WestEd researchers are presenting on a range of topics at the 2025 Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Conference, held October 8–11, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.
This year’s theme is “Education in Context: Research, Systems, and the Future of Evidence-Based Change.”
Aligned to this conference theme, our researchers will present papers that focus on online mathematics, STEAM magnet schools, an early elementary digital mathematics program, access to community college, in-person mathematics tutoring, a virtual reality program, and the implementation of a multiyear mathematics curriculum.
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WestEd Presentations
Wednesday, October 8
Innovations in Math and STEM
Time & Location: 2–3:30 p.m. / Salon 12
- Empowering Math Education: Impact of an Online Math Program With Virtual Professional Learning
Presenting Author: Linlin Li (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Mingyu Feng (WestEd) and Kevin Huang (WestEd) - Examining Implementation and Impact of STEAM Magnet Schools: Year 3 Findings From the Compass Project
Presenting Author: Rachel Tripathy (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Thomas Torre Gibney (WestEd), Diana Roldan Rueda (WestEd), and Erin Janulis (WestEd)
Advancing Equity in K–12 Mathematics: Evaluating Evidence-Based Curricula Across Diverse Contexts
Time & Location: 3:45–5:15 p.m. / Salon 2
Presenters: Jarrett Reid Whitaker (Accelerate Learning), Janelle Montroy (Accelerate Learning), and Myra Pannell (Mississippi State University)
Discussant: Taunya Nesin (WestEd)
Thursday, October 9
Partnerships that Transform: Cross-Role Collaborations as Engines of Systemic Change in Education
Time: 9–10 a.m.
Moderators/Organizers: Ann Edwards (WestEd) and Britte Haugan Cheng (MenloEDU)
Presenters: Paula Arce-Trigetti (NNERPP), Xin Wei (The Center for Inclusive Innovation at Digital Promise), Chris Thorn (Partners for School Innovation), Amy Auletto (Center for Education Efficacy, Excellence and Equity [E4], Northwestern Collaborative for Applied Research in Education), Jenny Sarna (WestEd), Rachel Tripathy (WestEd), Thomas Torre Gibney (WestEd), Diana Roldan Rueda(WestEd), and Erin Janulis (WestEd)
Academic Learning and Supports in K–12
Time & Location: 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Exhibit Hall (Section A)
- Effects of a Supplemental Digital Mathematics Program on Early Elementary Learning
Presenting Author: Amber Beliakoff (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Linlin Li (WestEd), Mingyu Feng (WestEd), Hee Jin Bang (Age of Learning), and Kevin Huang (WestEd)
Social and Emotional Development in Educational Settings
Time & Location: 10:30–11:30 a.m. / Exhibit Hall (Section G)
- The Effectiveness and Cost of a Classroom Management System for Rural Settings: Pilot Study Results
Presenting Author: Nicolette Grasley-Boy (WestEd)
Contributing Author: Gretchen Scheibel (Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, University of Kansas)
Graduate Student Lunch
Time & Location: 11:30am – 12:30pm / Red Lacquer Room at the Palmer Hotel
With opening remarks from Maria Salciccioli, Senior Research Associate at WestEd, and Rebecca Perry, Senior Program Associate with the Mathematics Education team at WestEd.
Evidence on Community College
Time & Location: 12:30–2:00 p.m. / Salon 4
- Removing Barriers to Access: Re-Engaging Stopped-Out Community College Students in a Midwestern Community College System
Presenting Author: Alyssa Blanchard (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Jenna Terrell (WestEd) and Hayley Spencer (WestEd)
Friday, October 10
QED Advances
Time & Location: 9–10:30 a.m. / Crystal
- Applying a Partially Nested Regression Model to Evaluate an Online Math Program in a Quasi-Experimental Design
Presenting Author: Kevin Huang (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Linlin Li (WestEd) and Mingyu Feng (WestEd)
Mapping the Terrain of Dual Enrollment: Equity, Outcomes, and Access Across States and Settings
Time & Location: 9–10:30 a.m. / Salon 4
Presenters: Jenna Terrell (WestEd), Florence Ran (University of Delaware), Sarah Cashdollar (IWERC at University of Illinois), Julie Edmunds (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), and Chibuzo Ezeigbo (Joyce Foundation)
Academic Learning and Supports in K–12
Time & Location: 1–2 p.m. / Exhibit Hall (Section A)
- Exploring Implementation Variation in In-Person Math Tutoring: Early Insights From a Student-Level RCT
Presenting Author: Linlin Li (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Eunice Chow (WestEd), Mingyu Feng (WestEd), Melissa Lee (WestEd), Roxanna Agah (WestEd), and Wynnie Chan (WestEd) - Impact Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Program on Students’ Geometry Achievement
Presenting Author: Doy Kim (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Amber Beliakoff (WestEd) and Scott Strother (WestEd)
URE
Time & Location: 1–2 p.m. / Exhibit Hall (Section J)
- Knowledge Brokering to Sharpen and Accelerate Partnership Learning: The Case of a Multiyear Math Curriculum Implementation Initiative
Presenting Author: Kirk Walters (WestEd)
Contributing Authors: Emily Stevens (New York City Public Schools), Anna Poole (New York City Public Schools), Gwen Fishel (New York City Public Schools), Lauren Goldenberg (New York City Public Schools), Shani Bretas (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Douglas Ready (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Shaping the Future of Educational Research: Funder Perspectives on Collaboration and Impact
Time: 4–5 p.m.
Moderators/Organizers: Ann Edwards (WestEd) and Britte Haugan Cheng (MenloEDU)