Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness

Research on Educational Effectiveness - Significant Findings and Critical Gaps
Sunday, December 10th – Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Lansdowne Conference Center, Lansdowne, VA

Part I: Conference Opening
Sunday December 10

4:30-6:00	Institute of Education Sciences - Pre-Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Programs Reception in the Thurber Room. All are welcome to attend.
6:00-7:30	Dinner - Riverside Hearth Restaurant
7:30-8:30	Conference Opening Welcome Catherine Snow, Harvard University The Need for Research on Educational Effectiveness Lynn Okagaki, Commissioner, National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

Part II: Research on Educational Effectiveness
Monday December 11

Please Note: Breakfast will be served in the Riverside Hearth Restaurant. The Riverside Hearth Restaurant opens daily at 6:30 A.M.

8:45-9:00	Overview of Conference Objectives Mark Constas, Cornell University
9:00-10:45	Strategies for Studying Educational Effectiveness Howard Bloom, MDRC Stephen Raudenbush, University of Chicago Will Shadish, University of California, Merced Mark Dynarski, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc Sean Reardon, Stanford University Session Chair - Judith Singer, Harvard University
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00- 12:30	Low Performing Schools Jane Hannaway, Urban Institute Eric Hanushek, Hoover Institute Helen Ladd, Duke University Session Chair - Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University
12:30-1:30	Lunch - Riverside Hearth Restaurant
1:30-3:00	Education, Mental Health, and Risk Reduction Richard Catalano, University of Washington Brian Flay, Oregon State University Shep Kellam, American Institutes for Research Session Chair - Robert Boruch, University of Pennsylvania
3:15 - 4:45	Teacher Quality and Quality Teaching Geoff Borman, University of Wisconsin Laura Desimone, Vanderbilt University Ronald Ferguson, Harvard University Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin Session Chair - Prentice Starkey, University of California, Berkeley
4:45-5:00	Closing Comments Larry Hedges, Northwestern University
5:30-6:30	Reception & Speaker Russ Whitehurst, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
6:30	Dinner - Riverside Hearth Restaurant

Part II (continued): Research on Educational Effectiveness
Tuesday December 12, 2006

Please Note: Breakfast will be served in the Riverside Hearth Restaurant. The Riverside Hearth Restaurant opens daily at 6:30 A.M.

9:00-10:30	Literacy for Diverse Student Learners Diana August, Center for Applied Linguistics Maria Carlo, University of Miami Russell Gersten, Instructional Research Group Joe Torgesen, Florida State University Session Chair - Barbara Foorman, Florida State University
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-12:00	Instructional Interventions for Mathematics and Science Education David Klahr, Carnegie Mellon University Alice Klein, University of California, Berkeley Andy Porter, Vanderbilt University Bill Schmidt, Michigan State University Session Chair - David Myers - American Institutes for Research
12:00-12:30	Closing of Part II: Important Findings and Critical Gaps
12:30-1:30	Lunch - Riverside Hearth Restaurant

Part III: The Future of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness

1:30-2:45	SREE, 2007-2010: Publications, Events, and an Organizational Infrastructure to Support Research on Educational Effectiveness
2:45-3:00	Break
3:00-4:30	Committees, Leadership, and Governance Issues
4:30- 5:00	Conference Closing: Next Steps

Questions may be sent to inquiries@educationaleffectiveness.org

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