CEPR-Affiliated Sessions at SREE Spring Conference 2015 Schedule

CEPR-Affiliated Sessions at SREE Spring Conference 2015
March 4- 8, 2015
Washington, DC

CEPR-affiliated faculty, researchers, and graduate students will be presenting on the topics of  of teacher effectiveness, postsecondary access and success, measurement tools, and non-cognitive skills at the upcoming Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) conference. Stay engaged via @HarvardCEPR and #SREE2015.


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4


Workshop B: A Practitioner’s Guide to Growth Models
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Professional Development Workshops | Decatur – Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliate:
Andrew Ho, Harvard University


THURSDAY, MARCH 5


1F. Education and Social Inequality Invited Symposium
“Non-Cognitive” Skills and Social Inequality
10:00 AM -12:00 PM: Session 1 | Roosevelt – Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliates:
David Deming (Organizer), Harvard University
Roland Fryer &  Martin West, Harvard University; Matthew Kraft, Brown University (Authors) 


1G. Transitions for Youth
Life in Motion: Understanding School Transitions
10:00 AM -12:00 PM: Session 1 | Culpeper – Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliates:
Lindsay Page (Chair), University of Pittsburgh
Joshua Goodman (Author), Harvard University


1H. Research Methods Symposium
Improving Student Survey Validity through a Unique Tool Development Process
10:00 AM -12:00 PM: Session 1 | Gallery 3 – Park Hyatt Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliate:
Hunter Gehlbach (Author), Harvard University


3B. Social and Emotional Intervention in Educational Settings Symposium
Scaling Up a Social-Psychological Intervention to Combat Stereotype Threat and Narrow Achievement Gaps: Enduring Impacts
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Session 3 | Gallery 1 – Park Hyatt Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliate:
Hunter Gehlbach (Discussant), Harvard University 


3C. Instruction and Student Achievement Symposium
Is Seeing Believing? Exploring the Empirical Evidence for the Validity of Teacher Observation
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Session 3 | Sulgrave – Fairmont Hotel, Floor 3
CEPR Affiliates:
Mark Chin (Organizer & Author), Harvard University
David Blazar David Braslow, Andrew Backer-Hicks, Mark Chin, & Thomas J. Kane, Harvard University; Douglas Staiger, Dartmouth College; Dan Goldhaber, American Institutes for Research (Authors)
Heather C. Hill (Discussant), Harvard University


FRIDAY, MARCH 6


4C. Instruction and Student Achievement
Hiring and Retaining Good Teachers: Selection Tools and Organizational Contexts That Affect Teacher Turnover
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Session 4 | Roosevelt – Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliates:
Matthew Kraft, Brown University, William Marinell, Darrick Yee, & Andrew Ho, Harvard University (Authors)


4D. Instruction and Student Achievement
Experimental Evidence on Strategies to Improve Instruction and Achievement
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Session 4 | Culpepper – Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliates:
Martin R. West, Corinne Herlihy, & Beth Morton, Harvard University (Authors)


4F. Education and Social Inequality
Interventions to Improve Math Skills
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Session 4 | Dumbarton – Fairmont Hotel, Floor 3
CEPR Affiliates:
Joshua Goodman & Erica Litke, Harvard University; Darryl Hill, Wake County Public Schools; Lindsay Page, University of Pittsburgh (Authors) 


FRIDAY, MARCH 6


5E. Understanding the Effects of Education Policies
New Evidence on the Effects of Educational Accountability Practices
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Session 5 | Culpepper – Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliates:
Joshua Goodman & David Deming, Harvard University (Authors)


SATURDAY, MARCH 7


7E. Understanding the Effects of Education Policies
Getting Out the Gate: Initiatives to Improve College Starts
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Session 7 | Gallery 3 – Park Hyatt Hotel, Ballroom Level
CEPR Affiliates:
Benjamin Castleman, University of Virginia; Joshua Goodman, Harvard University; Lindsay C. Page, University of Pittsburgh (Authors) 


SREE WebsiteSREE Conference 2015 Agenda (PDF)