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Curriculum and Research Directors Meeting
Improving Achievement in Secondary Education: What do we do with what we know?
Hilton Hotel
720 S Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
July 16-18, 2008
Session: Adolescent Literacy: An Overview
This presentation will frame the key challenges associated with adolescent literacy
and literacy interventions
Presenter: Timothy Shanahan, University of Chicago, Executive Director, Consortium on
Chicago School Research
Session: An Adolescent Literacy Intervention: Evaluation of Word Generation in
Boston Public Schools
This session will explore early findings from an implementation and efficacy trial of
a targeted literacy intervention currently being piloted in the Boston Public Schools.
Presenter: Catherine Snow, Professor, Harvard University
Session: Early Impact and Implementation of Enhanced Reading Opportunities
This session will focus on the findings of a national evaluation of supplemental
ninth grade literacy programs and implications for making decisions on the
implementation of literacy interventions.
Presenter: James J. Kemple, Director, K-12 Policy Area, MDRC
Session: Acessing the Curriculum: Using Online Curricula, Tools and Materials
This session will focus on the development of online curricula, tools, and materials
to help teachers provide access to academic content for all students and match
instructional resources to student needs.
Presenter: Denise Collier, Deputy Superintendent, Dallas Independent School District
Session: Overview of Council Research- Results from High School Survey and
Research Brief on the 9th Grade Transition
Presenters: Shirley Schwartz, Director of Special Projects, Council of the Great City
Schools
Jason Snipes, Director of Research, Council of the Great City Schools
Session: Research and Curriculum Working Groups: Identifying Secondary
Students' Needs and Developing Instructional Responses
 
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