Cara Cahalan Laitusis

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Senior Associate at Center for Assessment NH, Former school psychologist > ETS R&D > Fordham/Ghana/Malawi/ IEQ
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The AERA Nominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices in the 2025 election. The deadline is September 10. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

AERA Nominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2025 Elected Officers—Deadline September 10www.aera.net AERA Nominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2025 Elected Officers—Deadline September 10

Huge honor to be picked for this as both a psychologist and educational researcher. I would love to hear any and all ideas about how to make these standards more relevant and impactful. I already have my list but am interested in your ideas too.

Members of the Joint Committee for the revision of the "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" have been named. Read the announcement here: www.aera.net/Newsroom/Mem...

Lots of good points here and the same is true for standardized tests. open.substack.com/pub/danmeyer...

The Kids That Edtech Writes Offopen.substack.com “Edtech can’t fail kids. It can’t only be failed by kids.”

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And for the sake of Pete, enable the captions before you start the meeting! For a while, you *had* to do it in settings before the meeting started. If that ever changed, I have no idea because mine have been enabled since then. Just Do It ™️

People still struggling with the Zoom settings in 2024. Lawd give me skrength.

I hope to see some of you at #AERA24 and #NCME24 PSA: If you have a disability, there is shuttle service between the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Le Meridien Philadelphia, Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, and Notary Hotel. See the 4/9 email: “Know before you go.”

If you are at #AERA or #NCME, Meagan Karvonen and I will present a new framework for universal design for assessment. I wrote a bit about why the current frameworks don’t apply to testing here & introduce our ideas. Anyone have ideas of journals to publish a framework? www.nciea.org/blog/univers...

New Framework for Universal Design | Center for Assessmentwww.nciea.org Existing frameworks for universal design aren't quite right for educational assessment, so we teamed up and designed a new one.

I love this article. Makes me wish I had some ties to denote the memories.

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Family Tiescharliedepascale.blog There are a few things I miss since stepping away from working full-time, but so many more that I don’t miss at all. And then there are my neckties.

This past year I started following lots of middle aged comedians on IG. It peaked my interest into humor as a construct, so I took a look at the literature and was amazed at how many measures exist going back 75+ years. Any PhD students looking for a dissertation? I have ideas!

Congrats @jeffgreene.bsky.social and all those selected. Great pick!

AERA is thrilled to announce the selection of 24 exemplary scholars as 2024 AERA Fellows. Congratulations! Read the full announcement here: www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

My first blog post on #a11y assessment. Next up will be more technical recommendations and research summaries, but I wanted to start with a nod to my commitment to accessibility. www.nciea.org/blog/designi...

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Who are you forgetting to cite?

For those who are hitting a paywall, the preprint is here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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My Edutopia article ("The Importance of Teaching All Students about Tech Accessibility Features"): www.edutopia.org/article/tech...

The Importance of Teaching All Students About Tech Accessibility Featureswww.edutopia.org Although many see accessibility features as solely for users with disabilities, a wide variety of students can benefit from them.

Looking for people who are interested in psychological science to innovate K12 educational assessment and prioritizing accessibility and equity. Bonus points for those who are practical. If that fits you follow me and I will follow back. #edusky

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Let’s Do Lunchcharliedepascale.blog Of the many, many things that I learned from Rich Hill, first at Advanced Systems and later at the Center for Assessment, the most important may have been this: Take a break for lunch.

My kid is doing practicums in Germany this year and just told me she landed a job working for the Burgermeister. I can’t stop smiling. #IYKYK #GenX #BurgermeisterMeisterburger

Starting a new job and need accessible calendar sharing application ideas. Any suggestions from the accessibility crew on bluesky? Calendly? Microsoft add on?

Starting a new job and want to add an external calendar sharing application. Any of my #a11y people have a recommendation?

2023 (for me) was a year of embracing change to the fullest, but I know for many 2023 was painful change. I wish all of you a 2024 of peace, security, good health, and finding purpose. #HappyNewYear

Yep, legacy has got to go: www.npr.org/2023/12/27/1...

My favorite Christmas present. Great value and supporting artists and employees with disabilities. If you are nearby check them out.

Easy accessibility move. Change your settings to require alt text before you post images. #AltText #a11y

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I’m co-editing a special issue of School Psych Review on Open Science in School Psych. We’re still actively looking for papers! The deadline has been extended to Jan 15, 2024. See the link for more info: www.nasponline.org/resources-an... or contact me and @rlfarmer.bsky.social!

SPR Special Topic Call for Submissionswww.nasponline.org School Psychology Review (SPR) invites all scholars to submit manuscripts for upcoming Special Topic Sections.

I just heard of the death of a former coworker who lived alone and didn’t show up for a virtual meeting yesterday. Check on your coworkers especially during this time of year when #SAD and #Stress makes us vulnerable to heart attacks. www.templehealth.org/about/blog/k...

Are There More Heart Attacks During the Holidays?www.templehealth.org Learn why heart attacks often spike during the holiday season and what you can do to lower your risk.

Recommendation of the week: #Edusky One of my favorite accounts to follow for educational psychology research is bsky.app/profile/jeff...

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School psychology people might be interested in this one. Anyone have other studies to share? #schoolpsych #schoolpsychologist #eduSky

Interesting! I have been curious about them during testing and haven’t recommended them yet in my psychoed reports. I do think they can decrease other behaviors that are more disruptive to the class as a whole but haven’t seen a study on that.

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If you are an educator within an alternative or juvenile-justice setting, please take my survey. Win one of 40 $25 Amazon gift cards! tinyurl.com/TSE-Survey. Please share with everyone you know!

My annual plea to school boards. Consider making November 1 a PD day for K12 teachers, while kids sleep off the sugar. #edusky

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Deadline Jan 2024: Postdoc, CogSci, esp. "interdisciplinary scholars who combine research in cognitive science with methods and models derived from generative artificial intelligence", U of Michigan CogSci Institute careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Kudos to these students advocating for educational and accessibility rights. Disability rights are civil rights #a11y #law #edusky news.utoledo.edu/index.php/10...

Disability Justice Motivates Law Student in Career, Student Organization | UToledo Newsnews.utoledo.edu Lynn Hancsak, a second-year student at the College of Law, founded the Disability and Education Law Association, which is geared toward students interested in working in interconnected fields, as well...

My new Center for Assessment swag is arriving just as I am wrapping up my time as a school psychologist. Feeling ready for my next adventure. #GapYear #Sabbatical