Academic Service-Learning
Dr. Sharryn Larsen Walker
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-963-2133
Email: sharryn.walker@cwu.edu
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: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IFQLS2U (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.
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