THE 2018 NAED/SPENCER SPRING FELLOWS RETREAT
AGENDA
The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

Wednesday, March 14
Fellows Reception
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Reception for Dissertation & Postdoctoral Fellows
Elizabeth Moje, University of Michigan
Chair of the NAEd Professional Development Committee
Hotel Monaco, Athens Room
Thursday, March 15
Fellows Retreat
Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Keck Center of the National Academies.
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
First Floor Lobby
(outside Keck 100)
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM
Opening & Welcome to the Spring Fellows Retreat
Elizabeth Moje, University of Michigan
Chair of the NAEd Professional Development Committee
Keck 100
8:15 AM – 9:45 AM
Fellowship Retreat Sessions
Dissertation Fellows: Check-in and updates
Postdoctoral Fellows: Check-in and updates
Fellows will have check-in time with their cohorts and then each cohort will move to small table topical discussions.
Dissertation Fellows will utilize Keck 100.
Keck 100
Keck 105
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break
First Floor Lobby
(outside Keck 100)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Meet the Funder
It is valuable for grant writers to know their audience and understand what that particular audience values in regard to education research. During this session, representatives from a range of funding agencies will provide insight into their specific programs and organizational values. Each funder’s session will last 35 minutes, including Q&A. The funders will present their session twice, allowing Fellows to attend two different sessions. There will be 10 minutes allotted between sessions, during which time Fellows may introduce themselves to the funders or ask individual questions.
Fellows signed up for two sessions prior to the retreat via a survey that was sent by NAEd staff and should only attend the sessions for which they signed up.
Institute of Education Sciences
Elizabeth Albro, Associate Commissioner, Teaching and Learning Division
Emily Doolittle, Team Lead for Social and Behavioral Research
Spencer Foundation
John Easton, Vice President, Programs
Rhoda Freelon, Program Officer
William T. Grant Foundation
Vivian Louie, Program Officer
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Karen King, Program Director
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch
Keck Cafeteria (3rd Floor)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Fellows Discussion Panel 1
See Assignments Below
Panel 1-A, Keck 101
Senior Discussant: Noreen Webb, University of California, Los Angeles
Luis Rodriguez, Vanderbilt University
An Examination of Teacher Tenure Reform in Tennessee: Performance, Retention, and Policy Framing
Postdoctoral Discussant: Nicole Panorkou, Montclair State University
Samantha Viano, Vanderbilt University
Online Learning as a Remedy for Course Failure: An Assessment of Credit Recovery as an Intervention to Earn Credits and Graduate from High School
Postdoctoral Discussant: Amy Stornaiulo, University of Pennsylvania
Xiaoyang Ye, University of Michigan
Improving College Choice for the Poorest Students: Examining What Works in Centralized Admissions Systems Using Randomized Experiments
Postdoctoral Discussant: Ozan Jacquette, University of California, Los Angeles
Panel 1-B, Keck 103
Senior Discussant: Yongmei Ni, University of Utah
Sandilya Maithrey Gopalan, Indiana University
Examining Disparities in Non-Cognitive Educational Outcomes in the United States
Postdoctoral Discussant: Lindsay Page, University of Pittsburgh
David Houston, Teachers College, Columbia University
Public Opinion and the Public Schools
Postdoctoral Discussant: Deondra Rose, Duke University
Xu Qin, University of Chicago
Causal Mediation Analysis in Multi-Site Trials
Postdoctoral Discussant: Avi Feller, University of California, Berkeley
Panel 1-C, Keck 105
Senior Discussant: Valerie Lee, University of Michigan
Gabriel Chouhy, University of Pittsburgh
The Moral Economy of Education Reform: Market Regulation, School Valuation, and Accountability in Chile
Postdoctoral Discussant: Crystal Sanders, Pennsylvania State University
Christina Ciocca Eller, Columbia University
Institutional Impacts on Bachelor’s Degree Completion for the New Majority
Postdoctoral Discussant: Emily Rauscher, University of Kansas
Samantha Nix, Florida State University
Exclusivity through Challenge: Perceptions of Difficulty in Mathematics-Intensive STEM Fields at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Postdoctoral Discussant: Darris Means, University of Georgia
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Break
First Floor Lobby
(outside Keck 100)
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Fellows Discussion Panel 2
See Assignments Below
Panel 2-A, Keck 101
Senior Discussant: Richard Lehrer, Vanderbilt University
Kimberly Conner, University of Missouri
An Innovation Introduction to Proofs: Conjecturing and Constructing Deductive Arguments
Postdoctoral Discussant: Niral Shah, Michigan State University
Kathryn Lanouette, University of California, Berkeley
Conceptualizing “What’s Underfoot?”: Elementary Students’ Use of Participatory GIS Mapping to Integrate Local Knowledge and Data Representations
Postdoctoral Discussant: Erika Bullock, University of Wisconsin-Madison
T. Philip Nichols, University of Pennsylvania
Making Innovation: Literacy and Techno-science in Urban Public School Reform
Postdoctoral Discussant: Luis Poza, University of Colorado Denver
Panel 2-B, Keck 103
Senior Discussant: Maris Vinovskis, University of Michigan
William Goldsmith, Duke University
Kids, the New Cash Crop: The Promise and Limits of Educating for Economic Development in the New South, 1960 – 2000
Postdoctoral Discussant: Chris Bischof, University of Richmond
Leigh Soares, Northwestern University
Higher Ambitions for Freedom: The Politics of Public Black Colleges in the South, 1865-1915
Postdoctoral Discussant: Tikia K. Hamilton, Princeton University
Panel 2-C, Keck 105
Senior Discussant: Penelope Peterson, Northwestern University
Kathryn Boonstra, University of Wisconsin-Madison
First Time Out: A Qualitative Study of Classroom Discipline in Early Childhood Education
Postdoctoral Discussant: Claudia Cervantes-Soon, University of Texas at Austin
Sarah Suárez, University of Minnesota
The Development of Epistemological Understanding: Testing for Effects of Conversational Framing on Children’s Epistemological Judgments and Testimonial Learning
Postdoctoral Discussant: Nicole Louie, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lindsay Wright, University of Chicago
Discourses of Talent in American Music History, Pedagogy, and Popular Culture
Postdoctoral Discussant: Claudia Cervantes-Soon, University of Texas at Austin
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Break
Keck Atrium (3rd Floor)
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Individual Mentoring Sessions
Fellows will meet individually with mentors during their assigned times, which were sent to all groups via email. Please ask at the registration desk if you are unsure of your individual mentoring time.
Room Assignments Available at Registration Desk
Tom Dee | 100 |
Ruben Flores | 101 |
Kris Gutiérrez | 101 |
Rogers Hall | 101 |
Shirley Brice Heath | 100 |
David Kirkland | 103 |
Michal Kurlaender | 100 |
Carol Lee | 103 |
Valerie Lee | Atrium |
Judith Warren Little | 100 |
Ebony McGee | 103 |
Laura Muñoz | 105 |
Richard Murnane | 100 |
Adam Nelson | 106 |
Jeannie Oakes | 106 |
Geoffrey Saxe | 201 |
Robert Smith | Atrium |
Deborah Stipek | 201 |
Judith Torney-Purta | 105 |
Paige Ware | 201 |
Lois Weis | 100 |
Maisha Winn | 100 |
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Fellows Dinner
This dinner will not include a speaker or formal program.
Rather, this dinner will be a time for fellows to socialize among themselves and other retreat guests.
Rosa Mexicano
575 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Friday, March 16
Fellows Retreat
Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Keck Center of the National Acadmies.
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
First Floor Lobby
(outside Keck 100)
8:00 AM – 9:50 AM
Fellows Discussion Panel 3
See Assignments Below
Panel 3-A, Keck 101
Senior Discussant: Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University
Ian Lowrie, Rice University
Learning Machines: Industrial-Academic Collaboration in Russian Data Science
Postdoctoral Discussant: Kathryn Moeller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Upenyu Majee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
(Re)imagining and (Re)enacting Competing Policy Imperatives: The Case of Post-Apartheid South African Higher Education
Postdoctoral Discussant: Amanda Tachine, Arizona State University
David Paulson, Temple University
Writing in the Margins: Indigenous Literacy, Childhood Socialization, and Rapid Modernization in a Vietnamese Village
Postdoctoral Discussant: Kathryn Moeller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rachel Silver, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mother, Daughter, Schoolgirl: Student Pregnancy and Readmission Policy in Malawi’s Era of Education for All
Postdoctoral Discussant: Amanda Tachine, Arizona State University
Panel 3-B, Keck 103
Senior Discussant: Judith Warren Little, University of California, Berkeley
Elizabeth Adelman, Harvard University
Teaching the Found Generation: Exploring the Experiences of Teachers Working to Educate Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon
Postdoctoral Discussant: Erica Turner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elisheva Cohen, University of Minnesota
Where Do I Belong? Examining the Inclusion and Exclusion of Syrian Refugess in Integrated Schools in Jordan
Postdoctoral Discussant: Mezna Qato, University of Cambridge
Sarah Kabay, New York University
Universal Primary Education in Uganda: Rethinking Access vs. Quality
Postdoctoral Discussant: Anna Chmielewski, OISE/University of Toronto
Anna Kaiper, University of Minnesota
(Re)Constructing Identities: South African Domestic Workers, English Language Learning, and Power
Postdoctoral Discussant: Nelson Flores, University of Pennsylvania
Panel 3-C, Keck 105
Senior Discussant: Lois Weis, University of Buffalo, State University of New York
Kevin Clay, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Demystifying Conscientization: (Re)discovering Political Orientations in Youth Action Researchers
Postdoctoral Discussant: Natasha Pilkauskas, University of Michigan
Mollie McQuillan, Northwestern University
Beyond Bathrooms: Educational Policy, School Climate, and Health for Gender Variant Students
Postdoctoral Discussant: Natasha Pilkauskas, University of Michigan
Caroline Pinkston, University of Texas at Austin
The Power of Children: Childhood, Memory, and the Remaking of New Orleans Public Education
Postdoctoral Discussant: Khalil Johnson, Weslyan University
Gabriel Rodriguez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Understanding Latina/o Identity and Community in a White and Well-resourced Chicagoland Suburban High School
Postdoctoral Discussant: Luis Poza, University of Colorado Denver
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM
Break
First Floor Lobby
(outside Keck 100)
10:05 AM – 11:35 AM
Fellows Discussion Panel 4
See Assignments Below
Panel 4-A, Keck 101
Senior Discussant: Joshua Kinsler, University of Georgia
Alonso Bucarey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Financial Aid for Higher Education: Scholarship versus Loans
Postdoctoral Discussant: Andrew Barr, Texas A&M University
Daniel Herbst, Princeton University
Improving Student Loan Contracts: The Effects of Income-Driven Repayment on Default and Consumption
Postdoctoral Discussant: Andrew Barr, Texas A&M University
Jacqueline Sims, Boston College
Prospective Relations between Adolescent Achievement and Physiological Health: The School’s Role in Buffering the Hidden Burdens of Academic Success
Postdoctoral Discussant: Lindsay Weixler, Tulane University
Panel 4-B, Keck 103
Senior Discussant: Richard Murnane, Harvard University
Julien LaFortune, University of California, Berkeley
The Effect of Capital Expenditures on Student Outcomes: Evidence from School Constructions in Los Angeles Unified
Postdoctoral Discussant: Houman Harouni, Harvard University
Jing Liu, Stanford University
Peers, Teachers, and the Mechanism of Education Production – Using High Resolution Data to Understand Education Processes
Postdoctoral Discussant: Allison Atteberry, University of Colorado Boulder
Jack Mountjoy, University of Chicago
College Counterfactuals: Understanding the Choice and Consequences of Attending Community College
Postdoctoral Discussant: Allison Atteberry, University of Colorado Boulder
Panel 4-C, Keck 105
Senior Discussant: Ruth Lopez Turley, Rice University
Alexandra Freidus, New York University
Race, Class, and Belonging: Desegregating Schools in Gentrifying New York
Postdoctoral Discussant: Jason Ellis, University of British Columbia
Abena Subira Mackall, Harvard University
Arrested in Adolescence: Youth Perceptions of Relationships, School Experiences, and Justice System Involvement
Postdoctoral Discussant: Jayanti Owens, Brown University
Jasmin Sandelson, Harvard University
Unaccompanied Homeless Students
Postdoctoral Discussant: Kendra Bischoff, Cornell University
11:35 AM –11:50 AM
Break
First Floor Lobby
(outside Keck 100)
11:50 AM – 1:00 PM
Group Mentoring Session
Room Assignments Available at Front Desk
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
Keck Cafeteria (3rd Floor)
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Small Group Sessions
Session 1, Keck 105
Navigating Different Career Trajectories
Tom Bailey, Teachers College, Columbia University
David Kirkland, New York University
Heidi Schweingruber, National Research Council
Session 2, Keck 106
Writing Winning Proposals
Carol Lee, Northwestern University
John Willinsky, Stanford University
Room Assignments Below
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Recap and Closing
Keck 100