Discovery Education Speakers Bureau
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
Jocelyn Chadwick has compiled more than 30 years experience as a teacher, scholar, and writer. Spending the first ten years of her career as a high school English teacher, Dr. Chadwick went on to inspire young minds at institutions of higher learning in Texas. She recently held a position as a Professor of English at Harvard University in the Graduate School of Education and is a nationally recognized Mark Twain scholar. She has presented papers and workshops around the country and abroad; she has published two books, including The Jim Dilemma:Reading Race in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Dr. Chadwick, an expert on the issues of censorship and race in education, has spoken at the White House on the role of race, where she was joined by filmmaker Ken Burns, Connecticut governor John G. Rowland, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Justin Kaplan, and New York Times children's editor Eden Lipson. She currently serves as the Director of Assessment and Curriculum Development – English/Language Arts and social studies, for Discovery Education. . Dr. Chadwick reviews, recommends, and helps to prepare appropriate content for hundreds of thousands of teachers and students.
