Presentations
“Teaching Children to Play in School: US and International Perspectives.” NAEYC Professional Development Conference, June 2009.
“Bridging Teaching and Learning: Instructional Assessment in Prek–3 Classrooms.” NAEYC Professional Development Conference, June 2009.
“Intentional Teaching: A Conversation between Chinese and American Educators about Cultural Assumptions and Practices.” NAEYC Conference, Dallas, with Jie-Qi Chen, November 2008.
“From Instructional Assessment to Teacher Development: Field Reports from Chinese and US Classrooms.” NAEYC Conference, Chicago IL, with Jie-Qi Chen and Chinese colleagues, November 2007.
“How Play Works: First Steps Toward School.” National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois, November 2007.
“Strengthening Early Childhood Teacher Preparation.” American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, with Jie-Qi Chen, April 2007.
“No Child is Average: The Specificity and Distinctiveness of Young Children's Learning in Early Childhood Classroom.” Annual Conference of The Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA, with Jie-Qi Chen, March 2007.
“Becoming Skilled in Chinese and American Classrooms: Cultural Contrasts.” Association of Professionals in Education and Children’s Trusts, London, England, June 2006.
“Supporting Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms: Opportunities and Dilemmas.” Association of Professionals in Education and Children’s Trusts, London, England, June 2006.
“The Dramatic Life of Young Children in Play.” Alliance For Childhood, Franklin Park, Illinois, May 2006.
“Classroom Assessment and Teaching: Two Sides of the Same Coin.” Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, with Jie-Qi Chen, April 2006.
“Operationalizing MI theory in Child Assessment.” Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, with Jie-Qi Chen, April 2006.
“Assessment for Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms: Examining the Content and Process of Learning in Young Children.” Annual Conference of The National Association For the Education of Young Children, Washington, D.C., with Jie-Qi Chen, December 2005.
“Play in the School Life of young Children.” American Montessori Society. River Forest, Illinois, November 2005.
“Assessing Diverse Cognitive Abilities in Young Children’s Learning.” 27th International Congress, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Xi’an, China, with Jie-Qi Chen, August 2004.
“Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood Classrooms.” Presentation and discussion with early childhood teachers in Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai, China, July 2004.