2018 MIDWINTER CONFERENCE FEATURED SPEAKERS
We are pleased to introduce the confirmed keynote speakers for the 2018 NCTEAR Midwinter Conference. Check back to see additional keynote speakers as they become confirmed.
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Dr. Ana Christina da Silva
Vanderbilt University Dr. da Silva is the Director of Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning. She studies the learning ecologies of linguistically/culturally diverse students, family and community resources in diverse urban in- and out-of-school contexts; and partnerships between family, community, school, and university that support the literacy learning of linguistically diverse learners and emphasize educational opportunity and equity. |
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Dr. Guafong Li
University of British Columbia Dr. Li is a Professor in Transnational/Global Perspectives in Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth in the Department of Language and Literacy Education. Her recent research interests are longitudinal studies of immigrant children’s bicultural and bi-literacy development through the educational systems, immigrant children’s new literacies practices in and out of school, technology-infused ESL/EFL instructional approaches, diversity and equity issues, and teacher education and professional development for culturally and linguistically diverse children and youth |
Dr. David Bwire
The College of New Jersey
Dr. Bwire is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education, Language, and Literacy. His research interests include transcultural literacy practices, digital literacy, multimodal pedagogy in K-12 classrooms, new literacy studies, discourse analysis, ethnography of communication and qualitative research methods, collaborative and online learning communities, and social justice in education.
The College of New Jersey
Dr. Bwire is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education, Language, and Literacy. His research interests include transcultural literacy practices, digital literacy, multimodal pedagogy in K-12 classrooms, new literacy studies, discourse analysis, ethnography of communication and qualitative research methods, collaborative and online learning communities, and social justice in education.
