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1. Public presentation:
Title: Teacher Preparation, Classroom Structure, and Learning Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Speaker: Myderrizi, Arzana
Date: Wed, March 27th, 2024
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
Location: PCN 2012
2. Lunch and forum (for EDST faculty) with Candidate #2:
Date: Wed, March 27th, 2024
Time: 11:30 am – 1 pm
Location: PCN 2012
More information on the Public presentation at 10 below:
Ample research investigates returns to teacher preparation and other instructional inputs for the general student population, yet evidence is lacking for students with disabilities (SWDs). This study uses North Carolina data to estimate achievement returns to teacher preparation by classroom type and level of classroom support for SWDs. I find that SWDs perform better when placed in inclusive classrooms and when these classrooms have co-teachers. Regardless of classroom type, SWDs benefit from more experienced teachers, but only gain from special education certified teachers in certain classroom configurations. These results indicate that education leaders can optimize resource allocation by minimizing separate classrooms for SWDs, relaxing special education certification requirements, and investing in an experienced teacher workforce with support from co-teachers.
Bio: Arzana Myderrizi is a PhD Candidate in the Public Administration and Policy Department at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is interested in education policy, the economics of education, applied econometrics, educator effectiveness, and educational equity for students with disabilities (SWDs) and other underrepresented student populations. Her current research examines the role and effectiveness of teachers and school principals in promoting academic and behavioral outcomes for SWDs. Prior to her doctoral studies, Arzana received an M.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University and B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences with majors in Economics and Public Policy from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo. She has several years of teaching and research experience in both academic and non-academic settings.