The California Educational Research Association (CERA) will hold its annual conference virtually from November 17-19, 2020. The conference is focused on educational equity and the ways in which data and assessments can drive change. On Tuesday, November 17, there will be a graduate student pre-conference session from 10 am to 12 pm PST that explores a range of important topics for researchers amidst the current social climate with ongoing calls for anti-racist reform.

Speaking at the graduate student pre-conference session will be Dr. Leigh Patel, Dr. Kevin Kumashiro, Dr. David Tackas, and Dr. Daniela DiGiacomo. Dr. Leigh Patel, an Associate Dean and professor in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, will be sharing about decoloniality and research. Dr. Kevin Kumashiro, an education expert and former Dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco, will be presenting on how to leverage research to impact policy. Dr. David Takacs, a professor of law at University of California Hastings and an international environmental consultant, will be sharing about bias in research. Dr. Daniela DiGiacomo, a professor and learning scientist in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky, will be presenting on approaches for community-based research. Learn more and register ($75) on the CERA Conference webpage.

If you have any questions, please email chewko@ucsc.edu.