On December 15th, ERME, CSTEEP and TIMSS/PIRLS ICS hosted a holiday party for employees and friends. We had nearly 50 people in attendance! Dr. Ludlow ensured that every attendee was greeted with the option of a candy cane or beef-jerky. We hope that you enjoyed the party. Happy Holidays to all of you, and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year 2012!

ERME Professors (L-R) Dr. Lud-

low, Dr. Saenz, and Dr. Li are all

smiles at the Holiday Luncheon.

Do you have any news you would like to share with us??

Please feel free to submit personal accomplishments

(engagements,weddings,etc..), current employment sta-

tus, professional accomplishments (articles, research

grants, etc.) We’d love to see what you are up to!

Fun Events Over Winter Break

Here are some free or low-cost events taking place over Winter Break, many of which are family-friendly

Taza Chocolate Factory Tour

Tuesdays-Sundays, various times

at Taza Chocolate Somerville, MA

Price: $5

Phone: (617) 284-2232

Taza Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in

Somerville, MA. During your tour you'll sample

chocolate, learn about cocoa beans, and see the

amazing machinery used to make traditional stone

ground chocolate. Tours are approximately 45

minutes with a limit of 18 people per tour. Reserva-

tions are required.

Tours are educational and best suited to children ag-

es 10 and up. For safety reasons, there must be one

adult present for each child under 10.

Holiday Jam

Tuesday, Dec 27 10:30a

at Newton Free Library, Newton, MA

Infants, toddlers, preschools and their parents/

caretakers are invited to join Music and Movement

of Newton for a holiday

music jam at the Newton

Free Library.

Meet new friends, learn

new songs, and sing,

dance, and play instru-

ments.

Snowman Workshop

Thursday, Dec 29 10:00a

to 12:00p

at Wellesley Free Library,

Wellesley, MA

Bring the family and make a giant snowman. We'll

decorate the room with our frosty friends

Program. The Joy of Getting Things Done

Tuesday, Jan 3 (2012) 7:30p

at Newton Free Library, Newton, MA

The Joy of Getting Things Done. Life Coach Linda

King will teach systems and provide skills for meet-

ing goals, getting organized and using time most ef-

fectively.

Askwith Forum with Arne Duncan

DATE: Monday, 2/6/2012

TIME: 3:30-4:30 PM EST

WHERE: Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138

TYPE OF EVENT: Forum, Lecture, Q&A

BUILDING/ROOM: Askwith Hall

CONTACT NAME: Amber DiNatale

CONTACT EMAIL:

askwith_forums@gse.harvard.edu

CONTACT PHONE: 617-384-9968

SPONSERING ORG: Harvard Graduate

School of Education

Speaker: Arne Duncan, secretary

of education, U.S. Department of

Education

This will be a

ticketed event. Please check back

for further infor-mation.

ERME Doctoral applications are due:

January 1, 2012

ERME Masters applicants are consid-

ered on a rolling basis. Please con-

tact Dr. Ludlow for more information.