Erin Chaparro
About
Erin Chaparro is the lead for REL Pacific’s applied research and peer-reviewed research-based development projects. Her background and work in special education have developed her expertise in multi-tiered systems of support implementation. Dr. Chaparro has led research teams in various IES/ED projects, including a randomized controlled trial to evaluate an English language development curriculum, a development study to improve the efficiency and impact of school teams’ data-based decision making, and the development of online modules designed to provide rural teachers with the skills necessary to integrate visual arts and argument writing instruction into their practice. Dr. Chaparro can be reached at echaparro@mcrel.org.
Associated IES Content
Grant
The STELLAR Project: Phase 2
During this project, the team developed and tested STELLAR Online, an online professional development course designed to provide rural teachers with the skills necessary to integrate visual arts instruction into their practice, with emphasis on "visual thinking skills", evidence-based reasoning, and argument writing. Due to limited financial resources and state emphasis on academic subjects, rural districts are often unable to provide a comprehensive arts curriculum, so STELLAR Online aimed ...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A170603
Grant
TIPS EdTech: Developing Professional Development and Online Applications to Support Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) within Multi-Tiered Support Systems
The purpose of this study is to develop the Team Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) EdTech suite of tools, which includes TIPS Online Training and TIPS Meeting Application (TIPS MApp), and test their promise for improving the efficiency and impact of school teams' data-based decision making. There is rapid growth in the amount of data available to school teams, but many school teams are not effective in their use of data to support students. Although there is evidence of efficacy for the TIPS ...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324A170052
FY2018
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2018
FY2019
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2019
FY2020
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2020
FY2021
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2021
FY2022 - FY2023
Reading, Writing, and Language Development
Grant
TIPS (Team-Initiated Problem Solving) Evaluation: An Effectiveness Replication of a Widely Used Problem-Solving Process for Data Teams Implementing Schoolwide Behavior Supports
In this impact study, the researchers aim to extend the findings from previously funded IES impact study, Teams Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS). This study evaluated the impact of the Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) framework, which is frequently used by school teams engaged in universal-level data collection, decision-making, and implementation of behavior supports. The prior evaluation demonstrated positive impacts on problem-solving of school level PBIS d...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A240087
Blog
A Community of Practice to Build a Culture of Data Use
Among the many job responsibilities of educators at all levels is to examine a variety of data to inform critical decision making.
Date published:
Jan 11, 2023
FY2019
FY2019 Single-Session Peer Review Panel
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