<span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica"><font size="4">Join us for a series of three Webinars discussing the Measures of Effective Teaching Project grants program.</font></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">
<span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica"><b><i>Notes: Webinars are listed in EDT/EST. You must register for each webinar.</i></b></span></div>
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</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="line-height:30px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica;font-weight:bold"><font size="4">Overview of the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Project and Grants Program - Friday, October 26</font></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">This first Webinar will provide an overview of the Gates Foundation-sponsored Measures of Effective Teaching project and point prospective grantees to resources that can be used to learn about that project. There will be ample time for Q&A after the presentation. </span></div>
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<tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 3px" width="32"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Title:</b></font></td><td style="padding:0px 0px 3px 5px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><font style="font-style:italic">Overview of the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Project and Grants Program</font></font></td>
</tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 3px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Date:</b></font></td><td style="padding:0px 0px 3px 5px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">Friday, October 26, 2012</font></td>
</tr><tr><td style="padding:0px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Time:</b></font></td><td style="padding:0px 0px 0px 5px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT</font></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Space is limited.</b><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Reserve your Webinar seat now at:</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">
<a href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/252476722" style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica" target="_blank">https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/252476722</a></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="line-height:30px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica;font-weight:bold"><font size="4">Overview of Measures of Effective Teaching Data Available to Grantees through ICPSR - Friday, November 9</font></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Join us for the second in a series of three Webinars discussing the Measures of Effective Teaching Project grants program. This second webinar will describe the data that will be available to grantees, including student achievement data, classroom video and scored observation data, and student survey data. Prospective grantees also will learn how to use currently available ICPSR resources to plan research and how to access and analyze MET data within ICPSR’s virtual data enclave. There will be ample time for Q&A after the presentation.</span></div>
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<tbody><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px" width="32"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Title:</b></font></td><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px 5px">
<font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><font style="font-style:italic">Overview of Measures of Effective Teaching Data Available to Grantees through ICPSR</font></font></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px">
<font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Date:</b></font></td><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px 5px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">Friday, November 9, 2012</font></td>
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<font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica"><br>
</b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Space is limited.</b><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Reserve your Webinar seat now at:</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">
<a href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/816219810" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica" target="_blank">https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/816219810</a></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="line-height:30px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica;font-weight:bold"><font size="4">Overview of Measures of Effective Teaching Video Data - Friday, November 16</font></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Join us for the third in a series of three Webinars discussing the Measures of Effective Teaching Project grants program. This third webinar will discuss the video data that will be available to grantees and how such data can be accessed and analyzed within the ICPSR virtual data enclave. There will be ample time for Q&A after the presentation.</span></div>
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<tbody><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px" width="32"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Title:</b></font></td><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px 5px">
<font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><font style="font-style:italic">Overview of Measures of Effective Teaching Video Data</font></font></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px">
<font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Date:</b></font></td><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 3px 5px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">Friday, November 16, 2012</font></td>
</tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica"><b>Time:</b></font></td><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 5px">
<font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST</font></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Space is limited.</b><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">
<span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">Reserve your Webinar seat now at:</span><br style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">
<a href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/254617250" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica" target="_blank">https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/254617250</a></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica">The National Academy of Education, in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, is pleased to announce the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Early Career Research Grants competition. This program will award up to 10 grants of $25,000 each to conduct a research study using the extensive Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database. In conducting this study, grantees will receive free technical assistance from members of the National Academy of Education and participate, at no cost, in a series of networking meetings aimed at building a new cadre of scholars interested in research on teaching. Eligibility for the grants program is limited to scholars who received their doctorate after August 31, 2007. Individuals working in a variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to education, economics, psychometrics, psychology, sociology, and statistics are encouraged to apply. Applications from members of under-represented groups are encouraged.</span></div>
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<tbody><tr><td style="padding:20px 0px"><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.</font></td>
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Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server</font></td></tr><tr><td height="18"></td></tr><tr><td><font style="font-size:12px" color="#000000" face="arial,verdana,helvetica">Mac®-based attendees<br>Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer</font></td>
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