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(Past Event) WestEd at the 2024 AERA and NCME Annual Meetings

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Join WestEd staff as they lead, present, chair, or serve as discussants in 38 sessions and meetings at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, April 11–14, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This year, with more than 2,500 sessions, AERA will provide opportunities to learn from scholars and connect with research professionals working in many areas including literacy learning, culturally responsive schooling, mathematics, and more. The year’s theme is “Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action.”

WestEd’s Assessment Research and Innovation team will participate in sessions at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), which meets concurrently with AERA. The NCME conference theme is “Reconceptualizing Measurement Theory and Practice to Reduce Inequities.” In-person sessions will take place April 11-14, 2024.

View a comprehensive list of WestEd’s activites below, join us for your annual reception, and visit us in the exhibition hall at booth #520 to chat with our staff and learn about emerging research and career opportunities.


Join us at the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square hotel in Philadelphia. We invite all AERA attendees to meet our staff and enjoy food and drinks.

Date: Friday, April 12
Time: 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Location: The Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square Hotel – 1800 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

Contact Danny Torres, Associate Director of Events & Digital Media, to learn more.


AERA and NCME Activities and Presentations

Thursday, April 11

AERA Symposium: “America Has a Problem”: Sista Scholars’ Rebellion as Resilience
Time:
9:00 a.m. –10:30 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110B
Chair: Alexandria Harvey (WestEd)

AERA Symposium: The Importance of Mathematical Competencies: When and For Whom Do They Matter?
Time:
9:00 a.m. –10:30 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 108B

Paper: “You Need to Know Basic Math”: Marginalized Students Question the Usefulness of Advanced Mathematics
Authors:  Rebecca Adler (Vanderbilt University), Ashli-Ann Douglas (WestEd), Kelley Durkin (Vanderbilt University), and Bethany Rittle-Johnson (Vanderbilt University)

AERA Structured Poster Session: AI and Formative Assessment: The Train Has Left the Station
Time:
10:50 a.m. –12:20 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 102AB

Paper: Integrating Instructional Strategies With Automatically Generated Assessment Reports to Support Teacher Timely Instructional Decisions
Authors:  Peng He (Michigan State University), Namsoo Shin (Michigan State University), Mao-Ren Zeng (National Taiwan Normal University), Katherine Joy Nilsen (WestEd), David McKinney (WestEd), Christopher Harris (WestEd), Joseph S. Krajcik (Michigan State University), Xinyu He (University of Georgia), and Xiaoming Zhai (University of Georgia)

AERA Poster Session: Research in Mathematics Education
Time:
10:50 a.m. –12:20 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A

Paper: Scaffolded Navigation: Assisting and Assessing Students During Fraction Division Problem Solving
Authors:  Colleen O’Donnell Oppenzato (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Meredith Langi (WestEd), and Erik Ruzek (NWEA)

AERA Roundtable Session: Critical Theory and Teacher Research
Time:
12:40 p.m. –2:10 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B
Chair:
Saroja Warner (WestEd)

AERA Roundtable Session: Research on Middle Grades Science Teaching and Learning
Time:
2:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B

Paper: Unpacking Students’ Perceptions of Relevance-supportive Instruction in Middle School Science Classrooms: A Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Lauren Cabrera (Michigan State University), Nayana Turner, Samuela Mouzaoir (Michigan State University), Stephanie Hyewon Shin (Michigan State University), Eun Ha Kim (Michigan State University), Gwen Marchand (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Christopher Harris (WestEd), Jennifer Schmidt (Michigan State University)

AERA Paper Session:  Impact of Institutional Structures, Resources, and Support on Multicultural Educational Experiences
Time:
2:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 302
Chair: Sandra Leu Bonanno (WestEd)

AERA Symposium: Leading Schools Toward Ecosystems for Learning and Flourishing
Time:
4:20 p.m. –5:50 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 412

Paper: Leadership Dynamics in the Ecosystems of School Reform in Taiwan
Authors: Yi-Hwa Liou (National Taipei University of Education)

AERA Roundtable Session: Diasporas of Justice: Rethinking Knowledge Systems to Challenge Power
Time:
4:20 p.m. –5:50 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B

Paper: Disrupting Racial Injustice Through Fostering Student Voice: Personal Narrative as a Means to Empowering Teachers and Students of Color
Authors: Jyothi Bathina (Literate Voices), Brian Wulf (Fresno Unified School District), Agustin Ramirez (Fresno Unified School District), Byanca Leyva (Fresno Unified School District), Javier Yanez (Fresno Unified School District), and Karina Jaquet (WestEd)

Friday, April 12

AERA Symposium: Multi-Theoretical Perspectives on Instructional Supports for Student Motivation
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 115C

Paper: Student Perceptions of Teacher Motivational Support: A Latent Profile Analysis
Authors: Eun Ha Kim (Michigan State University), Lauren Cabrera (Michigan State University), David McKinney (WestEd), Jennifer Schmidt (Michigan State University), Gwen Marchand (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), and Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia (Michigan State University)

Paper: Describing Teachers’ Instructional Supports for Students’ Motivation: A Qualitative Approach
Authors: Lauren Cabrera (Michigan State University), Samuela Mouzaoir (Michigan State University), Brooke Harris-Thomas (Purdue University), Eun Ha Kim (Michigan State University), Katherine Conklin (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), David McKinney (WestEd), Pei Pei Liu (Colby College), Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia (Michigan State University), Gwen Marchand (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Christopher Harris (WestEd), and Jennifer Schmidt (Michigan State University)

AERA Symposium: Borderlands – Constructing Educational Possibilities Across P-20 Systems A Structured Conversation Between Educational Leadership and Teacher Education
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 115A

Paper: Dismantling Whiteness in Teacher Education: Cultivating Socially Just Classrooms Through LTIP (Learning Teaching as an Interpretive Process) and Culturally Relevant Pedagogies
Authors: Keisha McIntosh Allen (University of Maryland), Jackie Peng (WestEd), and Corey Carter (University of Maryland)

AERA Paper Session: Leadership Strategies and Instructional Practices That Enhance Equity and Cultural Responsiveness
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 118A

Paper: Collaborating to Support Equity-Centered Leadership: A Two-Year Social Network Analysis of Eight Districts
Authors: Yi-Hwa Liou (National Taipei University of Education), Christopher Saldaña (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Matthew Clifford (American Institutes for Research and WestEd), Aziz Awaludin (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Xinyu Guan (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Yeonsoo Choi (Teachers College, Columbia University), Daniella Molle (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Joshua Childs (University of Texas at Austin), and Richard Halverson (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

AERA Poster Session: Considering Teachers, Students, and Contexts in Science Education
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A

Paper: Towards Understanding Upper Elementary Students’ NGSS-aligned Science Modeling Task Performance
Authors: Natalie Brezack (WestEd), Shuangting Yang (WestEd), Mingyu Feng (WestEd), and Cathy Ringstaff (WestEd)

AERA Invited Speaker Session: AERA Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Closed Editorial Board Meeting
Time:
9:35 a.m. –11:05 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 106B
Participant: Jason Snipes (WestEd)

AERA Poster Session: The Changing Landscape of Leadership Preparation, Partnerships, and Social Justice Advocacy
Time:
9:35 a.m. –11:05 a.m.
Location:Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall A

Paper: Exploring Partnership Evolution in Support of Systems Change Toward Equity-Centered Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Social Network Analysis
Author: Aziz Awaludin (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Xinyu Guan (University of Wisconsin, Madison), and Richard Halverson (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

AERA Invited Poster Session: AERA Promising Scholarship in Education Research: Dissertation Fellows and Their Research
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A

Paper: Raising Mixed Kids in the ‘Burbs: Mixed-Race Families Navigating Race, Identity, and Discrimination in Suburban Schools
Author:  Jackie Peng (WestEd)

AERA Paper Session: Looking at Mentoring from a PK-12 School District Perspective
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 402

Paper: Mentorship of Black Principals and Teachers: A Meta-Synthesis of Empirical Literature
Author: Nicole Williams Browning (WestEd)

NCME Paper Session: Computational Thinking and Problem Solving
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 121C

Paper: Measuring Computational Thinking Instruction: Reliability of a new Classroom Observation Instrument
Author: Maria-Paz Fernandez, Imelda Nava (University of California, Los Angeles), Jose Felipe Martinez (University of California, Los Angeles), Deborah La Torre (University of California, Los Angeles), Leticia Perez (WestEd), and Justin Betzelberger (University of California, Los Angeles)

NCME Electronic Board Session I
Time:
1:15 p.m. –2:45 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Fourth, Terrace Ballroom IV

Paper: Examining Differences in Student Group Performance using the QuantCrit Framework
Author: Quintin Love (WestEd), Lauren White (Pearson), and Daniel Murphy (WestEd)

AERA Paper Session: Reclaiming Cultural Identity: Research on Indigenous Empowerment through Language, Art, and Historical Knowledge
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 401

Paper: Place-Based Education: Indigenous Identity Construction and a Sense of Belonging to Heritage Culture and the STEM Community
Author: Sharon Nelson-Barber (WestEd), Jonathan Boxerman (WestEd), Kimberly Nguyen (WestEd), Cheryl Ramirez Sangueza (University of Guam), and Elizabeth Rechebei

NCME Organized Discussion: Fairness in the Next Generation of the Standards – A Discussion on Equity
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Fourth, Terrace Ballroom III
Presenters: Michael Walker, Pohai Kukea Shultz (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Molly Faulkner-Bond (WestEd), Montserrat Valdivia Medinaceli (University of California, Davis), and Tyrone Howard (University of California, Los Angeles)

AERA Symposium: Promoting Competence-based Education: Landscape, Assessment, and Practices
Time:
4:55 p.m. –6:25 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 117

Paper: Enacting a Portrait of a Learner: Policies, practices, and professional learning for a student-centered approach
Authors: Andrea Browning (WestEd)

AERA Symposium: A Structured Approach for Testing Effectiveness of Educational Technology Products
Time:
4:55 p.m. –6:25 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Franklin 8
Chair: Bryan Matlen (WestEd)
Participants: Jessica Triant (WestEd), Andrew Grillo-Hill (WestEd), and Ruchita Patel (WestEd)

Paper: EdTech Research and Development based on Logic Models
Authors:  Bryan Matlen (WestEd), Jessica Triant (WestEd), and Jacklyn Powers (WestEd)

Paper: Algebraic Learning With Immersive Virtual Reality
Authors:  Andrew Grillo-Hill (WestEd), Amber Beliakoff (WestEd), and Brent Jackson (WestEd)

Paper: Student Conceptual Math Knowledge Through an Online Transmedia Learning Platform
Author: Ruchita Patel (WestEd)

Paper: Improving Early Literacy Through Game-Based Learning and Adaptive Personalization
Authors: Lia Francis-Bongue (WestEd), Celia Gleason (WestEd), Jessica Triant (WestEd), Bryan Matlen (WestEd), Elli Suzuki (Kooapps LLC), Chun-Kai Wang (Kooapps LLC)

AERA Business Meeting: Data-Driven Decision Making in Education Business Meeting and Reception
Time:
6:45 p.m. –8:15 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 305
Officers: Lisa Abrams (Virginia Commonwealth University), Kara Lasater (University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), Timothy Drake (North Carolina State University), and Aimee Evan (WestEd)

AERA SIG Business Meeting and Reception: Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research, and Practice 2024
Time:
6:45 p.m. –8:15 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 411
Officers: Sandra Leu Bonanno (WestEd), Christopher Sewell (Talladega College), Melisa Valentin (Western Governors University), Neisha Terry Young (Drexel University), Yuhyun Park (University of Arizona), and Rochelle Darville (Southern University, Baton Rouge)

Saturday, April 13

AERA Workshop: Data Privacy and Data Ethics: Leadership Matters
Time:
9:35 a.m. –11:05 a.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon K
Chair and Presenter: Ellen Mandinach (WestEd)

AERA Symposium: Broadening Our Understanding of Early Math Support at Home and at School
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 112B

Paper: Investigating the Role of Parents’ Knowledge of Early Math Skills and Home Math Support
Authors: Camille Msall (Vanderbilt University), Ashli-Ann Douglas (WestEd), and Bethany Rittle-Johnson (Vanderbilt University)

Paper: The Effect of a Brief Information-Based Intervention on the Home Math Environment
Authors: Ashli-Ann Douglas (WestEd), Camille Msall (Vanderbilt University), Faith Logan (Vanderbilt University), and Bethany Rittle-Johnson (Vanderbilt University)

AERA Roundtable Session: Workplace Learning
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B

Paper: Work-Based Learning Through the GLOBE Program: Equitably Developing STEM Skills While Supporting Environmental Sustainability
Authors: Svetlana Darche (WestEd) and Nektaria Adaktylou (West Virginia University)

AERA Roundtable Session: What Worked to Promote Student Outcomes in High Schools
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B

Paper: Evaluation of the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum: Positive Impact on High School English Achievement
Authors: Anne Porterfield (WestEd), Tony Fong (WestEd), Lisa Benham (Fresno County Office of Education), and Mariam Ogle (Fresno County Superintendent of Schools)

NCME Coordinated Paper Session: Putting Research into Practice: Case Studies Developing Reporting Tools with Stakeholder Engagement
Time:
1:15 p.m. –2:45 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 121B

Paper: Need for Ongoing Monitoring After Operational Deployment – Indiana ISPROUT Reports
Authors: Priya Kannan (WestEd), Matthew Brunetti WestEd), Jaylin Nesbitt (WestEd), and Lynn Schemel (Indiana Department of Education)

AERA Paper Session: Bridging and Connecting: Culturally Responsive Schooling
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110B
Chair: Saroja Warner (WestEd)

AERA Poster Session: Literacy and Mathematics Instruction
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall A

Paper: Narrowing Achievement Gaps: Promising Findings of an Online Math Work Support Intervention in Middle School
Authors: Chun-Wei Kevin Huang (WestEd), Mingyu Feng (WestEd), and Kelly Collins (WestEd)

Paper: Support Student Math Learning with a Personalized Learning System That Responds to Student Affect
Authors: Mingyu Feng (WestEd), Yvonne Kao (WestEd), Megan Schneider (WestEd), Kelly Collins (WestEd), Natalie Brezack (WestEd), and Melissa Lee (Indiana University)

NCME Coordinated Paper Session: Equity by Design – New Models for Implementing Universal Design
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 120C
Discussant: Molly Faulkner-Bond (WestEd)

NCME Coordinated Paper Session: What a Cluster! Examining Local Item Dependence in Multidimensional Science Assessment
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 120B

Paper: Evaluating Item Clusters in Multidimensional Science Assessment
Authors: Sarah Quesen (WestEd), Marianne Perie (WestEd), and Daniel Murphy (WestEd)

Sunday, April 14

AERA Governance Session: AERA Minority Fellows Mentoring Meeting With the Minority Fellowship Selection Committee Closed Meeting
Time:
7:00 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 115B
Participant: Jackie Peng (WestEd)

AERA Paper Session: Affect and Motivation in Mathematics Education
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 108A

Paper: Teachers’ Experiences with MathSpring: A Personalized Technology that Responds to Student Affect During Math Problem-Solving
Authors:  Natalie Brezack (WestEd), Shuangting Yang (WestEd), Kelly Collins (WestEd), and Mingyu Feng (WestEd)

NCME Coordinated Paper Session: Developing Curriculum-Agnostic, Instructionally Relevant Assessments
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 123

Paper: Putting the Cognitive in Cognitive Diagnostic Models
Authors:  Daniel Katz (NWEA), Yon Soo Suh (NWEA), Meredith Langi (WestEd), and Tyler Matta (NWEA)

NCME Paper Session: Social Emotional Learning
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 121B
Discussant: Marianne Perie (WestEd)

AERA Roundtable Session: Examining Inclusive Polices in Special Education
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B

Paper: Designing State Funding Formulas for Special Education: A Three-Part Framework
Authors:  Tye Austin Ripma (WestEd and University of Texas at Austin), and Sara Doutre (WestEd)

AERA Paper Session: Supporting Teachers and Students Towards Scientific Literacies In Meaningful Contexts
Time:
7:45 a.m. –9:15 a.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon D

Paper: Examining the Potential of an Integrated Science and Literacy Curriculum for First Grade
Authors:  Mingyu Feng (WestEd), Christopher Harris (WestEd), Robert Francis Murphy (LFC Research), and Daisy Wise Rutstein (edCount, LLC)

NCME Coordinated Paper Session: Co-Design/Participatory Design Approaches to Assessment Development: Learnings from Four Implementation Studies
Time:
9:35 a.m. –11:05 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 122A

Paper: Cultural Content in Assessment Items: What Students Notice, Choose, and Prefer
Authors: Molly Faulkner-Bond, (WestEd), Priya Kannan (WestEd), Jaylin Nesbitt (James Madison University), and Marianne Perie (WestEd)

AERA Roundtable Session: Innovative Approaches to Applying Technology in Science Education Research
Time:
9:35 a.m. –11:05 a.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Second Floor, Exhibit Hall B

Paper: Supporting Teacher Timely Instructional Decisions Using Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Information to Promote Student Science Learning
Authors: Namsoo Shin (Michigan State University), Katherine Joy Nilsen (WestEd), Peng He (Michigan State University), Mao-Jen Tseng (Michigan State University), Xinyu He (University of Georgia), and Joseph Krajcik (Michigan State University)

AERA Symposium: Distributed Leadership to Sustain Literacy Learning for Teachers and Adolescents: Lessons Across Time and Contexts
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 110B
Chair: Linda Friedrich (WestEd)

Paper: Reading Apprenticeship: The Value of Teacher Leaders for Program Impact
Authors: Mary Stump (WestEd) and Jenell Krishnan (WestEd)

Paper: Supporting Teacher Practice Change and Disciplinary Literacy: Roles in Development, Support and Sustainability
Authors: Jenell Krishnan (WestEd) and Mary Stump (WestEd)

Paper: Three Reading Apprenticeship Implementation Support Models: District Level, Region Level, and State Level
Authors:  Robyn Elkins (American Institutes for Research), Michaela Gulemetova (American Institutes for Research), and Raquel Sanchez (American Institutes for Research)

Paper: Measuring Teacher Buy-In and School Commitment to Implement Reading Apprenticeship
Authors: Michaela Gulemetova (American Institutes for Research), Mauricio Estrada Matute (American Institutes for Research), Vincent Chan (IMPAQ International, LLC), Megha Joshi (American Institutes for Research)

AERA Symposium: Intersections of Race and Class in Urban School Choice
Time:
11:25 a.m. –12:55 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 112A

Paper: “It’s a Chance, Not a Choice”: How Longtime-Resident Black Parents Navigate School Choice and Gentrification
Author: Bradley Quarles (WestEd)

AERA Paper Session: COVID-19 and Community Colleges: Can Timely Research Accelerate their Recovery and Support Racially Minoritized Students?
Time:
1:15 p.m. –2:45 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 412

Paper: Changes in Sub-Baccalaureate CTE Student Outcomes and the Local Labor Market in a Post-Pandemic World
Author:  Jenna Terrell (WestEd)

AERA Paper Session: Cultivating a Culture of Change: Creating Environments for Successful Transformation in Higher Education
Time:
1:15 p.m. –2:45 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 103A

Paper: Institutional Reform Efforts as Catalysts to Constrain and Enable Scaling Innovation in Postsecondary Institutions
Authors:  Carlos Sandoval (WestEd), Bethany Sansing-Helton (Madison Area Technical College), Angela Knotts (WestEd), and Ann Edwards (WestEd)

NCME Organized Session: A Debate on the Merits of Embedded Standard Setting
Time:
1:15 p.m. –2:45 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 122B
Presenter: Marianne Perie (WestEd) and Daniel Lewis (Creative Measurement Solutions LLC)

NCME Organized Discussion: Equity and Fairness – Building Relationships that Bridge Gaps
Time:
1:15 p.m. –2:45 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 123
Presenters: Maria Armstrong (Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents), Jade Caines Lee (Clark Atlanta University), and Molly Faulkner-Bond (WestEd)

AERA Paper Session: AI Advancements for Literacy Learning and Beyond
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 113B

Paper: Comparing the Quality of Human and ChatGPT Feedback on Student Writing
Authors:  Jacob Steiss (University of California, Irvine), Tamara Powell Tate (University of California, Irvine), Jazmin Cruz (WestEd), Steve Graham (Arizona State University), Jiali Wang (University of California, Irvine), Youngsun Moon (University of California, Irvine), Waverly Tseng (University of California, Irvine), Mark Warschauer (University of California, Irvine), Michael Hebert (University of California, Irvine)

NCME Coordinated Session: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Approaches to Constructed Response Scoring in Assessment
Time:
3:05 p.m. –4:35 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: First, 120C
Session Organizer: Sarah Quesen (WestEd)

Paper: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Approaches to Sample Representation and Metrics for Evaluation
Authors:  Jaylin Nesbitt (WestEd)

Paper: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Approaches to Automated-scoring Processes
Authors:  Sarah Quesen (WestEd)

AERA Improvement Science SIG Business Meeting: Building Community Amongst Improvement Researchers
Time:
4:55 p.m. –6:25 p.m.
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 303
Officers: Erin Anderson (University of Denver), Donald Peurach (University of Michigan), Maritza Lozano (California State University, Fullerton), Carlos Sandoval (WestEd), Angel Xiao Bohannon (NORC at the University of Chicago), Laura Wentworth (California Education Partners), and Mary-Louise Leger (University of California, Los Angeles)