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At-Risk Student Identification and Progress Monitoring
Machine Learning Methods for K-12 Early Warning Systems by Michael L. Fuller, Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center and Mackenzi Brozovich, Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center In educational settings, an early warning system (EWS) identifies students who are at-risk for one or more adverse educational outcomes related to student achievement, progression, and graduation. Specific examples include…
Read MoreThe Tenets of Care: A Perspective from a School Crisis Responder
Abstract Crisis response work in our schools is a necessary service as an educational setting must be stable and free from disturbance in order for meaningful learning to take place. Now more than ever, our efforts to ensure that educational environments are fortresses of safety and acceptance have become a paramount concern within American schools.…
Read MoreDeveloping School Building Administrators to Lead the Next Generation
A Partnership between Pittsburg State University and Greenbush Education Service Center By Dawn R. Martin, Pittsburg State University In this edition of Perspectives, the author Dawn Martin examines the “pipeline” for future education leaders via a research project involving a University-ESA partnership. Kansas, along with the rest of the United States, is experiencing increasing turnover in…
Read MoreAI and the ESA: Continuing a Conversation
This is Part II of a two-part series about AI and the ESA By Thomas Collins and Susan Leddick “AI will be economically significant precisely because it will make something important much cheaper. What will AI technologies make so cheap? Prediction.” “Organizations can exploit prediction machines by adopting AI tools to assist with executing current…
Read MoreAI and the ESA: Opening a Conversation
by Thomas Collins and Susan Leddick “The world now stands on the cusp of a technological revolution in artificial intelligence and robotics that may prove as transformative for economic growth and human potential as were electrification, mass production, and electronic telecommunications in their eras.” MIT Work of the Future (David Autor, 2019) “Executives need to put…
Read MoreEveryone is a Learner
One ESA reflects on 15 years of innovation in educator preparation By: Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse, Director of Licensure & Credentialing; Allisonn Church, Online Learning and Course Administrator; Liza Manchester, Student Affairs and Field Experiences Administrator. Collaborative for Educational Services, Northampton, MA The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) offers 15 teacher licensure programs and two administrative licensure programs.…
Read MoreGrow Your Own: Building an Outreach Teacher Education Program in Rural Oregon
By: Holly Hill, Director of Human Resources, Douglas Educational Services District; Dr. Mindie Dieu, Assistant Professor, Eugene Campus Director, Pacific University; Dr. Karren Timmermans, Professor, Douglas County Program Coordinator, Pacific University According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the national teacher shortage disproportionately affects rural school districts and “[t]he more rural the school the more…
Read MoreCooperative Leads the Way with Alternative Teacher Preparation and Micro-Credentialing
Lakes Country Service Cooperative in Minnesota leads the way with alternative teacher preparation and micro-credentialing. By Troy Haugen, Director of Career and College Readiness, Lakes Country Service Cooperative with support by Jeremy Kovash, Executive Director and Josh Nelson, Director of Educational Services, Lakes Country Service Cooperative Since 2011, school districts, charter schools, and education-related non-profits…
Read MoreReform Processes that Consider the Local, Rural Context
By Thomas A. Butler, Ph.D., Executive Director, Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8, Altoona, PA Editor’s Note: This Perspectives article is part of a series. Please also read the related research article Getting Better Together: Innovations for Rural Learners and Communities Design Thinking and Improvement Science: Iterative Processes that Solve Problems Considering the Local Context Over the course of…
Read MoreMoving Beyond NCLB: Creating Education Imagineers
By Thomas A. Butler, Ph.D., Executive Director, Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8, Altoona, PA Editor’s Note: This Perspectives article is part of a series. Please also read the related research article Getting Better Together: Innovations for Rural Learners and Communities Education Imagineers view education through a lens of possibility. Let’s be charitable and say that No Child Left…
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