A New Agenda for Education: Challenges for Policy and Practice

University of Pennsylvania, Center for Educational Leadership 3440 Market St., Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Thursday, October 3, 2013 Registration Opens at 11:00 am

Room 500, 1:00 2:15 pm, Teacher Evaluation, Part 1, William Firestone, Chair Presentation Title Program Assessment of the NJ Teacher Evaluation: A Study of Two Year Pilot A Comparative Analysis of the Design and Implementation of RTTT Teacher Evaluation Systems Legal Challenges to Teacher Evaluation: Pitfalls and Possibilities in the States How Teacher Evaluation Policy is Changing Education Leadership: Lessons from the Field Presenter Dessi Kirova, Cynthia Blitz & Anton Shcherbakov, Rutgers University Kevin Crouse, Rutgers University Helen Hazi, West Virginia University William Firestone, Cynthia Blitz, Tim Nordin, Anton Shcherbakov & Dessi Kirova, Rutgers University

Room 501, 1:00-2:15 pm, Literacy and Mathematics, Eric Kucharik, Chair Presentation Title The Effects of Word Wall Vocabulary Instruction Presenters Katrin Blamey, DeSales University; Katherine Beauchat, York College of Pennsylvania; Priti Haria, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey; Heidi Sweetman, University of Delaware Huijing Wen, Allison Jackson, & David Coker, University of Delaware Brian Bowen & Daniel Ilaria, West Chester University Rob Wieman, Rowan University

Evaluating the Simple View of Writing in First Grade Might the Common Denominator Be Too Common? Using Data and Inquiry to Improve Math Instruction and Practice: Advice from the Literature

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2:15-2:30 pm

Room 500, 2:30-3:45 pm, Teacher Evaluation, Part 2, William Firestone, Chair Presentation Title A Thing I Really Appreciated: Teachers Perceptions of the Necessity of Observer Content Knowledge in Evaluation The Effects of the Availability of Data on Teacher Evaluations Approaches to Combining Measures of Teacher Practice and Student Achievement in Teacher Evaluation Systems Presenters Timothy L. Nordin, William A. Firestone Cynthia L. Blitz & Dessi Kirova, Rutgers University Diana W. Cano, Rutgers University Kevin Crouse, Rutgers University

Room 501, 2:30-3:45 pm, Posters Poster Title Examining and Comparing Uses of Data and Interim Assessment Data in Instructional Practices Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Philadelphia: A Mixed Methods Exploration The Vulnerabilty Index: Troubleshooting Management Problems Before They Happen Presenters Akisha Jones, University of Delaware Staci Perlman, University of Delaware Joe Willard, Peoples Emergency Center Linda Hanna, West Chester University

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Room 500, 4:00 - 5:15 pm Keynote Address John Fantuzzo, University of Pennsylvania, is the director of the Penn Child Research Center. He will discuss his research on the design, implementation, and evaluation of school- and community-based strategies for young, low-income children in high-risk urban settings. He also will discuss his efforts to create the Kids Integrated Data System (KIDS), an integrated, archival database for children in Philadelphia. 5:30-7:00 Reception and Wine and Cheese

Networking Reception, Room 501 5:15 6:30 pm

Friday, October 4, 2013 Registration & Continental Breakfast

Room 500, 8:00 9:15 am, Teacher Development, Tom Hogan, Chair Presentation Title The Role of Teacher Networks in Fostering Teacher Expertise, School, and Community Engagement I Feel Like We Are Not Able to Reach the Kids Charting the Development of Two PLCs in an Urban High School iPrepare: A Pedagogical Approach to the Preparation of Preservice Teachers on the Use of Wireless Mobile Devices Presenter Liza Herzog, Philadelphia Education Fund Elizabeth Farley-Ripple, University of Delaware Lauren Thum, School District of Philadelphia Erin Rooney, Temple University Aideen Murphy, University of Delaware Rachel Karchmer-Klein & Chrystalla Mouza, University of Delaware

Opens at 7:30 am

Room 501, 8:00 9:15 am, Education Topics Carol Pate, Chair Presentation Title Gendered Policy: Impact to STEM Faculty Policy and Practice, But No Research? A Conceptual Analysis of the Non-Existent Research on Black Faculty A New Agenda for Education: Bilingual Dictionary of Education as a Form of ELL Support The Interaction of Career Decision Making and the True Colors Model in Career Development Course Presenters Heather Kanenberg, University of Houston-Clear Lake & Megan Richardson, RBS Atiya Strothers, Rutgers University

Vera Budykina, Chelyabinsk State University Russia Linda Hanna & Joanne Conlon, West Chester University

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Room 500, 9:30 10:45 am, Education Studies, Tom Hogan, Chair Presentation Title The Effectiveness of Credit Recovery Schools in Promoting High School Drop-out Prevention: Evidence from the Field Empowering Families: Parental Engagement Under State vs. Local Control in a Small Urban District The Effects of Intradistrict School Mobility and High Student Turnover on Early Reading Achievement Apples and Oranges: Comparing the Backgrounds and Academic Trajectories of International Baccalaureate Students Presenter Kelly Feighan, Research for Better Schools Dan Weinles, Christina School District, DE Kathryn C. McGinn, Rowan University Whitney LeBoeuf, University of Pennsylvania

Henry May, University of Delaware

Room 500, 9:30 10:45 am, Special Populations, Keith Kershner, Chair Presentation Title The Multiple Risk Context of Disproportionate Identification for Special Education Understanding Programmatic Impact on the Experiences of Students with Disabilities Enrolled in in a Certificate Program on a College Campus The Tale of Two Cities: Concentrated Poverty and Racial Segregation in Pennsylvania Over the Last Decade Presenter Benjamin Brumley, Whitney LeBoeuf, & John Fantuzzo, University of Pennsylvania Cody Hostutler, Lehigh University Laura Rhoton & Heidi Sweetman, Delaware Education R&D Center, University of Delaware Stephen Kotok , Pennsylvania State University Katherine Reed, Texas A&M University

Room 500, 11:00 am- 12:15 pm Keynote Address Margaret Terry Orr, Bank Street College. Dr. Orr will discuss recent efforts to evaluate school leaders, factors in evaluating their performance, the paucity of research to guide such efforts, and recommendations for future research in this area. Reception Hall, 12:15 pm BOX LUNCHES Room 501, 12:30-1:30 pm PERA Board Meeting