Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide a forum within AERA for the involvement of individuals drawn together by a common interest in a field of study, teaching, or research when the existing divisional structure may not directly facilitate such activity. The Association provides SIGs program time at the Annual Meeting, publicity, scheduling, staff support, viability, and the prestige of AERA affiliation.
We are pleased to offer five webinars intended to familiarize you with the concept of a Networked Improvement Community, and each of the four important components and elements of a successful NIC. An introductory 30-minute webinar will feature one or two experts from out team providing key background information about the focal challenges of building a NIC. A facilitated discussion forum will continue for two weeks after the video is posted to this site. At the end of the two weeks, another live webinar with the same expert will be featured. This follow-up webinar will focus on the topics that have arisen through the online forum, as well as questions that are asked live during the webinar.
Krumm, A., Means, B., & Bienkowski, M. (2018). Learning Analytics Goes to School: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Education (1st ed.). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Learning-Analytics-Goes-to-School-A-Collaborative-Approach-to-Improving/Krumm-Means-Bienkowski/p/book/9781138121836
Bryk, A. S., Gomez, L. M., Grunow, A., & LeMahieu, P. G. (2015). Learning to Improve: How America’s Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better. Harvard Education Press. https://www.hepg.org/hep-home/books/learning-to-improve
Penuel, W. R., & Gallagher, D. J. (2017). Creating Research-Practice Partnerships in Education. Harvard Education Press. https://www.hepg.org/hep-home/books/creating-research-practice-partnerships-in-educati
Cobb, P., Jackson, K., Henrick, E., & Smith, T. M. (2018). Systems for Instructional Improvement: Creating Coherence from the Classroom to the District Office. Harvard Education Press. https://www.hepg.org/hep-home/books/systems-for-instructional-improvement#
Crow, R., Hinnant-Crawford, B. N., & Spaulding, D. T. (Eds.). (2019). The Educational Leader’s Guide to Improvement Science: Data, Design and Cases for Reflection. Myers Education Press. https://myersedpress.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781975500948/The-Educational-Leader-s-Guide-to-Improvement-Science
Langley, G. J., Moen, R. D., Nolan, K. M., Nolan, T. W., Norman, C. L., & Provost, L. P. (2009). The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. John Wiley & Sons.
Lai, M. K., McNaughton, S., Jesson, R., & Wilson, A. (2020). Research-Practice Partnerships for School Improvement: The Learning Schools Model. Emerald Group Publishing.
Capper, C. A. (2018). Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity: Leading Integrated, Socially Just Education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315818610
