UChicago CCSR at AERA 2014
Researchers from the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA)'s 2014 conference in Philadelphia:
Thursday, April 3
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
The Signaling, Screening, and Professional Development Effects of National Board Certification: Evidence from Chicago
Lauren Sartain, joined by Lisa Barrow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will present a paper during the Professional Development for Teacher Quality and Motivation roundtable in the Convention Center, 400 Level, Terrace III.
Saturday, April 5
8:15 am - 10:15 am
Developing and Validating Measures of Noncognitive Factors in Middle and High School Students
Rachel Levenstein, Courtney Thompson, and Camille Farrington's paper will be featured during the Measuring Motivational Processes and Other Noncognitive Factors: Challenges and Advances in Connecting Research to Practice symposium in the Marriott, Fourth Level, Franklin 6. Farrington will also serve as chair for the symposium.
10:35 am - 12:05 pm
Sorting and Supporting: Why Double-Dose Algebra Led to Better Test Scores but More Course Failures
Elaine Allensworth and Takako Nomi will present their paper during a invited session, Looking Back and Moving Forward: Tracking, Detracking, and Equity in the 21st Century in the Convention Center, 200 Level, 204C.
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Book Signing
Visit Camille Farrington at the Teachers College Press Booth. She'll be signing copies of her new book, Failing at School: Lessons for Redesigning Urban High Schools.
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Online and Face-to-Face Credit Recovery in Algebra I for At-Risk Ninth Graders: Third-Year Results
Elaine Allensworth and Valerie Michelman's paper, along with four others, will be featured during the Evaluating High School Support Structures and Instruction roundtable session in the Convention Center, 400 Level, Terrace IV.
Sunday, April 6
12:25 pm - 1:55 pm
Does Teacher Evaluation Improve School Performance? Experimental Evidence from Chicago's Excellence in Teaching Project
Lauren Sartain will present her paper, co-authored with Matthew Steinberg from the University of Pennsylvania, during the Experience in Teacher Evaluation Systems session in the Convention Center, 100 Level, 115B.
Monday, April 7
8:15 am - 9:45 am
Getting Back on Track: Payoffs to Expanding Summer Credit Recovery in Ninth-Grade Algebra
Elaine Allensworth and Takako Nomi will present their paper during the Optimizing Algebra Policies: Evidence on the Impact of Acceleration, Early Exposure, and Credit Recovery symposium in the Convention Center, 100 Level, 118A.
Symposium: Creating Conditions that Support Students' Postsecondary Pathways and Success
Jenny Nagaoka will share the paper, "A Framework for Selecting Effective Indicators: Lessons from Chicago's Free Application for Federal Student Aid Tracking System," during the College Readiness Indicator Systems Initiative symposium in the Convention Center, 100 Level, 105A.
We are pleased to announce the release at AERA of the College Readiness Indicator Systems (CRIS) Resource Series, a suite of products designed to offer guidance to school communities that aim to develop effective indicator and support systems to prepare students for postsecondary success.
The products were created through a collaboration between the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, and five urban sites, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
12:25 pm - 1:55 pm
How Have Racial and Gender Gaps Changed Through the Decades? An Empirical Examination of Disparities in High School Outcomes Using Contextual Frameworks
Elaine Allensworth, René Crespin, and Marisa de la Torre will present their paper during the Statistical Models of Teacher- and Student-Level Data session in the Convention Center, 100 Level, 116.