AERA 2016 Highlights -- Come join Division C at the conference!

Check out the highlighted sessions from our division as you create your personal calendars. The official AERA Annual Meeting hashtag on Twitter is:  #AERA16, and the Division C hashtag is #AERADivC. In addition, featured Division C sessions have  been assigned session hashtags to allow those in attendance and those participating via the online Twitter stream to follow the conversation or contribute ideas, resources and questions.

OPEN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS FOR DIVISION C GRADUATE STUDENTS AND NEW FACULTY
(Friday, April 8, Marriott Marquis, Independence Salon E)
DIVISION C BUSINESS MEETING & RECEPTION
(Sunday, April 10, 6:30 PM, Convention Center, Level Two, Room 207A)

• Bring a book to donate: The Graduate Student Council (GSC) of AERA is doing a book drive this year with a community organization in Washington DC. Division C would like to support the effort. Please bring a book that will be donated to the Georgia Avenue Family Support Collaborative (GAFS). All family-friendly genres accepted. 

• Highlighted Division Posters: As a way of highlighting the scientific research being conducted by Division members in poster sessions, Section Chairs/Co-Chairs have selected outstanding posters for display. The selected posters will be displayed at the division reception by their authors. We encourage members to take the time to view the highlighted posters. This aspect of the meeting has been very well received in past years, and we hope to continue its success.

CONFERENCE THEMED SESSIONS
DIVISION C AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COUNCIL SESSION
(Sunday, April 10, 10:30 AM to 12:05 PM, Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Mint)
DIVISION C VICE PRESIDENTIAL PANEL
(Monday, April 11, 2:45 to 4:15 PM, Convention Center, Level Two, Room 207A) 
AWARD PRESENTATIONS

• Division C Early Career Award (2015) Lecture:  Erika A. Pattall, The University of Texas-Austin will speak on "The Promise and Peril of Choice Provision as a Motivational Strategy" on Friday, April 8, 2:15 to 3:45 PM, Convention Center, Level Two, Room 201. Chair: Steve Graham, Arizona State University. Session hashtag: #AERADivCAward

• Jan Hawkins Award (2015) Address: Joshua A. Danish, Indiana University, will present  on Monday, April 11, 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM, Convention Center, Level One, Room 150A. Chair: Krista Muis, McGill University. Session hashtag: #AERADivCAward

• Sylvia Scribner Award (2015) Address: Daniel L. Schwartz, Stanford University, will present  on Monday, April 11, 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM, Convention Center, Level One, Room 150A. Chair: Barbara Greene, University of Oklahoma. Session hashtag: #AERADivCAward

DIVISION C GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEE NEW DIRECTIONS SESSION
(Saturday, April 9, 8:15 to 9:45 AM, Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Independence Salon H)

DIVISION C GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEE FIRESIDE CHAT
(Saturday, April 9, 2:15 to 3:45 PM, Convention Center, Level Two, Room 207A)
See everyone in Washington DC!

The Division C Business Meeting will be held midway through the conference. In addition to briefing the membership on the work of the division during the past year, we will continue our newest traditions (see below) and host a reception with good food and cool jazz. Session hashtag: #AERADivC

Please join us for Expanding Learning Opportunities for Underserved Students: The Role of Public Scholarship. Chair: Francesca Lopez, The University of Arizona. Presenters: Julian Vasquez Heilig, Uma Jayakumar, Andrea Romero, and Jeffrey F. Milem, The University of Arizona. Session hashtag: #AERADivCAction

Please join us for our Uncovering the Past to Shape the Future.  The goal of this Vice Presidential Session is to highlight the most important educational research over the past 100 years. In line with the AERA 2016 theme, prominent educational researchers will be asked to respond and reflect on four guiding questions. Chaired by the Division C Vice President, Barbara Greene, University of Oklahoma.  Session hashtag: #AERADivCVP

Please join us for "Public Knowledge and Balancing the Academic Life of Publishing for Scholarly Impact and Publishing for Many." This session addresses the motto, "publish or perish" from a critical standpoint. Three scholars -- Jason Chen, DeLeon Gray, and Martin Jones -- will consider public knowledge and what it means to publish for scholarly impact versus (and in conjunction with) publishing in and through media that reach a wider audience. Session hashtag: #AERADivCGrad

Please join us for "The Journey from Doctoral Student to a Tenure-Track Job."  This session will address the many different roads that may be traveled when seeking tenure-line employment, led by eight influential scholars in the field: Andrew Kemp, Debbie Sonu, Nel Noddings, Steven Page, Joseph Flynn, Alexander Means, William White, Joel Spring, Sabrina Ross-Griffin, Antonia Darder, Seungho Moon, and Molly Quinn. Session hashtag: #AERADivCGrad

Be sure to look for more Division C papers, roundtables, and posters in the searchable online program (aera.net) and download the program app. Look for networking opportunities, session notes and resources, and continuous updates throughout the conference on our Twitter stream (@AERADivC).