Service Learning

Research and Presentations

Presentations:

• Bach, G. (2016, April 20). The children of Chernobyl. Community Engagement Institute, Spokane, WA.
• Beeson, T., Ward, S., & Perez, M. (2016, April 20). Cross-cultural academic service-learning in Guam. Community Engagement Institute, Spokane, WA.
• Connery, M. C. (2016). Accepted Proposal, “Constellating Communities: Creative Collaborations between Refugee EALLs and Co-Educational Partners”, International Association of TESOL, March 2016, Baltimore, MD.
• Connery, M. C. (2016). Accepted Symposium, “Public Scholarship, Development, & Research with Transformative Agendas: A Vygotskian Approach to Passionate Egalitarianism”, American Education Research Association International Conference, March 2016, Washington, D.C.
• Connery, M. C. (2015). Exhibit Coordinator,“Language as Shelter: Connecting Communities inside the Refugee Educational Experience”, International Association of Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages Conference, Toronto, ON.
• Loverro, I. & Shaw, D. (2015). Establishing a "Teacher Network" to Support New Teachers. In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2015 (pp. 397-401). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
• Ryan, K., Sage, R. & Mace, C. (2016, April 19). Interdisciplinary university partnerships in rural communities: Challenges and opportunities. Community Engagement Institute, Spokane, WA.
• Snedeker, J. (2016). Does My District Need a Music Coalition? 2016 Alaska Music Educators Association conference, January 8-9, 2016, Anchorage, AK. Unsolicited invitation from AMEA Leadership.
• Snedeker, J. (2016) University Service Learning and Opportunities for Music Advocacy. 2016 Alaska Music Educators Association conference, January 8-9, 2016, Anchorage, AK. Unsolicited invitation from AMEA Leadership.
• Snedeker, J. (2015). Service Learning and Music Advocacy in Ellensburg. Community Engagement Institute 2015, Inland Northwest Service-Learning Partnership, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, May 21-22, 2015. Invitation based on proposal acceptance.
• Snedeker, J. & Lane, M. (2015). Advocating for Music: A Vehicle for Personal and Social Change. Be U-nique: The Art of Leadership, CLCE Leadership Conference, CWU, February 26, 2015. Invitation based on proposal acceptance.
• Spybrook, J. & Walker, S. L. (3, May, 2013). Literacy embedded play centers and kits. Infant and Early Childhood Conference, Tacoma, WA.
• Spybrook, J. & Walker, S. L. (23, February, 2013). Literacy embedded play centers. Connecting for children: Early learning conference, Yakima, WA.
• Spybrook, J. & Walker, S. L. (4, May, 2012). Literacy embedded play centers and kits. Infant and Early Childhood Conference, Tacoma, WA.
• Walker, S. & Spybrook, J. (10, May, 2011). Developing content knowledge in teachers and young children. International Reading Association Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Walker, S. & Spybrook, J. (2010, April 11). Literacy embedded play centers. NWATE 2010 Conference, Ellensburg, WA.
• Walker, S. L., Spybrook, J., & Snedeker, J. (2016, April 20).Universities and Rural Partnerships in Education: Challenges and opportunities. Community Engagement Institute, Spokane, WA.
• Walker, T. D. (Director) (2015, February 6). Differentiating Learner Outcomes: A Student-Centered Approach with Value Added Benefits. World Universities Forum 2015 Conference. Lecture conducted from Common Ground, Savannah, GA.
• Walker, T. D., Keller, C., Southern, A. (2014, May 15). Learning at Home with Interactive Literacy Kits.SOURCE. Lecture conducted from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.​

Publications:

• Connery, M. C. & Stetsenko, A. (2016). Accepted Paper, “Educational Research & the Transformative Activist Stance: Being, Doing, and Knowing for Social Change”, American Education Research Association International Conference, March 2016, Washington, D.C.
• Spybrook, J. & Walker, S. L. (2012). Creating inclusive, literacy-embedded play environments in a children’s museum: Connecting theory to practice. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 33(4), 382-391.
• Walker, S. L. (2012, September/October). Literacy-embedded play centers: A collaboration between teacher candidates and a local Head Start. ACEI Exchange Newsletter, 2-3.
• Walker, S. L. & Spybrook, J. (2014). Planning for play environments with pre-service teachers. In Norma Zunker (Ed.), CEDER Yearbook, pp. 1-20. Corpus Christi, TX: Texas A&M University. Kindle version available at: Amazon (EDLT 317 Early Literacy/EDSE 433 Preschool for Students with Developmental Delays)
• Walker, S.L. (2009, Spring). Family literacy nights: Service learning in teacher education. LDYC Newsletter, 15 (2), 5-6.