Publications

23rd Annual Jewish Educator Awards Luncheon

Sponsored by the Milken Family Foundation in cooperation with BJE, a beneficiary agency of The Jewish Federation.

2012 Milken Scholars Program

Milken Scholars was founded in 1989 by Lori and Michael Milken to honor exceptional young men and women based on their academic performance, community service, leadership activities and triumphs over obstacles. By identifying these extraordinarily talented youth and then providing resources and networks to them so they can help themselves and those around them, the Program aims to support Milken Scholars during their academic and professional careers.

Milken Educator Awards Brochure 2012

An introduction to the Milken Family Foundation's Milken Educator Awards program for 2012.

The Children of Willesden Lane: A Teacher's Resource

A printable curriculum guide created by Facing History and Ourselves and the Milken Family Foundation, providing a wealth of lessons and activities for students.

Increasing Educator Effectiveness: Lessons Learned from Teacher Incentive Fund Sites

In Increasing Educator Effectiveness: Lessons Learned from Teacher Incentive Fund Sites, researcher and author Jonathan Eckert finds that approaches spurred by the federal Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) to change the ways that educators are trained, supported, evaluated and compensated are "good investments" to strengthen teaching and learning.

Beyond "Job Embedded": Ensuring That Good Professional Development Gets Results

Recent research has proven that "job-embedded" professional development (PD) can improve instruction and student learning—if there is a sufficient infrastructure in place to support, oversee and reinforce it.

More than Measurement: The TAP System's Lessons Learned for Designing Better Teacher Evaluation Systems

As the longest-standing and most successful effort to radically revamp teacher evaluation using multiple measures including student achievement gains, TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement provides a powerful set of lessons learned.

Aligned by Design: How Teacher Compensation Reform Can Support and Reinforce Other Educational Reforms

Written for CAP by leading education researcher Craig Jerald, this report counteracts the failures of existing professional development and evaluation systems by citing TAP as a comprehensive system that reforms teacher compensation, along with other support structures, in an effective and sustainable way. Jerald uses TAP to illustrate the importance of building human capital at the school and district levels.

National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Additional Publications

Publications by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET)—which include research on career advancement, professional development, educator evaluation and performance compensation—are available for download at NIET’s website (http://www.niet.org/niet-publications/).

PCC Assessment Tool

This tool, which has been converted into a PDF document, and is a companion to the Professional Competency Continuum document, has been designed to provide educators with an opportunity to assess their status within the skill and knowledge areas described in that continuum.

Technology in American Schools: Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress

What does it take to transform schools into education systems that use technology to improve learning?

At a Glance: Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress

A 2-page overview of the Seven Dimensions framework for schools wanting to assess their level of success with technology integration.

Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy

Innovative Solutions and the Leaders Who Can Implement Them

An overview brochure for the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law.