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REL Midwest Archived Webinars
REL Midwest provided support for these webinars, which were collaborative activities with other organizations including the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality and the Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Comprehensive Centers at Learning Point Associates.
November 18, 2009
Webinar: Item Response
Theory
REL Midwest and the Center for Advancing
Research and Communication in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (ARC) co-hosted this informative webinar about item response
theory (IRT). The presenters discussed the advantages and
limitations of different IRT approaches and the development of models
that can evaluate learning on different types of items. Featured
presenters included Kimberly Maier, Ph.D., and Andrew Swanlund.
- View this archived webinar.
- Review a resource list to learn more about IRT.
May 22, 2009
Webinar: Connecting Research to Practice: Developing
Systems of On-Track Indicators and Supports to Increase Graduation
Rates
As part of the ongoing Regional High School
Dialogue series, REL Midwest and Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West
Comprehensive Centers at Learning Point Associates hosted an engaging
webinar about research related to on-track indicators and systems of
supports that are designed to increase high school graduation rates.
Featured presenters included Elaine Allensworth, Ph.D., and Paige
Ponder. View this archived webinar.
March 30, 2009
Webinar: Evaluating Teacher
Effectiveness: The What, How, and Why of Educator Evaluation
Douglas Harris, Ph.D., and Laura Goe, Ph.D., provided practitioners
and policymakers with an overview of the existing and emerging research
on teacher evaluation methods, including value-added models and
observation protocols. The presentations included a discussion on the
quality of the evidence supporting these methods and the applications
for each method that are consistent with the supporting evidence.
- View this archived webinar.
March 26, 2009
Webinar: High School Redesign: Emerging Research about
Interventions to Support Conversations Around Transitions
Robert Balfanz, Ph.D., and Nettie Legters, Ph.D., provided an
overview of their research on high school redesign and responded to
questions from education leaders in the Midwest about the most
appropriate ways to apply their research to statewide high school
improvement programs and policies.
- View this archived webinar.
