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ELMLE Speakers for 2009 - Paris Judith Baenen Sponsored by NMSA
Judith Baenen has experience as a classroom teacher, school administrator and consultant. As a middle grades teacher for more than 28 years, Judith served as an advisor and team leader. She has also worked for more than twenty years assisting schools in transition from traditional junior high programs to a middle level philosophy. Having been headmaster of a K-12 independent school for thirteen years, Judith is particularly sensitive to the specific needs of independent schools both small and large. Among her accomplishments during her tenure as head of school, Judith planned and oversaw the building of an award-winning middle grades building. Judith served as president of the Association of Colorado Independent Schools for three years and as a director on the National Association of Independent Schools Board of Directors for four years. Currently Judith speaks and writes on issues affecting young adolescents and their families. She is the author of H.E.L.P. – How to Enjoy Living with a Preadolescent, and More H.E.L.P. and co-authored H.E.L.P. for Teachers with Jack Berckemeyer.
Jack Berckemeyer
Jack Berckemeyer is the Assistant Executive Director for National Middle School Association. Before moving to Columbus, Ohio, from Denver, Colorado, Jack taught 6th grade at Scott Carpenter Middle School and at Thunder RidgeMiddle School. During his years at a teacher, Jack taught various subjects including; language arts, social studies, health, expression skills, and physical education. He was named outstanding educator after two years of teaching at Scott Carpenter Middle School, and shortly thereafter he was identified as one of the outstanding educators in the Adams County School District. In 2003, Jack also received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the Falcon School District. Jack has presented to school districts around the country on middle level topics. He has also presented at many international conferences. Jack is known for his practical teaching ideas that involve and motivate young adolescents. Jack’s responsibilities for the National Middle School Association include working with their 58 affiliate organizations throughout the world. He also is the author and editor of one of NMSA’s most popular member benefits, Classroom Connections. He is the co-author of H.E.L.P. for Teachers and the professional development kit, The Why, What and How of Student-Led Conferences. Jack alsocoordinates all site based services for schools and school districts. Jack has been a judge for the Disney American Teacher Awards and serves on the selection committee for the USA Today All Teacher Team. Mr. Berckemeyer is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Middle Level Education, a Master’s degree in Middle Level Education, and a K-12 certification in School Administration.
Prof. Maenette K.P. Ah Nee-Benham, Ed.D. Professor Maenette Benham, a Native Hawaiian scholar and teacher, is Professor in the Department of Educational Administration, College of Education at Michigan State University. She teaches graduate level courses in school & community-based leadership, school & social change, organizational theory, research methods, and school-family-community relations. For 10-years she was the lead faculty and adviser for MSU’s Master of Arts Degree in Educational Administration Program Overseas. Maenette began her 15-year preK-12 education career as a K/1 teacher. She has also taught grades 3/4 and 7-12 (California, Texas, and Hawai‘i). During this time she had the opportunity to serve as a K-12 curriculum specialist (California), elementary school administrator (Texas), and a district-level administration (Washington). Dr. Benham’s work on alternative frames of leadership and issues of education is nationally and internationally respected. She has been an invited speaker and presenter at international conferences in Europe and South East Asia, and the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (Hawai‘i, Canada, and New Zealand). She is the lead author of numerous articles on these topics, and has published several books to include: Culture and Educational Policy in Hawai’i: The Silencing of Native Voices (Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers), Let My Spirit Soar! The Narratives of Diverse Women in School Leaderhip (Corwin Press), Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice: In Our Mother’s Voice, Volume I (Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers), Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice: In Our Mother’s Voice, Volume II (Routledge), The Renaissance of American Indian Higher Education: Capturing the Dream (Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers), and Case Studies for School Administrators: Managing Change in Education (Scarecrow Publishers).
Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., a former classroom teacher, is president of CBK Associates --
Alan November
Janet Allen Janet Allen is an international consultant recognized for her literacy work with at-risk students. Janet taught high school reading and English in northern Maine from 1972 until 1992 when she relocated to Florida to teach English and reading education courses at the University of Central Florida. During her tenure at UCF, she directed the Central Florida Writing Project and assisted in the creation of the Orange County Literacy Project. Dr. Allen has received several teaching awards including the Milken Foundation’s National Educator Award. She is the author of numerous professional books: Inside Words: Tools for Teaching AcademicVocabulary; Tools for Teaching Content Literacy; On the Same Page: Shared Reading Beyond the Primary Grades; Yellow Brick Roads: Shared and Guided Paths to Independent Reading; and, Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 (Stenhouse Publishers); It’s Never Too Late: Leading Adolescents to Lifelong Literacy (Heinemann); and co-author of There’s Room for Me Here: Literacy Workshop in the Middle School (Stenhouse); The Scholastic Read-Aloud Anthology (Scholastic); and, Reading History (Oxford University Press). Janet recently published her first picture book, Best Little Wingman (Boyds Mills Press). Her forthcoming books are titled Testing 1, 2 3. . . Bridging Best Practice and High-Stakes Assessment and Jump-Start the Brain! Thinking into and through Content Learning (Stenhouse). Keynotes from Janet’s four-day It’s Never Too Late literacy institutes have been recorded in a collection entitled Re-Imagining Reading (Stenhouse Publishers). She has also written numerous professional articles and chapters in texts related to young adult literature, teaching reading and writing, and vocabulary instruction. For three years, she was the editor of a continuing column in Voices from the Middle, “The Word Market.” In addition to the professional resources above, she has recently authored a complete audio-assisted literacy workshop program, Plugged-in to Reading, for Recorded Books. The program encompasses three grade level clusters (5-7, 7-9, 9-12) and is comprised of books, audio and teaching resources for direct instruction through core novels; peer-assisted learning through literature circles; and, guided practice through independent reading. Each level of the program focuses on instruction in reading, literary analysis, writing, word study, research, communication and test-taking. The first level of Plugged-in to Nonfiction (grades 7-9) has recently been published; level 1 (grades 5-7) and level 3 (grades 10-12) will be published in spring of 2008. Janet is a senior program consultant for McDougal Littell’s 2008 Literature program for grades 6-12. She is currently spending her time researching, writing, speaking, and conducting customized seminars and content literacy institutes across the country. Judith Baenen Judith Baenen is a speaker, author and consultant who focuses on issues affecting middle grades students and their families. She has been a classroom teacher, an administrator, and is the former director of member and affiliate services for the National Middle School Association. Judith is the author of NMSA’s popular publications, H.E.L.P., More H.E.L.P, and H.E.L.P. for Teachers and is a regular contributor to Middle-E Connections. Judith works with both private and public schools as they transition from a junior high to a middle school philosophy. Her humorous keynote speeches are filled with real-life middle school experiences that provide insights into the lives of young adolescents.
Paris 2009
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International Education Consultants. She is known for her highly engaging workshops and keynote addresses that both inspire and promote student engagement. She has extensive experience working with middle level educators at conferences, in schools, with university faculty, and with students in the United States and abroad on a variety of education issues such as service learning, civic responsibility, student leadership, literacy, and respectful, safe school communities. She is the author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning: Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action and a new interactive middle level workbook series, Free Spirit’s Service Learning for Kids: How to Take Action with four titles in the series. Her new curriculum, Strategies for Success with Literacy: A Learning Curriculum that Serves, is an innovative research-based approach to addressing literacy, social-emotional development, and civic engagement already used to assist over 45,000 students transition in and out of middle school. Cathryn lives in Los Angeles and can be reached at cbkaye@aol.com.
