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32 Chelsea Lane, Halifax NS B3M 1K9
(902) 488-2019
fax: (902) 443-7420
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Resume:
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Nationality: Canadian
Academic and Professional Qualifications:
1976 Ph.D. Education Theory (Special Education); University
of Toronto, (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)
Dissertation:
Children's reading ability and information retrieval.
(Supervisors: Peter Lindsay, Ph.D., Frank Smith, Ph.D.)
1972 M.A. Education Theory (Special Education); University
of Toronto, (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)
Thesis:
The role of spatial concepts in the development of logico-mathemetical
thinking: Relevance for the exceptional child. (Supervisor:
John Kershner, Ph.D.)
1969 Montessori Diploma, International Center for Montessori
Studies; Bergamo, Italy
1968 Ontario High School Assistant Certificate; College
of Education, University of Toronto
1965-67 Music Performance Studies -- Classical Guitar --
Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
1963-65 Graduate Studies in Biochemical Genetics, Zoology
Department, University of Toronto
1963 B.Sc. Honors in Biology; Dalhousie University, Halifax,
NS
Career Outline:
2003-2005 - Medical Technical Writing
- Pfizer: Celebrex, Fragmin, Voriconazole (research
study synopses for Sales Representative education),
Erectile Dysfunction - drug comparison
- Roche: Writing Workshops for Technical Staff
July 2001 - Website Production:
November 2001 - June 2002 Brainworks International -
development of course content, prototype development,
stylesheet development and maintenance, formatting
of course material, inputting of course material
into Theorix (course management software), demo
development, and QA of course content
2001 - Beta Team Member: Trapeze
Media , Web Development Team Member: Harmony,
Inc, Hang
Gliding/Paragliding Association of Canada
Jan 2001 - June 2001 -- Web Project Manager, Ontario
Science Centre, Toronto
Oct. 2000 - December 2000 -- Education Consultant on Able's
World: A proposal for a new preschool math/science TV series
and website, Cochran Entertainment, Halifax, NS
--
Consultant, Writer on Think Twice: A proposal
for a series of six TV programs and website on "Youth
at Risk", Blink Digital, Halifax, NS
Feb. 2000 - June 2000 -- Resident, New
Media Design Programme, Bell H@bitat (Canadian Film
Centre), Toronto
July, 1997 -- Writer, Education Consultant, Part-time Professor
at Mount Saint Vincent University and University of Hawaii
July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997 Administrative Leave (60%),
teaching/student teaching advising (40%); Curriculum: Humanities
and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, University of
Manitoba
Sept. 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996 Dean, Faculty of Education,
University of Manitoba
Sept. 1, 1993 - June 30, 1997 Full Professor with tenure,
Curriculum: Humanities and Social Science, University of
Manitoba
Apr. 1992 Publisher, Braeside Books: Halifax, NS
Apr. 1988 - June 1993 Full Professor with tenure(half-time),
Department of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University
Mar. 1987 Promotion to Full Professor, Department of Education,
Mount Saint Vincent University.
July 1991-June 1992 Sabbatical Leave (Fall term spent at
Herring Cove Junior High, NS)
Aug. 1983 Education Consultant (half-time); Literacy &
Learning
Sept. 1/85 - Mar. 31/86 Writing Consultant to Faculty,
Mount Saint Vincent University
Aug. 1983-1988 Associate Professor (half time); Department
of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University
July 81 - June 1983 Associate Professor with tenure, Department
of Education, Dalhousie University
Jan. 1976 - June 81 Assistant Professor, Department of
Education, Dalhousie University
Fall 1975 Reading Resource Teacher, Maple Grove Public
School, Oakville Ontario
Jan. - June 1975 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Education,
Dalhousie University
1969-1970 Classroom Teacher for emotionally disturbed adolescents,
Warrendale School, Thistletown Regional Center, Rexdale
Ontario
1967-1968 Science Teacher, Applewood Heights Secondary
School, Board of Education, Mississauga Ontario
1963-1967 Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Genetics and Invertebrate
Zoology Labs for undergraduate students, Department of Zoology,
University of Toronto.
1961-1963 Summer Research Assistant (3 years), Botany Department,
Dalhousie University; Lab Teaching Assistant, Biology and
Chemistry Departments, Dalhousie University
Academic and Professional Awards and Distinctions:
November 1992 - Conference on English Education/National
Council of Teachers of English: for Interwoven Conversations:
Learning and Teaching Through Critical Reflection (OISE
Press/Heinemann Educational Books, 1991) -- the Richard
A. Meade Award for an outstanding piece of published research
investigating English/language arts teacher development
May 1986 - Province of Nova Scotia Education Week Committee:
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Language Education
in NS
April 1984 - Nova Scotia Reading Association: Recognition
for Outstanding Contribution to Language Education in NS
Research Grants:
SSHRC Grant #410-80-0721B1: Beginning Literacy Project.
April 1981 -- March 1983 ($90,000)
Recent Courses Taken:
1995 (February 25 - March 1) The Challenge of Change- -
Senior University Administrators (Victoria)
1994 (May 1-12) Senior University Administrators Course
(Banff)
Major National/International Conferences Planned:
September 19-22, 1995 Annual Conference Program Chair,
Canadian Education Association Conference, 1995: Learning
for a Sustainable Future. Winnipeg, MB.
March 15-19, 1995 Conference on English Education Program
Chair for the 1995 Annual Spring Conference of the National
Council of Teachers of English; Minneapolis, MN.
March 2-5, 1994 Conference Coordinator/Program Chair for
the Western Canadian Association for Student Teaching Conference,
1994: Reform in Education: The Unfinished Agenda. Winnipeg,
MB.
Publications
Videotape Programs:
Newman, Judith M. 1979 What About Reading? Five half-hour
videotape programs for teacher education about reading.
Halifax: Media Services, Department of Education, Province
of Nova Scotia.
Books:
Newman, Judith M. 2001 Craft of Children's Writing (2nd
edition). Spring: TX: Absey & Co.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1998 Tensions of Teaching: Educating
as Inquiry. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press; New York:
Teachers College Press.
Newman, Judith M. 1997 Interwoven Conversations: Learning
and Teaching Through Critical Reflection. Toronto: Canadian
Scholars Press; Portland ME: Calendar Islands Publishers.
[1991, Toronto: OISE Press /Heinemann Educational Books
(Recipient of the CEE/NCTE Richard A. Meade Award)].Newman,
Judith M. (Ed.) 1993 In Our Own Words: Poems by Teachers.
Halifax: Braeside Books.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed) 1993 In Our Own Words: Poems by
Teachers. Halifax, NS: Braeside Books.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1990 Finding Our Own Way: Teachers
Examining Their Assumptions. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational
Books.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1985 Whole Language: Theory in
Use. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann Educational Books.
Newman, Judith M. 1984 The Craft of Children's Writing.
Toronto: Scholastic-TAB.
Church, Susan M. & Judith M. Newman (Eds.) 1991 Issues
in Literacy Learning: Cases for Discussion. Ottawa: Canadian
Council of Teachers of English.
Articles / Chapters:
Newman, Judith M. (2000) Following the Yellow Brick Road.
Phi Delta Kappan, 81(10): 774-779.
Newman, Judith M. (1998) We Can't Get There From Here:
Issues in School Reform. Phi Delta Kappan, October.
Newman, Judith M. (1998) Introduction. In: Judith M. Newman
(Ed) Tensions of Teaching: Educating as Inquiry. Toronto:
Canadian Scholars Press; New York: Teachers College Press.
Newman, Judith M. (1998) Action Research: Exploring the
Tensions of Teaching. In: Judith M. Newman (Ed) Tensions
of Teaching: Educating as Inquiry. Toronto: Canadian Scholars
Press; New York: Teachers College Press.
Newman, Judith M. (1998) Sabbatical. In: Judith M. Newman
(Ed) Tensions of Teaching: Educating as Inquiry. Toronto:
Canadian Scholars Press; New York: Teachers College Press.
Christenbury, Leila & Judith M. Newman 1993 CEE in
DC: Tracings of a Conference Experiment and the Questions
They Raise. English Education, Spring.
Newman, Judith M. 1992 Yes, but what about evaluation?
Reprinted in: Lois Bird, Kenneth Goodman & Yetta Goodman
(Eds) Authentic Assessment. Santa Rosa CA: American School
Publishers, 1992: 22.
Newman, Judith M. 1992 Yes, but what about evaluation?
In Questions and Answers About Whole Language, New York:
Richard C. Owen Publishers: 92-96.
Newman, Judith M. 1992 A Dream Lies Here. In: Teachers
Networking, 11 (1): 14-15.
Newman, Judith M. 1991 Whole Language: A Changed Universe.
Contemporary Education, 62 (2), 70-75.
Newman, Judith M. & Susan Church. 1991 19 Ways to Misread
Whole Language. The Education Digest, 56 (8), 25-29.
Newman, Judith M. & Susan Church 1990 Myths of Whole
Language. The Reading Teacher, 44 (1), 20-17.
Newman, Judith M. 1990 Learning in Our Own Classrooms.
In: Goodman, K.S., Y.M. Goodman & L. Bird (Eds) Whole
Language Catalogue. Santa Rosa, CA: American School Publishers,
1990, pp. 211.
Newman, Judith M. 1989 Learning About Our Teaching. Whole
Language Newsletter, 6(3).
Newman, Judith M. 1988 Journals: Mirrors for Seeing Ourselves
as Learners, Writers and Teachers. English Education, 20
(3), 134-156.
Newman, Judith M. 1987 Leading from Behind in a Whole Language
Classroom. Reading Around Series, #4, Australian Reading
Association.
Newman, Judith M. 1987 Learning to Teach by Uncovering
Our Assumptions. Language Arts, 64(7), 727-737.
Newman, Judith M. 1987 What is Whole Language Really About?
Whole Language Newsletter, 5(1).
Newman, Judith M. 1987 Computers in Classrooms: Are We
Ready for Them? Reading - Canada - Lecture, 5(3), 179-182.
Newman, Judith M. 1985 Are students really learning what
we want them to? Reading - Canada - Lecture, 3 (2), 93-99.
Newman, Judith M. 1984 Language learning and computers.
Language Arts, 61 (6), 494-497.
Newman, Judith M. 1983 Learning with computers. NOVA Math,
3 (1), 55-61.
Newman, Judith M. 1983 Are we throwing out the baby with
the bathwater? Inkshed, 2 (6).
Newman, Judith M. 1983 On becoming a writer: Child and
teacher. Language Arts, 60 (7), 860-870.
Newman, Judith M. 1983 J.P. becomes an eight-year-old scientific
writer. Highway One, 6 (3),48-58.
Newman, Judith M. 1983 To Judith, A look at a child's writing
development through his letters. In: Harste, J., Burke,
C. & Woodward, V. Children their language and world:
The pragmatics of written language use and learning. Final
Report NIE-G-80-0121. (Language Education Departments, Bloomington,
Indiana: Indiana University).
Newman, Judith M. 1980 Learning to read. This Magazine,
14 (6), 18-21.
Newman, Judith M. 1978 About reading. In: Kennedy, A. &
Simmons, M. Where we live: Teacher's guidebook. Toronto:
James Lorimer & Co., Publishers.
Newman, Judith M. 1978 Reading - A psycholinguistic perspective.
Journal of Education (N. S.), 5 (2), 22-24.
Journal Issues (Guest Editor):
Newman, Judith M. (Guest Editor) 1992 Practice-as-Inquiry:
Teachers Reflecting Critically. English Quarterly, 24 (1).
Columns:
Newman, Judith M. 1990 ONLINE: The Computer Is Only Incidental.
Language Arts, 67(4), 439-444.
Newman, Judith M. 1989 ONLINE: From Far Away. Language
Arts, 66 (7), 791-797.
Newman, Judith M. 1989 ONLINE: The Flexible Page. Language
Arts, 66 (4), 457-465.
Newman, Judith M. 1989 ONLINE: Dealing with Information.
Language Arts, 66 (1), 58-64.
Newman, Judith M. 1988 ONLINE: Classroom Publishing. Language
Arts, 65(7), 727-732.
Newman, Judith M. 1988 ONLINE: Logo and Language Arts,
Language Arts, 65 (6), 598-605.
Newman, Judith M. 1988 ONLINE: Write Your Own Adventure.
Language Arts, 65 (3),329-334.
Newman, Judith M. 1988 ONLINE: Learning Collaboratively.
Language Arts, 65(1), 74-79.
Newman, Judith M. 1987 ONLINE: The Promise and Threat of
Computers. Language Arts, 64(7), 773-777.
Newman, Judith M. 1987 ONLINE: Learning about Language.
Language Arts, 64 (3), 319-326.
Newman, Judith M. 1987 ONLINE: Improvising with a Wordprocessor.
Language Arts, 64 (1), 110-115.
Newman, Judith M. 1986 ONLINE: Electronic Mail and Newspapers.
Language Arts, 63 (7), 736-741.
Newman, Judith M. 1986 ONLINE: Using a database in the
classroom. Language Arts, 63 (3), 315-319.
Newman, Judith M. 1985 ONLINE: Cribsheets and adventure
games. Language Arts, 62 (7), 796-802.
Newman, Judith M. 1985 ONLINE: Vision and wisdom. Language
Arts, 62 (3), 295-300.
Newman, Judith M. 1984 ONLINE: Reading, writing and computers.
Language Arts, 61 (7), 758-763.
Newman, Judith M. 1984 ONLINE: Some reflections on learning
and computers. Language Arts, 61 (4),414-417.
Features:
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) Learning from children (A feature
series). Reading - Canada - Lecture, December 1985, March
1986, June 1986.
Church, S. & Judith M. Newman (Eds.) Making Connections
(A feature series). Language Arts, 1986-87 63 (5) - 64 (4)
September - April.
Monographs:
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1985 Learning about writing with
a computer. Monographs on Learning and Teaching, Education
Department, Mount Saint Vincent University.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1985 Teachers write to parents.
Monographs on Learning and Teaching, Education Department,
Mount Saint Vincent University.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1985 Meaning in the making. Monographs
on Learning and Teaching, Education Department, Mount Saint
Vincent University.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1985 Making connections: Learning
from children. Monographs on Learning and Teaching, Education
Department, Mount Saint Vincent University.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1983 Whole language: Translating
theory into practice. Monographs on Learning and Teaching,
#2. Halifax, N. S.: Department of Education, Dalhousie University.
Newman, Judith M. (Ed.) 1983 Whole language activities.
Monographs on Learning and Teaching, #1. Halifax, N. S.:
Department of Education, Dalhousie University.
Forewords:
Newman, Judith M. 1996 Foreword for The Future of Whole
Language: Reconstruct or Self-destruct by Susan Church.
Heinemann Educational Books.
Program Reviews:
Newman, Judith M, et al 1995 Building Supportive Classrooms:
Report on the St. Boniface Literacy Intervention Project
(1994-95). Report to the Superintendent of the St. Boniface
School Division, Winnipeg MB 6/19/95.
Newman, Judith M. 1995 Children's House Program Review.
A report to the Board of Pectors of the Children's House
Montessori School, Winnipeg, MB 5/24/95.
Newman, Judith M. 1992 British Columbia Primary Program
Review: Program Philosophy, Rationale, Goals and Position
Statements. A report to the B.C. Ministry of Educaton and
Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism and Human Rights,
2/21/92.
Tuinman, Jaap & Judith M. Newman 1992 Review of the
Teacher Education Program: Saint Thomas University. A report
on the program for Teacher Education at Saint Thomas University,
Fredericton, 5/5/92.
Technical Reports:
Newman, Judith M. 1984 Courseware authoring languages and
their use for the development of computer-based learning
materials. A report for the Bureau of Management Consulting,
Supply and Services Canada, Project #3-4538.
Book Reviews:
Newman, Judith M. 1989 A Review of Stephen M. North (1987)
The Making of Knowledge in Composition: Portrait of an Emerging
Field. Reading - Canada - Lecture, 7(3), 261-264.
Newman, Judith M. 1986 It's More Than a Question of Teaching
Writing. (A review of A. Young & T. Fulwiler Writing
Across the Disciplines.) Reading-Canada-Lecture, 4 (4),
283-285.
Newman, Judith M. 1986 Computers for writing: A review
of some current books. English Quarterly, 19 (1), 63-66.
Newman, Judith M. 1985 Language stories and literacy lessons:
A Review. Reading - Canada - Lecture, 3 (3), 248-250.
Newman, Judith M. 1984 Must education be seen as control?
A Review of Essays into Literacy by Frank Smith. Reading
- Canada - Lecture, 3(1).
Invited Keynote Addresses:
----- Teacher Research: Exploring the Politics of Language
Education. 1996 Whole Language Umbrella Conference to be
held in St. Paul, Minnesota, August 1-4, 1996.
----- Transformation of Teacher Education. Restructuring
Language and Learning for the 21st Century: 1995 International
Federation for the Teaching of English Conference, New York:
July 7-9, 1995.
----- Learning and Teaching: Women's Ways of Knowing. President's
Advisory Council on Women, University of Manitoba; Dinner
to Celebrate International Women's Day: March 2, 1995.
----- Educating as Inquiry: Teaching as Critical Reflection.
Distinguished Lecture Series, University of Manitoba, Education
Alumni Association, September 27, 1993.
----- Teachers Writing: Learning about Writing Through
Our Own Words. Second National Writing Conference: October
21 & 22, 1993.
----- Critical Reflection: Learning from our Teaching.
North Central Teachers' Convention Association of the Alberta
Teachers' Association, Annual Convention, Edmonton: February
6, 1992.
----- Critical Reflection: Uncovering Our Instructional
Assumptions. C.E.L. 10th Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Feb.
6-8/91.
----- Critical Reflection: Teachers as Learners. English
Language Arts Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association,
Windows on Knowing: Spring Conference. Banff: May 10-12,
1991.
---- Finding Our Own Way: Learning Through Teaching. New
York State Education Department, 1990 Whole Language Conference,
Rochester NY, Oct 1-2/90
----- Understanding Whole Language. Fort Worth Independent
School District Literacy Conference; June 26, 1989.
----- The Computer Is Only Incidental. 7th Annual Conference
on Computers in Education; Montreal, Nov. 16, 1989.
----- Learning from Children: Uncovering Our Assumptions.
Thompson, Manitoba: Featured Keynote Speaker, School District
of Mystery Lake Inservice; February 5, 1988.
----- Seeing Ourselves as Learners. North Bay, Ontario:
Opening Keynote Speaker, Fourteenth Annual Nipissing Language
Learning Conference; April 8, 1988.
----- Whole Language: Learning Through Teaching. Calgary:
Early Childhood Education Council, The Alberta Teachers'
Association; Nov. 11, 1988.
----- Using Computers for Language Arts Instruction: Are
Students Really Learning What We Want Them To? Edmonton,
Alta.: Keynote Speaker, Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention;
Feb. 26/87.
----- Uncovering Our Assumptions: Examining Our Instructional
Beliefs. Wagga Wagga, Australia: Keynote Speaker, 5th Invitation
Riverina Literacy Centre Conference; August 21, 1987.
----- Whole Language is more than just a collection of
strategies. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Keynote Address, Summer
C.E.L. Workshop; August 25, 1987.
----- Reading, Writing and Learning: Uncovering Our Assumptions.
Orono, Maine: Keynote Address, Maine Reading Association
Conference; October 10, 1987.
----- Seeing Ourselves as Learners. Edmonton, Alberta:
Edmonton Public Schools Inservice; October 29, 1987.
----- Reading / Writing Relationships: Learning from Children.
Toronto: Reading for the Love of It, Eleventh Annual Language
Arts Conference, East York-Scarborough Reading Association;
Feb12/13, 1986.
----- Language Learning in the Early Years. Baltimore,
Maryland: Maryland State Department of Education, Early
Childhood Leadership Conference. March 19, 1986.
----- The Computer and Strategies for Literacy Development.
Keynote Address, International Reading Association, Halifax
Council, Halifax: Annual Fall Conference; October 26, 1985.
(Keynote presentations 1974-1985 available on request)
Invited Conference Presentations:
----- Literacy, Curriculum & Technology: The Challenges
of Using Technology in Education. Interface 98, Halifax,
NS: October 15-17, 1998
----- Teacher/Action Research: Educating as Inquiry. Whole
Language Umbrella Conference, Minneapolis: August 2, 1996
----- In Conmversation with Judith Newman. Whole Language
Umbrella Conference, Minneapolis: August 2, 1996
----- The Changing Role of Education. Canadian School Psychologists
Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB: October 20, 1994.
---- Critical Incidents: Windows on Knowing. Nineteenth
Nipissing Language Learning Conference, North Bay, Ont:
April 3, 1993.
----- Writing as Inquiry: Researching Our Own Writing.
National Council of Teachers of English. Fall Conference,
Louisville, KY: November 19, 1992.
----- Teachers as Writers. Association of Teachers of English,
Nova Scotia. Annual Conference, Halifax: October 23, 1992.
----- Critical Reflection as Research. Symposium: National
Reading Conference, 40th Annual Meeting, Miami, Nov 27-Dec.
1/90.
----- Whole Language, ESL and Assessment. TESL Canada Summer
Institute, Carleton University, Ottawa. July 10, 1990.
----- The Reflective Practitioner. Honolulu: Ka Hui Heluhelu
(Reading Association Conference) Oct. 7, 1989.
----- Finding Your Own Way. Fort Worth Independent School
District Literacy Conference; June 27, 1989.
----- Whole Language: Examining Some Misconceptions. Calgary:
Convention '89, The Alberta Teachers' Association; Feb.
17, 1989.
----- Computers in the Classroom: Are Students Really Learning
What We Want Them To? Calgary: Convention '89, The Alberta
Teachers' Association; Feb. 16, 1989.
----- Computers in the Classroom: The Less Travelled Road.
Montreal: 6th Annual Conference on Computers in Education;
Nov. 24, 1988.
----- Whole Language: Teachers as Learners. Vancouver:
British Columbia Primary Teachers' Association, 25th Fall
Conference; Oct. 22, 1988.
----- The Change Process: A Long-term Perspective. Toronto:
Preconvention Institute, International Reading Association,
Thirty-Third Annual Conference; May 1-2, 1988.
----- Whole Language: What does that mean? Charlottetown,
PEI: Unit III School Board Inservice; March 14, 1988.
----- Computers in A Whole Language Classroom. Adelaide,
Australia: South Australia Council of the ARA, Computers
in Education Association of SA; July 28/87.
----- Discovering Our Assumptions: Why we do what we do
in the classroom. Sydney, Australia: 13th Australian Reading
Association Conference; July 13/87.
----- Save the Last Word for Me: The Role of Oral and Written
Language for Learning. Norwich, England: International Oracy
Convention; University of East Anglia; Apr. 1/87.
----- Reading, Writing and Learning: Discovering Our Assumptions.
Edmonton, Alta.: Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention;
Feb. 26/87.
----- Error and Correction in Pect Instruction. Austin,
Texas: 36th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference;
Dec. 6/86.
----- Journals: Mirrors for seeing ourselves as learners
and writers. Austin, Texas: 36th Annual Meeting of the National
Reading Conference; Dec. 5/86.
----- Why we do what we do in the classroom: A framework
for examining our beliefs about learning and teaching. Austin,
Texas: 36th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference;
Dec. 3/86.
----- Examining Our Beliefs About How Children Learn Written
Language. Montreal, Que.: The Annual PACT-PAPT Teachers'
Convention; Nov. 14/86.
----- Reading and Writing: Tools for Finding Out about
the World. Belleville, Ontario: Hastings-Prince Edward Tri-Federation
Annual Professional Development Conference; Nov. 7/86.
----- Reading/Writing Relationships: Learning from Children.
Halifax, N.S.: Primary Elementary Teachers Association,
16th Annual Conference; Oct. 24/86.
----- Reading and Writing: Discovering Our Assumptions.
Cincinnati, Ohio: Third Annual University of Cincinnati
Reading Conference; Oct. 11/86.
----- Exploring Writing with a Computer. Ottawa: Canadian
Council for the Teaching of English, Fourth International
Conference on the Teaching of English; May, 1986.
----- Practicing what we preach: Teaching as research.
San Diego: National Reading Conference, 35 Annual Meeting;
December 6, 1985.
----- Computers for Learning or Computers for Teaching:
Using Computers for Language Arts. Montreal: McGill University,
Faculty of Education Third Annual International Conference
on Computers in Education; November 27, 1985.
----- Whole Language: Theory in Use. Toronto: Ontario Reading
Association, Reading Conference; October 4, 1985.
----- Effecting Change: The New Perspective on Young Children's
Literacy Development. IRA, New Orleans: Preconvention Institute:
From Reading Readiness to Emergent Literacy: A New Perspective
on How Young Children Learn to Read and Write; May 6 &
7, 1985.
(Conference presentations 1974-1985 available on request)
Inservices/Workshops/Other Presentations:
1995-96
November 20, 1995 St. Vital School Division Inservice.
Winnipeg: Professional Development -- A Personal Responsibility.
1994-95
May 13, 1995 Early Childhood Education Council of Manitoba
Inservice: Respondent to Maude Barlow: Understanding the
Politics of Education.
May 9, 1995 Case Management Symposium, Continuing Education
Division, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB: A Role for
Teachers in the Case Management for Special Needs Students.
April 18, 1995 Seven Oaks School Division, Winnipeg MB,
Symposium Series: Teacher Research -- Issues and Methodologies.
April 7, 1995 Walter and Duncan Gordon Charitable Foundation,
Lessons Learned Conference on Secondary School Change, Winnipeg,
MB: Focusing on Student Learning and the Process of Teaching.
March 16, National Council of Teachers of English, Annual
Spring Conference, Minneapolis, MN: The Inclusive Classroom:
What Does This Mean for Teacher Education? CEE Opening General
Session.
January 26, 1995 South End Parent Advisory Council, Winnipeg
School Division #1. Parent Education Session: Assessment
and Evaluation -- Standards and Accountability. Grant Park
School.
January 6, 1995 St. Boniface Hospital Faculty of Nursing,
Year II Team Inservice: Learning from Text -- Strategies
for Teaching Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking from
Nursing Textbooks and Periodicals.
1993-94
April 23, 1994 Manitoba Early Childhood Educators, Winnipeg
MB: Learning to Teach by Uncovering Our Assumptions.
March 25, 1994 Interorganizational Curriculum Advisory
Committee, Winnipeg, MB: Teacher Education -- Planning for
the Future.
Feb. 17-19, 1994 Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii
District, Kona: Theory and Practice of Writing: Teachers
as Writers.
Feb. 15-16, 1994 Research Corporation of the Unviersity
of Hawaii, Honolulu: Spring Inquiry Project.
Feb. 14, 1994 Hawaii Department of Education, Maui District:
Exploring Our Own Writing.
Feb. 4, 1994 Manitoba Teachers' Society Equality in Education
Resource Team Retreat: Equality in Education -- What does
it mean for classroom teachers?
Nov. 8, 1993 Manitoba Association for English Language
Arts Consultants and Co-ordinators: Teacher Research --
A Vehicle for Professional Development.
Nov. 5, 1993 Asia Pacific National Conference, Winnipeg,
MB: Teacher Preparation and Professional Development in
a Global Society.
Nov. 4, 1993 Keystone Province-Winnipeg Chapter of Phi
Delta Kappa: Dialogue with the Dean -- Issues in Teacher
Education.
Oct. 21, 1993 Second National Writing/Literacy Conference,
Winnipeg, MB: Seeing Ourselves as Learners.
Oct. 14, 1993 Educational Administrators' Workshop, Fort
Garry School Division, Winnipeg, MB: Teacher Education --
Implications for Training and Retraining.
Oct. 6, 1993 Winnipeg School Division #1 School Administrators'
Conference, Gull Harbour Conference Centre: Preparing Student
Teachers for Our Schools.
August 6-12, 1993 Livingston-Steubem-Wyoming board of Cooperative
Educational Services, Mt. Morris, NY: Exploring Writing.
(Inservices and Workshops 1974-1993 on request)
Teaching:
Summer 1999 Mount Saint Vincent University
GLIT 6156 Creating Technology-Supported Literacy Classrooms
Fall/Winter 1998 / 99 Mount Saint Vincent University
GLIT 6727 Foundations of Literacy Learning I - ONLINE
GLIT 6728 Foundations of Literacy Learning II - ONLINE
Spring/ Summer 1998 Mount Saint Vincent University
GLIT 6756 The Role of Writing in Action Research
GCRD 6356 Educating as Inquiry: An Action Research Experience
GEDU 6156 Literacy, Curriculum & Technology
University of Hawaii
EDCI 6401 Making Sense of Reading (Hilo)
EDCI 6401 Makind Sense of Reading (Maui)
Fall 1997 Seven Oaks School Division
Teacher Action Research: Making Sense of Teaching
Fall 1996 University of Manitoba
63.752 Teacher Action Research: Educating as Inquiry,
Part II
Mount Saint Vincent University, Mississauga Outreach Program
GED698 The Role of Writing in Teacher Action Research
1996 Intersession University of Manitoba
63.751 Teacher Action Research: Educating as Inquiry,
Part 1
1995-96 University of Manitoba
43.714 LO1/715 LO2 Action Research: Educating as Inquiry
1994-95 University of Manitoba
43.714 LO1/715 LO2 Action Research: Educating as Inquiry
Summer 1994 Simon Fraser University
EDUC 721/EDUC 489 Summer Institute in Teacher Education:
Teacher Research
1993-94 University of Manitoba
43.714 LO1/715 LO2 Action Research: Educating as Inquiry
Summer Institute /93 MSVU
GED697 Literacy in the Community: Exploring teacher research
1992-93 MSVU
GED692 Theory and Practice of Writing
EDU598 Literacy and Learning
GED697 Literacy in the Community
Summer Institute /92 MSVU
GED697 Literacy in the Community: An exercise in teacher
research
Summer Institute /91 MSVU
GED697 Literacy in the Community
1990-91 MSVU
GED692 Theory and Practice of Writing
GED627A Psycholinguistic Foundations of Language
GED628B Theoretical Models of Language/Reading
GED629B Instructional Processes in Language/Reading
Summer Institute/90 MSVU
GED697 Reading/Writing Relationships
1989-90 MSVU
GED698B/GED699C Writing and Computers
GED629B Curriculum Implementation in Language Arts
EDU525 Language Arts II
Summer Institute/89 MSVU
GED697 Reading/Writing Relationships
Winter Break - 1989 University of Calgary
EDIS 553.39 Computers in the Classroom
1988-89 MSVU
GED698A/GED699B Writing and the Computer
GED698A Computers in the Classroom
GED628B Theories of Reading
GED629B Curriculum Implementation in Language Arts
Summer 1988 University of Calgary
EDIS 559.14/.15 Early Literacy: Making Connections
Southern Utah State College
EDUC 41401/55530 Improving Reading Programs
Graduate Student Supervision
University of Manitoba
Major Advisor
Zoe Thompson M. Ed. (1995) Dialogues of a Teacher: A Concept
of Teacher as Researcher.
Sandra Millen, M.Ed. (1999) Connecting Theory and Classroom
Practice: A Personal Journey from Language Arts to Science
Teacher.
Rosa Covaceuszach, M.Ed. (in progress) Parent Involvement:
Reflections on Creating a Home Classroom.
Wendy Peters Epp, M.Ed. (in progress)
Thesis Committee Member
Barbara Graham, Ph.D. Simon Fraser University (1998) Changing
Cultures, Changing Teachers: A Case Study of Mandated Structural
and Cultural Change.
Heather Hunter, Ph.D. (in progress) Political Economy of
Community Based Schooling: An Action Research Study
Mary Young, M.Ed. (1998)Educational Experiences of an Aboriginal
Woman: A Narrative Inquiry.
Bruce Backhouse, M.Ed. (1997) An Action Research Study
of Integrated Use of Computer Technology.
Kim Crass, M. Ed. (1999) Through the Children's Eyes: A
Look at Centre time in Grade One.
Mount Saint Vincent University
Chair
Margaret Swain, MA (1992) Writing/Researching Self: A Learner
Looks At Issues of Power.
Cherry Whitaker, MA (1992) Parents: Towards Understandings
of Whole Language.
Emelda Charles, MA (1993) Learning to Write: Uncovering
My Assumptions About Teaching and Learning in Course GED
692.
Co-Chair
Jan Buley & Vivian Vasquez MA (1994) Written
Conversation as Inquiry: A Team Thesis.
Martin MacDonald (1993) Reflections and Rembrances: An
Examination of the Transactional Nature of Beliefs and Experiences
and It's Implications for Classroom Practice.
Jane Baskwill, MA (1992) Finding Common Ground: Building
a Dialogic Community.
Pat Thomas-MacKinnon, MA (1990) Writing as a Social Act.
Committee Member
James Albright, MA (1995) Literacy Conflicts: Who Needs
Them?
Susan Settle, MA (1994) Questions and Doubts: Teaching
on the Edge.
Lynn Moody M.Ed. Dalhousie (1990) Learning with Alicia.
Jill Hamilton, MA (in progress)
Laurie MacKay, MA (in progress)
Dalhousie University
Chair M. Ed. Projects:
Jim McDonald(1984)Teaching Writing Through Personal Journals.
Janet Berringer (1984)Brainstorming: From English Literature
to Social Studies.
Jim Rice (1983)Evaluating Small Group Discussion.
Helen Stewart (1983)Children's Literature: A context for
developing literacy.
Sandra Lewis (1983)Ask Me: Helping reluctant writers.
Dori Jackson (1983)Language as Science; Science as Language.
Margaret Crocker (1982)The Design and Implementation of
a Vertical Filing System by Senior Elementary Students.
Winniefred Kwak (1981)Activity Cards.
Olga Scibior (1981)The Development of Children's Spelling
as Seen Through Their Journal Writing.
Gale MacLaughlin (1980)Children's Awareness of Environmental
Print.
Sheila Wainwright (1980)The Role of Writing in Learning
to Read.
Debra Schnare (1979)Reading and Science.
Bil MacMullin (1978)Interaction: A course of study in Canadian
literature for grade ten students.
Eva Leung (1978)Creativity of the Young Child: A classroom
study.
Maisie James (1978) A Minority Studies Kit.
M. A. Theses:
Patricia MacLellan (1982)The New Nova Scotia Day Care Regulations:
The response of day care practitioners.
Janice MacKean (1979)The Nurse as Teacher of Self-Breast
Examination.
Margaret Cameron (1979)An Analysis of Three Different Approaches
to the Teaching of Reading.
Yoshiko Kimura (1976)An Examination of the Effects of Age
and Learning Experience on the Acquisition of Some Aspects
of a Second Language Learning.
Ph.D. External Examiner:
Georgina Hedges, University of Toronto, April 26, 1994
A Narrative Inquiry into Intuition: A Personal Development
Growth Process.
Margaret Cameron, University of Toronto, April 27, 1994
Literacy Development within the Curriculum: Narrative Accounts
of Literacy Learning and Teaching in a Non-Mainstream School.
Bridgette Harris, University of Toronto, November 25, 1993
Making Theory Accessible to the Practitioner: A University
Writing Teacher's Narrative Inquiry into the Personal Meaning
of Her Professional Practice.
Professional Activities (1976 - 2000):
Canadian Education Association Board of Directors
Reviewer of SSHRC proposals
Editorial Board and Reviewer for English Education
Member -- National Council of Teachers of English
Member -- Center for the Expansion of Language and Thinking
Manitoba Board of Teacher Education and Certification
Canadian Education Association Board of Pectors
Member -- Manitoba Association of School Superintendents
Member -- National Council of Teachers of English
Member -- Canadian Council of Teachers of English
Member -- Center for the Expansion of Language and Thinking
CEE Program Chair -- 1995 NCTE Spring Conference
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