As we start a new year, our team at the Center for Education Policy Research is looking forward to the exciting work we have planned across our various projects. After a year of many challenges in education, as schools grapple with issues from pandemic recovery to chronic absenteeism, we are energized to build on our progress and continue in our efforts to serve teachers, schools, and districts nationwide through the power of quality research and evidence. We asked CEPR project teams:
Defining what questions you most need to answer to advance your strategic priorities is a core skill for using data effectively. This interactive, hour-long workshop shows you how to create a learning agenda that will define those questions for a single initiative or a whole organizational strategy, as well as how to prioritize the questions so you can focus on those with the greatest potential benefit. Participants will leave with a head start on a learning agenda for their own program or organization. Register for the Workshop
Education leaders spend most of their time solving problems large and small. But how do you know you are solving the most pressing problem? Focusing on the wrong issues wastes resources, something no district can afford. In this interactive, hour-long workshop, we will demonstrate how to diagnose the core issues facing your education system, using a systematic set of questions that help you probe your assumptions and get to the crux of the matter quickly. We will also illustrate how you can use local data to answer these questions. Participants will leave with diagnostic tools that they can use in their own contexts. Register for the Workshop
The PIER Public Seminar Series is open to Harvard Community and general public. To join the event via livestream, visit cepr.harvard.edu/pier-seminar.
If you are a part of the Harvard Community and would like to participate in the event via Zoom, you may request access by emailing pier_fellowship@gse.harvard.edu.