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The 67th National Seminar Education Writers AssociationAfternoon Deep Dive on a Timely Topic:
Keeping the Lights on to Keep Kids Learning
BROADENING THE FRAME FOR LEARNING: TIME AND OPPORTUNITYDR. HEATHER B. WEISS
Director, Harvard Family Research ProjectHarvard Graduate School of Education
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May 20, 2014 Nashville, Tennessee
Rightor
Wrong?
EDUCATION = SCHOOLS?
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• K-12 schools are the only places where and when children learn – this assumption is wrong.
• Research shows economically and otherwise disadvantaged children have less access to non-school learning opportunities.
• This Opportunity Gap substantially undermines learning and school success.
THE EDUCATION PROBLEMBehind Current Education Policy, Funding, and Practice
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• Effective schools
• Supportive families
• Early childhood services
• Health and social services
• Out-of-school and summer learning
• Libraries, arts and cultural institutions
• Community schools and other community supports
• Digital media
• Colleges and universities
• Others???
Research says…
LEARNING EQUALS
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Time to Change the Conversation…
WHERE DO YOU LEARN? The National Writing Project is bringing students, parents and educators together to answer the question: “Where do you learn?” Join the conversation by tweeting using the hashtag #wherewelearn to share examples of where you learn and your reflections about how you support anywhere, anytime learning.
• Learn more at http://digitalis.nwp.org/site-blog/where-do-you-learn-wherewelearn/6024
• See http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/fine-family-involvement-network-of-educators/fine-newsletter-archive/april-fine-newsletter-making-it-real-connected-learning-in-the-digital-age www.hfrp.org
THE POWER OF AFTERSCHOOL, SUMMER, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
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• A very powerful predictor of school and life success
• Important anywhere, anytime, not only at school but at home, in the community, afterschool, and during the summer
• Critical for helping children and families access ALL learning opportunities
• Important from birth through secondary school and beyond
• Not an event, but an ongoing process
• Lower (and especially important) for families impacted by income, racial, and ethnic inequities and immigrant status
40 YEARS OF RESEARCH TELL US FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS…
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IMAGINING A NEW WORLD OF LEARNING FOR 21ST CENTURY SUCCESS
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AN EXPLOSION OF COMMUNITY INNOVATION:
Connecting Learning & Reducing the Opportunity Gap
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Chicago
Providence
Cambridge
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Nashville
Pittsburgh
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