Hope that everyone is excited for our last few days in DC! My next office hours are Wednesday, but if you’d like to debrief about anything before then, feel free to reach out.
Major to-dos
- Read tomorrow’s speaker bios
- Prep for the industry lunch
Schedule
Attire: business casual
9:00 – 11:30 Site visit: National Education Association
National Education Association (1201 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036)
- Bus route (D4 and S9): https://maps.app.goo.gl/KkBZjBYGyiKhSAX8A (meet at 8:30)
- If you are at the hotel, I highly recommend you join us for the above bus route because it will be raining.
- If you’re commuting, the closest metro stations are Farragut North and Dupont Circle
12:15 – 1:30 Industry lunch
Washington Center (901 4th St NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001)
- We’ll take the S9 and D4 buses back to the Washington Center (https://maps.app.goo.gl/iPb1pLqBS5oYMfEq9)
2:30 – 3:30 Speaker visit: Christy Talbot
Washington Center
5:00 – 6:00 Teacher panel
Washington Center (in the Measurement and Accountability room)
Things to complete by tomorrow
- Read the bios for tomorrow’s site/speakers, which can be found on our course website or at the bottom of this email, and brainstorm some questions you might want to ask. Have at least one question for each speaker you are confident asking. For the teacher panel, prepare a few general questions that any the teachers could potentially answer.
- If you signed up to write the thank-you note for Abby Comey, Juan Samperio, Jennifer DePaoli, or Sally Calengor, please give that to me by the end of the day tomorrow! If you are signed up to write the thank-you note for Nancy O’Brien, Christy Talbot, or any of the teacher panelists, be prepared to get their address tomorrow. If you don’t remember who you signed up for, please reference this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdjJkBxRTQ5oX69iDCzbCN9CmXizs2EVd9i8apg202E/edit?usp=sharing
- Review the email from Sarah DeVellis about the industry lunch and use the networking questions document (also on our course website) to prep your own questions.
Materials mentioned today and other supplemental resources
- McKinley admissions process
- Writings by Linda Darling-Hammond, president of LPI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Darling-Hammond#Books
- Science of Learning and Development Alliance: https://soldalliance.org/
- Safe Schools Thriving Students report: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/safe-schools-thriving-students-brief
- Design Principles for Schools: https://k12.designprinciples.org/
- Performance assessments: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/cpac-performance-assessments-support-student-learning-report
- Example of a parent dashboard: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/district-of-columbia/districts/district-of-columbia-public-schools/mckinley-technology-high-school-4653
- Fiscal cliff (copied from Day 3 wrap-up): https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-esser-fiscal-cliff-will-have-serious-implications-for-student-equity/
- Chronic absenteeism in DC: https://dcist.com/story/23/11/30/osse-chronic-absenteeism-remains-high-dc-schools/
- What is NAEP? https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
- The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines: https://education.virginia.edu/research-initiatives/research-centers-labs/research-labs/youth-violence-project/school-threat-assessment/comprehensive-school-threat-assessment-guidelines
- Whole Child Policy Toolkit: https://www.wholechildpolicy.org/
- American Enterprise Institute (conservative think tank) on school choice: https://www.aei.org/podcast/when-parents-do-know-best-darla-romfo-on-the-viability-of-school-choice-programs/
- The RAND blog: https://www.rand.org/blog.html
- RAND report on impact of covid on prison education: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2122-1.html
See you all tomorrow by 9:00 at the National Education Assocation (or 8:30 at the bus stop if you’re taking the bus)!
Site/speaker bios
National Education Association
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA’s 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
https://www.nea.org/about-nea
Christy Talbot
Christy Talbot is the Assistant Director of Government Relations at the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.
https://www.aera.net/
Teacher Panelists
Beth Cymerman is a high school English teacher at Falls Church High School in Fairfax County Public Schools.
Abby Comey is a high school English teacher at McKinley Tech High in Washington DC Public Schools. You can read some of her writing here and here.
Luc Nguyen is a high school English teacher at Chantilly High School in Fairfax County Public Schools. You can read his blog here and find him on LinkedIn here.
Sydney Hamrick is a high school English teacher at Fairfax High School in Fairfax County Public Schools.
Rachel Wilmans is a middle school English teacher at Willard Middle School in Loudon County Public Schools. You can find her on LinkedIn here.
Alex Johnson is a high school English teacher at Fairfax High School in Fairfax County Public Schools. You can find them on LinkedIn here.