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 * CS20. Elizabeth Goodenough, Richard Lewis, Faith G. Lewis & Claire Gallagher ** – //Roots of Being: Growing Spaces, Inward Worlds//

May 27 Friday 9:00-10:30 PM HM 152

Why is it important to cultivate imagination in professional practice and personal life? Perceptions of a tree build from this visionary "root" in childhood and then emerge in other guises as we age. Together in open inquiry, we play with the concept of the secret spaces of childhood growing within.

Affiliation/Bio: University of Michigan, lecturer, lizgoode@umich.edu. Elizabeth Goodenough, Ph.D. has taught English and American literature since 1976 at Harvard College, Claremont McKenna College and the University of Michigan Residential College. A scholar and activist in the emerging field of children’s studies, she has published numerous articles on children’s literature and culture. She co-edited with Mark Heberle and Naomi Sokoloff //Infant Tongues: The Voice of the Child in Literature// (Wayne State University Press, 1994) and with Mitzi Myers a special issue of //The Lion & the Unicorn// on “Children’s Literature and Violence” (2000). Her other books include //Secret Spaces of Childhood// (University of Michigan Press, 2003), //Where Do the Children Play: A Study Guide to the Film// (Michigan Television, 2007), A Place for Play (2008) and //Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War// (2008). Co-presenter: Richard Lewis, University of Michigan’s School of Art & Design, lecturer. Richard Lewis is a poet, educator, and teaching artist. He founded the Touchstone Center for Children in 1969, to bring the imaginative processes of learning and creating together for children, teachers, artists, and families. Richard is a resident of New York city and has published several books on the poetic and imaginative nature of childhood as well as collections of children's poetry and his own work. He has been presenting workshops for teachers, artists, families, and children on integrating words, play imagination, and art for several years throughout the world. Among the many places that Richard Lewis has taught are: Fordham University, Lesley University, Bank Street College of Education. Rutgers University, Western Washington University, Queens College, and the New School for Social Research. Co-presenter: Faith G. Lewis, Psychotherapy Training at the Institute of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, chairman. Faith G. Lewis, L.C.S.W., has been in the private practice of psychotherapy in Washington, D.C. for 28 years. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she is currently chairman of Psychotherapy Training at the Institute of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Her specialties are adolescent and family therapy. Co-presenters: Claire Gallagher, Ed.D., is a professor in the School of Education at Georgian Court University, where her areas are secondary math and science curriculum and instruction. She has been a member of the GCU community for ten years, also serving as the faculty athletic representative. Gallagher holds a bachelor's degree in marine biology, a master's degree in secondary science education, a master's degree in architecture and a doctorate in architecture education. She holds New Jersey Teaching Certifications in Math (K-12) and Science (K-12), as well as a Supervisor's Certificate, and is an internationally recognized authority on built environment education. Her particular research focuses on the effect of the built environment on the visual and spatial thinking skills of children, and on the connections between pedagogy and school design. At GCU she uses her expertise in the development of interdisciplinary curricula and inquiry-based teaching strategies with which she infuses the courses she teaches. Her efforts with the GCU student-athletes have helped bridge the gap between the classroom and the playing field.