Anne Diffenderffer is a senior survey research specialist for Survey and Data Sciences at AIR. In this role, she provides survey operations expertise in all aspects of the survey data collection: planning, execution, quality control and reporting. She also provides technical assistance and support to schools and school districts that are ...
Kathy Terry is a senior researcher at AIR. Dr. Terry serves as the state manager/liaison for North Carolina as a part of the Southeast Comprehensive Center. In addition, Dr. Terry provides evaluation capacity building services and technical assistance to state departments of education served by the Southwest Regional Education Laboratory ...
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
Kyle Fagan is a principal researcher at AIR, where he works with state, regional, and local agencies on research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects. His work is primarily focused on addressing issues of equity through collaborative research and technical support. Dr. Fagan services as the partnership facilitator for the Midwest ...
David F. Bateman is a principal researcher at AIR, and co-principal investigator of LEAD-IDEA, the OSEP funded training center focusing on principals and special education. He also works on program reviews for AIR. He is a former professor at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Educational Leadership and ...
Marlous de Milliano is a senior economist at AIR with extensive experience in international development research conducting quantitative and mixed-methods research. She has conducted research on a range of topics including social protection, child well-being, women’s well-being and empowerment, and program evaluation in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. de Milliano ...
Alicia Espinoza is a senior technical assistance consultant at AIR. Her expertise includes coaching teacher leaders, school administrators, and district leaders through the implementation of evidence-based district and school improvement systems, processes, and practices. She specializes in school-wide design and implementation of professional learning communities, literacy in secondary and adult ...
Jenny Scala is a managing director for AIR. Scala has managed AIR’s early warning system efforts since 2013 and participates in multiple projects using her expertise in using data to inform instructional decision-making across the nation. She currently oversees implementation of AIR’s early warning intervention and monitoring systems (EWIMS) mid-phase ...
Debra Rodriguez is a senior technical assistance consultant at AIR, and serves as the project manager for the Texas Comprehensive Center. In this role, she works closely with the director and deputy director to ensure the Center’s technical assistance is aligned with national, state, and local initiatives and projects have ...
Mary Bridget Burns is a senior researcher at AIR. Dr. Burns has over a decade of experience as an educator, from teaching elementary school and preparing pre-service teachers, to conducting research studies on educational practices and policies. Dr. Burns brings her background in educational leadership, bilingualism, school improvement, and systems ...