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Past Conference Presentations
Every year Dr. Kim and her research team present at many conferences. Students on her research team receive the opportunity to participate in hands-on research, working with other team members to gain valuable skills and enhance their learning. The team has attended AERA, one of the most prestigious education conferences, and other prestigious conferences, including AAAL, LRA, NABE, and TESOL, to name a few. Come and join us in becoming a part of this fantastic and rewarding experience!
Our previous conference presentations since 2018
Here is an overview of the conference presentations that the team has participated in so far:
2022
Kim, D., & Kim, S. (2022, April). Improving science literacy through writing and inventing. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Kim, D., Borowiec, K., & Wortham, S. (2022, April). Measuring faculty engagement in online formative or whole-person education: A pilot study. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Kim, D., & Borowiec, K. (2022, April). Amplifying teachers' voices and showcasing their resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Kim, D., Vera-Cruz, F., Ramey, T., Yatsu, D., Borowiec, K., & Chen, Q. (2022, March). Teaching reading and writing to ELs online. TESOL Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Borowiec, K., Chieng, B., Wang, Y., & Wang, K. (2022, March). Teachers’ experiences in an online after-school program for ELs. TESOL Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Kim, D., Borowiec, K., Yatsu, K., Li, Y., & Austin, M. (2022, March). Teachers' experiences and identity development in an online after-school program for ELLs. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Yatsu, D., Borowiec, K., Li, Y., & Fitzpatrick, E. (2022, March). An online summer writing program for ELLs based on systemic functional linguistics and genre pedagogy. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Li, Y., Kobelski, C., Yatsu, D., Chen, Q. Burke, M., Kim, D., & Barnett, M. (2022, March). Science learning in multilingual households: A close look at family engagement. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
2021
Kim, D., Yatsu, D., Xu, H., He, X., Li, Y., & Liu, Y. (2021, April). Digital story-making of beginning teachers. American Educational Research Association (AERA) virtual conference.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Xu, J., Chen, Q., Shen, X., Zheng, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2021, April). Bilingual learners remixing their identities through digital story telling. American Educational Research Association (AERA) virtual conference.
Borowiec, K., Kim, D., Wang, L., & Kim, J. (2021, April). Building a holistic online community: Strategies and tools to support student learning and growth. American Educational Research Association (AERA) virtual conference.
Kim, D., & Kim, S. (2021, April). Fostering STEM belonging and equity across diverse students and contexts: The promise of asset-based instruction. American Educational Research Association (AERA) virtual conference.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Yatsu, D., Li, Y., Cheng, Z., & He, X. (2021, March). A new systematic multimodal framework for analyzing classroom digital stories. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) virtual conference.
Kim, D., Yatsu, D., Xu, H., Xu, J., Chen, Q., & Zhu, Y. (2021, March). Understanding three bilinguals' digital stories: A visual grammar approach. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) virtual conference.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Li, Y., & Liu, Y. (2021, March). Let's remix: Middle school English learner's multimodal digital storytelling. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) virtual conference.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Yatsu, D., Li, Y., Cheng, Z., & He, X. (2021, March). A new systematic multimodal framework for analyzing classroom digital stories. TESOL virtual conference.
2020
Kim, D., Yatsu, D. K., Xu, J., Zhu, Y., Zheng, Y., & Agstinelli, A., (2020, October).
Analysis of visual grammar approach to three bilingual middle school students’ digital stories. Diversity Challenge virtual conference, Boston College.
Kim, D., Li, Y., Liu, Y., & Xu, H. (2020, October). Middle school English learners’
multimodal digital storytelling & remix culture. Diversity Challenge virtual conference, Boston College.
Kim, D. & Kim, S. (2020, cancelled). Culturally relevant learning environments for
invention education: Modifying curriculum to connect Science learning to home cultures. American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, San Francisco, CA.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Nguyen, A., & Kang, Y. (2020, cancelled). Remix culture and the
English language learner: The expression of voice and identity through digital composition. American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, San Francisco, CA.
Kim, D., Long, Y., Zhou, S., Zhao, Y., Xu, J., Yatsu, K., & Li, Y. (2020, cancelled).
Two beginning teachers’ professional identities through the composition of digital stories. American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, San Francisco, CA.
Kim, S., Kim, D., & Barnett, M., (2020, cancelled). Achieving science literacy for
bilingual middle school students. American Association for Applied Linguistics, Denver, CO.
2019
Kim, D., Nguyen, A., & Yatsu, K. (2019, November). Three bilingual middle school
students' digital stories in capstone program: Processes and results. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Baltimore, MD.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Yatsu, K., & Nguyen, A. (2019, November). Three English
learners’ multimodal composition: Voices, identities, and emotions. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Baltimore, MD.
Kim, D., Cheng, Z., Xu, J., & Yatsu, K. (2019, November). Els’ multimodal composition:
Language and identity development. The paper presented at the American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), Washington, DC.
Wortham, S., Kim, D., Yatsu, K., & Nguyen, A. (2019, November). Curriculum-based
digital storytelling: Composition and reflective learning. The paper presented at American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), Washington, DC.
Kim, D. & Gartside, B. (2019, November). Reflective learning for bilingual students
through digital stories. The paper presented at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Conference -STREAM 3.0. Parsippany, NJ.
Kim, D., Cho, E., & Kim, S. (2019, October). Inventing the future: Leveraging cultural
assets to create young STEM inventors. The paper presented at Diversity Challenge (The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture), Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Kim, D., Long, Y., Zhao, Y., Zhou, S., & Jia, F. (2019, April). Middle school bilingual
learners’ self-expression and reflective learning through digital stories. The paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, Toronto, Canada.
Kim, D., Walsh, M., Shannon, U., & Kelly, M. (2019, April). Integrated student support
and English language learners: A multisite case study. The paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, Toronto, Canada.
Barnett, M., Kim, D., Cho, E., & Kim, S. (2019, April). Culturally relevant science: An
invention program for middle school English language learners. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference, Atlanta, GA.
Kim, D., Cho, E., & Kim, S. (2019). Inventing the future: Leveraging cultural assets to 18
create young STEM inventors. The paper presented at Diversity Challenge (The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture), Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Wortham, S. Kim, D., Long, Yinru, Zhao, Y., & Zhou, S. (2019, April). Three bilingual
students’ composition of multimodal digital stories: Identities and voices. The paper presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference, Atlanta, GA.
Kim, D., Cho, E., & Kim, S. (2019, April) Leveraging youth’s diverse backgrounds to
broaden participation in STEM through invention education. NARST Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD.
2018
Kim, D. & Mannion, P. (2018, June). Multimodal analysis of digital storytelling in a
teacher education course Paper presented at International Systemic Functional Linguistics Congress (ISFLC), Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Kim, D. & Mannion, P. (2018, April). “Everyone has a different story”: Reflecting on
experiential learning through digital storytelling. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, New York, NY.
Kim, D., Mannion, P., Kim, S., Zhao, Y., Long, Y., & Zhou, S. (2018, April).
Employing the multimodal affordances of digital stories to create coherence in six bilingual middle school students’ digital stories. Paper presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.
Mannion, P., Kim, D., Long, Y., Zhou, S., & Cho, E. (2018, April). Middle school
English language learners’ multimodal digital storytelling. Paper presented at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.
Kim, D., Cho, E., & Kim, S. (2018, September). Culturally relevant science: English
language learners’ experiences in a modified invention science curriculum. Diversity Challenge, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.