Convening 1 Participants

The list of convening participants is organized by last name. Some convening participants requested that they not be included in the list. An * following a convening participant’s name indicates that they are a member of our Steering Committee. An ▲ following a participant’s name indicates that they participated in our listening tour.

Planning Team (Attended the Convening)

  • Angela Bahng - Gates Foundation

  • Dr. Britte Haugan Cheng - Menlo Education Research LLC*

  • Dr. Lauren Deters - Khan Academy*

  • Dr. Danielle Guzman-Orth - Measured Methods Consulting LLC ▲

  • Dr. Jennifer L. Husbgands - Steward Education Advisors ▲

  • Lindsay Jones, J.D. - CAST* ▲

  • Dr. Susan Lyons - Lyons Assessment Consulting* ▲

  • Natalie Rambis - Menlo Education Research LLC

  • Karen Recasner - Gates Foundation

  • Brandee Tate - Gates Foundation

  • Dr. Michael Walker - Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)*

Steering Committee (Did Not Attend the Convening)

  • Dr. Kristen DiCerbo - Khan Academy* ▲

  • Dr. Temple Lovelace - Assessments for Good (AERDF: Advanced Education Research and Development Fund)* ▲

  • Michelle Odemwingie - Achievement Network (ANet)* ▲

  • Dr. John Whitmer - Learning Data Insights* ▲

Convening Participants

  • Dr. Anika Alam - University of Maryland

  • Melissa Amos - Gates Foundation

  • Aneesha Badrinarayan - Education First ▲

  • Dr. Katie Bainbridge - Rice/Openstax

  • Dr. José Blackorby - WestEd

  • Dr. Heather Buzick - ETS

  • Dr. Stephanie W. Cawthon - The University of Texas at Austin

  • Dr. Melissa Chabran - Hewlett Foundation

  • Michael Chrzan - Center for Education Data Science and Innovation

  • Dr. Ruhan Circi - American Institutes for Research

  • Andrew Duval - Writelike

  • Dr. Kadriye Ercikan - ETS Research Institute

  • Dr. Jenna Gravel - CAST

  • Kris Hagel - Peninsula School District

  • Andrew Hinkle - National Center on Educational Outcomes

  • Dr. Kristen Huff - Curriculum Associates

  • Anna Jiang - Gates Foundation

  • Dr. Sam Catherine Johnston - CAST

  • Rob Kasher - Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)

  • Nathan Kriha - EdTrust

  • Dr. Pōhai Kūkea Shultz - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • Sherry Lachman, J.D. - AugmentED (AERDF)

  • Dr. Cara Laitusis - Center for Assessment

  • Mia Laudato - CITES at CAST ▲

  • Melissa Lazarin - Gates Foundation

  • Peter Leonard - Chicago Public Schools

  • Dr. Jing Liu - University of Maryland

  • Gabriela López - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

  • Dr. Sue Lottridge - Cambium Assessment

  • Nirupa Mathew - Smarter Balanced

  • Dr. Rochelle Michel - Smarter Balanced

  • Michelle Park Michelini - University of Chicago

  • Dr. Thema Monroe-White - George Mason University

  • Elizabeth Moore - Gates Foundation

  • Nicholas Munyan-Penney - EdTrust

  • Dr. April Murphy - Carnegie Learning

  • Lillian Pace - Knowledge Works Foundation

  • Dr. Luis Pérez - CAST ▲

  • Dr. Sarah Quesen - WestEd

  • Dr. Pati Ruiz - Digital Promise

  • Chris Rupprecht - Achievement Network (ANet)

  • Dr. Michael Russell - Boston College

  • Michelle Soriano - CAST

  • Matt Stephens - Quill.org

  • Rob Thompson - Oak Foundation

  • Dr. Jutta Treviranus - Inclusive Design Research Centre

  • Dr. Jessica Tsang - Align R&D

  • Dr. Trey Vasquez - Kansas University, CAST Board Member

  • Chad Vignola, J.D.- Literacy Design Collaborative

  • Dr. Jack Wang - Adobe Research

  • Dr. Joshua Wilson - University of Delaware

  • Matthew Winters - Utah State Board of Education

  • Dr. Esther Yoon - Gates Foundation