Greetings from Jenn and Yin!

Hi, how is everyone's summer going? We wanted to touch base with you and let you know we are already busy planning for the new year. Yin Wah Kreher, Senior Representative and I, Jennifer McGee, Senior Co-Chair, are taking over the leadership reins this year from our distinguished alums, Jonathan Bostic and Janice Hansen.

We will work in close partnership to increase graduate student opportunities for Divison C members and increase involvement. Please check back on this blog regularly to keep tab on Division C news and tips for the graduate study journey. We hope to profile a few of our Campus Liaisons each month and use the blog to keep you up to date on Division C happenings and tips for graduate students. Here's a little more about us:

Originally from Singapore, Yin taught English Language/Communication Skills for a stint and worked in a multimedia company as an English Language content specialist/CD-ROM instructional designer. In Syracuse University, she trained and practiced as an instructional technology consultant after graduating with a Master's in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation in 2005. Going into her fourth year as a doctoral student, her research interests center on the following two broad areas: learning and performance improvement and research methodologies. Her dissertation study focuses on the design of instruction for cultural competence in health care professionals.

Jennifer is a fourth year doctoral student in Educational Leadership, Research, and Evaluation at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before beginning her doctoral work, she taught agriculture for three years in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. With a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Agricultural Education, Jennifer has a love for all things green but, decided to focus on applying her analytical skills to addressing issues in all aspects of education. Jennifer currently works as an external evaluator on a Math Science Partnership grant that seeks to create standards-based elementary mathematics teachers. Her research interests include: STEM education, self-efficacy, and cognitive science. Her dissertation is a validation study of a newly created instrument to measure the mathematics teaching self-efficacy of elementary teachers.

GSC 2011 Annual Meeting Sessions & Tips

The Graduate Student Council has organized some terrific sessions to welcome first-time attendees and facilitate graduate student transition to professional researcher. Check them out:

1. Welcoming Orientation for New Members and First Time Attendees

Sheraton, Grand Ballroom A, Saturday April 9, 7:00 – 8:00 am

2. Orientation to the Annual Meeting and Networking for Graduate Students and Campus Liaisons

Astor Crowne Plaza, St. Charles Ballroom, Friday April 8, 6:15 – 7:45 pm

3. So you want to be a peer reviewier: Learning to review annual meeting papers and enhancing annual meeting quality

Sheraton, Napoleon Ballroom C2, Sunday April 10, 12:25 – 1:55 pm

4. Other Divisions Fireside Chat

http://aera-grads.wikispaces.com/GSC+Sessions

5. Graduate Student Council Orientation Meeting

Astor Crowne Plaza, St. Charles Ballroom (Graduate Student Resource Center), Friday, April 8, 6:15 pm

6. Graduate Student Council Open Business Meeting and Reception

Astor Crowne Plaza, St. Charles Ballroom (Graduate Student Resource Center), Saturday, April 9, 6:15 pm

7. Division C Business Meeting and Reception
Hotel Monteleone, Royal Ballroom, Sunday, April 10, 6:15 pm

More Division C program details can be found under the Conference tab on this blog. 

8. Map with link to NOLA information

http://www.neworleanscvb.com/mini/index.cfm/minisiteID/283/hit/1/

9. AERA’s Annual Meeting Website

http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?id=10412

10. AERA GSC 2011 Annual Meeting Wiki

http://aera-grads.wikispaces.com/

11. Internet Access Locations

Internet Access at Hotels
Wireless internet access is available to attendees in the lobby and public areas of the hotels where sessions are being held as listed below. Please see below for access information at each hotel, as some hotels have complimentary internet access and some charge a fee. Internet is available in the meeting rooms at hotels only if specified below.

• Astor Crowne Plaza – Free wireless in lobby for hotel and non-hotel guest.

• DoubleTree – Free wireless in lobby for hotel and non-hotel guests. Access is also available, although reliability varies depending on the number of users and specific location, in the 2nd floor meeting rooms.

• Hotel Monteleone – Hotel guests and non-hotel guests can purchase wireless for $9.95 for 24 hours for access throughout the hotel including the meeting rooms.

• JW Marriott – Free wireless in lobby for hotel and non-hotel guests.

• New Orleans Marriott – Free wireless for all attendees at the Cyber Café computers located in the Grand Ballroom Foyer, Third Level. Free wireless for hotel and non-hotel guests in the public space and the meeting rooms on the second, third and fourth levels.

• Sheraton – Free wireless in lobby for hotel guests only. Non-hotel guests can purchase wireless, accessible in the lobby only, for $6.95 - $16.00 depending on speed for a 24-hour period.

See you all soon!!!