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Kathlene R. Willing

Author

434 Winona Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M6C 3T7
Phone: (416) 656-6861
Email: kathwill37@yahoo.ca
Web: http://www.geocities.com/kathwill37/index.html

Born: January 25, 1937. Cleveland, Ohio
Married to Michiomi A. Kabayama, 8 children (5 his, 3 hers) and 9 grandchildren

Biography

With Suzanne Girard she established a learning centre and they began writing computer books for children and adults. Believing variety is the spice of life, Kathlene taught computers to primary children and continues many other activities — writing little books for her students, reviewing books, editing several newsletters, conducting workshops, and speaking at educational conferences. Now that she is happily retired, she continues writing for herself and her grandchildren.

Published Works

Computer Activities for the Cooperative Classroom, Pembroke Publishers, 2001
The Playground, Porcupine Series, Curriculum Plus, 2001
Brownie's Memoirs, EIP Press, 1998
Partnerships in Classroom Learning, (co-author Suzanne Girard) Pembroke Publishers, 1995
Sign Out Science, (co-author Suzanne Girard and Silvana Carletti) Pembroke Publishers, 1993
The Library/Classroom Connection, (co-author Suzanne Girard and Silvana Carletti) Pembroke Publishers, 1991
Learning Together: Computer Integrated Classrooms, (co-author Suzanne Girard) Pembroke Publishers, 1995
"Computer Simulations: Activating content reading". Journal of Reading, Feb. 1988
Chippy and Friends, Computer Cartoons, (co-author Suzanne Girard) EIP Press, 1987
Join the Computer Revolution, (co-author Suzanne Girard) Highway Bookshop, 1984
Junior Computer Dictionary, (co-author Suzanne Girard) Highway Bookshop, 1984
Chippy's Computer Numbers, (co-author Suzanne Girard) Highway Bookshop, 1984
Chippy's Computer Words, (co-author Suzanne Girard) Highway Bookshop, 1984
Primary Computer Dictionary, (co-author Suzanne Girard) Highway Bookshop, 1983; le Dictionnaire élémentaire de l'Ordinateur. (French trans. By Donald George) Le Centre Franco-Ontarien Ressource Pedagogique

Awards

FWTAO (Federation of Women Teachers of Ontario) Award, 1993 for Sign Out Science and 1990 for Learning Together: Computer Integrated Classrooms.

Other Memberships

Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)
Ontario Reading Specialists Association (ORSA)
Ontario Reading Association (ORA)
International Reading Association (IRA)

Available For

Teacher workshops to integrate computers into classroom