At the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) from April 30 to May 4 in Denver, 46 Northwestern University faculty members and graduate students will give presentations. As AERA president, professor Carol Lee will deliver the presidential address.
The theme of the 2010 conference is "Understanding Complex Ecologies in a Changing World." Founded in 1916, AERA is an international research society with 25,000 education researchers as members. Northwestern faculty members and graduate students are slated to make presentations or participate in sessions at the following times:
Friday, April 30
Cassandra Hart (Presenter)
Segregation and School Choice
2:15-3:45 p.m., Sheraton / Governor's Square 15
Kaleen Healey (Presenter)
Ground-Level Professional Learning
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Michelle Reininger (Discussant)
What It Takes to Become a School Leader: Examining the Dynamics of the Principal Pipeline
4:05-5:35 p.m., Sheraton / Governor's Square 10
Saturday, May 1
Lauren Anderson (Participant)
Examining Teacher Actions and Influence
8:15-9:45 a.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Lori Delale-O'Connor (Presenter)
Parents and Public School Choice: Information, Demand, and Social Stratification
8:15-9:45 a.m., Sheraton / Governor's Square 10
Ananda Marin (Presenter)
Teachers of Color: New Edges in Teacher Learning
8:15-9:45 a.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 702
Katherine Ranney (Presenter), James E. Rosenbaum (Non-Presenter), Jennifer Lisa Stephan (Non-Presenter)
Poster Session: Counseling Policies, Practices, and Processes
8:15-9:45 a.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
James P. Spillane (Discussant)
Central Office Leadership for Learning as Learning: The Case of District Central Office Transformation
8:15-10:15 a.m., Sheraton / Governor's Square 14
Natalie Jorion (Non-Presenter)
Poster Session: Current Issues in Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research
12:25-1:55 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Wan Shun Eva Lam (Presenter)
Experiences of Simultaneity in Complex Contemporary Linguistic Ecologies: Implications for Theory, Method, and Practice
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 707
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius (Presenter), Seon-Young Lee (Presenter)
Characteristics and Identification of Gifted Students
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 204
Edd Taylor (Chair, Participant)
Use of Mixed Methods to Study Complex Ecological Questions of Learning and Development
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 1 EF
Nathan Holbert (Presenter)
Diverse Perspectives on Examining Design Process and Products
4:05-5:35 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Adam A. Colestock (Presenter)
Use of Representations of Teaching Practice to Promote Teacher Learning
4:05-5:35 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Lisbeth Goble (Presenter), Hisham Petry (Presenter)
The Next Generation of Scholars and Scholarship: Research From AERA and IES Dissertation Fellows
4:05-6:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 501-504
Carol Lee (Presenter)
The 14th Annual Continuation of Conversations with Senior Scholars on Advancing Research and Professional Development Related to Black Education
4:05-6:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Four Seasons Ballroom 4
Jennifer Lisa Stephan (Presenter), James E. Rosenbaum (Non-Presenter)
Inequality Into and Through Higher Education
4:05-6:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 701
Sunday, May 2
Larry V. Hedges (Instructor)
How to Get Published: Guidance From Emerging and Senior Scholars
8 a.m.-noon, Hyatt Regency / Capitol Ballroom 4
Mon-Lin Ko (Presenter), Brian Reiser (Non-Presenter)
Patterns of Enactment and Adaptation: Investigations of Mathematics and Science Curriculum Implementation
8:15-9:45 a.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Kelly Hallberg (Presenter), James E. Rosenbaum (Non-Presenter)
Multidimensional School Assessments and Student Achievement Outcomes: Chicago Public Schools
8:15–9:45 a.m., Sheraton / Grand Ballroom Section 2
James P. Spillane (Chair)
Change Through Conversation: Instructional Leadership in Action
8:15-9:45 a.m., Sheraton / Grand Ballroom Section 2
David Henry Uttal (Discussant)
Learning and Development of New Practices of Spatial Thinking
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Sheraton / Plaza Court 2
Lauren Anderson (Participant)
Developing Preservice Teachers in Urban Settings
12:25-1:55 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 704
Lindsay Chase-Lansdale (Non-Presenter)
Poster Session: Understanding the Complex Pathways to Postsecondary Education for Young, Low-Income Mothers
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Kelly Hallberg (Non-Presenter)
An Expanded Look into DIF
12:25-1:55 p.m., Sheraton / Governor's Square 14
Camillia Matuk (Presenter), David Henry Uttal (Non-Presenter)
Poster Session: Issues Impacting on Teaching Practices and Curriculum in Science Education
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Teresa Sommer (Non-Presenter)
Poster Session: Division J, Section 2
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Carol Lee (Presenter)
Presidential Address and Awards Presentation
4:05-6:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Four Seasons Ballroom 2 & 3
Monday, May 3
Barton J. Hirsch (Discussant)
Making the Case for Digital Media Production as Identity Development
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 101
Camillia Matuk (Presenter), David Henry Uttal (Non-Presenter)
Poster Session: Using Technology to Develop Learners in a Variety of Academic Settings
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Aditi Wagh (Presenter)
Technology Use in Science Education
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Joan Chiao (Participant)
Intersections of the Physiological, the Environmental, and the Social in the Complex Cultural Ecologies of Learning and Development
12:25-1:55 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 1 D
Daniel M. Cohen (Presenter)
Social Sciences and Fine Arts Poster Session: Holocaust Educators and Non-Jewish Victims: Tensions Between Perceptions and Actions
12:25-1:55 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Melissa Luna (Presenter), Rosemary Russ (Non-Presenter), Adam Colestock (Non-Presenter)
Poster Session: Epistemological Framing: Understanding Shifts in Teachers' Attention, Behavior, and Epistemological Stances
12:25-1:55 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 607
Michelle Naffziger (Presenter), James Rosenbaum (Non-Presenter)
Access in the Curriculum and Extracurriculum
12:25-1:55 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Brian Reiser (Non-Presenter)
Division C, Section 2: Social Sciences and Fine Arts Poster Session
12:25-1:55 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 3
Allan M. Collins (Discussant)
Design Research as a Framework for Examining Effects of Lesson Study: Uncovering Contributions Across Case Studies
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 702
Enid Marie Rosario-Ramos (Chair)
Equity and Education
2:15-3:45 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Gregory Light (Presenter), Susanna Calkins (Presenter)
Exploring Multiple Dimensions of Teaching and Learning
4:05-5:35 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 712
Constance A. Lindsay (Presenter)
Exploration of Adolescents' Achievement
4:05-5:35 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Marisol Mastrangelo (Non-Presenter)
Focus on Freshmen: Understanding the Factors That Shape Students' Transition to High School in Chicago
4:05-5:35 p.m., Sheraton / Plaza Ballroom E
Leigh Mesler Parise (Presenter)
Making Connections Between Professional Development, Job Satisfaction, and Students' Learning
4:05-5:35 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Korbel Ballroom 2
Enid Marie Rosario-Ramos (Presenter)
Ciphers, Stories, and Community Action: Urban Youth Pedagogies of Struggle
4:05-6:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 110
Tuesday, May 4
David Henry Uttal (Discussant)
MathemaTechs: Technology in Mathematics Education
10:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Colorado Convention Center / Room 104
James P. Spillane (Discussant)
What Makes Some Principals More Effective Than Others?
12:25-1:55 p.m., Sheraton / Governor's Square 16