March 2008 Linking Research to Community Well-Being EDC Presentations at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting Staff from across EDC are presenting at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. The meeting, “Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility,” takes place in New York City from March 24th to March 28th. AERA improves the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and, by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. To learn more about AERA, visit their Web site; for details about the presentations, please contact the presenters. Download a brochure about EDC presentations at AERA (PDF, 1.05 MB) Monday March 24thThe Louisiana Algebra I Online Initiative as a Model for Teacher Professional Development: Examining Teacher Experiences Over the past decade, online learning initiatives have shown tremendous potential for broadening educational opportunities and for addressing local and regional shortages of highly qualified K-12 teachers. This research suggests that the Louisiana Algebra I Online model is a viable online model for providing teachers with an effective model for authentic and embedded professional development that is relevant to their classroom experiences. Deepening Analysis of Large-Scale Assessment Data: Understanding the Results for English-Language Learners This research looks at how English language learners’ academic language proficiency, as measured by the English language proficiency assessment, is related to their content scores in large-scale assessments of reading, mathematics, and writing in fifth and eighth grades. The Impact of a Professional Development Program in Science on Head Start Teachers’ Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, and Inquiry-Based Science Instruction The researchers will present findings from a federally funded EDC project, Assessing the Potential Impact of a Professional Development Program in Science on Head Start Teachers and Children. The findings demonstrate changes in classroom quality as well as teachers’ knowledge of physical science content and science-related pedagogy. Serious Games for Girls? Making and Learning With Games This session addresses current issues related to gender, digital gaming and learning. The presenters will report research findings that challenge stereotypical notions of “girl gamers” and offer more nuanced views of the significance of gender in what girls want from games, how they play games, construct games, and their attitudes toward computers. Tuesday March 25thA Study of the Effectiveness of the Louisiana Algebra I Online Course To address the important question of whether online learning can be as effective as traditional face-to-face learning, this research presents the findings from a quasi-experimental design implemented to examine the effect of the Louisiana Algebra I Online initiative on student outcomes. The findings presented suggest that the Louisiana Algebra I Online model is a viable online model for providing effective Algebra I instruction. Weaving the Strands: Effective Professional Development That Advances the Common Goals Within Universal Pre-K This paper examines the effects of a language and literacy professional development program in three counties of one state. Within this state, there has been a coordinated effort to mediate the high level of poverty and to increase accessibility to high-quality preschool through a universal PreK system that unites Head Start, child care, and public pre-K. Power Users of Technology: The “New Learners” of the 21st Century Joyce Malyn-Smith and Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert This session will describe what we currently know about the “New Learner”—those born into ubiquitous ICT use—and how this learner challenges educators to meet their unique learning styles. Presenters will provide an overview and introduction to the “New Learner” and a meta-analysis of relevant research. ITEST project leaders will share their learnings of these youth empowered with technology. Wednesday March 26thEvaluating Students’ Cognitive Outcomes in a Web-Based Video Analysis System This paper details our methods for capturing cognitive outcomes in the Web environment. Our underlying hypothesis is that the use of the tool, with its emphasis on close viewing of concrete examples of children’s thinking, interviewing techniques, and teaching practice, aids in the development of the ability to use direct evidence to support theoretical analysis. What Do We Know and How Well Do We Know It? Methodology for Synthesizing Knowledge This symposium describes components of the knowledge management and dissemination methodology, and provides examples of what has been learned in two key areas—deepening teacher content knowledge, and the development and deployment of teacher leaders, in both cases focused on mathematics and science. Thursday March 27thGirls and Information Technology: Innovative Approaches to Narrowing the Gender Gap Cornelia Brunner (Discussant) Despite the infusion of technology into our daily lives, females are still not full participants in the careers that are shaping the future of IT. The discussant will highlight themes related to increasing gender equity in IT, and describe the implications for learning with technology both in and outside the classroom. Making Use of Data to Inform Instruction: Exemplar Cases from New Mexico’s Reading-First Program This session addresses how data can be used to inform instruction. Findings from the New Mexico Reading First program show how teachers were able to analyze, reflect, and adjust instructional practice accordingly. Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers: Professional Development Models, Evaluation, and Teacher Change Our study examined professional development models of ITEST comprehensive projects and the ways in which projects conceptualized and measured the impact of professional development on teacher participants. This study found that the different ITEST projects share common targeted outcomes for teacher change. Measuring Teacher Change in Science and Technology Professional Development The presentation will first consider the ways that teacher change has been conceptualized and studied in science and technology and then look more carefully at the methods used for the research. Deepening Administrator Knowledge for Supervising Mathematics Instructional Reform This paper focuses on the administrative practice of classroom observation. Data includes 500 elementary principals’ responses to a survey conducted before and after principals’ participation in a course focused on mathematics instruction. Studying Leadership Content Knowledge Using Mixed Methods This paper draws on a mixed-methods study of the Leadership Content Knowledge for Mathematics in districts affiliated with the National Science Foundation’s Mathematics and Science Partnership program. Framing ICT Experiences for the Next Generation of New Learners This paper will raise and discuss answers to the questions: What is the best way to organize learning experiences for the new learners empowered with technology? What framework can we use to develop “next generation” and “game-based” learning designs that can take advantage of these conditions? Friday March 28thMath for All: Fulfilling Our Civic Responsibility to Inclusion Students This research reports on the findings from Mathematics for All, a program that uses multimedia case studies as the centerpiece of its professional development curriculum. The research demonstrates the effectiveness of using case-based materials to help teachers develop a deeper understanding of teaching inclusion students in elementary mathematics Media and Young Children’s Literacy: A Meta-Analyses of Scientifically Based Reading Research on the Impact of Various Media on Literacy Skills The Ready to Learn initiative is a federal program of the U.S. Department of Education for the development of children’s educational media to support early literacy. Based on their role as evaluators of the initiative, the presenters examine the effects that different media and combinations of media have on young children’s literacy.
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