AERA 2025 in Denver

AERA in Denver – A rough conference

Though we loved meeting with colleagues sharing our work and learning from so many others, while in Denver we learned that our federal funding from the National Science Foundation was illegally revoked from us “effective immediately.” We later learned the reason given to the university was simply that the work no longer aligned with the priorities of the current administration. This was money promised to us. This was money sent to us. This was money promised by us to others such as teachers for their work. Mid-dissemination, everything had to halt, and we had to spend our precious time authoring legal documents to fight for our rights.

And we were not alone. The session we presented in as a lab was full of scholars who had just received the same news – some at the beginning of career grants, some mid-way in their implementation and learning, and others, like us, in dissemination phase.

All heart-broken, angry, and sickened.

That said, we are even more committed to doing the work!!! Below are our group’s presentations at this meeting. Please let us know if you’d like to know more!

WEDNESDAY

Déana Scipio, along with colleagues Sarah Jaewon Lee, Teo Keifert and Day Greenberg presented “Pedagogies of Joy 😉 (Poster 3), along with many other amazing scholars in a session chaired by Lama Jaber and Tanner Vea:

Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in Science Education

Wed, April 23, 10:50am to 12:20pm MDT (10:50am to 12:20pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 2A

THURSDAY

Hannah Cooke presented “Practicing Science Teachers (Discussing and Evading) Race Talk in the session. Such great conversations and questions!

“No Justice, No Peace”: A Racial Reckoning for Science Education

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (9:50 to 11:20am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 106

ALSO THURSDAY

Adma Gama-Krummel, along with other brilliant University of Rochester colleagues, Md Mamunur Rashid and Jailin Yan, presented “Students’ Experiences with Artificial Intelligence: Does GPA make a difference?” in 

Evaluating Student Success: Prior Learning, Peer Feedback, AI, and Self-Control in Education

Thu, April 24, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (9:50 to 11:20am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 608

ALSO THURSDAY

Adma Gama-Krummel chaired the session, 

“Posthumanism, Postmodernism, and Philosophy”

Thu, April 24, 3:35 to 5:05pm MDT (3:35 to 5:05pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3H

ALSO THURSDAY

The JuST Lab presented “We all chose to be together for this purpose”: Centering justice with professional learning communities (Poster 2) in this session, along with many other amazing scholars:

Research on STEM Professional Learning Communities: Attending to Teacher Learning, Agency, and Equity

Thu, April 24, 5:25 to 6:55pm MDT (5:25 to 6:55pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3A

FRIDAY

Déana Scipio and Priya Pugh presented “ReMediating Nature|Culture Relations through Perspective Storytelling (Poster 10)” in this session, along with many other stellar scholars:

Attending to Climate and Environmental Hope, Despair, and Repair Through Storytelling

Fri, April 25, 3:20 to 4:50pm MDT (3:20 to 4:50pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Terrace Level, Bluebird Ballroom Room 3A

SATURDAY 

Todd Campbell served as the commenter for this incredible invited session:

Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Supporting Equitable and Effective Teaching

Sat, April 26, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (9:50 to 11:20am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Mile High Ballroom 1EF

SUNDAY

Adma Gama-Krummel, along with other amazing University of Rochester colleagues, Simao Luis and Md Mamunur Rashid, presented “Unmasking Deepfakes: Safeguarding K12 Education from Digital Deception through Posthumanism” in a session of featuring post-foundational and new materialist thought: 

Early Childhood, K-12 Education, and Postfoundational Thought (Table 4)

Sun, April 27, 8:00 to 9:30am MDT (8:00 to 9:30am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1

ALSO SUNDAY

Todd Campbell with his colleague, Veronica McGowan presented, “Designing for Collective Futures: The Engineering for Ecological and Social Justice.” 

And

Priya Pugh and Déana Scipio, along with their colleagues Renee Comesotti and Michaela Diamond – all from Islandwood – presented, “Artefacts: Transdisciplinary visioning for climate futures” in this session, along with a group of incredible scholars:

Integrating Climate Justice Education Across Teacher Education Programs: A Remedy of Critical Transdisciplinarity and Collective Action (Table 6)

Sun, April 27, 9:50 to 11:20am MDT (9:50 to 11:20am MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1 Session Type: Roundtable Session