Dr. Norma Ming

Mgr of research & eval @SFUSD; cognitive psych PhD & ed researcher; former K-12 tchr & edschool faculty. Improving equity using evidence. Views my own.

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

What counts as quality in #EdResearch? @LaurGoldenberg & I propose this framework for #ResearchWorthUsing:
1. Relevance of question
2. Theoretical credibility
3. Methodological credibility
4. Evidentiary credibility
5. Relevance of answer
#EBDM #EvidenceSynthesis @AERA_EdResearch

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

@cmtpitts Thank you so much for your very generous comments! 🙏Will do my best to live up to them, with lots of collaboration.

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

I'm honored and excited to start the next chapter of my career by joining @CarnegieFdn ! Looking forward to connecting with past and future colleagues about our shared mission to transform and improve our #education systems. #CarnegieUnit #SystemsChange #ContinuousImprovement

[Carnegie Foundation @CarnegieFdn]

Join us in welcoming Dr. Norma C. Ming as Managing Director of the Carnegie Evidence & Improvement Lab!

https://t.co/OVBnTyNb5d

[CGCS @GreatCitySchls]

Council Honors @SFUnified School Officials for Excellence in Research award sponsored by @NWEA. The award honors excellence in the field of research and evaluation across urban school districts. Read here: https://t.co/wYrTbHHDk4

[Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager]

New paper from me and @angrist_noam!

We look at targeted educational instruction in developing countries.

We find that implementation quality strongly predicts program treatment effects.

We run a new RCT attempting to improve implementation and see large increases in impact!

[David B. Yaden @ExistWell]

New study on the distinction b/w empathy and compassion. We find empathy = more self focus & negative emotion, whereas compassion = more other focus & positive emotion. Moral implications?
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@paulbloomatyale @sal_giorgi @JEichstaedt @LyleUngar @WWBProject
https://t.co/OSDYsobbSw

[BART @SFBART]

The State has the opportunity – and the power – to sustain BART, or let BART and the Bay Area economy fail.

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

@FarleyRipple @LaurenPBailes @drtpaoletti @drtianbarnes @AllisonKarpyn @lynseymathed Congratulations, Professor Liz! 👩‍🎓🤗🎉

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

@artilesaj Congratulations, Alfredo! What a wonderful honor.

[SISEP @SISEPcenter]

"Analyzing education through the lens of implementation science illustrates its potential for addressing fundamental challenges in education."
👏👏👏👏
Read More: https://t.co/JaW5aqjEVy
#ImpSci #ImpScience @CEBMatUMB

[Janelle S. Wong janellewong.bsky.social @ProfJanelleWong]

THREAD -Want to better understand how #AsianAmericans figure in magnet school admissions & educ equity? Led by @rossinaliu, @DrWillMingLiu⁩ ⁦@DrRichardShin⁩ & I conducted analysis of legal complaints - NYC, Montgomery County-MD & Fairfax-VA (yup, TJ!) https://t.co/4UMyIpKRkS

[Jo Tedstone @J0TEDSTONE]

“Adaptions occur not just on the level of ‘what works’ for pupils but also on the level of ‘how to make it work’.”

Understanding implementation is therefore critical for identifying & redressing the barriers in our systems, which give rise to disparities in student outcomes.
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[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

@kristinsalvarez @SFUnified Thank you, Kristin!

[WT Grant Foundation @wtgrantfdn]

Why do district offices' attempts to tackle systemic ed inequities often fail? @Meredith_Honig points to the promise of an institutional approach that surfaces & recasts premises that drive individual practices, policies, and organizational arrangements. https://t.co/in0entbGrb

[WT Grant Foundation @wtgrantfdn]

"Applying implementation frameworks to improve ed research & practice requires a shift in our approach to conceptualizing, producing, & using evidence. These span systems for data collection, evidence generation, & knowledge sharing", says @mindmannered. https://t.co/1MGFtJQ2ln

[RE Directors @RE_Directors]

Ed News for K12 Researchers: Elementary on track measure, applying implementation science, does growth mindset matter? HS effect on long term outcomes: https://t.co/pDwpZfwdEl Thanks to @arotherham @EducationNext

[Dan Goldhaber @CEDR_US]

BREAKING NEWS on teacher attrition in the pandemic era. In this new @caldercenter flash brief, we (@RoddyTheobald) use @waOSPI data to update SY 2021-22 to 2022-23 attrition. The trend is definitely up, see: https://t.co/OXHBbXauqk

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[c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance]

In 2018, "Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial" was published in the British Medical Journal.

It sought to determine if wearing a parachute when jumping from a plane had any impact on survivability.

It did not.

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

10/10. Funders & policymakers should align resources & incentives with these goals to support research & practice communities in collaborating to achieve more equitable outcomes through more equitable implementation in our education systems.

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

1/n. Why apply #ImpSci to education? Since learning emerges from rapidly-changing experiences & high-intensity social interactions “dense w/ discretionary spaces” (@deborah_ball), instruction must continually adapt. @wtgrantfdn https://t.co/xIuyObwkwm

[WT Grant Foundation @wtgrantfdn]

"Whether framed as a problem of practice or research use, understanding implementation is critical for identifying & redressing the inequitable distribution of resources, facilitators, & barriers...which give rise to disparities in student outcomes." https://t.co/1MGFtJQ2ln

[Dr. Norma Ming @mindmannered]

9/n. Three goals: (1) Engineering – Improve education practice & outcomes. (2) Science – Advance evidence base about what works, for whom, when, & why. (3) #Metascience – Build evidence base about #ResearchUse & #ResearchImpact in education.