WestEd
For Development And Dissemination Of Teacher Observation Tools
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Amount$1,822,345
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Program
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Date Awarded3/16/2015
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
WestEd is a research, development, and service agency that works with education communities to improve learning for children, youth, and adults. WestEd would develop classroom-based diagnostic student assessments, provide in-depth teacher training on these formative assessment practices, and design methods for teachers to evaluate their implementation of these assessments. This grant helps educators alter their teaching practices in order to adopt new strategies to strengthen student mastery of deeper learning skills.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.wested.org
Address
1000 G Street, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for a deeper learning curriculum and teacher professional development market scan
We propose this supplemental grant for WestEd to conduct a review of online teacher professional development (PD) practices, programs and technologies aligned with Deeper Learning goals.. The information gained through this analysis will make it clear what online teacher PD programs and technologies are readily available to support Deeper Learning. As Hewlett moves forward with the promotion of Deeper Learning, this analysis will make clear where key leverage points exist and where development and technical support activities can do the most good.This analysis will take place over a six-month period and conclude with a set of recommendations on possible strategies for promoting Deeper Learning through online professional development programs at scale. This grant is a supplement to a current WestEd project to scan curricula and traditional PD programs and will help extend the evaluation to include online PD programs and technologies.
for support of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
WestEd is a leading research, development, and technical assistance organization. It will work with the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium to support the implementation of its five-year strategic plan.
