Constructing Collaborative Success for Network Learning: The Story of the Discovery Community Self-Assessment Tool
December 2011 This article shares a story of the development and initial use of the Discovery Community Self-Assessment Tool as a process of social construction critical to collective action and a possible indicator of network learning.
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Learning communities and social capital and the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund: A descriptive case study
August 2011 This report, by Cathryn Magno, Ph.D., in collaboration with the Memorial Fund, describes the ways in which the Memorial Fund supports learning communities and explores the growth of social capital and learning communities
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Observing Values in Action: Stories and lessons from the work of the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
October 2010 Authored by Sally Leiderman from the Center for Assessment and Policy Development, this report looks at the collective values of the Memorial Fund and how they drive the grantmaking process and the way the Memorial Fund does its work.
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Discovery Evaluation Reports and Overview
August 2011 The Center for Assessment and Policy Development (CAPD) was funded by the Memorial Fund to evaluate the Discovery Initiative and determine the extent to which Discovery’s goals are met. CAPD worked with On Point Consulting on this project, which began in 2004 and concluded in mid 2011.
This link will take you to the Discovery Evaluation description and reports on the Discovery website.
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The Discovery Initiative: A Documentation of the Early Stages
June 2005 Findings from the Documentation Study conducted by OMG Center for Collaborative Learning in the fall of 2002.
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The Children First Initiative: A Community and Parent Engagement Strategy In Connecticut
September 2004 This manual provides ideas, methods and background information on strategies that have been successful in promoting children's readiness to learn and early school success in the seven Children First Initiative communities.
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Parents at the Center: A Guide to Parent Inclusion, Engagement and Leadership
February 2004 A handbook compiled by Sally Leiderman from the Center for Assessment and Policy Development to document the important lessons distilled from the Children First Initiative experiences.
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Sharing a Vision for Young Children: A Guide to Community Collaboration
January 2004 Developed by the Memorial Fund, this guide offers a framework for collaboration at the community level and questions to track and reflect on the process, implementation and results of collaboration.
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