ETS at AERA/NCME — April 26–27, 2013

Below is a list of ETS-led presentations and professional development courses scheduled to take place on Friday, April 26 through Saturday, April 27, 2013.

April 26–April 27

Advanced Analysis Using International Large-Scale Assessment Databases (TIMSS, PIRLS, and PISA)

AERA
When: Friday, April 26, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: Grand Hyatt, Theatre Level – Orpheum
Professional Development Workshop
Instructor: Eugenio Gonzalez (ETS)

Learning Mathematics for Teaching: Instrument Dissemination Workshop

AERA
When: Friday, April 26, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: Grand Hyatt, Theatre Level – Conference Theatre
Professional Development Workshop
Instructor: Geoffrey C. Phelps (ETS)

IRT–Based Test Linking in R

NCME
When: Friday, April 26, 1–5 p.m.
Where: InterContinental Hotel, Laurel Hill, 4th Floor
Professional Development Workshop
Instructors: Jonathan Weeks (ETS), Benjamin Domingue (University of Colorado, Boulder)

Bayesian Networks in Educational Assessment

NCME
When: Saturday, April 27, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: InterContinental Hotel, Twin Peaks, 4th Floor
Professional Development Workshop
Instructors: Duanli Yan (ETS), Russell Almond (Florida State University), Robert Mislevy (ETS), David Williamson (ETS)

Assessing Teacher Practice in Teacher Education

AERA
When: Saturday, April 27, Noon–1:30 p.m.
Where: Hilton Union Square, Lobby Level – Golden Gate 6
Advancing the Assessment of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching for Prospective Teachers 
Presenters: Geoffrey C. Phelps (ETS), Stephen Gerard Schilling (University of Michigan)

A Crash Course in Hot Topics in Large Scale Assessment

NCME
When: Saturday, April 27, 1–5 p.m
Where: InterContinental Hotel, Union Square, 3rd Floor
Automated Scoring
Presenter: Randy Bennett (ETS)

Handbook of Research on Teaching Symposium, Part 1

AERA
When: Saturday, April 27, Noon–2 p.m.
Where: Hilton Union Square, Ballroom Level – Continental 6
The Emergence and Future of Instructional Policy 
Instructors: Gary Sykes (ETS), P. David Pearson (UC Berkeley)

Science Literacy and Inquiry

AERA
When: Saturday, April 27, Noon–1:30 p.m.
Where: Parc 55, Fourth Level – Cyril Magnin Foyer
Designing Assessment to Measure Cumulative Learning of Energy Topics 
Presenters: Ou Lydia Liu (ETS), Kelly Ryoo (UNC Chapel Hill), Mie Elissa Sato (UC Berkeley), Vanessa Svihla (University of New Mexico), Marcia Linn (UC Berkeley)