Courtney Wheeler

Research Associate

Areas of interest

Multi-tiered system of support (MTSS)
System change
Data-based decision making
Assessment design and development
Improvement science

Biography

Courtney E. Wheeler, PhD, is a Research Associate at the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) at the University of Minnesota, where she provides technical assistance, training, and conducts research around the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework.

Since obtaining her doctorate from the University of Oregon in School Psychology in 2010, she’s been drawn to conducting research and providing professional learning and technical assistance that will have practical implications for individual children and the larger system they are a part of. Through using data-based decision making process, she believes we can advance educational equity and ensure all children have equal access to high-quality education.

Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, Wheeler was employed by Acadience® Learning for over a decade as a Senior Research Scientist. She is the lead author of Acadience® Math (formerly available under the name DIBELS® Math) and contributed to other assessments of reading, vocabulary, and oral language.

In addition, Wheeler has served as a school psychologist in rural and urban school districts, most notably with Heartland AEA 11 in Iowa. She also held a role as an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Publications

Warnock, A. N., Wheeler, C. E., Gray, J. S., & Powell-Smith, K. A. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Math Outcomes (Technical Report No. 31). Acadience Learning Inc. https://acadiencelearning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/COVID- 19_AcadienceMath_Outcomes_TechReport_2021-06-03.pdf

Wheeler, C. E., Lembke, E. S., Richards-Tutor, C., Wallin, J., Good, R. H., III, Dewey, E. N., & Warnock, A. N. (2021). Acadience Math. Dallas, TX: Voyager Sopris Learning.

Gray, J. S., Wheeler, C. E., & Good, R. H., III (2020). Pathways to Increasing the Power of Possibilities in Math. In preparation.

Powell-Smith, K. A., Kaminski, R. A., Good, R. H., Abbott, M., Stollar, S. A., Wallin, J., & Wheeler, C. E. (2020). Acadience RAN Administration and Scoring Manual. Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning.

Wheeler, C. E. (2020). Acadience Math Data Interpretation Workshop. Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning Inc.

Wheeler, C. E. (2020). Acadience Math Essential Workshop. Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning Inc.

Wheeler, C. E. (2020). Acadience Math Mentoring Workshop. Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning Inc.

Wheeler, C. E., Gray, J. S., & Warnock, A. N. (2020). Utilizing Item Response Theory in the Development of Concepts and Applications Measure. In preparation.

Powell-Smith, K. A., Kaminski, R. A., Good, R. H., Stollar, S. A., Wallin, J., & Wheeler, C. E. (2019). Acadience Spelling Administration and Scoring Manual. Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning.

Wheeler, C. E., Lembke, E. S., Richards-Tudor, C., Wallin, J., Good, R. H., Dewey, E. N., & Warnock, A. N. (2019). Acadience Math Assessment Manual. Acadience Learning Inc. https://acadiencelearning.org/acadience-math-materials-download/

Wheeler, C. E., Lembke, E. S., Richards-Tutor, C., Wallin, J., Good, R. H., III, Dewey, E. N., & Warnock, A. N. (2019). Acadience Math - Download Version. Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning Inc.

Gray, J. S., Warnock, A. N., Dewey, E. N., Latimer, R., & Wheeler, C. E. (2019). Acadience Math Technical Adequacy Brief. Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning Inc.

Gray, J. S., Wheeler, C. E., & Good, R. H. (2019). Acadience Math National Norms 2016-2017 (Technical Report No. 25). Eugene, OR: Acadience Learning Inc.

Wheeler, C. E. & Dewey E. N. (2019). A New Approach in Developing Mathematics Computation Measures. In preparation.

Kaminski, R. A., Good, R. H., III, Powell-Smith, K. A., Wallin, J., Stollar, S., Abbott, M., & Wheeler, C. E. (2018). Position paper on use of DIBELS Next for system-wide accountability decisions. Eugene, OR: Dynamic Measurement Group.

Kaminski, R. A., Good, R. H., III, Powell-Smith, K. A., Stollar, S., Wallin, J., Abbott, M., & Wheeler, C. E. (2017). Position paper on use of DIBELS Next for student-level accountability decisions. Eugene, OR: Dynamic Measurement Group.

Presentations

Wheeler, C.E. (August, 2022). Accurate Math Assessment: Informing Systemwide Support. Webinar presented for EdView 360 with Voyager Sopris Learning. https://www.voyagersopris.com/webinar-series/2022/accurate-math-assessm…

Wheeler, C. E. & Richardson, R. (February 2022). Easy as Pi: Data-Based Decision Making in Math. Mini Skills presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Conference, Boston, MA.

Gray, J. & Wheeler, C. E. (February 2022). Pathways to Increasing the Power of Possibilities in Math. Poster presented at Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.

Wheeler, C. E. & Warnock, A. (March 2021). Learning during a pandemic: How COVID-19 has affected math outcomes. Webinar with Acadience Learning Inc. https://vimeo.com/537398666

Wheeler, C. E. & Powell-Smith, K. (April 2017). Driven by Data: The use of DIBELS Math within an Outcomes Driven Model. Paper presented at Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention Conference, Eugene, OR.

Wheeler, C. E. (April 2016). DIBELS Math: An Overview for Kindergarten to Sixth Grade. Paper presented at Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention Conference, Eugene, OR.

Wheeler, C. E. & Dewey, E. N. (February 2015). Development of Concepts and Applications Mathematics Measures. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Conference, Orlando, FL.

Wheeler, C. E., Good, R. H., Kaplan, S., Dewey, E. N. (February 2014). Developing Benchmark Goals for a Mathematics Curriculum Based Measurement System. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Conference, Washington, D.C.