Recent (and recent future) presentations
from May, 2005 - Nov. 2006
Panel presenter on "Code-switch, mixed language and trans-language usages in ELLs' writing" at NCTE, Nashville, Nov. 2006
Round-table leader- "Literacy Initiative for ELLs in NYC schools" at NCTE Nashville, Nov. 2006
Round-table leader- "ELLs in middle schools" at NCTE, Nashville, Nov. 2006
Round-table leader- "Children's right to their home language" at NCTE, Nashville, Nov, 2006
Round-table leader- "Coaching based on Student's performance" at NCTE, Nashville, Nov. 2006
Panel-presenter on "A developmental perspective on ELLs' writing progress",at COE Centennial Conference, St. Petersburg,FL. Nov 3-4, 2006
Panel-presenter on "Partnership between University and School for improvement of school-wide writing instruction" at COE Centennial Conference, St. Petersburg,FL. Nov 3-4, 2006
Workshop on "Effective Instruction for ELLs" to 150 teachers in Durham, North Carolina, June 23, 2006
Feature speaker on "ELLs Writing Development" at Wisconsin Reading Symposium, Milwaukee, June 17, 2006
Workshop on "Effective Instruction for ELLs" to PS 137 faculty, NYC, May 25, 2006
Workshop on "Develop language skills through reading and writing collaboratively" to high school teachers, NYC, May 24, 2006
Keynote-speech on "Children's first language in their writing development to English" at the Conference of Urban Education, Long Island University NYC, May 5, 2006
Workshop on "How to design and assess group work in reading and writing instruction" to high school teachers in NYC, April 25, 2006
Workshop on "How to help ELLs develop their English vocabulary" to middle school teachers, NYC, March, 31, 2006
Feature speaker on "ELLs Writing and Bilitracy" at the Conference of Children's language and Culture, Columbia University, Feb. 16, 2006
Invited speaker "PD on ELLs issue in the city schools" to preservice teachersin New York University, Feb. 15, 2005
Panel presenter on "Writing for ELLs at secondary level" at TESOL conference,Tampa,March, 2006
Invited speaker "Language Instruction for ELLs" at Bank Street College, NYC, March 30, 2006
Round-table discussion leader "Equal Education for All" and "Culturally Relevant Instruction for ELLs" at NCTE, Pittsburg,Nov. 2005
Speech on "In-between stages in ELLs' Writing Development" at COE alumina meeting, July 8, 2006.
Workshop on "Reading in Content areas for high school beginning ELLs" to high school teachers in NYC June 24, 2005
Workshop on "Reading and Writing workshop for ELLs" to NYC teachers, May 25-26, 2005
Feature speaker on "Comparison and contrast of cultural values and educational system and approaches in the US and China" at the NYC Conference for New Immigrant Parents, May 21, 2006
