Washington, D.C., Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present at several sessions during the annual Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) research conference, being held November 7 – 9 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown in Denver, Colorado.
AIR experts will discuss a variety of topics in the areas of education and workforce development, including educator licensing and deployment; transitions to careers among low-income youth; the impacts of early college high schools; the effects of school-based prekindergarten programs, and more. On Friday, Nov. 8, AIR’s Jill Bowdon will speak at a special panel focused on the success of women in quantitative methods fields.
This is APPAM’s 41st annual Fall Research Conference and has the theme “Rising to the Challenge: Engaging Diverse Perspectives on Issues and Evidence.” APPAM is a professional organization dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis and education.
Sessions featuring AIR experts and/or AIR work are listed below, and can also be found on the APPAM conference website (scroll down to the American Institutes for Research header). All sessions are in Mountain Standard Time (MST).
Thursday, Nov. 7
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Panel: The Effectiveness, Benefits and Costs of High School Interventions to Promote Postsecondary Outcomes
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 15 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Organizer: Jesse Levin
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Panel: Lessons from California: How Paid Leave Policies Can Boost Family Health and Economic Stability
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Plaza Court 7 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Panel: Alternative Strategies to Promote Reemployment
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom F (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Panel Chair: Irma Perez-Johnson
AIR Discussant: Scott Davis
Panel: Using Portfolio-Based Certification to Identify, License, and Deploy Effective Teachers
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 17 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Organizer: Natalya Gnedko-Berry
AIR Discussant: Gretchen Weber
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Panel: Diverse Uses of Kindergarten Entry Assessments to Inform Research, Policy, and Practice
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 12 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
Friday, Nov. 8
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Panel: Effects of School-Based Pre-K Programs
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 11 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Discussant: Michael Little
APPAM Communities: Women in Quantitative Methods
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom A Pre-Function (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Presenter: Jill Bowdon
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Panel: The Paths They Take: Transitions to Careers Among Low-Income Young Adults
Location: Plaza Building: Lobby Level, Director's Row H (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Discussant: Irma Perez-Johnson
Panel: Understanding the Effects of Peers on Educational Outcomes
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 14 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
Saturday, Nov. 9
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Panel: Issues in Early Childhood: Experimental Evidence on the Educational Effects of Intervening Early
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 11 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Panel Chair: Jill Bowdon
Panel: Identifying and Testing Factors That Support Post-Secondary Persistence and Completion
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 10 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Discussant: Christina LiCalsi
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Panel: Student Teaching Placements and Teacher Outcomes: Emerging Evidence and Novel Interventions
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 17 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
AIR Organizer and Panel Chair: Roddy Theobald
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Panel: Do Special Education Students Get a `Free and Appropriate Public Education’? Looking at Effectiveness and Equity in Education for Students with Disabilities
Location: Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Governor's Square 14 (Sheraton Denver Downtown)
For more information about the conference, visit APPAM’s website.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.