Mid-Career Events/Area Conferences & Network Updates, April 2008
JOIN US! April 16th Mid-Career Program & ELPAP team up to Kick Off the Alumni Symposium Series
Join the Conversation with Professor James Spillane, Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Chair in Learning and Organizational Change,
Northwestern University on Wednesday April 16th from 5-8PM at 3440 Market Street, 5th Floor Conference Center.
RSVP by Friday April 11th Kristin Passaro at kschomis@gse.upenn.edu
Come for the Day! Also on April 16th, Adam Gamoran, Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research presents: "Expansion through Diversion in Higher
Education: The Case of Scotland's 'New Universities.'" Time & Location: 12:00 noon to 1:15 p.m., McNeil Building, Room 103
Upcoming Final Defense & Oral Proposal Hearings
Support your fellow Mid-Career Community members, click on the following link for dissertation topics/titles and hearing information.
http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~dvrg/events.html
Mid-Career Friday Night Dinner Series
April 18th Dinner Series Guest Speaker Margaret Beale Spencer http://www.gse.upenn.edu/faculty/spencer.html
Time & Location: 5:30PM 3440 Market Street, Room 501
If you plan to attend please contact Martha Williams at marthaw@gse.upenn.edu.
Events & Area Conferences
GSE Events: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/news_publications/nw_cal_01.php
April 10th –Daniel Solorzano & Shawn Harper, An Informal Discussion on Critical Race Theory;
Time & Location 10-11am GSE Room 114
April 15th – Andy Porter, Margaret Beale-Spencer, Joan Goodman & Theresa Pica
The Academic Profession Explained: How to Review & Edit Manuscripts; Time & Location 9:30-10:30am GSE Room 203
IES Lecture Series: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/pimfer/lectureseries.html
Time & Location: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, The Graduate School of Education, Room 007
April 21st-John Fantuzzo, Professor, Policy, Management and Evaluation Division, GSE and Whitney LeBoeuf, Doctoral Student,
Education Policy, IES Fellow
April 28th –Laura Perna, Associate Professor, Higher Education Division, GSE, Rachel Fester, Doctoral Student, Higher
Education, IES Fellow and Erin Walsh, Doctoral Student, Higher Education present: “Understanding the Ways that Pre-College
Outreach and State Grant Programs Shape College Opportunity for the Parents of Participating Students”
Annenberg Scholar Series: http://www.asc.upenn.edu/news/calendar.asp
PRESENT YOUR WORK-08/09 Proposal Submission Deadlines & Links
APRIL
AASA American Association of School Administrators
Proposal Submissions: Available Beginning April 1, 2008
http://www.aasa.org/
MAY
ASCD Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development “Learning Beyond Boundaries”
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2008
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.c63df8e835be92de8b35b392d3108a0c/template.article?articleMgmtId=5
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NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 1, 2008
http://www.nasspconvention.org/
UCEA University Council for Educational Administration
“Preparing Educational Leaders to Foster Quality Teaching and Student Success: A Time for Action”
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 5, 2008
http://www.ucea.org/pdf/UCEAConvention08FinalCall%20for%20Proposals.pdf
JUNE
AERA American Education Research Association
Proposal Submissions: June 1-August 1, 2008
http://www.aera.net/meetings/Default.aspx?menu_id=342&id=2966
 AERA Submission guidelines: http://www.aera.net/meetings/Default.aspx?menu_id=22&id=3530
 AERA Presentation Tips & Information: http://www.aera.net/meetings/Default.aspx?menu_id=22&id=299
MC Community News OR Suggestions? Please contact Kristin Passaro at kschomis@gse.upenn.edu.