SXSW EDU 2019
Unexpected Insights From District Data
Description:
States are feeling the crunch of a teacher shortage--but is bias in hiring practices compounding the issue? Districts struggle to find substitutes--but are current professional development programs contributing to avoidable teacher absences? ESSA plans emphasize professional development--but how many current efforts actually fit the ESSA definition of effective PD? Analysis of data from over 4,500 K-12 organizations yields unexpected--and actionable--insights for school and district leaders.
Other Resources / Information
Takeaways
- Learn what recruiting/hiring data from 800 school systems across 45 states reveals about where candidates are coming from--and who actually gets hired
- Discover trends from 5 years of data on the professional development experiences of over 330,000 educators from 203 school districts nationwide
- Understand the incidence and impact of teacher absences from 3 years of data from over 4,500 K-12 organizations--and identify a path to reducing them
Speakers
- Elizabeth Combs, Managing Director, Frontline Research & Learning Institute
- Cydney Miller, Senior Human Capital Management Solutions Consultant, Frontline Education
- Sarah Silverman, Senior Vice President for New Market Strategy, Whiteboard Advisors
Organizer
Lindsay Falkenberg, Associate, Whiteboard Advisors
SXSW reserves the right to restrict access to or availability of comments related to PanelPicker proposals that it considers objectionable.
Add Comments