Husband, father, Chief Performance Officer @EducateCT. Passionate about education, assessment, data, accountability, biking, music, cooking. Opinions my own.
Chester, Connecticut
Joined April 2016
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Report from @edstrategygroup evaluates state use of postsecondary/workforce success in accountability/reporting. @educateCT recognized as 1 of 4 states to include postsec. outcomes in fed accountability. Offers balanced recommendations for all states edstrategy.org/wp-content/up….
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Man v. machine: Check out this example of writing feedback from an experienced writing teacher and ChatGPT. Came from a study of 200 middle and h.s. history essays. More in my story here: hechingerreport.org/proof-po…
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New short @caldercenter paper showing that 8th grade Missouri assessments are predictive of postsecondary student outcomes (for all racial/ethnic subgroups).
How well do early-grade state assessments inform us about students' post-secondary outcomes? A new CALDER WP uses state assessment data from Missouri to identify the association between 8th-grade performance and later college achievement.
Read here: caldercenter.org/publication…
ALT College and Career Ready: How Well Does 8th Grade MAP Performance Predict Post-Secondary Educational Attainment? By Darrin DeChane, Takako Nomi, & Michael Podgursky CALDER Working Paper 300-0524
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Today we announced a new report showing students who attain some type of college credential, e.g., a certificate, associate or bachelor's degree, earn substantially more than those without credentials.
To break down the data, use our EdSight portal at public-edsight.ct.gov
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Just saw this interesting piece about defaulting students in more advanced courses (at both the college and K12 levels).
The Case for Automatic Course Enrollment | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
Randomized design evidence shows that replacing/retrofitting pre-2000 model school buses can lead to improved student attendance likely by reducing exposure to diesel exhaust and its negative effects like inflammation, asthma, etc. nature.com/articles/s41893-0…
Honored to serve on a panel at this event to share the work of Connecticut’s research collaborative portal.ct.gov/SDE/Performanc…
Join us today at 2 PM for our first “Raise the Bar: Literacy & Math Summit” event! We’ll be sharing work being done to support students’ academic achievement as they recover from the effects of the pandemic. Watch live at mediasite.ed.gov/webcast/Pla….
ALT Raise the Bar - Literacy & Math to Address Academic Recovery
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Today, we held a successful #PerformanceMatters forum attended by ~ 400 Connecticut superintendents, principals, counselors, instructional leaders, and other school personnel.
➡️Attendees joined CSDE staff to learn and share promising and best practices. #TheSkyisNOTtheLimit👏🚀
Thank you @cdomaleski and @ScottFMarion for the opportunity to share the work of @EducateCT at #RILS2022. Great forum to learn from colleagues in UT, IN,MI,NY,MA,HI,NH,MA + experts at @NCIEA1. The drive back got me thinking of visualization ideas for our accountability release!
I always enjoy learning from @ajitgct @EducateCT and appreciate having him here to share his insights at #RILS2022 @NCIEA1
And many thanks to @DebbieDurrence and Miranda McLaren from @GwinnettSchools in GA for their insights and thoughtful conversations at our table!
Congratulations @CTMusicEd for an amazing All State Music festival. Great to be back in-person after 3 years. Thank you CT Educators for instilling and nurturing a love and passion for the arts in our children.
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Hey CT Educators! We partnered with @CTEdTech & @iste to bring you high-quality professional learning opps at no-cost. Register for 15 hours of PD on the topics you & your students need right now as you prepare to return to in-person learning environments: tinyurl.com/3rc2kcce
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@ajitgct and I offer recommendations for school accountability next year. Spoiler alert: We emphasize schools can't do this alone and shouldn't be the only unit responsible for educating students. @DanGordonDC @JDPoon @NCIEA1 @ewrobelen @RbnLake nciea.org/blog/rethinking-sc…
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@ajitgct and @EducateCT just released some of the most thoughtful and tempered assessment guidance I've seen for the fall. It actually lives up to its "sensible" name: portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/CO…
Extremely inspiring, heartfelt, and unifying message from @CoryBooker. If you don't have time to listen to the full 28 mins, start at 6:20 and go till 17:00
youtube.com/watch?v=Ayizzcv-…
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A special message for CT's Advanced Placement students from @CollegeBoard AP Program head Trevor Packer! You can still complete your AP journey by taking Exams online (w/any device you have access to), finish AP courses&get the college credit you've earned youtu.be/ePYrFIyiGRo
What contributes to academic growth in middle school? Pre-COVID reflections from 3 districts that demonstrated noticeable improvements in Smarter Balanced growth are captured in the April 2020 Performance Matters newsletter. portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Pe…
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Kudos @NaugatuckPS on thoughtful, secure #distancelearning. My takeaways: DL must lead to new learning, not just rehash. Use known tools that engage students & R family friendly (asynch). DL<>kids only on canned programs. Help teachers. Manage expectations sites.google.com/naugatuck.k…
Chicago Study- HSGPA stronger than ACT scores at predicting college graduation. "Relationship of HSGPAs with college graduation is strong and consistent and larger than HS effects.." while that of "..ACT scores is weak and smaller than HS effects"
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