Published: March 25, 2024

Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting represents the world's largest gathering of education researchers and is a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative research. We are looking forward to the  that will take place in Philadelphia, PA, April 11-14. 

Our faculty, students and alumni will be busy presenting, learning, and exchanging ideas. Use this guide to follow and support ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ researchers and their work. This year, we have ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ faculty, students and alumni featured in over 80 sessions! 


AERA Key Sessions 

Presidential Session:
Bilingual Special Education for the 21st Century: Reimagining the Future

  • Sat, April 13, 9:35-11:05 a.m. ET; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Room 201A
  • Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching in Bilingual Inclusive Classrooms
  • Authors: Vanessa Santiago Schwarz and Elizabeth Silva Diaz

Spotlight on Philadelphia and the Region:
Weight of the Crown: Anti-Essentialist Futures for Black Girls’ Identity Construction

  • Fri, April 12, 7:45-9:15 a.m. ET; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Room 201B
  • I’m Not Your Superwoman: Ethnographies of Softness, Silence, and Healing for Black Girls
  • Author: Alexis Hunter

Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence: 
Critical Sociotechnical Perspectives on Young People Using, Experiencing, and Making Sense of AI

  • Thu, April 11, 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200, Exhibit Hall B
  • Chair: José Lizárraga