Curriculum & Instruction

Will Parnell, Education Curriculum and Instruction and Early Childhood faculty, served as a panel discussant for a March 5 forum on "What Can We Learn from Schools in Finland and Reggio Emilia, Italy?" as part of the Schools Making A Difference: Portraits of Excellence, Engagement and Equity series of films, forums and discussions sponsored by the City Club of Portland.

Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Curriculum and Instruction Education faculty, gave an invited presentation, "Making Visible: Mathematics of Cultural Practices" at the National Seminar on History and Cultural Aspects of Mathematics Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, India, Dec. 2-3; and at the Eastern Regional Conference on Mathematics Education, Patna, India, Dec. 17-18.

Ron Narode, Curriculum and Instruction Education faculty, authored an article entitled "Math in a Can: Teaching Mathematics and Engineering Design" in the October issue of Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, Vol. 1, No. 2 (2011).

Will Parnell, Curriculum and Instruction Early Childhood Education faculty, presented a paper, "A Composition of Meaning in Action Research Experiences" at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators conference in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 2.

Will Parnell, Curriculum and Instruction Early Childhood Education faculty, presented a paper, "A Politic of Strong and Capable Community: Loving Tulips across Three Years," at the International Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education conference in London, Oct. 28.

Swapna Mukhopadhyay, Curriculum and Instruction Education faculty, presented a workshop titled "Who Gets Killed? Understanding Mathematics of Gun Violence in Youth," based on a math lesson he taught at an alternative high school, at the Teachers for Social Justice Conference in San Francisco, Oct. 9.