been more valuable to them.
How can this research be applied to improve teaching and learning?
Dr. Geraghty: This type of evaluation contributes to a body of knowledge about how
effective training in data-driven instructional improvement is in raising student
achievement. Education policymakers and administrators can use this information 
to determine whether investment in such programs is a cost-effective way to improve
student learning. Developers of teacher training programs can also use the information
from this study to improve professional development offerings for teachers and principals.
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