Maria Chesley Fisk, Ph.D.
Selected Academic Presentations and Publications

Fisk, M.C. (2011, March). Designing for Parental Involvement in Learning Futures: A Discussion of How and Why. Presentation at the Digital Media & Learning Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Fisk, M.C. & Biely, E. (2010, October). Video Game Violence: Is there a Role for it in Meaningful Play? Presentation and Discussion Facilitation at the Biannual Meaningful Play Conference, East Lansing, MI.

Lieberman, D.A., Fisk, M.C., & Biely, E. (2009). Digital Games for Young Children Ages Three to Six: From Research to Design. Computers in the Schools, Volume 26, Issue 4, pg. 299-313.

Fisk, M. C. (2007). Technology-Enhanced Proficiency-Based Instructional Design for 21st Century Students: A Research-Based Framework for Today's Schools. Unpublished white paper written for CESA #1, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Garrity, J., Fisk, M.C., & Stefczak, S. (2006, March). Proficiency Development Plans: A Tool for Individualization in the CESA #1 Proficiency-Based Licensure Program. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Alternative Certification, Chicago, IL.

Fisk, M.C, Dagen, E., & Garrity, J. (2005, April). A Journey of Continuous Improvement: Proficiency-Based Licensure at CESA #1. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Alternative Certification, Denver, CO.

Fisk, M.C. (2003, April). Promises and Realities of Standards-based Reform: Four Elementary Teachers and Their Instruction in Writing. Division L Paper Discussion: Reform and Implementation. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Dutro, E., Fisk, M. C., Koch, R., Roop, L., Wixson, K. K. (2002). When state policies meet local district contexts: Standards-based professional development as a means to individual agency and collective ownership. Teachers College Record, Volume 104, Issue 4, pg. 787-811.