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Students discuss "killer statements" in their advisory class. Advisory is designed to create a social emotional safety-net for students, supporting...
Learn about the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) in this introductory video.
Marilyn Cano facilitates an inquiry-based lesson on the properties of triangles.
Marilyn Cano models an inquiry-based lesson on the inequality theorem. Students take over and test their hypotheses-- with straws!
Q: How are ISA coaches selected? A: Dr. Jacqueline Ancess, co-director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and ...
ISA math teacher, John McCrann, has been blogging for EdWeek this year. His blog, Prove It: Math and Education Policy...
I was recently invited to represent ISA at the first ever White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools. The...
One of the comments most frequently made by ISA partner districts and schools is, “We could never have done this...
Q: What Does Evidence-Based Mean? A: ”A widely used adjective in education, evidence-based refers to any concept or strategy that is derived...
Preparing students to succeed in college is essential for our students, for our economy and for our society. President Obama...
Just as beliefs, attitudes, and context significantly impact students’ educational experience, they also have a tremendous impact on the relationship...
With the development of its High School SuccessNavigator™ (HSSN) product, ISA has created a powerful tool to assess non-cognitive factors...
Recent studies on non-cognitive factors conducted by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (CSSR) and the Stanford...
Brandon Baiden and Monica Moore are both 2008 alumni of ISA partner high schools, Queens High School of Teaching and...
The nine-year-old Academy for Young Writers in Brooklyn, NY exemplifies the nature of ISA’s successful school partnerships. A shared core...
