4 Pages of Research Dissemination Secrets

Important information needs to be shared with all those who can benefit. Only then can a discovery fulfill its potential for good. Yet researchers often communicate in silos. This means they commune with people in the same role (like researcher to researcher), field (such as economist to economist), or at the same site (like working at the same university) when sharing knowledge, seeking knowledge, making decisions, and collaborating. The way information is shared has changed dramatically in the past decade, and researchers should be aware of these changes, which bring new opportunities to spread findings. Give a TED Talk, get on NPR, have reporters come to you, become a book author (without the usual time investment)… there are so many ways to share your research, and many take very little time or effort. Keep reading for a handful of ideas

Standards for Reporting Data to Educators: What Educational Leaders Should Know and Demand

Standards for Reporting Data to Educators provides a synthesis of research and best practices of how data should be presented to educators in order to optimize the effectiveness of data use. Synthesizing over 300 sources of peer-reviewed research, expert commentary, and best practices, Rankin develops a set of data reporting standards that education data system vendors, providers, and creators can apply to improve how data is displayed for educators. The accurate and effective presentation of data is paramount to educators’ ability to successfully implement and make use of the most current knowledge in the field. This important book reveals the most effective ways to communicate data to ensure educators can use data easily and accurately

Engaging & Challenging Gifted Students: Tips for Supporting Extraordinary Minds in Your Classroom (ASCD Arias)

Though nearly 5 million students can be characterized as gifted and talented in the United States, many exceptional learners "fly under the radar." Because they are not appropriately challenged in the general classroom, they never meet their full potential in school or in life. Author Jenny Grant Rankin equips general classroom teachers with the information and strategies they need to spot, advocate for, engage, and challenge exceptional learners in their classrooms. Learn how to recognize the challenges of each child, identify the five unexpected traits of exceptional learners, and adjust your teaching to meet the needs of all learners. Filled with useful strategies and poignant personal accounts, this book gives you the "meat" of what you need to prevent those students who need to be challenged and engaged from slipping through the cracks

First Aid for Teacher Burnout: How You Can Find Peace and Success

Offering clear strategies rooted in research and expert recommendations, First Aid for Teacher Burnout empowers teachers to prevent and recover from burnout while finding success at work. Each chapter explores a different common cause of teacher burnout and provides takeaway strategies and realistic tips. Chapter coverage includes fighting low morale, diminishing stress, streamlining grading, reducing workload, leveraging collaboration, avoiding monotony, using technology to your advantage, managing classroom behavior, advocating for support from your administration, securing the help of parents and community, and more. Full of reflection exercises, confessions from real teachers, and veteran teacher tips, this accessible book provides easy-to-implement steps for alleviating burnout problems so you can enjoy peace and success in your teaching. This book won the 2017 Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention from the Society of Professors of Education at the 2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting

Increasing the Impact of Your Research: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Findings and Widening Your Reach

This guide helps researchers in all fields share their findings, knowledge, and ideas effectively and beyond typical silos. By pursuing the recommendations in this book, researchers can increase the exposure of their work to increase impact. Chapters cover the most effective ways to share readers’ research, such as: • social media (maximizing exposure and branding, leveraging time-saving tools) • media (landing interviews and contributing to public dialogue) • writing (landing book deals and succeeding in key writing opportunities) • speaking (giving TED Talks, delivering conference keynote presentations, appearing on NPR, etc.) • connecting (networking, influencing policy, etc.) • honors (winning awards and recognition to expand your platform) Rich in tips, strategies, and guidelines, this book also includes clever “fast tracks” and downloadable online resources that provide links, leads, and templates to help secure radio broadcasts, podcasts, publications, conferences, awards, and other opportunities

Designing Data Reports that Work: A Guide for Creating Data Systems in Schools and Districts

Designing Data Reports that Work provides research-based best practices for constructing effective data systems in schools and for designing reports that are relevant, necessary, and easily understood. Clear and coherent data systems and data reports significantly improve educators’ data use and save educators time and frustration. The strategies in this book will help those responsible for designing education data reports―including school leaders, administrators, and educational technology vendors―to create productive data reports individualized for each school or district. This book breaks down the key concepts in creating and implementing data systems, ensuring that you are a better partner with teachers and staff so they can work with and use data correctly and improve teaching and learning

Sharing Your Education Expertise with the World: Make Research Resonate and Widen Your Impact

Go on NPR, give a TED Talk, write for publications read by thousands... This book helps education experts of all levels share their knowledge, work, and research with and beyond their own field and colleagues. By pursuing the recommendations in this book, educators and researchers can increase the exposure of their ideas and impact more students’ lives (this also enhances readers’ CVs and careers). Chapters cover the most effective and efficient ways to share readers’ expertise with the world, such as: • Branding (crafting your pitch and leveraging social media) • Writing (landing book deals and succeeding in key writing opportunities) • Speaking (giving TED Talks, delivering conference keynote presentations, appearing on NPR, landing interviews, and contributing to public dialogue) • Participating and serving (making connections, influencing policy, and joining panels or advisory boards) • Honors (winning awards and recognition to expand your platform) Rich in tips, strategies, and guidelines, this book also includes downloadable eResources that provide links, leads, and templates to help secure radio broadcasts, podcasts, conferences, and other publication opportunities

How to Make Data Work: A Guide for Educational Leaders

Educators are increasingly responsible for using data to improve teaching and learning in their schools. This helpful guide provides leaders with simple steps for facilitating accurate analysis and interpretation of data, while avoiding common errors and pitfalls. How to Make Data Work provides clear strategies for getting data into workable shape and creating an environment that supports understanding, analysis, and successful use of data, no matter what data system or educational technology tools are in place in your district. This accessible resource makes data easy to understand and use so that educators can better evaluate and maximize their systems to help their staff, students, and school succeed. With this tried-and-true guidance, you’ll be prepared to advocate for tools that adhere to data reporting standards, avoid misinterpretation of data, and improve the data use climate in your school

The HIF Signaling Pathway in Osteoblasts Directly Modulates Erythropoiesis through the Production of EPO

SummaryOsteoblasts are an important component of the hematopoietic microenvironment in bone. However, the mechanisms by which osteoblasts control hematopoiesis remain unknown. We show that augmented HIF signaling in osteoprogenitors results in HSC niche expansion associated with selective expansion of the erythroid lineage. Increased red blood cell production occurred in an EPO-dependent manner with increased EPO expression in bone and suppressed EPO expression in the kidney. In contrast, inactivation of HIF in osteoprogenitors reduced EPO expression in bone. Importantly, augmented HIF activity in osteoprogenitors protected mice from stress-induced anemia. Pharmacologic or genetic inhibition of prolyl hydroxylases1/2/3 in osteoprogenitors elevated EPO expression in bone and increased hematocrit. These data reveal an unexpected role for osteoblasts in the production of EPO and modulation of erythropoiesis. Furthermore, these studies demonstrate a molecular role for osteoblastic PHD/VHL/HIF signaling that can be targeted to elevate both HSCs and erythroid progenitors in the local hematopoietic microenvironment.PaperCli

Schooling and conflict in Darfur: A snapshot of basic education services for displaced children

Schooling and Conflict in Darfur, a joint project of the Population Council and the Women\u27s Refugee Commission, is a report based on a 2008 survey designed to provide a more accurate picture of the state of formal and non-formal education for displaced children of primary school age (6-14) in North and West Darfur. The findings are based on a scientifically selected sample of internally displaced persons (IDP) communities in North and West Darfur. The goal of the report is to provide donors, policymakers, and practitioners information to help plan and implement effective, targeted education programs for internally displaced children in Darfur, Sudan. These findings also have application for humanitarian actors in other contexts of displacement