CALDER at the Spring 2014 AERA Conference

FRIDAY, APRIL 4

8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Session: “Using the World as an Educational Laboratory”: Merging Educational Effectiveness Research and International Comparative Studies. SIG-School Effectiveness and School Improvement
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 118B

The Impact of Immigrants on the Educational Achievement of Natives: Evidence From PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Panel Estimates.
Authors:
ERIC A. HANUSHEK
Stanford University
SUSANNE LINK
Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Marc Piopiunik
Ifo Institute for Economic Research
Ludger Woessmann
Ifo Institute for Economic Research

8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Session: Teacher Evaluation Systems: Taking Stock of Their Impacts and Challenges
Building/Room: Convention Center, 200 Level, 201A

Participants:
DAN GOLDHABER
University of Washington
ELLEN B. GOLDRING
Vanderbilt University HEATHER C. HILL
Harvard Univeresity
VENESSA ANN KEESLER
Michigan Department of Education
JOHN H. TYLER
Brown University

2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Session: Educational Policy Makers and Researchers Schooling Each Other: Building Research Partnerships Between Researchers and School Districts
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 115A

Participants:
THOMAS DEE
Stanford University
JAMES H. WYCKOFF
University of Virginia

SATURDAY, APRIL 5

8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Session: Poverty, Early Social Supports, and Child Outcomes
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 102B

Impact of North Carolina's Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade
Authors:
CLARA G. MUSCHKIN
Duke University
HELEN F. LADD
Duke University
KENNETH A. DODGE
Duke University

2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Session: Educational Goods and Their Distribution: Values and Educational Policy Making
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 115B

Educational Goods and Accountability
Author:
HELEN F. LADD
Duke University

Educational Goods and Charter Schools
Author:
SUSANNA LOEB
Stanford University

SUNDAY, APRIL 6

10:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

Session: Teacher Labor Market, Distribution, and Retention
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 118A

My End of the Bargain: Exploring the Influence of Spatial Relationships and Institutional Bargaining Structures on the Provisions in Collective Bargaining Agreements
Authors:
LESLEY LAVERY
Macalester College
DAN GOLDHABER
University of Washington
RODDY THEOBALD
University of Washington

12:25 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Session: Investigating Policies and Practices That Promote Teacher Quality
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 115C

Teachers' Instructional Collaborations Across an Urban District
Authors:
MATTHEW RONFELDT
University of Michigan
SUSANNA FARMER
University of Michigan
SUSANNA LOEB
Stanford University

MONDAY, APRIL 7

8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Session: Optimizing Algebra Policies: Evidence on the Impact of Acceleration, Early Exposure, and Credit Recovery
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 118A

Algebra for Eighth Graders: Evidence on Its Effects From 10 North Carolina Districts
Authors:
HELEN F.LADD
Duke University
CHARLES T. CLOTFELTER
Duke University
JACOB VIGDOR
Duke University

10:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

Session: Value-Added Meets the Schools: The Effects of Using Test-Based Teacher Evaluation on the Work of Teachers and Leaders
Building/Room: Convention Center, 100 Level, 113A

Exploring the Potential of Value Added to Affect the Quality of the Teacher Workforce
Author:
DAN GOLDHABER
University of Washington

12:25 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.

Session: Teacher Workforce Development and Management
Building/Room: Convention Center, Terrace Level, Terrace IV

Teacher Performance Trajectories in High- and Lower-Poverty Schools
Authors:
ZEYU XU
American Institutes for Research
UMUT OZEK
American Institutes for Research
MICHAEL HANSEN
American Institutes for Research

2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Session: Labor Market Outcomes of Postsecondary Education
Building/Room: Convention Center, Terrace Level, Terrace IV

Do Students' College Majors Respond to Changes in Wages?
Authors:
MARK C. LONG
University of Washington
DAN GOLDHABER
University of Washington
Nicholas Chandler-Klein
University of Washington