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Building Teacher Capacity in K–12 Computer Science with Formative Assessment

This newly published set of resources highlights some of the challenges faced by current computer science (CS) teachers and presents a call to action for states and school districts to support CS teacher capacity-building through standards-aligned, sustained, scalable, and reusable teacher professional development.  The white paper focuses on promoting teachers’ CS formative assessment literacy as a way to improve teachers’ ability to effectively teach CS. The practice guide outlines five steps to implement formative assessment.

Building Teacher Capacity in K-12 Computer Science by Promoting Formative Assessment

Practice Guide: Applying a Principled Approach to Develop and Use K-12 Computer Science Formative Assessments
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FOCUS ON: Region 1 - Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont

The Region 1 Comprehensive Center builds the capacity of state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies, and schools in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.  The goal of the Center is to improve instructional quality, address achievement and equity gaps, and improve outcomes for all students on state-identified priority initiatives. Special projects include career pathways, K-3 literacy, education-to-workforce, and support for Return to School initiatives. 

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FOCUS ON: Region 3 - Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Isles

The Region 3 Comprehensive Center (R3CC) provides technical assistance to state educational agencies to improve educational outcomes and close achievement gaps. Focus areas in Puerto Rico include special education, social emotional learning (SEL), improving remote instruction, and support for a united Department of Education of Puerto Rico (DEPR). Focus areas in the U.S. Virgin Isles include curriculum and instruction, and assisting the VI Department of Education with their Consolidated Grant Application (CGA).

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Succeeding During the Pandemic

This collection shows resources that will help SEAs, REAs, LEAs and schools succeed during the pandemic. It includes resources produced by the National Comprehensive Center’s Systemic Technical Assistance Team (STAT) to successfully meet the needs of students and educators during significant disruptions. This collection also includes information about how the pandemic shutdown will affect school district revenues and what the financial turmoil will mean for public education. The collection also includes a set of links to resources that have been curated by National Center staff to support SEAs, LEAs, and school administrators during the pandemic.

 

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Comprehensive Center Network Website

Welcome to the Comprehensive Center Network (CC Network)! The U.S. Department of Education awarded new five-year grants  to 19 Regional Comprehensive Centers and 1 National Comprehensive Center.  These 5-year grants will provide services to all fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Education, and U.S. Territories and outlying areas.  Here you can learn about the Centers, search information for all 20 Centers’ resources, and request technical assistance.                                                                                      
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Resource that can aid in Learning Recovery

This toolkit is for the principal and the team the principal assembles to help everyone return to school, whatever that may look like. Suggested actions, recommended resources, quick tip sheets—the toolkit is a handy computer desktop companion for helping people with Change, Communication, Collaboration, and Care in the time of COVID. Click on the links below to view a short vlog that describes each section.

Open Returning to School: A Toolkit for Principals

Development                                   Change 

Communication                               Collaboration 

Care                                                    Testimony 

 
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Feb 23, 2021
ED Releases Guidance to States on Assessing Student Learning During the Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is providing guidance to states emphasizing the importance of flexibility in administering assessments this year as a result of the pandemic and supporting the use of assessment data as a source of information for parents and educators to target resources and support, rather than for accountability purposes this year. State assessments and accountability systems play an important role in advancing…
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Feb 22, 2021
Region 2 CC Supports RIDE to Develop Multilingual Learner Blueprint
The Region 2 Comprehensive Center (R2CC) assisted the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) with the development of a Blueprint for Multilingual Learner (MLL) Success and accompanying Strategic Plan for implementation. With support from the R2CC, RIDE engaged a broadly representative group of stakeholders to develop these documents. The state recently released drafts of both documents for public review and feedback. The R2CC continues to…
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Feb 10, 2021
The NIC: Region 5 is Working Together to Address Problems of Practice in a New Era of Schooling
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller 2020 will undoubtedly be known as the year a global pandemic disrupted the status quo of schoolhouse learning. In March 2020, virtually all states were forced to shut down schools. Most state and local education agencies were not organized to support basic online learning practices, which included: methods for ensuring equitable technology access, training for teachers…
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Feb 10, 2021
Region 9 Published a Two New Blogs
Region 9 recently published two blogs to their website. Using a Peer to Peer Approach to Coordinate a Statewide Back to School Response to COVID-19  Education leaders spent the summer and fall grappling with how to start the 2020–21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During this uncertain time, we partnered with the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools to facilitate a space in which district leaders could discuss…
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Jan 25, 2021
Portfolio of Choice: Defining the Choice Policy Options
The National Center’s Portfolio of Choice series of policy briefs is designed to help states and regional centers understand six of the most common approaches to school choice:  Charter schools are public schools governed by a charter (aka a contract) between two entities: those who run the school (typically the charter school’s board) and an authorizer (an independent entity that approves the school’s establishment and holds it accountable…
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