National Board for Education Sciences
June 3, 2013 Meeting Agenda
June 3, 2013 Meeting Agenda
Location:
Institute of Education Sciences Board Room
80 F Street NW, 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20001
For further information, please contact Ellie Pelaez at (202) 219-0644 or Ellie.Pelaez@ed.gov.
| Monday, June 3, 2013 | |
| 8:30 a.m. –8:45 a.m. | Call to Order, Approval of Agenda, Chair Remarks Bridget Terry Long, National Board for Education Sciences (NBES) Chair |
| 8:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m. | Updates: Recent Developments at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), including the Centers for Education Evaluation (NCEE), for Education Research (NCER), for Special Education Research (NCSER), and for Education Statistics (NCES) John Q. Easton, IES Director IES Commissioners Ruth Neild, Tom Brock, Deborah Speece, and Jack Buckley |
| 10:15 a.m. –10:30 a.m. | Morning Break |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. | Improving the Use of IES Research and Products: * How could IES improve its engagement with practitioners and other key partners in the field? * What kind of changes would enhance the What Works Clearinghouse and similar platforms? * How might IES use technology to improve use of its products? What other approaches should be taken? Opening remarks by Ruth Neild, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation Roundtable discussion by NBES members |
| 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | The Dissemination of IES-Funded Research Funded by Researchers * How should the importance of research dissemination be highlighted in RFAs? * What is the appropriate emphasis in the review process of grant proposals? * What resources might IES offer to researchers to help in this area? Opening remarks by Tom Brock, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Research Roundtable discussion by NBES members |
| 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. | Box Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Learning using New Technologies Constance Steinkuehler, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President Margaret Honey, President and CEO, New York Hall of Science Roundtable discussion by NBES members |
| 3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. | Afternoon Break |
| 3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. | Evaluating the IES Research Portfolio: What is the Best Approach? * What are the right questions to ask? * What would be the process or approach for answering those questions? Opening remarks by John Q. Easton, IES Director Roundtable discussion by NBES members |
| 4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks John Q. Easton, IES Director Bridget Terry Long, NBES Chair |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
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