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Bess receives statewide honor for research, service | News | Vanderbilt University
Kimberly Bess, assistant professor of human and organizational development, is the recipient of a 2012 Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award.
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22 days ago by kbrobeck
Sumner County schools ban novel over teen sex scene | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
Some students want to read books that validate things relevant in their lives, such as sex, violence, abuse and bullying, said Melanie Hundley, assistant professor in teaching and learning at Vanderbilt University.

“I do think that young adult authors are writing about issues that are affecting young adults,” Hundley said. “I think parents absolutely have the right to have the final say on what their children read.

“Where I hesitate and get concerned is when one parent is making the decision for every student in the class.”
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22 days ago by kbrobeck
Next Steps at Vanderbilt holds spring commencement | News | Vanderbilt University
Three students graduated from Next Steps at Vanderbilt, a two-year certificate program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, April 25. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center created Next Steps in 2009 as the first of only two college programs in Tennessee for adults with disabilities.
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27 days ago by kbrobeck
Education Week: Magnets Reimagined as School Choice Option
“This is a pivotal time for school districts and education leaders to clearly define the role of magnet schools,” said Claire Smrekar, an associate professor of education at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn., who has researched magnet schools for decades. “The future of magnet schools will depend upon which policy values and priorities school leaders embrace and whether the federal role will emphasize racial diversity as an educational goal or place the highest value instead on accountability and innovation exclusively, at the expense of diversity.”
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27 days ago by kbrobeck
Camilla Benbow: Mentors play critical role in teacher preparation | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
We hear many questions these days about whether teacher preparation programs are doing an effective job of graduating teachers who can help students achieve. Even U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has accused schools of education of doing a mediocre job.
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27 days ago by kbrobeck
Camilla P. Benbow: Parents' role for college needs to be more advisory | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
In my previous column, I alluded to the negative effects that being a “helicopter parent” can have on a child. When parents constantly intervene to prevent a child from dealing with difficulties and setbacks, they deny that child the opportunity to learn important lessons about personal effort and persistence.
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5 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Programs for Talented Youth receives grant to aid low-income gifted students | News | Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University’s Programs for Talented Youth at Peabody College will offer accelerated academic opportunities for up to 60 low-income gifted students through a $232,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, renewable for up to three years.
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7 weeks ago by kbrobeck
How the Brain Learns Words | www.dailyrx.com
A recent study looked at brain scans while adults were being taught new words. Greater activity was shown with average readers when the words were taught in isolation, not in a full sentence.

Lead author Laurie Cutting Ph.D., Patricia and Rodes Hart Associate Professor of Special Education, associate professor of psychology, radiology and pediatrics and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center investigator, began a study by analyzing two different teaching methods. One method is called ‘implicit teaching’, which is where teachers teach by using words in a sentence.
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7 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Nashville People in Business | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
The American Educational Research Association has selected four Peabody College faculty members to be fellows in its 2012 class. Lynn Fuchs, a professor and Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development, focuses her research on instructional practice and assessment of student progress for students with reading and other disabilities. Steve Graham is a professor and Currey Ingram Chair in Special Education and Literacy with research interests in learning disabilities, writing instruction and writing development. Richard Lehrer, a professor of science education, researches children’s mathematical and scientific reasoning in the context of schooling with a special emphasis on tools and notations for developing thought. And Joseph Murphy, the Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Education and associate dean of Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development, has worked in the area of school improvement with special emphasis on leadership and policy.?log=out
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7 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Camilla P. Benbow: Parents can help students in many ways | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
We know that teachers, schools and principals create climates for students’ academic success, but what about parents?
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7 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Robots to help US students improve writing skills - Tech News - IBNLive
"The reality is, humans are not very good at doing this," said Steve Graham, a Vanderbilt University professor who has researched essay grading techniques. "It's inevitable," he said, that robo-graders will soon take over.
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8 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Vanderbilt Autism Experts Available for World Autism Day, National Autism Awareness Month
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8 weeks ago by kbrobeck
VUCast Newscast: Free Degree | News | Vanderbilt University
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Broad support base is needed to close achievement gap | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Education Week: Math Matters, Even for Little Kids
Vanderbilt University education professor Dale Farran reports in her recent study of preschool classrooms that math was intentionally taught by teachers only 2.5 percent of the day. Increasing the amount of time children spend engaged in instruction involving math conversation from 2 percent to only 4 percent led to significant math gains.
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Education Week Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook: Best Practices for Formative Assessment of Student Writing
A recent study by researchers at Vanderbilt University finds that formative assessment—that is, ongoing, classroom-based assessment done by the teacher—can help improve students' writing.
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Examiner Local Editorial: 'Gifted and talented' programs needed more than ever | Washington Examiner
Co-author Donna Ford of Vanderbilt University says the test is actually more valid and reliable for minority students. "Let's stop the excuses. Why isn't every school using this instrument?" she asks.
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Nashville schools take preemptive strike at Atlanta news report | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
Dale Ballou, an associate professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University, said he checked similar data during a study of whether incentive pay leads to students making higher test scores.

From 2007-09, the university tracked individual students in classrooms were teachers could earn bonuses. It compared that group to randomly selected classrooms where teachers did not get incentive pay, but the report kept up with the same students from year to year for accuracy, Ballou said.

“If anybody had incentive to cheat, it was these teachers that had bonuses, we just did not find that,” Ballou said. “We didn’t find much gain at all.”
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Confidence-rattled APS students prepare in wake of flap  | ajc.com
“In her case, the question has to be asked, How much was she helped [by cheating teachers]?” said Doug Fuchs, a professor of special education at Vanderbilt University, specializing in remediation and reading and math disabilities.
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Cheating our children: Suspicious school test scores across the nation  | ajc.com
Three studies of merit-pay programs did not show they consistently produce higher test scores, either legitimately or through cheating, said Matthew Springer, director of the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University.
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9 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Study: ELLs Who Reach Proficiency Quickly Fare Better - Learning the Language - Education Week
English learners who complete language-acquisition courses—whether through an English-as-a-second-language program or bilingual education—within three years go on to have much more academic success than their peers who remain in such courses for five or more years.

A new study from researchers at the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute and Vanderbilt University in Nashville came to that conclusion after examining student data from Texas. The data set tracks all students from 1st grade through high school graduation and beyond.
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10 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Personal and professional benefits of Girl Scouts affirmed | Research News @ Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University
Girl Scouts are living up to their promise to shape the female leaders of tomorrow, new research from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College finds.
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10 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Roland Park Country teacher honored by national Hall of Fame - Baltimore Sun
He earned a bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a graduate degree in education from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. He began teaching high school in 1989 in St. Louis.
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10 weeks ago by kbrobeck
U.S. News Releases 2013 Best Graduate Schools Rankings - US News and World Report
Education: In the education program rankings, Vanderbilt University reclaimed the top spot. Notable changes in the top 10 include Johns Hopkins University—which leapt from a two-way tie for 18th to a two-way tie for 6th with University of California—Los Angeles—and University of Pennsylvania, which climbed from a two-way tie for 12th to a three-way tie for 9th with Northwestern University and University of Wisconsin—Madison. Within the top 50, two schools, University of Florida and University of Nebraska—Lincoln, rose more than 15 slots to a three-way tie for 34th.
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11 weeks ago by kbrobeck
More than just badges drives Girl Scouts | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
Girl Scouts surveyed by Vanderbilt University students said they not only feel the group helps them develop personal and leadership skills for life but it also fills their time with fun activities and learning new things.
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11 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Peabody again ranked top graduate education school | News | Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development maintained its No. 1 national ranking in U.S. News & World Report for the fourth consecutive year.
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11 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Four Peabody faculty members named AERA fellows | News | Vanderbilt University
The American Educational Research Association has selected four Peabody College faculty members to be AERA Fellows. Lynn Fuchs, Steve Graham, Richard Lehrer and Joseph Murphy are among 36 scholars nationwide named to the 2012 class in recognition of their exceptional scientific or scholarly contributions to education research or significant contributions to the field through the development of research opportunities and settings.
murphy  graham  lehrer  fuchs  aera  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
11 weeks ago by kbrobeck
The SCORE Sheet » Inside — and Beyond — the Teacher Evaluation Debate
This is what we know. It’s a good idea to rethink and re-do the way teachers are evaluated. Many good things can happen as a consequence of Race to the Top and TN’s new teacher evaluation system – related to fairness, efficiency, excellence, and accountability. But we should also keep our keen eyes on ways teachers are innovative, not necessarily uniform, in the ways they reach, teach, encourage and engage students. Indeed, Emily Barton, assistant commissioner for curriculum and instruction at the Tennessee Department of Education, observed that TN’s untested and still-evolving system “is leading to rich conversations about instruction and that teacher performance is improving.” Good thing. In the meantime…
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11 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Camilla Benbow: Parents should look for these 3 things in a great school | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
In my first column, I shared a little about how parents can recognize whether or not their child’s teacher is a good teacher. Now let’s step back and ask how you can know whether your child is attending a good school.
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11 weeks ago by kbrobeck
The Trouble With New York's Teacher Data Dump - Emily Richmond - National - The Atlantic
Dale Ballou, associate professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University, who reviewed the study for the National Center on Education Policy, said it's important not to give too much weight to any one piece of research.

The next step is for the study to be replicated in other districts, Ballou said, with consistent results for multiple locations. He also wants to see more of the original study's evidence.

"The issue is whether we can confirm that the same teachers who seem to be raising test scores in the short term also have these positive long term impacts," Ballou said. "If if you can measure the teachers who are having success raising test scores, and in the long term they are having these positive effects, that validates the use of test scores as a way of evaluating teachers."
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12 weeks ago by kbrobeck
WZTV FOX 17 :: Newsroom - Top Stories - Vanderbilt Peabody Paves Way with PTSD Research-Nick Paranjape
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12 weeks ago by kbrobeck
Charter schools take money from public schools (Insight) | al.com
One major reason why charters do so poorly is in fact because they don’t have to follow laws and standards of public schools. Charters often hire teachers who are uncertified, inexperienced and unqualified to teach. A 2010 Vanderbilt study found that these inexperienced charter teachers leave quickly, creating high turnover that is dysfunctional. They lack classroom management skills and knowledge of learning styles.
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march 2012 by kbrobeck
A test for politicians on education (with cheat sheet) - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
2. Both Republican candidates and President Obama are enamored of merit pay for teachers based on test scores. Are you aware that merit pay has been tried in the schools again and again since the 1920s and it has never worked? Are you aware of the exhaustive study of merit pay in the Nashville schools, conducted by the National Center for Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt, which found that a bonus of $15,000 per teacher for higher test scores made no difference?
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march 2012 by kbrobeck
20-Something Visionary Promotes White House Higher-Ed Agenda - Government - The Chronicle of Higher Education
While she was still an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University in the early 2000s, Zakiya Smith told one of her professors that she was interested in working for the U.S. Department of Education someday. The professor, a staunch conservative, told her to forget about it; Republicans were going to abolish the department soon.
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march 2012 by kbrobeck
Camilla P. Benbow: A talk can reveal teacher's qualities | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
With all the attention being given to Tennessee’s new teacher evaluation system, parents may wonder how they can determine for themselves whether their child’s teacher is a good one.
teacher_quality  benbow  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
february 2012 by kbrobeck
MOMARAMA: 75 years later, Dr. Seuss still satisfies - InlandSoCal.com - Inland Moms
Momarama: What's the enduring power of Dr. Seuss?

Neely: Dr. Seuss wrote with the joy, concern and passion a child carries. His books, often filled with strange names and "political" messages, demonstrate his heart in a way that allows the reader to read, repeat and even sing his words! I think of the 3-year-old whose first attempt at "reading" is "There's a Wocket in my Pocket!" His confidence at knowing the pattern (anapestic tetrameter) and having memorized the words is exciting and confidence-building. ... Readability is a key part of the enduring power of Dr. Seuss ... Children can read Dr. Seuss books many times without tiring of the rhythms, the plots or the art.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
TIPSHEET: Experts on affirmative action Supreme Court case | News | Vanderbilt University
Gilman Whiting, associate professor of African American and Diaspora Studiesand Human

Gilman Whiting (Vanderbilt University)
and Organization Development at Vanderbilt, says that the “reverse discrimination” argument at the heart of the Texas case is a “specious argument.”

“One need only conduct a passing review of the 14,000-plus school districts in the United States to see that the unequal schooling and segregation of minority students is as great today as it was 40 years ago,” Whiting said. “Less than 50 percent of African American males graduating from high school is but one example of the long march we still have ahead of us to get to equality.”
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Do good diets = good grades? - Health & Nutrition | GreatSchools
“I was surprised too,” says Kerri Tobin, a third-year graduate student in education at Vanderbilt University who is researching the potential link between fast food and academic performance. “There’ve been plenty of studies on the effects of malnutrition, mineral deficiencies, and the importance of breakfast but not that much on foods.”
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Education Week: Teacher-Prep Accreditor Names Standards-Setting Panel
An external panel that includes several prominent critics of teacher education has been tapped to craft the performance standards for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, the new organization's leaders announced last week.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Benbow to lead national commission on educator preparation | News | Vanderbilt University
Camilla Benbow will co-chair a new accrediting body designed to help ensure that every classroom in the nation has an effective teacher. The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) is the new accrediting body being formed through the unification of two organizations charged with assuring quality in educator preparation—the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Bright Ideas for Teacher Evaluation - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher
Yesterday, we spoke with Ryan Balch, a former teacher and current Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University who is doing research on the use of student surveys in teacher evaluations. The idea of using student surveys in and of itself is not a novel one—in fact, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Measures of Effective Teaching project incorporates student feedback as well. But Balch says his survey, unlike others, allows students to be more objective in their answers by asking for the frequency of a teacher's behaviors rather than a qualitative judgment of them. Balch also uses screening procedures to eliminate surveys he deems outliers—generally ones in which students appear not to have read the questions.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Mayor Recruits Nationally Known Charter School Operator - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
AACTE 2012 Book Awards Granted This Weekend - BookMarks - Education Week
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education granted their 2012 Outstanding Book Award this weekend to H. Richard Milner IV for his book Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today's Classrooms (Harvard Education Press, 2010).
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
TN teachers want kids to know state's black history, warts and all | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
“Even if it’s only taught in February, we have to be able to engage it where we are not just talking about customs and cultures,” said Gilman Whiting, assistant professor in African-American and diaspora studies at Vanderbilt University. “We have to prepare the teachers at the college level and then do professional development for the ones already teaching.”
african_american  whiting  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
february 2012 by kbrobeck
As teacher merit pay spreads, one noted voice cries, ‘It doesn’t work’ - The Washington Post
In 2010, the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University published what it termed the first scientifically rigorous study of merit pay for teachers. Researchers found that teachers in the Nashville public schools who were offered bonuses of up to $15,000 a year for improved student scores on standardized tests made no greater gains than teachers who were not offered merit pay.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Beyond SATs, Finding Success in Numbers - NYTimes.com
The next year Bial started the Posse Foundation. From her work with students around the city, she chose five New York City high school students who were clearly leaders — dynamic, intelligent, creative, resilient — but who might not have had the SAT scores to get into good schools. Vanderbilt University was willing to admit them all, tuition-free.  The students met regularly in their senior year of high school, through the summer, and at college. Surrounded by their posse, they all thrived.
higher_education  diversity  peabody  vanderbilt  posse  from delicious
february 2012 by kbrobeck
Peabody researchers serve as editors of newly released educational psychology handbook | Research News @ Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University
The American Psychological Association has released the first edition of the Educational Psychology Handbook, co-edited by Vanderbilt University Peabody College faculty members Karen R. Harris and Steve Graham.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
New book on the politics of higher education | Inside Higher Ed
In his new book, Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American Higher Education in the 20th Century (Princeton University Press), Christopher P. Loss examines the ways in which the government's involvement in higher education has waxed and waned over the past hundred years, and how those changes have affected students and institutions -- and will continue to affect them in the years to come.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Vanderbilt expert available to comment on ‘No Child Left Behind’ waivers | News | Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University researcher Ron Zimmer is an expert on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act – most commonly known as No Child Left Behind – and says many states are seeking these waivers as more and more schools fail to meet NCLB’s academic targets because states are required to raise the bar on the number of students reaching proficiency standards.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Kudos | Vanderbilt View | myVU | Vanderbilt University
Velma McBride Murry, professor of human and organizational development, has been appointed to the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest’s Committee on Psychology and AIDS.
murry  zimmer  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
february 2012 by kbrobeck
TN students, parents weigh their school options | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
As a result, there’s a noticeable increase in the percentage of students choosing outside of their zoned school, said Claire Smrekar, a researcher at The National Center on School Choice at Vanderbilt University. The U.S. Department of Education’s most recent study on the subject found that, from 1993 to 2007, the percentage of children attending a “chosen” public school increased from 11 percent to 16 percent.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Artist John Bunker featured in Stellers Gallery at Ponte Vedra Beach | StAugustine.com
John Bunker has been a professional artist for 35 years. A graduate of Florida State University, he also holds an advanced degree form Vanderbilt University- Peabody College.
alumni  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
february 2012 by kbrobeck
Milner presented AACTE Outstanding Book Award | News | Vanderbilt University
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) will present its 2012 Outstanding Book Award to H. Richard Milner IV for Start Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today’s Classrooms Feb. 19 at its 64th annual meeting in Chicago.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Metro Schools logs strong gains | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
We have placed a strong emphasis on the need to recruit, train and retain excellent teachers. We have created a strong leadership pipeline in the district through a tuition-free master’s degree in urban education from the prestigious Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, our Teacher Leadership Institute that cultivates teachers’ leadership skills while they continue in the classroom, growing partnerships with Teach for America and the Nashville Teaching Fellows, part of The New Teacher Project, and various other programs.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
If charter schools are the future of Nashville education, they deserve a closer look | Cover Story | Nashville Scene
Claire Smrekar, associate professor of education and public policy at Vanderbilt, says that charter schools vary wildly in how students fare.

"The most consistent finding in charter school research is a set of inconsistent or mixed outcomes in terms of student achievement and sustainability and teaching environments," Smrekar says.

The charters that tend to thrive, she says, are those that place high expectations on their teachers and constantly monitor their progress. Successful charters also require competent leaders, she adds, who know how to handle complex operating budgets.

"This is like starting a new business," Smrekar says. "Starting a new school depends heavily on experience and expertise."
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Class size, salary plan disregards expert studies | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
Unfortunately, the governor is ignoring two of the most important education research studies performed on these two topics. Both are highly regarded, nationally known studies, and were carried out in Tennessee. And both contradict what Gov. Haslam is proposing.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Pathways to STEMM professions explored in upcoming issue of Peabody Journal of Education | Research News @ Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University
The 21st century economy has, to date, been an ephemeral construct, leaving many searching for answers to the country’s job woes. In the next issue of the Peabody Journal of Education, set for release in February, the guest editors shed light on careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, math and medicine, more commonly referred to as STEMM professions. Through a series of pathway analyses, the latest issue reveals potential roadblocks to a career in the STEMM fields.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Does merit pay really increase teacher retention? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
There are also a few evaluations of alternative teacher compensation programs in Texas, all projects of researchers affiliated with the National Center on Performance Incentives. These include: 1) an evaluation of the District Awards for Teacher Excellence Program third-year outcomes; 2) an evaluation of the Texas Educator Excellence Grant second-year outcomes; and 3) an evaluation of the Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant one-year outcomes, which did not examine retention outcomes associated with the grant program.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
Education policies in Appalachian region focus of new Peabody research | Research News @ Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt University
Researchers from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College are collaborators in the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia as part of a $28 million, five-year grant from the Institute for Education Sciences. REL Appalachia conducts empirical research in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and East Virginia and brings evidence-based information to policymakers and educators to improve education practice.
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february 2012 by kbrobeck
TN taps new pipeline for top teachers | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
Students in the state’s worst schools will find themselves led by teachers who didn’t graduate with education degrees.
peabody  vanderbilt  teacher  preparation  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
AERA taps Peabody’s Zimmer for publication editorship | News | Vanderbilt University
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has appointed Ron Zimmer, associate professor of public policy and education, as an incoming editor of its quarterly publication Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. EEPA is a multidisciplinary policy journal that focuses on educational evaluation, educational policy analysis and the relationship between the two.
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january 2012 by kbrobeck
Military Children Outdo Public School Students on NAEP Tests - NYTimes.com
A 2001 study on the success of the military base schools by researchers at Vanderbilt University cites the importance of the smooth relations between the teachers’ union and management, and Ms. Fitzgerald said that continued to be true.
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january 2012 by kbrobeck
Recession Hurt Parent-Child Ties, Survey Finds
To be sure, not every parent experiencing economic strain will become anxious and depressed, said Velma McBride Murry, a professor of human and organizational development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
"If you enter this situation having an increased vulnerability to depression and anxiety, economic strain elevates it, or sets it off to where you are more likely to experience greater devastation than people who are much more mentally stable," Murry said.
murry  peabody  vanderbilt  anxiety  depression  stress  families  economy  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Colleges Slower to Branch Out Abroad - NYTimes.com
But while the report counts Yale-Singapore, it does not include Vanderbilt University’s proposed teacher-training facility in Abu Dhabi, where Vanderbilt will design the program and Abu Dhabi will bear the costs. The proposed school would be independently accredited, and Vanderbilt has explicitly said it will not be a branch campus.
teacher_preparation  abu_dhabi  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Yankton Press & Dakotan > Archives > Opinion > Editorials > Merit Pay Proposal Merits Many Questions
For example, this was the finding of a 2010 Vanderbilt University study. The director of the group that conducted the study said merit pay for teachers “doesn't work” and said it isn’t a “magic bullet” for improving student performance.
performance_incentives  point  ncpi  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Franklin schools rezoning aims for poorer students to mingle | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
There can be value for school districts keeping schools diverse, especially for low-income and minority students, said Vanderbilt University Professor Donna Ford, who researches urban education. It allows students to be subjected to competition and different views , she said.

“Schools are not only educational institutions, but social ones,” Ford said. “Thus, all the baggage that comes with class and race issues are alive and well in schools.

“The (Franklin) school district seems to be working to decrease inequities between the haves and have-nots, which is an increasing problem nationally.”
zoning  diversity  franklin  ford  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Does Handwriting Matter in a Digital World? - Inside School Research - Education Week
There's also a question of writerly authority: Steve Graham and Tanya Santangelo from Vanderbilt University are presenting a meta-analysis of research that shows that a paper written neatly scores significantly higher than the same paper written in sloppier handwriting.
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january 2012 by kbrobeck
Education Week: Summit to Make a Case for Teaching Handwriting
When handwriting is not taught, reader comprehension may suffer, according to Steve Graham, a professor of special education and literacy at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn., whose research was slated to be presented at the conference.
But more commonly, having legible but shaky handwriting "strongly impacts people's perception of the quality of the message," he said. In a meta-analysis of research on writing, his research team found that teachers and others scoring students' tests are more likely to give lower marks to papers with less-legible handwriting.
Not practicing the motor skills associated with writing also makes it more difficult for people to communicate their ideas, Mr. Graham said. If handwriting skills aren't automatic, he said, "it interferes with the whole writing process."
cursive  graham  handwriting  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Teach for America founder discusses improving education for underprivileged students | myVU | Vanderbilt University
Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America and Teach for All, spoke about her experiences improving education for underprivileged students across the United States and around the world during a public lecture Jan. 18 in Wilson Hall.
peabody  vanderbilt  kopp  teach_for_america  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Haslam targets teacher salaries | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
Tennessee teachers may lose the promise of annual raises based solely on years of service and number of degrees, a system the governor wants to replace with salaries based on student performance, how tough a teaching position is to fill and other measures.
haslam  tennessee  teacher_pay  performance_incentives  ncpi  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Kudos | Vanderbilt View | myVU | Vanderbilt University
Joseph Murphy, the Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Education, has received the University Council for Educational Administration’s 2011 Roald F. Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes extraordinary commitment, leadership, productivity and service in the field of educational administration.
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january 2012 by kbrobeck
Kennedy Center receives three awards from disabilities association | VUMC Reporter | Vanderbilt University
Peabody College doctoral student and VKC trainee Meghan Burke received the Anne Rudigier Award, given annually to an outstanding trainee or student.
awards  meghan_burke  students  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Nashville’s affordable housing crisis topic of Vanderbilt panel | News | Vanderbilt University
Nashville’s need for more affordable housing and the impact of possible policy solutions are the focus of a Jan. 17 panel discussion at Vanderbilt University.
smrekar  housing  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
No benefit in mischaracterizing ills of higher education - Houston Chronicle
If we are to improve higher education's capacity to serve the public good, we need balanced appraisals of the conditions of campuses, systems and states, instead of rhetoric that foments public misunderstanding.
mclendon  higher_education  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
TIPSHEET: Experts on Elementary and Secondary Education Act available | News | Vanderbilt University
Education experts from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are available to talk to media regarding the much-anticipated bill that would overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act – also known as No Child Left Behind.
nclb  esea  faculty_experts  faculty  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
E-Reading and Young Children: Don't Just Hit the "Play" Button | Psychology Today
According to researchers at Vanderbilt University, the most important component of any story isn't how a child sees it. It's how the child experiences it.
early_reading  reading  early_childhood  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
january 2012 by kbrobeck
Education Nation 2011: Vanderbilt Graduates Inaugural Class of Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Earlier this month, six exceptional young men and women walked across a stage at Vanderbilt University as they graduated from their program of study. Although this may not seem like an extraordinary event at a prestigious university, it was a night that made history. These were not the typical Vanderbilt students. The graduates were young adults with intellectual disabilities - the inaugural class of Next Steps at Vanderbilt, the first post-secondary education program for individuals with disabilities in the state of Tennessee.
wendel  alumni  special_education  next_step  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
december 2011 by kbrobeck
Education Nation 2011: College Life, with an Intellectual Disability
I decided to go into the Next Steps program so I could be a college man and have a college experience like my sisters and learn what college is like. When I first started Next Steps I felt excited and nervous about beginning a new chapter of my life, and I felt it was going to be the place for me to do more things. When I got there I had so much freedom, I could walk around anywhere on campus and it felt good.
special_education  next_step  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
december 2011 by kbrobeck
Jim Horn: Proposed school reforms fail to address real issues » Knoxville News Sentinel
As for performance pay, Vanderbilt University published in 2010 a three-year study that found that teacher bonus pay for test scores does not raise student achievement.
performance_incentives  teacher_pay  point  ncpi  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
december 2011 by kbrobeck
Kelly Wendel, Peabody College MED ’04, makes history with Next Step Graduates | Alumni | Vanderbilt University
Kelly Wendel, Vanderbilt Peabody College alumna, made history with her first six graduates men and women receiving their Next Steps Degree. The graduates were young adults with intellectual disabilities – the inaugural class of Next Steps at Vanderbilt, the first post-secondary education program for individuals with disabilities in the state of Tennessee.
special_education  next_step  wendel  alumni  peabody  vanderbilt  from delicious
december 2011 by kbrobeck
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