AERA is committed to capacity building for & nurturing of future education researchers. AERA is home to more than 7,000 student members, including approximately 6,500 graduate students and 500 undergraduate students. Students represent over 28% of all AERA members.
The 2015 Annual Meeting Graduate Student Resource page is a one-stop-shop for graduate students looking for an Annual Meeting experience unique to their interests. This page includes Graduate Student Council information, tips, sessions, events, resources, and more geared for graduate students at the Annual Meeting. This page will be updated as event times are announced and opportunities emerge.
AERA Welcoming Orientation for New Members and First-Time Attendees
Graduate students, new members and first-time meeting attendees are invited to an orientation session. This session offers an opportunity to learn more about AERA and the benefits of being a member, as well as helpful tips on navigating the Annual Meeting.
Friday April 17, 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
Hyatt, East Tower - Gold Level - Grand AB
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Getting Connected AERA's Multiple Offerings: Graduate Student Edition
This session focuses on how to navigate the Annual Meeting. Hear from current graduate students about how to get the most from your Annual Meeting experience. You will receive information about the benefits of AERA membership and have the opportunity to connect with representatives from AERA divisions and special interest groups, as well as with current graduate student campus liaisons.
Thursday April 16, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
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Reflecting on Service and Graduate Education
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2014 GSC Community Service
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Sunday, April 19, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level, Chicago E
An opportunity for graduate students to come together and reflect on the role that service plays in our graduate education, connect with others, and establish a vision for the future of service initiatives in the Graduate Student Council.
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Graduate Student Resource Center
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The Annual Meeting Graduate Student Resource Center is a special meeting service for graduate students navigating the Annual Meeting. Stop in the GSRC during the Annual Meeting to meet AERA staff and learn about sessions, activities, and opportunities specifically geared towards students.
Location:
Marriott Magnificent
Mile Chicago, Chicago E, Fifth Level
Hours:
Thursday, April 16 12:00
p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, April 17
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 18
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Council Sessions
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Cultivating the Writer Inside of You: Planning, Strategizing & Giving and Taking Feedback
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Friday April 17, 8:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
This session will provide graduate students practical tips and suggestions for enhancing their writing. Panelists will share information about a variety of different writing strategies, suggestions for publishing venues, and methods of developing successful writing habits. Participants are invited to bring a short piece of writing, which panelists may use to demonstrate methods for giving feedback as part of peer writing groups.
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Speakers:
- Erica K. Dotson
- Alyssa Hadley Dunn
- Stephanie Behm Cross
- Nadia Behizadeh
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Data and Assessment Literacy in Schools of Education
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Friday April 17, 10:35 to 12:05 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
Teachers are increasingly expected to use data to inform practice; however, few have been prepared to do so. This session will include principles of quality assessments, as well as a discussion of what data literacy entails and how to integrate these skills into programs that benefit candidates, faculty, and providers.
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Speakers:
- Glenda Ann Breaux
- Stevie Chepko
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Chicago and Spoken Word
Friday April 17, 12:25 to 1:55 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
For this event, the Graduate Student Council is hosting a group of spoken word artists to perform a series of poems and narratives and engage in a dialogue about some of the issues that are of concern to them. These students will speak from their hearts on their perspectives, views, and ideas about what it means for them to experience their worlds.
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Graduate Student In-Progress Research Roundtable
Friday April 17, 4:05 to 6:05 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
In this roundtable session, invited graduate students from a range of academic backgrounds will share reports of in-progress research. Participants are invited to join in the discussion and provide feedback to help fellow graduate students advance their projects. This session is an opportunity to engage in an array of education research interest areas.
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Graduate Student/Early Career Mentoring Collaborative, Community-Based Scholarship
Saturday April 18, 2:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
Urban Research-Based Action Network (URBAN) is committed to strengthening relationships between academics and community-based practitioners. Active members of URBAN will address relevant aspects of collaborative, community-based scholarship such as impact, ethical issues, navigating IRB, sharing findings, developing career pathways, and increasing the acceptance within the academy.
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We Women Speak: Reflections On My First Year In Academia
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Sunday April 19, 8:15 to 9:45 a.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
A panel of women will share their reflections about the highs and lows of their first year in a variety of academic positions. Graduate students and new faculty members especially encouraged to attend.
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Speakers:
- Tamara T. Butler
- Emily Annette Nemeth
- Ranita Cheruvu
- April Baker-Bell
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Moving Toward Justice By Operationalizing Multicultural And Equity Studies: A Conversation On Methodology, Epistemology And Ontology
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Sunday April 19, 12:25 to 1:55 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
This session will answer questions about the trio of “-ologies.” Over a light lunch, senior scholar Cynthia Tyson will provide another form of food for thought as the group explores the implications of invoking particular methodologies, epistemologies, and ontologies within the social justice realm. Participants will leave with firm understandings of these concepts, as well as with a plan for how to apply them.
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Queer in the Academy: Carving out theoretical and Identity Spaces
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Sunday April 19, 4:05 to 5:35 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Chicago E
This session is designed to support new scholars who are queer, take up queer positions or are queerly positioned through their scholarly and social identities.
Topics of discussion include:
- positioning of queer subjects, issues and perspectives in developing a research agenda;
- when and how to serve as an advocate around sexuality, gender, and dis/ability;
- balancing and/or blending activism and scholarship;
- the political and social decisions surrounding identity disclosure;
- how theoretical affiliations shape access to academic spaces; and
- intersectional identities and the use of identity to maneuver in and around the academy.
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Speakers:
- Zaid M. Haddad
- Janet S. Sauer
- Cris Mayo
- Erica R. Meiners
- Adam Joseph Greteman
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Division Fireside Chats
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Division A Fireside Chat. Strengthening School Leaders' Understandings of the Intersections of Identity, Culture, Language, Heritage and Justice Conceptualization |
Friday April 17, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Swissotel, Lucerne Level - Lucerne III
This session will examine intersections of identity, culture, language, and heritage and how school leaders can realize justice for students and families who are educationally marginalized, dispossessed, and excluded. Critical scholars of education leadership, education policy, language, and culture will discuss research, preparation, and frameworks for strengthening school leaders’ pursuit for education justice.
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Speakers:
- Gloria J. Ladson-Billings
- Norma E. Gonzalez
- Jean A. Patterson
- Robert T. Teranishi
- Anjale DeVawn Welton
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Division B Fireside Chat. Bringing Ferguson to our Classrooms: The Implications of Michael Brown's Teacher Curricula
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Friday April 17, 12:25 to 1:55 p.m.
Hyatt, East Tower - Gold Level - Columbus CD
The killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri reawakened the public consciousness about racism. This and other recent events have tremendous implications for curriculum workers and how we prepare teachers to address the issue of racism with their students.
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Speakers:
- Jennifer R. Esposito
- Tyrone C. Howard
- Bettina L. Love
- Speaker: David O. Stovall
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Division C Fireside Chat. The Journey From Doctoral Student To A Tenure Track Job
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Thursday April 16, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Sheraton, Second Level - Ontario
There are many different roads that may be traveled when seeking tenure line employment. This Fireside Chat will introduce graduate students to collection of professors, each with a unique tale of how they traveled the sometimes frustrating but rewarding road from student to professor.
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Speakers:
- William F. Pinar
- Peter L. McLaren
- Deborah W. Meier
- William H. Schubert
- William C. Ayers
- David J. Flinders
- David M. Callejo Perez
- Joseph E. Flynn
- Steven Page
- Brian D. Schultz
- Nancy P. Gallavan
- Christine M. Greenhow
- Andrew T. Kemp
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Division D Fireside Chat. Tomorrow's Methodologist: Defining and Demystifying Simulation Studies |
Friday April 17, 4:05 to 5:35 p.m.
Marriott, Fifth Level - Los Angeles/Miami
Simulation studies are becoming more common in the field of educational research; however, there are misconceptions about the usefulness and appropriateness of these studies. Panelists will introduce the concept of simulation studies and discuss the importance of simulation studies to the field, advantages and disadvantages of conducting simulation studies, and how simulation studies can promote mutually respectful, collaboration among various disciplines and modes of inquiry.
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Speakers:
- Deborah L. Bandalos
- William Holmes Finch
- Brian F. French
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Division E Fireside Chat. Navigating AERA Special Interest Groups: A Discussion of Participation and Benefits
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Sunday April 18, 10:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
Hyatt, West Tower - Bronze Level, Columbian
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide a forum within AERA for the involvement of individuals drawn together by a common interest in a field of study, teaching, or research when the existing divisional structure may not directly facilitate such activity. With over 130 SIGs to choose from, this session provides graduate students
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an introduction into SIGs,
- an overview of membership participation in SIGs, and
- an opportunity to learn more about the activities of specific AERA SIGs.
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Speakers:
- Geni Cowan
- David M. Osher
- Monica Miller Marsh
- Gregory R. Hancock
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Division F Fireside Chat. Writing Educational History in the Digital Age: Crafting your Research-to-Writing Workflow |
Saturday April 18, 10:35 to 12:05 p.m.
Swissotel, Event Centre Second Level - St. Gallen 3
This session will focus on ways of reflecting on and crafting personal scholarly workflow, with suggestions about digital tools to make work more efficient and accessible to selected audiences.
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Speakers:
- Jack Dougherty
- Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
- Ansley T. Erickson
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Division G Fireside Chat. Justice for Whom? Building Research and Praxis Capacities Committed to Educational Justice in our Schools, Neighborhoods, Communities and in the Academy |
Monday April 20, 12:25 to 1:55 p.m.
Hyatt, West Tower - Gold Level - Acapulco
How might we engage in research, practice and education policy (praxis) toward the achieving justice in our schools, neighborhoods and communities? By engaging in candid conversations with emerging and seasoned scholars across academic disciplines that utilize multiple methods of inquiry, graduate students will equip themselves with knowledge and skills to implement authentic, meaningful, transformative inquiries within their schools, neighborhoods, communities, and academia.
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Speakers:
- Keisha L. Green
- Christopher Emdin
- Kevin Kumashiro
- Erika C. Bullock
- Linda T. Smith
- David O. Stovall
- Dolores Delgado Bernal
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Division H Fireside Chat. Toward Research, Evaluation, and Assessment that Informs Praxis in Schools
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Thursday April 16, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Marriott, Sixth Level - Indiana/Iowa
The journals with the highest impact ratings may not be readily accessible to practitioners, and it is often difficult to disseminate technical reports. This session will focus on how educational researchers help inform praxis; formats, venues, and outlets for reaching practitioners; and communicating accessible work.
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Speakers:
- Joseph M. O'Reilly
- Mei Kuin Lai
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Division I Fireside Chat. Navigating the Cultures of Careers: Recognize Your Transferable Skill Set!
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Friday April 17, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Sheraton, Second Level - Michigan A
How do I shape my graduate school experiences to best position myself to successfully transition and thrive? A panel of scholars will share their experiences from their career trajectory. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about how to communicate and market themselves as an educator with transferable skills.
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Speakers:
- Yoon Soo Park
- Bridget Colleen O'Brien
- Christopher O'Neal
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Division J Fireside Chat. The Evolution and Current State of Diversity in Higher Education
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Sunday April 19, 12:25 to 1:55 p.m.
Sheraton, Ballroom Level - Sheraton III
The purpose of this session is to facilitate a dialogue on
- the ways in which diversity in higher education has evolved and
- the challenges related to inclusivity within higher education as an institution and ways to address them.
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Speakers:
- Walter R. Allen
- Mitchell J. Chang
- Michelle M. Espino
- Ryan Evely Gildersleeve
- Noah Daniel Drezner
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Division K Fireside Chat. Praxis Works: Forging Social Justice with the Work of P-12 Teachers, Teacher Educators, Researchers and Policymakers
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Friday April 17, 12:25 to 1:55 p.m.
Marriott, Fourth Level - Clark
This session invites multiple educational communities to discuss the role of praxis both as a tool for social justice and as a needed outcome for an institution central to advancing society. Discussions will center around pedagogies, initiatives, research methodologies, and policy implementation involving the intentional use of teacher, researcher, and policy-maker expertise to authentically and ethically address educational inequities.
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Speakers:
- Ruby Takanishi
- Tambra O. Jackson
- Rita Kohli
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Division L Fireside Chat. The Economics and Politics of Space and its Appropriation: Implications for Justice |
Sunday April 19, 12:25 to 1:55 p.m.
Hyatt, West Tower - Gold Level - New Orleans
The notion of space is currently at the forefront of education policy discussions as districts, states, and the federal government seek to remedy spatial issues after Brown. This session will address and illuminate critical topics about educational access and equity across schools by placing space at the forefront of the discussion.
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Speakers:
- Jennifer Jellison Holme
- Christopher A. Lubienski
- Kara S. Finnigan
- Casey D. Cobb
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