Curriculum Vitae SUZANNE C. CAROTHERS 160 Claremont Avenue Apt. 3D New York, New York 10027 (212) 662-9799 scc3@ nyu.edu Education Ph.D. New York University. School of Education, Health, Nursing and Arts Professions. Department of Curriculum and Instruction. April 1987. M.S. Bank Street College of Education. New York, New York. Early Childhood Education. June 1973. B.A. Bennett College. Greensboro, North Carolina. Nursery Kindergarten Education. January 1971. Present Position September 1999 - present Professor New York University The Steinhardt School of Education Department of Teaching and Learning New York, New York Serve as and Director of the Undergraduate Childhood/Childhood Special Education Program since September 2005. Served as Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning from September 2005 to August 2010. September 1998 - August 1999 Visiting Professor New York University School of Education Department of Teaching and Learning New York, New York Professor Associate Professor

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The City College of New York The City University of New York School of Education New York, New York Taught graduate level early childhood education courses and conducted undergraduate student teaching seminars in the Department of Education, the Elementary Education Program. Secured grant to establish programmatic development of The Frank and Theresa Caplan Endowment for Earliest Childhood and Parenting Education. Developed programs for parents, children and child care workers under the grant in collaboration with community agencies.

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Administrative and Research Experience December 1985 - July 1989 Adult Literacy Program Director Office of the Mayor City of New York 250 Broadway New York, New York Served as liaison between the Mayor‘s Educational Advisor and the New York State Education Department for the purpose of making funding decisions, contract compliance monitoring, policy making, program development and program marketing of the New York City Adult Literacy Initiative. Also in this capacity, developed and coordinated the educational activities with the Mayor for his own ―adopted class‖ of the citywide Adopt-AClass Program, a mayoral initiative with the public schools. October 1983 - November 1985 Staff Training Specialist New York Urban Coalition and New York City Board of Education 99 Hudson Street New York, New York Supervised and facilitated the continuous training of the comprehensive school improvement planning process at the high school level. Provided staff development in-service workshops in early childhood education and in using writing as a tool of learning. Developed and coordinated the Parent Leadership Program. July 1982 - July 1983 On-Site Researcher University of Washington Center for Law and Justice Seattle, Washington Monitored program, administered instruments, gathered data, wrote monthly reports, assisted in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships between the research site, Eastside High School in Paterson, NJ and the University of Washington. February 1981 - May 1982 Interviewer Research Project on Sexual Harassment Working Women‘s Institute 593 Park Avenue New York, New York Established rapport with interviewees, elicited sensitive information from them, wrote up interviews and participated in interpreting, analyzing and reporting data. June 1976, ‗75, ‗74, ‗73 Director June School Recreation Program Bank Street School for Children Bank Street College of Education Had administrative and programmatic responsibilities including planning and coordinating summer excursions.

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Administrative and Research Experience Continued June 1969 - August 1969 Director Children‘s Summer Program Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Charlotte, North Carolina Created, administered and coordinated the children‘s summer educational and recreational program for 13 branch libraries in the city and county. June 1968 - August 1968 Director Children‘s Summer Program North Branch Library Charlotte, North Carolina Created, planned and implemented a children‘s summer program at a neighborhood branch library. Teaching and Teacher Education Experience March 1998 – March 2001 Sesame Street Pre-School Education Program Trainer Children‘s Television Workshop Community Education Services New York, New York Conducted training sessions with family childcare providers and day-care teachers in using Sesame Street as an educational resource for preschoolers. June- July 1997 Adjunct Professor Master of Arts Program Austria Collaborative Program between the Austrian Ministry of Education & Cultural Affairs and CCNY University of Innsbruck Innsbruck, Austria Taught English 1780: Special Topics in Language Literacy: Ways of Studying Women Ethnography at Work and Education 72715: Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools. September 1994 – December 1994 Adjunct Professor Marymount Manhattan College Sociology Department 221 East 71st Street New York, New York Taught Sociology 298, Ways of Studying Women.

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Teaching and Teacher Education Experience Continued August 1984 – Present Associate to the Institute Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Taught writing in the Language and Thinking Program, a required course for all incoming freshmen. Conduct writing workshops for teachers on site and in the field for the Institute. September 1979 – May 1980 Student Teacher Supervisor City College of CUNY Division of Teacher Education Observed student teachers in the field, assessed their strengths and needs, communicated these observations to students and their cooperating teachers, helped students develop strategies for change and wrote evaluation on students‘ performance. June 1979 – August 1979 Teaching Assistant New York University Institute for Developmental Studies Planned and coordinated registration procedures for Title XX students, taught sessions of the Child Development and Children with Special Needs courses, assisted students in writing papers and prepared sections of the Annual Report. September 1972 – June 1978 Teacher of Early Childhood Education Bank Street School for Children Bank Street College of Education Taught three and four year olds, planned and executed group parent meetings. Teacher trainer of Bank Street‘s graduate students and learning disabled young adults from New York University‘s Para-Educator Center. February 1971 – August 1971 Kindergarten Teacher Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education Educational Component of Model Cities Charlotte, North Carolina Taught an experimental group of pre-school inner-city children, provided school orientation within learning situations conductive to broad self expression. Publications Aventuras en la Comunicatción: Leer, excribir, hablar y escucla: Guía para los maestros Aprender a leer, escribir, hablar y escuchar dentro y fuera del aula. Suzanne C. Carothers, author. Sesame Workshop, 2005.

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Read and Rise Facilitators‟ Guide Preparing Our Children for a Lifetime of Success: A Workshop Series for Parents and Caregivers. Suzanne C. Carothers, author. Scholastic Inc., 2003. Catching Sense: Learning from Our Mothers to be Black and Female, in Families in the United States: Kinship and Domestic Politics. Eds., Karen V. Hansen & Anita Ilta Garey. Temple University Press, 1998. Taking Teaching Seriously, in To Become A Teacher: Making A Difference in Children‘s Lives. Ed., William Ayers, Teachers College Press, 1995. Cooking, in Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education. Eds., Leslie Williams and Doris Fromberg, Garland Publishing, 1992. Love As Seen By Others, in The Living Pulpit. Vol. 1, No. 3. July – September 1992. Catching Sense: Learning from Our Mothers to be Black and Female, in Uncertain Terms: Negotiating Gender in American Culture. Eds., Faye Ginsburg & Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Beacon Press, 1990. Good Learning: As Inspired By Good Teaching, in Information Update, a Literacy Assistance Center Publication. New York City, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 4-5, April 1987. Contrasting Sexual Harassment in Female and Male-Dominated Occupations, coauthor Peggy Crull, in My Troubles Are Going to Have Trouble with Me: Everyday Trials and Triumphs of Women Workers. Eds., Karen Sacks and Dorothy Remy, Rutgers University Press, 1984. Experimenting with Foods: Opportunities for Concept Development, in The Creative Process. Ed., Charlotte Winsor, Bank Street College Publications, March, 1976. Curriculum Development Publication Materials Teacher to Teacher a 12-Part Videotape Staff Development Series for Adult Basic Education Teachers. Featured teacher in Tape # 1, Every Student Has a Story: Developing a Community of Learner, New Readers Press, Fall 1989. Participated in the development of a two-part filmstrip, Childcare Shapes the Future: Anti-Racist Strategies. Filmstrip was awarded, Best Filmstrip, in the category of Human Relations by the 1984 National Education Film Festival. The Council on Interracial Books for Children, New York, NY. Winter and Spring 1982-1983. Developed the Discussion and Activity Suggestions for the Teacher Guide of a tenfilmstrip Curriculum Program, Grades K-4 entitled, And Then What Happened? Produced by The Council on Interracial Books for Children, New York, NY. 1983. A Column entitled Let‘s Cook, published in 3 To Get Ready, Vol. 1 Nos. 3 and 5 (test issues disturbed in Fall 1978 in selected major newspapers), Bank Street College Publications. A two-part teacher training filmstrip, Why Dramatic Play? (12 minutes) and What Are Children Learning When They Play? (15 minutes). The filmstrips help teachers identify the importance of play in developing classroom curriculum for children three through seven years of age. Made in collaboration with others, Bank Street College Publications, April 1977.

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A teacher training filmstrip, Children Can Cook (20 minutes). The filmstrip helps teachers understand the thinking and process involved in planning for the developmental needs of young children by using cooking activities as the core curriculum. Bank Street College Publications. Rationale for the filmstrip Children Can Cook, unpublished thesis in the Bank Street College of Education Library 1973. Consultation Experiences Extensive additional experiences conducting professional development workshops and process writing workshops; presenting papers and giving presentations on educational and women‘s issues; and giving speeches. Honors and Awards June 2002

Thirteen/WNET New York Community Leadership Award New York, NY

May 2001

Recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Bank Street College of Education

June 1990

Recognized for service as a Mentor in The Leadership Institute New York State Education Department Office of Continuing Education Albany, NY

June 1981

Selected to the 1982 Career Growth Fellowship Program Institute of Child Development University of Minnesota Funded by The Bush Foundation Placement with the Minnesota State Education Department Minneapolis, MN

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Recipient of a 1981-1982 Lenna Lake Fellowship Business and Professional Women‘s Foundation Washington, DC

January 1981

Recipient of a 1981-1982 Fellowship Black Analysis Doctoral Fellowship Program Funded by The Bureau of Head Start New York, NY

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Recipient of a 1979-1980 Dissertation Year Award The National Fellowship Fund Funded by the Ford Foundation Atlanta, GA

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Recipient of a 1978-1979 Fellowship The National Fellowship Fund

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Finalist in The Danforth Fellowship Competition St. Louis, MO

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CONSULTATIONS Speaking Engagements Keynote Speaker, 2011 Closing the Achievement – Early Childhood Math and Literacy Development Strategies for Black and Latino Boys Speech entitled. Re-imagining Accountability for Learners in the Early Childhood Years: Promoting Literacy Learning for Black and Latino Children. Department of Education, Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change. New York, NY. January 25, 2011. Keynote Speaker, Georgia Early Reading First Symposium. ―Encouraging Young Children‘s Love for Language and Reading,‖ Speech entitled. Encouraging Young Children‟s Love for Language and Reading. Atlanta, GA. January 9, 2010. Keynote Speaker, Scholastic. The 2009 Book Summit: Reading. Learning. Achieving: The Role of Books in Ensuring Academic Success. Speech entitled: “Where Does Literacy Live in the Lives of Children? Phoenix, Arizona. February 10, 2009. Keynote Speaker, Georgia Association on Young Children, 42nd Annual Conference: ―Together for Children,‖ Speech entitled. ―Together with Children and Families: Where Does Literacy Live in Their Lives within Their Communities?” Gwinnett Civic Center, Duluth GA. October 10, 2008. Keynote Speaker, National Urban League, ―Project Lead: Preparing Urban Leaders for the Future, 2008 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Urban Leadership Development Conference,‖ Speech entitled. ―Literacy that Makes a Difference in the Lives of Children and Families within Our Communities.‖ Memphis, TN, September, 2008. Keynote Speaker, United Federation of Teachers Early Childhood Conference: Child-Initiated Learning: How Play Works. Speech entitled: Child Initiated Learning: How Play Works in the Lives of Adults Who Teach Young Children. UFT Teacher Center. New York, NY March 31, 2008. Keynote Speaker, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education Partners in Education: Empowering Our Families Road to College Second Annual Conference. Speech entitled: Road to College: The Journey Begins. New York University. New York, NY November, 2006. Keynote Speaker, NYU-EAC Metropolitan Center for Urban Education Fall Conference: Creating School Climates that Support Diverse Learners. Speech entitled: The Role of Leadership in Setting the Tone for Learning. New York University. New York, NY November, 2006. Keynote Speaker, In Celebration of Bennett College and the United Negro College Fund. Upon this Rock I will Build. St. Mathews Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC. March 19, 2006.

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Moderator, 2004-2005 TC BookTalk Series, Featuring See You When We Get There: Teaching for Change in Urban Schools by Gregory Michie. Presented by the Office of Alumni Relations, Teachers College Press and the Center for Educational Outreach & Instruction. Teachers College, Columbia University. New York, NY. January 25, 2005. Keynote Speaker, Baltimore City Teaching Residency: An Initiative of the Baltimore City Public School System. First Annual Best Practices Across the Content Areas Conference, ―Believe: We Will Achieve.‖ Speech entitled. In Celebration of Teaching: Recognizing Where Literacy Lives in the Lives of Children and Their Families: Implications for Our Roles as Teachers. Baltimore, MD. November 13, 2004. Keynote Speaker, Urban League of Pikes Peaks Region Education Leadership 2004 Summit: Empowering Parents to Become Well Informed Consumers of their Children‘s Education. Speech entitled: The Role of Literacy in Home-School-Community Partnerships to Promote that Goal. Colorado Springs, CO. October 16, 2004. Keynote Speaker, Thirteen/WNET New York 14th Annual Literacy Day: Advocacy and Technology to Enhance Adult Education. Speech entitled: The Tools of Advocacy: Technology with Grasp to Reach Potential Far Beyond. New York, NY. April 19, 2004. Keynote Speaker, The Children‘s Defense Fund Freedom‘s Schools Orientation and Training Meeting. Speech Entitled: Family Literacy: Linking Families and Communities in Partnership. Haley Farm Knoxville, TN. February 21, 2004. Keynote Speaker, National Urban League Professional Development Conference: An Urban League Renaissance: Reflection, Renewal and Reconnection: New Orleans, LA. November 20, 2003. Speaker, Sesame Workshop Educational Outreach Strategic Planning Meeting. Speech entitled: Reaching Beyond Our Reach: Educational Outreach Revisited. Ethical Culture Society, New York, NY. July 21, 2003 Keynote Speaker, Urban League of Broward County Education 2003 Summit: Literacy The New Civil Right. Speech entitled: Literacy: The New Civil Rights Rooted Deeply in African American Families, Communities and Hopes for Their Children. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. April 26, 2003. Keynote Speaker, Administration for Children‘s Services Head Start STEP Literacy Training Meeting. Speech entitled: Why Literacy Is Important: It‟s in the Lives of Children. New York, NY. March 5, 2003. Keynote Speaker, Partners for Success: Linking Communities, Families and Schools – School of the 21st Century Conference. Sponsored by the Yale University Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy. Speech entitled: Where Does Literacy Live in All of Us? New Haven, CT. July 17, 2002. Keynote Speaker, Thirteen/WNET New York and The Office of Adult and Continuing Education of the Board of Education of the City of New York 12th Annual GED Graduation and Student Recognition Ceremony. Speech entitled: Celebrating Student Progress and Achievement. New York, NY. June 25, 2002.

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Keynote Address, Peer Conference: Linking After-School to Community. Sponsored by the After School Corporation. Speech entitled: Making Linkages Among Learning, Literacy, Families and Communities.” New York, NY. December 18, 2001. Keynote Speaker, Opening Ceremony for Teaching Fellows Partnership, Bank Street College of Education and Community District 5. Speech entitled: The Power of Teachers and the Stories They Leave Behind. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY. June 18, 2001. Keynote Address, Primary Literacy Standards and ECLAS Institute: Literacy in an Early Childhood Classroom of Choice, Kindergarten to Grade Two. Sponsored by the Board of Education of the City of New York. Speech entitled: Literacy in an Early Childhood Classroom of Choice and Your Responsibility. Brooklyn, NY. April 4, 2001. Keynote Address, National Coalition for Campus Children‘s Center 2001 National Conference, The Campus Teacher‘s Day. Speech entitled: Reinvesting in Ourselves as We Invest in Others. Brooklyn, NY. March 28, 2001. Keynote Speaker, The Third Annual Parent Conference. ―Strengthening the Home-School Partnership.‖ Sponsored by United Federation of Teachers, New York City Board of Education and New York City School Leadership Teams. Speech entitled: Strengthening the Home- School Partnership: Achieving Higher Academic Standards. New York Hilton, New York, NY. October 21, 2000. Keynote Speaker, Graham-Windham Early Childhood Services Division Fifth Annual Staff Development Day. Speech entitled: Promoting Language and Literacy in Children. Yonkers, NY. June 15, 2000. Keynote Speaker, Administration for Children‘s Services/Agency for Child Development, Fifth Annual Child Care Staff Development and Family Day Care Conference. Speech entitled: The Child Care Circle: Families, Educators, and Communities – Partnerships in Building Leaders of the Future. Hostos Community College of CUNY. Bronx, NY. June 7, 2000. Keynote Speaker, The Institute for Literacy Studies. ―Family Literacy: Policy and Practice, A Symposium for Practitioners and Policymakers.‖ Speech entitled: Family Literacy: Policy Practice and You. Lehman College of CUNY. Bronx, NY. May 12, 2000. Keynote Speaker, Fifth Interagency Early Childhood Conference, Strengthening Partnerships for the 21st Century: Promoting Standards for Early Care and Education, The University of the State of New York, The State Education Department Office of New York City School and Community Services. New York, NY. January 25, 2000. Keynote Speaker, The Thirteenth Regional Head Start Association Annual Meeting and Training Conference: Celebrating the Head Start Legacy for the New Millennium. Plenary Session. Speech entitled: Celebrating a Legacy of Loving, Literacy and Learning: The Head Start Tradition. San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 27, 1999. Keynote Speaker, The Ninth Annual School-Age Child Care Conference, Making the Connection with Children and Families, sponsored by The School-Age Director‘s Network and the Institute for School-Age Child Care. Speech entitled: Using Our Own Stories in Our Work with Children. Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York. September 18, 1999.

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Keynote Speaker, The Third Annual New York Family Literacy Conference. Sponsored by New York Downstate Even Start Partnerships. Speech entitled: Linkages to Literacy through Families and Communities in Partnership. Pace University, New York, NY. May 17, 1999. Moderator, CTW Community Education Services Conference: ―Sesame Street: Behind the Magic.‖ A Conference on How Children Learn from Television. The Children‘s Television Workshop‘s Sesame Street Preschool Educational Program. Cantor Film Center, New York University. May 15, 1999. Keynote Speaker, New York City Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Student Conference. Speech entitled: Today‟s Students Tomorrow‟s Teachers. Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY. May 1, 1999. Keynote Speaker, The Children‘s Aid Society. First Annual Teacher‘s Recognition Luncheon. Speech entitled: Teachers Touch Lives. Greenwich Village Center, New York, NY. April 29, 1999. Keynote Speaker, New York State Head Start Association Professional Development Plenary Session. Speech entitled: School Readiness and Social Competence: What‟s the Difference? Albany, NY. February 11, 1999. Keynote Speaker, Bank Street Early Childhood Teacher Awards Ceremony. Speech entitled: How Will You be Remembered by a Child Whom You Have Taught? Bank Street College. June 15, 1998. Keynote Speaker, Administration for Children‘s Services/Agency for Child Development, Annual Child Care Staff Development Conference. Speech entitled: The Child Care Circle: Joining Forces to Make A Difference in the Lives of Children, Family, Caregiver sand Community. Hostos Community College of CUNY. Bronx, NY. June 11, 1998. Moderator, CTW Community Education Services Conference: ―Sesame Street: Behind the Magic.‖ The Children‘s Television Workshop‘s Sesame Street Preschool Educational Program. Children‘s Television Workshop, New York, NY. March 28, 1998. Moderator, A Forum on Issues that Affect Children Ages 0-3 ―Learn Along with Me,‖ The Children‘s Television Workshop‘s Sesame Street Preschool Educational Program. The New School for Social Research, New York, NY. May 7, 1997. Keynote Speaker, School-Age Training Institute: ―Literacy, Culture and Connection,‖ The Corporate Council on Out-of-School Time. Speech entitled: Connection to Our Own Stories of Literacy and Leaning. Child Care, Inc., New York, NY. November 14, 1996. Keynote Speaker, San Francisco Unified School District, Child Development Program Professional Development Day. Speech entitled: Hand in Hand: New Paths Toward Excellence. San Francisco, CA. April 26, 1996. Moderator, A Forum on Emergent Literacy, Let‘s Read, Write and Play Together, ―Children‘s First Teachers: Parents and Caregivers.‖ The Children‘s Television Workshop‘s Sesame Street Preschool Educational Program. CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. April 22, 1996.

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Keynote Speaker, Partnerships; Building Community Program, Wheelock College. Speech entitled: New Horizons for Human Services for the 21st Century: Forging Partnerships, Building Community, Finding Self. Boston, MA. November 1, 1995. Keynote Speaker, Planning Your Future: Education, Training and Work Annual Conference. Sponsored by Office of Adult and Continuing Education of the NYC Public Schools, Community Development Agency and The City University of New York Division of Adult and Continuing Education. Planning Your Future in These Difficult Times. John Jay College of CUNY, New York, NY. June 6, 1995. Speaker, Bank Street College of Education Office of Alumni Affairs and New Perspectives. Career Development Conference: ―Educators in Alternative Careers.‖ Speech entitled: Do I Really Need Another Degree? March 5, 1994. Presented Plenary Address, at The Sixteenth Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum. Speech entitled: Extraordinary Possibilities in What the Ordinary Means: A Story of Ethnographic Action Research. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. March 10, 1995.

Keynote Speaker, The Partnership for After School Education Conference: ―Quality Education: What Does It Mean in After School Programs?‖ Speech entitled: Quality Education: What does it Mean in the Lives of Children and Their Families in After School Programs? Lehman College of CUNY, April 1, 1995. Keynote Address, La Guardia Community College of CUNY Adult Learning Center, Division of Continuing Education, A Conference for Adult Educators. Speech entitled: Voices: Writing in the Adult Classroom. Long Island City, NY. June 11, 1993. Keynote Speaker, Chicago Public Schools, Department of Early Childhood Education Administrative Conference. Speech entitled: Their Future In Our Hands: The Administrator‟s Role. The Harold Washington Library Center. Chicago, IL. April 20, 1993. Keynote Speaker, Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference. Speech entitled: In the Interest of Families and Children. Chicago, IL February 11, 1993. Speaker, Lesley College. Choices and Challenges: The Extended Kindergarten Conference. Speech entitled: Seamless Transition: Overcoming Transition Anxiety. Conducted a session: Transition Practices and Their Impact on Children‟s Success in School. Cambridge, MA. November 19 and 20, 1992. Speaker, The City College Workshop Center Open House. Speech entitled: Teacher Renewal: Investing in Ourselves as We Invest in Others. New York, NY. October 21, 1992. Keynote Speaker, for The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement in the Northeast and Islands. Early Childhood Clinic, ― Seamless Transitions: Collaborations that Benefit Children and Their Families Making the Move from Preschool to Early Elementary.‖ White Plains, NY. October 15, 1992. Keynote Speaker, The City of Chicago Department of Human Services and The Day Care Action Council of Illinois Conference: ―Caring for Children: Improving the Emotional Environment in Child Care Settings.‖ Speech entitled: Champions for Children: We Can All be Winners. Chicago, IL. May 16, 1992.

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Guest Speaker, Suffolk County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Adult Occupational and Continuing Education. Speech entitled: Learning From Your Students at the Very Beginning. Oakdale, NY. September 15, 1990. Address, The City University of New York, Division of Adult and Continuing Education, Office of Academic Affairs Convocation for Teachers. Speech entitled: Back to School: Implications for Teachers. CUNY Graduate Center. September 7, 1990. Address, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Pre-Freshman Summer Immersion Program Faculty Developmental Seminar. Speech entitled: Teachers: the Critical Link Between Succeeding and Failing. June 7, 1990. Keynote Address, La Guardia Community College Division of Continuing Education, Sixth Annual Award Ceremony. Speech entitled: A Tribute to Continuing Education Students. Long Island City, NY. June 9, 1988. Keynote Speaker, Project Task, Second Annual Honors and Awards Program, South Carolina State College. Speech entitled: Parents and Teachers as Partners in the Educational Progress of Day Care. Orangeburg, SC. May 24, 1980. Staff Development Activities Consultant, Teaneck Public Schools on the Bryant Initiative. Teaneck, NJ. Fall 2006 – Spring 2007. Consultant, Graham Windham‘s Harlem Center. Planned and conducted The Living with Children Series for family child care providers. New York, NY. June 23 and 29, 1998. Consultant, The Susan Wagner Preschool Program. Planned and coordinated a Professional Development Program for regular and special education preschool teachers. Bronx, NY. Summer 1996. Consultant, Montgomery County Public Schools, Teacher Professional Development Experience, Early Childhood Unit. Conducted a series of workshops for 2nd and 3rd Grade Teachers. Topic: Cooking: A Tool for Integrating Developmentally Appropriate Practices in the Classroom Curriculum. Rockville, MD. March 9-11, 1994. Consultant, Montgomery County Public Schools, Teacher Professional Development Experience, Early Childhood Unit. Conducted a series of workshops for Principals, District Staff and 2nd and 3rd Grade Teachers. Topic: Developmentally Appropriate Practices: Why, For Whom and How? Rockville, MD. October 14-15, 1993. Consultant, First National Institute for Head Start Education Coordinators, ―Taking the Lead Ensuring Quality.‖ Sponsored by the Head Start Bureau. Conducted seminar: Understanding Cultural Diversity: The Leader‟s Role. Washington, DC. July 21, 1988. Consultant, Project Giant Step (PGS), NYC Mayor‘s Office of Early Childhood Education. Conducted a series of workshops on curriculum development for the pre-service training of PGS staff. Fall 1986 and Fall 1987. Consultant, School District 4, Board of Education of the City of New York and the New York State Experimental Pre-Kindergarten Program. Conducted ten staff development sessions on program planning. New York, NY. Fall and Spring 1982-1983.

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Consultant, School District 4, Board of Education of the City of New York and the New York State Experimental Pre-Kindergarten Program. Conducted fifteens staff development sessions on program planning. New York, NY. Fall and Spring 1981-1982. Consultant, School District 4, Board of Education of the City of New York and the New York State Experimental Pre-Kindergarten Program. Conducted seventeen staff development sessions on program planning. Fall and Spring 1980-1981. Consultant, South Carolina State College, Project Task. Conducted two all-day seminars: Experimenting with Foods: Opportunities for Concept Development and Developing Curriculum through Dramatic Play. Orangeburg, SC. March 13-14, 1980. Consultant, School District 4, Board of Education of the City of New York. Conducted five sessions on Observing and Recording Child Behavior. New York, NY. Fall and Spring 1979-1980. Consultant, School District 6, Board of Education of the City of New York. Conducted ten sessions on Promoting Oral and Written Expression for Second Graders. New York, NY. Fall and Spring 1979 – 1980. Consultant, Macon County Head Start. Provided weeklong technical assistance and staff development training to teachers administrators. Tuskegee, AL. April 16-19, 1973. Papers, Presentations and Activities on Educational Issues Workshop Presenter, New York City Housing Authority Fatherhood Initiative. Read and Rise Family Conversations Train the Trainer Session. Sponsored by Scholastic in collaboration with the New York City Housing Authority. New York, NY. January 20, 2011 and March 10, 2011. Workshop Co-Presenter, The Schomburg Center‘s Summer Education Institute 2010. ―Black History 360°: Connecting Black American History to the Global Black Experience,‖ Topic: Now What? Strategies for Connecting Black American History to your Communities of Practice. New York, NY. July 28, 2010. Workshop Presenter, Georgia Early Reading First Symposium. ―Encouraging Young Children‘s Love for Language and Reading,‖ Topic: Read and Rise: Encouraging Young Children‟s Love for Language and Reading. Atlanta, GA. January 9, 2010. Workshop Presenter, NAEYC 18th National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development. ―Play: Where Learning Begins.‖ Topic: Read and Rise – A Workshop Series for Parents and Caregiver: Encouraging Children‟s Love for Language and Reading Charlotte, NC. June 17, 2009. Presenter, Parent and Caregiver Workshop. Elementary School for Math, Science and Technology, ―Where Does Literacy Live in the Lives of Children and their Families?‖ New York City Department of Education. Bronx, NY. May 16, 2009.

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Seminar Facilitator, Scholastic and the New Orleans Recovery School District Office of School Management Parent-Community Involvement, Professional Development Two-Day Seminar Follow-up: Exploring the Read and Rise Facilitators‟ Guide through Practice. New Orleans, LA. October 1 and 2, 2008. Seminar Facilitator, Scholastic and the New Orleans Recovery School District Office of School Management Parent-Community Involvement, Professional Development Two-Day Seminar: Exploring the Read and Rise Facilitators‟ Guide. New Orleans, LA. July 16 & 17, 2008. Workshop Presenter, New York City Bureau of Child Care – New York City Department of Health, Child Care Staff Conference, ―Child Care: Making a World of Difference in Young Lives,‖ Topic: The Developing Needs and Trends in Today‟s World of Children Care: Reaffirming Early Childhood Practices that Matter. Baruch College, New York, NY. June 6, 2008 Discussant, AERA 2008 Meeting. Research on Schools, Neighbors and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility Topic: Addressing the Teacher Education Gap: Putting the Links Together. New York, NY. March 26, 2008. Workshop Presenter, United Federation of Teachers 2007 Annual Spring Conference, ―What Matters Most: Instruction or Restructuring?‖ Topic: Restructuring Literacy Instruction: Focusing on Parents, Families and Communities. New York Hilton, New York, NY. May 5, 2007. Presented Remarks, Meeting of New York Voices of Childhood – In Defense of Childhood. Framing the Issue: ―Why Should They Play?” New York University. January 30, 2007. Panelist, Black Child Development Institute New York Conference, ―Conversations Across the African Diaspora: From Whence We Came, a Generational Perspective.‖ Topic: The Ties that Bind: The Role of Community in Shaping the Educational Experiences of Children. New York, New York. December 12, 2006. Workshop Presenter, United Federation of Teachers 2006 Annual Spring Conference, ―A Common Sense Approach to Education.‖ Topic: Literacy in the Lives of Children and Their Families: The Home-School Connection. New York Hilton, New York, NY. May 13, 2006. Facilitator, Columbus Urban League. Read and Rise Parent Circles: A Read and Rise Community Event. Columbus, OH. February 21, 2006. Seminar Facilitator, Scholastic and The National Urban. Working Session for Urban League Affiliates: Where Do We Go From Here? Re-imagining Read and Rise. Hollywood FL. January 20 and 21, 2006. Institute Facilitator, Scholastic. Lee Y Serás (Read and You Will Be), Literacy Institute for Leaders an Outreach Initiative Fostering Family Literacy in the Latino Community. Dallas, TX. November 16, 2005.

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Program Evaluator, Teaneck Public Schools Even Start Family Literacy Program at Bryant Elementary School. Teaneck, NJ. Fall 2004 – Fall 2005. Facilitator, Louisville Urban League. Read and Rise Parent Circles: A Workshop for Early Childhood Development Specialists. Louisville, KY. February 22, 2005. Consultant, Scholastic. On the development of Lee Y Serás (Read and You Will Be), an Outreach Initiative Fostering Family Literacy in the Latino Community. New York, NY. February, 2005. Workshop Presenter, United Federation of Teachers 2005 Annual Spring Conference, ―Lost Opportunities.‖ Topic: Literacy in the Lives of Children and Their Families: The HomeSchool Connection. New York Hilton, New York, NY. May 4, 2005. Workshop Leader, The National Urban League‘s Whitney M. Young Center for Urban Leadership‘s Professional Development Conference: Empowered To Lead: Cultivating Talent to Transform Communities. Topic: Read and Rise Parent Circles a Tool to Transform Communities: Exploring the Facilitator‘s Role. Atlanta, GA. November 19, 2004. Seminar Facilitator, Scholastic and the Austin Independent School District Professional Development Two-Day Seminar: Exploring the Read and Rise Facilitators‟ Guide. Austin, TX. November 11-12, 2004. Program Evaluator, Teaneck Public Schools Even Start Family Literacy Program at Bryant Elementary School. Teaneck, NJ. Spring – Fall 2004. Selection Committee Member, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship Program for Students of Color Entering the Teaching Profession. New York, NY. March 4-5, 2004. Workshop Leader, The National Urban League‘s Whitney M. Young Center for Urban Leadership‘s Professional Development Conference: An Urban League Renaissance: Reflection, Renewal and Reconnection. Topic: Bringing the Read and Rise Parent Circles Facilitators‘ Guide Alive. New Orleans, LA. November 21, 2003. Workshop Leader, The Urban League of Broward County Education 2003 Summit. Literacy The New Civil Right. Title: Read all About It: Celebrating Parent‟s Literacy Successes with their Children. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. April 26, 2003. Presenter: The National Urban League Staff Development Meeting for Affiliates. Topic: Exploring the Read and Rise Parent Workshop Facilitators‟ Guide. Newark, NJ. March 13, 2003. Conference Facilitator, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Program for Educational Leadership Cohort Two – Into, Through and Beyond: A Journey of 16 Educational Leadership. Shaping Leadership in Uncertain Times: Exploring Issues for Educators of Color. New York, NY. August 5, 2002. Selection Committee Member, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship Program for Students of Color Entering the Teaching Profession. New York, NY. March 8-9, 2002. Workshop Leader, Bank Street College, Division of Continuing Education Professional

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Development Workshop for After School Staff. Topic: Using Children‟s Cultural Context to Support Learning. April 22, 2001. Panelist, AERA, Presented on Panel for DvK-Invitational Session: Do You See What I See? – Knowledge and Skills Where Teacher Education Leaves Off. Paper entitled: Beyond Naming Approaches to Understanding Needs of Learners in Classroom Settings. Seattle, WA. April 13, 2001. Selection Committee Member, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship Program for Students of Color Entering the Teaching Profession. New York, NY. March 9-10, 2001. Panelist, National Association for the Education of Young Children 2000 Annual Conference. Panel Topic: Universal Pre-K Fellows: An Innovative Model of University Partnerships to Support Professional Development. Atlanta, GA. November 9, 2000. Presenter, The Forum on Children and Families at NYU‘s Child and Family Policy Center ―Strengthening Parent Involvement in Preschool and the Early Grades.‖ Topic: Promoting Parental Involvement: The Role of the Teacher and Teacher Education Programs. New York, NY. May 18, 2000. Workshop Leader, United Federation of Teachers 2000 Annual Spring Conference, ―Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Schools, Families and Communities Must Work Together for Student Success.‖ Topic: Strengthening Partnerships Among Schools, Families and Communities that Lead to Student Success in the Early Years. New York Hilton, New York, NY. May 13, 2000. Panelist, AERA 2000 Meeting. Division G Invitational Session. Creating Knowledge in the 21st Century: Insights from Multiple Perspectives. Topic: Keeping a Focus on Teachers‟ and Students‟ Work: An Interactive Session of Ethnographically Oriented Reports of Life in Classrooms (session organized by Frederick Erickson). New Orleans, LA. April 24, 2000. Workshop Leader, The Thirteenth Regional Head Start Association Annual Meeting and Training Conference: Celebrating the Head Start Legacy for the New Millennium. Topic: After Head Start. . . Then What? San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 27, 1999. Panelist, U.S. General Services Administration Forum for Regional Child Care Coordinators, New Frameworks for Excellence. Panelist included T. Berry. Brazelton et al. Panel Discussion Topic: Building Quality Across the System. Boston, MA. September 16, 1999. Moderator, Fifth Annual Partnership for After School Education Conference. Panel theme: Literacy, Learning and Leadership – The Conflict Between Theory and Practice in After School Programs. New York University, May 6, 1999. Panelist, International Paper Company Foundation EDCORE Conference. EDCORE Reviewers‘ Panel Presentation entitled: Demystifying the Proposal Review Process. Memphis, TN. January 18, 1999. Panelist, Professional Development Symposia, The Early Childhood Faculty Consortium of The City University of New York. ―Early Childhood Curriculum: Foundation for Success.‖ Presentation entitled: Preparing Teachers to Serve Young Children in the 21st Century. Borough of Manhattan Community College. New York, NY. October 16, 1998.

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Panelist, A Forum on ―Perspectives on Quality/Teachers for Universal Pre-K: Some Essential Questions.‖ Presentation entitled: Who Will Prepare the New Teachers. Bank Street College of Education. March 19, 1998. Conference Facilitator and Planner, Hazen Foundation Grantees Conference. Theme: ―Investing in Our Children: Advocacy and Organizing for School Reform.‖ Drake Hotel, New York, NY. October 6-8, 1995. Presented Paper, at The Eighth Annual Conference of The Center for the Study and Stabilization of the Black Family at Niagara University. Theme: ―Colleges and Universities Impacting Upon Their Communities.‖ Paper entitled: A College-Community Collaboration: Promoting Children‟s Health Care. Niagara Falls, NY. November 10, 1994. Workshop Leader, Teachers‘ Task Force, Roosevelt University. Conducted a two day inservice workshop. Theme: Weaving the Strands of Teacher Leadership. Chicago IL. August 9-10, 1994. Planner and Participant, Adult Literacy Media Project. An All Day Workshop: ―Television and Adult Literacy: Developing a National Television and Video Based Adult Literacy Service.‖ The Ford Foundation, New York, NY. May 18, 1994. Workshop Leader, Mount Vernon Public Schools, Office of Multicultural Education. Topic: Home-School Connections in a Diverse Community. Mount Vernon, NY. April 12, 1994. Workshop Leader, North Dakota Study Group. Topic: Building Community Ownership Through a College Community Collaboration. Woodstock, IL. February 12, 1994. Presented Paper, at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference: ―America‘s Children and Youth: The Challenge for Teacher Education.‖ Paper entitled: Promoting Children‟s Health Care: A Collaboration between a College and a Community Agency. San Diego, CA. February 25, 1993. Workshop Leader, School District 4, Board of Education of The City of New York. Staff Development Day. Topic: Storytelling: The Hidden Messages. New York, NY. September 24, 1992. Proposal Review Panelist, for the Even Start Demonstration Projects: A Family Literacy Program. New York State Education Department, Bureau of Program and Planning. Albany, NY. August 2-7, 1992. Workshop Leader, La Guardia Community College, The Adult Learning Center, Division of Continuing Education Professional Development Meeting. Topic: Teaching and Learning Collaboratively. April 15, 1992. Lecture, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teacher Opportunity Corps Seminar, Teachers College Columbia University. Topic: Addressing Sexism in Children‟s Literature. March 9, 1992. Workshop Leader, Manhattan Country School Parent Organization. Topic: Addressing Sexism in the Books We Read to Our Children. New York, NY. February 13, 1992.

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Lecture, for the undergraduate course, Urban Education and Community. The City College, School of Education. Topic: Making Schools Work in Urban Communities. February 13, 1992. Consultant, Lexington Children‘s Day Care Center. Conducted workshop with staff, teachers and board members. Topic: Working on Behalf of Children by Promoting Positive Collegial Relationships. New York, NY. February 7, 1992. Workshop Leader, Board of Education of The City of New York, P.S. 84, NYC. Staff Development Day. Topic: The Fabric of Teaching. December 3, 1991. Lecture, Borough of Manhattan Community College Early Childhood Education Club. Topic: Continuing Your Education at the Four-Year College. November 20, 1991. Workshop Leader, Bank Street College, Fifth Annual Alumni Convocation, ―Coping Successfully in Troubled Times.‖ Topic: The Complicated Roles of Today‟s Parents. November 2, 1991. Workshop Leader, The Workshop Center, The City College. Meeting of the Experienced Teachers/Advisors/Workshop Center Associates. Topic: Literacy and Learning. November 1, 1991. Discussant, Bank Street College, Invitational Conference on Health Education in Teacher Education. Sponsored by the New York State Department of Education. Paper entitled: In Response to Strategies for Working with Teachers to Promote Health and Mental Health in the Schools. October 25, 1991. Lecture, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teacher Opportunity Corps Seminar, Teachers College Columbia University. Topic: Who‟s Really At Risk: Implications for Teachers and Learners. New York, NY. April 22, 1991. Workshop Leader, Division of Programs in Education, Hunter College of CUNY. Faculty In-service Professional Development Day: ―Teaching/Learning Models for the 1990‘s.‖ Topic: A Model for Working with College Students. New York, NY. January 25, 1991. Panelist, Third Annual Teacher Opportunity Corps Conference: ―TOC: Teaching Youth at Risk.‖ New York State Education Department, Minority Access Program. Topic: Training the Prospective Teachers of At Risk Students. Albany, NY. October 24, 1990. Workshop Leader, Tenth Annual New York City Adult Basic Education Consortium Conference: ―ABE: Making It Happen.‖ Borough of Manhattan Community College. Topic: Every Student Has a Story: Developing a Community of Learners. New York, NY. October 28, 1989. Workshop Leader, American Association of Adult and Continuing Education National Conference. Topic: Parent Education Opportunities Program. Tulsa, OK. November 2, 1988. Workshop Leader, Mt. Pleasant Board of Education. Conducted workshop for the Teacher Professional Development Day. Topic: Educating Young Children. Thornwood, NY. November 12, 1986.

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Workshop Leader, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College Columbia University. Conference: ―All Day Kindergarten: Creating Connections and Continuity in Early Learning.‖ New York, NY. July 1, 1986. Workshop Leader, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College Columbia University. Conference: ―All Day Kindergarten . . . Making Good Programs Even Better.‖ New York, NY. March 1, 1986. Symposium Chair/Critic, AERA 1986 Meeting. Topic: HomoLudens/Homo Sapiens: Studies of Work and Play in School. San Francisco, CA. April 18, 1986. Workshop Leader, The Urban Reading Consortium Sixth Annual Conference: ―Strengthening Communication – The Time Is Now.‖ Martin Luther King High School. Topic: Hidden Massages in Children‟s Books. New York, NY. October 20, 1984. Workshop Leader, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Conference: ―Perspectives in Children‘s Literature.‖ Topic: Materials to Combat Racism, Sexism and Other Anti-human Values in Children‟s Books. April 7, 1984. Workshop Leader, Annual Early Childhood Education Council Conference: ―Today‘s Children, Tomorrow‘s Citizens.‖ Borough of Manhattan Community College. Topic: Curriculum for Three-Year Olds. March 24, 1984. Lecture, for an undergraduate course in Education, Medgar Evers College of CUNY, Division of Teacher Education. Topic: Evaluating Children‟s Books. October 5, November 10, and December 1, 1984. Lecture, for an undergraduate course in Education, New York University. Topic: Racism and Sexism in Children‟s Books. November 23 and 30, 1983. Lecture, for the graduate course, Issues in Early Childhood Education, New York University. Topic: Conceptualizing Research by Observing Daily Phenomena. April 12, 1983. Workshop Leader, Annual Early Childhood Education Council Conference: ―Meeting the Challenges of Change, Children Shape the Future.‖ Fordham University. Topic: Child Care Shapes the Future: Anti-Racist Strategies. March 26, 1983. Lecture, for the course, Orientation to Education in Urban Settings, Augsburg College. Topic: The Teacher‟s Role in Establishing Home School Relationships. Minneapolis, MN. May 11, 1982. Discussion Leader, for the filmstrip Children Can Cook. University of Minnesota, Center for Early Education Community Seminar Series. Heppin County Government Building, Minneapolis, MN. April 3, 1982. Co-Workshop Leader, Annual Early Childhood Council Annual Conference, Fordham University. Topic: New Teachers Coping with Stress. March 13, 1982. Consultant, James Weldon Johnson Head Start Center. Topic: Curriculum Possibilities with Young Children. New York, NY. February 24, 1981. Symposium Chair, AERA 1980 Meeting. Topic: Social Class and Education: Issues in Curriculum, Theory, Research Design and Political Interpretation. Boston, MA. April 10, 1980.

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Consultant, Montclair State Teachers College, Department of Home Economics. Topic: Integrating Curriculum for Early Childhood Education through Cooking Experiences. Montclair, NJ. April 16, 1980. Consultant, Bank Street College, Graduate Division, Interrelated Science Course. Topic: Science Possibilities with Food. May 22, 1979. Co-Workshop Leader, Nassau Early Childhood Education Council, 24th Annual Conference. Topic: Home-School Relations. Jerricho, NY. November 17, 1979. Consultant, Essex-Hudson AEYC, The Early Childhood Program at Jersey State College and Catalyst: ―Child and Family Nutrition.‖ Topic: Cooking in the Classroom. October 13, 1979. Consultant, School District 6, Board of Education of The City of New York, Corrective Reading Program. Topic: Evaluating Children‟s Progress. April 23, 1979. Lecture, for a Curriculum Course, Bank Street College, Graduate Division. Topic: Language Development of Pre-School Children. April 7, 1978. Introductory Lecture, for an Infant and Child Development Course, New School of Social Research, New York, NY. Topic: The Developing Young Child. September 26, 1978. Co-workshop Leader, Early Childhood Education Council Annual Conference. Fordham University. Topic: Parent-Teacher Conferences. New York, NY. November 5, 1977. Consultant, Primary School. Topic: Experimenting with Foods: Opportunities for Concept Development. Red Bank, NJ. March 11, 1977. Lecture, for a graduate Supervision and Administration Conference Group, Graduate Division Bank Street College. Topic: Classroom Environments for Three Year Old Children. March 10, 1976. Consultant, School District 5, Board of Education of the City of New York. Bank Street College. Topic: Social Studies for Young Children. February 5, 1976. Consultant, New York City Head Start Regional Training Office, New York University. Topic: Appropriate Curriculum at Holiday Time. November 12, 1976. Consultant, Medgar Evers College of CUNY, Division of Teacher Education, Topic: Meeting Children‟s Needs through Curriculum Development. February 18, 1976. Consultant, Third Annual Lucy Sprague Mitchell Memorial Conference, Bank Street College. Topic: Experimenting with Foods: Opportunities for Concept Development. May 18, 1974. Guest Speaker, Third in a Series of Conversations with Interesting Educators, Bank Street College. Topic: Learning and Young Children. December 11, 1974. Consultant, The City College Advisory Service Workshop Center for Open Education, Topic: Children, Curriculum and Food. December 7, 1973. Consultant, Village of Warwick Immigrant Worker Day Care Center. Topic: Organizing Curriculum Experiences for Young Children. Warwick, NY. August 22, 1973. Consultant, Bank Street College Follow-Through Project at Rye School. Topic: Why Cook with Young Children. Stamford, CT. May 9, 1973.

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Consultant, Regional Workshop in Early Childhood Education, Bennett College. Topic: Language and Cooking Experiences with Young Children. Greensboro, NC. February 9-10, 1973. Papers, Presentations and Activities on Women’s Issues Presented Paper, at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, ―Composition in the Center Spaces: Building Community, Culture, Coalitions.‖ Panel theme: Catching Sense: „AfraFeminist‟ Rhetoric of Education, Literacy and Mothering. Paper entitled: Learning to be Black and Female: Stories from African American Mothers and Daughters. Chicago, IL. March 24, 2006. Presenter, The Crystal Quilt Counseling Services for Women. Topic: Mothers and Daughters: A Complicated Bond from the View Research on Black Mothers and Daughters. New York, NY. May 3, 2003. Presented Paper, Southern Anthropological Society Meeting. Panel Topic: Constrained or Sustained? Women‟s Experience of Aging, Embodiment and Power. Paper entitled: The Socialization of Caring: Reclaiming Women‟s Models at a Child Health Clinic. Decatur, GA. February 26, 1999. Lecture, for the Urban Sites Writing Network, Institute for Literacy Studies, Lehman College Topic: The Women‟s Stories: Making Meaning from Ethnographic Data. Bronx, NY. February 7, 1993. Panelist, Marymount Manhattan College. A Women‘s History Month Event. Topic: Women Working for a Better City. New York, NY. March 26, 1992. Moderator, New York University, Women‘s History Month Celebration, Mothers and Daughters Talk: Intergenerational Similarities and Differences. March 1, 1988. Guest Speaker, Bank Street College, Women‘s History Month Event, Stories of Black Working Mothers and Their Daughters. March 14, 1987. Presented Paper, Women‘s Studies Program Bard College. Paper entitled: Insights from a Dissertation in Progress. December 11, 1984. Lecture, for the undergraduate anthropology course, Self as History: Life History Autobiography in the Social Sciences, Bard College. Topic: Analyzing Transcript Data. December 11, 1984. Guest Speaker, The Crystal Quilt Counseling Services for Women, Topic: Between Black Mothers and Daughters: Expectations and Teachings. Brooklyn, NY. June 12, 1983. Presented Paper, Southeastern Women‘s Studies Association Conference: ―By and About Southern Women.‖ Paper entitled, Insights from a Dissertation on Black MotherDaughter Relationships: The Transmissions of Knowledge, Skills and Role Models. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. April 8-10, 1983. Attended Symposium, The Henry A. Murray Research Center and The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College. Documentation in the Lives of Older Black Women: The Use of Oral History and Social Science Analysis. Cambridge, MA. March 11, 1983.

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Lecture, Black History Month Observance, The University of Connecticut. Topic: Black Working Mothers and Their Daughters. Stamford, CT. February 8, 1983. Presented Paper, at the meeting, ―Research to Make a Better Living for Working Women: State of the Art and Research Agenda.‖ Sponsored by the Business and Professional Women‘s Foundation, Service Employees International Union and the Women‘s Studies Program at George Washington University. Paper entitled: Understanding Sexual Harassment: A Way for Women to Gain Control of the Conditions of Their Work. Washington, DC. January 5-6, 1982. Lecture, for a Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Seminar, New York University, Topic: Conducting Ethnographic Research. December 21, 1982. Presented Paper, Women‘s Studies Program, Bennett College. ―A Colloquium—Cultural Patterns in Transition: A Global Perspective.‖ Paper entitled: Formalizing the Informal: A Personal Process of Cultural Patterns in Transitions. Greensboro, NC. March 26-27, 1981. Writing Workshops Workshop Leader, Stillman College, The Mellon Project for Faculty and Curriculum Development in the Liberal Arts. Conducted a three day in-service workshop for faculty. Topic: Writing as a Tool of Thinking and Learning Across the Curriculum. Tuscaloosa, AL. August 5-7, 1996. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted an in-service workshop at Bard for teachers at the Peace Academy. Topic: Teaching Writing and Thinking. June 8-9, 1996. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted a two day inservice writing workshop for teachers at The Tandem School. Topic: Teaching Writing and Thinking. Charlottesville VA. October 30-31, 1995. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted Summer Workshop. Topic: Teaching Writing and Thinking. July 10-14, 1995. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted a two day inservice writing working for teachers in the Kings Port Public Schools. Topic: Teaching Writing and Thinking. Kings Port, TN. August 15-16, 1994. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted Summer Workshop. Topic: Teaching Writing and Thinking. July 12-16, 1993. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted a three day inService workshop at Bard for teachers at the School for Writing and Publishing. Topic: Language and Learning. August 19-21, 1992. Review Panelist, at the American College Testing Assessment Governing Board Writing Achievement Levels Setting Meeting for The National Assessment of Educational Progress. Fourth Grade Review Panel Participant. St. Louis, MO. July 23, 1992. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted Summer Workshop. Topic: Teaching Writing and Thinking. July 13-17, 1992.

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Consultant, Bureau of English Language, New York State Education Department. Conference theme: ―Improving Writing: An Ongoing Process.‖ Conducted workshop. Topic: Exploring Writing as a Tool for Learning. Albany, NY. May 15, 1992. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted Local Knowledge Workshop. Topic: Catching Sense: Ways of Knowing Black Women Writers. May 2, 1992. Workshop Leader, The City College, The Workshop Center Summer Institute. Conducted workshop. Topic: Writing, Language and Inquiry. July 17, 1991. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted Summer Workshop. Topic: Teaching Writing and Thinking. July 8-12, 1991. Workshop Leader, Bard College, Institute for Writing and Thinking. Conducted Local Knowledge Workshop. Topic: Catching Sense: Ways of Knowing Black Women Writers. Norrie Point Environmental Center, Stattsburg, NY. May 3, 1991. Consultant, Board of Education of The City of New York, P.S. 27, District 13. Conducted workshops. Topic: Writing to Learn. Brooklyn, NY. March 10 and April 21, 1990. Consultant, Board of Education of the City of New York, School for Pregnant and Parenting Teens. Conducted workshop for Faculty Development Day. Topic: Writing as a Tool to Promote Learning and Thinking: Implications for Teaching. New York, NY. December 2, 1989. Consultant, The Ronald E. McNair School. Conducted an in-service workshop for faculty. Topic: Exploring Writing as a Tool of Teaching and Learning. University City, MO. October 31, 1989. Consultant, Spelman College, The Comprehensive Writing Program. Conducted writing workshops for the English Tutorial Service. Atlanta, GA. January 28, 1989, September 30, 1989 and October 1, 1988. Consultant, The West Virginia Writing Project, West Virginia College of Graduate Studies. Conducted writing workshops for the Winter Meeting of the Writing Project. Institute, WV. February 6-7, 1987. Consultant, Savannah State College, the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee. Conducted workshops for the College faculty including the School of Business; the Departments of Engineering Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Life Science; and the School of Humanities and Social Science. Savannah, GA, November 21-22, 1985, February 17-18 and May 19-20, 1986. Consultant, Xavier University. Conducted workshop for the follow-up meeting of The Summer Writing Institute. New Orleans, LA. November 8-9, 1985. Discussion Leader, Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking, for the Conference: ―Theories in Practice.‖ Keynote speaker Peter Elbow. October 25-27, 1985. Consultant, Miss Edgar‘s and Miss Cramp‘s School for Girls. Conducted writing workshops for the Fifth and Sixth Graders Writers Retreat. Westmount, Quebec Canada. October 8-9, 1985.

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Consultant, Spelman College. The Summer Writing Institute, sponsored by the Southern Education Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Institute for Writing and Thinking at Bard College. Conducted weeklong workshop for teachers from Historical Black Colleges. Atlanta, GA. June 9-14, 1985. Discussion Leader, Simon‘s Rock of Bard College, for the Conference: ―The Teaching of Writing and Thinking.‖ Keynote speakers Marie Ponsot and Rosemary Deen. Great Barrington, MA. April 26, 1985. Consultant, Board of Education of the City of New York JHS 8, District 29. Conducted writing workshop for Staff Development Day. Queens, NY. January 16, 1985. Consultant, Board of Education of The City of New York, P.S. 154, District 5. Conducted writing workshop for Staff Development Day. New York, NY. December 10, 1985. Consultant, Board of Education of the City of New York, P.S. 93, District 13. Conducted writing workshop for Faculty Conference. Brooklyn, NY. October 29, 1984. Consultant, Darien Public Schools, Conducted writing workshop for Teacher Professional Development Day. Darien, CT. October 23, 1984. Community Speaking Engagements Guest Panelist, Convent Avenue Baptist Church, African American History Month Celebration. Theme: ―African Americans Struggle for Citizenship in the United States‖ Roundtable Discussion on The Color Purple. New York, NY. February 6. 2009. Guest Speaker, United Federation of Black Community Organizations Day Care Center, Graduation Program. Remarks entitled: A Message to Parents and Children. The Duke Ellington School, New York, NY. June 16, 2000. Guest Speaker, Graham Windham Community Building Blocks Job and Child Care Program, ―Provider Recognition Program.‖ Speech entitled: In Recognition of Hard Work. The City College. October 2, 1998. Speaker, St. James Presbyterian Church. Youth Sunday, ―Enhancing the St. James Spirit Through Leadership, Spiritual Guidance, Social and Community Service.‖ Speech entitled: Education and the Family Unit. New York, NY. June 14, 1998. Guest Speaker, First Reform Church of Jamaica. African American Exemplar Lecture Series, Speech entitled: Images to Mirror: Exemplars of the African American Experience. Jamaica, NY. February 16, 1992. Speaker, Long Island NAACP Education Committee Meeting for Parents and Teachers. Topic: Helping African American Children Succeed in School. Southampton, NY. October 27, 1990. Guest Speaker, Clinton Chapel Church, Women‘s Day Service. Speech entitled: In Celebration of Black Women: To be Called, Commissioned and Committed. Charlotte, NC. October 11, 1987.

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Guest Speaker, The Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association Triennial Reunion. Speech entitled: Unity in the Eighties: A Reflection about the Hospital‟s Past. Charlotte, NC. July 23, 1983. Keynote Speaker, Memorial United Presbyterian Church, Women‘s Day Service. Speech entitled: In the Image of God. Charlotte, NC. November 4, 1980.