The Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program is designed to help unemployment insurance claimants return to work more quickly. AIR, in partnership with Actus Policy Research, is working with two states—North Carolina and Wisconsin—to design and execute rigorous evaluations of their RESEA programs. ...
Hundreds of staff at AIR took part in the institution’s third annual Giving Tuesday community project, selecting charities to receive a total of $25,000 in support from AIR. AIR asked staff which nonprofits, working in the U.S. and internationally, are making a world of difference in their communities. Staff had the ...
Typical approaches to professional learning are often driven by district or campus priorities, rather than by the individual needs of teachers. Adult learning and motivation theories emphasize the importance of allowing teachers autonomy over their own learning. Moreover, teachers may have the best understanding of what kind of learning would ...
Katie Mallory has nearly 20 years of experience managing publication and product production for print and digital media. She specializes in developing dissemination and outreach strategies that connect national, state, and local agencies with key audiences, including policymakers, researchers, administrators, and practitioners. Mallory collaborates closely with content experts to ensure dissemination ...
These teaching ideas are instructional routines teachers can implement in their classrooms to help students become more deeply and actively engaged in understanding algebra. The ideas focus on how teachers can help students better engage, defined as making deep mathematical connections, justifying and critiquing mathematical thinking, and solving challenging problems ...
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
The Guide for Reflecting on Instructional Depth, or GRID, helps teachers reflect on their instruction, identify areas where they can be more student-centered. The four-part video GRID series provides step-by-step guidance for determining students’ depth of mathematical justifications and who is driving those justifications. ...
On December 11, 2023, AIR led a virtual conversation with representatives from Louisiana, Massachusetts, and the U.S. Virgin Islands who reflected on their experiences and responded to questions about the process of creating innovative, new social studies materials aligned to standards.
The Better Math Teaching Network comprised high school Algebra I teachers from across New England and researchers committed to deepening and expanding evidence-based instruction in high school mathematics.
Whitney Rostad is a senior researcher in the Youth, Family, and Community Development program at AIR. Her primary responsibilities include conducting research to identify effective community-, society-, and policy-level strategies to prevent violence, with a focus on preventing child maltreatment. Dr. Rostad also provides technical assistance to partners to identify, ...
