Basic Moves of Teaching: Building on Cooperative Learning
Rita Henriquez-Green holds a master's degree in French from California State University, San Diego and a doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Andrews University, Michigan. She has taught and been an administrator on the elementary level in the US. In addition, she has been an administrator of schools for the Seventh-day Adventist Church School system in the Carolinas for nine years and an administrator for an eight-state area for two years. She has taught at two universities and at present is Professor of Education at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Jamaica. Her specializations include teaching processes, staff development, and the use of teacher study groups to improve instruction in schools. Dr. Henriquez-Green is truly an international educator. She was born in Panama, raised in Costa Rica, and attended school in Trinidad, England, France, and the United States. She speaks three languages fluently (English, French, and her native Spanish) and enjoys teaching and training on a variety of topics and in many locations. She has been a teacher, consultant, administrator, and a writer of instructional materials and is enthusiastic about all. Her publications include a variety of articles and manuals including Wisdom Through Character Building, Pedagogical Foundations, and A Pedagogical Guide to Teaching and Learning Concepts. Currently she is writing, with her husband, a series of teacher training manuals designed to improve the teaching process at all levels.