Recent brain research demonstrates that the quality of learning opportunities to which children have access profoundly shapes what we think of as their "potential." However, inequality is increasing in the United States, and with it, we risk greater inequality in the opportunities students have to learn. In my teaching, I strive to help students understand the complexities of school improvement, as well as the incredible power they could have - as teachers, policy makers and citizens - to improve outcomes for young people. I feel privileged to support students in the Teacher Education Program as they enter the intellectually challenging and personally rewarding profession of teaching.
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Holcombe, R. (2008) Equity and Efficiency: Vermont's Act 60 (A and B cases). Programs in Professional Education. Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Wang, Ming-Te and Holcombe, Rebecca. (2010) Adolescents' Perceptions of School Environment, Engagement, and Academic Achievement in Middle School. American Education Research Journal. September, 47 (3)
http://aer.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/03/31/0002831209361209.abstract
Higgins, M.; Fowler, A.; Ishimaru, A. and Holcombe, R. (2011) Examining Organizational Learning in Schools: The Role of Psychological Safety, Experimentation and Leadership that Reinforces Learning. In Press. Journal of Educational Change
Holcombe, R. W., Jennings, J. L., and Koretz, D. M. (2011) Predictable Patterns that Facilitate Score Inflation: A Comparison of New York and Massachusetts Tests. Unpublished manuscript submitted for review, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Holcombe, R.W. (2011). Can the 10th Grade Mathematics MCAS Test be Gamed?: Opportunities for Score Inflation. Manuscript submitted for review. |
