Presentations by SRI Education Researchers at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2010 Annual Meeting

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Friday, April 30

The Ecology of District Intervention: Findings From an Evaluation of District Capacity Building in California
4:05pm - 5:35pm, Sheraton Denver/Governor's Square 15
Juliet Tiffany-Morales --"Building Effective Technical Assistance Systems: Findings From the DAIT Pilot Evaluation"
Christine Padilla --"District Readiness and Capacity Building"

Saturday, May 1  

The State of Mathematics and Science Professional Development and Teacher Needs
8:15am - 9:45am, Colorado Convention Center/Korbel Ballroom 3
Ruchi Bhanot, Julie Remold, Vera Michalchik -- "Teachers' Participation in Informal STEM Learning Environments: Toward Understanding the Impact of Different Framings on Outcomes"

Content Validity: Alignment to Grade-Level Content Standards in Alternate Assessment Judged Against Alternate Achievement Standards
10:35am - 12:05pm, Sheraton Denver/Grand Ballroom, Section 2
Geneva Haertel, Renee Cameto -- "Mathematics Domain Analysis: Prioritizing Grade-Level Academic Content for Alternate Assessments -- Alternate Academic Achievement Standards"

Exploring National Data Statistics
10:35am - 12:05pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 206
Xin Wei, Jose Blackorby, Keith Lenz -- "Math Growth Trajectories of Students with Disabilities: Disability Category, Gender, and Racial Differences from Ages 7 to 17"
Xin Wei, Jose Blackorby, Ellen Schiller -- "Growth in Reading Achievement Among a National Sample of Students With Disabilities Ages 7 to 17"

Understanding Quality in Publicly Funded Preschool Programs: Implications for Child Development, Program Improvement, and Research
10:35am - 12:05pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 703
Donna Spiker, Mario Snow, Erika Gaylor -- "Understanding and Maintaining Quality State-Funded Preschool Programs in the Context of 'Real-World' Change and Uncertainty"

Creating Networks Across the Board to Enhance Educational Achievement
12:25pm - 1:55pm, Colorado Convention Center/Korbel Ballroom 3
William Penuel -- "The Alignment of the Informal and Formal Organizational Supports for Reform: Implications for Improving Teaching in Schools"

Focus on Diverse and Innovative Projects and Methodologies in Informal Learning
12:25pm - 1:55pm, Colorado Convention Center/Korbel Ballroom 3
Christopher Harris -- "Using a Novel Methodology to Study Free-Choice Family Learning Experiences at Telescope-Observing Events"

Innovation around the World: Teaching, Learning, and Country Context in an International Education Reform Program
2:15pm - 3:45pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 201
Linda Shear, Corinne Singleton, Torie Gorges -- "Introduction to the ISP and Global Evaluation Methods"

Methods for Assessing the Impact of Teacher Induction Programs: Possibilities and Limitations
2:15pm - 3:45pm, Sheraton Denver/ Governor's Square 15
Marjorie Wechsler, Daniel Humphrey, Kyra Caspary -- "Using Mixed Methods to Understand the Implementation and Outcomes of New-Teacher Induction"

What Mediates Out-of-School Program Success? The Role of Parents and Other Factors
2:15pm - 3:45pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 101
William Penuel-- "Addressing the Summer Learning Gap: Model Programs With Articulation Across School and Summer Settings"

Attitudes, Affect, and Dispositions in Mathematics and STEM Learning: Incorporating Affect in Learning Sciences Research
4:05pm - 6:05pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 104
Nicole Shechtman -- "Productive Dispositions for Mathematics Teaching: Adaptive Expertise, Cognitive Models, Knowledge Pursuits, Practices, and Outcomes"
Jeremy Roschelle -- Chair, Discussant

Evidence-Centered Design for the Design of Learning-and-Assessment Environments for Diverse Learners
4:05pm - 5:35pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 405
Geneva Haertel -- "Designing Large-Scale Science Assessment Tasks for Students With High-Incidence Disabilities: The Use of Evidence-Centered Design, Design Patterns, and Universal Design for Learning"

How Can Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Achievement Standards Improve Student Learning and Outcomes?
4:05pm - 6:05pm, Sheraton Denver/ Plaza F
Katherine Nagle, Renee Cameto -- "Where Are We Now and What Have We Learned? Research Related to the AA-MAS"

Sunday, May 2

Changing Roles, Crossing Boundaries: Instructional Leadership in Many Forms and Reforms
8:15am - 9:45am, Sheraton Denver/Grand Ballroom Section 2
William Penuel -- "Formal Leadership Versus Informal Leadership When Institution Penetrates Schools"

Validating Educational Assessments
8:15am - 9:45am, Sheraton Denver/ Governor's Square 16
Eric Snow -- "Using Naturalistic Tasks and Cognitive Interviews in a Validation Study of a Web-Based Assessment of Evaluation Skills"

Frameworks for Problem-Based Learning
12:25pm - 1:55pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 606
Philip Vahey, Ken Rafanan, Louise Yarnall -- "Exploring the Efficacy of a Cross-Curricular Application of the Preparation for Future Learning Framework"

Professional Development, Course Design, and Community: The Impact on Learning
12:25pm - 1:55pm, Sheraton Denver/Grand Ballroom Section 2
Judi Fusco, Julie Remold, Patricia Schank -- "Exploring Differences in Online Professional Development Seminars With the Community of Inquiry Framework"

Predictors of Student Achievement and the Impact on School Accountability
2:15pm - 3:45pm, Sheraton Denver/ Grand Ballroom Section 2
Shari Golan, Dana Petersen, Donna Spiker -- "Planning for a Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Process: Priorities of Diverse Stakeholders and Current Assessment Practices"

Student Learning in Mathematics and Design of Learning Tasks
2:15pm - 3:45pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 708
Philip Vahey, Ken Rafanan, Tina Stanford, Charles Patton -- "Thinking With Data: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Teaching Data Literacy and Proportionality"

T'each His Own: Instructional Practices and Teacher Learning in Mathematics
2:15pm - 3:45pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 102
Nicole Shechtman, Jennifer Knudsen -- "The Bridging Teacher Professional Development Program: Supporting Mathematical Argumentation in Distressed Urban Middle School Contexts"

Monday, April 3

Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Interventions
8:15am - 9:45am, Colorado Convention Center/Korbel Ballroom 3
Xin Wei, Jose Blackorby, Camille Marder -- "Self-Concept Development in Children With Disabilities: Domain, Disability Category, Gender, and Race-Ethnicity Differences From Early Elementary to High School Years"

Topics in Test Validity Research and Evaluation
8:15am - 10:15am, Sheraton Denver/Governor's Square 12
Eric Snow-- "A Generalizability Investigation of Cognitive Demand and Rigor Ratings of Items and Standards in an Alignment Study"

Curricula That Combine Features and Processes of Informal and Formal Contexts of Student Learning: Comparing the Envisioned, Realized, and Enacted Principles for the Design of Three Elementary Science Units
10:35am - 12:05pm, Sheraton Denver/Governor's Square 9
Britte Cheng -- "Implementing Added-Value Technology to Science Instruction Using Teachable Agents"
William Penuel, Britte Cheng, Christopher Harris -- "Enacting a Socially Centered Design in the Classroom: Comparing Two Teachers' Uptake of Student Questions"
William Penuel-- Chair

STEM Learning Opportunities in Out-of- School Settings: Findings From a First Generation of Field-Building Studies
4:05pm - 5:35pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 101
Vera Michalchik, Ruchi Bhanot, Julie Remold, Patrick Shields -- "Out-of-School-Time Science: It's Not What You Think"

The Ready-to-Learn Initiative: A 360-Degree Surround Approach to Enhancing Early Literacy Skills
4:05pm - 5:35pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 103
William Penuel-- "Results from the Summative Evaluation of the Ready-to- Learn Initiative"

Tuesday, May 4

Implementing Best-Practice Methodology Given School Realities: Approaches From a Middle School Science Intervention Evaluation
8:15am - 9:45am, Sheraton Denver/ Plaza D
William Penuel -- Discussant

Teacher Compensation Reform: Lessons From Texas
10:35am - 12:05pm, Sheraton Denver/Governor's Square 10
H. Alix Gallagher -- Discussant

Online Learning Research: Improving the Status Quo
12:25pm - 1:55pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 205
Marianne Bakia, Kyra Caspary -- "Using Educational Data Systems to Support Policy-Relevant Online Learning Research"
Barbara Means, Robert Murphy, Yukie Toyama -- "Limitations of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Studies as a Guide to Practice in Online Learning"

Retooling Assessment and Evaluation Procedures
12:25pm - 1:55pm, Colorado Convention Center/Room 602
Jose Blackorby -- Discussant