The University of Illinois Chicago's Center for Urban Education Leadership (CUEL) is offering a paid webinar, Beyond Traditional Focus Groups: A Culturally Responsive Approach, on Sunday, October 26 from 12:00–2:00 PM CST.

The session features Dr. Jori Hall (UIC) and Dr. Nia Mitchell (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), two accomplished qualitative research experts. Participants will learn how to design, implement, and moderate focus groups that honor participants' perspectives and cultural contexts.

Registration is $60 for faculty and researchers and $35 for graduate students. Learn more and register here: https://t.e2ma.net/click/jru1gcb/7x3j28gp/r1j6ni0

2027 AERA SIG- Action Research Best Paper Award

The AERA Action Research SIG is pleased to announce the 2027 Best Paper Award competition. We encourage all authors with papers accepted for presentation by the Action Research SIG at the 2027 AERA Annual Meeting in Toronto to consider applying. 

REMINDER - 2027 AERA Annual Meeting Reviews Pending Due August 2028

To access and review your assigned submissions, type www.aera.net into your web browser and click “Login” at the top of the screen. Scroll down to 2027 AERA Annual Meeting and click “Online Program Portal.” Log in using your username and password. When the page reloads, click “Review” from the Reviewer Menu. On the next page, you will see the unit(s) for which you have been assigned to review; click on the appropriate unit name. Locate the submission you wish to review and click the “Review” link in the Action column. After completing all required sections of the review, click “Accept and Continue” at the bottom of the screen to submit your review. Please be sure to check both the Paper Submissions and Session Submissions tabs, as you may have Session Submissions assigned to you in addition to Paper Submissions.

If you need assistance, please contact the Meetings team at annualmtg@aera.net.