More than 60 staff members of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) have been selected to participate in this year's annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), which will be held in New York City on March 24-28, 2008.
Jessica Heppen, a nationally recognized expert in education research, policy, and practice, is the president & CEO of AIR. Dr. Heppen been with AIR for 20 years and, in that time, has held several key roles during her tenure.
Leading education researchers with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will participate in the annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) that will be held March 2 through March 4, ...
Researchers from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) attend annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), and discuss randomized field trials in school settings, mathematics and science education, preschool, teacher professional development, more.
What are evidence standards for evaluating math and science programs? Join experts from AIR for an engaging webinar about evidence standards. Presenters will discuss the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tiers of Evidence and the What Works Clearinghouse evidence rating system and how these evidence standards relate to evaluating math ...
The Scientific Evidence in Education (SEE) Forums, a project of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), will host a policy luncheon forum on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 on “Building a Foundation for the Future: A Discussion on the Latest Research on Elementary School Math Curricula.”
Lynn Fuchs is an Institute Fellow at AIR and a research professor at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Fuchs conducts programmatic research on assessment methods for enhancing instructional planning, on instructional methods for improving mathematics and reading outcomes for students with learning disabilities, and on the cognitive and linguistic student characteristics associated ...
Douglas Fuchs is an Institute Fellow at AIR. He is also Professor of Special Education and Nicholas Hobbs Chair of Special Education and Human Development and Professor Pediatrics in the Vanderbilt University Medical School, Department of Special Education. At Vanderbilt, Fuchs has been principal investigator of 50 federally-sponsored research grants. ...
Nicholas Sorensen is a principal researcher at AIR. His research is primarily focused on dropout prevention and helping struggling students succeed across the transition to high school. His work emphasizes the role of social psychological interventions, strategies to support success in algebra and mathematics, and use of early warning systems ...
Rebecca Zumeta Edmonds is a managing researcher at the AIR in Washington, DC, where she serves as the co-director of the National Center on Intensive Intervention, and as project director for an Investing in Innovation and Improvement (i3) Development Grant. She previously coordinated services for the Response to Intervention Center ...