About Practice Joshua Rosenberg

About Cara Jackson, Ph.D.

Dr. Jackson is Senior Associate in the Division of Social and Economic Policy at Abt Associates. She's conducted education research and evidence reviews on a variety of topics, including interventions intended to improve child outcomes, policies related to school and teacher quality, and school network expansion. Her focus is on helping schools, districts, and education agencies improve the quality of educational opportunities.

Links 

Articles:


Democratizing the Development of Evidence https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0013189X211060357
Rethinking Connections Between Research and Practice in Education https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0013189X18761042
Local Democracy Matters: How Deliberative Culture Shapes Public Evaluations of Local Government and Local Government Performance (Collins) https://edworkingpapers.com/ai19-114
Will The American Rescue Plan’s ‘Meaningful Consultation’ Requirement Usher In Community Participation In School Budgets? (Roza) https://www.forbes.com/sites/margueriteroza/2021/07/20/will-the-american-rescue-plans-meaningful-consultation-requirement-usher-in-community-participation-in-school-budgets/

Logic models:


Education Logic Model application https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/products/resource/100677
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/appalachia/blogs/blog6_why-build-a-logic-model.asp
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014025.pdf

Organizations:


Strategic Data Project https://sdp.cepr.harvard.edu/
NNERPP https://nnerpp.rice.edu/
Democratizing Evidence https://www.democratizingevidence4.us/home

In this episode, Ryan and Josh speak with Jeff Carpenter and Catharyn Shelton about their recent article on education influencers (co-authored with Stephanie Schroeder). Jeff, Catharyn, and Stephanie's article is "The education influencer: A new player in the educator professional landscape" and was published in the Journal of Research on Technology in Education earlier this year: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15391523.2022.2030267

Jeff is jeffpcarpenter on Twitter

Catharyn is catharynshelton on Twitter

Ryan is ry_estrellado on Twitter and Instagram

Josh is jrosenberg6432 on Twitter

Music: Rabbit Hole by Blue Dot Sessions

Democratizing the Development of Evidence 
Little Kids, Big Adventures Around Knoxville, Tennessee
The K-12 Educator’s Data Guidebook: Reimagining Practical Data Use in Schools 
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Favorite Books

Jennifer Pharr Davis, Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph: https://www.amazon.com/Called-Again-Story-Love-Triumph/dp/0825307457/ref=sr_1_3?crid=146PQGU0VL5ED&keywords=jennifer+pharr+davis&qid=1639603954&sprefix=jennifer+pharr%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-3

Norman Ollesta, Crazy for the Storym: A Memoir of Survival: https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Storm-Memoir-Survival-P-S/dp/006176678X

Michael Frome, Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-High-Places-Mountains-Expanded/dp/0870498061/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=strangers+in+high+places&qid=1639604028&s=books&sr=1-1

Richard Powers, Bewilderment: https://www.amazon.com/Bewilderment-Novel-Richard-Powers-ebook/dp/B08X19W2HD/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1S69Y30962ZDV&keywords=bewilderment+richard+powers&qid=1639604051&s=books&sprefix=bewilder%2Cstripbooks%2C159&sr=1-2

David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triump in a Specialized World: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484

Jessica Abel, Out on the Wire: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Wire-Storytelling-Secrets-Masters/dp/0385348436/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V5XF9FVLPZ1E&keywords=jessica+abel+out+on+the+wire&qid=1639604149&sprefix=jessica+abel+out+on+%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=8-1

John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet: https://www.amazon.com/The-Anthropocene-Reviewed/dp/B08GL11MDJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2298PFMDEK5YU&keywords=the+anthropocene+reviewed&qid=1639604178&sprefix=the+anthro%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-1

Matt Haig, The Midnight Library: https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Library-Novel-Matt-Haig/dp/0525559477

Favorite Podcasts

Conversations With Tyler: Zeynep Tufekci: https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/zeynep-tufekci/

The Anthropocene Reviewed, Icelandic Hot Dog Stand and Signing Your Name 250,000 Times: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icelandic-hot-dog-stand-and-signing-your-name-250-000-times/id1342003491?i=1000522165954

Favorite Creative Projects

#fountainpen (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fountainpen/

Why it can be hard to understand the Smokies (and a bit on my understanding of them): https://joshuamrosenberg.com/post/2021/08/21/a-bunch-of-thoughts-on-the-tennessee-side-of-the-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

Favorite Movie

The French Dispatch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8847712/

Ryan is ry_estrellado on Twitter and Instagram

Josh is jrosenberg6432 on Twitter

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What people are saying about Ryan's new book 

The social media influencer in Ryan's story is honestteachervibes. Her account is hilarious. You should totally follow! 

The Artist's Way 

Austin Kleon 

Ryan is ry_estrellado on Twitter and Instagram  

Josh is jrosenberg6432 on Twitter

In this episode, Ryan and Josh welcome Isabella C. Velásquez to About Practice to discuss the roles of philanthropic organizations in education. They also discuss Isabella's work and share some stories from a collaborative project on which they worked. 

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Ryan:


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Music: Rabbit Hole by Blue Dot Sessions