9:00 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. Opening Plenary Session Room 301-303 Storytelling Across Cultures: Inventing the Future with Navajo Culture and Engineering Design Shawn Jordan, Arizona State University
10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Symposium: Social Context Room 307 (How) Will the 2016 Presidential Election affect Arizona Education? Nolan Cabrera, Katy Chapman, Sherman Dorn, David Garcia, Jeanne M. Powers; University of Arizona & Arizona State University
Papers: Education Policy Room 308 Better Schools or Different Students? The Impact of Immigration Reform on School-Level Student Achievement in Arizona Robert Vagi, Margarita Pivovarova; Arizona State University Move On When Reading Implementation Lenay Dunn, Patricia Castillo, Paul Perrault; WestEd & Helios Education Foundation
Papers: English Language Learners Room 309 What do Arizona’s Pre-Service Teachers Think Teaching ELLs Looks Like? Laura Beth Kelly; Arizona State University (Outstanding Graduate Applicant) An Analysis of Arizona's English Learner Program Progress Since the Flores Consent Decree Kelly Powell; Arizona Charter Schools Association
Sponsored Session: Data-Driven Instruction Room 310 Engaging Teachers in Meaningful Data Driven Discussions Tiffany Peters; SchoolCity
11:00 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Paper: Teacher Evaluation Room 304 Examining the Nuanced Factors of Teacher Evaluation Designs from Multilevel Multisite Longitudinal Databases Hongxia Fu, Bei Wang; Arizona State University
Paper: Pre-Service Teachers Room 307 Do Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs About Professional Collaboration Influence the Quality of Their Interactions in a Collaborative Project? Denise M. Brown, Michelle E. Jordan; Arizona State University
Paper: Charter Schools Room 308 A Decade of Charter School Growth within School District Attendance Areas Eric Berschback, Kelly Powell; Arizona Charter Schools Association
Paper: University-K12 Partnerships Room 309 Developing and Sustaining Research and Practice Partnerships between Higher Education and K-12 Institutions Dynah Oviedo, Francesca Lopez; Tucson Unified School District & University of Arizona
Paper: Project-Based Learning Room 310 The Critical Role of Project Based Learning in Gifted Middle School Programming: Perspectives from Students, Teachers, and Administrators Lisa Jones, Ariel Roller, Gerald Taylor; ASPIRE Academy
12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Luncheon Plenary Session Room 301-303 Research Questions Guiding Use of Digital Curriculum Platforms in Data-Driven Practice Sarah Callahan Estrada & Jason Kane Feld; Assessment Technology, Incorporated
1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Papers: Teacher Retention Room 308 Keeping Our Best? A Survival Analysis Examining Teacher Quality and Teacher Attrition Robert Vagi, Margarita Pivovarova, Wendy Barnard; Arizona State University A Comparison of Novice and Veteran Teachers’ Perceptions of School Working Conditions in Arizona Tray Geiger, Catharyn Crane Shelton; Arizona State University (Outstanding Graduate Applicant)
Papers: Enrollment Patterns Room 309 Equitable Funding Formula?: How Special Education Enrollment Patterns Interact with Arizona’s Formula to Increase Funding Disparities for All Students Anabel Aportela; Arizona Association of School Business Officials / Arizona School Boards Association School Choice in the Wild West: Statistical Predictors of Student Enrollment Matthew Hom, Patrick Cizek; Yale University & University of Arizona (Outstanding Graduate Applicant)
Symposium: Measurement/Research Room 310 Psychometric Explorations on a Standardized English Language Learner Assessment in Arizona Lietta Scott, Hirotaka Fukuhara, Irene Hunting; Arizona Department of Education & Pearson
Poster 1: Preparing Highly Qualified Math and Science Teachers for Low-Income Schools Carrie A. Lloyd, Yvette Dix, Rebecca Grijalva, Pamela Harris; Arizona State University Poster 2: Mapping the Future of Teacher Preparation toward Addressing Educational Opportunity Gaps for Emerging Bilingual Learners Jackie Hernandez, Melanie Baca, Brad Bostick, Margarita Jimenez-Silva, Stephanie Lund; Arizona State University Poster 3: First Generation Latino/a/x Student Support Systems for Persistence & Retention Stephen Santa-Ramirez; Arizona State University Poster 4: STEM Education Opportunities and Outcomes for AZ K-12 Students Mary Aleta White, Bei Wang; Arizona State University Poster 5: Barriers to Creating Healthy and Active Schools for Classroom Teachers S.C. Mulhearn, M. Stylianou, K.A. Lorenz, Pamela H. Kulinna, H. Yu; Arizona State University Poster 6: Online Adjunct Higher Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Using Social Media as Instructional Approaches to Reach Diverse Learners Barbara Fedock, Jack Avella, Melissa McCartney, Douglas Neeley; University of Phoenix
2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Symposium: Social Context Room 307 Lessons from the Field: Ethnographic Studies of Learning Spaces Eric P. Ambroso, Priyanka Parekh, Amanda U. Potteron; Arizona State University Discussant: Jeanne M. Powers; Arizona State University
Papers: Higher Education Room 308 Designing with Autonomy: Charter High School Counselors Helping Underrepresented Student Access to Higher Education Margarita Landeros; Camino Nuevo Charter Academy & Pepperdine University Examining College Readiness, Aspirations and Matriculation in Fourteen Arizona School Districts: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications Dr. Paul G. Perrault, Dr. Eric Hedberg; Helios Education Foundation & NORC at the University of Chicago
Symposium: Multi-Organizational Networks Room 309 Learning Landscapes: Making our Connections Matter Tom Fraker, Michelle Jordan, David Schauer, Steven Zuiker; Tonto Creek Camp, Arizona State University, & ASU Preparatory Academy
Papers: Early Childhood Education Room 310 Ensuring Equal Educational Opportunities for Young Children Through a Drama-Based Professional Development Program Sultan Kilinc, Kathryn Chapman, Kathleen Farrand, Michael F. Kelley, Katie Bernstein, Jenny Millinger, Korbi Adams; Arizona State University & Childsplay Theatre Inc. Early Childhood Teacher Certification in Arizona: Outcomes, Implications, and Consequences Kathryn Chapman; Arizona State University (Outstanding Graduate Applicant)
3:30 p.m. Outstanding Graduate Student Award Presentation, Sponsored by SchoolCity Room 301-303
AERO Board Meeting immediately to follow – new members always welcome!