Our Research Center’s Model for Capacity Building

…that students and education stakeholders bring into the various schooling settings; and if such assets are not readily apparent, create assets for the relevant participants. This principle is a hallmark of what we call “Asset–Based” classroom (and other schooling) practices.

…(i.e., various programs and activities) in the same educational settings, to reduce the possibility that students in particular will fall through the cracks of failure.

…so that all students and other program participants commit to the notion of an ongoing improvement trajectory with respect to their roles and responsibilities in the targeted intervention(s).

…so that all students and other program participants commit to the notion of an ongoing improvement trajectory with respect to their roles and responsibilities in the targeted intervention(s).

…between Capstone Institute and a given school site, school district, or other learning organizations, to ensure that practices, procedures, and programs are shaped to the unique circumstances and personnel needs of the particular educational setting.

…such that the practices and procedures comprising the everyday interactions between teachers and students, among students, and among any other participants or stakeholders are conceived to optimize sustained engagement in the activities at hand.

…so that systematic quantitative and qualitative data undergirds the choice and implementation of all activities.