ABOUT US
From a kids point of view offers:
We offer consulting, professional development, site-based seminars, workshops for kids, teachers, and museum education directors to begin engage kids and community members in dialogue to embrace kids' thinking on "potholder topics."
Contact us for programs to fit your organization's goals.
From A Kids' Point of View
Original project replicated by teachers with practitioner-based methodologies
Twenty-five years of data
Experienced, dynamic presenter
Kid-friendly engaging strategy
Findings, Conclusion and Discussion applicable to all audiences.
Kids and teachers learn from each other across global settings.
Publication: Book Chapter
Social Studies For Learners Who Engage, in R. Papa' (Ed.) Media Rich Instruction: Connecting Curriculum to All Learners. (DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-00152-4_10
Springer Science +Business Media, NY 2015 (p. 153-167).
Publication: Journal Article (2015)
Impariamo Insieme (Learning Together) In Italy.. The Journal of International Social Studies, (pp. 185-194). http://www.iajiss.org/index.php/iajiss/article/view/139/181.
Peer-Reviewed International Conference Presentation: Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations
Paytras, Greece, June 4-7 2019
Peer-Reviewed International Conference Presentation: ECER European Conference for Educational Research
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 23, 2017
Peer-Reviewed National Conference Presentation: American Educational Research Association (AERA) Social Studies SIG
San Francisco, CA, May 2013.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions:
Q: Do you offer site-based programs?
A: Yes. 2-3 hour programs work best.
Q: What would a program cost?
A: $350.00 - $500.00 per session
Q: Do you travel to schools/museums?
A: Yes. Travel fees apply.
Q: Do you work with kids and teachers?
A: Yes. Programs are designed to share strategies with teachers/practitioners to apply the project with state and national standards in Social Studies, ELA, Art and Technology.
Author, Professor, Teacher Educator, Researcher
Dr. Barbara Torre Veltri is an associate professor at Northern Arizona University where she teaches undergraduates-doctoral courses: contexts of schooling,curriculum and social studies methods. Her research interests include educational policy as they effect alternative pathways to teaching.
Publications include an award winning book, book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings U.S. and globally.
She was named to the U.S. Fulbright Education Expert Roster through 2020.
She has consulted with school districts from Seattle, WA to Scarsdale, New York.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
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Your support and contributions will enable us to supply teachers across the globe with art materials for their students and to offer professional development workshops at children's museums and not-for-profit groups that work with children and adolescents. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
