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The Conference Instructors and Guest Speakers

Emily Meixner received her Ph.D. in Curriculum Theory & Multicultural Teacher Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the coordinator of the Secondary English Education Program and regularly teaches courses on secondary reading and writing pedagogy as well as children’s and young adult literature. Her research interests include secondary literacy best practices, LGBTQ* children’s and young adult literature, and teacher professional development. Dr. Meixner works regularly in local school districts consulting and providing professional development on such topics as reading/writing pedagogy, reading strategies and close reading, and children’s and young adult literature. She currently serves on the executive committee of the Conference on English Leadership and on the board of the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English.

 

 

 

James Beyers is a Professor of Mathematics Education | Chair, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education Mathematics Education, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2008 – Curriculum and Instruction, MEd, University of Delaware, 2003 –  Pure Mathematics, B.S., Towson University, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Lauren Madden is a Professor of Elementary Science Education at The College of New Jersey. She holds a BA in Earth Sciences-Oceanography, MS in Marine Science and PhD in Science Education. Dr. Madden’s work advocates for scientific literacy and the health of our planet through teaching and learning. Her research has been supported by grants from the New Jersey SeaGrant Consortium, National Science Foundation, and US Environmental Protection Agency. She has written a textbook on Elementary Science Teaching Methods along with more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She was named the 2021 Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year by the Association for Science Teacher Education and served as the inaugural iCAN STEM Role Model Award by the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network. In recent years, her work has focused directly on K-5 climate change education, and she was the lead author on the New Jersey School Boards’ Association & Sustainable Jersey For Schools’ Report on K-12 Climate Change Education Needs in New Jersey. Her expertise in climate change education in New Jersey has been featured prominently in many media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, NPR, and the Star Ledger.

 

 

Steven Rodas is a bilingual (English/Spanish) reporter who covers all things about New Jersey’s changing climate and the people who are impacted. He has reported on environmental justice, new climate legislation and budding development in parts of New Jersey most vulnerable to future storms. He attended Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School Of Public Communications.

 

 

Anya Kamenetz speaks, writes, and thinks about generational justice; about thriving, and raising thriving kids, on a changing planet. Her newsletter on these topics is The Golden Hour. She covered education for many years including for NPR, where she co-created the podcast Life Kit: Parenting. Her newest book is The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, And Where We Go Now. Kamenetz is currently an advisor to the Aspen Institute and the Climate Mental Health Network, working on new initiatives at the intersection of children and climate change.