STEM Fields of Study at Community Colleges
May 17, 2011
The demand for graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields continues to grow rapidly.
Adam Gamoran in Science
May 12, 2011
Adam Gamoran comments on the National Research Council's study of successful STEM education in K-12 schools (Science, 12 May).
Richard Halverson on Maryland Gazette.net
May 11, 2011
Richard Halverson comments on how technology can improve school cultures without adding significantly to education budgets (Maryland Gazette.net, 11 May).
Improving Community College Success
May 11, 2011
Many students who enter community colleges do not persist for longer than a semester, complete a program, or attain a credential.
Improving a Quality Educator Effectiveness System
May 9, 2011
CPRE researcher Steve Kimball and colleagues are helping the State’s Department of Public Instruction develop frameworks for teacher and principal evaluation.
Assessing Teaching Practice
May 5, 2011
Developing a teacher competency model doesn’t require reinventing the wheel.
Sara Goldrick-Rab in the Madison Capital Times
May 2, 2011
Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on how the Chancellor's proposed New Badger Partnership may affect access and affordability for low- and middle-income students (Madison Capital Times, 2 May).
VARC in Education Week
April 27, 2011
WCER’s Value Added Research Center has expanded its technical assistance since the 1990s. It recently won a contract to help Los Angeles carry out a pilot program using value-added data (Education Week, 27 April, subscription required for full story).
Analyzing Conversations in a Multi-Party Epistemic Game
April 25, 2011
Multi-party chat is a standard feature of popular online games.
Professional Development for Teachers Using SEC Surveys
April 18, 2011
The Surveys of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) are a set of data collection tools used with K-12 teachers of mathematics, science and English language arts to portray current instructional practices and content being taught in classrooms.
Rob Meyer on KPCC Radio
April 12, 2011
Rob Meyer participates in a radio interview about the Value-Added Research Center's work in the Los Angeles Unified School District (KPCC Radio, 12 April).
Recent Papers from ITP Scholars
April 11, 2011
WCER’s Interdisciplinary Training Program in the Education Sciences is preparing a new generation of education science scholars to provide solid evidence of “what works” in education.
What Matters in Mentoring
April 11, 2011
It has always been important for young people to have mentors. Some mentors guide us through our personal lives; others help prepare us for our careers.
Robert Meyer in the Journal Sentinell
April 7, 2011
VARC director Robert Meyer says the reason Milwaukee's voucher schools have not done better is perhaps because their test results have not been disclosed previously and those performing at the bottom have not been pressured to improve (Journal Sentinel, 7 April).
Gary Cook in Education Week
April 6, 2011
WIDA's Gary Cook discusses complexities involved when several states try to determine common definitions and criteria for English Language Learners (Education Week, 6 April).
