OAC teachers recognized through Celebrate Teaching
Three teachers in the OAC were recognized for excellent teaching earlier this summer as part of BFK's Celebrate Teaching initiative. Their accomplishments were recently highlighted in an article in the...
View ArticleRead Value-Added Book for Graduate Credit
Battelle for Kids book, How to Use Value-Added Analysis to Improve Student Learning, can now be read for graduate credit through the Corwin Press Read 2 Earn program. Learn more about the Corwin Press...
View ArticleConsiderations for building strong, reliable measures of student growth
As Ohio LEAs work to implement the OTES framework and measures of student growth, careful, deliberate planning is needed to ensure the right student growth measures are used, and that the measures are...
View ArticleCincinnati Public featured on "Education Nation"
NBC's Education Nation recently featured Cincinnati Public Schools and its use of Community Learning Centers as ways to facilitate wrap-around services, tutors, social services, and engage business and...
View ArticleRegister Now! Higher Education Introduction to Formative Instructional...
Don't miss this free seminar, facilitated by the Ohio Department of Education and Battelle for Kids, designed for higher education faculty involved in educator preparation programs, to provide an...
View ArticleGlobal Education Summit, November 5
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the key factors leading to educational excellence in Finland, Hong Kong, Long Beach, California, Ontario, Canada, and Singapore. Engage with education leaders...
View ArticleEVAAS® Teacher Value-Added Reports Available on Tuesday, October 9
For information and materials to help teachers understand and interpret their data, click here.
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Registration Now Open: OLAC Action Forum
The Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC) Action ForumFocus on: Teacher-based Teams December 5, 2012 Crowne Plaza North Columbus, OhioThis year's Action Forum will feature: Dr. Brian McNulty...
View ArticleWant timely updates about new FIP Your School resources?
Stay in the loop about new FIP Your School resources! Check out the "Advancing Practice" section of the FIP Your School web page and sign up to receive notifications when new modules, resources, and...
View ArticleNew Professional Development Opportunity for Ohio Teachers: Powerful...
Ohio teachers who have received teacher value-added reports are invited to attend one of three Saturday regional workshops hosted by Battelle for Kids to learn about how to implement powerful teaching...
View Article2012 SOAR Awards for High Progress
On Monday, November 12, Battelle for Kids recognized 14 districts and 15 schools for their academic progress with a 2012 SOAR Award for High Progress. View the list of award recipients.
View ArticleThe Ohio Appalachian Collaborative: Giving a Voice to Rural Ohio Districts
Ohio Appalachian Collaborative (OAC) districts are finding that the OAC goes beyond strengthening teacher effectiveness to improve college- and career-readiness in rural Ohio. Being part of the OAC is...
View ArticleOAC Personalized Learning Network a finalist in Race to the Top-District...
The Ohio Appalachian Collaborative Personalized Learning Network has been named a finalist in the Race to the Top-District competition. This network is made up of 15 rural districts, three educational...
View ArticleBloom Vernon Local, an OAC district, featured in "Moving Your Numbers"
Bloom Vernon Local, a district in South Webster, Ohio and a member of the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative, has been featured as a success story in "Moving Your Numbers." This website highlights district...
View ArticleOAC district Franklin Local "going green"
Read in the latest ODE "Race to the Top News and Views" about how Franklin Local, an OAC district, has gone from red to green, improved the Performance Index, and earned an Excellent rating for the...
View ArticleHighlighting Circleville's work with SLOs
Read in the latest ODE Race to the Top News and Views about what Circleville City Schools is doing with Student Learning Objectives (SLOs). Circleville is a part of Ohio TIF and SOAR.
View ArticleReady-Set-College receives support from AT&T Foundation
On Jan. 28, 2013, the AT&T Foundation presented a $40,000 grant to support Ready-Set-College, an initiative to help expand early college opportunities to students in the OAC. Local superintendents,...
View ArticleValue-Added In Action: Bringing Value-Added Data into Focus in a Large Urban...
Hear from Ohio administrators and teachers about the benefits of value-added analysis and how they used their teacher value-added reports to improve instruction in their classrooms.
View ArticleSeeking Districts to Pilot New Student Survey
Battelle for Kids, in collaboration with Gallup®, developed The Student Experience™ Survey to provide educators with a more comprehensive picture of what matters most to student success now and in the...
View ArticleOAC awarded Social Innovation Award
On March 12, the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative was awarded the first Social Innovation Award by Ohio University and TechGROWTH Ohio.The OAC was chosen for this award for its demonstrated social impact...
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