T/TAC Professional Development Events
[PAST EVENT] Making Education Research Matter
How can educational researchers get policymakers to actually use their findings? How do we make research accessible to practitioners? And why does it all matter?
For Betsy Talbott, associate professor of special education at UIC, the biggest challenge educational researchers face is supporting school professionals in their use of assessment and teaching strategies with the research to back those strategies up. However, ?adapting research-based assessment and intervention is critical throughout all of education, whether the goal is to improve students? reading, math, science, social studies and study skills, or to shape their social-emotional learning,? says Talbott.
Talbott will discuss strategies for researchers to put their findings into action by working with policymakers and practitioners. She hopes attendees will leave the event with concrete action steps and the realization that ?having a seat at the table?engaging with school and state leaders, as well as practitioners and parents?will make a difference.?
The talk is aimed at all areas of education, including counseling and school psychology, special education, gifted and talented, education leadership and policy, and innovation and learning.
About the speaker
Elizabeth (Betsy) Talbott earned her PhD from the University of Virginia and is associate professor of special education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is past-president and legislative advocate for the Council for Exceptional Children-Division for Research. In her work, Talbott addresses the mental health and academic needs of urban youth with disabilities. She explores strategies for making education research matter--for policymakers, families, and school leaders.