AERA Annual Meeting

The 2011 AERA Annual Meeting will be taking place on Friday, April 8 - Tuesday, April 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year's theme is:

"Inticing the Social Imagination: Education Research for the Public Good"

Please visit the AERA website's 2011 Annual Meeting page for general information on this year's meeting.

ULTR SIG Sponsored Sessions

Current Issues in Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research

Time:Saturday, April 9 - 10:35AM - 12:05PM
Building: Sheraton/Grand Ballroom C
Session Participants:
Martha A. Adler (University of Michigan - Dearborn)
H. Bernard Hall (Temple University)
Dierdre Faith Houchen (University of Florida)
Geoff Munns (University of Western Sydney)
Robert Weldon Simmons (Loyola University Maryland)
Robert D. Carpenter (Eastern Michigan University)
Kadhir Rajagopal (Sacramento State University)
Rodney K. Goodyear (University of Redlands)
Terence J.G. Tracey (Arizona State University)
Charles D. Claiborn (Arizona State University)
James W. Lichtenberg (The University of Kansas)
Bruce E. Wampold (University of Wisconsin)
Matthew Gutierrez (University of Redlands)

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Critical Perspectives on Urban Teaching and Learning: Four Projects in One Urban College of Educaion

Time: Saturday, April 9 - 12:25PM - 1:55PM
Building: Sheraton/Grand Ballroom D
Session Participants:
Chair: Mary K. Gove (Cleveland State University)
Grace H.C. Huang (Cleveland State University)
Kristine Lynn Still (Cleveland State University)
Mary K. Gove (Cleveland State University)
Dinah Volk (Cleveland State University)
Anne M. Galletta (Cleveland State University)

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Science Education in Urban Settings: Challenges, Approaches, and Successes

Time: Saturday, April 9 - 4:05PM - 6:05PM
Building/Room: New Orleans Marriott / Preservation Hall Studio 5
Session Participants:
John Settlage (University of Connecticut)
Okhee Lee (University of Miami)
Randall D. Penfield (University of Miami)
Ann E. Rivet (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Alissa Berg (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Phillip Stewart (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Cory A. Buxton (University of Georgia)
Martha A. Allexsaht-Snider (University of Georgia)
Regina Suriel (University of Georgia)
Brant G. Miller (University of Minnesota)
Gillian Roehrig (University of Minnesota)
Chair: Xiufeng Liu (University at Buffalo - SUNY)

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Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research SIG Business Meeting

Time: Saturday, April 9 - 6:15PM - 7:45PM
Building/Room: Sheraton / Grand Couteau
Session Participant:
Hye Lim Choi (Hanyang University)

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Hip-Hop Pedagogies in Action: Moving Beyond Advocacy to Critical Research

Time: Sunday, April 10 - 12:25PM - 1:55PM
Building/Room: Sheraton / Bayside C
Session Participants:
Bronwen E. Low (McGill University)
Marc Lamont Hill (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Christopher Emdin (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Thurman L. Bridges (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Discussant: Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Chair: Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz (Teachers College, Columbia University)

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New Teachers in the Urban Context

Time: Monday, April 11 - 8:15AM - 9:45AM
Building/Room: Sheraton / Oak Alley
Session Participants:
John R. Walcott (Michigan State University)
Antonette M. Aragon (Colorado State University)
Steven Andrew Culpepper (University of Colorado - Denver)
Mark Andrew Perkins (Colorado State University)
Alissa Berg (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Stefania (Stefanie) Macaluso (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Christopher Emdin (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Althier M. Lazar (Saint Joseph's University)
Dorene D. Ross (University of Florida)
Elyse L. Hambacher (University of Florida)
Elizabeth Bondy (University of Florida)
Chair: Barbara L. Bales (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
Discussant: Sabina Elena Vaught (Tufts University)

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Lessons From an Urban Teacher Residency: Teacher and Student Learning

Time: Monday, April 11 - 12:25PM - 1:55PM
Building/Room: Sheraton / Oak Alley
Session Participants:
Todd A. Price (National-Louis University)
Christina Fradelos (Academy for Urban School Leadership)
Scott Sullivan (National-Louis University)
Michael Whitmore (Academy for Urban School Leadership)
Wendy L. Gardiner (National-Louis University)
Charles Tocci (National-Louis University)
Diane E. Salmon (National-Louis University), Shaunti Knauth (National-Louis University)
Chair: Shani Beth-Halachmy (National-Louis University)
Discussant: Joseph McCrary (WestEd)

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The Urban Teacher and Unique Challenges

Time: Monday, April 11 - 4:05PM - 5:35PM
Building/Room: Sheraton / Grand Ballroom A
Session Participants:
Sueanne Elizabeth Mckinney (Old Dominion University)
Jack E. Robinson (Old Dominion University)
Alison Reddy (Old Dominion University)
Cheryl A. Fields-Smith (University of Georgia)
Emiel W. Owens (Texas Southern University)
Kerri A. Ullucci (Roger Williams University)
Dan Battey (Rutgers University)
Chair: Tatiana Joseph (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)

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Quality Education as a Constitutional Right: Creating a Grassroots Movement to Transform Public Schools

Time: Tuesday, April 12 - 12:25PM - 1:55PM
Building/Room: Sheraton / Rhythms Ballroom II
Session Participants:
Joan T. Wynne (Florida International University)
Chair: Joan T. Wynne (Florida International University)
Robert Moses (Florida International University)
Lisa Denise Delpit (Florida International University)
Theresa Perry (Simmons College)
Chair: Maria K. Lovett (Florida International University)

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Science Education in the Urban Context

Time: Tuesday, April 12 - 2:15PM - 3:45PM
Building/Time: Sheraton / Napoleon Ballroom B2
Session Participants:
Christopher Emdin (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Imelda L. Nava (University of California - Los Angeles)
Eduardo Lopez (University of California - Los Angeles)
Ashraf Anis Shady (Queens College - CUNY)
Juanita Jo Matkins (College of William and Mary)
Jacqueline Theresa McDonnough (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Kevin Goff (College of William and Mary)
Colleen Riesbeck (College of William and Mary)
Kathryn Ottolini (College of William and Mary)
Gillian Ursula Bayne (Lehman College - CUNY)
Chair: Luzelena Perez (University of California - San Diego)
Discussant: Lynda Susan Kennedy (New York Public Library)

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