October 21, 2004
Staten Island, NY - In an ongoing, collaborative partnership to
enhance educators’ abilities to teach the children of New York, St.
John’s University School of Education and Wagner College will host
the Second Annual Reflective Practices Institute entitled “Teaching
Smart Through Reflective Practice: Creating Spaces for Urban School
Success” on Thursday, November 11, 2004, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in
the Kelleher Center at St. John’s University Staten Island campus,
located at 300 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY.
“This morning long session will provide teachers and
administrators with a vital resource for significant and
sustainable school enhancement,” said Steven S. Kuntz, Ph.D., of
St. John’s University. “In recent years, reflective practice has
begun to transform teacher-development and school-improvement
thinking and practice. Now more than ever, educators need the
opportunity to reflect on effective instruction so as to create
schools where students and the adults who teach them can reach
their full potential.”
Highlights of the day will include:
9:15 a.m.
Keynote: Dr. Rita Dunn, St. John’s
University
“Teaching Smart and Reflectively: Differentiating Through
Individual Learning Styles and Strengths”
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Session One: “Taking Action With Teacher
Research”
Ellen Myers and Panel of New York City Teachers
Session Two: “Personalizing Literacy Learning
Through Reflective Teaching”
Dr. Joanne Marie Robertson, St. John’s University
Session Three: “Reflections on Teaching and
Learning Styles”
Dr. Jennifer Lauria Minotti, Wagner College
Session Four: “Examining Current Practice:
Examples from an Integrated Approach to Math, Sciences and Social
Studies Using the Arts.”
Dr. Grace Ibanez Friedman, St. John’s University
Session Five: “Mathematics Instruction: Meeting
the Needs of Global and Analytic Students”
Dr. Karen A. Burke, St. John’s University
Session Six: “Digital Portfolios for
Instructional Reflections”
Dr. Jonathan Hughes, St. John’s University
Free Admission. Seating is limited. Please R.S.V.P. before
November 4, 2004.
For further information, please contact Dr. Jeffrey Glanz,
Wagner College, at (718) 420-4070 or at jglanz@wagner.edu or Dr. Steven
Kuntz, St. John’s University, at (718) 390-4506 or at kuntzs@stjohns.edu.