Thought Leadership

Thought leadership is a broad term with a variety of definitions. We define thought leadership as the beginning of our relationship with educators and other professionals in the field, and an extension and continuation of valued collaborations and partnership.

Contributing thoughtfully to the field.

We believe thought leaders should be thoughtful leaders. We hope to intrigue, challenge, and inspire you through innovative ideas, engaging opinions, and compelling research.

Sharing our expertise.

Our staff is a community of knowledgeable and experienced educators, with expertise in a wide range of topics including school design, ELL instruction, performance assessment, teacher leadership, and education policy.

Building a library of resources.

We invite you to explore our publications, events, and blog posts to learn more and engage with us around the work we do and our approach to equity. We look forward to growing our relationship with you.

Featured

Study

Performance Assessment: Fostering the Learning of Teachers and Students

June 2017

Categories: Culturally Responsive Practice, Performance Assessment

Against a backdrop of the opportunities provided by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the challenges posed for education by the new federal administration, this issue of Voices in Urban Education (VUE) proposes performance assessment as a personalized and rigorous alternative to standardized testing. Performance assessment provides an opportunity for educators in public schools and districts to more equitably meet the needs of students through the use of more relevant, engaging curriculum and instruction. This VUE issue was planned and produced as a partnership between the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and the Center for Collaborative Education.

Download the VUE issue

Read the VUE issue online

Paper

A Vision for Personalized Learning in Massachusetts

May 2017 | Dan French and Diana Lebeaux | Center for Collaborative Education

Category: Personalized Learning

A Vision For Personalized Learning In Massachusetts Website

Our white paper investigates the commonwealth's strong reputation for educational achievement to reveal entrenched achievement gaps and to suggest that the very measures we use to evaluate schools and students do not align with important indicators of preparation for college, career, and civic life in the 21st century. As an antidote to this mismatch, the paper describes the promise of equity-embedded personalized learning practices and creates a vision for schools that embrace this promise. After exploring the five key principles of Essential Personalized Learning, the paper closes with a delineation of policy and practice steps at the state, district, and school levels that will aid Massachusetts in becoming a more authentic beacon for excellent, equitable education.