March 2023

Mark Schneider

James L. Moore III

Peggy Carr

The Research and Science Policy Forum at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting will highlight important areas at the intersection of education research and science policy. Among the prominent speakers are Mark Schneider, director of the Institute for Education Sciences, and James L. Moore III, assistant director for the STEM Education Directorate (EDU) at the National Science Foundation (NSF).

This series of sessions provides an opportunity for meeting attendees to hear from representatives of federal research agencies, learn about emerging issues in education research policy, and engage in AERA initiatives that bring scientific knowledge and methods to bear.

“This series reflects and reinforces the crucial nexus between education research and education policy,” said AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine. “Effective federal policy is reliant on rigorous data and scholarship and is best achieved with the commitment and involvement of education researchers.”

Prominent sessions in this series include (all times CT):

• The Role of Education Research in National STEM Education Priorities: A Conversation With NSF EDU Assistant Director James L. Moore III
  • Friday, April 14, 9:50 to 11:20 am
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Tower - Ballroom Level - Grand Hall I
     
• National Science Foundation Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) Program Officers Roundtables
  • Friday, April 14, 11:40 am to 1:10 pm
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Tower - Ballroom Level - Grand Ballroom B
     
• Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM Organizations—A Report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
  • Friday, April 14, 11:40 am to 1:10 pm
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Tower - Ballroom Level – Room TBD
     
• Opportunities for Federal Research Funding: Institute of Education Sciences, National Science Foundation, and National Institutes of Health
  • Friday, April 14, 2:50 to 4:20 pm
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Tower - Ballroom Level - Grand Hall GH
     
• Bolstering Innovation in Education Research: A Conversation With Institute of Education Sciences Director Mark Schneider
  • Saturday, April 15, 9:50 to 11:20 am
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower- Ballroom Level, Grand Hall I
     
• U.S. and Worldwide Perspectives on COVID - Priority Research Issues and Directions
  • Saturday, April 15, 9:50 to 11:20 am
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Tower- Ballroom Level - Grand Hall K
     
• State of the Field: Gender and Racial Equity in Educational Measurement (Joint Session With Division D, NCME, and WiM)
  • Saturday, April 15, 9:50 to 11:20 am
    Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Fifth Floor - Chicago Ballroom B/C
     
• Revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (Joint Session With NCME)
  • Saturday, April 15, 1:30 to 2:30 pm
    Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Fifth Floor - Chicago Ballroom B/C
     
• Data Sharing Across Multiple Languages and Multiple Global Perspectives
  • Sunday, April 16, 9:50 to 11:20 am
    Hyatt Regency Chicago, East Tower - Ballroom Level - Grand Hall L

Additional details on these sessions, along with information on additional sessions are available on the AERA website.