Meet our Team at Spring Events Next Week 🌷

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Catch us in person & online at two March conferences

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Join the conversation as we partner with communities to design and implement culturally responsive school change.

In This Week’s Issue

• School Redesign in Action session in Newport, RI on March 28
• NCME Annual Meeting virtual session on March 30
• Save the Date: 401Gives Weekend Edition! Consider donating to Highlander Institute from March 31 – April 3

Upcoming Events

School Redesign in Action Session

We’re presenting at SRIA 2023 hosted by Great Schools Partnership! Join Malika Ali & Shawn Rubin for their session “Culturally Responsive School Change” on Tuesday, March 28 at 10:30AM in Newport, RI.

Collaborating with students, parents, and teachers within a school improvement process increases dialogue, improves solutions, and strengthens accountability across a building. Highlander Institute’s partnership with Baychester Middle School has provided a strong foundation for sustainable instructional shifts. Participants will learn how this school reflects on student experience data, co-constructs a culturally responsive vision, and implements high-leverage strategies at scale – and how these moves have improved student experiences and academic outcomes.

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NCME Annual Meeting: Virtual Session

We’re helping to kick off the NCME Annual Meeting as part of their virtual session series! Hear from presenters Lauren Kendall Brooks (AERDF), Karina Rodriguez (Highlander Institute), & Teaira McMurtry (University of Alabama) for “Beyond Basketball & Bodegas: Pursuing True Cultural Validity in Formative Assessment” online on Thursday, March 30 at 1:00PM CT / 2:00PM ET.

Tropes related to basketball, clothing, hair, and superfluous community contextual details permeate the narratives that constitute “multicultural” test items from teacher-derived formative assessment to large-scale assessment tools. As instrument developers pursue inclusion and representation through test content, they walk a fine line between being complicit in using racist, ableist, and gendered language and creating a test environment that honors the linguistic and cultural heritage of its intended users. Through the eyes of a community of developers brought together for a new inclusive, equity-informed R&D initiative, this session will feature lessons learned from the implementation of a culture-forward approach to validity for K-12 formative assessment.

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Save the Date: 401Gives Weekend

401Gives is in its 4th year! 2023 marks the debut of the Weekend Edition – an amazing opportunity to unite our community around causes in which we truly believe and help nonprofit organizations connect to the larger community.

We hope you’ll consider donating to Highlander Institute from March 31 through April 3 to help us reach our overall goal of raising $1,000.  

Stay tuned for the official launch of 401Gives next week. Thank you in advance for your support!

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