This afternoon session is open to all Winter Innovation Summit attendees.
TRANSPORTATION DETAILS: - Take Bus C from the west side of Libby Gardner Hall to the University Guest House, then follow signs to the Officer's Club next door.
- Bus C departs promptly at 1:15 PM.
Evidence Based Education Pathways
Creating a Marketplace for What Works We are looking forward to having you join us this week for our Evidence Based Education Pathways discussions. As are reminder, this week’s sessions are part of a wider initiative led by Independent Sector, together with their close partners Project Evident and Results for America.
The Pathways initiative is bringing national and local leaders in the education space together with leading evidence-based practitioners, community stakeholders, businesses, funders, and government officials to explore how data and evidence-based practices can drive better education outcomes for students in areas with underperforming schools. Our goal is to build a “marketplace” for what works around evidence-based practices that connects organizations across the country
This “Pathways” convening is the second in a multi-city series that we are piloting with funding from The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. As you prepare for your participation we thought it may be useful to see a little about what we learned in Detroit. Attached is a summary of our learning from the Detroit conversation and a PDF that will give you some context for the rich discussions we had during that meeting.
Meeting Outcomes- Shared understanding of the Evidence Based Education Pathways Program and learning to date
- Input and dialogue on what is working and what needs to be done better to build evidence based practices and policies
- Input on what is important to build local evidence based communities of practice
AgendaSession 1: Building and Local Translation of Evidence Based Practices1:30 – 1:40—Introductions and Program Overview
- Introduction to the Pathway’s concept and what’s been learned so far
- Dan Cardinali, President and CEO, Independent Sector
1:40 – 2:10—Panel: Building a Marketplace for Evidence Based Practice
- Moderated panel discussion with IS, RFA, and Project Evident regarding the challenges and opportunities in growing the implementation of evidence based practices
2:10 – 2:50—What’s Working and What’s Standing in the Way?
- Facilitated and recorded session to look at what is working and what needs to be improved to grow the use of evidence based practices
- Building and implementing evidence based practice,
- Defining and implementing supporting policies,
- Adapting what works to practice
2:50 – 3:00—Wrap up and Next Steps
Session 2: Cross Sector Roles in Building Evidence Based Education Practices3:05 – 3:15—Welcome and Introduction
- Brief recap of the previous meeting and short intro to the pathways concept
- Dan Cardinali, President and CEO, Independent Sector
3:15 – 4:00—Building Education Focused Communities of Practice – Sector Roles
- Small round-table discussions on the roles for government, business, philanthropy, NGO’s, educators, and the local community to build the use of evidence to improve education outcomes for students
4:00 – 4:45—Building Communities of Practice – Stronger Links in the Ecosystem
- Small round-table discussions on creating a marketplace for what works to cover what needs to be local, what needs to be national, how do we strengthen the connections needed to increase the use of evidence to improve education outcomes for students
4:45– 5:00—Wrap up and Next Steps