Partner up for smart net gains and webbed feats
Times (UK) Education Supplement. November 13, 2009
“The internet has opened doors for schools all over the world to collaborate on projects, exchange valuable skills and information, and broaden their pupils’ horizons”
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D.C. Public Charter Schools Collaborate with English Schools to Improve Student Outcomes.
District of Columbia Public Charter School Board. October 29, 2009.
“A major outcome of this project is to engage educators in collaborative research projects that will lead to solutions and positive changes in the school environment and improve student outcomes.”
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The Transatlantic School Innovation Alliance is a partnership between secondary schools in the U.S. and the U.K. to improve literacy teaching and learning and to develop urban leadership. > More
TSIA includes school heads, students, and teachers from sixteen schools in high-needs urban areas of New York City and London, along with national and local sponsors and partners. The goal is to incorporate the best thinking about urban education systems in both countries to create better outcomes for students, parents, and communities.
Participants have formed networks within their schools, between the schools in their home city, and within partnership clusters across the Atlantic to conduct action research on successful strategies for raising student achievement, narrowing achievement gaps, and improving curricula. TSIA’s goal is to blend these strategies with relevant education research and to study, design, and disseminate effective practices.
Sponsors
Founding Sponsors
> Annenberg Foundation
> Annenberg Institute for School Reform
> New Visions for Public Schools
> UK Department for Children, Schools and Families
Sponsoring Partners
> City Challenge
> DC Public Charter Schools Board
> Joint International Unit
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Results to Date
As TSIA work in New York and London moves into its third full year of operation, we have documented a number of promising practices and developments, both within and across sites.
- Practitioners and leaders sharing best practices, both in adolescent literacy and other areas of curriculum and leadership.
- Formal and informal networks of principals developing as a result of TSIA collaboration.
- Increased student engagement and student achievement in literacy.
- System-level learning at the policy-making level across schools and sponsoring organizations.
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