Friday, April 7
12pm to 2pm
Socioscientific and Cultural Perspectives
Building: Moscone Center North , Room: Exhibit Level, Room 111
Timothy Lant (PRGS Student): Non-presenter on Student Choices About Science: Does Religion Matter?
No Child Left Behind in 2004: Results From the National Longitudinal Study of NCLB and Study of State Implementation of NCLB
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 2nd Floor, Room 2009
Georges Vernez: Session Chair
Jennifer Sloan-McCombs*, Hilary Darilek, Brian Gill, Felipe Martinez and Brian Stecher: Implementation of the Parental Choice Provisions of NCLB
Saturday, April 8
8.15am to 10.15am
Using Assessment Results to Improve District and School Practice (National Council on Measurement in Education NCME)
Building: Nikko Ballroom III, A3
Laura Hamilton: Organizer/Moderator
J.R. Lockwood, Dan McCaffrey: How robust are value-added measures of teacher effects?
John Pane, Jake Dembosky: Challenges to data-driven decision making in smaller school districts
Julie Marsh: Barriers to effective data use: Findings from three urban school districts
Laura Hamilton, Brian Stecher: Using test-score data in classroom
10.35am to 12.05pm
Student and Teacher Achievement: Toward an Understanding of Policy and Practice
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 2nd Floor, Room 2002
Jill Cannon: Presenter on Does Early Childhood Teacher Certification Matter for Students' Math and Reading Achievement?
School Finance Redesign and Student Performance
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 2nd Floor, Room 2003
Janet Hansen: Non-Presenter on How Finance System Policies and Politics Influence Resource Use
Extending Common Methodological Approaches to School Accountability and Evaluation: Latent Class and Longitudinal Models
Building: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel , Room: Medici
Felipe Martinez: Session Chair
2.15pm to 3.45pm
Measuring the Quality of Mathematics Instruction: Approaches, Issues, and Findings
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 2nd Floor, Room 2020
Laura Hamilton* and Brian Stecher on Measuring the Effects of High-Stakes Testing on Instructional Practices in Mathematics
Diverse Strategies for Conducting Qualitative Research
Building: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, Room: Michelangelo
Vi-Nhuan Le*, Laura Hamilton, Abby Robyn and Brian Stecher on Using Cognitive Interviews to Examine the Validity of Teachers' Responses…
*Presenter

Sunday, April 9
8.15am to 10.15am
The Emerging Evaluation Compact for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
Building: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel , Room: Medici
Sue Bodilly: Discussant
Studying the Scale Up of Elementary Mathematics Curricula
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 3rd Floor, Room 3004
Brian Gill: Presenter on Impact on Student Achievement
Chris Nelson: Presenter on The Role of Districts in Going to Scale
10.35am to 12.05pm
Value-Added Models: Issues and Possibilities
Building: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel , Room: Michelangelo
Dan McCaffrey: Presenter on Design and Implementation of Case-Control Matching to Estimate the Effects of Value-Added Assessment
2.15pm to 3.45pm
Measuring and Evaluating the Implementation of Comprehensive School Reform
Building: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel , Room: Dante
Georges Vernez*, Rita Karam, Lou Mariano and Annie Zhou on Measuring the Level of Implementation of CSR Models: A New Approach
Monday, April 10
8.15am to 9.45am
Implementing No Child Left Behind: New Evidence From Three States
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 2nd Floor, Room 2005
Brian Stecher: Chair, Participant
Heather Barney, Abigail Brown, Laura Hamilton, Julie Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Scott Naftel, Abby Robyn: Participants
12.25pm to 1.55pm
Systems for State Science Assessment
Building: Moscone Center South , Room: Mezzanine Level East, Room 220
Brian Stecher: Participant
Review of Educational Research (RER) Closed Editorial Meeting
Building: Moscone Center South , Room: Mezzanine Level East, Room 200
Steve Klein: Member
7PM to 9PM RAND EDUCATION RECEPTION -- WESTIN ST. FRANCIS (335 POWELL STREET) -- OLYMPIC ROOM
Tuesday, April 11
2.15pm to 3.45pm
District Reform as Teaching and Learning: Research on the Effects of Three District-Intermediary Partnership to Improve Instructional Outcomes
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 2nd Floor, Room 2003
Julie Marsh* and Gina Ikemoto on Advancing Systemwide Instructional Reform: Findings and Lessons From Three Districts Partnered With…
Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Intermediary Organizations and the Connection Between Research and Practice
Building: Moscone Center West , Room: 2nd Floor, Room 2005
Gina Ikemoto: Non-Presenter on Intermediary Roles in Linking Research and Practice: The Case of the Institute for Learning
*Presenter