May 15, 2007
An SIIA Webcast

Moderator:
Mark Schneiderman, Director of Education Policy, SIIA

Speakers:
Phoebe Cottingham, Commissioner, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, U.S. Department of Education
Mark Dynarski, Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. and Senior Director, National Study of the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Interventions
Deborah L. Stirling, Research Science Director, Pearson Digital Learning
Denis Newman, President, Empirical Education, Inc. and Co-Chair, SIIA Evaluation Research Working Group Steve Ritter, Co-Founder & Chief Product Architect, Carnegie Learning

On April 4, the U.S. Department of Education released "Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort.” The study has received much attention, while its meaning and impact on in the market and on SIIA members is still being determined. This webcast will provide SIIA members with a briefing on the study and opportunity for discussion of its implications. The expert panel of study authors and key stakeholders will:

• review the study findings
• discuss key study design decisions and limitations
• provide lessons learned for future research studies
• advise on the study’s market impact