June 26, 2006

David C. Berliner, Arizona State University

Summer Institute Speaker: David C. Berliner

Topic: The Development of Expertise in Pedagogy – David C. Berliner

Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Venue: SFU Burnaby, Room SSCB 9200

In many areas of endeavour, people progress from novices to experts through a series of stages. Teachers are no exceptions. Based on a large series of studies, a theory emerged as to how this development happens. Examples of the remarkable ability of expert teachers are also presented.

Berliner’s newest book with Sharon Nichols, Collateral Damage

How High-Stakes Testing Corrupts America's Schools, Harvard University Press

focuses on  the corruption of professional educators through high-stakes testing. Over the years Berliner has published numerous articles, technical reports and book chapters, and has authored and co-authored many books including his best seller The Manufactured Crisis. Berliner has taught at Stanford University, as well as, universities in Australia, The Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. Currently, he is Regents’ Professor of Education at Arizona State University.

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Sponsored by the Faculty of Education as part of the “Education Matters Lecture Series”, the Summer Institute 2007 is a month-long series of public lectures intended to provoke conversations. The lectures would be of interest to teachers, educators, administrators, policy makers, students, and all global citizens.