MERA Spring 2025 Conference
Unlocking Insights: AI & Data Analytics, Policy in MI Education, May 6, 2025 @ MSU FCU Headquarters in East Lansing
Join us for a dynamic, one-day conference packed with timely insights and hands-on learning opportunities for education professionals. This year’s event will feature:
AI in School Data Analysis – Emily McEvoy & John Thero will lead a panel discussion on how AI is transforming data analysis in schools, followed by a hands-on demonstration.
Networking Time – Connect with peers, exchange ideas, and build valuable professional relationships.
Unlocking MI School Data – Cheryl Twitchell & Dean Sensabaugh from CEPI will reveal hidden insights and powerful features in MI School Data that many users overlook.
Education Policy Update & Q&A – Jason Mancini from Central Michigan University Charter Schools Office will provide the latest updates on education policy and answer audience questions.
Assessment Insights – Mark Reckase Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of measurement and quantitative methods
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Our Mission
The mission of the Michigan Educational Research Association is to promote accurate, high quality, appropriate and ethical use of research, assessment, and evaluation practices that improve teaching and learning in education.
The Need
There are many forces of change at work in education. Site based management, total quality learning, alternative assessment, individualized instruction, inclusion, and many other new teaching, learning, assessment and management practices are calling for more use of relevant data or information in decision making.
Many of these changes are caused by federal and state initiatives. Often, these changes are being mandated with little regard for research to support the conclusions.
MERA has been and continues to be an organization that supports innovative changes that are supported by valid research.
Goals
Share and exchange ideas, techniques, materials, and procedures used in educational research, assessment and program evaluation.
Promote the value and importance of the role of educational research and evaluation in education. Encourage appropriate and ethical use of research, assessment, and program evaluation techniques for the improvement of education.
