Bridget Hamre - William T. Grant Foundation

Awarded Grants

Grant

Facilitating Use of Evidence-Based Observational and Improvement Tools in K-12

This grant will increase understanding of districts’ concerns about using classroom observation measures in teacher evaluation systems.

Bridget Hamre

Morningside Center For Teaching Social Responsibility

2011 – 2013
$24,983

Grant

Development and Validation of Scalable, Multi-Method Approaches to Measuring Teacher-Student Interactions

The team that developed CLASS will use this grant to develop easy-to-administer tools that assess teacher-student interactions using student and informant (principal/supervisor) surveys.

Jason Downer

Morningside Center For Teaching Social Responsibility

2009 – 2014
$98,998

Grant

Collaborative Project to Continue Developing CLASS/My Teaching Partner

Support was given to Morningside Center for a collaborative project with the University of Virginia to continue to develop and bring to scale the CLASS/My Teaching Partner as a tool for the professional development of teachers.

Tom Roderick

Morningside Center For Teaching Social Responsibility

2009 – 2010
$25,000

Grant

Empirical and Theoretical Issues in Classroom Observation: Creating Practical Tools for School-Based Researchers and Practioners

Research shows that certain classroom relationships and certain types of student-teacher interactions predict achievement gains.

Robert Pianta

The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia

2007 – 2009
$200,000

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.