What's New? - Microsoft Partnership Report Released - by Metiri Group Microsoft has just released a new policy paper written by Metiri Group on public/private partnerships. Using the analysis of 3 Partnership in Learning projects as a basis, the paper identifies the critical elements that businesses, governmental agencies and school districts should consider before engaging in such a partnership. Click here to access the report. Research Study Released. A research study was recently released by Metiri Group and the School District of Philadelphia (supported through Pennsylvania Department of Education EETT funds) on data-driven decision making. It reported significant academic gains in students' mathematics and language arts scores in schools where teachers used an instructional management system to inform classroom decisions, in comparison to schools where teachers were not doing so. Click here to access the report. Reports Released. Cisco Systems and Metiri Group recently released a new report, Multimodal Learning: What the Research Says. It cites a neuro and cognitive science research basis for specific uses of multimodal learning as well as insights into when interactivity and teaming strengthens such learning, and when it's advantageous for students to work individually. This is the second report in a series of research-based reports by Cisco and Metiri. The first was, Technology in Schools: What Does the Research Say? It is intended to assist educators to make informed technology investments, cautioning them to pay attention to conditions essential to effective technology use and to the fidelity of the implementation. Research Report Released. Metiri releases study showing link between informed instructional decision-making and student gains in mathematics and language arts scores. Metiri as Partner in National Lab. On March 23, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the contract for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory to the partnership of Pennsylvania State University, Metiri Group, Rutgers University, and Caliber. Metiri looks forward to five years of exciting policy and research opportunities afforded through this partnership. METIRI IS EXPANDING. Watch for new job openings over the next few months. Meet Metiri TIPS! How well do schools in your district, region, or state use educational technology to advance student learning? How do your classroom practices, professional development, and technical infrastructure compare to others’? Starting with field-tested survey and observation tools commissioned by the State Education Technology Directors’ Association (SETDA), Metiri helps clients define and implement custom Technology Integration Profiles of Schools (TIPS). These online tools are easy to use and provide useful profiles at the touch of a button upon completion of data collection. Sign up today and begin data collection tomorrow! Contact us today about Metiri Group's hands-on, interactive seminars, now customizable to meet your needs. Learn from national experts how to get a return on your technology investment! Walk away with practical, research-based blueprints to leverage the federal funds available through No Child Left Behind. We come to you -- for one seminar or all three! Seminar I - 21st Century Skills: Literacy in a Digital Age Seminar II - Solutions That Work Seminar III - Measure It!		Metiri Releases Its New Dimensions21 Framework! Track your progress in your ARRA grant using Metiri metrics related to educational technology, student engagement, and innovative uses of technology. As your evaluator, let us help you write the evaluation component of your ARRA grant!! Email Cheryl Lemke (clemke@metiri.com) or Ed Coughlin (ecoughlin@metiri.com). Are your students fully engaged in relevant, deep learning that is preparing them for the high-tech living, learning, and working endemic in today's global society? Designed to align to the Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P21), ISTE's new standards, and the enGauge framework for 21st Century learning, Dimensions21 (D21) is an audit system that gauges a school or district's current status and readiness to implement 21st Century learning. It provides insights into the systems approaches (e.g., instructional, curricular, administrative, and technological foundations) required to engage students fully in 21st Century learning. It includes key student assessments for engagement and self-directed, lifelong learning. (Email clemke@metiri.com for further information.) See also Dimensions21. Metiri's Technology Solutions that Work (TSW) Database has Expanded! Looking to inform your decision-making about technology with sound, reliable research? Finding it difficult to locate research aligned to your interests, and even more difficult to know which research findings are significant and which are not? Now available for Early Literacy and Middle School/ High School Mathematics, Metiri's Technology Solutions that Work (TSW) database puts research at your fingertips, providing an in-depth, unbiased analysis of research on technology solutions and software designed for K-12 schools. Learn more about our Technology Solutions That Work (TSW) database. In this digital age, intellectual capital drives progress, so political, social, and economic advances will be possible only if the intellectual potential of America's youth is well developed. Read about our work on 21st Century Skills. Metiri Authors a New Review of Research and Practice on 1 to 1 Computing for Apple Computer The Metiri Group partners, Cheryl Lemke and Ed Coughlin, recently authored a white paper for Apple Computer on research and practice related to 1 to 1 Learning. Metiri can help your school or district launch, evaluate, or research your 1 to 1 initiative. View the white paper on Apple's site.