Myra Garces-Bacsal
Associate Professor
United Arab Emirates University
Dr Myra Garces-Bacsal has served as an educator for 25+ years (Philippines, Singapore, UAE) and led various projects from diverse picturebooks, social and emotional learning, inclusive and culturally sustaining pedagogies. She is an Associate Professor with the Special and Gifted Education Department and served as Assistant Dean for Research & Graduate Studies for the College of Education, at the United Arabi Emirates University (UAEU) for five years.
She led two collaborative research projects with University College London and organized high-profile events to build research capacity and scholarship of faculty members and students in her college.
Her website, GatheringBooks.org, is followed by over 200 countries since 2010.
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Establishing Book Clubs - Triumphs and Tribulations
This panel explores how book clubs are formed, sustained, and leveraged to build reading communities across educational and social contexts.
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Prospective Studies In Reading For Pleasure
This roundtable explores future research directions and collaborative opportunities in reading for pleasure.
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