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Download full textPierce, Jill C.; Supovitz, Jonathan A. – Research for Action, 2020
In partnership with the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, RFA has been studying Philadelphia schools' take-up of an instructional reform that has demonstrated positive impacts on teacher knowledge and student learning in math. The Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) is designed to deepen teachers' understanding of foundational concepts in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Achievement, Student Evaluation
Allensworth, Elaine M.; Cashdollar, Sarah; Cassata, Amy; Gwynne, Julia A. – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2022
The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSS-M) were released in 2010 with a goal to improve critical thinking skills and prepare all students to thrive in college, careers, and as informed citizens. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) followed in 2013. Using districtwide surveys of students in grades 6-8, conducted annually from…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Instruction, Critical Thinking, Standards
Turner, Alyn; Comly, Rachel; Ruemann-Moore, Rebecca; Rigsby, Matthew; Strouf, Kendra; Kapa, Ryan – Research for Action, 2020
RFA's three-year mixed methods evaluation of Children's Literacy Initiative's language and literacy supports found positive impacts despite higher-than-typical teacher turnover. In pre-K centers receiving CLI supports, teachers were more able to implement effective instructional practices and created richer classroom literacy environments, and…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Reading Skills, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
McCarty, Alyn; Comly, Rachel; Strouf, Kendra; Rigsby, Matthew – Research for Action, 2018
Research for Action's Year Two evaluation report indicates that most lead teachers demonstrated high fidelity to the key elements of the Blueprint approach in the classroom, though some teachers experienced issues related to differentiating instruction and the simultaneous implementation of Blueprint and Creative Curriculum. The authors found…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Preschool Education
Direct linkVillavicencio, Adriana; Siman, Nina; Lafayette, Camille; Kang, David – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2016
In 2011, with support from a federal Investing in Innovation grant, the NYC Department of Education launched Innovate NYC Schools. The initiative was designed to address two, related challenges to effectively integrating education technology (ed-tech) into classrooms: First, procurement of ed-tech tools is often hampered by a disconnect between…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Villavicencio, Adriana; Siman, Nina; Lafayette, Camille; Kang, David – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2016
In 2011, with support from a federal Investing in Innovation grant, the NYC Department of Education launched Innovate NYC Schools. The initiative was designed to address two, related challenges to effectively integrating education technology (ed-tech) into classrooms: First, procurement of ed-tech tools is often hampered by a disconnect between…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Blended Learning: Lessons from Best Practice Sites and the Philadelphia Context. PERC Research Brief
Beaver, Jessica K.; Hallar, Brittan; Westmaas, Lucas; Englander, Katie – Research for Action, 2015
The Philadelphia Education Research Consortium--or PERC--was launched in August 2014 as an innovative partnership designed to provide research and analyses on some of the city's most pressing education issues. This partnership was forged among the School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia's charter school sector, and Research for Action (RFA).…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Best Practices, Program Implementation, Teacher Surveys
