Proseminar in Educational Policy ED928 and Policy Workshops

Fall 2008

September 5th- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker- Michael Sedlak, Educational Policy Program Orientation

September 12th- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker- Cassie Guarino, Todd Drummond, Peter Youngs, Career Pathways in Ed Policy Research

September 19th- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker- Chris Wheeler, Improving Teaching and Learning of Math and Science in Thailand: A "Roving Team" Model of Teacher Support

September 26th - 1 - 2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker - Chris Wheeler, Improving Teaching and Learning of Math and Science in Thailand: A "Roving Team" Model of Teacher Support

October 3rd- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker- Amita Chudgar, Education Policy in the International Context: Multiple Players and the Challenges of Informing Education Policy on the Ground

October 10th - 1 - 2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker - Amita Chudgar, Attaining Universal Elementary Education in India: Will a Simultaneous Focus on Adult Literacy Complement or Compete with This Goal?

October 17th- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker- Amita Chudgar, Education Policy in the International Context: Examples of Current and Ongoing Research and a Brief Discussion on Professional Opportunities

October 24th - 1 - 2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker - Marcy Wallace, Predicting College Acceptance, Majoring in Mathematics and Science, and the Pathway to Teaching in Texas

October 31st- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker- Peter Youngs, Why Study Sociology of Education? Coleman Report, Research on Teacher Characteristics and Student Achievement Gains?

November 7th - 1 - 2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker - Cassie Guarino, Mathematical Instructional Practices in Kindergarten and First Grade in the United States at the Start of the 21st Century

November 14th- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133G
Speaker- Peter Youngs, Sociology of Education: Research on Social Capital and Teachers' Social Networks

November 21st - 1 - 2:30 p.m.Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker - Ben Pogodzinski, Collective Bargaining and District Policies: Effects on Novice Teachers' Work Conditions and Commitment Levels

December 5th- 1-2:30 p.m. Erickson Hall Room 133F
Speaker- Peter Youngs, Sociology of Education: Research on Accountability OR Relational Trust