A Preview of EWA National Seminar:
What is innovation? Is the federal government focusing on the right priorities? What is the evidence base for the education reforms the Obama administration advocates, especially for Race to the Top and the Innovation funds.
Getting There from Here: The 2020 Goals How realistic are Obama's goals? Can college completion be tracked? How important is it to finish one year of college?
How do you tell what goes in a high-quality pre-school classroom? Video lessons on how to tell if what you're looking at is good practice or bad.
What is merit for teachers? How do you measure and reward? Can teachers be measured by test scores? Value-added testing is often used in research on teacher quality, but can it be used as a yardstick for individual teachers?
How do you rate your community colleges? Is Obama's proposed funding enough? What are the issues?
Turning around schools. How do you define turnaround schools? How do you know when to step in? What are the models to be emulated? What is the history?
Questions:
If you have questions about the 2009 National Seminar, e-mail or call mailto:lcrouch@ewa.org or (202) 452-9830.