WILLIAM T. GRANT FOUNDATION
Research Practice Partnerships Learning Community
May 14-15, 2012 at the Hotel Palomar in Washington, DC
Agenda
May 13, 2012
7:00Optional dinner at Urbana at Hotel Palomar
May 14, 2012
8:30Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15Welcome overview
9:15 – 10:00Getting to know people and partnerships – Round 1
Facilitated table discussions
10:00 – 10:15Break
10:15 – 11:00Getting to know people and projects – Round 2
Facilitated table discussions
11:00 – 12:30Understanding district needs and building strong relationships
Panelists:
- David Lussier, Austin Independent School District
- Jonathan Brice, Baltimore City Schools
- Martin Kurzweil, New York City Public Schools
Respondent: Suzanne Donovan, SERP
Moderator: Vivian Tseng, William T. Grant Foundation
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:45Identifying similarities, differences and common challenges across partnerships
Presenter/Facilitator: Cynthia Coburn, University of California – Berkeley
2:45 – 3:15Break
3:15 – 4:15Small group discussions (Select One)
- Putting Research to Use. This discussion will focus how partnerships are using findings from research to make improvements at the school and classroom level. Paul LeMahieu, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and David Lussier, AustinIndependent School Distirct will help kick off the discussion by sharing strategies from their work.
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- Strategies and Structures that Support Collaboration. This discussion will focus on the nuts and bolts of forming and maintaining partnerships, including organizational structures, staffing, and communication strategies between districts and research teams. Nancy Vye, University of Washington and Angie DeLoreto, Bellevue School District will help kick off the discussion by sharing strategies from their work.
- Developing Joint Research Agendas. This discussion session will focus on strategies for developing joint research agendas, given the importance of balancing the practical and sometimes shorter-term needs of districts with longer-term and bigger picture research questions.Suzanne Donovan and colleagues from SERP will help kick off the discussion by sharing strategies from their work.
4:30 – 5:30Individual consultations
7:00Cocktails and Dinner – D’Arlington House, 1610 20th Street NW
May 15, 2012
8:00 – 8:30Breakfast and additional consultations
8:30 – 9:30Understanding whether and how research-practice partnerships add value
Presenters:
- Elaine Allensworth and Melissa Roderick,Consortium for Chicago School Research; Jen Cheatham, Chicago Public Schools
- Paul Cobb, Vanderbilt University; Michael Sorum, Fort Worth Schools; Sandy Ledford, Jefferson County Public Schools; Thomas Smith, Vanderbilt University
Respondent: Steve Fleischman, REL Northwest
Moderator: Nicole Yohalem, Forum for Youth Investment
9:30 – 10:30Understanding whether and how partnerships add value– discussions
Discussions in role alike small groups with guiding questions
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00Team time
Debriefing/planning time with colleagues
12:00 – 1:00Lunch
1:00 – 2:15Exploring common problems of practice
Small group conversations aboutspecific content areas, including potential cross-partnership work (e.g. literacy, math, teacher effectiveness, career/college readiness, middle grades).
2:15 – 2:45Reflections and closing