Due to fire regulations, we must cap enrollment at 200,
including invited speakers. The conference is over half
registered at this point (late November, 1995). Information
about how to register for the conference appears at the end of
this announcement.
Pre-Conference Discussion
All registrants will have the opportunity to participate in
a pre-conference e-mail discussion which will begin in January,
1996. Through this discussion we hope to identify themes and
issues that we can extend during the conference, and help get
registrants acquainted with one another and their concerns prior
to arriving in Chicago.
Featured Speakers
Arnetha Ball, U. of Michigan
Anne Haas Dyson, UC-Berkeley
Judith Green, Richard Duran, & LeAnn Putney, UC-Santa Barbara
Kris Gutierrez, UCLA
Vera John-Steiner, U. of New Mexico
Luis Moll, U. of Arizona
Gordon Wells, Ontario Institute for the Study of Education
James Wertsch, Washington U.
Roundtable Discussion Leaders
(Each roundtable will be presented twice)
Deborah P. Berrill, Queen's University (Ontario), Sara Ann Beach
& Janet Young, U. of Oklahoma, "Penpals as mentors:
Children's appropriations of forms"
Antonia Candela & Elsie Rockwell, Departamiento de
Investigaciones Educativas, Mexico; Elvira Souza Lima,
Cepaos, Brazil; Marcelo Guimaraes Lima, University of
Illinois; Eleine Shepel, Eureka University, Russia;
Catherine Emihovich, SUNY-Buffalo; Amelia Alvarez & Pablo
del Rio, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain; Judith Green, UCSB
(discussant), "Contributions of cultural-historical theory
to literacy research: An international perspective"
Rose Casement, Brewer (ME) Middle School & Paula Moore, U. of
Maine, "Vygotskian concepts: Application to literacy
instruction for students with special needs"
Beverly E. Cox & Zhihui Fang, Purdue U., "Emergent metacognition:
A Vygotskian perspective"
Colette Daiute, CUNY, "The role of subjectivity in a
sociocultural theory of literacy"
Francine Falk-Ross, U. of Illinois-Chicago, "Guiding language
participation in classroom discourse: Strategies for
children with language difficulties"
Cynthia Brock, Carole Sue Englert, Susan Florio-Ruane, James
Gavelek, & Taffy Raphael, Michigan State U., and Kathy
Highfield, Holly, MI Elementary School, "Reimagining teacher
learning about literacy from a Vygotskian perspective"
Roxanne Henkin, National-Louis U. "Who is invited to share? The
role of gender and status in first grade literacy
development"
Olli Kuure, U. of Oulu (Finland), "Literacy in a second language
among developmentally different types of bilinguals"
Genevieve Manset, SUNY-Geneseo, & Michael Gerber, UC-Santa
Barbara, "Vygotskian perspectives on early writing
development: Implications for students with learning
disabilities"
H. James McLaughlin & JoBeth Allen, U. of Georgia, "Action
research collaborations as zones of proximal development"
Suzanne M. Miller, SUNY-Buffalo, "Open-forum text discussion as a
zone of proximal development: Shaping which habits of mind?"
Christine C. Pappas, Liliana Barro Zecker, & Sonia White Soltero,
U. of Illinois-Chicago, "Relating Latino kindergarten
students' funds of knowledge to the school literacy
curriculum: Struggles in scaffolding"
David R. Russell, Iowa State U., "Rethinking genre: An activity
theory analysis"
Vicki Zack, St. George's School (Montreal), "Appropriating
mathematical discourse: Fifth graders make connections
between invention and convention"
Friday Evening (Feb. 23)
7:30-7:45 Carol Lee and Peter Smagorinsky (chairs)--Greeting
7:45-8:45 Opening Speaker: Vera John-Steiner, U. of New Mexico,
"Literacy and the Languages of the Mind"
8:45-9:15 Breakout Groups
9:15-10:30 Cocktails
Saturday (Feb. 24)
8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30 Arnetha Ball, "Moving Beyond the Concept of
Internalization: Preservice Teachers' Perspectives on
Literacy in Urban Schools"
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:45 Luis Moll, "Inspired by Vygotsky: Ethnographic
Experiments in Education"
10:45-11:45 Roundtable Discussions
11:45-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Anne Haas Dyson, "Linking Writing and Community
Development through the Children's Forum"
2:30-3:15 Panel Discussion
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-4:30 Judith Green, Richard Duran, & LeAnn Putney, "What
Counts as Literate Actions in a Bilingual Classroom?"
4:30-6:30 Discussion/Cocktails
Sunday (Feb. 25)
8:30-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:00 Roundtable Discussions
10:00-11:00 Gordon Wells, "Making Meaning with Text: A Genetic
Approach to the Mediating Roles of Writing in Activity"
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15 Kris Gutierrez, "Literacy Learning as Changing
Social Practice"
12:15-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 James Wertsch, "The Idea of a Telos in Literacy
Studies"
2:30-3:15 Panel Discussion
3:13-3:30 Closing (Carol Lee and Peter Smagorinsky)
3:30-4:30 Research Assembly Business Meeting
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
We have both regular and student rates for the conference:
Regular rate: $90 ($100 on site)
Full-time student rate: $60 ($70 on site)
You may use this announcement as your registration form.
Please make out your check to NCTE Assembly for Research and mail
to Carol Lee or Peter Smagorinsky (see below). Include the
following information:
Name:
Institutional affiliation:
Departmental affiliation:
Address:
Home phone #:
Work phone #:
e-mail address:
fax #:
REGISTRATION CHECKS ARE NONREFUNDABLE. Because we anticipate
high attendance, we view your registration as a commitment to
attend the conference. Registration for the conference will be
on a first come, first served basis. When we reach the
enrollment cap (our meeting room capacity is 200, including
speakers) we will close registration for the conference.
HOTEL REGISTRATION
Most conference registrants stay at the host hotel, the
Bismarck. Room fees run $75 per night regardless of how many
people stay in the room. For registration information call the
Bismarck at 1-800-643-1500. Refer to the *National Council of
Teachers of English Research Assembly: Midwinter Conference* when
making reservations.
Please address all conference inquiries to:
Carol D. Lee
Northwestern U.
School of Education and Social Policy
2003 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60201
cdlee who-is-at merle.acns.nwu.edu
fax: 708-491-8999
phone: (w) 708-467-1807
Peter Smagorinsky
U. of Oklahoma
College of Education
820 Van Vleet Oval
Norman, OK 73019-0260
smagor who-is-at aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu
fax: 405-325-4061
phone: (w) 405-325-3533
(h) 405-364-1171