Upcoming NCEO Presentations at CEC, NCME, and AERA

NCEO staff will present at the annual conferences of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and the American Education Research Association (AERA).

CEC Convention and Expo

The Council for Exceptional Children is holding its 2023 Convention and Expo in Louisville, Kentucky on March 1-4. Staff from NCEO are making six presentations during this convention. We invite you to attend these conference sessions that include NCEO staff members:

Innovative Tips: Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parents by Charity Funfe Tatah Mentan and Mari Quanbeck. Thursday, March 2, 8:00-9:00 am.

Learning Progressions and Formative Assessment Practices to Track Student Growth by Virginia Ressa, and Kascinda Fleming. Thursday, March 2, 9:15-10:15 am.

Students’ Transition Planning and Post-school Expectations: NLTS 2012 Findings by Yi-Chen Wu, David Johnson, and Martha Thurlow. Thursday, March 2, 1:00-1:45 pm.

Balancing Test Security and Accessibility for Students with Disabilities by Sheryl Lazarus and Mari Quanbeck. Friday, March 3, 9:15-10:00 am.

Using Text-to-Speech to Improve Instruction and Student Learning by Yi-Chen Wu, Sheryl Lazarus, and Martha Thurlow. Friday, March 3, 10:30-11:15 am.

What Do Students Prefer? Considering Student Perceptions when Selecting Accommodations by Virginia Ressa, Kascinda Fleming, and Chris Rogers. Friday, March 3, 11:45-12:45 am.

NCME Annual Meeting

The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) is holding its 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on April 12-15. Staff from NCEO are making three presentations during this event. We invite you to attend these sessions that include NCEO staff members:

A Longitudinal View of States Meeting the 1.0% AA-AAAS Participation Requirement by Yi-Chen Wu and Martha Thurlow.

Correlation between AA-AAAS and LRE by Mari Quanbeck and Sheryl Lazarus.

Examining the Use of Text-to-Speech on the Grade 8 NAEP Mathematics Assessment by Yi-Chen Wu and Martha Thurlow.

AERA Annual Meeting

The American Education Research Association is holding its 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on April 13-16.

Presidential Session: NCEO’s director, Sheryl Lazarus, will be participating in a presidential session at AERA titled Systems for Equitable Educational Assessment. The AERA president and presidential program co-chairs developed these sessions which contribute to the 2023 meeting theme. Saturday, April 15, 9:50-11:20 am.

Staff from NCEO are also making four additional presentations during this event. We invite you to attend these sessions that include NCEO staff members:

Training Rural Teachers to Provide Equitable Instruction for English Learners by Kristin Liu (Paper in session titled: Rethinking Inclusivity, Equity, and Diversity for Rural Multilingual Learners. Session leaders are M. Coady and H. Uysal.) Friday, April 14, 9:50-11:20 am.

Future Goal Aspirations of Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Findings from NLTS 2012 by Yi-Chen Wu, David Johnson, and Martha Thurlow. Friday, April 14, 2:50-4:20 pm.

A Synthesis of 20 years of Research: Students with Disabilities’ Perceptions of Accommodations by Virginia Ressa, Kascinda Fleming, and Martha Thurlow. Saturday, April 15, 11:40 am-1:10 pm.

Assessment Accommodations for Students with Sensory Disabilities: Research and Policy by Sheryl Lazarus, Andrew Hinkle, and Mari Quanbeck. Saturday, April 15, 2:50-4:20 pm.