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REL Mid-Atlantic

REL Mid-Atlantic. Your Lab Extension Specialist Dr. Tom Fortin Dr. Al Glennon. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice”. Lab – Communicate and conduct research that meets the needs of educators working to improve student achievement.

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REL Mid-Atlantic

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  1. REL Mid-Atlantic Your Lab Extension Specialist Dr. Tom Fortin Dr. Al Glennon

  2. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” Lab – Communicate and conduct research that meets the needs of educators working to improve student achievement.

  3. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” Lab Extension Specialist (LES) Responsibilities: • Reach out to education stakeholders • Solicit stakeholder priorities, research, and program needs • Convey research that responds to expressed needs • Recruit eligible participants in REL random controlled trials

  4. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” LES Activities: Organizational Planning Awareness and Engagement Needs Sensing Dissemination Recruitment and Support for RCT

  5. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” Organizational Planning • Regional and state strategic planning for REL Mid-Atlantic • Develop annual action plan • Prepare Activity Logs weekly for monthly and quarterly progress reports and accountability • Serve on REL Mid-Atlantic committees • Provide feedback to improve REL operations

  6. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” Awareness and Engagement • Represent REL at county, state, and regional leaders of professional education and business/industry associations, government agencies, higher education institutions, and research organizations. • Assist stakeholders in identifying, understanding, and applying high-quality research. • Assist stakeholders in finding appropriate research resources that will help to implement evidence-based strategies.

  7. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” Needs-Sensing • Communicate with stakeholders to identify important education issues and research questions. • Document communication and interaction with stakeholders. • Follow the announcements, adoptions, modifications, and progress of state, regional, and national improvement initiatives. • Stay informed of emerging issues, reports, conferences, and other matters affecting education policies, practice, and research.

  8. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” Dissemination • Design and conduct public forums on Issues and Answers research reports or other IES research. • Share the findings of research reports and other products that are conducive to practitioner understanding and utility.

  9. “Linking Research to Policy and Practice” Recruitment and Support for Randomized Controlled Trials • Training that covers study design and intervention. • Develop and implement recruitment strategies, protocols, information sessions, and reporting to invite and enlist schools and districts to participate in RCT. • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of contacts. • Work with principal investigators and study managers in communicating with stakeholders. • Review in-progress and completed recruiting campaigns for future studies. • Support investigators and managers during implementation of trials, training, and conducting of classroom/school observations.

  10. “Bottom Line” “Linking Research to Policy and Practice”, which leads to increasing Student Success and Achievement.

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