EWA National Seminar: Creativity Counts: Innovation in Education and the Media

Registration and more information

On May 2-4, 2013, the National Education Writers Association's (EWA's) 66th National Seminar will be held on the Stanford campus. Titled "Creativity Counts: Innovation in Education and the Media," the event will take advantage of its location in the heart of Silicon Valley to explore approaches that differ from prevailing practice in both education and journalism.

Attended by approximately 350 journalists, communications professionals, scholars, and newsmakers, the EWA National Seminar is the country’s premier conference for those working at the crossroads of education and media. Program highlights include sessions featuring US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) Dean Claude Steele, and Stanford Education Professor and SCOPE Co-Director Linda Darling-Hammond.

The conference is hosted by the GSE, SCOPE, and the American Educational Research Association.

Along with a rich menu of speakers, site visits, and interactive workshops, the program will set aside time for talking with colleagues and making new contacts. EWA also will honor the winners of the annual National Awards for Education Reporting and announce the recipient of the Fred M. Hechinger Grand Prize for Distinguished Education Reporting. For registration and more detailed program information, please visit the conference web site.

Sponsoring Organizations

The Education Writers Association is the national professional organization of members of the media who specialize in education. The organization, which was founded more than 60 years ago, has more than 2,500 members benefiting from its high-quality training, information, and customized support.
EWA web site.

The Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) fosters research, policy, and practice to advance high quality, equitable education systems in the United States and internationally. SCOPE is an affiliate of the Stanford GSE and the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.

The Stanford Graduate School of Education is a world leader in ground-breaking, cross-disciplinary inquiries that shape educational practices, their conceptual underpinnings, and the professions that serve the enterprise.
Stanford GSE web site.

The American Educational Research Association, founded in 1916, serves some 25,000 scholars engaged in research in education and learning. AERA is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
AERA web site.