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Building It Together

Building It Together: The Design and Implementation of Hillsborough County Public Schools' Teacher Evaluation System

Publication | March 30, 2012 | Rachel Curtis
Education and Society Program
Hillsborough County Public Schools has launched a teacher evaluation system that has attracted attention from educators and policy makers across the country. Centralized, collaborative,... Read More

Implementing the Common Core State Standards: A Primer on "Close Reading of Text"

Publication | October 9, 2012 | Sheila Brown, Lee Kappes
Education and Society Program
To assist teachers in understanding and employing the Common Core instructional emphasis on Close Reading in the classroom, this primer addresses the following key questions:1) What is Close Reading... Read More

POWER-CURVE SOCIETY: The Future of Innovation, Opportunity and Social Equity in the Emerging Networked Economy

Communications and Society Program
Power-Curve Society, written by David Bollier, examines how technological innovation is restructuring productivity and the social and economic impact resulting from these changes. It addresses the... Read More

Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology

Communications and Society Program
The Roundtable on Information Technology is a private seminar of 25-30 business executives, government leaders, and visionaries. It examines the implications of emerging information technologies on... Read More

Next at the Aspen Institute: March 2013

Blog Post | March 4, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
With snow heading toward our offices in Aspen and DC, it's proving true that March comes in like a lion, as the saying goes. Our events this month will keep you engaged and inspired no matter the... Read More

2013 Socrates Summer Seminars

Event | July 5, 2013 - July 8, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
The Aspen Institute Socrates Program invites you to join us in Aspen, CO for an exciting weekend of learning and winter activities over 4th of July weekend, July 5-8. 2013. Registration and... Read More

Decision Makers

College Excellence Program
The Aspen Institute is committed to shaping a world-class prize based on student outcomes and informed by the best expertise available from practitioners and researchers. The Aspen Institute is... Read More

Building Higher Education Partnerships in the Maghreb

Publication | September 24, 2012 | Vanessa Zuabi, Tara Shallal
Middle East Programs
From June 2nd to 9th, 2012 the Partners for a New Beginning’s North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity Secretariat at the Aspen Institute (PNB-NAPEO) led a Higher Education delegation to the... Read More

Seen and Heard at The Aspen Challenge

Blog Post | February 25, 2013 | Jeff Harris
Below are some of our favorite pictures and quotes from the inaugural Aspen Challenge in LA. We asked students to design solutions for some of the world's most complicated problems. Learn more about... Read More

Watch our Video Introduction to The Aspen Challenge

Blog Post | February 21, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
Earlier this week, we introduced you to our newest project: The Aspen Challenge. Today, teams from 20 schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will be challenged to design... Read More

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