A new study of turnaround schools in California has found that successful schools tend to use instructional strategies focused on student subgroups, emphasizing teacher collaboration, and having strong leadership as part of their key strategies to improve performance.
In this commentary published in the Hill, Dan Goldhaber, AIR vice president and director of CALDER, and John C. White, Louisiana state superintendent of education, discuss the importance of formal mentoring for teachers during their career training.
Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will have a significant presence at the at the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), being held March 3rd to March 5th at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC.
What is meta-analysis in research? What is the difference between systematic review and meta-analysis? What is a scoping review? MOSAIC resources help explain through a series of how-to videos and guides.
Teacher performance evaluation systems are one potential tool for improving student success. Emerging research points to some promising features of performance evaluation measures. Explore our most recent resources in teacher and leader development and effectiveness to discover what we are learning and how it is contributing to successful schools. ...
This REL Midwest webinar showcases how competency-based education (CBE) strategies can positively impact student learning outcomes and how to create structures within a school or classroom to effectively implement CBE strategies.
AIR’s approach to personalized learning draws upon our rigorous research base and strong field experience in facilitating educational system change efforts across the nation and globe. Explore AIR-developed resources to support states, districts, and schools that would like to implement personalized learning programming. ...
A new book by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Public Agenda addresses the challenges of teacher evaluation reform by offering school leaders field-tested strategies for collaborating with teachers. Everyone at the Table adds to a body of research suggesting that teacher engagement reduces the likelihood of opposition, ...