AERA Div C Grad Student Council

Join us for our Spring 2026 Graduate Student Writing Groups!

Division C cohosts with Complexity SIG, Mot Sig, TEP Sig & SSRL Sig on:
Tuesday mornings from 10am-12pm ET
Tuesday evenings from 7pm-9pm ET
Wednesday mornings from 9am-11am ET

Full schedule and links: bit.ly/aeragradwrit...

DEADLINE EXTENSION: The deadline for submitting a 2-minute video proposal for Shark Tank 2026 has been extended until Monday, January 12th, 2026 at 11:59pm PST!

Learn more about Process & Eligibility here: blackandbelonging.com/events/shark...

Check out our December 2025 Division C Graduate Student Newsletter here!
drive.google.com/file/d/1mPol...

If you’ve been stuck, tired, or overwhelmed by your dissertation or prepping your materials for the job market… this is your sign 💫

Log on to our Div C Writing Groups on Tuesdays and Wednesdays: tinyurl.com/gradwriting2...

Or check out the full schedule across Divisions:
bit.ly/aerawriting25

We are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Shark Tank Competition! Find out more at blackandbelonging.com/events/shark...

Hey Division C Grads! Check out our November 2025 Newsletter here, including registration information for our Shark Tank 2026 Info Session tomorrow night (11/5)! drive.google.com/file/d/1X4h7...

We are excited to share that we will be hosting an information session for Division C's 2026 Shark Tank Competition on Wednesday, November 5, 2025!

Register for the information session here: bit.ly/sharktankinfo

Hey Div C Grads! Check out our Sept 2025 Newsletter here: drive.google.com/file/d/1iluk...

FYI: Submission deadline changed to August 1!

YouTube video by American Educational Research Association AERA Webinar for Graduate Students: How to Submit to the 2026 Annual Meeting

So sorry we didn't see this earlier! You can now watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOtN.... You can also refer to our collected Q&A responses here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Hey Div. C Graduate Students! Check out this great opportunity hosted by the AERA Graduate Student Council.

🔗 Register here: aera.zoom.us/.../register...
(Access to the live meeting and its recording will be shared with all registrants.)

Attending #AERA as a graduate student for the last time, I’m leaving with gratitude, courage, and hope. The community is stronger when we stick together. ❤️ See some of you at #SRCD25.

Congratulations @molly-taylor26.bsky.social on winning the Pintrich award! @aeradivcgrad.bsky.social @aeratepsig.bsky.social

Happening soon! See you there!
@aera-motsig.bsky.social @aeradivcgrad.bsky.social

Happening now! Due to weather we’re at Mario’s Speakeasy Pizza!!

Thanks to all the wonderful finalists who shared their work at #DivCSharkTank25!

And congratulations to our #DivCSharkTank25 People's Choice Award winner Zixin Chen! 🦈🤩

Congratulations to our #DivCSharkTank25 winner Stephanie Fernandez!🦈🤩

At #AERA2025? Come check out the Math Methods and Motivation Lab's ongoing projects! I will be presenting some of my dissertation research at the MotSIG In-Progress Research Roundtable on Saturday 4/26 at 11:40, and would love to see you there! @aera-motsig.bsky.social.

And finally… meet the Shark Tank 2025 judges!

AERA 2025 Division C Section 2b: Learning & motivation in social & cultural contexts program for Sunday, April 27. full program at tinyurl.com/27ftmpll Starts at 8am MDT in the virtual poster hall: Learning and motivation in social and cultural contexts virtual poster session. 8:00-9:30am MDT, Poster session in Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall Level, Exhibit Hall F titled "Student and Parent Perspectives on Motivation and Performance." Six papers included: (1) The Relationship between Educational Expectations and Chinese Rural Children’s Academic Avoidance, Test Anxiety, and Burnout; (2) Academic Pressure or Emotional Detachment? The Complex Effect of Compulsory Boarding Due to the School Merger Policy; (3) Parental Achievement goals, Personal Academic Achievement goals, Personal Social Achievement goals, and Achievement Emotions; (4) Grit, Positive Youth Development, and School Engagement Among Filipino Secondary School Students; (5) Struggle for Beauty or Grades？The Impact of Appearance Anxiety on Adolescent Academic Performance; (6) What is the Purpose of School? Predictors and Consequences of School Relevance. 1:30-3pm MDT, roundtable session in Colorado Convention Center, Ballroom Level, Four Seasons Ballroom 1 titled "Synthesizing Multiple Critical Perspectives on Teaching." Five papers included, titled: (1) The Mediating Effect of Funds of Knowledge on the Relationship between Student-Teacher Racial Matching and Discourse; (2) “Being Unapologetically Myself”: Black Women Teachers’ Identity Negotiation Around Their Psychological Needs Within White Spaces; (3) Both/And: The Joint Influence of Educators’ Diversity Ideologies and Perceptions of Educational Infrastructure on Equity-Focused Practice Implementation; (4) “Test Prep Hangover”: Teachers Describe How Test Prep Practices Endure After the ELA State Exam; (5) Findings From a Scoping Review of Social-Emotional Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and Reading.

Last but not least here is our lineup for #AERA2025 Div C Sec 2B to be held on Sun (4/27)! @czpuede.bsky.social & I are so grateful to co-chair this year! Can’t wait to see the submissions come to life ☺️ @aera-motsig.bsky.social @aeradivcgrad.bsky.social #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

#AERA2025 is finally here! 😆🤩🤓 Please take a look at the flyer below that summarizes various Division C Grad and a few other graduate student events happening during the conference! ⬇️⬇️

Meet our fourth & final Shark Tank finalist: Zixin Chen! See more about Zixin’s proposed research below ⬇️ 🦈

The next Shark Tank finalist we’re excited to highlight is: Temiloluwa Oni! See more about Temiloluwa’s proposed research below ⬇️ 🦈

We’re excited to highlight the next Shark Tank finalist: Joesph Sireci and Kanvarbir (Kan) Gill! See more about their proposed research below ⬇️ 🦈

Meet the first Shark Tank finalist: Stephanie Fernandez! See more about Stephanie’s proposed research below! ⬇️ 🦈

We invite you to join us for AERA Division C’s 6th annual Shark Tank Competition on Thursday, April 24th at 3:35pm MDT! Stay tuned for highlights of our fantastic finalists and their proposals!

#DivCSharkTank25 #AERA25

🚨 The April 2025 AERA DIV C GSC Newsletter is here!

⭐ Grad Student Spotlights
🦈 Shark Tank 2025 – vote now!
🔥 Fireside Chat at AERA
✍️ Writing group wrap-up
📩 Share your wins with us!

🔗 tinyurl.com/DivCGradSpot...
#AERA #PhDLife #GradStudents #EdResearch #AERADivC

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More info on how to vote:
1. Visit the polling website (blackandbelonging.com/polls/shark-...)
2. Sign up for a free account or log in using google credentials
3. View each of the finalists videos
4. Vote for your fav research proposal!

1 vote per person! Voting ends during the ST session! (2/2)