Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI)

Research Reports - What We Have Learned

AISI University Research Reviews 
Leading and Sustaining School Improvement Initiatives- University of Alberta- February 2009
The Role of Parents and Community in Supporting Student Success-University of Calgary- February 2009
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education- Univerity of Lethbridge - February 2009

Differentiated Instruction Review-University of Alberta-February 2008
Character Education Review-University of Calgary-February 2008
High School Completion Review-University of Lethbridge-February 2008
Universities Research Reviews Executive Summaries-February 2008

AISI Mathematics and Numeracy Projects Research Review - The University of Calgary, 2006
AISI Collaborative PD Research Review - The University of Alberta, 2006
AISI Literacy and Language Arts Research Review - The University of Lethbridge, 2006

AISI Technology Projects Research Review: Summary of Findings from Cycle One 2000-2001 to 2002-2003 

Alberta Education Resources from AISI Projects
Supporting the Literacy Learner-Promising Literacy Strategies in Alberta
Supporting ESL Students -Promising ESL Strategies in Alberta
Managing School Transitions: Promising Practices in Alberta's Schools

Other Research Publications on AISI/School Improvement

Sustainability Report for EIPS AISI Cycle 3, 2009
Professional Learning Communities: An Exploration, 2006
Effective Professional Development: What the Research Says, 2006
A Guide to Comprehensive Professional Development Planning, 2005
Improving Schools - Investing in our Future, 2006   
Improving Schools, What the Research Tells Us - AISI Conference V, 2006
Daily Physical Activity for Children and Youth, 2006  
Improving Student Learning Through Diversity and Accountability, April 2005
Using Evidence to Improve Teaching and Learning, November 2005    
University of Alberta: An Assessment of District Qualitative Reports & Promising Practices from Cycle One: 2000-2003  
Lessons Learned: Consideration for Planning, June 2003  
Program Evaluation Models and Practices, March 2003   
A Framework for Conducting AISI Formative Evaluation, March 2003
Basket of measures used to evaluate AISI Cycle 1 Projects   
 
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference Presentations on AISI
AISI – Seven Years of Enthusiasm:  Improving Learning and Schools – Innovation, Renewal, Sustainability, March 2008 
AISI - Seven Years of Enthusiasm: Improving Learning and Schools - Innovation, Renewal, Sustainability, March 2008 (PowePoint)
Implications of a Large-Scale Improvement Initiative for Professional Practice, April 2007  
Implications of a Large-Scale Improvement Initiative for Professional Practice, April 2007 - PowerPoint Presentation  
Implications of a District-Wide Framework for Improving Student Achievement in 200 Schools, April 2007  
ATA-Trust for Partnership Fidelity in School Improvement, April 2007   
AISI University Partners AERA, April 2007