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The Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education
2006 APA CONVENTION
Psychology in Schools and Education:
Work of the APA Coalition for Psychology in Schools
and Education
Division/Sponsor : Board of Educational Affairs
Co-Listing Divisions/Groups : Division 25; Division 16
Friday, August 11, 2006, 12:00-1:50 p.m.
Morial Convention Center - Meeting Room 349
The Coalition's presentation will feature a report on a number of current activities of the Coalition. Housed within the Education Directorate, the Coalition is committed to addressing education issues and problems through the application of psychological science to teaching and learning. The Coalition includes representatives from 12 APA divisions and six groups. Panelists will discuss the APA Teachers' Needs Survey's nationwide results as well as a research agenda for the psychological sciences that is imbedded in NCLB.
2006 AERA Symposium
2006 AERA Annual Meeting - Education Research in the Public Interest
Friday, April 7 - Tuesday, April 11, 2006
San Francisco, California
For more information about the Annual Meeting, please visit: http://www.aera.net
The Coalition for Psychology in the Schools-Report (Division E-Counseling and Human Development)
Friday, April 7, 2:15-3:45 pm
Moscone Center West, 2nd Floor, Room 2014
Chair: Steve Rollin
Participants: Rena Subotnik (APA), Mary Brabeck (NYU), Jane Conoley
(UCSB), Robert Felner (University of Louisville)
Center for Psychology in Schools and Education Breakfast Meeting
Saturday, April 8, 7:00-9:00 am
Hotel Palomar
De Young Boardroom
12 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
www.hotelpalomar.com
The Coalition's symposium will feature a report on a number of current activities of the Coalition. The Coalition an activity within the Education Affairs unit within APA is committed to addressing education issues and problems through the application of psychological science. The Coalition is made up of 12 APA Divisions and six groups. The topics for the Symposium are as Follows: the standardized patient for teacher training; a primer on research opportunities and guidelines for psychologists drawn for NCLB and new role for school psychologists as suggested by NCLB.
NCLB and School Psychology: A Paradigm Shift, Or?
The current federal legislation, NCLB is arguably one of the most influential initiatives in public education. Historically the roles of school psychology has been determined, at the federal level by IDEA. Over the past 30 years there has been a strong interest in the profession to shift from the 'sorting approach' of IDEA to curriculum based assessment. The challenge then is to use NCLB to refashion the role of School Psychology to the curriculum based model consistent with NCLB. The new role must be grounded in the expectation that all children will achieve proficiency in reading and math and therefore school psychologists must move towards increased teacher, counselor and parent consultation, program evaluation, systems intervention, prevention and remediation. This paper outlines the process for reform.
Standardized Patient-- A model for teacher training?
The medical community has used, for nearly 20 years the standardized patient as a model for training and assessment. This model uses trained actors to simulate patients in need of medical services. This technique benefits trainees in the following ways: the 'patients' are standardized and therefore the assessment across candidates is based on an even playing field, observation can be made with out compromising privacy, patients can provide feedback and the possibility of harm is reduced to zero. The Coalition is considering this model for training of teachers and counselors particularly in the realm of parent and/or guardian communication. This paper will outline the issues and possibilities associated with this model for teacher and counselor training.
Creating a Research Agenda for Psychological Sciences from NCLB
The Coalition for Psychology in the Schools is in the process of developing a primer for researchers that will lay out a research agenda for the psychological sciences that is imbedded in NCLB and related legislation like the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. This paper provides an overview of the issues that led to this initiative by the Coalition. This session seeks to solicit input and to develop potential partnerships with Division E and AERA in both research and policy formulation.
Presenters:
Rena Subotnik, American Psychological Association
Mary Brabeck, New York University
Jane Conoley, University of California-Santa Barbara
Robert Felner, University of Louisville
Steve Rollin, Florida State University
Scott Solberg, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
APA Presents Sessions on Psychology's Contribution to Education Public Policy and Research
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference - Demography and Democracy in the Era of Accountability
Monday, April 11 - Friday, April 15, 2005
Montréal, Canada
L to R: Stephen Rollin, Rena Subotnik, Robert Felner, Mike Royer, Jane Close Conoley |
On Monday, April 11, members of the Coalition for Psychology
in Schools and Education
and CPSE staff held an AERA session entitled “Psychology in Schools and Education: Work of the APA Coalition on Psychology for Schools and Education.” Panelists, including Rena Subotnik, Director of the Center for Psychology in Schools and Education, Steve Rollin (Division 17), Coalition Chair, Robert Felner (Division 27), Mike Royer (Division 15) and Jane Conoley (Division 16) discussed their work on topics including: assessment and motivation, research and practice on national and statewide accountability systems, the needs of teachers for training in assessment, instruction, parent/community engagement and diversity, classroom management, and the modeling required for effective and appropriate analysis of educational "value-added" concerns.
The Center also hosted a breakfast at AERA to discuss several CPSE initiatives and solicit ideas from attendees on the role of psychology in education and schools. The CPSE breakfast was attended by Mary Brabeck (Division 17 and BEA),
Jane Conoley (Division 16), Ed Crowe (National Council on Teaching and America’s Future), Carol Dwyer (Educational Testing Service), Dan Fallon (Carnegie Corporation), Robert Felner (Division 15), Cynthia Hudley (BEA), Vinetta Jones (Dean of Education, Howard University), Alan Lesgold (Division 15), Richard Mayer (Division 15),
Rob McEntarffer (TOPSS), Susan Phillips (Division 17), Steve Rollin (Division 17), Mike Royer (Division 17), Steve Yussen (Division 7), and members of the APA Education and
Rena Subotnik, APA Education Directorate |
Science Directorate staff.
APA also co-sponsored a session with Division C AERA (Teaching and Learning) at the 2005 AERA conference entitled "Fight or Flight: The Role of Research in Federal Policy Making." Rena Subotnik, APA Education Directorate staff, Barbara McCombs, Pat Alexander, Jim Greeno (all from Division 15 and Division C), and Karen Studwell, APA Science Directorate staff, discussed the issues being wrestled with by policy makers today, and how researchers should respond if policy makers ignore psychology’s contribution to the field of education policy and research.
The Center is offering sessions at the 2006 AACTE, AERA and APA conferences and invites affiliates and division representatives to attend the meetings and become increasingly involved in the Center’s initiatives. The Center appreciates APA members’ participation in bringing psychologists together to improve our nation’s educational agenda.
If you are interested in learning more about the Center for Psychology in Schools and Education please contact Heidi Sickler.
Updated 5.23.06
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