Faculty Profile

Falk (McConnell), J. L. & Park‑Kim, K. (1986). A Salute to the Statue of Liberty. Early Years, 16 (8), 55‑59.

Falk (McConnell), J. L. & Celesia, C. (1985). A Handy Chart that Links Basic Skills to Computer Use. Early Years, 16 (2), 42‑43.

Book Reviews (4)

McConnell, J.L. (1997). Starting from the child? Teaching and learning from 4 to 8. International Journal of Early Years Education, 5(3), 266‑267.

Falk (McConnell), J.L. (1994). Developing home‑school partnerships from concepts to practice. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, 15(2). 20‑21.

Falk (McConnell), J.L. (1991). Development profiles birth to six, The Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 12 (39). 21‑22.

Falk (McConnell), J.L. (1988). Computer environments for children. Teachers Colleqe Record, 89(3). 441‑444.

Scholarly Acknowledgement Faulkner, D., (1996). Encouraging social collaboration through play the flourishing child. International Journal of Early Years Education. 4,(2). 81‑89. My assistance in editing the manuscript was noted.

Proceedings (4)

Editor and Contributor. Journal of the Citizen Ambassador Proqram Early Childhood Education Delegation to Cuba, January, 2001.

Editor and Contributor. Journal of the Citizen Ambassador Program Early Childhood Education Delegation to the Peoples' Republic of China. October, 1999.

Editor and Contributor. Journal of the Citizen Ambassador Program Early Childhood Education Delegation to Russia and the Czech Republic. March, 1998.

Editor and Contributor. Journal of the Citizen Ambassador Program Early Childhood Education Delegation to the Peoples' Republic of China. October, 1997.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM DEVELOPER AND DIRECTOR

Study Abroad in Belize Program (7)

Founder and Director. Study Abroad in Belize Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 27, 2016-January 9, 2017.  Ten participants will tutor children and volunteered in an orphanage in Belize City. They will tutor in La Isla Carinosa School, an island elementary school in Caye Caulker, Belize. They will attend the Belizean International Symposium in Education, a three-day conference and present a team-based Power Point. The study abroad program will be held in Belize City and Caye Caulker, Belize, Central America. More tha $1,120 pounds of donations will be brought to Belize including shoes, clothes, school supplies, teaching supplies and medical supplies. Proposed.

Founder and Director. Study Abroad in Belize Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 28, 2015-January 11, 2016.  Seventeen participants tutored children and volunteered in an orphanage in Belize City. They tutored in La Isla Carinosa School, an island elementary and middle school in Caye Caulker, Belize. They attended the Belizean International Symposium in Education, a four day conference and presented a team-based Power Point. The study abroad program was held in Belize City and Caye Caulker, Belize, Central America. More tha $1,190 pounds of donations were brought to Belize including shoes, clothes, school supplies, teaching supplies and medical supplies. 

Founder and Director. Study Abroad in Belize Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 28, 2014-January 12, 2015.  Twenty participants tutored children and volunteered in an orphanage in Belize City. They tutored in an island elementary and middle school, Roman Catholic in Caye Caulker (RCCC), Caye Caulker, Belize. They attended the Belizean International Symposium in Education, a four day conference and presented a team-based Power Point. The study abroad program was held in Belize City and Caye Caulker, Belize, Central America. 

Founder and Director . Study Abroad in Belize Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 28, 2013-January 10, 2014.  Twenty participants tutored children and volunteered in an orphanage in Belize City. They tutored in an island elementary and middle school, Roman Catholic in Caye Caulker (RCCC), Caye Caulker, Belize. They attended the Belizean International Symposium in Education, a four day conference and teams of students presented a Power Point presentation. The study abroad program was held in Belize City and Caye Calker, Belize, Central America. 

Founder and Director . Study Abroad in Belize Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 29, 2012-January 8, 2013.  Eighteen participants tutored children and volunteered in four orphanages in Belize City , Ladyville and Belmopan. They attended the Belizean International Symposium in Education, a three day conference and presented in the poster session. The study abroad program was held in Belize City, Ladyville, Belmopan and Caye Calker, Belize, Central America. 

Founder and Director . Study Abroad in Belize Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 29, 2011-January 7, 2012.  Participants tutored children and volunteered in a public and in a private orphanage in Belize City. They attended the Belizean International Symposium in Education, a three day conference and presented in the poster session. The study abroad program was held in Belize City, Belmopan, Ladyville, and Caye Calker, Belize, Central America. 

Founder and Director.  Study Abroad in Belize Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 28, 2010-January 5, 2011.  Twelve participants tutored children and volunteered in a public and in a private orphanage in Belize City. And Ladyville They also attended the Belizean International Symposium in Education, a three day conference. The study abroad program was held in Belize City, Ladyville, and San Pedro Island, Belize, Central America.

Transformational Experience in Jamaica Program (8)

Founder and Director. Transformational Experience in Jamaica Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  January 1-17, 2010.  Eight participants taught in Sandy Bank Early Childhood Institution (preschool) for one week and Sandy Bank Primary and Elementary School for one week in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, West Indies.  

Founder and Director. Transformational Experience in Jamaica Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  January 3-17, 2009.  Eleven participants taught in the basic (preschool) and elementary schools for one week in Treasure Beach and one week in Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.  

Founder and Director. Transformational Experience in Jamaica Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  May 16-25, 2008.  Ten participants taught in the basic (preschool) and elementary schools for one week in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, West Indies.  

Founder and Director. Transformational Experience in Jamaica Program.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  January 5-22, 2008.  Eleven participants were in the program and taught in the basic (preschool) and elementary schools for one week in Treasure Beach, and for one week in Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.  

Founder and Director. Transformational Experience in Jamaica Program. Department of Education, Washburn University.  May, 2007.  Eleven participants were in the program and taught in the basic (preschool) and elementary schools for one week in Treasure Beach and for one week in Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.

Founder and Director. Student Study Abroad Program in Jamaica.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 29, 2006-January 15, 2007.  Ten participants were in the program and taught in the basic (preschool) and elementary schools for one week in Treasure Beach and for one week in Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.

Founder and Director. Student Study Abroad Program in Jamaica.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  May, 2006.  Five participants were in the program and taught in the basic (preschool) and elementary schools for two weeks in Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.

Founder and Director. Student Study Abroad Program in Jamaica.  Department of Education, Washburn University.  December 31, 2005-January 14, 2006.  Five participants were in the program and taught in the basic (preschool) and elementary schools for two weeks in Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR

The Oxford Round Table, Oxford, University, Oxford, England (38)

International Round Table Symposium, Oxford University, Oxford, England (1)

Coordinator.  International Round Table Symposium: Childhood Issues and Education.  Harris Manchester College. Oxford University. Oxford, UK., July 17-20, 2016.  Twenty-one participants representing the countries of Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, Israel, Mexico, and Zambia are in attendance including participants from 16 states within the USA.  Fifteen papers and reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Round Table was on the topic of issues impacting children internationally.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women and Education.  Harris Manchester College. Oxford University. Oxford, UK., March 20-23, 2016.  Twenty-one participants representing the countries of Belgium, Canada, China, India, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia, were in attendance including participants from 6 states within the USA.  Twenty papers and  reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of global implications of women and education.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Literature, Language and the Arts.  Harris Manchester College. Oxford University. Oxford, UK., March 16-19, 2016.  Twenty participants representing the countries of  

Russia and South Africa were in attendance including participants from 9 states within the USA.  Eighteen papers and  reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topics of literature, language and the arts globally.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education.  Harris Manchester College. Oxford University. Oxford, UK., March 13-16, 2016.  Eighteen participants representing the countries of  Australia, Canada, Finland and Norway were in attendance including participants from 10 states within the USA. Fifteen papers and  reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of global apects of early childhood education

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education and Issues.  Harris Manchester College. Oxford University. Oxford, UK, July 19-22, 2015.  Twenty-five participants representing the countries of  Australia, Canada, China, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Zambia were in attendance including participants from 14 states within the USA.  Eighteen papers and reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of issues in childhood education

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women and Education.  Harris Manchester College. Oxford University. Oxford, UK. March 22-26, 2015.  Sixteen participants representing the countries of Canada, Argentina, Australia, Japan, Philippines and the United States were in attendance including participants from 8 states within the USA.  Ten papers and reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of the internationalization of women in educational settings. 

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood, Language, Literature and the Arts.  Harris Manchester College.  Oxford University. Oxford, UK. March 15-19, 2015.  Thirty-nine participants representing the countries of Australia, Canada, Croatia, Nigeria, The Czech Republic, Singapore, Lebanon, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates were in attendance including participants from 12 states within the USA.  Twenty-nine papers and reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of the globalization of early childhood 

education, language, literature and the arts. 

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Issues.  Brasnose College.  Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 27-31, 2014.  Twenty-one participants representing the countries of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, the Peoples Republic of China and the United States were in attendance including participants from 13 states within the USA.  Twenty-two papers and  reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of global issues in childhood. 

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education.  Harris Manchester College.  Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 16-20, 2014.  Thirty-eight participants from  14 different countries and 17 states within the USA.  Twenty-nine papers and  reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of  international childhood education. 

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Education.  Brasnose College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 4-8, 2013.  Twenty participants from the USA represented 8 states.  Thirteen papers and  reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of research, issues and trends in education.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 11-15, 2012.  Twenty-nine participants from the USA representing 22 states and the countries of Austrailia, Canada and Nigeria attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Twenty-nine paper and twenty-nine reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of young children’s behavior, development and education.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in History, an Interdisciplinary Perspective,. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 5-9, 2012.  Nine participants from the USA representing 9 states attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Nine papers and nine reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on women in history.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 29-August 2, 2012.  Eight participants from the USA representing 8 states and the country of Japan attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Nine papers and nine reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of childhood education.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women’s History.  Mansfield College and Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 31-August 5, 2011.  Twenty-four participants from the USA representing 12 states, Canada, Italy, Poland and Taiwan attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Twenty-one paper and Twenty reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of women’s history.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Academy, Progress and Prospects.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 20-25, 2011.  Twenty-two participants from the USA representing twelve states and one participant from England attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Twelve papers and twelve reflective discussions were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of women’s experiences in university settings.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Children’s Literature, Allusions to Culture, Religion and Philosophy.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 13-18, 2011.  Twenty-two participants from the USA representing fourteen states and the countries of Canada, India and Germany attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Twenty papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of children’s literature on a global scale.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the University, Problems and Prospects.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 11-16, 2010.  Fourty-six participants from the USA representing twenty-eight states and one participant from Russia attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Thirty-three papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of women’s experiences in university settings.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Literacy, Fueling a Movement.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 4-9, 2010.  Fourty-eight participants from the USA representing twenty-three states and the countries of Austrailia, France, Germany and Japan attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Thirty-one papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on Literacy in the lives of young children, birth through age ten.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in Literature, the 19^TH and 20^TH Centuries.  Wadham College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 14-19, 2010. Thirty-three participants from the USA representing twenty-three states attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Twenty-six papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table. The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of women authors of the 19^TH and 20^TH Centuries.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Academy: Prospects and Promises.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 12-17, 2009.  Twenty-eight participants from the USA representing twenty-nine states attended the Round Table (Conference).  An additional delegate represented British Columbia, Canada. Eighteen papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of women in higher education, prospects for promotions and and promises for more woment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Co-Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women’s Careers: The Presumptions and Burdens of Proof.  Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  June 5-10, 2009.  Forty-two  participants from the USA representing twenty-five states attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  In addition one delegate was from South Africa and another delegate from Nigeria. Thirty-one papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of women in varying careers, the “glass ceiling” and limitations to salary-raises and promotions.

Co-Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table:  The Conundrum of Autism, Current Thinking on its Causes and

Potential Cures.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 22-27, 2009.  Fifteen participants from the USA representing eleven states attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Eight papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of autism in the lives of children, adolescents and adults.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Children’s Literature: Allusions to Culture and Religion Since 1850.  Pembroke College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 15-20, 2009.  There were Forty-seven participants from twenty-six states within the USA and one participant from the country of Japan. Thirty-eight papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on allusions to culture and religion in children’s literature published since the 1850’s.  

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Child Poverty, Educational Initiatives and Consequences.  Harris Manchester College and The Oxford Union, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 27-August 1, 2008.  Thirty participants from the USA, Japan, and England attended the Oxford  Round Table (Conference).  The participants from the USA represented twenty-two states.  Twenty-three papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of child poverty from an international perspective.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Achieving Education Quality, an Interdisciplinary Perspective.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 20-25, 2008.   Thirty-seven participants from the USA, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, and Poland attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  The participants from the USA represented eighteen states.  Thirty papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of educational quality and leadership. 

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Modern World, the Struggle for Equality.  Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 17-21, 2008.  Fifty-nine participants from the USA attended, the Oxford Round Table (Conference), representing eighteen states and eight countries.  Forty-six papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of women’s rights, studies and research.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood, Ensuring Opportunity and Quality.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 9-14, 2008.  Thirty-five educators from the USA, representing twelve states and four countries attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference).  Twenty papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was on the topic of early childhood education, quality of opportunities for the future. 

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Reading First.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 8-12, 2007 Thirty-six educators from the USA attended the Oxford Round Table (Conference) representing twenty-three states.  Twenty-five papers were presented at the Oxford Round Table.  The focus of the Oxford Round Table was the topic of literacy, birth-adulthood.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Principals and Superintendents.  Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 15-20, 2007. Forty-two principals and superintendents from twenty-six states in the USA attended.  Thirty-five papers were presented at the Round Table (Conference).  The focus of the Round Table was the topic of leadership in school settings.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Child and Adolescent Psychology and Counseling.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.  March 18-22, 2007.   Thirty-one professionals from the United States and Canada attended the Round Table (Conference).  Eighteen papers were presented at the Round Table. The focus of the Round Table was child and adolescent psychology and counseling, currently and in the future.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.  March 11-16, 2007.  Thirty-one preschool and elementary school professionals from the United States attended the Round Table (Conference).  Eighteen papers were presented at the Round Table.  The focus of the Round Table was early years literacy.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Reading First.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 23-28, 2006.  Thirty-six educators from the USA attended, The Round Table (Conference), representing twenty-three states.  Twenty-five papers were presented at the Round Table. The focus of the Round Table was the topic of literacy, birth-adulthood.  

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Child Psychology.  Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 16-21, 2006.  Forty-two psychologists from twenty-six states in the USA attended the Round Table (Conference).  Thirty-five papers were presented at the Round Table. The focus of the Round Table was the topic of child psychology, history and research.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood.  Exeter College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 12-17, 2006.  Thirty-one preschool and elementary school professionals from the United States and Canada attended the Round Table (Conference).  Eighteen papers were presented at the Round Table.  The focus of the Round Table was early literacy in international educational settings. 

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Reading First.  St. Anne’s College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 31-August 5, 2005.  Twenty-five delegates attended the Round Table (Conference) from seventeen states.  Seventeen papers were presented at the Round Table.  The focus of the Round Table was research and the current status of the legislation, Reading First.

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Child Psychology.  Oriel College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 24-29, 2005. Thirty delegates, school psychologists, professors of education, and elementary school guidance counselors from eighteen states attended the Round Table (Conference).  Seventeen papers were presented at the Round Table. The focus of the Round Table was child psychology from an international perspective.  

Coordinator.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education.  Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 27-April 1, 2005. Thirty delegates from twenty different states attended the Round Table (Conference).  Eighteen papers were presented at the Round Table. The focus of the Round Table was literacy among young children. 

Coordinator. The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK. March 28-April 2, 2004.  Twenty-seven early childhood educators representing eighteen states in the USA attended the Round Table (Conference).  Twenty papers were presented at the Round Table. The focus of the Round Table  was literacy in early childhood education.

Coordinator. The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK. March 23-28, 2003.  Thirty-six early childhood professionals represented twenty-three states from the USA attended the Round Table (Conference).  Twenty-one papers were presented at the Round Table.  The focus of the Round Table was early childhood literacy.

Other Conferences (12)

Co‑coordinator of  The Washburn University Early Childhood Education Conference: The Creative Journey. Washburn University, Topeka, KS. June, 1998.

Co‑coordinator of  The Kansas Learning Disabilities Association 1997 Annual Conference, Overland Park, KS. November, 1997.

University Co‑coordinator of  The Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children 1995 Annual Conference at Washburn University, Topeka, KS. October, 1995.

Co‑coordinator along with the Flint Hills Teachers Association, our Division sponsorship of  The 1992 Kansas Education of Younq Children Conference at Emporia State University. Emporia, KS. October, 1992.

Co‑coordinator of   The 2^nd Annual New Jersey Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators Meeting. East Brunswick, NJ. October, 1991.

Co‑coordinator of The 17^th Annual Symposium on the Young Child, Fostering Thinkinq Skill.  Tri‑state conference. William Paterson College. Wayne, NJ. April 27, and May 4, 1991.

Co‑coordinator of  The 1^st Annual New Jersey Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators Meeting. East Brunswick, NJ. October, 1990.

Co‑coordinator of  The 16^th Annual Symposium of the Young Child Issues in the 90’s: Assessment, Curriculum, Empowerment. Tri‑state conference.William Paterson State College. Wayne, NJ. May, 1990.

Co‑coordinator of  The 15^th Annual Symposium of the Young Child Developmentally Appropriate Practices: Time to Interpret and Act. Tristate conference. William Paterson State College. Wayne, NJ. April 29 and 

May 6, 1989.

Coordinator of  The Schools’ Responsibility Preparing Students in the Age of Computer Technology. State‑wide Conference. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ. March 31 and April 7, 1984.

Co‑director of  Teaching, Reassessment and Renewal. International Eight‑day Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. New York City, NY. July, 1984.

Coordinator of Microcomputers, Electronic Toys and Genius Machines Early Childhood Education. International Conference held at Teachers College, Columbia University. New York City, NY. 

June 29‑July 1, 1983.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ADVISER

Oversees Advisor.  The Association for Childhood Education Practitioners, Nigera, Africa (ACEP).

Board Member. Institute of Global Harmony (IGH). Sardarshahr, Rajasthan, India.

International Member.  Symposium Programme Committee Adviser.  The Belizean International Symposium on Education.  Belize City, Belize, Central America. 

Advisor. Nepal Education Support Trust USA (NESTUSA)

Oversees Program Advisor, Board Member.  The Association for Childhood Education Practitioners, Nigeria (ACEP).  Nigeria, Africa. 

Co-Chair.  International Planning Committee for the 2015 OMEP-World (Organisation Mondiale pour L’Education Prescolaire) World Assembly and Conference, July 27-August 1, 2015.  Washington D.C.

Advisory Board Member.  The Forum, Journal of the Oxford Round Table.  Manchester College, 

Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.

Advisor to the Nepal Education Support Trust USA (NESTUSA)

Programme Advisor.  The Belizean International Symposium on Education. Belize City, Belize, Central America.  December 27, 2009- January 6, 2010;  December 29, 2010-January 6, 2011; December 28, 2011- January 7, 2012;  December 28, 2012-January 8,  2013; December 28, 2013-January 10, 2014; December 28, 2014-January 12, 2015; December 28, 2015-January 11, 2016; and, December 27, 2016-January 9, 2017 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (I am the sole presenter, if my name is not listed)

International (139 presentations)

“Wishes for my Grandchildren in Oxford”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education and Issues.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. July 20, 2016. 

“Through the Looking Glass in Oxford”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education and Issues.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. July 19, 2016. 

"Disney through Alice's Looking-glass".  2016 OMEP World Assembly and International Conference. Seoul, South Korea, July 6, 2016. 

“Lewis Carrol’s Alice as a Girl in Oxford, England”. The Oxford Round Table: Women and Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 22, 2016.

“Wishes for my Grandchildren”. The Oxford Round Table: Women and Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 22, 2016.

“Classic Literature of Lewis Carrroll in Historic Oxford”. The Oxford Round Table: Literature, Language and the Arts. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 18, 2016.

“Wishes for my Grandchildren”. The Oxford Round Table: Literature, Language and the Arts. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 18, 2016.

“Lewis Carroll’s Oxford Through Alice’s Eyes”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 15, 2016.

“Wishes for my Grandchildren”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 15, 2016. 

“Global Guidelines and Initiatives in Early Childhood Education”. The 7^th Belizean International Symposium on Education. Belize City, Belize, Central America. January 4, 2016.

Cook, P. & McConnell-Farmer, J.L. “Abroad Visitations’. World OMEP 64^th Conference, Washington DC, July 31, 2015.  

McConnell-Farmer, J.L. & Cook, P.  “Belize, Central America: Young Children’s Rights to an Education”. World OMEP 64^th Conference, Washington DC. July 29, 2015. 

“Wishes for my Grandchildren”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education and Issues. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. July 22, 2015. 

“Lewis Carroll and ‘Alice’: His Life and Works in Oxford”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education and Issues. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. July 21, 2015. 

“A Wish for my Granddaughters: The Lives of Women”. The Oxford Round Table: Women and Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 24, 2015.

“Tweddledum and Tweetledee: Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland of Oxford”. The Oxford Round Table: Women and Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 23, 2015.

“An International View of Women in Education”. The Oxford Round Table: Women and Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 22, 2015.

“A Wish for my Grandson: Knowing Young Children”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education, Literature, Language and the Arts.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 18, 2015.

“Curiouser and Curiouser: Lewis Carroll’s Oxford”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education, Literature, Language and the Arts. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, Oxford, England. March 17, 2015.

“An International View of the Education of Childhood”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education, Literature, Language and the Arts. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 15, 2015.

“Lessons from my Travels: Perspectives on Early Childhood Education in China, India and Nepal”. Keynote Address. The Belizean International Symposium on Education. Belize City, Belize, Central America. January 2, 2015. Keynote Address. 

 “A Wish for my Grandchildren: The Issues Surrounding the Lives of Young Children”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Issues. Brasnose College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. July 31, 2014.

“Oxford: Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Issues. Brasnose College, Oxford University. July 29, 2014.

“A World of Issues in the Education of Young Children”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Issues. Brasnose College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. July 27, 2014.

Simpson, J. & McConnell-Farmer, J.L. “Pioneers Who Made a Difference in Learning for Young Children.” The OMEP World International Conference. Cork, Ireland. July 2, 2014. 

“A Wish for my Grandchildren: The Essence of Childhood Education”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 20, 2014.

“Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Oxford”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. March 18, 2014.

“What we know About Childhood and Education for Young Children”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, England. March 16, 2014.

 “A Passage through India and Nepal:  From the Gathering of Street Children to a School in the Himalayas”. The Belizean International Symposium on Education.  The University of Belize, Belmopan, Belize, Central America.  January 3, 2014.

“Lewis Carroll’s “Alice”:  A Legacy from Oxford, England”.   The Belizean International Symposium on Education. Belize City, Belize, Central America. January 2, 2014.

“Challenge in the Himalayas: Preschool Education and Teacher Training in Kathmandu, Nepal”. The Belizean International Symposium on Education. Belize, Central America. January 2, 2013

“A Wish for my Grandson:  The Essence of Education.”  The Oxford Round Table: Education.  Brasnose College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 8, 2013.  

“The Changing Face of Education.”  The Oxford Round Table: Education.  Brasnose College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 5, 2013.  

“A Wish for my Granddaughter: A History of Determined and Skilled Women”. The Oxford Round Table: Women in History, an Interdisciplinary Perspective.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 9, 2012.  

“Women in History, an Interdisciplinary Perspective”. The Oxford Round Table: Women in History, an Interdisciplinary Perspective.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 5, 2012.  

“A Wish for my Grandson: Childhood and Beyond”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 2, 2012.  

“The Changing Face of Childhood”. The Oxford Round Table: Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 29, 2012.  

“Reflections and Applications: Piaget and Kohlberg, a Relationship to Philosophy for Children”.  Keynote Address. First Annual Student Learning Conference.  Saint Xavior’s School.  Kathmandu, Nepal.  July 21, 2012.

“Preschool Literacy:  Strategies and Techniques for Creative Instruction.  Lalitpur Madhyamik Vidyalaya School.  Lalitpur, Nepal.  July 25, 2012.

“Integrating Learning and Literacy in the Preschool Curriculum”. Lalitpur Madhyamik Vidyalaya School. Lalitpur, Nepal. July 26, 2012.

“A Wish for my Grandson, Early Childhood and Beyond”.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 15, 2012.  

“The Children of Cuba: A Literacy Revolution”.  The Belizean International Symposium on Education.  Belize City, Belize, Central America. January 4, 2012.

“Early Childhood, Reviewing the Past and Anticipating the Future”. The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood,. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 11, 2012.  

“The History of Women, Not Only in the Past”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women’s History.  Mansfield College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 1, 2011.  

“A Wish for my Granddaughter: The Relevance of the History of Women”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women’s History.  Mansfield College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 5, 2011.  

Cook, P. and McConnell-Farmer, J.L. "Assessing a Transformational Experience in Belize, Central America".  The University of Windsor-Oakland University Fifth Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning.  The University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. May 19-20, 2011. 

“A Wish for my Granddaughter, Access and Prospects”.   The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Academy, Progress and Prospects. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 24, 2011.  

“Progress and Prospect of Women in the Academy, Our Work Ahead”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Academy, Progress and Prospects.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 20, 2011.  

“A Wish for my Grandson, Children’s Literature: Allusions to Culture, Religion and Philosophy”. The Oxford Round Table: Children’s Literature, Allusions to Culture, Religion and Philosophy.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 17, 2011.

“A Response to Children’s Literature”. The Oxford Round Table: Children’s Literature, Allusions to Culture, Religion and Philosophy.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 13, 2011.

“The Problems and Prospects of Women in the University”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the University, Problems and Prospects.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 12, 2010.  

 “A Wish for my Granddaughter, Women in the University”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the University, Problems and Prospects.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 16, 2010.  

“Fueling a Movment for Early Literacy in the Development of Children”.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Literacy, Fueling a Movement.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 5, 2010.  

“A Wish for my Granddaughter, Early Childhood Literacy”.  The Oxford Round Table: Early Literacy, Fueling a Movement.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 9, 2010.  

“A Wish for My Granddaughter”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in Literature, the 19^TH and 20^TH Centuries.  Wadham College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 18, 2010.  

“Women in Literature, Our Sisters in the 19^TH and 20^TH Centuries”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in Literature, the 19^TH and 20^TH Centuries.  Wadham College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 14, 2010.  

“Learning Methodologies in Cuba and Jamaica”.  The Belizean International Symposium on Education.  Belize City, Belize, Central America. December 29, 2009.

“Women in Higher Education, STEP and Other Possibilities Which are Ours”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Academy: Prospects and Promises.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK. July13, 2009.

“A Wish for My Granddaughter: Concluding Remarks”.  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Academy: Prospects and Promises.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 16, 2009.

“The Glass Ceiling and Glass Elevator: Challenges and Possibilities for Women in the Work Place”. The Oxford Round Table: Women’s Careers: The Presumptions and Burdens of Proof.  The Oxford Union, Oxford University. Oxford, UK. July 6, 2009.

“A Wish for My Granddaughter: Our Week in Review”. The Oxford Round Table: Women’s Careers: The Presumptions and Burdens of Proof.  The Oxford Union, Oxford University. Oxford, UK. July 9, 2009.

“A Wish for my Grandson, Conclusion to the Week.”  The Oxford Round Table: The Conundrum of Autism,  Current Thinking on its Causes and Potential Cures.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 26, 2009.  

“The Lives of Young Children with Autism.”  The Oxford Round Table: The Conundrum of Autism, Current Thinking on its Causes and Potential Cures.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 23, 2009.  

“A Wish for my Grandson, A Summary of our Week Together.”  The Oxford Round Table: Children’s Literature: Allusions to Culture and Religion Since 1850.  Pembroke College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 20, 2009.

“A Look Forward While Looking Back in Literature for Children.”  The Oxford Round Table: Children’s Literature: Allusions to Culture and Religion Since 1850.  Pembroke College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 16, 2009.

“A Wish for my Grandson, A Summary of our Week Together.”  The Oxford Round Table: Child Poverty, Educational Initiatives and Consequences.  The Oxford Union, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 31, 2008.   

 “An International Perspective, The Poverty of Children.”  The Oxford Round Table: Child Poverty, Educational Initiatives and Consequences. The Oxford Union, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 29, 2008.   

 “Our Duty to the Children in Poverty.”  The Oxford Round Table: Child Poverty, Educational Initiatives and Consequences. The Oxford Union, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 28, 2008.   

“A Wish for my Grandson, Concluding Remarks.”  The Oxford Round Table: Achieving Education Quality, an Interdisciplinary Perspective.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 24, 2008.  

 “N.C. L.B:  the Spirit and Reality.”  The Oxford Round Table: Achieving Education Quality, an Interdisciplinary Perspective.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 23, 2008.   

 “Educational Leadership: In the Present and for the Future.”  The Oxford Round Table: Achieving Education Quality, an Interdisciplinary Perspective.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 21, 2008.   

 “A Wish for my Grandson, Concluding  Remarks.”  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Modern World, the Struggle for Equality. Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 20, 2008.

“Women’s Rights: The Oxford Round Table Continues with You.”  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Modern World, the Struggle for Equality. Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 19, 2008.

“The Rights of Women: Research and Possibilities.”  The Oxford Round Table: Women in the Modern World, the Struggle for Equality. Lincoln College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  March 18, 2008.

 “A Wish for My Grandson, Summarizing Our Work Together.”  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education, Ensuring Opportunity and Quality. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  March 13, 2008.

“Overview: Trends and Issues in Global Early Childhood Education.”  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education, Ensuring Opportunity and Quality. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  March 10, 2008.

“Transformational Experience in Jamaica.” The WOW (Wonderful Opportunities Waiting) Series.  Invited Speaker, University of Warwick.  Coventry, UK. March 6, 2008. 

“Reading First:  First Things First.” The Oxford Round Table: Reading First. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 8, 2007. 

“Reading First: What I Wish for my Grandson.”  The Oxford Round Table: Reading First. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 13, 2007. 

“School Administration:  Moving Ahead by Looking Back.”  The Oxford Round Table: Principals and Superintendents. St. Anne’s College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 15, 2007. 

“The Journey of Administration:  Research and Application.”  The Oxford Round Table: Principals and Superintendents. Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 20, 2007. 

McConnell-Farmer, J.L., Wolfersberger, M., Falk, M., Kopper, S., May, K., Sink, K., Snethen, D., Thayer, N., & J. Underwood. “For Teachers of Grades 1-6:  Literacy Skills and Enrichment Strategies.”  Sandy Bank Primary School.  Treasure Beach, Jamaica, West Indies.  May 25, 2007.

McConnell-Farmer, J.L.; Wolfersberger, M., Falk, M., Kopper, S., May, K., Sink, K., Snethen, D., Thayer, N., & J. Underwood. “Making Literature Connections with Hospitalized Children.”  Mandeville Regional Hospital.  Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.  May 17, 2007.

“Child Psychology: Wishes for My Grandson.” The Oxford Round Table: Child and Adolescent Psychology and Counseling. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 22, 2007.

“Child Psychology: The Value of Research.”  The Oxford Round Table: Child and Adolescent Psychology and Counseling. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  March 18, 2007.

“Early Childhood: Research and Practice.”  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  March 15, 2007.

“Early Childhood Education: Research and Practice.”  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  March 11, 2007.

“Reading First:  Strategies and Adapations for Learning. “ The Oxford Round Table: Reading First. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 28, 2006. 

McConnell-Farmer, J.L. & Wolfersberger, M. “An Effective Adaptation of a Comprehension Strategy with Jamaican Preschool and Primary Grade Students.”  The Oxford Round Table: Reading First. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 27, 2006. 

“Reading First: Programs and Practices.”  The Oxford Round Table: Reading First. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 24, 2006. 

“Child Psychology:  Where are We and Where are We Going?”  The Oxford Round Table: Child Psychology. Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 21, 2006

“Child Psychology:  Research and Application.”  The Oxford Round Table: Child Psychology. Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University.  Oxford, UK.  July 17, 2006. 

McConnell-Farmer, J.L.; Wolfersberger, M.; Hitchens, S.; Jacobs, K.;  Pierce, E. & D. Saunders. “Lessons and Materials for Teaching Five Year-Olds”.  Teachers of Five Year-Olds. Church Teacher’s College.  Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.  May 26, 2006.

McConnell-Farmer, J.L.; Wolfersberger, M.; Hitchens, S.; Jacobs, K.;  Pierce, E. & D. Saunders

“Making Literature Connections with Elementary-Aged Children.”  Mandeville Regional Hospital.  Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.  May 25, 2006.

McConnell-Farmer, J.L. & Wolfersberger, M.  “Literacy Lessons for At-Risk Learners.”  Hanbury House Orphanage.  Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies.  May 23, 2006.

“Lessons on  Literacy in the Classrooms: Reflections from the United States and Canada.”  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Exeter College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 17, 2006.

“Early Childhood Literacy Instruction: Starting from the Beginning.” The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Exeter College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 13, 2006.

McConnell, J.L. , Coe, G., Chavez, J.M. , & Oshodi, A.I. “International Perspectives in Early Childhood Education: Reflections of Practice in Latin America and Africa.”  The International Early Years Conference. University of Warwick.  Coventry, UK.  March 22, 2005.

“Assessing Where to Begin:  Early Childhood Literacy Instruction.” The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 28, 2005.

“Advocating  for a Research Agenda in Early Literacy.”  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 31, 2005.

“A Research Agenda for Child Psychology.”  The Oxford Round Table: Child Psychology. Oriel College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 28, 2005. 

“The Future for the Child in Child Psychology.”  The Oxford Round Table: Child Psychology. Oriel College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  July 25, 2005.

“Reading First:  Past, Present, and Future.”  The Oxford Round Table: Reading First. Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 2, 2005.

“Where To Go From Here With Reading First. “ The Oxford Round Table: Reading First. Saint Anne’s College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  August 5, 2005.

“Literacy Acquisition among Young Children : A Comparison Between The United States and the United Kingdom.” The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 29, 2004.

“Where Do We Go From Here?  Developing a Research  Agenda for Early Literacy Instruction.” The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK. 

April 1, 2004. 

“ An Investigation of Emerging Literacy in the Education of Young Children:  The United States and the United Kingdom.” The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education. Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 28, 2003.

“Introduction to Early Years Instruction in the United Kingdom.”  The Oxford Round Table: Early Childhood Education.  Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 23, 2003.

“Defining and Documenting the Rights of Children with Disabilities. (Round Table Discussant)  The Oxford Round Table: Anti-Discrimination Measures in Protecting Persons with Disabilities. Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  March 22, 2002.

Dye, G.A. & McConnell, J.L. “Collaboration Strategies: The University’s Joint Responsibility and Accountability in Protecting Persons with Disabilities.”  The Oxford Round Table: Anti-Discrimination Measures in Protecting Persons with Disabilities. Lincoln College, Oxford University. Oxford, UK.  

March 21, 2002.

McConnell, J.L. & Chavez, J.M.  “Philosophy for Children: A Preliminary Study of Four-Year-Old Children.” (poster session)  The International Early Years Conference. University of Warwick.  Coventry, UK.  March 18, 2002.

“National Policies and Training Frameworks for Early Years Education and Care.” (Chair of the symposium)  The International Early Years Conference.  University of Warwick. Coventry, UK.  March 18, 2002.

McConnell, J.L. & Chavez, J.M. “The Implication of National Policies in The United States, Brazil, El Salvador and Peru on Early Childhood Education.”  The International Early Years Conference. University of Warwick. Coventry, UK.  March 18, 2002.

McConnell, J.L. & Chavez, J.M. “Technology and the Early Childhood Education Teacher.”   ITiRA (Information Technology in Regional Areas) 2002 Conference. Central Queensland University. Rockhampton, Australia.  August 28, 2002.

"Young Children in Cuba: What to Expect and Where to Look." Nassau, Bahamas; "The Revolution Continues; Early Childhood Education in Cuba." Havana, Cuba; and "Implications of National Policies in Cuba Compared to Other Latin Countries." Cienfuegos, Cuba. The Early Childhood Delegation to Cuba. The People to People Organization International. January, 2001.

McConnell, J.L. & Coe, G. "Who, Why, and How: Welcoming Young Children with Special Needs into YOUR Preschool." (keynote address)  Safeguarding Our Children’s Early Development. The Bahamas Child Care and Preschool Association Annual Conference. Nassau, the Bahamas. May, 2001.

"A Circle of Children: Transition and Circle Time Activities that Work!"  Safequarding Our Children's Early Development. The Bahamas Child Care and Preschool Association Annual Conference. Nassau, the Bahamas.  May, 2001.

"Professional Development in Diverse Contexts 1." (Chair, panel) and McConnell, J.L & Chavez, J. "Early Childhood Teaching Training in Selected Areas of the World: An International Experience." The Third Warwick International Early Years Conference. University of Warwick. Coventry, UK. April, 1999.

"Learning from Goals 2000." Shanghai, China; "Looking into the Millennium: Early Childhood Education in the United States." Beijing, China; and "Storytelling in the United States: Lessons to Share." Gengcun, China. The Early Childhood Deleqation to The Peoples' Republic of China. The People to People Organization International. October, 1999.

Chavez, J. & McConnell, J.L. "Preschool Education in the United States: A Discussion of the Standards and Philosophies that have Influenced the Development of Early Childhood Education Programs in the United States." McConnell, J.L. & Chavez, J., "A Major Reform Effort in the United States: The High/Scope Curriculum Methodology." The 9^th International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children International Conqress on Philosophies in Schools. Brasilia, Brazil. July, 1999.

"Perestroika (Reconstruction) and Glasnost (Openness) in Early Childhood Education." Moscow, Russia; "Creativity and Problem Solving in Early Childhood Curricula." St. Petersburg, Russia; and "What Lessons Have We Learned From Our Young Children in the United States, Russia, and the Czech Republic? Discussion and Clarification." Prague, the Czech Republic. The Early Childhood Delegation to Russia and the Czech Republic,The People to People Organization International. March, 1998.

"Curriculum Considerations: The Peoples' Republic of China and the United States." Beijing, China; "A United States of America Model for Effective Curriculum in Early Childhood Education." Nanjing, China; "Comparing Curriculum Approaches in Early Childhood Education." Suzhou, China; and "Looking at Our Cultures, Looking at Our Similarities in Early Childhood Education." Shanghai, China. The Early Childhood Delegation to the Peoples' Republic of China, The People to People Orqanization International. October, 1997.

"A Centenary Celebration of the Work of Piaget: Looking at Constructivism Through the Eyes of Young Children." and "Constructivism in Early Childhood Education: A Celebration of Learning." (poster session) Learning for Life: Centenary Celebration of the Work of Piaget and Vygotsky, The Second Warwick International Early Years Conference. University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. March, 1996.

"Piagetian Theory in Action: A Model of the High/Scope Educational Approach in the United States."; "Common Concerns, Common Problems: A Reflection on the United States/Spain Conference on Education."; "ToTo, I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore."; and "Prince of Peace Child Care Center: A Model of the High Scope Educational Approach in the United States." (poster session) The Joint United States/Spain Conference on Education, The People to People Orqanization International. Barcelona, Spain. December, 1995.

Note: My responsibilities in China (twice), Cuba, The Czech Republic, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom included giving several speeches (introductory, summative, and concluding remarks on presentations) before the delegations and the general membership at the meetings. I did not include these remarks under the "Conference Presentations, International " section of this document.

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Cook, P.R. & McConnell-Farmer, J.L. “Guiding Children and Community through School Engagements with Study Abroad Learning Experiences“ OMEP-USA (World Organisation Mondiale pour L’Education Prescolaire) Meeting.. Los Angles, CA. November 3, 2016. 

“Walt Disney and Lewis Carroll: Literary Men of their Centuries”. National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. Los Angles, CA. November 4, 2016. 

Charles Dodgson’s life as Lewis Carroll at Oxford University and his writings of “Alice”.  National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference.  Orlando, FL. November 18-21, 2015.

“Lewis Carroll: "Alice" and his Life at Christ Church College, Oxford University”  The National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. Dallas, TX. November 8, 2014.

“A History in Oxford, England: Lewis Carroll’s Alice.”  The National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference. Washington DC. November 23, 2013.

McConnell-Farmer, J.L. & Cook, P. “A Brief History of Early Childhood Education in Belize, Central America.”  National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference.  Atlanta, GA. November 9, 2012.  

“Voices of a Plantiff and Voices of Plantiffs’ Children: The Historical Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education I, II, and III.”  The National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference.  Orlando, FL. November 4, 2011.  

“A Day in Nicodemus: Interviews with Mommy, 106 years old; Son, 82 years old; and his Favorite Classroom Teacher, 100 years old.”  The National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference.  Anaheim, CA. November 5, 2010.  

Dye, G & McConnell-Farmer, J.L. “A Decade of Reflective Collaboration: A Professional Journey” .  Learning Disabilities Association of America 47^TH Annual International Conference.  Baltimore, MD. February 18, 2010.

Fennimore, B. & McConnell-Farmer, J.L.  “The Life of Dr. Leslie Rowell Williams: Childhood and Early Teen Experiences of an Extraordinary Early Childhood Educator”.  The National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference.  Washington DC. November 20, 2009.  

Dye, G. & McConnell, J.L. "Collaborative Teaching: Possibilities, Promises and Problems"

Learning Disabilities Association of America 46^th Annual International Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. February 25, 2009.  

“Lula Sadler Craig: Pioneer School Teacher in Nicodemus, Kansas.”  The National Association for the 

Education of Young Children Conference.  Dallas, TX. November 8, 2008.

Dye, G. & McConnell-Farmer, J.L. "Collaborative Teaching: What Makes it Work? Lessons Learned!"

Learning Disabilities Association of America 45^th Annual International Conference. Chicago, IL. February 28, 2008.  

"African-American Children of the Plains: A History of Education in Nicodemus, Kansas." The National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference.  Chicago, IL. November 9, 2007.

Dye, G.A. & McConnell-Farmer, J.L.  "Perspectives of Collaboration in the Classroom: Year One Survey Results."  National Learning Disabilities 44^th Annual International Conference.  Pittsburgh, PA. February 15, 2007.

“Integration at Last, in 1999: Implications of the Brown v. Board of Education Cases I, II, and III on the Young Children of Topeka.”   The National Association for the Education of Young Children.  Washington D.C. December 9, 2005.

“ToTo, I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore:  Washburn University’s Student Study Abroad Program in Jamaica.”  OMEP (Organisation Mondiale pour L’Education Prescolaire) Conference.  Washington D.C.  December 8, 2005.

Dye, G.A. &  McConnell, J.L. “Student Perceptions in Collaboration in Higher Education. “  Learning Disabilities Association of America 42^st Annual International Conference.  Reno, NV.  March 2, 2005.

Dye, G. & McConnell, J.L.  “Collaboration as a Change Agent in Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Licensure.”  Learning Disabilities Association of American 41^st Annual International Conference.  Atlanta, GA  March 17, 2004.