PEER Presentations

Meyer, J.L., Strambler, M.J., & Ferguson, M.M. Mobilizing an RPP to Respond to Pressing Questions in Education: PEER's Collaborative Evaluation of Connecticut's Early Childhood Educator Workforce Pipeline Pilot Program. Presentation at the Annual Forum of the National Network of Education Research Practice Partnerships (NNERPP), Richmond, VA, July 2023.
Strambler, M.J., Meyer, J.L., & Grant, N. Increasing Access to Home Visiting to Promote Early Child Development: A Continuous Quality Improvement Project. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), Washington, D.C., September 2022.
Strambler, M.J. Zieher, A., Meyer, J.L., & Genovese, M. Measuring Social and Emotional Learning Implementation Practices. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA. [Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic; scheduled for April 2020].
Strambler, M.J., Irwin, C.W., Coleman, G.A., & Meyer, J.L. Developing a Collaborative Research Agenda among Three Connecticut Communities. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), Washington, D.C., March 2018.
Strambler, M.J., Coleman, G.A., Meyer, J.L., & Irwin, C.W. Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER): A Connecticut based Research-Practice Partnership. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY, April 2018.
Preliminary Results of IES Project 2. Leir Center, Ridgefield, CT, May 2017.
Preliminary Results of IES Project 1. Leir Center, Ridgefield, CT, May 2017.
Presentation at PEER Conference. University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, May 2016.
Presentation at U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences Principal Investigator Meeting. Washington, D.C., December 2015.
Presentation at Connecticut Association of Boards of Education/Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents Conference. Groton, CT, November 2015.
Research Agenda Work Session. Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT, October 2015.
Research Agenda Workshop. Leir Center, Ridgefield, CT, June 2015.

Keynote Addresses from PEER Stakeholder Events

Building a Culture of Family Engagement: Drawing on the Strengths of Children, Parents and Families. Dr. Vivian L. Gadsden, University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. October 2019 at The Leir Center in Ridgefield, CT.
Why I Think that Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs) Can Improve Education Research, Practice, and Policy. Dr. John Q. Easton, University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. November 2018 at The Leir Center in Ridgefield, CT.
Strengthening Family Engagement and Program Quality for Young Children’s School Readiness: A University---District Partnership in Support of Pre-K for All. Dr. Pamela A. Morris, New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. May 2017 at The Leir Center in Ridgefield, CT.
The Changing Face of America: Supporting Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Children. Dr. Michael López, Abt Associates. May 2016 at University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, CT.
The Context of Research-Practice Partnerships. Jill Weber, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). June 2015 at Leir Center in Ridgefield, CT.

Presentations from 2016 PEER Early Childhood Education Conference

Connecticut’s StriveTogether Partnerships: Using Collective Impact to Improve Outcomes for Children. Anthony Allison, Norwalk ACTS; Merle Berke-Schlessel, Bridgeport Prospers; Lori Hart, Waterbury Bridge to Success; and Mara Siladi, Stamford Cradle to Career.
Neag PK3 Leadership Program. Dr. Karen List, UConn Neag School of Education.
Partnering to Promote Learning and Development: Using the CT ELDS with Families. Michelle Levy, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Handout: OEC Guide for Families
Examining Quality in Family Child Care: An Evaluation of All Our Kin Erica Phillips, Kayla Reiman, and Christina Nelson, All Our Kin. Handout: Evaluation Report
Head Start: Who we are, what do we do and how can we do it better together? Marina Winkler, Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families; Dr. Andrea Brinnel, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood; Monette Ferguson, Action for Bridgeport Community Development, Inc. (ABCD); and Imelda D’Luc, Childcare Learning Centers (CLC).
Literacy and Academic Success for English Learners through Science (LASErS): Supporting STEM Learning for Young Children. Jess Gropen and Jacqueline Bourassa, Education Development Center, Inc. Handouts: LASErS overview and Early STEM Learning at EDC