WestEd staff will present, chair, or serve as discussants in more than 55 sessions at the 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) and National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meetings in Chicago, Illinois. Each year, these two meetings take place simultaneously.
The AERA Annual Meeting continues to be the largest gathering of scholars in education research. “Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth“ is the theme, and NCME’s theme is “Leveraging Measurement for Better Decisions.”
There are separate dates for in-person sessions and virtual sessions for both meetings.
AERA
Onsite: April 13-16
Virtual: May 4-5
NCME
Onsite: April 12-15
Virtual: March 28-30
Be sure to:
- View a comprehensive list of WestEd’s activities below.
- Visit us in the exhibition hall at booth # 702/704 to chat with our staff and learn about emerging research and career opportunities.
Join us at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Date: Friday, April 14
Time: 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago – 220 E Chicago Ave
We invite all AERA and NCME attendees to meet our staff, explore the exhibits, and enjoy food and drinks. (Click on image to download and print your invitation.)
AERA and NCME In-Person Activities and Presentations
Thursday, April 13
AERA Poster Session: Division C Science
Time: 8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition Hall
Paper: ChemVLab+: Evaluating Students’ Chemical Reasoning Skills Developed Through Virtual Lab Activities
Authors: Sierra McCormick (WestEd), Anna Rafferty (Carleton College), Jodi Davenport (WestEd), and David Yaron (Carnegie Mellon University)
AERA Symposium: District Leadership Practices to Support Immigrant-Origin Students: Case Studies From Immigrant-Serving Districts Across the United States
Time: 9:50 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Colorado
Discussant: Megan Hopkins (WestEd)
AERA Poster Session: Technology-Based Environments and Engagement
Time: 9:50 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition Hall
Paper: Using Problem-Centered Computational Storytelling to Engage Elementary Students With Science: A Design-Based Research Study
Authors: Rasha El Sayed (WestEd), Aleata Hubbard Cheuoua (WestEd), Cathy Ringstaff (WestEd), Andy Smith, Bradford Mott (North Carolina State University), James Minogue (North Carolina State University), Jessica Vandenberg (North Carolina State University), Kevin M. Oliver (North Carolina State University), Kimkinyona Fox (WestEd), and Robert Monahan (North Carolina State University)
AERA Roundtable Session: Virtual Professional Development and Expanding Teachers’ Learning
Time: 9:50 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
Location: Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: B2 Level, Imperial Ballroom
Paper: Communities of Inquiry in Asynchronous, Online Professional Development: Fostering Teaching Presence Through Embedded Facilitation
Authors: Angela Knotts (WestEd), Nanette M. Seago (WestEd), and Jill Neumayer-DePiper (WestEd)
AERA Symposium: Classroom-Based STEM Assessment: Current Status and Future Directions
Time: 9:50 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 4th Floor, Armitage – Avenue Ballroom
Chair: Christopher J. Harris (WestEd)
NCME Organized Discussion: Culturally Responsive and Related Approaches to Assessment: What are They?
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Floor: 5th, Denver/Houston
Session Organizer: Randy Bennett (Educational Testing Service)
Participants: Molly Faulkner-Bond (WestEd), Guillermo Solano-Flores (Stanford Univiersity), Aneesha Badrinarayan (Learning Policy Institute), and Leanne Ketterlin Geller (Southern Methodist University)
AERA Paper Session: Education Research in Search of Indigenous Truths – Education Policy, Teacher Education, and Schooling
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Vevey 3
Paper: Broadening Indigenous Islander Participation in STEM
Authors: Sharon Nelson-Barber (WestEd), Jonathan Boxerman (WestEd), Kimberly Nguyen (WestEd), and Elizabeth Rechebei
AERA Paper Session: The Influence of Policy on Institutional Research, Funding, and Access
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Erie
Paper: More Than a Promise: Estimating the Impacts of a Comprehensive Community College Student Support Program
Authors: Cameron Sublett and Mary Rauner (WestEd)
NCME Coordinated Paper Session: Re-thinking Construct Definitions and Measurement Methods to Include Black and Hispanic Cultures
Time: 1:30 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Floor: 5th, Denver/Houston
Paper: Rethinking the Construct: What Does a Non-English Measure of Kindergarten Readiness Entail?
Authors: Marianne Perie (WestEd)
Paper: Investigating Mirror and Window Item Items Reflecting Diverse Populations
Authors: Molly Faulkner-Bond (WestEd), Marianne Perie (WestEd), and Priya Kannan (WestEd)
AERA Symposium: Critical Approaches to Place-Based Inquiries in Black Education
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Lucerne Level, Lucerne 1
Paper: Black Families, School Choice, and Gentrification in Washington, D.C.: “Sometimes You Have to Be a Superparent to Get Basic Services for Your Kids”
Authors: Alisha Butler (Wesleyan University) and Bradley Quarles (WestEd and University of Maryland College Park)
AERA Symposium: Scaling and Sustaining Community Schools Through Systems-Level Support
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Colorado
Paper: The West Kern Consortium: A Case Study of Rural Community School Implementation
Authors: Julie Boesch (California State University, Fresno), Michael Figueroa, and Jaclyn J. Tejwani (WestEd)
AERA Symposium: Ecological/Sociocultural Approaches to Educative Curriculum Design and Assessment
Time: 4:40 p.m. –6:10 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 4, Chicago Ballroom X
Chair: Helyn Kim (Institute of Education Sciences)
Discussant: George C. Bunch (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Paper: Analyzing Changes in Participation Over Time: From Pandemic Silence to Scaffolded Critical, Sustained Interaction
Authors: Aída Walqui (WestEd)
Paper: Simultaneous Development of Language and Mathematical Ideas Among Students Bureaucratically Designated as English Learners
Authors: Andrew Haiwen Chu (WestEd) and Leslie Hamburger (WestEd)
Paper: Who Decides What English Learners Can Do? Challenging Reductivist Notions of English Learners’ Potential
Authors: Lee Hartman (WestEd) and Shirley Feldman (WestEd)
Paper: Deepening Teacher Expertise Over Time Through the Use of Educative Materials
Authors: Mary Schmida (WestEd)
Paper: Designing Formative Assessment Into Ambitious Instructional Units for Secondary-Level English Learners
Authors: Margaret Heritage (Heritage Consulting) and E. Caroline Wylie (Educational Testing Service)
NCME Paper Session: Through-Year Assessment and Growth
Time: 4:40 p.m. –6:10 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Floor: 5th, Chicago Ballroom B/C
Paper: Expected Classification Accuracy for Categorical Growth Models
Authors: Daniel Murphy (WestEd), Matthew Brunetti (WestEd), Quintin Love (WestEd), and Sarah Quesen (WestEd)
Friday, April 14
AERA Symposium: Reading Apprenticeship: Lessons From Impact Studies Over Time and Across Contexts
Time: 9:50 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 6th Floor, Northwestern/Ohio State
Chair: Linda D. Friedrich (WestEd)
Discussant: Cheri Fancsali (Research Alliance for New York City Schools)
Paper: An Overview of 25 Years of Research and Development: The Reading Apprenticeship Framework and Professional Learning Model
Authors: Mary Stump (WestEd), Cynthia L. Greenleaf (WestEd), and Jenell Krishnan (WestEd)
Paper: Implementation at Scale: Assessing Discipline-Specific Professional Learning and a Multistate Model
Authors: Michaela Gulemetova (American Institutes for Research) and Cheri Fancsali (Research Alliance for New York City Schools)
Paper: Reading Apprenticeship Efficacy Study of Biology: Design, Assessment Strategy, and Findings
Authors: Cynthia L. Greenleaf (WestEd)
Paper: Adapting to the Times: Assessing Cross-Disciplinary Professional Learning and Multistate Scalability
Authors: Robyn Elkins (American Institutes for Research), Michaela Gulemetova (American Institutes for Research), Mikhail Pyatigorsky (IMPAQ International, LLC), and Raquel C. Sanchez (American Institutes for Research)
AERA Presidential Session: Next-Generation Solutions: International Youth Forum on Emerging Initiatives and Potential Impacts
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower- Ballroom Level, Grand Hall J
Chair: Sharon Nelson-Barber (WestEd)
NCME Paper Session: Predicting Item Difficulty and Response Latencies
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Floor: 5th, Chicago Ballroom B/C
Chair: Priya Kannan (WestEd)
AERA Symposium: English Language Proficiency: Interrogating Impacts – Division H Vice-Presidential Session
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 4th Floor, Clark – 1/2 Marriott Ballroom
Paper: Equity Audits: Collectively Using Data to Increase Access to Computer Science for English Learners
Authors: Diana G. Mercado-Garcia (University of California, San Diego), Megan Hopkins (WestEd), Lillie Ko Wong, and Yoomee Lee (University of California, San Diego)
AERA Roundtable Session: Toward a Critical, Social Justice–Focused Improvement Science
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 7th Floor, Grand Ballroom Salon III, Marriott Roundtable 7
Chair: Carlos Sandoval (WestEd)
Paper: Learning to See the System That Shapes Educational Opportunity, Experience, and Equity
Authors: Rebecca Colina Neri (WestEd) and Jahneille Cunningham (WestEd)
Paper: Breaking Down the Manufacturing Analogy in Improvement Science to Construct a Critical, Justice-Centered Improvement
Authors: Carlos Sandoval (WestEd)
Paper: Process Measures of Educational Justice
Authors: Sola Takahashi (WestEd)
Book Signing at the Teachers College Press Exhibit Booth # 707
Friday, April 14th, from 3:30 PM–4:00 PM
Meet David Lopez, Senior Technical Assistance Specialist at WestEd, and María G. Hernández, Deputy Executive Director of School Change and Community Engagement and Co-Director at New York University, co-authors of the book, Dismantling Disproportionality: A Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Systems Approach.
NCME Business Meeting and Presidential Address
Time: 4:40 p.m. –6:15 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Floor: 5th, Chicago Ballroom D/E
Participant: Priya Kannan (WestEd)
AERA Reception: Division H Movers and Shakers
Time: 6:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 4th Floor, Clark – 1/2 Marriott Ballroom
Participants: Matt Silberglitt (WestEd), Rachel E. Durham (Notre Dame of Maryland University), Bradley J. McMillen (Wake County Public School System)
Saturday, April 15
AERA Symposium: Integrating Improvement Science Into Leadership Programs: Opportunities, Challenges, and Adaptations
Time: 8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Lobby – Level 3, Streeterville
Paper: Critical Consciousness Development and Improvement Science for Social Justice Leaders
Authors: Maritza Lozano (California State University, Fullerton) and Carlos Sandoval (WestEd)
AERA Symposium: How Can Elementary Science Curriculum Support Student Learning, Teacher Practices, and Inclusiveness in Classrooms?
Time: 8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 4th Floor, Clark – 1/2 Marriott Ballroom
Discussants: Christopher J. Harris (WestEd) and Barbara Schneider (Michigan State University)
AERA Presidential Session: Systems for Equitable Educational Assessment
Time: 9:50 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower- Ballroom Level, Grand Hall I
Moderator: Matt Silberglitt (WestEd)
Participant: Molly M. Faulkner-Bond (WestEd)
AERA Symposium: Unpacking the Learning and Benefits of STEM Engagement Across Formal and Informal Learning Contexts
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, New Orleans
Paper: Increasing Participation in STEM Through Growth Mindset Principles: An Examination of Black Undergraduate STEM Engagement
Authors: Adrian Neely (Morehouse College) and Brittany Chambers (WestEd)
AERA Paper Session: Consideration of Inclusive Educational Program Evaluation and Partnership
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 6th Floor, Purdue/Wisconsin
Paper: Evaluating the Impact of a Teacher-Guided Math Formative Assessment Tool During the Pandemic
Authors: Kirk Walters (WestEd), Rachel Garrett (American Institutes for Research), Dionisio Garcia-Piriz, Eben Witherspoon (American Institutes for Research), Jennifer Ford, Matthew Hibert, Max Pardo (American Institutes for Research), Melissa Rodgers, and Leslie Thornley (WestEd)
American Educational Research Journal Closed Editorial Board Meeting
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Concourse Level, Roosevelt 3 A & B
WestEd Participant: Megan Hopkins (WestEd)
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Closed Editorial Board Meeting
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Concourse Level, Randolph 1A
WestEd Participant: Jason Snipes (WestEd)
AERA Paper Session: Interrogating Organizational Change and Reform in Postsecondary Education
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Missouri
Paper: Championing Practices for Scaling Implementation of Developmental Math Reform
Authors: Carlos Sandoval (WestEd), Ann R. Edwards (WestEd), Angela Knotts (WestEd), and Bethany Sansing-Helton
AERA Poster Session: Cognitive and Motivational Processes
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition Hall
Paper: Spatial Alignment Facilitates Visual Comparison
Authors: Yinyuan Zheng (Northwestern University), Bryan Matlen (WestEd), Dedre Gentner (Northwestern University)
Paper: Spatial Support for Visual Comparison of Life Science Images
Authors: Nina Simms (Northwestern University), Bryan Matlen (WestEd), Benjamin Jee (Worcester State University), and Dedre Gentner (Northwestern University)
AERA Paper Session: Instructional Approaches in Mathematics
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, San Francisco
Paper: Implementing Online Math Homework Support: Findings From an Efficacy Study During COVID-19
Authors: Mingyu Feng (WestEd), Haiwen Wang (SRI International), Robert Francis Murphy (LFC Research), and Kelly Collins (WestEd)
AERA Structured Poster Session: What Is the Value-Add of Research-Practice Partnerships?
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Floor: 3rd Floor, Camelot Room
Paper: How Can Research-Practice Partnerships Advance Equity for Multilingual Learners? Examining Collaboration With State Education Leaders
Authors: Hayley Ryan Weddle (University of Pittsburgh), Megan Hopkins (WestEd), and Hannah Goldstein (University of Pittsburgh)
AERA Working Group Roundtable Session: Teacher Residencies in California: Addressing Inequities and Promoting Change in Education in Rural and Urban Areas
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Zurich F
Paper: California Teacher Residency Evaluation: Comprehensive Findings From Across Seven Residency Programs
Authors: Jaclyn J. Tejwani (WestEd), Selena Cartznes (WestEd), and Eric Ambroso (Ambroso Research & Evaluation)
NCME Organized Discussion: Test Equity and Fairness From the Voices That Matter
Time: 4:40 p.m. –6:10 p.m.
Location: Marriott, Floor: 5th, Chicago Ballroom E
Session Organizer: Elda Garcia (National Association of Testing Professionals)
Participants: Jade Caines Lee (University of Kansas), Maria Armstrong (Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents), Christina Laster (National Parents Union), and Molly Faulkner-Bond (WestEd)
AERA Division-D Business Meeting and Reception
Time: 6:30 p.m. –8:00 p.m.
Location: InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, Floor: Lobby Level, Avenue East
Chairs: Mary Pitoniak (Educational Testing Service) and Priya Kannan (WestEd)
Sunday, April 16
AERA Structured Poster Session: Artificial Intelligence–Augmented Assessment Tools to Support Instruction in STEM
Time: 8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, Regency A
Paper: Teacher Interpretation of Artificial Intelligence–Based Assessment Reports
Authors: Xiaoming Zhai (University of Georgia), Xinyu He (University of Georgia), Ehsan Latif (University of Georgia), Peng He (Michigan State University), Joseph S. Krajcik (Michigan State University), Yue Yin (University of Illinois at Chicago), and Christopher J. Harris (WestEd)
Paper: Design Model for Pedagogical Content Knowledge Supports Based on Artificial Intelligence–Automated Scores
Authors: Namsoo Shin (Michigan State University), Peng He (Michigan State University), Katherine Joy Nilsen (WestEd), Holly Kennedy Amerman (University of Georgia), Joseph S. Krajcik (Michigan State University), and Xiaoming Zhai (University of Georgia)
Paper: Using Classroom-Based Assessment Scenarios to Design Score Reports That Support Science Teaching and Learning
Authors: David McKinney (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Christopher J. Harris (WestEd), Lauren Stoll (WestEd), Lindsay Tanner (WestEd), Katherine Joy Nilsen (WestEd), Jessica Triant (WestEd), and Gary Weiser
AERA Roundtable Session: Studying Mentorship
Time: 9:50 a.m. –11:20 a.m.
Location: Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: B2 Level, Imperial Ballroom
Paper: Getting Inside Mentoring: Audio Recordings as a Professional Development Tool for Mentors
Authors: Lindsay J. Wexler (North Central College) and Alicia J. Wyche Okpareke (WestEd)
AERA Symposium: Elevating the Dialogue About Equity and Teacher Education – An Intergenerational Structured Dialogue
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Zurich E
Paper: Dis/placing Whiteness in Teacher Education
Authors: Keisha McIntosh Allen (University of Maryland – Baltimore County), Corey Carter (University of Maryland – Baltimore County), Jaqueline Matise Peng (WestEd), and Rehana Shafi (University of Maryland – Baltimore County)
AERA Paper Session: Transformational Leadership: Equity, Community, and Politics
Time: 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Lobby – Level 3, Columbus AB
Paper: Leadership Principles That Advance Systemic Equity for Multilingual Learners: A Conceptual Framework
Authors: Nora Turriago (University of California, San Diego), Leslie Gautsch (University of California, San Diego), and Megan Hopkins (WestEd)
AERA Paper Session: Defending Against Inequity for Multilingual Learners: How Does Policy Implementation Impact Access to Courses/Programs?
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, Michigan B
Paper: Defending Against Challenges to Equity for Multilingual Learners: The Role of State Education Agency Leaders
Authors: Hayley Ryan Weddle (University of Pittsburgh) and Megan Hopkins (WestEd)
AERA Paper Session: Equitable Allocation of School Funding
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Zurich E
Paper: Trickle-Down Disparities in Federal Funding for Special Education
Authors: Tammy Kolbe (University of Vermont), Elizabeth Dhuey (University of Toronto), and Sara Doutre (WestEd)
AERA Roundtable Session: Teacher Identity and Motivation: Novel Approaches to Enduring Questions
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: B2 Level, Imperial Ballroom
Paper: Examining Science Teachers’ Changes in Practice Following Motivation-Focused Professional Learning
Authors: Samuela Mouzaoir (Michigan State University), Pei Pei Liu (Colby College), Brooke Harris-Thomas (Michigan State University), Alexandra Lee (Michigan State University), Katherine M. Conklin (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), David McKinney (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Christopher J. Harris (WestEd), Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia (Michigan State University), Gwen C. Marchand (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), and Jennifer A. Schmidt (Michigan State University).
AERA Symposium: Truths and Consequences: Guadalupe Valdés’s Contributions to Pursuing Equity for Multilingual Students, Families, and Communities
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Swissôtel Chicago, Floor: Event Centre, 1st Floor, Vevey 3
Paper: Determined to Build Equitable and Quality Education for English Learners: Guadalupe Valdés’s Lifelong Ecological Approach
Authors: Aída Walqui (WestEd)
AERA Poster Session: Program Evaluation
Time: 2:50 p.m. –4:20 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower – Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition Hall
Paper: Investigating the Relationships Between Teacher Residents and Mentors in Two Teacher Preparation Programs
Authors: Rebeca Diaz (WestEd), Jasmine Monet Brewer (WestEd), and Emily Vislosky
AERA Symposium: Literature and History as Pathways for Wrestling With Complexities
Time: 4:40 p.m. –6:10 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: West Tower – Ballroom Level, Toronto
Chair and Discussant: Cynthia L. Greenleaf (WestEd)
AERA Paper Session: Transforming and Liberating Methodologies
Time: 4:40 p.m. –6:10 p.m.
Location: Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Floor: 4th Floor, Belmont – Avenue Ballroom
Paper: Girl Talk: Writing Our Own Stories Through Endarkened Feminist Epistemology
Authors: Alexis Freeman (University of Florida), D’Annette Mullen (University of Florida), Alexandria Harvey (WestEd), and Tianna Dowie-Chin (University of Georgia)
AERA Virtual Presentations
Thursday, May 4
Virtual Paper Session: Fostering Teacher Voice and Education in the Pursuit of Democratic Justice
Time: 9:45 a.m. –11:15 a.m. (Central Time)
Location: Division K – Section 09: Transformation in Teacher Education Policies, Research, and Practices Virtual Paper Room
Paper: Centering Educators’ Voices in Developing Professional Learning: A Case Study for Data-Rich, Place-Based Science Instruction
Authors: Nicole Wong (WestEd), Rasha El Sayed (WestEd), and Katherine Joy Nilsen (WestEd)
Virtual Paper Session: Implementing Lesson Study to Advance Social Justice in Math Education
Time: 9:45 a.m. –11:15 a.m. (Central Time)
Location: Lesson Study SIG Virtual Paper Room
Paper: The Power of Focal Students to Operationalize Equity in Lesson Study
Authors: Kyndall A. Brown (University of California, Los Angeles) and Brent Jackson (WestEd)
Virtual Symposium: Using Evidence to Improve Student Learning: Perspectives From Leaders of Four AERA Special Interest Groups
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Location: Measurement and Assessment in Higher Education SIG Virtual Session Room
Paper: What Data Are Used to Improve Student Learning? Perspectives From the Data-Driven Decision Making in Education SIG
Authors: Ellen B. Mandinach (WestEd)
Friday, May 5
Virtual Symposium: Digital Literacy in Adult Education
Time: 8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m. (Central Time)
Location: Adult Literacy and Adult Education SIG Virtual Session Room
Paper: Adult Numeracy in the Digital Era
Authors: Ann R. Edwards (WestEd) and Lewis Hosie (WestEd)
Virtual Paper Session: Considering Diverse Approaches to Social and Emotional Learning Programming
Time: 8:00 a.m. –9:30 a.m. (Central Time)
Location: Social and Emotional Learning SIG Virtual Paper Room
Paper: Investigating Efficacy, Moderators, and Implementation of a Game-Based Social-Emotional Learning Platform
Authors: Linlin Li (WestEd), Kylie Flynn (WestEd), Melissa E. Derosier, Chun-Wei (Kevin) Huang (WestEd), and Kim Luttgen (WestEd)
Completed NCME Virtual Sessions
Tuesday, March 28
Half-Day Virtual Training Session: Tools and Strategies for the Design and Evaluation of Interactive Dashboard Reports
Time: 1:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Presenters: Priya Kannan (WestEd), Diego Zapata-Rivera (Educational Testing Service), Rich Feinberg (National Board of Medical Examiners), Francis O’Donnell (National Board of Medical Examiners), and April Zenisky (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Wednesday, March 29
Virtual Training Session: An Overview of Operational Psychometric Work in Real World
Time: 8:40 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Location: Virtual Room 1
Session Organizer: Hyeon-Joo Oh (Riverside Insights)
Presenters: JongPil Kim (Riverside Insights), Jinghua Liu (Pearson), Sarah Quesen (WestEd), and Hanwook Yoo (Educational Testing Service)
Virtual Paper Session: Standard Setting and Proficiency Level Descriptors
Time: 2:45 p.m. –3:45 p.m.
Location: Virtual Room 3
Paper: Using Locally-Derived Cut Scores to Improve Universal Screening for All Students
Authors: Quintin Love (WestEd)
Thursday, March 30
Virtual Paper Session: Methods and Applications of Survey Research and Noncognitive Assessment
Time: 8:45 a.m. –10:15 a.m.
Location: Virtual Room 5
Paper: Psychometric properties of SELweb and its use in measuring student social-emotional learning
Authors: Chun-Wei (Kevin) Huang (WestEd), Linlin Li (WestEd), and Kylie Flynn (WestEd)
Virtual Organized Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities in Score Reporting [NCME Book Series]
Time: 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual Room 5
Session Organizer: Diego Zapata-Rivera (Educational Testing Service)
Participants: Priya Kannan (WestEd), April Zenisky (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Sandip Sinharay (Educational Testing Service), Gavin T. L. Brown (The University of Auckland), and Linda Corrin (Deakin University)