EDRE Lecture Series
The University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform is pleased to announce these events as part of our 2024-2025 Lecture Series. All lectures will be held on Fridays from noon - 1:30 p.m. in GRAD 343, unless otherwise noted below.
The program is open to the public and includes a complementary lunch catered by Stone Mill Bread. Please arrive a few minutes minutes early to select a sandwich and side before the lecture begins.
While speakers listed are confirmed, details on their presentations may be delayed; please check back. Direct questions to Miranda Vernon.
Fall 2024 Lecture Series
Sept. 6: Lucy Sorensen
Associate Professor, University at Albany, SUNY
Lecture Title: "On the Margin: Who Receives a Juvenile Referral in School and What Effect Does It Have?"
Suggested Readings:
- Sorensen, Lucy C., Andrea Headley, and Stephen B. Holt. (2024). On the Margin: Who Receives a Juvenile Referral in School and What Effect Does It Have?. (EdWorkingPaper: 24-907). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/k541-d383
Sept. 20: Sarah Cordes
Associate Professor of Policy, Organizational and Leadership Studies, Temple University
Lecture Title: "Do Good Schools Make Public Housing Work? Evidence from New York City."
Suggested Readings:
- Cordes, S., Han, J., & Schwartz, A. (2022, December 21). Housing, Neighborhoods, and Education. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. Retrieved 12 Aug. 2024, from https://oxfordre.com/economics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.001.0001/acrefore-9780190625979-e-840.
Sept. 27: Thomas Dee
Barnett Family Professor, Stanford University
Lecture Title: Accelerating Opportunity: The Effects of Instructionally Supported Detracking
Suggested Readings:
- Huffaker, Elizabeth, Sarah Novicoff, and Thomas S. Dee. (2023). Ahead of the Game? Course-Taking Patterns under a Math Pathways Reform. (EdWorkingPaper: 23-734). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/yk56-yy47
Oct. 25: Leigh McLean
Associate Research Professor, University of Delaware
Lecture Title: "A Longitudinal Exploration of Personal, Pragmatic, and School Factors Associated with Beginning Teachers' Burnout in the Transition to Teaching."
Suggested Readings:
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McLean, L., Abry, T., Taylor, M., & Gaias, L. (2019). The influence of adverse classroom and school experiences on first year teachers’ mental health and career optimism. Teaching and Teacher Education, 87(102956). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.102956
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McLean, L., Taylor, M., & Jimenez, M. (2019). Career choice motivations in teacher training as predictors of burnout and career optimism in the first year of teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 85, 204–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.06.020
- McLean, L., Taylor, M., & Sandilos, L. (2023). The roles of adaptability and school climate in first-year teachers' developing perceptions of themselves, their classroom relationships, and the career. Teaching and Teacher Education, 99(101213). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2023.04.003
- McLean, L., Abry, T., Taylor, M., Jimenez, M., & Granger, K. (2017). Teachers' mental health and perceptions of school climate across the transition from training to teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 65, 230-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2017.03.018
Spring 2025 Lecture Series
Jan. 24: Jason Grissom
Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education, Vanderbilt University
Lecture Title: TBA
Suggested Readings:
- TBA
Jan. 31: Barbara Biasi
Assistant Professor of Economics, Yale University
Lecture Title: TBA
Suggested Readings:
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Feb. 7: Jaret Hodges
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, University of North Texas
Lecture Title: TBA
Suggested Readings:
- TBA
Apr. 4: Ericka Weathers
Assistant Professor of Policy, Organizations, Leadership, and Systems Division
Lecture Title: TBA
Suggested Readings:
- TBA
