Evidence-Based Practices
Book Study in a Box: A Professional Book Study on Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems
Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-Based Frameworks, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Systems Alignment
The National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) has created this Facilitator’s Guide and accompanying materials to support state education agencies in undertaking a book study for the book...
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Tools
Open Door Series: SSIP Report Writing
Evaluation > Data, Evidence-Based Practices, Improvement and Implementation Science > Action Planning, SSIP
In anticipation of the February 1 2022 submission date, NCSI offered three Open Door sessions to discuss each section of the FFY 2020 SSIP report template and facilitate cross-state conversations...
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Webinar
NCSI Podcast: Schools On The Move - Episode 3: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-Based Frameworks
In this episode Senior Program Associate Jana Rosborough of NCSI at WestEd and Dr. Annie Sharp, Director of Differentiated Assistance with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, visit Austin,...
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Podcast
Meeting the needs of English learners with disabilities: virtual, hybrid, and returning to in-person instruction
Evidence-Based Practices
When the pandemic forced many schools to transition to virtual or hybrid learning, educators often struggled to meet the language and learning needs of the diverse population of English learners...
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Brief
Three Circles of Evidence-Based Decision Making to Support Students with Disabilities
Evidence-Based Practices, Stakeholder Engagement
"This resource presents steps in an evidence-based decision-making process to collect and integrate information from multiple sources, make decisions based on that information, and plan for...
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Tools
Guiding Questions: The FAIR Test
Evidence-Based Practices, Stakeholder Engagement
This resource provides guiding questions to help you select the best intervention for your student or group of students that are feasible to implement, acceptable for stakeholders, show a potential...
Resource Type
Brief
Reimagining Excellence. A blueprint for integrating social and emotional well-being and academic excellence in schools
Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-based Interventions > Evidence-based Practices for Social and Emotional Development, Racial Equity, Stakeholder Engagement > Family Engagement, Systems Alignment
This blueprint is founded on the belief that all students can succeed when learning is supported by equitable systems.
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Report
State Spotlight: How Texas Used Coaching to Impact Outcomes
Evaluation > Provider/Teacher Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Improvement and Implementation Science > Coaching
This state spotlight focuses on Texas’s implementation effort to improve teacher practice and student outcomes, by embedding and sustaining an effective coaching framework across the state. Of...
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State Spotlight
Supporting Schools During and After Crisis
Distance Learning > Instructional Resources, Distance Learning > Support for Families, Evidence-Based Practices, Systems Alignment, Tele-Practice/Tele-Therapy > Behavioral/ Social Emotional
This webpage includes a collection of resources (practice briefs and guides, videos, action planning templates, and examples) dedicated to supporting schools during and after the...
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Guidance
Effective Practices for Coaches
Evaluation > Data, Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-Based Frameworks, Improvement and Implementation Science > Coaching, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity
This module is the first in a series on coaching, a form of professional development for teachers who work in the kindergarten-12th grade setting. Module 1 addresses the four practices coaches can...
Resource Type
Training Module
Component 2 (Evidence-Based Practices) Resources – Literacy
Evidence-Based Practices, Policy > RDA
This NCSI Word document lists and describes resources that align with questions related to evidence-based practices (Component 2) of the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Phase II Guidance...
Resource Type
Guidance
Component 2 (Evidence-Based Practices) Resources – Math
Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, Policy > RDA
This NCSI Word document lists and describes resources that align with questions related to evidence-based practices (Component 2) of the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Phase II Guidance...
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Guidance