National Research Council Center for Education Workshop Series on State Standards AGENDA Workshop 2 Evaluating the Options for Common Standards March 17-18, 2008 National Academy of Sciences Building 2100 C Street, NW Washington, DC Members Room
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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008
8:00 am	Breakfast
8:30 am	Introduction and Goals of Workshop Series
	Michael Feuer, NRC Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
	Judith Rizzo, James B. Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy		Bio
	Lorraine McDonnell, University of California Santa Barbara & Workshop Series Steering Committee Chair
9:00 am	Summary of Workshop 1: Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States
Session 1: Options and Evaluation Criteria for Common Standards The session will outline a framework for considering the options related to common standards, along with a set of criteria for evaluating those options. In each case, an initial framework will be presented and then workshop participants will consider whether additional elements should be added to the framework. The options and evaluation frameworks will then be used to structure the discussion throughout the rest of the workshop.
9:30 am	Options and Evaluation Frameworks
	Stuart Elliott, NRC, Workshop Series Co-Study Director
	Moderated Discussion
	Moderator: Lorraine McDonnell
10:30 am	Break
Session 2: Background Analyses for Evaluation Criteria The session will provide background analyses related to the evaluation criteria outlined in Session 1.
10:45 pm	Analyzing the Quality of Content Standards
	Karen Wixson, University of Michigan & Workshop Series Steering Committee
11:00 pm	Analyzing the Impact of Standards on Teaching and Learning
	Evidence about the Impact of Standards
	Douglas Harris, University of Wisconsin, Madison		Bio	Presentation
	Relationship of State Proficiency Standards to NAEP Score Means and Score Gains
	Lauress (Laurie) Wise, HumRRO & Workshop Series Steering Committee
	Moderated Discussion
	Moderator: Karen Wixson
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Analyzing the Impact of Standards on Costs
	The Resource Costs of Standards, Assessments, and Accountability: Cost Implications of a Common System
	Douglas Harris Lori Taylor, Texas A&M University		Bio	Paper Presentation
	Adequacy Estimates and the Implications of Common Standards for the Cost of Instruction
	Lori Taylor			Presentation
	Moderated Discussion
	Moderator: Karen Wixson
2:00 pm	Analyzing the Feasibility of Common Standards
	Assessing the Political Feasibility of Common Standards
	Lorraine McDonnell
	Implications of Common Standards for Adequacy Lawsuits
	Goodwin Liu, University of California, Berkeley		Bio	Presentation
	Moderated Discussion
	Moderator: Robert Linn, University of Colorado & Workshop Series Steering Committee
3:15 pm	Break
Session 3: Roundtable on Applying Options and Evaluation Frameworks to Cases The roundtable discussion will look at the examples of Achieve and the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to consider how the options and evaluation frameworks apply to those cases.
3:30 pm	Roundtable Discussion
	Moderator: Steering Committee Member
	Matthew Gandal, Achieve, Inc. Peter McWalters, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education		Bio Bio
	Moderated Discussion
5:00 pm	End of Formal Agenda for Day
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008
8:00 am	Breakfast
Session 4: Applying the Evaluation Criteria to the Options The session will evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the different options for common standards, using the option and evaluation frameworks from Session 1.
8:30 am	Evaluating the Options: Researcher Perspectives
	Moderator: Robert Linn
	Andrew Isaacs, University of Chicago Brian Rowan, University of Michigan William Schmidt, Michigan State University		Bio Bio Bio
	Moderated Discussion
10:45 am	Break
10:30 am	Evaluating the Options: Elected Official Perspectives
	Moderator: Steering Committee Member
	Julie Bell, National Council of State Legislators Rae Ann Kelsch, North Dakota State Representative Governor Roy Romer, Strong American Schools Campaign		Bio Bio Bio
	Moderated Discussion
12:00 am	Lunch
1:00 am	Evaluating the Options: Implementer Perspectives
	Moderator: Steering Committee Member
	David Driscoll, former Education Commissioner of Massachusetts James Liebman, New York City Public Schools Richard Patz, CTB/McGraw-Hill		Bio Bio Bio
	Moderated Discussion
2:30 pm	Synthesizing the Evaluation of Options for Common Standards
	Moderator: Lorraine McDonnell
	Lynn Olson, Education Week		Bio
3:00 pm	Concluding Reflections
	Governor James Hunt
3:30 pm	Adjourn