Looking for a Speaker?
With the changes in the field of education, keeping up can be a challenge. Understanding the latest trends and issues doesn’t have to be complicated. West Virginia University’s College of Human Resources and Education has faculty available to keep you informed.
Here’s your chance to hear from a WVU expert right in your own community. If you would like to request a faculty member to speak at your next meeting or conference, click on the person’s name below. Send an e-mail with your contact information; the date, time, and location of the event; and other pertinent details.
Choose from the following topics and speakers (alphabetized by topic):
A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M / N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z
A
- Action Research/Teacher Research: Reagan Curtis, Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Sharon Hayes, Jason Smith
- Arts-integrated Instruction: Joy Saab
- Assessment: Beth Jones
B
- Backwards Design Curriculum: Jason Smith
C
- Children’s Literature: Kaye McCrory, Judy Abbott, Sylvia Berryhill, Amy Cook
- Civics Education: Mary Haas
- Coaching: Diane Yendol-Hoppey
- Coaching Behavior Change Contingencies: Dan Hursh
- Concept Mapping: James Rye
- Content Area Reading: Allison Swan (Middle School/High School), Charline Barnes
- Content Area Writing: Jason Smith (Middle School/High School)
- Co-teaching: David Hoppey
D
- Data-based Decision Making: David Hoppey, Jason Smith
- Democratic Theory: Sam Stack
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Bobbie Warash
- Differentiated Instruction: David Hoppey
- Digital Story Telling: Sarah Steel, Pamela Whitehouse, Natalie Webb
E
- Education History: Sam Stack
- Education Philosophy: Sam Stack
- Evaluation Design: Reagan Curtis
F
G
- Globaloria: Pamela Whitehouse
- GPS: James Rye
H
- Holocaust Education: Mary Haas
I
- Induction of New Teachers: Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Sharon Hayes
- Inquiry Learning – Science: James Rye
- International Early Childhood Education Models: Joy Saab
J
- John Dewey: Sam Stack
K
- K-12 Teaching Knowledge – Social Studies: Mary Haas
- K-8 Teaching Knowledge – Math: Johnna Bolyard
L
- Learning Environment Design : Dan Hursh
- Literacy Integration – Math: James Rye
- Literacy Integration – Science: James Rye
M
- Mentoring: Sharon Hayes
N
O
P
- Preschool Curriculum: Bobbie Warash
- Problem-based Learning – Math: Johnna Bolyard
- Professional Learning Communities: Diane Yendol-Hoppey
- Program Evaluation: Reagan Curtis
- Progressive Education: Sam Stack
- Project-based Learning – Preschool: Bobbie Warash
- Project-based Learning – Secondary Mathematics: Sarah Selmer
- Proportional Reasoning: Johnna Bolyard
Q
- Qualitative Data Analysis: Reagan Curtis
- Quantitative Data Analysis: Reagan Curtis
R
- Reggio Emilia: Joy Saab, Bobbie Warash
- Research Design: Reagan Curtis
S
- Social Networking: Pamela Whitehouse
- Standards-based Instruction: Jason Smith
- Strategic Planning: Ted Price
- Student Engagement: Diane Yendol-Hoppey
T
- Teaching Geography and Map Skills: Mary Haas
- Teaching Knowledge – Early Childhood: Joy Saab
- Technology Tools: John Oughton
U
- U.S. President Education – Mary Haas
V
- Virtual Manipulatives – Math: Johnna Bolyard
W
- World War II Education: Mary Haas
- Writer’s Workshop: Sharon Hayes
