Collaboration platforms provide a virtual space for persons with common interests to develop and share information with one another. Our collaboration platform is powerful and flexible enough to accommodate a wide variety of use cases and circumstances, including affinity groups and communities of practice. ...
We believe that instructional coaching and support for teachers must include a focus on literacy and numeracy across the content areas and disciplines and be personalized to fit your district and school needs. AIR Coaches have expertise and experience in an array of coaching services and are trained in a ...
CS@AIR supports several alliances, consortia, and communities of practice. We serve various roles depending on the focus, organization, and membership, including as a facilitator, expert consultant, or evaluator.
Organizations are moving to skills-based practices to broaden the talent pool and address shifts in work design fueled by the digital transformation. This more nimble and equitable practice raises the question, “How do we validate the skills a person has to make hiring, promotion, development, and compensation decisions and produce ...
A first-of-its kind exploratory survey of National and State Teachers of the Year finds that having accomplished teachers support new or struggling teachers was considered a highly important factor in improving effectiveness – both for the person receiving and providing the support. This and other findings are shared in a ...
On October 24, 2012, AIR Vice Presidents Sabrina Laine and Jane Hannaway will participate in a public discussion on the importance of evaluating teacher effectiveness sponsored by the George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
Susan Bowles Therriault, a senior researcher at AIR, will discuss her work with early warning systems (EWS) to identify students in danger of dropping out of school when she appears at conferences separately hosted by the National Governors Association and the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network in October. ...
How can afterschool and expanded learning practitioners measure young people’s personal and social skills? How can they use that data to improve their programs and systems? To answer these questions, AIR worked with Every Hour Counts, a coalition of citywide organizations that increase access to quality learning opportunities by providing ...
STEM degree production in the U.S. is not keeping pace with the demand for STEM talent. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities are underrepresented in the STEM disciplines—the largest untapped STEM talent pools in the United States.
Technology has enormous potential to transform the way teachers teach and students learn. In this video interview, Tracy Gray, an AIR expert on education technology, explains how to effectively use technology to engage students in their own learning.