Tips on becoming a host for the KNAER's Equity Network
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The document provides information about a call for proposals from the Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research (KNAER) to establish a Knowledge Network focused on equity and inclusive education. It outlines the purpose, timeline, eligibility criteria, application process, and key dates. Successful applicants will receive multi-year funding to lead the network and facilitate collaboration between researchers, educators, and community partners to identify evidence-informed practices and reduce barriers to equitable outcomes for all students.
Tips on becoming a host for the KNAER's Equity Network
- 1. Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research (KNAER) Call for Proposals Information Session Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network May 2017 Is a tri-partite agreement among
- 2. Today’s Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Purpose and Context • About KNAER • Call for Proposals • Key Information for Applicants • Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network • How to Apply • Making Connections
- 4. Calls for Proposals To Identify a Knowledge Network Host and Establish a Knowledge Network in Equity and Inclusive Education Download the Calls for Proposals at: http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/call-for-proposals
- 5. Purpose and Context • The ministry of education is supporting the establishment of four thematic knowledge networks to support the identification, sharing, adaptation and implementation of evidence- informed educational practices • Thematic knowledge networks will focus on ministry priority topics and will receive multi- year funding (3 years) Achieving Excellence: A Renewed Vision for Education http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/renewed Vision.pdf
- 6. Cross-sectoral partnerships involving universities, school boards and/or community-based organizations with provincial reach and strength in applying participatory collaborative approaches to knowledge mobilization. Networks should include a variety of partner organizations representing researchers, educators, community-based professionals, students and families. Examples include: Who can apply? • Institutes, associations and/or foundations • Universities and colleges • Non-profit organizations • Research organizations • Subject-relevant provincial organizations • Teacher associations • School boards • Professional organizations (involving e.g., directors, supervisory officers and principals)
- 7. Funding and Time Frame Summer 2017 – Summer 2020 (approximately 3 years) $325,000 a year with a minimum of $100,000 to fund activities of Communities of Practice
- 8. Roles Thematic knowledge network - brings together multiple partners to form a provincial network and local communities of practice. Network Host(s) - organization(s) that will lead the thematic network with organizational, fiscal and management responsibilities. Communities of practice (or “CoPs”) are groups of individuals who collaborate on shared interests to co-create and support evidence use to inform educational practice connected to the network goals.
- 9. About KNAER
- 10. 44 knowledge mobilization projects KNAER Phase I Structure (2010-14) Tri-partite agreement among:
- 11. KNAER Phase I (2010-14) Projects: 44 research-practice projects Timeframe: 1-2 years Funding: 25-100K per project Partnership: required for each project (150) Focus areas: 4 broad priority areas
- 12. Phase I Key Learnings • External evaluation • Review of utility of KNAER • Literature review • Interviews with KMb experts • Planning sessions with stakeholders
- 13. KNAER Phase II
- 14. Knowledge Mobilization Plans What are your: clear, specific, & measurable goals? What steps will you take to… …provide ongoing opportunities for researchers, practitioners, and other critical partners (e.g. community groups, parents, students) to connect and engage with each other and with evidence, share knowledge and skills, collaborate and co- create knowledge? …provide ongoing capacity building for using and sharing evidence? …create and disseminate actionable evidence informed resources that make it easy for practitioners and other partners to integrate evidence-informed practices into daily routines? …engage leaders at every level to model and champion knowledge mobilization practices? …incentivize knowledge mobilization and evidence use? …monitor and evaluate the implementation of your KMb plan and use for future planning?
- 15. Key Information for Applicants: Knowledge Network Host Promoting Equity and Inclusive Education
- 16. Shared and committed leadership by the ministry, boards and schools will play a critical role in eliminating discrimination through the identification and removal of bias and systemic barriers. Equity and inclusive education policies and practices will support positive learning environments so that all students can feel engaged in and empowered by what they are learning; supported by the teachers and staff from whom they are learning; and welcomed in the environment in which they are learning. Accountability and transparency will be demonstrated through clear measures of improved student outcomes and communication to the public about our progress towards achieving equity for all students. Ministry Commitment to Equity and Inclusive Education
- 17. Building on our Success
- 18. Context While many indicators of success for students have improved since 2003 through a series of initiatives and supports, this improvement has not had equitable outcomes for all students and persistent achievement gaps continue to exist. Vision Identify and eliminate systemic barriers and discriminatory institutional and instructional practices that negatively impact the achievement and well-being of students who are marginalized. Support Every Child Reach Every Student
- 19. Guiding questions Equity and Inclusive knowledge network: What are some of the evidence-based, research-informed, promising practices and ways of ensuring equitable outcomes for students and addressing systemic barriers to achievement for racialized and marginalized students? How can the unique perspectives of community and sector-specific knowledge and expertise be co-developed and leveraged across the province? How can leaders across the education sector best be supported to work in collaboration to expand effective practices and improve outcomes for racialized and marginalized students in schools and school boards?
- 20. Priority outcomes: Learning and Leading for Equity Knowledge Network Examples of priority outcomes that could be addressed through an Equity Knowledge Network • Identification and reduction of the systemic barriers and biases that contribute to inequitable outcomes and low student achievement • Identification and mobilization of effective evidence-based supports to improve learning conditions for racialized and marginalized students; • Increased collaboration, partnership and networking between and among the ministry, community–based organizations (e.g., parent, or student led), thematic knowledge networks and associated communities of practice; and • Increased educator capacity to understand the lived experiences of racialized and marginalized students and use this knowledge to create environments that promote student leadership and voice;
- 21. Role of the Knowledge Network Host • provide expert leadership on quality knowledge and evidence related to the equity and diversity in education; • facilitate a shared vision, implementation plan, outreach efforts and participation in the network • lead the establishment and operation of a network and communities of practice • coordinate, collaborate and build capacity within, and across, communities of practice • coordinate self-assessment, monitoring and impact evaluation • collaborate with the ministry, Planning and Implementation Committee (PIC), and KNAER Secretariat
- 22. How to apply Carefully review the Call for Proposals Identify partners to establish the thematic knowledge network Complete the proposal as per the application guidelines Attach the application form Submit completed applications to [email protected] by June 12, 2017 Download the Calls for Proposals at: http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/call-for-proposals
- 23. Key Components of the Proposal Criteria Weight Overview of the Proposed Network 10% Partnerships and Collaboration 30% Organizational Capacity of Network Host 20% Knowledge Mobilization Plan 20% Evaluation Approach 10% Budget 10%
- 24. Timelines Key Dates Calls for Proposals issued April 25th , 2017 Application Deadline June 12th , 2017 Review of Proposals June 13th – mid July Final approvals and execution of agreements mid-July – mid-August
- 26. • share your name, email address, organization, and type of equity work you do; • intended for people and organizations who do work in Ontario; and • great place to connect with other individuals and organizations who are interested in being part of the Equity Knowledge Network and are looking for partners who have similar goals for equity in education to join them on an application. Online Connection Section http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/call-for-proposals
- 27. Thank you! Questions or comments? Contact us at: [email protected] Want to learn more about the KNAER? Visit: http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/
- 28. Discussion
Editor's Notes
- #18: Equity and Inclusive Education in Ontario Schools: Guidelines for Policy Development and Implementation (2014) PPM 119 – Development and Implementation of School Board Policies on Antiracism and Ethnocultural Equity Safe and Healthy Schools Strategy Truth and Reconciliation Commission Indigenous Education Strategy Ontario Focused Intervention Plan A Provincial Plan for Children and Youth in Care of Children’s Aid Societies Broadband Pilot in Schools