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faculty:

jay p. greene
department head,
endowed chair
in education reform



robert m. costrell
endowed chair
in accountability

robert maranto
endowed chair
in leadership


gary w. ritter

endowed chair
in education policy



sandra stotsky
endowed chair
in teacher quality



patrick j. wolf
endowed chair
in school choice



Department of Education Reform Lecture Series

The University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform is pleased to announce these events as part of our 200-10 Lecture Series. Additional lectures are being planned and information on those events will be posted when available. Click here for the Univesity of Arkansas' press release.

Watch video from previous lectures



Upcoming Lectures 2009-10

Unless otherwise indicated, all lectures will be held at 12:00 p.m. in GRAD 342.
  • August 28, 2009
    • Steven A. Peterson, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg
  • September 11, 2009
  • September 25, 2009
  • October 16, 2009
    • Lisa Snell, Director of Education, Reason Foundation
  • October 23, 2009
    • Robert F. Boruch, University Trustee Chair Professor of Education and Professor of Statistics, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
  • December 4, 2009

Past Lectures


2008-09 Lecture Series

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  • Date: April 10, 2009
    Guest Speaker: Daniel Willingham, Professor, University of Virginia
    Lecture Title: How Do You Actually Teach Critical Thinking? A Cognitive Psychologist Describes the Path to 21st-Century Skills
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Presentation:How Do You Actually Teach Critical Thinking? A Cognitive Psychologist Describes the Path to 21st-Century Skills

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  • Date: April 3, 2009
    Guest Speaker: William Ouchi, Sanford and Betty Sigoloff Chair in Corporate Renewal, Area Chair, UCLA
    Lecture Title: The Secret of TSL (Total Student Load)
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  • Date: March 28, 2009
    Guest Speaker: Mark Dynarski, Vice President; Director, Center for Improving Research Evidence, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
    Lecture Title: Using Software to Improve Learning: Findings from the National Evaluation of Education Technology(video coming soon)

Presentation:Effectiveness of Reading and Math Software Products: Findings From the National Evaluation

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Presentation: Every Catholic Child in a Catholic School

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Presentation: Harming the Best

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Teske

Springer

Cullen

Mandara Mead


See below to learn more about previous lectures.


university of arkansas | department of education reform | 201 graduate education building | fayetteville | ar | 72701
Ph: 479|575-3172 Fax: 479|575-3196 | e-mail: edreform@uark.edu