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"U.S. Student Teaching Abroad Experiences in Belize and China: A Comparative Study," paper presentation, AERA, April 2007, Chicago, Illinois (co-presenter: Dr. Binbin Jiang). |
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“A Comparative Study of U.S. Student Teaching Abroad in Belize and China,” (co-presenters: R. DeVillar, S. Bryan and Y. Wan), 2007 American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 9-13, 2007, Paper.
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“Envisioning Your Future,” Keynote Address: Sigma Delta Pi Event, Marietta High School Students, Marietta, Georgia, March 17, 2007.
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“Hispanic
and African American Educational Issues
in Georgia,” panel presentation,
Black-Brown Discussion: Building on the
Dream, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta,
Georgia, January 12, 2007. |
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“Journey to Transformation: Aspiring School Leaders’ Experience in Multicultural Education,” (co-presenters: R. DeVillar & A. Smith), National Association of Multicultural Education Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, November, 8-12, 2006, Paper. |
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“Hispanic
immigration and education in Georgia,” invited
lecture and panel discuss regarding What
Does Immigration Mean for Metro Atlanta
Schools? Leadership Atlanta Education
Impact Team, Lakeside High School, November
16, 2006.
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“The
State and Challenge of Hispanic and General
Education in Georgia,” Keynote
Address, National Association of Latino
Elected Officials (NALEO) Education Leadership
Initiative (NELI) Policy Institute on Teacher
Quality, Atlanta, Georgia, W Atlanta at
Perimeter Center, October 14, 2006. |
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"Multicultural
Education and Student Transformation:
A Case Study of Aspiring School Leaders,"
accepted as paper presentation, AERA, San
Francisco, CA, April 7-11, 2006 (co-presenter:
Dr. Binbin Jiang). |
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“The
Multi-dimensional Impact of a Student Teaching
Abroad Program,” accepted
as paper presentation, AERA, San Francisco,
CA, April 7-11, 2006 (co-presenters: Drs.
Sandra Bryan and Binbin Jiang). |
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“School-Wide
EFL Curricular and Instructional Reform:
A Multi-Year, Cross-Cultural Study in a
Mexico School,” Association
of Teacher Educators (ATE), Advocacy Through
Engagement: The School-Community Imperative
in Educating ALL Children, ATE 2006 Annual
Meeting, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, February
18-22, 2006 Atlanta, GA, (co-presenter:
Dr. Binbin Jiang). |
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“Earning
Certification in Study Abroad Contexts:
Model, Issues and Evidence,” accepted
as paper presentation, AACTE, Creating New
Visions For Teacher Education, San Diego,
CA, January 29 - February 1, 2006 (co-presenters:
Drs. Sandra Bryan, Binbin Jiang and Yiping
Wan). |
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“Professional
Development for EFL Curricular and Instructional
Reform: A Multi-Year, Cross-Cultural Study
in a Mexican School,” accepted
as paper presentation, AACTE, Creating New
Visions For Teacher Education, San Diego,
CA, January 29 - February 1, 2006 (co-presenter:
Dr. Binbin Jiang). |
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“Universal
Principles of Culture in a Multicultural
World,” invited speaker,
Education Throughout the World Series, Elementary
and Early Childhood Education Department,
Kennesaw State University, November 7, 2005. |
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“Introduction,”
Cobb County Town Hall Meeting:
The Future of US Immigration Policy: Strict
Enforcement or Serious Reform?, Co-Hosts:
The Center for Hispanic Studies at Kennesaw
State University, the Georgia Association
of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), and
the Coalition for a New Georgia, Nov. 4,
2005, 7 - 9 P.M. Panelists: Senator Chip
Rogers (R-Woodstock); Representative Alisha
Thomas Morgan (D-Atlanta); John Kanop, U.S.
Congress candidate; Jerry Gonzalez, Executive
Director of GALEO; Romy Kapoor, Immigration
Attorney, Kapoor & Associates; Phil
Kent, Atlanta author and national spokesman
for Americans for Immigration Reform; Aquiles
Martinez, PhD, Associate Professor of
Religion, Reinhardt College; Teodoro Maus,
Chairman, Celia & Marcos Scholarship
Fund; and Richard Summers, Attorney at Law,
GOP Voter and Cobb County Resident. |
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“Getting
from Where We Are to Where We Need to Be:
Hispanic Student Academic Development in
Integrated Instructional Settings,”
GATE/GACTE/GAICTE Fall Conference, Jekyll
Island, GA, October 12-14, 2005. Coordinated
Panel Discussion, served as presenter/moderator.
Invited panel members: Dr. Earl Holliday,
Dr. Feland Meadows, Mr. Jerry Gonzalez. |
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“EFL
Professional Development in an International
Context: A Case Study in Instructional School-Wide
Reform.” 16th Annual SINO-American
Conference. Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw,
Georgia, October 5-7, 2005 (co-presenter:
Dr. Binbin Jiang). |
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“The
Hispanic Presence in Georgia,”
presented on the occasion of Hispanic Heritage
Month at the Defense Contract Management
Agency, Smyrna, GA, September 30, 2005. |
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“School-Wide
Programmatic Reform through Professional
Development: Preliminary Results of Implementing
a U.S. Paradigm in a Mexican Context,”
The Twelfth International Conference
on Learning, July 11-14, 2005, Granada,
Spain (co-presenter, Dr. B. Jiang). |
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“Effective
Communication through Cooperation: A Model,”
presentation to high students participating
in Kennesaw State University Minority Future
Teacher Scholars Summer Camp, June 8, 2005.
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“Employment,
Labor, and Community Development,”
wrote and presented Introduction
and served as Panel Moderator, Finding Solutions:
Latinos & the Socio-Economic Development
of the Southeast, The University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia, June 6-7, 2005. Note: Center
for Hispanic Studies served as a Conference
Partner. |
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“Immigration:
Facts, Myths and Public Policy,” 8th
Annual Latino Summit, Latin American Association,
Georgia International Convention Center,
April 27, 2005 (panel discussion: presenter). |
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“Effective
Learning After School: A Comprehensive Program
Model for At-Risk Students,” 16th
Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference,
Savannah, GA, March 6-9, 2005 (co-presenter,
B. Jiang). |
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“Academic
Language Development and Transfer for At-Risk
ESL Learners,” 16th Annual
National Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah,
GA, March 6-9, 2005 (co-presenter, B. Jiang). |
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“After
School Activities as an Effective Learning
Context: Findings of an Extended-Day Program
for Underrepresented Students,” Southwest
Educational Research Association Conference
2005, New Orleans, LA, February
9 – 11, 2005. |
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“ESOL
Collaborative Contexts: The Role of Cooperative
Learning,” Invited Speaker,
4th ESOL Conference, Kennesaw State University
(GA), February 2 – 3, 2005. |
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“Hispanic
Population Hypergrowth and Community in
the U.S. Southeast: Fostering Academic Excellence
through Collaboration,” Invited
Speaker, 4th ESOL Conference, Kennesaw State
University (GA), February 2 – 3, 2005. |
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“U.S.
Frameworks on Teacher Practice in Mexico,”
3rd Annual Hawaii International
Conference in Education, Honolulu, Hawaii,
January 4-7, 2005 (co-presenter, B. Jiang). |
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“Implementing and Assessing
School-Wide ESL Reform,” paper
presentation, The 38th Annual TESOL Convention,
Long Beach, California, March 31-April 3,
2004 (co-presenter, B. Jiang). |
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“Religious Identity in
Catholic Schooling: Essential Element
or Oxymoron?” presentation,
National Association of Catholic Educators,
Regional Meeting, Our Lady of the Lake
University, San Antonio, Texas, November
16-17, 2003.
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"EFL Proficiency
Development in a Mexican Context,"
presentation, TexTESOL II Annual Fall Regional
Conference, Palo Alto College, San Antonio,
Texas, October 18, 2003 (co-presenter, B,
Jiang). |
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“A Personal
Reflection on Parker Palmer’s The
Courage to Teach” and “General
Framework of The Courage to Teach,”
panel presentation, Our Lady of the Lake
Professional Development Session, Our Lady
of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas,
September 8, 2003. |
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“University
Address,” University Freshman
Convocation 2003, Our Lady of the Lake University,
San Antonio, Texas, August 15, 2003. |
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“Integrity
of Public Officials as Perceived by Local
Media,” presentation of original
research study, San Antonio. Texas. |
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"Developing
a Model for Effective International Professional
Development," paper presentation,
NAFSA Association of International Educators
Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
May 27-June 1, 2001 (co-presenter, B. Jiang). |
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"EFL/ESL
teachers in ESL/EFL contexts: The role of
international exchange in effective professional
development," paper presentation,
AERA, Seattle, Washington, April 10-14,
2001 (co-presenter, B. Jiang). |
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"Collaborative
action research in EFL teacher preparation,"
a paper presentation, TESOL Conference,
St. Louis, Missouri, February 28-March 3,
2001 (co-presenter: B. Jiang). |
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"Creative
alternatives in the preparation of bilingual
education teachers: The Project Alianza
bi-national/multi-university experience,"
paper presentation, National Association
for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference,
Phoenix, Arizona, February 20-24, 2001.
[A symposium presentation under the same
name, comprised of a panel of Project Alianza
members, which I organized and in which
I participated, was given at the Texas Association
for Bilingual Education (TABE), October
25-28,2000, in El Paso, Texas.] |
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"Creating
need-based professional development programs,"
22nd Annual TexTESOL Conference,
San Antonio, Texas, October 27-28, 2000
(co-presenter, B. Jiang). |
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“Challenging
Expectations for Higher Education: Instructional
Technology and a Changing Student Demography,”
presented at AAHE 2000 National
Conference on Higher Education (Diversity
& Learning), Anaheim, California, March
29 – April 2, 2000.
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Restructuring
for LEP Success, Moderator, Administrators’
Panel, 7th Annual BEEMS Conference, University
of Texas at El Paso, March 3 – 4,
2000. |
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Two-way Dual
Language Programs, Moderator, Administrators’
Panel, 7th BEEMS Conference, University
of Texas at El Paso, March 3 – 4,
2000. |
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“Effective language support/ESL
practices in the bilingual classroom,”
presentation at McGraw-Hill Bilingual
Symposium, Houston, Texas, October 9,
1999 and at TEXTESOL State Conference
(Texas Association of Teachers of English
to Speakers of Other Languages), El Paso,
Texas, November 5, 1999.
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“Del
interludio cotidiano al potencial cultural:
Comunidades de aprendizaje como construcción
social,” plenary address
presented at academic event “Creando
Comunidades de Aprendizaje: Una Perspectiva
Sociocultural,” sponsored by the Laboratory
of Cognition and Communication, in the Graduate
School of Psychology, National University
of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, June
17, 1998. Also, presented “La quinta
dimensión en Fresno: Un ejemplo del
proceso socioacadémico,” at
Invited Round Table on “Comunidades
de Aprendizaje: Una Perspectiva Transcultural,”
at same event, June 17, 1998. |
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“La quinta
dimensión: Creando escenarios educativos
innovadores desde una perspectiva sociocultural,”
25th National Conference of the
National Council of Teaching and Research
in Psychology, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico,
April 28-30, 1998.
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“A critique
of technology for culturally diverse schools,”
26th Annual Conference of the National
Association for Ethnic Studies, Fresno,
California, March 25-29, 1998. |
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“Academic,
pro-social, and technological development
in an extended day program: Teacher and
student perceptions,” Research
Symposium of the UC Davis/ CSU Fresno Joint
Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership,
Fresno, California, March 20-21, 1998 (co-presenter,
B. Jiang). |
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“Learning
in extended day programs: Student perceptions
in the 5th Dimension,” CRESS
Teacher Research Conference, March 6-8,
1998, Monterey, California (co-presenter,
B. Jiang). |
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“Effective
learning in an affective context: The 5th
Dimension Model,” 12th Annual
USA-SINO Conference on Teacher Education,
February 25-28, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana
(co-presenter, B. Jiang). |
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“From
at-risk to on-target: Primary language instruction
in high school math, science, and social
science classrooms,” California
Association of Secondary Bilingual Education
Conference, October 31-November 1, 1997,
Sacramento, California.
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“The
language and politics of video in indigenous
self-determination: Contrasting the Zapatista
and Hñähñu movements,”
Conference on Critical, Practical,
and Binational Ethnography: Theoretical
and Methodological Challenges, Universidad
de Colima (Colima, Colima, Mexico), July
24-26, 1997. |
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“Effectiveness
of academic instruction in the first language
for at-risk high school students,”
University of California, Davis/California
State University, Fresno Joint Doctoral
Program in Educational Leadership 1997 Research
Symposium, Fresno, California, April 25,
1997. |
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“Bringing
science to culturally diverse schools through
the internet,” CATESOL Conference,
Fresno, California, April 18, 1997. |
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“Getting
published: Demystifying the publication
process,” 31st Annual TESOL
Convention and Exposition, Orlando, Florida,
March 11-15, 1997. |
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“La etnografía
educativa aplicada,” one
week course presented at Graduate School
of Education, University of Tlaxcala, January,
1997. |
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“Culture,
media, and politics in Mexico: The Hñähñu
case,” 1st International
Colloquium of Contemporary Cultural Studies,
University of Colima (Colima, Colima, Mexico),
November 28-30, 1996. |
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“Systems
thinking and supporting lasting change in
educational settings,” Professional
Development Series for Educational Administrators
from Argentina, University of California,
Davis, November 11 & 13, 1996. |
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“Exploring
the broad reach of literacy: Implications
for curriculum reform,” 8th
Annual Leadership Institute for School Superintendents,
University of California, Davis, July 12,
1996.
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“Effectiveness
of academic instruction in the first language
of at-risk high school students,”
Central California Research Symposium,
CSU Fresno, May 2, 1996. |
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“Diversity
in California schools, languages, &
technology,” Chair of Technology
Panel and presenter, Linguistic Minority
Research Institute Conference, April 26-27,
1996.
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“Writing
for scholarly publications,”
TESOL workshop presenter (twice), Chicago,
Illinois, March 26-30, 1996. |
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“La pedagogía
en el uso de computadoras en la enseñanza
de idiomas,” 2-week workshop
in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to project team
leaders, Secretaría de Educación
Pública/United States Information
Agency. February 17-March 1, 1995.
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“Modelos
para la reestructuración de la educación
en los Estados Unidos de América,”
Universidad PedagógicaNacional,
Mexico City, Mexico. June 9 & l0, 1993. |
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“Planteamientos
y enfoques de los estudios actuales realizados
en Estados Unidos sobre la educación
bilingüe,” Center for
Research and Higher Education in Social
Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico. June
8, 1993. |
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“Comunicación
y tecnología en la educación,”
School of Education, Universidad
Autónoma de Yucatán (Merida,
Yucatan, Mexico). 15 hours, May 31 - June
4, 1993.
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“El uso
de grupos pequeños y computadoras
para desarrollar un segundo idioma,”
School of Languages, Universidad
Autónoma de Yucatán (Merida,
Yucatan, Mexico). June 4, 1993. |
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“El aprendizaje
por medio de la cooperación estructurada,”
School of Education, Universidad
Autónoma de Yucatán (Merida,
Yucatan, Mexico). June 1, 1993. |
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“El uso
de Logo en el aprendizaje de las ciencias
sociales,” School of Education,
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
(Merida, Yucatan, Mexico). May 31, 1993. |
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“Análisis
comparativo de la educación México-Estados
Unidos,” Educational Sciences
Department, Graduate Studies Division, Universidad
Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Mexico. May
28 & 29, 1993. |
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“La educación
del pueblo mexicano cinco siglos después
de Colón,” School
of Languages, University of Colima (Colima,
Colima, Mexico), October 13, 1992.
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“La informática
en relación a los fines pedagógicos,”
School of Education, Program of
Continuing Education for Students, University
of Colima (Colima, Colima, Mexico), September
17, 1992.
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“Socialization
and resocialization elements in American
public schooling,” Multicultural
Education Conference, University of North
Texas (Denton, Texas). March 5-7, 1992. |
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“Socialization
and schooling: A multicultural/bilingual
perspective,” Bakersfield
City School District, Bakersfield, California.
20 hours, Fall l991-Spring 1992.
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“Training
teachers in bilingual/cross-cultural education:
The California State University, Bakersfield
experience,” First Symposium
for Academic Cooperation between Mexico
and Mexican American Institutions Interested
in Studies of Mexican Origin Populations
in the United States, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
June 13-15, 1991.
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“Creative
uses of computers in bilingual/cross-cultural
education,” DEC Users Meeting,
Taft College, Taft, California, June 10-12,
1991. |
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“Effective
classroom grouping strategies for LEP students,”
Bakersfield City School District
In-Service, April 17, 1991. |
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“Technology
and the multicultural classroom,”
American Association for Higher Education
(AAHE), Washington, D.C., March 24-27, 1991. |
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“Multicultural
education: The why and how,” Bakersfield
City School District Staff Development Session,
Mt. Vernon Elementary School, February 1,
1991. |
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“The
uses of computers in literacy development
within culturally diverse contexts,”
Fourth Annual Reading Conference, California
State University, Bakersfield, January 25-26,
1 99 1. |
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“La socialización:
Padres que enseñan,” Parent
University, sponsored by the Bakersfield
City School District, Bakersfield College,
January 12, 1991. |
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“Computers,
cooperation and communication across cultures:
structuring pedagogy to keep pace with technology,”
Seventh International Conference on Technology
and Education (Brussels, Belgium), March
20-22, 1990. |
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“Cooperating
at the computer: Issues of gender and language,”
Kern Conference on Language and
Language Teaching, California State University,
Bakersfield, March 3, 1990. |
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“Computers,
software and cooperative learning: Working
together to the benefit of the language
minority student,” Sixth
International Conference on Technology and
Education (Orlando, Florida), March 21-24,
1989. |
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“Computers, software and
small groups,” Conference
of the California Council on the Education
of Teachers (Irvine, California), October
27-29, 1988.
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“Integrating
instructional objectives, strategies &
technologies: Opportunities for concurrent
second language development and subject
matter mastery in a CAI, cooperative learning
setting,” Fifth International
Conference on Technology and Education (Edinburgh,
Scotland), March 29-31, 1988.) |
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