Training Opportunities - Pre-Conference Workshops

Three pre-conference workshops will be offered on March 1, 2009.

You may select only one preconference workshop as each will run concurrently. Each workshop will take place on Sunday, March 1st from 1:00 to 5:00pm. There is a limited amount of space available, so we encourage you to register early. Please note the additional fee: SREE Member - $50; SREE Student Member - $25; Non-Member - $100.

Session A: Analysis of Randomized Field Trials in School Settings
Larry V. Hedges, Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Social Policy, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
Spyros Konstantopoulos, Assistant Professor, Educational Research, Measurement & Evaluation, School of Education, Boston College

Session B: The Planning and Implementation of Randomized Field Trials in School Settings
Michael S. Garet, Chief Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research
Jeanne Poduska, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research
Teresa Duncan, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research

Session C: Planning the Statistical Power of Randomized Trials Using Optimal Design
Jessaca Spybrook, Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University
Andrés Martínez, Doctoral Candidate, School of Education, University of Michigan

Graduate Student Organization (GSO): Meeting and Breakfast
The population of graduate students interested in educational effectiveness will play a vital role in the future of SREE. The main goal of the GSO is to develop a productive, well-connected network of up-and-coming investigators interested in advancing research focused on cause-and-effect relations in the field of education. Specific aims of the GSO are to:

• Provide targeted training opportunities
• Offer mentoring opportunities with established investigators
• Facilitate graduate students’ efforts to have their work published
• Build better connections between graduate students and potential employers

To discuss plans for the further development of the GSO, and to explore opportunities to widen participation in the GSO leadership, a meeting and breakfast will be held on the morning of March 2nd, 2009 from 7:30-8:30 a.m.

Questions may be sent to 2009conference@sree.org