January 2024

The 2024 AERA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia will feature a program of 12 professional development and training courses covering topics in education research design; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods; meta-analysis; and other data analysis techniques. The courses begin on Wednesday, April 10, one day prior to the start of the Annual Meeting. Led by an expert faculty of researchers and scholars, these courses are designed at various levels to reach graduate students, early career scholars, faculty, and other education researchers working in public, nonprofit, and private sector settings.

Courses such as “Designing Quantitative Evaluation Studies” (PD24-1) will show education researchers how to plan small quantitative evaluation studies to ensure that the results are conclusive. The instructors of “Developing Tools for Analysis Using Narratives” (PD24-11) will help researchers develop versatility and strength in analytic skills that will enable them to produce nuanced and trustworthy findings.

“We are pleased to offer such a strong lineup of courses during this year’s Annual Meeting,” said AERA Executive Director Felice Levine. “This robust program offers unsurpassed opportunities for scholars and researchers at all levels to develop and hone their research skills and elevate their scholarly work.”

To encourage participation in these in-person courses, AERA is charging members a modest fee of $115 each for the full-day courses and $85 each for the half-day courses ($145 or $110, respectively, for non-members).

One course, “Writing an Application for an IES Grant” (PD24-8), is by application only. The application deadline is Monday, February 12, 2024. There is no fee associated with this course. This course will provide instruction on writing a successful grant application to the two primary research grant programs of the Institute of Education Sciences.

Professional development courses can be added at registration under "Optional Events." Courses can also be added to existing Annual Meeting registrations in the My AERA section of the AERA website. Questions about the courses should be directed to profdevel@aera.net.

Full course descriptions with a list of faculty and course dates and times are available on the Annual Meeting website. Early registration is encouraged, as space is limited.

2024 AERA Annual Meeting Professional Development and Training Courses

Full-Day Courses

PD24-01: Designing Quantitative Evaluation Studies

PD24-02: Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PD24-03: Multilevel Modeling with International Large-Scale Assessment Databases Using the HLM Software Program

Half-Day Courses

PD24-04: Exploring TALIS and NTPS Data Using NCES’s Free Online Data Analysis Tools

PD24-05: Latent Code Identification: An Integrative Framework to Classify Qualitative Evidence and Build Educational Possibilities

PD24-06: What Would It Take to Change Your Inference? Opening the Discourse about Causal Inferences to a Range of Stakeholders

PD24-07: Using R and Generative AI for NAEP Data Analysis

PD24-08: Writing an Application for an IES Grant  (by application only)

PD24-09: Advanced Meta-Analysis

PD24-10: Designing Conceptual Frameworks for Qualitative Research Studies

PD24-11: Developing Tools for Analysis Using Narratives

PD24-12: Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Studies With Partially Nested Structures