Hartford Marriott Rocky Hill Rocky Hill, Connecticut NERA 2009 Hotel Room online registration! Conference Rates Available until Thursday, October 1, 2009 More information about the Hartford Marriott Rocky Hill is available here.
Conference Theme:

NERA ’09: Using Educational Research to Improve Student Learning for 40 Years … And Still Going Strong!

The ability to bring together professionals from various fields associated with educational research with the goal of learning from each other has helped NERA become a conference that many look forward to year after year. In a region with such active and respected members and affiliated institutions, NERA still manages to maintain that feeling of intimacy that encourages us to welcome new friends and colleagues while reconnecting with those we have cherished throughout the years. To honor this tradition, we will celebrate the 40th NERA conference with a birthday party in addition to the sessions and receptions that bring us together each year. We hope you’ll join us for the festivities!

For additional information about the 2009 Conference, contact the Conference Co-Chairs, Maureen Ewing, Elizabeth Stone, and Peter Swerdzewski at neramembers@gmail.com

Selected Program Highlights include:

Keynote Speakers:
Mary M. Kennedy
Professor of Education, Michigan State University

George A. Pruitt
President, Thomas Edison State College

Conference Pre-Sessions
Fundamentals in Standard Setting: Susan Cooper Loomis and Mary J. Pitoniak
Supporting Professional Development through Teacher Learning Communities: Research support, practical lessons learned, and evaluating the impact: Caroline Wiley
More information about the conference pre-sessions is available here

Featured Sessions
Grant Writing: Stan Shaw and Michael Coyne
Put Down the Highlighters! Qualitative Analysis Using NVivo 8: Kelly Godfrey
Classifying Persons Into Groups: An Introduction to Mixture Modeling and Considerations for Applied Practice: Dena Pastor
Teacher-as-Researcher Award Presentation
Graduate Student Issues Committee Session

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