The following DBASSE staff members will be presenting at this year’s annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Chicago.  Their session titles and the location of their sessions are below. 

April 9
12:00 p.m.—1:30 p.m.
A Symposium on Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8
Hyatt, San Francisco Room, West Tower—Gold Level
Jean Moon, Chair; Andrew W. Shouse, Participant; and Heidi Schweingruber, Participant

4:05 p.m.—5:35 p.m.
Brains, Genes, and Environments: New Findings on Nature and Nurture and Challenges for Education Research
Sheraton, Chicago Ballroom, Section VIII, Level 4
Michael J. Feuer, Chair

April 10
8:15 a.m.—9:45 a.m.
Truth and Power: How the International Evidence Movement is Shaping Education Policy
Sheraton, Mississippi, Level 2
Michael J. Feuer, Chair and individual presentation on Next Steps in Scientific Research: Education and Beyond

2:15 p.m.—3:45 p.m.
AERA Symposium Roundtable Sessions on the Handbook of Education Policy Research, Part A
Hyatt, Grand Ballroom, Sections C-D North, East Tower—Gold Level
Martin E. Orland, individual presentation on Table 9: “Practice” in Policy Research

2:15 p.m.—3:45 p.m.
Standards of Evidence in Qualitative Inquiry
Marriott, Chicago Ballroom, Section A—Fifth Floor
Michael J. Feuer, Discussant

4:04 p.m.

Measurement Challenges Within NCLB and the Role of Statistics, Testing, and Evaluation

Place TBD

Judy Koenig

April 11
12:25 p.m.—1:55 p.m.
The Advancement of Education Research: Field Development from Different Vantages
Sheraton, Huron, Level 2
Martin E. Orland, Participant

April 12
12:25 p.m.—1:55 p.m.
Measure for Measure: Assessing Novice Science Teacher Knowledge and Classroom Practices
Marriott/Great America, Sixth Floor

Jean Moon, Discussant

2:15 p.m.—3:45 p.m.
AERA/NCME Roundtable

Place TBD

Michael J. Feuer, Discussant

April 13
12:25 p.m.—1:55 p.m.
The Knowledge Base of Beginning Science Teachers: What We Know and What We Need to Do
Hyatt Plaza Ballroom, Section A, East Tower—Green Level
Andrew W. Shouse, Discussant

Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8 (2006)

Advancing Scientific Research in Education (2004)

Strengthening Peer Review in Federal Agencies That Support Education Research (2004)

Implementing Randomized Field Trials in Education: Report of a Workshop (2004)

Scientific Research in Education (2002)