One-time, special AERA events on major issues in education and education research with substantial audience engagement, often held in partnership with other scientific and government organizations.

AERA-OECD Forum—How Education Fared During the First Wave of COVID-19 Lockdowns? International Evidence
November 29, 2021
AERA and OECD held a joint forum on a number of high-quality studies on the experience of learning during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns (March-June 2020), addressing how school children and youth were educated during this period, but also what effect it had on their well-being and learning outcomes.

Friends of IES Briefing: Research that Informs Resilient Education Systems: The Role of the Federal Investment in IES
October 14, 2021
This briefing highlighted the importance of IES-supported initiatives in driving evidence-based decision-making in education, leveraging research-practice partnerships, and scaling up promising programs.

AERA-OECD Forum—The Global Teaching InSights Video Study: Methodology, Data, and Research Opportunities
March 11, 2021
This AERA-OECD webinar discussed research opportunities and lessons learned from the Global Teaching InSights Video Study—formerly known as the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) Video Study.

AERA-National Academies Forum on Monitoring Educational Equity
December 15, 2020
The American Educational Research Association and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine partnered on a forum on the research needs and implications of the Academies’ report Monitoring Educational Equity.

Collaborating to Support Education Research
June 30, 2020
AERA and the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) team at the National Center for Education Statistics held a webinar, “Collaborating to Support Education Research,” to highlight partnerships between state departments of education and researchers using SLDS data.

AERA-OECD Forum—How Education Fared During the First Wave of COVID-19 Lockdowns? International Evidence
November 29, 2021
AERA and OECD held a joint forum on a number of high-quality studies on the experience of learning during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns (March-June 2020), addressing how school children and youth were educated during this period, but also what effect it had on their well-being and learning outcomes.

The National Center for Education Statistics: Commemorating 150 Years of Innovation
November 15, 2017
On November 15, 2017, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., AERA, the American Statistical Association, and the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics held the celebratory discussion forum "The National Center for Education Statistics: Commemorating 150 Years of Innovation - And Exploring Future Opportunities."