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Digital Media is Standing Room Only at NCEA

admin2 — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:38:16 +0000

21st Century Learning thru Video, Audio and Storytelling! In two back to back sessions, Dr. Kathy King was met by standing room only crowds at the 2010 NCEA Conference in Minneapolis MN on April 6, 2010.

Dr. King says, My first exciting co-presentation with math teacher Thomas Hottinger on podcasting and vodcasting had a standing room only crowd. I figured, OK teachers of varying technology expertise are catching on to great potential of using these strategies. Terrific. And we had a wonderful session- interactive, good questions. Plus, Tom and I complemented each other so well: The professor with 5 years of podcasting talking abut strategy, big picture and pedagogy... The math teacher talking about what worked and didn't work with his classes, and how to guide students, etc... So I was very excited and I skipped the long lunch lines to get to my next session early and found the room jam packed, people sitting in the aisles and flowing out the doors already. I went over to check the sign to make sure it was my room! Indeed it was. Dodging bodies and book bags I made it to the front of the room to set up. It is the first time I have EVER started a session early, but there was no reason to wait.. no one else could fit in the room. We had every available spot, sat......
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Dynamic New Book- Power of Learning from Inquiry

admin2 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:19:53 +0000

The Power of Learning from Inquiry Teacher Research as a Professional Development Tool in Multilingual Schools

A New Book in the Adult Education Special Topics: Theory, Research and Practice in LifeLong Learning by Aida A Nevárez-La Torre, TESOL Program, Fordham University

I am very pleased to announce that we have a new release in the adult education series at Information Age Publishing: The Power of Learning from Inquiry Teacher Research as a Professional Development Tool in Multilingual Schools by Dr. Aida A Nevárez-La Torre of Fordham University. Dr. Nevárez-La Torre is director of the TESOL and Bilingual programs at Fordham's Graduate School of Education and has extraordinary experience as a researcher and practitioner in the field. This book is truly a one of a kind human interest, life transformation and professional development research book rolled up into one compelling volume. Last week iwas describing to some of my graduate students as a powerful demonstration of how working alongside of educators/faculty and guiding them to explore action resaerch, providing a safe space for questioning assumptions, can lead to radical transforamtion. That this book reveals that storeis- in the particiapting teachers voices- how they came to the awakening, and grew to recognize and resist the oppression which they had been silenced previously. Biligual and TESOL educators are often even MORE overlooked in k-12 systems than adult edcutoars (hard for us to belive it ispossible, but it is true. There are many reaons for this basis and oppression- not only do they serve new immigrants, ELL learners, but they may also be ELL or immigrants. The end result is that may schools do not even attempt ot hide the fact that few resources, recogniztion or concern are exercisesd towards these students, teachers or resources.

Are you ready to discover how one group of people began changing their corner of the educational world?
Do you want to see how action redsearch can be used to expose oppression?

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Dr King’s Upcoming Speaking Events 2010

admin2 — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:09:28 +0000

Dr. Kathy King will be presenting and keynoting at the following conferences. I look forward to connecting in person with readers or colleagues who want to visit, or have books signed. Please contact Dr. King in advance at kpking (@) TransformationEd.com to make specific arrangements! For more details about booking Dr Kathleen P. King for your next event visit http://transformationed.com/speaker/ UPCOMING APPEARANCES IN 2010 March 2010 3/4/10 Providence, RI WELEARN Mind-Body Spirit in Education Pre-conference - confirmed 3/ 5 – 6 /10 Providence, RI WeLEARN Conference -confirmed 3/28-30/10 San Diego, CA AACE- SITE Conference- confirmed April 2010 4/5-4/6/10 (Minneapolis, MN) NCEA ( 2 sessions) -confirmed 4/8--9/10 (Dallas, TX) Intervention Summit - confirmed 4/15-16/2010 (Orlando, FL) Intervention Summit - confirmed 4/19/10 (Indianapolis, IN) Purdue Univ KEYNOTE & breakout sessions -confirmed May 2010 5/1/10 New York City, NYCABE -KEYNOTE Speaker - confirmed 5/3-5/5/10 Denver, CO, AERA -confirmed 5/15/10 Media, PA, Commencement speaker & award recipient- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology- confirmed 5/17-5/18/10 Chicago, IL, Intervention Summit - confirmed June 2010 6/2-6/5/10 Sacramento, CA AERC and Pre-conference-King & Kerekes -confirmed 6/27-29/10 ISTE - Denver, CO (unconfirmed) October 2010 10/10 China - Innovation and Higher Education Conference 10/25-10/29/10 Clearwater, FL, AAACE/CPAE Conference- confirmed

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For more details about booking Dr Kathleen P. King for your next event visit http://transformationed.com/speaker/ About Dr. Kathleen P. King Kathy is President of Transformation Education, LLC. She is also a Professor of Education at Fordham University and former director of the university’s RETC Center for Professional Development. Dr. King has extensive experience designing multi-partner projects, innovative programs, distance learning, staff development and educational technology integration plans across grades and content levels k-12, adult education, training, higher education, and corporate organizations and settings. Transformation Education serves as a dynamic base...........

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