G639 - Mind, Brain & Bilingualism

Director of IDEA (Instituto de Enseñanza y Aprendizaje)and a fulltime Professor of Education and Neuropsychology at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Tracey has conducted conferences, workshops and research in 17 countries around the world (Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Mexico, Australia, Norway, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Holland, Thailand, and the USA). She has more than 20 years experience in teaching kindergarden through university, over a decade of experience in teacher training and is now primarily focused on educational research.
Education:
• Ph.D. in Education: (Capella University, 2008). Doctoral thesis on the emerging discipline of Mind, Brain, and Education science (the intersection between neuroscience, education, and psychology).
• Ed. M International Educational Development (Harvard University, 1987). Studies focused on comparative educational systems around the world, the concept of “intelligence,” and a Master’s thesis on Educational Philanthropy.
• B.A. International Relations (Boston University, 1986), magna cum laude.
• B.S. in Communications (Boston University, 1986), magna cum laude.
Work experience:
• Universidad San Francisco de Quito (2003-present). Fulltime Professor and Director of the institution’s educational research division and teacher training program.
• Grupo FARO (2005-present). Director of Education, Grupo FARO, a “think-and-do” tank in Quito Ecuador, which promotes public policy transformation in concert with other NGOs, public institutions, and like-minded organizations.
• Ministry of Education (2006). Consultant for the Ministry of Education and Culture, Ecuador: Redesigned Adult Education program (literacy through 10th grade), including defining standards and re-writing texts.
• Universidad San Francisco de Quito (2003-2004). Interactive Exhibit Designer, Universidad San Francisco de Quito: Designed over 200 interactive children’s science exhibits based on research from over 100 centers around the world for implementation in Ecuador’s ¡Elé!, El Museo Interactivo de Ciencias.
• Sesame Workshop (2004-present). Promoter Plaza Sésamo© Andino: Work with Sesame Workshop in New York to develop an Andean version of Sesame Street.
Publications and research projects:
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2010). Mind, brain, and education science: A comprehensive guide to the new brain-based teaching. New York: Norton.
• PREAL, Grupo FARO & Fundación Ecuador. (2010). Informe de progreso educativo Ecuador 2009. Quito: Grupo FARO (principle investigator).
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2009). The new science of teaching and learning: Using the best of mind, brain, and education science in the classroom. New York: Columbia University Teachers College Press.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. with Bramwell, D. (2009a). El estado actual y propuesta de un nuevo modelo de bachillerato para América Latina. Quito: Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. with Bramwell, D. (2009b). El ciudadano ideal: ¿Sabemos la definición de educación de calidad? Quito: Universidad San Francisco de Quito
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T., Ramia, N., & Bramwell, D. (2009): Mapeo y análisis de consistencia de las políticas, programas y proyectos del Plan Decenal de Educación y definición de indicadores y competencias para la formulación de un sistema de seguimiento ciudadano. Educiudadanía, Observatorio del Plan Decenal de Educación. Quito: Grupo FARO.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T., & Bramwell, D. (2009). Consultoría para el diseño de instrumentos medición y seguimiento de las competencias (conocimientos, destrezas y actitudes) de los actores del Plan Decenal de Educación. Educiudadanía, Observatorio del Plan Decenal de Educación. Quito: Grupo FARO
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2008). Living languages: Multilingualism across the lifespan. Westport, CT: Greenwood.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2004). El estado de educación en el Ecuador. Grupo FARO, Quito, Ecuador.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2003). The multilingual mind: Questions by, for and about people living with many languages. Westport, CT: Praeger Press.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. (2000). Raising multilingual children: Foreign language acquisition in children. Westport, CT: Greenwood.
• Tokuhama-Espinosa, T., Sanguinetti, V., & Guerra, S. (en prensa). ¿Qué hacen los mejores profesores? Quito, Ecuador: Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
• Review of textbooks for the national literacy program DINEPP (Direccion Nacional de Educacion Popular Permanente). (project conducted with Monserrat Creamer and Luis Hernandez) (2006).
Complete resume available at http://traceytokuhama.com/index.html