Building Your Alumni Network From the Ground Up
Sure, teachers’ salaries aren’t conducive to the transformational gifts that flow from business school alumni. But this doesn’t mean schools of education should not, or cannot, benefit robustly from...
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An Era of Assessment and Measurable Outcomes
The Eduventures Schools of Education Knowledge Community is built on a model of partnership and collaboration among subscribing institutions. At the same time, our community is by no means insular,...
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Predictive Analytics in Higher Education
We may be upon predictive analytics’ moment in higher education, with student retention as its “killer app”. Institutions of every type – from 4-year publics to 4-year privates and community...
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English Language Learner Opportunities
Over the last several months, leaders of Congress have signaled unprecedented willingness to advance immigration reform, legislation that would augment opportunities for many prospective students to...
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Eduventures Annual Conference 2013 Preview
We’re gearing up for our Annual Conference, returning to Boston’s Seaport Hotel June 19-20. Here’s a sneak preview of just a few of the sessions from our 2013 agenda: Analysts from our Enrollment...
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An Open Letter to Coursera About Your Teacher Professional Development Strategy
By Joseph A. Doiron, Senior Analyst Dear Coursera, Congratulations on your recent move into the teacher professional development market. Your opening act, the launch of twenty-eight MOOCs developed in...
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Integrating Online: A Strategic Opportunity for Schools of Education
By Brian Fleming, Analyst Like many providers of online education, schools of education (SOEs) are facing the challenge of innovating online programs to keep pace in a mature, complex, and highly...
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A Review and Critique of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ)...
This critique was originally published for the Schools of Education (SOE) Knowledge Community in February 2010. At the time, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) was poised to launch its...
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An Era of Scrutiny
by Mark Nemec, PhD President & CEO As colleges and universities start their fall sessions, President Obama’s plans for higher education need to be top of mind. Top of mind, not because his...
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What does edTPA mean for Teach For America?
The edTPA, formerly simply called the TPA (Teacher Performance Assessment), is a comprehensive evaluation system developed by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education to answer the...
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EAC 2014 Wrap-up: Highlights from the Eduventures Boston Higher Education...
There was a whiff of the Ivory Tower in the salty Boston air. It’s that time of year, just around commencement time, when higher education leaders from around the country come to Boston’s historic...
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Tools to Help You Respond to NCTQ’s Teacher Preparation Review
By Senior Analyst, Max Woolf On June 17, 2014, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) is poised to release its second annual NCTQ Teacher Prep Review, an evaluation of colleges and...
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What are the Implications of the New Federal Regulations for Schools of...
By Max Woolf, Senior Analyst and Catherine Birdwell, Client Research Analyst Following months of anticipation and speculation, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently published regulations for...
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How soon are your teachers entering the classroom?
By Karen Svarczkopf, Senior Analyst More than any other area of higher education, Schools of Education (SOEs) are intimately connected to the P-12 education system. They must respond not only to the...
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Reframing the narrative around teacher prep: Who will define the future of...
By Karen Svarczkopf, Senior Analyst Last week, Eduventures was invited to speak at the 2015 Annual Fall Meeting of the Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions (CADREI). During...
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We Need Efficacy to Drive Outcomes
By Max Woolf, Principal Analyst Last week, Eduventures attended the 21st Annual Online Learning Consortium (OLC) International Conference in Orlando, FL. The event brings together a combination of...
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Getting Employer Buy-In For Online Teacher Prep Programs
By Catherine Birdwell, Client Research Analyst and Sacha Chiniara, Managing Editor Earlier this year, the Council of Chief State School Officers named Shanna Peeples the 2015 National Teacher of the...
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Why EdTech Companies and Teacher Preparation Should Take a Lesson from Google
By Jeff Alderson, Principal Analyst When Google, one of the largest technology companies in the world, wanted to build more awareness and encourage adoption of its products in the education market, it...
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In the Meantime: Sustaining Schools of Education through Seasons of Uncertainty
By Karen Svarczkopf As we come into the final months of 2015, unexpected shifts in federal leadership have raised more questions than answers about public education in the U.S. In the midst of such...
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Highlights from Eduventures Summit 2015
By Eduventures Analyst Team On November 18-20, Eduventures hosted higher education leaders from around the country for a three-day discussion about the next frontier for colleges and universities. We...
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