Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education Stanford University
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The Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) was founded in 2008 to foster research, policy, and practice to advance high quality, equitable education systems in the United States and internationally.
SCOPE engages faculty from across Stanford and from other universities to work on a shared agenda of research, policy analysis, educational practice, and dissemination of ideas.
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Race, Identity, and Learning: How Schools Can Support Students in Developing Productive Racial and Academic Identities
In this SCOPE Brown Bag Seminar, Na'ilah Suad Nasir examines how culture and race influence the learning and achievement of African American and other non-dominant students in urban settings. (3/04/13)
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The Pedagogy of Confidence: Transforming Teaching to Improve Urban Student Achievement
Yvette Jackson, chief executive officer of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education, discusses how districts can apply a pedagogy of confidence to omprove the confidence and competence of students and teachers upon whom they rely. (1/28/13)
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Re-opening a Silenced Dialogue: Placing Equity, Quality, and Education Opportunity at the Center of Teacher Education
In this SCOPE Brown Bag Seminar, Stanford Professor of Education Arnetha Ball discusses her "Model of Generative Change" in teacher education and professional development. (5/20/2013)
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Uncovering the Policy Implementation Process: Power and Learning in Instructional Reform
In this SCOPE Brown Bag Seminar, Cynthia Coburn discusses the relationship between instructional policy and teachers' classroom practices in urban schools. (5/15/13)
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State Common Core Implementation Policy: It Will Change Almost Everything
In this SCOPE Brown Bag Seminar, Michael Kirst, president of the California State Board of Education, provides a conceptual framework to understand the challenges of implementing the Common Core in California. (10/29/12)
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The Social Construction of College-Going Culture: Variation and Change in High-Need Schools in Transition
In this Brown Bag Seminar, Stanford professor of education Anthony Antonio and PhD candidate Jesse Foster present their findings from their study of college-going culture in high-needs schools across the United States. (4/15/13)