UMN Center for Applied Research & Educational Improvement - CAREI

Call Directions Website

UMN Center for Applied Research & Educational Improvement - CAREI Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from UMN Center for Applied Research & Educational Improvement - CAREI, College & University, Learning and Environmental Sciences Building, Ste 425 1954 Buford Avenue, Saint Paul, MN.

Since 1988, the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) at the University of Minnesota has connected research to practice— serving students, educators, workforces, organizations, and communities.

Tomorrow at noon CDT! ⌛ Don’t miss our free webinar, “The Story Behind Your Attendance Data: Using Qualitative Insights ...
10/26/2026

Tomorrow at noon CDT! ⌛ Don’t miss our free webinar, “The Story Behind Your Attendance Data: Using Qualitative Insights to Drive Your District’s Response.”

What we’ll cover in 60 minutes:
➡️ Five practical qualitative tools (empathy interviews, student shadowing, photovoice, and more)
➡️ How central office leaders can support school-level data collection
➡️ Authentic student voice insights from Good Trouble

🗓️ When: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Noon-1 p.m. CDT
📍 Where: Virtual via Zoom
🎟️ Cost: Free
👉 Register today to save your spot: https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_stVZCj7sRRiiwbl4ZeX9Vg

Are your systems aligned to meet today’s pressing educational challenges? CAREI's District Assembly: A National Leadersh...
10/22/2026

Are your systems aligned to meet today’s pressing educational challenges?

CAREI's District Assembly: A National Leadership and Systems Improvement Network invites you to join us for the 2026-2027 school year! One membership covers your whole team for all four live, interactive sessions:

📚 Session 1 | The Canons of Literacy and Mathematics: What Every Educator Needs to Know
November 5, 2026 | 9 a.m.-noon CST
Presenters: Linda Diamond, Paige Pullen, Ben Solomon, and Nicole McKevett

🧠 Session 2 | School Mental Health: Building Sustainable Systems of Support
January 21, 2027 | 9 a.m.-noon CST
Presenters: The School Mental Health Research Collaborative (Members from UW-Madison, University of Iowa, University of Central Florida, and UC Santa Barbara)

🤖 Session 3 | AI in Education: Moving from Hype to Implementation
March 4, 2027 | 9 a.m.-noon CST
Presenter: Dr. Pani Kendeou, University of Minnesota

🧒 Session 4 | Early Childhood Systems for School Readiness and Long-Term Success
May 6, 2027 | 9 a.m.-noon CDT
Presenters: Dr. Scott McConnell and Dr. Alisha Wackerle-Hollman, leaders from UMN's IGDILab

What each live session will bring you:
🎤 Keynote from national thought leaders
💡 Policy or current events spotlight
⚒️ Implementation connection that translates learning into action
🛑 De-Implementation Corner to help stop, reduce, or replace what no longer serves
🧰 Resources and implementation tools that you can bring back as a team

👉 Register today: z.umn.edu/district-assembly-membership

High-level attendance dashboards only tell half the story. If your district is ready to get to the root causes of chroni...
10/20/2026

High-level attendance dashboards only tell half the story. If your district is ready to get to the root causes of chronic absenteeism, this is a session you don’t want to miss! 💡

On Tuesday, October 27 at noon CDT, join CAREI for a free webinar, The Story Behind Your Attendance Data: Using Qualitative Insights to Drive Your District's Response.

Why you should join us:
✅ Walk away with 5 practical qualitative methods you can implement right away.
✅ Learn how leaders can support school-level data collection without adding administrative burden.
✅ Hear from CAREI evaluators Dr. Kim Gulbrandson, Dr. Sara Kemper, and Dr. Ashley Boat—combining research and evaluation expertise with real K-12 classroom experience.
✅ See youth-led data in action with a special spotlight on Good Trouble, showing how centering authentic student voices drives real change.

🗓️ When: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Noon-1 p.m. CDT
📍 Where: Virtual via Zoom
🎟️ Cost: Free
👉 Register today to save your spot: https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_stVZCj7sRRiiwbl4ZeX9Vg

Before you can build high-impact support systems, you have to create the capacity for them to work. This school year, CA...
10/15/2026

Before you can build high-impact support systems, you have to create the capacity for them to work.

This school year, CAREI is helping district and school leadership teams clear low-value noise and execute practical intervention frameworks through two targeted Professional Learning series:

🔹 Deimplementation Workshop Series: Stop stacking new initiatives. Learn how to execute and remove ineffective practices to buy back vital staff time.
🔹 MTSS in Secondary Schools: Build realistic support systems tailored specifically for middle and high school environments.

Both series include interactive workshops and dedicated team coaching for up to 5 participants.

👉 Pre-register your team today: https://carei.umn.edu/professional-learning -interest-form

Dashboards show where attendance issues exist across a district, but they rarely explain why. 📊If your district is worki...
10/13/2026

Dashboards show where attendance issues exist across a district, but they rarely explain why. 📊

If your district is working to address chronic absenteeism, relying solely on high-level quantitative numbers leaves a critical gap. Uncovering the true root causes requires ground-level, relational evidence—what educators Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan have termed “street data.”

Join CAREI evaluators on Tuesday, October 27 at noon CDT for a free interactive webinar: The Story Behind Your Attendance Data: Using Qualitative Insights to Drive Your District's Response.

What you’ll learn:
✅ How to pair traditional attendance metrics with qualitative "street data"
✅ 5 practical tools: empathy interviews, student shadowing, focus groups, artifact audits, and photovoice
✅ How to build trust and rigor in qualitative data so you can act with confidence
✅ Practical ways central office teams can support building-level data collection

🌟 Guest Spotlight: Learn directly from Good Trouble, a youth-led initiative sharing how they gather qualitative input from students and how centering youth voices drives meaningful district change!

🗓️ When: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | Noon-1:00 p.m. CDT
📍 Where: Virtual via Zoom
🎟️ Cost: Free
👉 Register today to save your spot: https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_stVZCj7sRRiiwbl4ZeX9Vg

Members of our CAREI literacy team had a fantastic time in Chicago last week connecting and learning at The Reading Leag...
10/09/2026

Members of our CAREI literacy team had a fantastic time in Chicago last week connecting and learning at The Reading League Conference! 📚✨ We’re excited to bring lots of great ideas back to support educators and students.

You pick the dates! 🗓️ Let us build this year’s professional learning calendar around your team’s availability.As distri...
10/09/2026

You pick the dates! 🗓️ Let us build this year’s professional learning calendar around your team’s availability.

As district leaders navigate key priorities this school year, aligning high-impact professional development with your staff's schedule shouldn’t be a challenge. At CAREI, we align our cohort dates directly with when your team is free across the 2026–27 school year.

2026-27 Professional Learning offerings at a glance:
🏛️ Leadership: Deimplementation Workshop Series | MTSS in Secondary Schools
📚 Literacy: CAREIALL (K–12) | CAREIALL Secondary (4–12) | Deep Dive into Morphology | Functional Phonics & Morphology Training
📐 Math: CAREIMath: Fundamentals

How it works:
1️⃣ Fill out our pre-registration form to share your preferred dates and hold your spots.
2️⃣ A member of the CAREI team will follow up to help plan your team's professional learning.

👉 Pre-register today to shape your schedule: https://carei.umn.edu/professional-learning -interest-form

🚨 Less than a month until Session 1! Is your team registered for CAREI’s District Assembly? ⏰🎓On November 5, we kick off...
10/08/2026

🚨 Less than a month until Session 1! Is your team registered for CAREI’s District Assembly? ⏰🎓

On November 5, we kick off our 2026-27 season with The Canons of Literacy and Mathematics: What Every Educator Needs to Know.

Professional development often targets individual leaders in silos. District Assembly is built differently—one annual membership unlocks year-round learning and resource access for your entire team!

Whether you lead curriculum, special education, assessment, or district administration, your whole team gets direct access to:
💡 Four live virtual sessions focused on literacy and math, AI in education, early childhood MTSS, and mental health
🔬 Monthly Research Watch newsletters translating evidence into practical tools
🛠️ Exclusive member resource portal packed with implementation protocols
🤝 A national network of peer education leaders solving shared challenges

Secure your district's membership before our first live session on November 5!

👉 Register today: z.umn.edu/district-assembly-membership

Many districts have spent years building MTSS systems, yet math outcomes still lag. Why? Because MTSS-Math isn't just a ...
09/30/2026

Many districts have spent years building MTSS systems, yet math outcomes still lag. Why? Because MTSS-Math isn't just a copy-and-paste of your literacy framework. 📊

Mathematics requires its own distinct framework for instruction, assessment, and tier movement. Without an aligned approach, even strong practices become disconnected.

Join CAREI for a FREE 3-part webinar series to help district and school leaders build a coherent PreK–12 math system! We'll start October 13 with Part 1: Building the Foundation for MTSS-Math, where we'll examine:
➡️ What a coherent PreK–12 MTSS-Math system actually requires
➡️ What can transfer from existing MTSS structures—and what needs to look different in mathematics
➡️ How instruction, assessment, and intervention fit together across tiers
➡️ Where to look first when your current system isn't producing the mathematics outcomes you want

📅 Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
⏰ Time: Noon-1 p.m. CDT
💰Cost: Free!

Sign up for the 3-part series below ⤵️

1️⃣ Register for the Part 1 webinar (October 13): https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QsszXGgESfKpLEtdoBv4cA
2️⃣ Register for the Part 2 webinar (November 10): https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ahCXldZkRQueyyieyvzdFw
3️⃣ Register for the Part 3 webinar (January 12): https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UEei-G9HQk-wT6aRfqr51g

For more than three decades, CAREI’s District Assembly has bridged the gap between academic research and real-world educ...
09/23/2026

For more than three decades, CAREI’s District Assembly has bridged the gap between academic research and real-world educational leadership! 🎓✨

Looking to bring research-backed systems improvement to your schools? In this recorded webinar, CAREI Director Dr. Kim Gibbons and Assistant Director Dr. Nicole McKevett reflect on the legacy of District Assembly and unveil its new vision as a national leadership network.

Key takeaways from the webinar preview:
✅ Highlights from nearly 40 years of research-practice partnerships
✅ Strategies to evaluate what works (and de-implement what doesn't)
✅ A preview of upcoming expert sessions covering literacy, math, school mental health, and AI in education
✅ Details on how one district membership unlocks year-round learning and resource archives for your entire leadership team
🎁Bonus: Free implementation tools and webinar slides you can access immediately

Watch the recording today and share it with your district team! 👇

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoQ7kf1cdho
📂 Access webinar resources and materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Q7LIhrmE7TTlD4LwbKi2mK_vCeuu821i

Address

Learning And Environmental Sciences Building, Ste 425 1954 Buford Avenue
Saint Paul, MN

Telephone

+16126240300

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when UMN Center for Applied Research & Educational Improvement - CAREI posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category