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Partnership aims to improve student achievement in Washington, DC, area schools
LAWRENCE — By focusing on improving the experiences of students with disabilities in Washington, D.C., schools, a University of Kansas center dedicated to improving equity and justice in education will partner with the District of Columbia Office of State Superintendent of Education for a $3 million, five-year program to help educators improve outcomes for students with and without disabilities.
KU Libraries accepting nominations for 8th annual open access award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries are now accepting nominations for the eighth annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. The award will be granted for exceptional efforts to advance innovations in open sharing and advocacy for positive change in the scholarly communication system. The submission deadline is Sept. 20.
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Contact: Jen Humphrey, Life Span Institute, 785-864-6621, [email protected], @kulifespan
Partnership aims to improve student achievement in Washington, DC, area schools
LAWRENCE — By focusing on improving the experiences of students with disabilities in Washington, D.C., schools, a University of Kansas center dedicated to improving equity and justice in education will partner with the District of Columbia Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) for a $3 million, five-year program to help educators improve outcomes for students with and without disabilities.
SWIFT Education Center, a part of the KU Life Span Institute, will help OSSE provide new adult learning opportunities for district leaders on systems and practices shown to bring students with disabilities into the academic and social life of the school, while also improving overall student achievement.
Participating district staff will develop the mindset, knowledge and skills that will help them to directly partner with school leaders to change the way their schools work, said Amy McCart, SWIFT Education Center co-director.
“School leaders will learn how to make flexible use of all their staff, facilities, curriculum and schedules in an effort to help every student engage fully in all that a school has to offer,” she said.
Educators will learn how to integrate use of academic, behavior, social and emotional student data indicators to inform their decisions about the instruction and support they provide to students.
With two decades of research and technical assistance experience in 21 states, SWIFT Education Center focuses on improving the experiences of every student in the educational system, regardless of disability, socioeconomic background, race or other demographics that are often underserved.
“We consider it a high honor to be working in our nation’s capital to equip educators in ways that support positive gains among students of color and students with disabilities,” McCart said.
Shavonne Gibson, OSSE assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, said her agency was excited about the partnership as well.
“We look forward to working together to build D.C. educators’ knowledge of equitable, inclusive practices that will improve outcomes for all students,” she said.
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Contact: Courtney Foat, KU Libraries, [email protected], @KULibraries
KU Libraries accepting nominations for 8th annual open access award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries are now accepting nominations for the eighth annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. The award will be granted for exceptional efforts to advance innovations in open sharing and advocacy for positive change in the scholarly communication system.
Up to two awardees will be selected from nominations of KU Lawrence faculty/staff members and/or undergraduate or graduate students involved in a faculty-sponsored project. KU Lawrence academic departments, research centers or schools are also eligible for the award.
1. Awards will be between $500 and $2,500
2. The individual awardee may be invited to serve a term on KU’s Open Access Advisory Board.
Any individual or unit affiliated with KU may nominate an individual, department, school or center that demonstrates excellence in this area. Self-nominations are also accepted. The dean of libraries appoints a selection committee consisting of a prior winner and KU Lawrence faculty from multiple disciplines, chaired by senior library administrators, to review nominations and make recommendations for final approval by the dean. The winner will be announced in October 2021 as KU celebrates International Open Access Week.
Additional information about the award, including judging criteria and requested nomination materials, can be found online.
The submission deadline is Sept. 20. Please submit requested nomination materials to Gabriela Mora, administrative assistant in the Dean’s Office, at [email protected].
Since the 1990s, David Shulenburger has advocated, locally and nationally, for open access to the results of research. The former KU provost and executive vice chancellor’s efforts to push for innovation and greater equity in access to scholarly endeavors led to campuswide conversations among an ever-growing number of faculty supporters and the development of infrastructures to support open access to the scholarly literature published at KU. This long history seeded the growth of widespread faculty support, leading to the 2005 launch of KU ScholarWorks, a KU Libraries-managed open access digital repository for KU scholarship, and the development of a suite of digital publishing services at KU Libraries. A Faculty Senate resolution in support of better dissemination practices culminated in the 2009 passage of the Faculty Senate’s Open Access Policy.
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