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Barry Oreck, Ph.D. a dancer, writer and educator in the arts and gifted education, received his doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut and is an adjunct professor in Education at Long Island University Brooklyn, the University of Connecticut and the International Learning Styles Center of SUNY Buffalo. He currently is the Director of New York City Professional Development in the Schoolwide Enrichment Model of Dr. Joseph Renzulli and consults with school districts across the country as well as arts education organizations including Shakespeare Theatre Company, Young Playwrights Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Young Audiences.
His research on talent identification in the arts, self-regulation, and the professional development of classroom teachers and teaching artists has been published by the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented and as part of the Champions of Change research compendium, Arts Education Policy Review, Journal of Teacher Education, Teaching Artist Journal, Gifted Child Quarterly, and the International Journal of Education in the Arts, among other publications. He is a contributing author to the International Handbook of Research in Arts Education.
As a dancer he has performed with Gerrie Glover, Elizabeth Waters, MoMoMo, Bob Beswick, Stephen Koplowitz, among others. His own work as a dancer and choreographer in the duo Nicoll + Oreck has been produced in NYC at Danspace Project, Spoke the Hub Dancing, and the DanceNow Festival, and by Wildroot Arts in Brattleboro, Vermont and at the Boulder Fringe Festival, among others.
For more information about Dr. Oreck, please visit: www.barryoreck.com
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The Two Steves |
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Steve Barlow is tall and hairy, Steve Skidmore isn't! Together they are Britain’s most popular comedy writing and performing double act for young people.
The 2 Steves met over twenty years ago when they were both teaching in Nottingham. Since then they have written over 130 books together. They have also acted as series editors on numerous reading programmes for several major publishing houses.
In addition to their many popular fiction series like Challenger, iHero, iHorror, Mad Myths, Vernon Bright and The Dark Forest , they have written and edited a number of plays. They also write extensively for the reluctant reader.
The 2 Steves are in great demand for author visits to schools, colleges and libraries across the world. They also undertake INSET events and make regular appearances at Literary Festivals.
For more information about The 2 Steves, please visit: www.the2steves.net
Elaine de Beauport |
Aura Sofía Díaz |
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Elaine de Beauport is a writer, educator and explorer of the research in Neuroscience and New Physics and how these apply to education
She has a doctorate in Education. She started an alternative elementary school, the Mead School in Connecticut, which has just completed 42 successful years. Her web page is in Spanish www.elhumanoinfinito.net and will soon appear in English.
Aura Sofía Díaz is a psychologist and has a doctorate in Human Development. She researched Family Systems with Virginia Satir for 8 years before beginning her exploration on the brain and energy 23 years ago with Elaine de Beauport Together, and with those they have trained, they have reached over several thousand people that are applying the multiple intelligences model and conflict resolution in schools, families, universities and institutions in Venezuela.
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