Welcome to the NEERO February 2022 newsletter! In this issue you will find: 

• NEERO 2022: Conference Program Now Available!
• NEERO 2022: Conference Registration and Hotel Information
• NEERO 2022: Keynote Speakers 
• NEERO Circles: Upcoming Events

Please contact us with your feedback, questions, and suggestions for future newsletters.

NEERO 2022 Conference "Expanding Equity in Educational Research" 

As a global community, we continue to grapple with ongoing and persistent crises including the COVID-19 pandemic, institutionalized and systemic racism, climate change, and social and economic disparities that manifest in and out of education. As a research community, we call on educational researchers, practitioners, activists, and policy makers, to rise up and leverage their expertise to identify, critique, and respond to inequities in education, and expand equity in and through educational research. 

A vital aspect to this work is providing a forum for novice and expert researchers, policy makers, practitioners, community organizers, and activists to come together to share research and engage in critical dialogue. 

Conference Information (Virtual and In-Person Components)

The NEERO 2022 Conference will include: invited keynote speakers and panels; accepted paper, poster, research-in-progress roundtable and symposium presentations; awards presentation; business meeting; and informal gatherings and opportunities to connect with fellow conference participants. 

• Wednesday, April 6 (Day 1): The first day of the NEERO 2022 Conference will be held virtually via zoom. The Rubovits Presentation and Awards Celebration will take place at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. All events and conference sessions will be accessible via zoom with viewing options available at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel. 
• Thursday, April 7 (Day 2): The second day of the NEERO 2022 Conference will be held fully in-person at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. The keynote presentation and business meeting will also be accessible via zoom with remove viewing options available at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel. 
• Friday, April 8 (Day 3): The third day of the NEERO 2022 Conference will be held fully in-person at the Portsmouth Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. The morning panel will also be accessible via zoom. 

NEERO will follow health and safety guidelines for the in-person components of the conference. At this point, all NEERO 2022 in-person conference attendees will be required to confirm vaccination status and/or negative COVID-19 test results prior to attending the in-person conference. Masks will be required for participation in all in-person NEERO events. The NEERO Board is monitoring current CDC and local New Hampshire guidelines and appreciate your understanding should these protocols warrant modification.

Conference Registration

All conference participants will have access to the virtual and in-person components of the NEERO 2022 Conference.

• Benefactor Registration: $200
• Professional Early Registration (through March 6, 2022): $150
• Professional Regular Registration (beginning March 7, 2022): $200
• Student & Retired/Emeritus Early Registration (through March 6, 2022): $75
• Student & Retired/Emeritus Regular Registration (beginning March 7, 2022): $100
• Membership Only (no conference attendance): $25

Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel Reservation Information

• NEERO group rate (available through March 7, 2022): $169/night, double occupancy, excluding tax
• Reserve hotel rooms here

Questions? Contact NEERO

If you have any trouble registering for the NEERO 2022 Conference, please email neero.conference@gmail.com.

For more information, visit the NEERO website.

Dr. Susan Baglieri

NEERO 2022 Keynote: Practicing Educational Research as Collective Care

Wednesday, April 6, 12:15 - 1:30pm ET

Dr. Susan Baglieri has strived to develop more inclusive educational schools and communities through her work in teacher education and special education for the past twenty years. Her enthusiastic work as a teacher educator is guided by experience as a high school teacher and mother. She is a co-founder of the Increasing Access to College project, which is an inclusive postsecondary education program at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Baglieri has authored and co-authored articles and book chapters on topics related to disability studies in education, inclusive education, and universal design in education. The recent book, Undoing Ableism: Teaching about Disability in K-12 Classrooms, co-authored with colleague, Dr. Priya Lalvani, aims to provide teachers with background knowledge and techniques to engage young people in critical inquiry about disability and ableism. First released in 2012, Disability Studies and the Inclusive Classroom is a sourcebook that provides an introduction to perspectives on disability in school practice and will soon be in its 3rd edition. 

Dr. Liza Talusan

NEERO 2022 Keynote: The Identity-Conscious Educator: Building the Habits and Skills for More Inclusive Schools

Thursday, April 7, 2021, 12:15 - 1:15pm ET

Dr. Liza Talusan is an educator, strategic change partner, leader, writer, leadership coach, and parent. With over 24 years of experience in PreK-20 education, Liza is an engaging facilitator in conversations about diversity, anti-racism, bias, privilege and power and creates environments that allow for people to build skills for difficult conversations. Through her direct work with organizational leaders, staff, students, teachers, and communities, Liza empowers individuals to create a more inclusive organization, environment, community and team. In addition to her work at the national level with corporations, non-profit organizations, and schools, Liza serves as a faculty member in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Massachusetts Boston where she teaches both Masters and Doctoral students.

Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Dr. Larry Ludlow & Dr. Tom Schram

NEERO 2022 Panel: Looking Forward, Looking Back: Presidents' Reflections

Friday, April 8, 9:00 - 10:15am

Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith is the Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education at the Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development. She has written 10 books, seven of which have won national awards, and more than 200 articles, chapters, and editorials. She is a widely known national and International speaker. Cochran-Smith is an elected member of the National Academy of Education; she recently finished a term on its Board of Directors. In addition, she is a former president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), an AERA Fellow, and a Laureate member of the Kappa Delta Pi education honor society.

Dr. Larry Ludlow is Professor and Department Chair Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment at the Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Throughout his career, Ludlow has rigorously advanced how learning is assessed and teaching is improved. In the process, he has helped advance measurement methodology across numerous disciplines. His major areas of research include Rasch model applications, longitudinal course evaluations, quantitative procedures for complexity theory, and longitudinal changes in social network structures. An American Educational Research Association Fellow, Ludlow received the Patricia B. Elmore Award for Outstanding Research in Measurement and Evaluation from the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling/Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development.  Dr. Ludlow is a former president of the New England Educational Research Organization. 

Dr. Tom Schram is faculty emeritus in the University of New Hampshire Department of Education. With over thirty years in education ranging from K-6 teaching to higher education teaching, research, and administration, Schram's scholarly agenda and expertise encompass teacher education program development and policies, rural teacher residency programs, school-university partnerships, and field-based qualitative research design and methods.  Schram's administrative and leadership responsibilities have included directorship of educator preparation and field experiences, coordination of graduate studies, and co-founder  and leader of a statewide consortium of educator preparation programs. Dr. Schram is a former president of the New England Educational Research Organization. 

First time presenting at NEERO? Not sure how to serve as a session chair or discussant? 

The NEERO Circles Committee is preparing resources and events to support NEERO 2022 Presenters and Discussants. Stay tuned!