David Stevens
DavidStevens@AcademicSupportIndex.com
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David Stevens
DavidStevens@AcademicSupportIndex.com
EDUCATION
M.A. Transitional Special Education, 1992-1994
George Washington University
Teaching Credential, Biology and Broad-field Science, 1990-1992
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.S. Biology, 1985-1989
Marquette University
EXPERIENCE
Berkeley Unified School District
Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment: 2010-Present
Berkeley High School Professional Development Co-coordinator: 2009-2014
Berkeley High School Special Education Department: Co-lead teacher: 2006-2010
Special Education Teacher: Taught classes in Science, Math, Transition: 1995-2012
Berkeley City College
Counseling 24: College and Career Planning: 2005-2006
Prince Georges County School District, Maryland
Teacher Potomac High School, Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Biology, Math: 1992-1995
Peace Corps Volunteer, Naval, Leyte, Philippines: 1989-1990
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications:
- The Academic Support Index: A Tool to Better Understand and Use Data to Assist Students and Evaluate Programs, Chapter: Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology, In Press
- A Potential Avenue for Academic Success: Hope Predicts an Achievement-Oriented Psychosocial Profile in African American Adolescents, D. Dixon, D. Stevens, Journal of Black Psychology
Papers and Presentations:
America Educational Research Association Annual Meetings
- Division H Demonstration Session: Using the Academic Support Index to Improve Student Outcomes through Research, Evaluation, and Intervention Design, 2019 Pending
- Division H Paper: Maximizing Assessment Performance of At-Risk Students Using the Academic Support Index to Engineer a Low Stress Testing Environment, 2019 Pending
- Division H Demonstration Session: Building Your Own Academic Support Index for Research, Evaluation, and Intervention Design, 2018
- Division H Paper: Revisiting the Academic Support Index: A Validation Study Using Data from Three School Districts, 2018
- Division D Paper: Using the STARS Protocol for Identifying Students At-Risk During the Transition to High School, 2017
- Regional Distinguished Paper Session: Building and Utilizing an Academic Support Index to Identify and Support Students At-Risk for Academic Underachievement, 2015
California Educational Research Association Annual Meetings
- Paper: Interrupting the Impact of Stereotype Threat in Testing Environments Using the Academic Support Index to Create Academically Homogeneous Testing Groups, 2018
- Paper: A Comparison of the Local Control Funding Formula and the Academic Support Index in Predicting Academically Underperforming Students, 2016
- Paper: Identifying Students for Transition Support, 2015
- Poster: Boosting Test Performance for At-Risk Students, 2015
- Paper: Building and Utilizing an Academic Support Index to Identify and Support Students At-Risk for Academic Underachievement, 2014
California Academic Academy
- Presentation: An Introduction to the Academic Support Index for California Community Colleges, 2016
Illuminate Education Equity Conferences
- Focusing on Equity Using the Lens of the Academic Support Index
- San Bernardino, CA, 2017
- San Pablo, CA 2018
- Bell, CA 2018
Illuminate Education Users Conferences
- Various presentations for district and school leaders on how to calculate and use the Academic Support Index to support students and better understand educational data, 2013-2019
HONORS, AWARDS, & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- California Educational Research Association Outstanding Paper Award, 2014
- National Board Certification: Early Childhood Through Young Adults Exceptional Needs Specialist: Mild to Moderate, 2000 & 2010
- Berkeley Public Schools Fund Outstanding Educator, 2003
- Developed a program with Berkeley City College to facilitate successful transition to post-secondary college and career for students with disabilities, English Learners, and other at-risk populations. Each year this class enrolls between 60 and 80 high risk students in their first college class during the second semester of their senior year. 2003- Present.
- Northern Life’s Unsung Hero’s Award, 1997
- Founded and coordinated the Outsiders Club-A program for students that included after school recreation, outdoor education, job training, and transition support from high school to post-secondary education. 1996-2008
- Wrote curriculum for the National Science Foundation Partnerships for Minority Student Achievement summer program, 1994
- Peace Corps Fellowship- The George Washington University, 1992-1994