Time: 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Location: 2018 Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Spring Conference
Park Hyatt Washington DC
1201 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Description: This 90-minute panel will explore ways to engage effectively with practitioners to facilitate evidence-based decision making. The presentations will draw on research on evidence use in practice as well as the deep knowledge and experiences gained through two research-practice partnerships (RPPs): the Midwest Achievement Gap Research Alliance (MAGRA) and the MIST Project. The first presentation will share recent research on the conditions under which school districts are best able to learn from external partners. The second presentation will describe the goals, activities, and lessons learned during MAGRA’s first year. Finally, the third presentation will share the findings from the MIST Project’s study of district partners’ adoption of research recommendations over nearly 10 years. The panel will end with a moderated discussion.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Midwest Achievement Gap Research Alliance

Audience: The target audience for this presentation includes SREE conference attendees.

Speakers:

• Caitlin Farrell, University of Colorado, Boulder – National Center for Research in Policy and Practice, caitlin.farrell@colorado.edu
• Kyle Fagan, REL Midwest – Midwest Achievement Gap Research Alliance, kfagan@air.org
• Carl Frederick, Wisconsin Department of Instruction – Midwest Achievement Gap Research Alliance, Carl.Frederick@dpi.wi.gov
• Erin Henrick, Vanderbilt University – MIST Project, erin.henrick@Vanderbilt.Edu