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SCEE National Summit on Educator Effectiveness
on May 9th, 2011 in Blog by Alyssa Rodriguez | No CommentsTwo weeks ago, several West Wind Education Policy Inc. staff were in Washington, D.C. to lead the inaugural SCEE National Summit on Educator Effectiveness, Transforming State Systems for the Future. SCEE, the State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness, was convened by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in the…
Continue reading...National Rural Education Technology Summit
on July 21st, 2010 in Blog by Circe Stumbo | No Comments(Thanks to Fritz Edelstein for the following announcement.) Today, Wednesday, July 21, at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., the Department of Education and the Smithsonian Institution convened experts in education and technology to share effective models and innovative practices for improving teaching and learning in…
Continue reading...Report of the Focus Groups to Discuss Bold and Innovative Ideas
on November 1st, 2006 in Educator Effectiveness, Rural, State Policy by West Wind | No CommentsDownload the Full Report (PDF) In 2005, the Iowa General Assembly created the Institute for Tomorrow’s Workforce (ITW). The ITW is charged with focusing elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education on what children need to know to be successful in Iowa’s global workforce. More specifically, the General Assembly asked the ITW…
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