2008 NEI CREATE CONFERENce
Assessment, Evaluation & Professional Learning Communities
Hosted by:
The Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE) & the University of North Carolina Wilmington Watson School of Education
Hilton Wilmington Riverside
Wilmington, NC
October 9-11, 2008
The Hilton Wilmington Riverside is a beautiful hotel located in the heart of Downtown Wilmington on the shore of Cape Fear River. The breathtaking Atlantic Ocean and beaches are just minutes away! Shops, museums, theatres, and historical architecture abound.
2008 Jason Millman Award
2008 NEI Key Presenters
- Robert Marzano, President of Marzano & Associates
- Arlen Gullickson, Professor and Researcher of Education
- James Stronge, College of William & Mary
- Anne Jolly, Project Director for Professional Learning Teams
- Tom Guskey, Distinguished Service Professor, Georgetown College
Sessions from 2008 NEI - UPDATED!
- Applying the JCSEE Student Evaluation Standards in the Classroom
Chris Gareis, Ed Holler, Julie Martin, Steve Miller, Ashley Clouser - Fidelity of Test Development Process within a National Science Grant
Teresa Brumfield - Identifying Most Effective Teaching Practices
Glenda Haynie, Michael Tally, Athena Kellogg, Melinda Stephani - Linking Academic Achievement To Attendance in Georgia’s 21stCentury Community Learning Centers Program
Jeremy Lingle, Sheryl Gowen, Carolyn Furlow, Syreeta Skelton, Corrie Davis - Evaluation of the SURN Content Literacy Professional Development Initiative
Jan Rozzelle, Patricia Moore Shaffer - An EPIC Evaluation
Lynn Bradshaw, Allan Okech - Teacher Leadership and the Evaluation of Teachers and Principals in North Carolina
Lynn Bradshaw, Joy Phillips, Kathleen Jorissen - EVALUATION OF INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Brenda T. Williams - Teacher Evaluation in the States:Trends and Forecasts
Helen M. Hazi - No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Supplemental Educational Services and Student Achievement
Marco A. Muñoz, Robert J. Rodosky, Steven M. Ross - Collaborating Effectively in 21st Century Schools
Thomas Miller - International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Leadership Assessment
Randi R. Riesbeck - Evaluation designs in relation to No Child Left Behind Act. Examples from the field
Ganga Persaud, Trevor Turner - CYCLES: Change Yourself—Connecting Learning, Energy, and Standards
MaryAnn Davies, Kathleen Roney - Reflective Practice in a Teacher Education Program
Tracey Hargrove, Kathy Fox, Monica Campbell - Ideas, Insights, and Challenges - Tools for the Taking
PDS Partners - A District’s Journey - Standards-Based Reporting
Janet Lynne Tassell, Dianne Litkenhus, Jennifer L. Jazyk - Team to Teach - The Development of Professional Learning Communities
Anne Jolly - Traditional and Alternatively Prepared Teachers’ Perception of Skills: The Induction Year
Zandra S. Gratz, Ethel Young - WORKING TO REDUCE NINTH GRADE FAILURE RATES IN URBAN SCHOOL SETTINGS
Lynnell Gibson - Studying the Impact of High Quality Professional Development
Barbara G. Langley, Katherine P. Divine - Computer-based Assessment for Mathematical Understanding
Mark Lewis - Using Locally-Developed Formative Benchmarks and Assessments to Improve Student Learning
Janet Lynne Tassell, Janet Lynne Tassell - Evaluating the Effects Of A Principal Leadership Assessment Program
Edward Williams, Ganga Persaud, Trevor Turner - Setting the Standards for Personnel Evaluation
Barbara B. Howard - Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Teacher Internship Program
Noran L. Moffett, Ganga Persuad, Trevor Turner, Jill M Thompson - The Problem of Demonstrating Effectiveness in Program Evaluation in School Systems
Trevor Turner and Ganga Persaud - Teacher Evaluation - Analysis of Professional Practice
Arlington Public Schools - Using School Visits to Examine the Relationship Between Academic Index Scores and School Learning Environment and Instructional Practice in Kentucky
Emily Dickinson - Estimating Educational Effects using Analysis of Covariance with Measurement Error
S. Paul Wright - Comparative Effectiveness of Carnegie Learning’s Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra Curriculum
Jenna Zacamy, Denis Newman - EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAM USING SCHOOL DISTRICT DATA
Denis Newman, Marco Muñoz, Andrew P. Jaciw - The Impact of NCLB on Teachers Expectancy, Expectancy, Efficacy and Locus of Control in Mississippi
Madhu Singh, Hussain Al-Fadhli - Critical Thinking Evaluations: Natural Partners for Education
Daniel Johnson - Assessment Burden: When does the Burden of Assessment and Evaluation Outweigh the Benefits?
James P. Van Haneghan