Launched in 1999, the Lives of Teachers SIG has generated widespread appeal among teachers, teacher educators, and other scholars interested in sharing research, writing, and conversation about teachers.  In the four years since its founding, the SIG has attracted more than 100 members.  It currently offers three prime-time sessions at the AERA conference, in addition to ten roundtable sessions.  One of its sessions each year is devoted to an Interactive Symposium, where members have an opportunity to interact with well known panelists from various countries discussing issues and directions of research on teachers' lives. In the future, the SIG plans to expand this website to include an online newsletter and a place where members can share their research and seek feedback on projects they are working on.

 

To Join the Lives of Teachers SIG

Membership in this SIG is open to all individuals who share an interest in the study of teachers' lives.  If you are a current member of AERA, you can join the SIG by filling out the Membership Application Form and sending it with your check for dues to:

AERA 1230 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20035-3078

Dues are currently $5.00 per year.  Membership in the SIG must be co-terminus with AERA membership (i.e., If you have a two-year membership in AERA, you must pay dues ($10) for a two-year membership in the Lives of Teachers SIG as well).

If you are not a member of AERA, you can become an associate member of the Lives of Teachers SIG.  You will enjoy all privileges except the right to hold office.  Use the same Membership Application Form, indicating that you are not a member of AERA.  Send the Form to Monica Klehr at the address indicated..