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Welcome to
Quaglia Institute for
Student Aspirations
QISA is an independent, nonprofit organization
dedicated to promoting and putting into
practice the conditions that foster student
aspirations in schools and learning
communities around the world.
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"Aspirations in Action"
Highlights for June...
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Research Round Up: Research supporting the benefit of fostering Aspirations in schools. |
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Articles written by students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Somerville, Massachusetts. |
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Aspirations Academy
Aspirations Academy is an online community of educators who promote student aspirations through fostering of the 8 Conditions. Members share best practices, and participate in online discussions about student aspirations. |
Aspirations
Research Center
The Aspirations Research Center is a division of QISA focused on collection, analysis and dissemination of data about the 8 Conditions and related content. Data gathered on student and teacher perspectives for each Condition allow educators and researchers to look closely at the 8 Conditions framework at the school, district, state and national level. |
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Question of the Week
Should standardized test scores be used as a sole mean to measure student achievement?
As proposed in Maryland, should all states be required to include an environmental education program as part of their core high school curriculum?
Fifty-seven percent of students are excited to tell their friends when they get good grades.
Do you talk with other people about your successes?
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Latest News
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Take 20 minutes to improve teacher education! Jeanne Nakamura, PhD, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD, both professors at Claremont Graduate University and co-directors of Claremont's Quality of Life Research Center, are leading a national study seeking to understand the positive role experienced teachers play in new teachers' early-career development. The study, funded by the Spencer Foundation, should clarify the value of good mentoring in teacher education and can be made available to you. If you are a teacher in the United States and you are 3 to 5 years into your teaching career in a public school, visit www.surveymonkey.com to take the survey. The survey is taken online and takes 20 minutes to complete. If you are an educator who can help us reach early career teachers, visit www.surveymonkey.com to read more. |
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The Aspirations Research Center's (ARC) Advisory Team recently met in Montana to discuss ARC's continuing research agenda. Proceedings are available on the ARC portion of this site. The Aspirations Research Advisory Team members include:
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Leading scholar on motivation and creativity, Claremont University
Jonathan Cohen - Leading scholar on school climate, Center for Social and Emotional Education
Anna Craft - Leading scholar on creativity and school improvement, University of Exeter and Open University in the United Kingdom
Matthew Bundick - Leading scholar on student purpose and meaningful engagement, Pennsylvania State University
Joseph O'Keefe - Leading scholar on Christian studies, Dean of Education at Boston College |
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We are excited to announce that Matthew J. Bundick, PhD has joined QISA as a Senior Research Associate for the Aspirations Research Center (ARC). Matthew is a MacArthur Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at The Pennsylvania State University. Matthew's prior work includes his role as Research Assistant at the Stanford Center on Adolescence at Stanford University, as well as Academic Advisor and Director of the Psychology Department Advising Office at the University of Pittsburgh. Matthew brings his expertise in student engagement and a wealth of knowledge in statistical analysis to his role in supporting the statistical underpinnings of ARC's research projects. |
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The Pearson Foundation has introduced the Million Voice Project, a public interest initiative that is gathering and analyzing the perceptions of one million students in grades 6-12. This student voice project will be the largest single initiative to document and analyze student engagement and to highlight the related variations in academic performance in American schools. For more information and to register your school/district, visit millionvoice.org.
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Aspirations Unlimited and the Successful Practices Network have developed the iKnow My Class Survey. This new online instrument is designed to assess and address the conditions that inspire students to reach their fullest potential. It provides valuable information and formative assessment to individual classroom teachers, allowing them to make necessary mid-course adjustments. For more information and to register your school, please visit www.iKnowMyClass.com (United States) or www.iKnowMyClass.co.uk (United Kingdom). |
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QISA is pleased to welcome two new Demonstration Sites for the 2010-2011 academic year. We are excited about our three-year partnership with two California schools, Woodside High School in Woodside and Redwood High School in Redwood City, and our collaborative effort to foster student aspirations. |
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QISA president and founder Dr. Russell Quaglia will be serving as a visiting scholar at both Stanford University and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. |
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