• Contact Us

    Emma Prillaman

    eprillaman@educationweek.org

  • Where

    Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel 
    Phoenix, AZ

  • When

    Wednesday – Friday

    October 25-27, 2023

Steven Ross

Professor and Evaluation Director at the Center for Research and Reform in Education | Johns Hopkins University

Steven M. Ross is a professor and Evaluation Director at the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Ross is the author of six textbooks and over 140 journal articles in the areas of educational technology, at-risk learners, educational reform, extended learning time programs, and research and evaluation. He is a noted lecturer on school programs and educational evaluation, Editor Emeritus of the research section of the Educational Technology Research and Development journal, and a member of the editorial board for four other professional journals. He was the first faculty recipient of The University of Memphis Eminent Faculty Award for teaching, research and service, and held the Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education and a Faudree Professorship at The University of Memphis. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Michael Spector Career Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Communications and Technology. He has testified on school restructuring research before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, has been a consultant to the National Science Foundation on project evaluation design, and is a technical advisor and researcher on current national initiatives regarding the evaluation of out-of-school learning, STEM instruction, technology integration, and social-emotional learning.

All Sessions by Steven Ross

  • Day 1 - Oct. 25

    Wednesday

  • 4:10  - 5:05
    Many school district officials say they want research-based or evidence-based products for their school systems. But what do they mean by research and evidence? For education companies, knowing how to go about arranging a research study for a product can seem overwhelming. In this interactive session, academic researchers who help education companies arrange research studies on their products draw from their experience to explain what kinds of evidence districts look for, and the array of options companies have for building a research base that works for them. The presenters will also talk about the costly and time-consuming missteps companies need to avoid. The researchers will be joined by a K-12 district administrator with a lead role on product evaluation who talks about the evidence districts look for before committing to purchases. This session will be interactive and feature extensive Q-and-A, in which companies in the audience can pose practical questions that have stumped them when they’re thinking about how to build an evidence base and what sort of research they’re ready for.
    Learn and Reflect




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