Presidential Sessions to Engage Attendees on Pressing Topics in Education Research


March 2022

Research-practice partnerships used to redesign equitable systems of education, collaborative efforts between researchers and leaders to strengthen community colleges, and equity in teacher preparation evaluation systems are some of the topics covered in the 2022 Annual Meeting presidential sessions listed below. AERA President Na’ilah Suad Nasir and Co-Chairs Tryphenia Peele-Eady and Elizabeth Tipton have curated 40 presidential sessions that align with the 2022 theme, “Cultivating Equitable Education Systems for the 21st Century.”

The 13 sessions below join those featured in January’s and February’s Highlights. Complete descriptions are posted on the Annual Meeting website, with dates, times, and locations.

  • Research-Practice Partnerships for Educational Transformation
  • Strengthening California Community Colleges: Research and Leadership Frontiers at a Time of Recovery
  • Teacher Preparation Evaluation Systems: What Would It Take to Put Equity at the Center?
  • Technology for Learning: Advancing Equity or Maintaining the Status Quo?
  • The 25th Conversations with Senior Scholars on Advancing Research and Professional Development Related to Black Education
  • #TheMoreYouKnow: Critical Data Practices with New Digital Media and Technologies towards Justice
  • The Status Quo Isn't Working: Forging New Paths in Educating Students with Disabilities in General Education
  • The Wisdom of Practice: Meaningful Inclusion of Students with Disabilities
  • The Wisdom of Practice: Responsiveness to Multilingual Learners in the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Toward the Fulfillment of Full Personhood: The Persistent Invisibility of Latinx Communities Across Institutions
  • Tribal Sovereignty and Indigenous Education: Situating Land Tax, #LandBack, and Land Acknowledgments in Equity Discourse
  • What Happened to Diversity and Equity When Admissions Tests Became Optional?
  • Why Place? How Rural Education Research Can In/Transform Systems for Equitable Education

The AERA 2022 Presidential Address from Nasir will take place on April 25. Information on general sessions is available to view in the full program. Learn more about the Annual Meeting theme on the AERA website.