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Pointing the Way to Clarity

Summer 2007

Volume 2, Number 1

In This Issue

· Announcement of the 2007 20^th Annual AERO Conference

· Announcement of New AERO Web Site!

· AIMS Data Review Day

· Calendar of Events

AERO Board Members

Ildiko Laczko-Kerr, President 2007,  ilaczko@susd.org

Joe Ryan,  Past President joseph.ryan@asu.edu

Joe O’Reilly, Secretary joreilly@mpsaz.org

John Wilson, Treasurer

2jwilson@tempeschools.org

Bryan Palmer, Member BryanPalmer@phoenix.edu

Cindy Ziker, 2007 Conference Chair, cindyziker@yahoo.com

Carrie L. Giovannone,
Newsletter Editor,
Carrie.Giovannone@azed.gov

Stephen Lawton, Affiliate Member, Stephen.Lawton@asu.edu

Ray Buss, AERO Member-at-Large, Ray.Buss@asu.edu

Link to www.azedresearch.org

History of AERO

Membership Information

Upcoming Events

and more…

Membership Information

The Arizona Educational Research Organization (AERO), founded in 1987, is a professional organization affiliated with the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Members come from public and private schools, community colleges and universities, and public and governmental agencies.

Membership in AERO is a great way to establish friendships and collegial contacts with educators, researchers and policymakers in Arizona. To join AERO visit our website, www.azedresearch.org and become a member of a vibrant organization that is concerned with pressing educational issues.

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AERO 20^th Annual Conference
Don’t miss out!
Making Research Relevant
November 8th and 9th, 2007

The downtown campus, 502 E. Monroe St, Phoenix, of Arizona State University will be the site for this year’s conference.

-------------------Call for Papers-----------------
Educational researchers are encouraged to submit proposals for papers, symposia, workshops, and pre-conference professional development sessions. Appropriate research includes systematic inquiry related to administration, curriculum studies, learning and instruction, measurement and research methodology, counseling and human development, or the social context of education. Additional topics of interest include school evaluation/program development, education in the professions, post secondary education, teaching and teacher education and education policy and politics. Research may be basic or applied in the qualitative or quantitative traditions.

See the website for more information:

http://www.azedresearch.org/conference/

APEA Joins with AERO for Fall Conference!

For the second year, the Arizona Professors of Educational Administration (APEA) will hold a "conference with-in a conference" on the afternoon of the second day of the AERO conference (Friday, November 9).  The APEA is an affiliate of both the National Council for Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA) and Arizona School Administrators (ASA),

To register for the APEA "conference within a conference," you are required to: a) register for the AERO conference for its entirety or for one day (Friday).  Registration will include the privilege of attending AERO sessions and the AERO Friday luncheon, in addition to APEA sessions, and b) be a member of APEA.  Membership information regarding APEA is available from ASA administrative offices: Margo Spiker, Office Manager - office@azsa.org

Those wishing to submit papers for the APEA "conference within a conference" may submit proposals to the AERO in the normal fashion, but note in their proposal they wish the submission to be reviewed by APEA and presented at a Friday afternoon sessions. Those interested in organizing a symposium may wish to contact Stephen Lawton, APEA President, for assistance. He can be reached at stephen.lawton@asu.edu. APEA will be sponsoring a symposium on a topic yet to be selected and at this stage is soliciting suggestions.

A renewed focus on educational administration by policy makers and the public makes this a timely collaboration between key professionals in schools and universities.  Linking research to action has never been more relevant.

Announcing our new AERO Website!

New features include:

1) Electronic sign up for conferences,

2) Manage your AERO membership online,

3) New AERO forums with current discussions,

4) Auto pay for conference,

5) Membership payment through Pay Pal, and

6) Electronic proposal submission system.

AIMS Data Review Day

The AERO and Arizona Brown Bag collaborated to host an AIMS Data Review on July 18th at the Glendale Union High School District Media Center. Fifteen participants representing Arizona school district research and assessment directors and staff heard presentations by Dr. Lynne Spiller, of Creighton School District, John Wilson, from the Tempe Elementary School District, and Ellen Dibble, from the Salt River Community Schools.  These tools will are available at the following web site http://brownbag.myedesk.creightonschools.org

Outcomes included hints for preparing AIMS data pivot tables for teachers, graphs for school boards, and assessment information for principals. In addition, the group shared useful guidelines for explaining assessment subgroup results and sub-scores.  Many thanks to our presenters and participants!

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Calendar of Upcoming Events

AERO 20^th Annual Conference 2007 on November 8^th and 9th, 2007 at Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix Campus. See http://www.azedresearch.org/conference/  for details.

AERA Annual Meeting on March 24^th – 28^th, 2008 in new York, NY. Theme: Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility. Professional Development Proposal Submission Information - Deadline August 2, 2007. See www.aera.net for details.

National Council of Measurement Annual Meeting on March 25^th -27^th, 2008 in New York, NY. Proposal Submission System Open - Deadline August 1, 2007. See www.ncme.org for details.