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| Tuesday Wednesday Thursday | |
| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | |
| Noon-6:00 pm | Conference Registration |
| 5:30-6:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
Poster Presentations - Session A |
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| 6:00-8:00 pm | Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2008 | |
| 7:30 am-5:00 pm | Conference Registration |
| 7:30-8:45 am | Continental Breakfast |
Opening Plenary |
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| 9:00-9:45 am | Presiding: Lynn Okagaki, Commissioner, NCER Acting Commissioner, NCSER |
| Opening Remarks:
Beth Ann Bryan Vice Chair, National Board for Education Sciences |
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| Plenary Address: Education Research: What's Now? What's Next? Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst Director, Institute of Education Sciences |
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Panel Sessions |
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| 10:00-11:30 am | Reading First Impact Study (RFIS): Preliminary Findings This panel will summarize the findings from RFIS's Interim Report. RFIS is a congressionally mandated evaluation of the federal government's $1 billion-per-year initiative to help all children read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade. Presenters: Beth Gamse, Abt Associates, Inc. Jim Kemple, MDRC Moderator: Tracy Rimdzius, NCEE Discussant: David Francis, University of Houston |
| Using the Instrumental Variables Estimation Technique in Education Research This presentation offers an introduction to the use of instrumental variables when estimating the impact of an educational intervention. Presenter:  Larry Hedges, Northwestern University
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| Developing Interventions Using Single Case Methodologies Current IES grantees will present research results incorporating single subject methodology as an approach to develop behavior and/or academic interventions. Presenters: Stephanie Peterson, Idaho State UniversitySingle Case Analysis of the Impact of Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement on Problem Behavior, Requests for Breaks, and Work Choices Kathleen Lane, Vanderbilt UniversityUsing Single Case Design to Examine the Impact of Strategy and Self-Regulation Instruction on Students' Writing Performance and Behavior: Project WRITE Amy Lederberg, Georgia State UniversityThe Development of an Emergent Literacy Curriculum for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Discussant: Paul Alberto, Georgia State University |
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| Solving for X: Research on Improving Student Learning in Algebra Current IES grantees will present research findings focusing on improved student learning and achievement in algebra. Presenters: Douglas Owens, Ohio State UniversityLearning and Teaching Algebra in a Connected Classroom Thomas Hanson, WestEd Kimberly Viviani, WestEd Algebraic Interventions for Measured Achievement (AIMA): Not Business as Usual Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Vanderbilt UniversityCompared to What? The Effects of Different Comparisons on Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge for Equation Solving Discussant: Robert Balfanz, Johns Hopkins University |
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Plenary Luncheon |
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| 11:30 am-1:00 pm | Presiding: Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst Plenary Address: In Defense of (Harder) Science: Observation, Experiment and the Challenge of Establishing Reliable Knowledge in Education Gary Taubes, science writer and author of Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control and Disease (Knopf, 2007) |
Panel Sessions |
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| 1:15-2:45 pm | Avoiding False Discoveries: The Purpose of Multiple Comparison Adjustments IES studies that examine the effects of interventions on key student, teacher, and school outcomes typically collect data on large samples and on many outcomes. In analyzing these data, researchers try to correct for the chance of finding at least one spurious impact in order to avoid drawing unwarranted conclusions. These corrections lower statistical power creating a trade-off between Type 1 error and statistical power. This discussion presents testing strategy guidelines to address this problem. Presenter: Peter Z. Schochet, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.Moderator: Robinson Hollister, Swarthmore College Discussant: Larry Orr, Independent Consultant |
| Data Collection Methodologies for the Future It has grown harder in recent years to gain cooperation for surveys and achieve acceptable response rates. This panel focuses on recent work using random-digit dial phone surveys to gather individual-level data, web-based surveys to collect data from college students, and the effective use of administrative records systems to supply basic information about individual educational experiences. Presenters: Chris Chapman, NCESThe Use of Random-Digit Dialing in Household Surveys James Griffith and Ted Socha, NCESWeb Data Collection Tom Weko, NCESSupport for and Use of Administrative Records Data Systems |
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| Improving Access to and Completion of Postsecondary Education This session will address improving access to and completion of postsecondary education by high-risk students and students with disabilities. Panel members will examine the impact of college remedial courses and the transition of students with disabilities to postsecondary education. Presenters: Juan Carlos Calcagno, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.The Impact of Postsecondary Remediation Using a Regression Discontinuity Approach: Addressing Noncompliance and Retesting Isaac McFarlin, Jr., University of Michigan Help or Hindrance? The Effects of College Remediation on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes Lynn Newman, SRI InternationalPostsecondary School Enrollment and Experiences of Youth With Disabilities: A National Perspective Discussant: Michal Kurlaender, University of California-Davis |
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| Interventions to Improve Academic Outcomes for English-Language Learners Panel members will discuss the types of interventions demonstrating effects in supporting vocabulary acquisition for English Language Learners. Presenters: Jorge Gonzalez, Texas A&M UniversityAssessing the Effects of a Preschool Shared-Book Reading Intervention on Proximal and Distal Measures of Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Development Diane August, Center for Applied Linguistics David Francis, University of HoustonProject Quest: Developing Academic Language in Middle Grades Science Classrooms Bridget Dalton, Vanderbilt University C. Patrick Proctor, Boston CollegeDesign and Testing of a Digital Literacy Environment that Integrates Universal Design for Learning and Research-Based Practice on Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Bilingual Students, and Struggling Readers Discussant: Judith Scott, University of California-Santa Cruz |
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Poster Presentations - Session B |
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| 3:00-5:00 pm | Topics: Some poster topics will be presented on both days due to the number of presentations (indicated by I and II). All posters will be available for viewing in Exhibit Hall A from 3:00-9:00 pm on Wednesday, and from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Thursday, including predoctoral and postdoctoral presenters. Please note that presenters will only be available at the scheduled poster sessions. Autism Spectrum Disorders Cognition and Student Learning I Early Childhood/Early Intervention I Educational Leadership High School Reform Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) Math and Science I Math and Science Teacher Quality I NCEE Evaluation Studies Reading, Writing, and Language I Reading and Writing Teacher Quality I Regional Educational Laboratory Program (RELs) Research and Development Centers I Response to Intervention I Social and Behavioral I |
| 5:00-6:30 pm | Open Forums 1. Observational Measurement for Understanding Experimental Treatment Delivery: Issues & Some Answers Moderator: Russell Gersten, Instructional Research Group 2. Next Challenges for the What Works Clearinghouse: Suggestions? Moderator: Stuart Kerachsky, NCEE 3. How to Recruit Schools for RCTs and Hold Them Moderator: Audrey Pendleton, NCEE 4. What Level of Evidence is Needed to Choose Worthy Components of a Large-Scale Trial? Moderator: Marsha Silverberg, NCEE 5. Tips for Young Investigators Moderator: Lynn Okagaki, NCER 6. Challenges and Strategies for Accessing and Using Longitudinal Data Moderator: Liz Albro, NCER 7. Teacher Quality Moderator: Carol O'Donnell, NCER 8. Highlights of the Goal Requirements of IES RFAs Moderator: Anne Ricciuti, IES |
| Thursday, June 12, 2008 | |
| 7:30 am-12:00 pm | Conference Registration |
| 7:30-8:45 am | Continental Breakfast |
Panel Sessions |
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| 9:00-10:30 am | Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Recommendations from a Practice Guide This panel will present recommendations from the recently released Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide. Presenters will cover the nature and strength of the supporting evidence, gaps in the current evidence base and ways to address them. Practitioner leaders will address the utility of the guide in their efforts, as will federal officials involved in the Doing What Works project. Presenters: Becki Herman, AIRThe School Turnaround Practice Guide: Recommendations and Supporting Evidence Nelson Colbert, Instructional Specialist for Curriculum Science, Richmond Public SchoolsUsing the Practice Guide in Turnaround Efforts: Reactions from a District Natalie Elder, Principal, Hardy Elementary School, Chattanooga, TNUsing the Practice Guide in Turnaround Efforts: Reactions from a School Rebecca Maynard, University of PennsylvaniaSearching for and Sifting Through the Evidence on Effective Strategies for Turning around Failing Schools Moderator: Steve Fleischman, AIR Discussant: Jennifer Ballen Riccards, U.S. Department of Education
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| Introduction to Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort of 2001 (Part I) This presentation will review early childhood data and research questions designed to address early childhood development and describe the design and sample from birth to kindergarten. It will feature cognitive and physical assessments used at each wave and demonstrate data file structure, documentation and the electronic code book. Technical issues in analyzing complex survey data will be discussed. Presenters: Chris Chapman, NCESGail Mulligan, NCES Amy Rathbun, Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI) |
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| Research on Alternative Methods to Measure Accountability in Postsecondary Education This panel will examine one of the key dimensions of accountability—the assessment of student learning outcomes. National test developers will offer perspectives on the vital link between accountability and assessment. Presenters: Roger Benjamin, Council for Aid to Education/Collegiate Learning Assessment Brent Bridgeman, Educational Testing Service Jim Sconing, ACTDiscussant: T. Dary Erwin, James Madison University |
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| Do Your Assessment Instruments Measure Up? During this session, panelists will discuss test selection, principles of test development and validation, and examples of student-level and teacher-level assessment instruments in IES-funded projects. Presenters:  R. W. Kamphaus, Georgia State UniversityTests in Search of Constructs Versus Constructs in Search of Tests: Clinical Test Selection for Research Purposes Charles R. Greenwood, University of KansasDeveloping, Validating, and Scaling-up Continuous Progress Monitoring Measures for Intervention Research and Accountability in Early Childhood D. Ray Reutzel, Utah State University Richard R. Sudweeks, Brigham Young UniversityAssessing Teacher Knowledge in Reading and Writing Instruction: Perplexities, Problems, and Promises Discussant: Gerald Tindal, University of Oregon |
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| Presentations by the 2005 and 2006 Education Science Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers The first two education scientists to receive Presidential Early Career Awards in Science and Engineering will present their research. In addition, the first recipient of the Outstanding IES Predoctoral Fellow will be announced, along with a presentation of research findings. Presenters: Laura Justice, Ohio State UniversityFindings from Programmatic Research on Early Literacy: From the Minutiae to Momentous Carol M. Connor, Florida State UniversityIndividualizing Student Instruction Precisely: Effects of Child by Instruction Interactions on First Graders' Literacy Development 2007 Outstanding IES Predoctoral Fellow Award Presentation Shayne Piasta |
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Panel Sessions |
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| 10:45 am-12:15 pm | The New What Works Clearinghouse With over 100 quality reviews of the evidence from studies on specific educational interventions, the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) will provide examples of new products, including Quick WWC Reviews of pertinent studies and Practice Guides focused on relevant issues. Presenter: Mark Dynarski, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.Moderator: Stuart Kerachsky, NCEE Discussants: Antoinette Rath, Superintendent of Schools, Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey Jane Plenge, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Montgomery Township School District, New Jersey Maureen Reusche, Assistant Superintendent, Cherry Hill Public Schools, New Jersey |
| Introduction to Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort of 2001 (Part II) This presentation will continue the review of early childhood data and research questions designed to address early childhood development begun in Part I. Presenters: Chris Chapman, NCES Gail Mulligan, NCES Amy Rathbun, ESSI |
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| Assessing Intervention Fidelity in RCTs: Concepts and Methods Presenters: David Cordray, Vanderbilt University Joy Lesnick, Vanderbilt University Chris Hulleman, Vanderbilt University |
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| Linking Educational Leadership to Student Achievement Panel members will present research on the success of interventions intended to improve the performance of education leaders and indirectly improve teaching and learning. Presenters: Janet Quint, MDRCLinking Instructional Leadership, Teaching Quality, and Student Achievement: Reflections from a Half-full Glass Tim Sass, Florida State UniversityWhat Makes for a Good Teacher and Who Can Tell? Jonathan Supovitz, University of PennsylvaniaThe Long and Winding Road: The Relationship Between Leadership Practice and Student Performance Discussant: Anthony Milanowski, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| Adaptive Computerized Tutoring and Science Learning Panel members will discuss the use of adaptive computerized tutors to improve science achievement among middle and high school students. Presenters: Scotty Craig and Art Graesser, University of MemphisVicarious Learning and Human Tutoring Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt UniversityBuilding Students' Metacognitive Skills through Interactions with Computer-Based Teachable Agents Carole R. Beal, University of Southern CaliforniaDynamically Altering the Learning Trajectories of Novices with Pedagogical Messages Discussant: David Klahr, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| 12:15-1:15 pm | Networking Lunch |
Poster Presentations - Session C |
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| 1:15-3:15 pm | Topics: Some poster topics will be presented on both days due to the number of presentations (indicated by I and II). All posters will be available for viewing in Exhibit Hall A from 3:00-9:00 pm on Wednesday, and from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Thursday, including predoctoral and postdoctoral presenters. Please note that presenters will only be available at the scheduled poster sessions. Cognition and Student Learning II Early Childhood/Early Intervention II Math and Science II Math and Science Teacher Quality II Methodology Policy and Systems Postsecondary Education Reading, Writing, and Language II Reading and Writing Teacher Quality II Research and Development Centers II Response to Intervention II Secondary and Transition Services Social and Behavioral II |
| 2:30-3:15 pm | Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training Directors Meeting with Robin Harwood |
| 3:30-5:00 pm | Grantee Meetings High School Reform: David Sweet Math and Science: Christina Chhin Policy and Leadership: Katina Stapleton Reading and Writing: Elizabeth Albro Cognition: Carol O'Donnell SBIR: Edward Metz Teacher Quality: Harold Himmelfarb Individual Grantees: Caroline Ebanks and Dave Malouf Postsecondary Education: Ram Singh |