The latest research on key education issues will be presented by faculty from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting.
The conference takes place in Washington, D.C., April 8–12, 2016. This year’s theme is “Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies.” Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States, lifelong educator, and military mom will deliver the keynote address.
Douglas Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Professors of Special Education and Human Development, will present the AERA Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award Address on Sunday, April 10, at 2:45 p.m.
A host of other Peabody faculty and graduate students will present on a wide range of education topics. To see a complete list, visit aera.net and search the conference program for “Vanderbilt.”
The schedule is subject to change and all times are EST. Refer to the printed program at the conference for the latest information. A few highlights include:
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
Identifying the Complex Needs of Graduate Students and Developing Institutional Approaches to Support
Noon—1:30 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Independence Salon C
Craig Anne Heflinger, Sharon Shields, Kathleen Rall, Carol Nixon, Dayle Savage, Magaela Bethune, Bernadette Doykos
Mathematics and Technology-Based Learning Environments
2:15—3:45 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Liberty Salon J
Rogers Hall, Jennifer Kahn
Instructional Leadership: Understanding the Role of Principal Leadership in Implementing Teacher Peer Excellence Groups
Fri, April 8, 4:05—5:35 p.m., Convention Center, Level 2, Room 209A
Ellen Goldring, Laura Rogers Jackins, Timothy Drake, Xiu Cravens
SATURDAY APRIL 9
A Mixed-Method Pilot Study of the Implementation of Digital Instructional Tools in Urban School Districts
10:35 a.m.—12:05 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 2, Marquis Salon 14
Carolyn Heinrich
Investigating Science Education Intervention Effect Sizes for A Priori Power Analyses
10:35 a.m.—12:05 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 2, Marquis Salon 12
Sandra Jo Wilson
Continuous Improvement in Action: Educators’ Evidence Use for School Improvement
12:25—1:55 p.m., Convention Center, Level 2, Room 209B
Marisa Cannata, Christopher Redding, Mollie Rubin
Progressive Symbolization and the Long-Term Development of Computational Modeling in Fourth-Grade Science
12:25—1:55 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 2, Marquis Salon 12
Pratim Sengupta, Amy Voss Farris, Amanda Dickes
Designing Technology-Supported Learning Environments: Slicing and Bouncing
12:25—1:55 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Independence Salon G
Melissa Gresalfi, Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Abbey Loehr, Isaac Thomas Nichols, Charity McCracken
Has Kindergarten Become Too Academic? Instruction and Children’s Development in the First Year of School
2:15—3:45 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 146A
Mimi Engel, Sarah Kabourek
The Forgotten Giant: Classroom Talk That Supports Language Development
2:15—3:45 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Independence Salon D
Molly Collins, David Dickinson, Amanda Goodwin, Sun-Joo Cho, Dan Reynolds
The Charter School Principal: Inside Perspectives
4:05—5:35 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 158A
Marisa Cannata, Mimi Engel
The Many Faces of High-Stakes Accountability
4:05—6:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 2, Room 204B
Ron Zimmer, Gary Henry, Adam Kho, Seth B. Hunter
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
Engineering at the Intersection: Black Women’s Experiences in Engineering Doctoral Programs
8:15—9:45 a.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Liberty Salon K
Lydia Bentley, Ebony McGee, William Robinson, Stacey Houston, Portia Kwartema Botchway, Ruchi Roy
History and Policy: The Convergence of K–12 and Higher Education Since 1965
10:35 a.m.—12:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 146B
Christopher Loss
School Security Measures and Students’ Perceptions of School Climate
10:35 a.m.—12:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 158B
Emily Tanner-Smith, Benjamin Fisher, Joseph Gardella
The Changing Counterfactual in Schools and Classrooms: Implications for Educational Research
2:45—4:15 p.m., Convention Center, Level 2, Room 207A
Douglas Fuchs, Lynn Fuchs
MONDAY, APRIL 11
Pathways Through Math Across Levels of Schooling: Engineering the Thermostat: Examining Factors That Warm Up and Cool Out Doctoral Students’ Faculty Aspirations
8:15—9:45 a.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 158B
Stacey Houston, Ebony McGee, William Robinson, Lydia Bentley, Portia Kwartema Botchwas
Graduate Student Council Fireside Chat: Early-, Mid-, and Late-Career Scholars Open Forum on Publishing, Teaching and Advising
7:45 a.m.—9:15 a.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 140AB
Anjali Forber-Pratt
Connecting Learners to Place, Space and Personal Experience with Technology and New Media
Mon., April 11, 8:15—9:45 a.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 102B
Rogers Hall
Analyzing middle grades mathematics teaching in the United States and China: A cross-national comparison of instructional quality in urban districts
10:35 a.m.—12:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 141
Paul Cobb, Erin Craig Henrick, Emily Kern
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
10:35 a.m.—12:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 145A
Ellen Goldring, Joe Murphy, Jason Grissom, Christine Neumerski, Richard Blissett
Literacy, Becoming and a Corporeal Confederacy
2:15—3:45 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Liberty Salon M
Kevin Leander
Broadening What Counts as Mathematics in Mathematics Education
2:45—4:15 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 3, Union Station
Richard Lehrer, Leona Schauble
Understanding Loan Aversion Among High School Students, Community College Students, and Adults
4:05—6:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 149B
Brent Evans, Angela Boatman
Teacher Involvement in Hiring: Changes Over Time
4:05—5:35 p.m., Convention Center, Level 2, Room 209C
Marissa Cannata, Mimi Engel
Video Analysis for Pedagogical Sense-Making among Teacher Learners
4:30—6 p.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Liberty Salon 1
Shannon Mary Daniel, Heather Jo Johnson, Amy B. Palmeri, Melanie Hundley, Andrew Hostetler
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
Performance Assessment for Principal Licensure: Field Trial Results and Implication
8:15—9:45 a.m., Convention Center, Level 2, Room 209B
Joseph Murphy
How to Help Kids Read Hard Texts: Evidence for Motivational Scaffolding
8:15—9:45 a.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 144C
Amanda Goodwin, Dan Reynolds
#BlackLivesMatter, Even in Educational Research
8:15—9:45 a.m., Marriott Marquis, Level 4, Monument
Ebony McGee
Reinscribing the City in Design Studies of Critical STEAM Conceptual Practice
10:35 a.m. —12:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 144C
Rogers Hall, Ben Shapiro
Ratings as Measures of Principal Performance: Evidence From the Tennessee Educator Accelerator Model Evaluation System in Tennessee
10:35 a.m.—12:05 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 147B
Jason Grissom, Richard Blissett, Hajime Mitani
Special Education Research: Math Instruction and Students With Disabilities
12:25—1:55 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 149A
Douglas Fuchs, Lynn Fuchs, Sam Patton, Loulee Yen, Don Compton, Wenjuan Zhang
Increasing Principals’ Time on Instructional Leadership Through the SAM Process
12:25—1:55 p.m., Convention Center, Level 2, Room 206
Ellen Goldring, Joe Murphy, Jason Grissom, Christine Neumerski, Richard Blissett
Investigating Cognition and Motivation at the Classroom Level
12:25—1:55 p.m., Convention Center, Level 1, Room 144C
Lisa Fazio
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