Exciting news! RFA is delighted to welcome the upcoming 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting to the City of Brotherly Love April 11-14, 2024, and we’re honored that our team members will make a strong showing at the event—the preeminent convening for education researchers and a showcase for leading-edge studies.
With 11 sessions covering a diverse range of topics from assessment and data literacy to educator workforce diversity and out-of-school time, we invite you to join us for insightful discussions, innovative research findings, and engaging presentations shaping the future of education.
Whether you’re a researcher, educator, policymaker, or system leader, we encourage you to attend our sessions, take notes, and then take action. Add the following sessions to your conference schedule.
| Session Title | Date/Time | Location | Team Member(s) |
| Rebuilding the Educational Landscape: Unconventional Strategies and Traditional Measures in Educational Leadership | Thu, April 11, 12:40 to 2:10pm | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 117 | Gina Arnone, Siettah Parks, Maja Pehrson |
| Students and Assessment | Thu, April 11, 2:30 to 4:00pm | Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 415 | Kri Burkander |
| Thursday Roundtable Session 420 | Thu, April 11, 4:20 to 5:50pm | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B – TABLE 15 | Leana Cabral |
| Prioritizing Educator Diversity Research: A Journey of Reflection, Insights, and New Possibilities | Fri, April 12, 9:35 to 11:05am | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Room 201C | Kate Callahan, Leana Cabral, Siettah Parks, Julia Ransom, Saxon Nelson, David Lapp |
| Friday Roundtable Session 945 | Fri, April 12, 9:35 to 11:05am | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B -TABLE 37 | Karin Gegenheimer |
| For Us, With Us, By Us: Research With Black Teachers by Black Teachers and Black Researchers | Fri, April 12, 4:55 to 6:25pm | Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 307 | Leana Cabral, Siettah Parks, Kevin Burgess |
| Youth as Our “Present Already”: Youth-Led Spaces at the Center of Advocacy, Research, Practice, and Design | Fri, April 12, 4:55 to 6:25pm | Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 3, Room 302 | Keerthanya Rajesh |
| The Out-of-School-Time Sector: Alternative and Expanded Conceptualizations to Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Sat, April 13, 1:15 to 2:45pm | Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 407 | Tracey Hartmann |
| Sunday Roundtable Session 745 | Sun, April 14, 7:45 to 9:15am | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B – TABLE 16 | Keerthanya Rajesh |
| Sunday Roundtable 945 | Sun, April 14, 9:35 to 11:05am | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B – TABLE 29 | Karin Gegenheimer |
| Sunday Roundtable Session 305 | Sun, April 14, 3:05 to 4:35pm | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B — TABLE 23 | Mark Duffy |