Presentations by SRI Education Researchers at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2008 Annual Meeting

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Sunday, March 23

PDC04: Assessment Design: How to Make Inferences About Learning: Hands-on Experience with the PADI Design System
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Hilton New York/Murray Hill Suite B, 2nd Floor
Angela Debarger, Lawrence Gallagher -- Instructors

Monday, March 24

Data to Empower Teacher Decisions
2:15-3:45 p.m., New York Marriott Marquis Times Square/Majestic Complex, Music Box Room, 6th Floor
Barbara Means, Christine Padilla, Lawrence Gallagher, Marianne Bakia -- "Teachers' Use of Student Data: The Who, What, When, Where, and How"

Enhancing Mathematics Learning with Technology: Civic, Teacher, Student, and Content Perspectives on Scaling up SimCalc
2:15-3:45 p.m., Hilton New York/Murray Hill Suite B, 2nd Floor
Jeremy Roschelle -- Chair
Jennifer Knudsen, Nicole Shechtman, Phillip Vahey -- Participants

Systemic Action to Support Learning-Focused Leadership in Urban Instructional Reform
2:15-3:45 p.m., New York Marriott Marquis Times Square/Marquis Ballroom, Salon B, 9th Floor
Patrick Shields -- Discussant

Identifying Effective Strategies for Improving the Performance of Teachers and Students in Science
4:05-5:35 p.m., New York Marriott Marquis Times Square/Majestic Complex, Palace Room, 6th Floor
Lawrence Gallagher, William Penuel -- "Improving Teaching for Understanding: Comparing the Efficacy of Three Approaches to Professional Development in Earth Science Education"

Tuesday, March 25

The Phenomenology of Learning: Understanding How Learning Happens across Place and Time
2:15-3:45 p.m., Hilton New York/Bryant Suite, 2nd Floor
Vera Michalchik, Patrick Shields -- "Frameworks for Examining Out-of-School Learning"

Secondary and Postsecondary Transition in Special Education
2:15-3:45 p.m., Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Park Suite 1, 5th Floor
Lynn Newman -- "Youth Voices: Perceptions and Expectations of Youth with Disabilities"

Organization and Effectiveness of High-Intensity Induction Programs for New Teachers
4:05-5:35 p.m., New York Marriott Marquis Times Square/Odets Room, 4th Floor
Kristin Bosetti, Daniel Humphrey, Marjorie Wechsler -- "Teacher Induction Policy: It's About School Climate"

Wednesday, March 26

PDC26: Professional Development Workshop for OERL (Online Evaluation Resource Library)
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Executive Conference Center, Conference Room H, Lower Lobby
Geneva Haertel -- Director
Robert Murphy, Daniel Zalles -- Instructors

Research Roundtables on Online Instruction
8:15-8:55 a.m., Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Metropolitan Ballroom, Metropolitan East, 2nd Floor
Britte Cheng, Aasha Joshi, Serena Villalba -- "Supporting Learning in a Technology-Rich Environment: Sixth-Grade Science Students' Use of an Online Chat in and out of School"

Issues in Curriculum and Instructional Policy
10:35-11:15 a.m., New York Marriott Marquis Times Square/Broadway Ballroom, Broadway North, 6th Floor
Marianne Bakia, Edith Yang -- "A National Snapshot: Technology Integration in K-12 Education"

Democratic Citizenship in Education: Paper Discussion
12:25-1:05 p.m., New York Marriott Marquis Times Square/Broadway Ballroom, Broadway North, 6th Floor
Daniel Zalles -- "What We Know from Research That Can Inform Online Community-Building around Better Civic Discourse"

Discourse and Text in Mathematics Classrooms
12:25-1:55 p.m., Hilton New York/Concourse D, Concourse Level
Hee-Joon Kim, Jennifer Knudsen, Nicole Shechtman -- "Classroom Mathematical Argumentation as Joint Activity: A New Framework for Understanding an Important Classroom Practice"

Exploring Frameworks for Capturing Students' Mathematical Identities in Diverse Classroom Settings
2:15-3:45 p.m., New York Marriott Marquis Times Square/Majestic Complex, Winter Garden Room, 6th Floor
William Penuel -- "Studying New Forms of Identity in Mathematics Classrooms with Integrated Communication and Representational Infrastructures"

LOST Learning Opportunities: Studies of Science and Mathematics Learning in out-of-School-Time
2:15-3:45 p.m., Hilton New York/Murray Hill Suite A, 2nd Floor
Vera Michalchik, Patrick Shields -- "Science Interest in and out of School"

Preemployment Selection Predictors and Subsequent Teacher Performance for Professional Licensure and Certification
2:15-5:35 p.m., Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Executive Conference Center, Conference Room K, Lower Lobby
Daniel Humphrey -- Discussant

Thursday, March 27

Girls and Information Technology: Innovative Approaches to Narrowing the Gender Gap
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Hilton New York/East Suite, 4th Floor
Torie Gorges, Melissa Koch, William Penuel -- "Build IT: Girls Building Information Technology Fluency Through Design"

Data-Informed Decision Making, Teacher Quality, and Partnerships: Examining New Roles for District Central Offices
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Hilton New York/Concourse E, Concourse Level
Daniel Humphrey -- Discussant

Examining the Roles of School and Policy Communities in New Teacher Induction
2:15-3:45 p.m., Hilton New York/Bryant Suite, 2nd Floor
Kristin Bosetti, Daniel Humphrey, Marjorie Wechsler -- Participants

Mapping "Geography of Opportunity" in a Large-Scale Randomized Experiment on Enhancing Mathematics with Technology
2:15-3:45 p.m., Hilton New York/East Suite, 4th Floor
Jeremy Roschelle, Nicole Shechtman -- Participants

Multimethod Study of Factors Influencing the Postsecondary Education Success of Minority Youth with Disabilities
4:05-5:35 p.m., Hilton New York/East Suite, 4th Floor
Jose Blackorby -- Discussant

Computer and Internet Applications in Education SIG: Invited Speaker Robert Kozma on "Issues of Access and Uses of Technologies in Developing Countries"
6:15-7:45 p.m., Hilton New York/Sutton Complex, Sutton Center, 2nd Floor
Robert Kozma -- "Issues of Access and Uses of Technologies in Developing Countries"

SIGs-Education and the World Wide Web SIG and Computer and Internet Applications in Education SIG Joint Business Meeting
6:15-7:45 p.m., Hilton New York/Sutton Complex, Sutton Center, 2nd Floor
Robert Kozma -- Participant

Friday, March 28

Assessment and Instruction in Special Education
8:15-9:45 a.m. -- Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Executive Conference Center, Conference Room I, Lower Lobby
Jose Blackorby, Renee Cameto, Anne-Marie Knokey -- "A National Comparison of Students with Disabilities in Standard and Alternate Assessments"

The Role of Teacher Unions in Teacher Induction, Professional Development, and School Reform
8:15-9:45 a.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel Times Square/Room 1504, 15th Floor
William Penuel -- "Teacher Unions in Institutional and Local Context"

Social Artifacts and Learning
12:25-1:55 p.m., Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Executive Conference Center, Conference Room C, Lower Lobby
Britte Cheng -- "Learning with Teachable Agents: A Look at Production Feedback"

Youth Media and Literacy: Issues in Research, Pedagogy, and Production
12:25-1:55 p.m., Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Madison Suite 4, 5th Floor
Carlin Llorente, William Penuel -- "Media and Young Children's Literacy: A Meta-Analysis of Scientifically Based Reading Research on the Impact of Various Media on Literacy Skills"

Reform and Improvement Efforts in Schools
12:25-1:55 p.m., Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers/Executive Conference Center, Conference Room I, Lower Lobby
Torie Gorges, Linda Shear -- "Knowledge Management for Program Improvement: Leveraging Capacity at the San Diego County Office of Education"

Expanding the Analysis of Charter Schools: A Closer Look at Achievement, Efficiency, Access, and Voter Preferences
2:15-3:45 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel Times Square/Broadway Ballroom, Act II, 4th Floor
Alejandra Lopez, Haiwen Wang, Katrina Woodworth -- "A Study of Bay Area KIPP Schools: Findings from Analyses of Student Achievement"