Experts with the American Institutes for Research will explore topics in career and technical education at the “CareerTech Vision 2015” conference, being held Nov. 19-22 in New Orleans. The conference is sponsored by the Association for Career & Technical Education. (ACTE). ACTE is devoted to helping prepare youth and adults ...
To increase the capacity and efficiency of the nation’s airspace, the FAA is implementing new technology as part of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). AIR conducted job analyses to define the job of air traffic controllers and used these analyses as the foundation for strategic analyses that define ...
The states in REL Southeast's region include schools in rural, suburban, and urban settings which face high poverty, growing populations of English learners, and low graduation rates. At the same time, states are committed to meeting the challenge of higher student standards.
Your state has successfully designed a set of quality standards for the afterschool field, and practitioners are now using the standards across the state to improve their program practices. But are you really done? As the field advances, you may need to adapt the standards or add new components for ...
Workforce programs are often complex and difficult to access and navigate. This is particularly true for communities with poor access to critical resources. See how we are using behavioral science and human-centered design to make workforce programs more equitable, accessible, and effective.
As students across the country return to school, those responsible for their care and education are finalizing their plans to ensure a productive year. AIR’s evidence-based resources for back to school support educators through three essential lenses: school climate, safety, and social and emotional learning (SEL); college and career readiness; ...
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
For the last several years, the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics have been exploring how the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Nation’s Report Card, can be used to assess the college and career readiness of America’s high school students. Researchers at AIR ...
States, districts, and teachers identify a need for professional learning that enables Career and Technical Education teachers to help their students meet new standards, and to respond more effectively to shifts in policy and requirements. This brief outlines the most-needed training topics, the challenges to meeting these needs, ...