That is a must! I am up to that seminar, who else is?
Ana
Mike Cole wrote:
> It seems that the topic of the relation of learning to development chat
> theories is a likely seminar
> topic.
>
> Whose ;up for that?
> mike
>
> On 6/2/06, Jennifer Vadeboncoeur <vadebonc@interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Dear Cultural-Historical SIG Folks,
>>
>> We've just been told that the 2007 AERA Annual Convention All
>> Academic Submission System is open for proposal submission as of June
>> 2, 2006. We welcome your proposals!
>>
>> The theme of the 2007 AERA Annual Convention is "The World of
>> Educational Quality." Following Eva Baker and Daniel Koretz,
>> President and Program Committee Chair of AERA, the "theme highlights
>> the importance of attending to educational systems and education
>> research outside the United States. There are efforts around the
>> globe, in both developed and developing nations, to reform
>> educational systems, improve equity of access and opportunity, and
>> strengthen student learning." The themes of "world" and "quality"
>> can also be interpreted more broadly, to include work that draws upon
>> disciplines outside of education research, and work that addresses
>> the quality of educational practice and research (see
>> https://www.aera.net/annualmeeting/?id=1399).
>>
>> Our SIG has a lot to contribute to this convention theme, because the
>> relation between culture and education is central to our work. This
>> is an opportunity to show the broader AERA community the importance
>> and relevance of cultural-historical research to pressing
>> contemporary issues-such as globalization, international relations,
>> and educational reform in social and cultural context. Research
>> conducted internationally, or in diverse cultural communities, would
>> be particularly well-suited to the conference theme.
>>
>> Last year, each SIG was assigned a number of sessions based on total
>> membership. This year, the numbers and type of sessions each SIG
>> gets is related, largely but not entirely, to the number of
>> submissions that SIG receives. This means that WE NEED FOR YOU TO
>> SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO OUR SIG! It also means that the odds of
>> acceptance will remain roughly constant regardless of the number of
>> submissions that we receive, unlike in previous years when each
>> additional proposal had to compete for a fixed number of slots.
>>
>> Please read the AERA call for proposals at
>> https://www.aera.net/AALogin.asp before preparing your proposal.
>> This call describes the possible formats for sessions and for
>> presentations.
>>
>> We'd also like to take this time to remind folks just how much we
>> value and thrive on the basis of your other contributions. In
>> particular, we need reviewers to volunteer VERY SOON. Please log in
>> to the 2007 AERA Annual Convention Online System
>> (https://www.aera.net/AALogin.asp). This is also the place to
>> volunteer to be a discussant or chair.
>>
>> The Proposal Submission System will close on August 2, 2006.
>>
>> We look forward to seeing each of you at the 2007 AERA Annual
>> Meeting, April 9-13 in Chicago, Illinois.
>>
>> All the best - Jennifer and Keith
>>
>> --
>> ______________________________
>>
>> Dr. Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur
>> The University of British Columbia
>> Faculty of Education
>> 2125 Main Mall
>> Library Block 272B
>> Vancouver BC V6T-1Z4
>>
>> phone: 1.604.822.9099
>> fax: 1.604.822.3302
>>
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