CJ Park
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When Educators' Needs Exceed the Research Base
Rigorously designed experimental and quasi-experimental studies can provide educators the strongest evidence of what works to solve their problem. But what if strong evidence doesn't exist to address a need? This blog details one such case and explains how REL Appalachia worked with experts to identify practical solutions and move the research forward.
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Dec 13, 2021
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When "More Research is Needed" Is the Key Finding: Improving the Evidence Base for Nonacademic Interventions for Postsecondary Success in Rural and High-Poverty Contexts
REL AP researchers, Rebecca A. Schmidt and CJ Park, were recently featured in the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) blog. Schmidt and Park's blog post highlights the need for more research on nonacademic interventions for postsecondary success in rural and high-poverty contexts.
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Apr 20, 2021
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News You Can Use: College-Access Counselors' Edition
As a college access counselor, you provide guidance and expertise to students charting their path to postsecondary education and employment. So, how do counselors build their knowledge and expertise? The Virginia College Access Network (VCAN) 2020 virtual conference, attended by Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia staff, offered sessions designed to guide counselors as they support students' access to postsecondary opportunities.
Date published:
Apr 19, 2021
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Setting a Foundation for Continuous Improvement
School and district leaders frequently seek ways to improve outcomes for the students they serve. At the same time, they often wonder whether the strategy they select will meet the specific needs of their local context.
Date published:
Feb 12, 2021
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Nonacademic Interventions for Postsecondary Enrollment and Success with Rural and High-Poverty Populations: A Systematic Evidence Review
This systemic review sought to identify nonacademic interventions with evidence of positive effects on postsecondary enrollment, academic performance, persistence, and completion, particularly with rural and high-poverty populations. The review identifies three nonacademic interventions with evidence of potentially positive effects on postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion for rural or high-poverty populations, but more research is needed at the intersection of these variables.
Feb 01, 2021
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Paving the Pathway to College and Career Webinar Series
Location: Virtual Description: In this three-event webinar series, REL Appalachia staff share strategies and resources for strengthening the transition from high school to postsecondary education and careers. The fourth webinar describes how school or district leaders can use the resources to facilitate professional learning on this topic, or how individual educators can use the resources for personal reflection and action planning. Partnership or Research Alliance: Improving Postsecondary Tr...
Nov 07, 2019
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Building Bridges to College and Career - Supporting Self-Efficacy: Training Materials
These training materials include a PowerPoint presentation and handouts with tools and resources on nonacademic strategies to support students' postsecondary transitions. The materials also describe research on the link between social-emotional skills and students' successful postsecondary transitions, and they provide evidence-based strategies to help students develop self-efficacy, a social-emotional skill associated with students' successful transitions. These materials were originally pre...
Oct 21, 2019
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Mapping Our Way to Academic Success - Using Innovation Configuration (IC) Maps: Training Materials
These training materials include a PowerPoint presentation and handouts that introduce the purpose and structure of Innovation Configuration (IC) maps and how they can be used for both research and professional learning. The materials describe how REL Appalachia partnered with educators in eastern Kentucky to develop an IC map that specifies expectations for high-quality mathematics instructions and can improve teacher practice. These materials were originally presented at the Berea Rural Col...
Apr 29, 2019
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Building Bridges to College and Career: Using Evidence to Engage Rural Families
Time: 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT Location: Virtual Description: The Improving Postsecondary Transitions partnership hosted a virtual professional learning opportunity to discuss the role of families in postsecondary planning and learn about how research can be used to support identification and implementation of strategies that work. The webinar built on the previous workshop in the series [Family Engagement for Successful Student Transition] (https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/appalachia/events...
Mar 13, 2019
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Kentucky Rural College Readiness Partnership Data Catalog Workshop: Training Materials
These training materials include a PowerPoint presentation and two handouts for participants to use during the training. The slides describe the process of developing a data catalog aligned to a logic model and research agenda related to college and career readiness. These materials were originally used in a meeting with REL Appalachia Rural College Readiness partnership members, a collective of school and district education leaders and data specialists in Kentucky. Speakers: Ashley Campbell...
Jan 17, 2018
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