NNERPP Newsletter 8(14): NNERPP Extra | math | ELA curriculum | learning renewal after COVID-19

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NNERPP EXTRA

We just published a new issue of NNERPP Extra, our quarterly magazine aiming to deliver key insights from the intersection of education research, policy, and practice! We are excited to share our summer edition with you, which includes the following articles:

Assessing Second Graders’ Handwriting Using Digital Technology: Findings From an RPP in France: The University House of Education, the first RPP in France, shares insights from research addressing elementary school students’ challenges with handwriting.
Equity-Centered and Vision-Aligned Research: Strategies of a District Research Office to Build Better Research Collaborations: Two district research leaders share their perspectives on and experiences with RPP work, shining a spotlight on the meaning and value of RPP work from this vantage point.
RPP 101: Understanding Important RPP Basics: We share an overview of NNERPP’s recent RPP 101 Workshop Series and a new resource addressing questions around RPP basics.
Improving Improvement: Shifting Our Perspectives of the Time it Takes to Engage in Improvement Work: Proving Ground examines why engaging in improvement work can feel like it takes up a lot of time for school district leads.
Research Headlines: We share a list of our members’ research from the past quarter.

Find the entire issue here, and our website here. Happy reading!

#1 | CENTER FOR EDUCATION EFFICACY, EXCELLENCE, AND EQUITY (E4) AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
“How Digital Platforms Provide Individualized Learning Experiences in Mathematics Across School Settings, Grades 1-5”
By Ana Paula Melo, Anita Sundrani, Julia Turner, and Ofer Malamud

#2 | EDUCATION POLICY INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE
“Elementary English Language Arts Curriculum Resources in Michigan: Trends from 2019-2023”
By Amy Cummings and Tanya S. Wright

#3 | ILLINOIS WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
“Learning Renewal Series: Descriptive Trends in Student Renewal Outcomes in Illinois: Test Scores, Enrollment and Attendance”
By Mariana Barragan Torres, Sarah Cashdollar, and Meg Bates

“Learning Renewal Series: Describing ESSER Spending for Recovery in Illinois”
By Mariana Barragan Torres, Meg Bates, Anna Barkley, and Sarah Cashdollar

“Learning Renewal Series: Exploring Practices for Learning Renewal in Illinois After the COVID-19 Pandemic”
By Anna Barkley and Mariana Barragan Torres

“Differences in Learning Patterns in Illinois School Districts and What We Can Learn from Them”
By Mariana Barragan Torres, Meg Bates, and Sarah Cashdollar

MEET NNERPP COLLEAGUES AT BALTIMORE DATA DAY
NNERPP member Baltimore Education Research Consortium is presenting at the 15th annual Baltimore Data Day at the University of Baltimore today, July 19!

AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA RESOURCES - BALTIMORE AND BEYOND
Friday, 7/19, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Frankie Gamber | Baltimore Education Research Consortium
Bess Rose and Molly Abend | Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center
Michael Bader | Johns Hopkins University, 21st Century Cities Initiative
Merissa MacDonald | Hyphae Design Labs

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!

>> ANNENBERG INSTITUTE AT BROWN UNIVERSITY: Engagement and Partnerships Manager
>> BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: Director of Berkeley Research, Evaluation, and Assessment
>> LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: Math Equity Grant Project Leader
>> NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EDUCATION ACCESS AND CHOICE (REACH) & EDUCATION RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR NEW ORLEANS: Scientific Research Analyst
>> UCHICAGO CONSORTIUM: Research Associate

“Assessing the Impact of an RPP on a Large Urban School District: The Case of CAFÉCS”
By Erin Henrick, Danny Schmidt, Steven McGee, Andrew M. Rasmussen, Lucia Dettori, Ronald I. Greenberg, Dale Reed, and Don Yanek

“From Theory to Action: Highlights From E4 Center’s Convening on Mathematics Instruction”
By Anita Sundrani

“How Mathematical Discourse Can Help Students Succeed”
By Doug Van Dine

DID YOU KNOW?

Upcoming opportunity to hear from the Chicago Alliance for Equity in Computer Science (CAFÉCS): In 2024, the fifth cohort of students graduated from the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) having fulfilled the computer science (CS) graduation requirement. Join CAFÉCS in person or online on August 13, 2024, from 4:00-5:30 pm CT for a celebration event to commemorate this milestone. We will share research about CPS efforts to increase the meaningfulness of CS experiences and the impact of the graduation requirement on expanding opportunities for students to pursue advanced high school and college computer science pathways. You will also hear from students and teachers about their experience in this path-breaking work to bring CS opportunities to all students.

EVENTS

NNERPP ANNUAL FORUM:
The 2024 NNERPP Annual Forum takes place next week (July 24-26)! We couldn’t be more excited for the NNERPP community to gather again this summer! We’ll be in Richmond, VA, the home of NNERPP member and Forum co-host Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium. This year’s Forum theme is: "Public Education at a Crossroads: The Role of RPPs in Promoting Democracy.”

To all registered attendees: As you get ready for the Forum, be sure to check out the Annual Forum resources we shared in this week’s email if you haven’t done so yet! See you in Richmond next Wednesday!

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 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.

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

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