Dr. Amelia J. Klein

WACRA EXECUTIVE BOARD

	Dr. Amelia J. Klein Director Education Associate Professor of Education at Wheelock College and International Consultant

Amelia Klein is an Associate Professor of Education at Wheelock College. She prepares pre-service teachers for the Education profession and for State Certification. Dr. Klein teaches and supervises student interns in various educational settings who seek a degree (and a future teaching position) with a specialty in Early Childhood Education. Dr. Klein's scholarly interests are in the domains of Pedagogy (theoretical and international perspectives of teaching and learning), Child Development and Early Childhood Education, Principles of Adult Learning, Cross-Cultural Training, Interactive Teaching (e.g., Case Method), Anti-Racist Curriculum, dimensions of Diversity, and Education Reform. Dr. Klein's publications have focused on her scholarly interests and practical experiences. Dr. Klein's professional activities have had an institutional, national, and international focus. For the past 13 years, she has been a faculty member in the Professional Studies Division at Wheelock College. In that role, she has participated in the development of teacher education programs, faculty governance (Promotion and Tenure Committee, Faculty Senate), institutional accreditation process, research projects, the development of new courses, and community relations. Dr. Klein organized the Native American Interest Group (NAIG) at the College and has obtained funding to organize College-wide events which highlight the culture, beliefs, and past and present reality of various Indian Nations. In her role as coordinator of the NAIG and as a faculty member, she has established relationships with Native American community leaders and professionals both regionally and nationally. Dr. Klein has organized and conducted education seminars for leaders in higher education, particularly in Eastern and Central European countries. In 1991, as a representative of WACRA, she organized and conducted an international symposium for the Ministries of Education in the Czech and Slovak Republics. During the past three years Dr. Klein has been an international trainer and consultant for Children's Resources International (CRI), a non-profit organization in Washington, DC funded by the Soros Open Society Institute. CRI promotes the implementation of exemplary practices in early childhood education and teacher education in countries of the former soviet Union. Dr. Klein has conducted education seminars in Hungary, Poland, Greece, Romania, Republic of Georgia, and Kazakhstan.