Join the American Institutes for Research for a webinar discussion on cultural competency through the lens of the Native worldview. Presenters will share perspectives of Native life experiences in the United States—past, present, and future.
For the first time in Oregon history, blind students now have access to the state's online adaptive test system. The new OAKS Online Braille Interface, designed by Oregon's test vendor and partner American Institutes for Research, allows Oregon's blind students to access the same online test and the same ...
Cultivating Oral Language Literacy Talent in Students (COLLTS) is an early childhood program comprised of units that promote the development of pre-reading skills, oral language proficiency, and background and conceptual knowledge through the use of interactive reading with high-quality children’s literature. ...
Just like physical health, mental health is crucial to everyone’s well-being. For Mental Health Awareness Month, five AIR experts reflected on three of the biggest trends and shifts they’ve observed from their collective years in the field.
In this blog post, David Osher, AIR vice president and international expert on school climate, social emotional learning, and student support, shares an interesting perspective about making a difference through school climate.
The majority of students with disabilities spend most of the school day in general education classes and most are capable of meeting the goals described by advocates of deeper learning. In this report, we review previous efforts to promote better educational outcomes for students with disabilities.
Experts from the American Institutes of Research will discuss a broad range of research and interventions involving students with disabilities during the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) annual conference in San Diego April 8-11, 2015.
Public deliberation is a unique way of convening a diverse group of citizens to consider an ethical or values-based dilemma and then weigh alternative—often competing—views. Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the AIR study is the first large-scale randomized controlled trial of alternative methods of public deliberation ...
Experts from AIR will present on a wide array of research involving students with disabilities during the Council for Exceptional Children’s annual conference in St. Louis April 13-16, 2016.
With COVID-19 still affecting in-person education across the country, early childhood educators have had to find new ways to give students, especially those who are dual-language learners, early, rich linguistic experiences. AIR Senior Researcher Lisa Hsin describes a number of ways early childhood educators can help families foster their children’s ...