Recent Presentations

*Noel, K., Joong, P., Egnatoff, W., Van Gurp, C., & Tombo, S. (2009, May). Building Canada-Sierra Leone Peace Education Capacity. Presented at the Center for Advanced Study of International Development (CASID), Ottawa, ON.

Noel, K. (2008, Feb.). "How Parents Can Nurture Their Child's Early Literacy" Presented at the Literacy Forum, Major Ballachey Public School, Brantford, Ontario.

Noel, K. (2007, Dec.). A workshop on meeting the needs of language learners in challenging contexts. Given at a district-wide elementary and secondary teacher in-service day on teaching English, Mapaki, Sierra Leone.

Noel, K. & Joong, P. (2006, May). A series of workshops on constructivist methods for elementary and secondary teachers in challenging contexts. Given at the ESL Center, Ulan Bataar, Mongolia.

Noel, K. (2006, May). An invited presentation to university professors, teachers, and graduate students on the theoretical underpinnings of constructivist English language teaching and learning. Given at The State University of Mongolia, Ulan Bataar, Mongolia.

Noel, K. (2006, May). An invited presentation to professors at Guangxi University, Nanning, China on the constructivist theories and current Western practices related to the teaching of English.

Noel, K. (2006, May). An invited presentation to teachers at Xiutain Primary School, Nanning, China on the topic of teaching English in challenging contexts using constructivist methods.

Noel, K. (2006, May). An invited presentation to teachers at Guangxi University Attached Primary School, Nanning, China on the topic of teaching English as a second language using constructivist methods.

*Balilty, H. & Nowicki, E.A. (2009). The quality and frequency of play interactions between children with and without special needs. Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.

*Balilty, H., and Nowicki, E.A. (2008, March). Typically developing children's interactions with classmates with special needs. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.

*Brock, S. & Edmunds, A.L. (2008, May). Barriers and opportunities to parental involvement. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) annual conference, Vancouver, BC.

*Davidson, K. & Nowicki, E.A. (2009). The gap between reading disabilities research and practice: A knowledge untilization framework. Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.

*Edmunds, A.L. (2008, November). Dynamic classroom management: Preventing behaviour problems before they even start. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.

*Edmunds, A.L. & Martsch-Litt, S. (2008, November). ADHD misdiagnosis across Canada. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.

*Edmunds, A.L. & Martsch-Litt, S. (2008, May). ADHD diagnostic discrepancies across Canada. Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) annual conference, Vancouver, BC.

*Howell, G., Specht, J., McIssac, S., & Young, G (2006, May). Effects of school transitions on adolescents with learning disabilities: Barriers and facilitators for students using assistive technology accommodations. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Toronto, ON.

*Noel, K. & Edmunds, A. (2009, August). A Longitudinal Analysis of Highly Precocious Writing. To be presented at The 18th Biennial World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children, Vancouver, BC.

*Noel, K., & Edmunds, A. (2009, May). Teaching a Precocious Child. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Ottawa, ON.

*Noel,K., Egnatoff, W., & Joong, P. (2009, May). Canadian-Sierra Leonean Education Alliance Project. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Ottawa, ON.

*Noel, K. (2008, November). Teaching a precocious child writer. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.

*Noel, K. (2008, November). The emergent literacy of a precocious child. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.

*Noel. K. & Edmunds, A. L. (2006, April). A synthetic-analytic framework for the analysis of precocious writing. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.

*Noel, K. & Edmunds, A. (2006, April). An analysis of the writing of a precocious child. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

*Noel, K. & Edmunds, A. (2005, May). An analysis of the writing of a child prodigy. Presented at Canadian Society for the Study of Education, London, ON.

*Nolan, J. & Howell, G. (2008, November). Using the cyber-cafe concept for a community assistive technology and learning centre. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.

*Nowicki, E.A. & Samuels, B. (2009). Encouraging the social acceptance of children and adolescents with exceptionalities: A primer for educators and administrators. Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Ottawa, ON.

*Nowicki, E.A., Dicks, J., & Mantler, K. (2008, May). Subjective group dynamics theory, bias, and counterbias in children's beliefs about classmates of lower or higher ability. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE); Vancouver, BC.

*Nowicki, E.A., Clarke, M., Dicks, J., & Palmer, A. (2007, May). Perceptions of racial membership and learning ability: Bias and counterbias in elementary school children. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Saskatoon, SK.

*Nowicki, E.A. (2007, April). Perceptions of same and different race children of lower and higher ability. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Chicago, IL.

*Pompeo, M. (2008, May). Improving special education courses in teacher preparation programs - a work in progress. Roundtable sessions presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) (CCGSE), Vancouver, BC.

*Pompeo, M. (2008, April). The "new" sociological imagination for disability studies: A new way of looking at our students with disabilities. Presented at the annual meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Boston, MA.

*Servais, M.M., Young, D.C., & Edmunds, A.L. (2006, May). An examination of graduate students` experiences teaching educational psychology: Using reflective practice of critical incidents to develop personal teaching philosophies. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Toronto, ON.

*Specht, J., & Dolmage, M. (2008, November). Evidence-based practice: Research and resources that inform effective inclusive education in secondary schools. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.

*Specht, J., Spencer, T., Servais, M., Kertoy, M. Young, G., Pompeo, M., Cressman, C., & Puskarich, M. (2008, November). School participation: How educators can help. Presented at the Ontario Council for Exceptional Children (OCEC) provincial conference, London, ON.

*Specht, J., Servais, M., Kertoy, M., Spencer, T., King, G.A., Cressman, C., Pompeo, M. & Young, G. (2008, August). School participation: Opportunities, enhancers, and limiters. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Boston, MA.

*Williams. A., Specht, J., & Edmunds, A. (2006, May). Attitudes towards the inclusion of exceptional students: A comparison between preservice teachers and preservice educational assistants. Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Toronto, ON.

*Williams, A., Specht, J., & Edmunds, A. (2006, April) Preservice teachers' attitudes towards inclusion. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.

*Young, G., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E. (2008, June). Can the use of assistive technology impact on students with learning disabilities' perceptions of academic achievement and self-esteem? Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Vancouver, BC.

*Young, G., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E.A. (2008, May). Can the use of assistive technology impact on students with learning disabilities' perceptions of academic achievement and self-esteem? Presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Vancouver, BC.

*Young, G., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E.A. (2008, March). The effect of assistive technology on students with learning disabilities' perceptions of academic achievement and self-esteem. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.

*Young, G., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E.A. (2007, November). Assistive technology: One school's success story. Presented at the annual meeting of the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO), Mississauga, ON.

*Young, G., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E. (2008, March). The effect of assistive technology on students with learning disabilities' perceptions of academic achievement and self-esteem. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). New York, NY.

*Specht, J., Servais, M., Kertoy, M., Spencer, T., King, G., Cressman, C., Pompeo, M., & Young, G. (2008, March). School Role Participation: Perspectives of the Child, the Parent, and the Teacher. Presented at the Annual Conference on Disability Studies in Education. New York, NY.

*Young, G. D., Specht, J., & Nowicki, E. (2007, March). The Effect of Assistive Technology on Perceptions of Academic Achievement and Self-Esteem. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.