On Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 (the evening before the opening day of the AERA annual meeting) and Monday, March 24th, 2008 (the morning of the opening day of the AERA annual meeting), a group of historians of education will hold a mentoring seminar for graduate students and junior faculty members. Sunday evening will feature a panel discussion led by educational historians reflecting on their careers and the choices they have made. Monday morning will feature roundtable discussions in which issues of concern to graduate students and junior faculty will be discussed, such as graduate training, job searches, teaching, and publishing.

ALL junior faculty members and graduate students who are members of AERA Division F are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to junior faculty within 4 years of degree completion and to graduate students who have completed their course work. Dinner is provided for Sunday, March 23rd and breakfast for Monday, March 24th. AERA will reimburse attendees for Sunday night’s lodging.

Specifics:
Sunday, March 23rd, 6-9 PM and Monday, March 24th, 8:30 am – 11:30 am New York City (specific location TBA)
Participants must be members of Division F
Application deadline: Friday, January, 11th, 2008

Questions? Contact Division F Graduate Student Representatives Katherine Sedgwick at ksedgwic@sas.upenn.edu or Donna Jordan Taylor at djjt@u.washington.edu or Mentoring Seminar Organizer Christine Woyshner at christine.woyshner@temple.edu.

Send application to:
Christine Woyshner at christine.woyshner@temple.edu
OR
Christine Woyshner, Associate Professor
Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology in Education
Temple University
1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
OR
FAX: 215-204-1414
APPLICATION
2008 AERA Division F Mentoring Seminar

Name:________________________________________________________
Email:_______________________________________________________
Affiliation:_________________________________________________
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Address:_____________________________________________________
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Status (check one):
______Graduate student
______Assistant professor
______Other (please specify)
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Are you a member of Division F?______
Have you ever attended the Division F mentoring seminar? ______
If so, when; and what was your status then (graduate student, junior faculty member)?_______________

Include a one or two-paragraph summary of your research interests, your progress in your graduate program or on your career path, and what you hope to gain from the Seminar.