Annual Conference of the American Education Finance Association

"Education Finance and Policy in a Time of Fiscal Constraints and Federal Action"

Richmond, VA—March 18-20, 2010

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Date/Time

Thursday, March 18

3:30-5:00 p.m.

Session: Teacher Training and Student Outcomes

"Impacts of Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Results from the Second Year of a Randomized Controlled Study"

Sarah Dolfin

"ABCTE Teachers in Florida and Their Effect on Student Performance"

Christina Clark Tuttle

"The Evaluation of Teacher Preparation Models"

Daniel Player

Friday, March 19

8:30-10:00 a.m.

Session: Value-Added Models: Some Methodological Considerations

"Student Misclassification and Teacher Value Added: Results from a Roster Validation Exercise"

Eric Isenberg (Co-author Heinrick Hock)

"Value Added Models of Teacher Performance: Empirical Consequences of Modeling Choices"

Ali Protik and Bing-ru Teh (Co-author Steven Glazerman)

10:15-11:45 a.m.

Session: Assessing Success in New Jersey's School Finance Litigation

Alexandria Resch, Participant

Session: School Reform

Sarah Dolfin, Discussant

"Teacher Performance Rewards: The Devils Are in the Details"

Duncan Chaplin

1:45-3:15 p.m.

Session: Teacher Improvement

"An Evaluation of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) in Chicago: Year One Impact Report"

Allison McKie (Co-author Steven Glazerman)

3:30-5:00 p.m.

Session: Changing Incentives to Improve Results

Steven Glazerman, Chair and Discussant
Duncan Chaplin, Discussant

Session: Using Test Performance Data

Daniel Player, Chair and Discussant

Saturday, March 20

9:45-11:15 a.m.

Session: Achievement Effects on Non-Instructional Inputs and Activities

Alexandra Resch, Discussant

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Session: The Production of Student Outcomes: Identifying Factors That Matter

"Comparative Advantage in Teaching: A Randomized Experiment"

Steven Glazerman