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Welcome to the California Educational Research Association web site. 



Letter from the President

Dear CERA Members and Colleagues,

As we approach our 87th annual California Educational Research Association (CERA) conference, we can all be proud of the fact that over the span of nine decades, much has been learned about how to improve teaching and learning.  Despite this wide array of research findings, however, the fact remains that many schools are falling short of reaching their true achievement potential.  This is especially true with subgroups of students facing challenges that include poverty, special needs, and developing English language proficiency while attempting to master academic content.

This year’s conference considers the theme of research about effective teaching strategies, with a focus on evaluating what really works and why.  With continued pressure from No Child Left Behind, and with Adequate Yearly Progress now ramping up yearly, there is no better time to revisit past findings and share new research results with our colleagues.

As always, the conference will feature prominent keynote speakers and panelists who will help inform our practice and stimulate our thinking as we face the educational challenges of today and tomorrow. We are pleased to announce that our keynoters are David Berliner-Regents Professor, Arizona State University and Russell Rumberger-Professor of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara and Director of the Linguistic Minority Research Institute.  In addition, David Long-California Secretary of Education, has tentatively accepted our invitation to address the Governor’s education agenda. 

Other conference activities to look forward to include the presentation of the CERA Lifetime Achievement Award to a researcher in the field of education who has made significant contributions over the span of a long and distinguished career. In addition, the CERA Outstanding Paper award will be given to a deserving presenter who will then be able to share those results the following spring at the annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference.

Since the success of our conference relies heavily on our members’ submission of quality presentation proposals, I encourage you to begin thinking now about research findings that you can share with your colleagues.

Please join me at the lovely Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in sunny Rancho Mirage (near Palm Springs) for the 87th annual conference.  The conference will be held on December 4th and 5th and it directly follows the California Department of Education County and District Evaluator Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 3rd.  For more information about the CERA conference, including information on registration and submission of proposals, I invite you to visit our website at www.cera-web.org.  Together, I’m confident we can remain in the vanguard of educational research.

Tom Barrett
President, California Educational Research Association


CERA Conference News
87th Annual
CERA Conference

Effective Teaching & Learning:
Evaluating Instructional Practices

Rancho Las Palmas
Resort & Spa
Rancho Mirage, California

December 4-5, 2008



Contact Information:
CERA
c/o Tom Barrett, President
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(951) 237-9452 (cell)