Recent Publications

Alvarez, M.C., & Risko, V.J. (2009). Motivation and Study Strategies. In R.F. 
Flippo & D. C. Caverly (Eds.), Handbook of College Reading and Study Strategy Research, (2nd Ed.). New York: Routledge. Chapter 9.

Alvarez, M.C., & Risko, V.J. (2008). Promoting Self-Knowledge: Adolescents Engaged in Educating. In J. Flood, S. Brice Heath, & D. Lapp, (Eds.). Handbook of  Research in Teaching Literacy through the Visual and       Communicative Arts.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.Chapter 47.         

Alvarez, M.C.  (2007). Action Research a View from Within, AR Expeditions, Action Research Journal. Bozeman, MT:  Montana State University. http://arexpeditions.montana.edu/articleviewer.php?AID=103

Gowin, D.B., & Alvarez, M.C. (2005).  The Art of Educating With V Diagrams. New York and Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

Alvarez, M.C. (2005). Conceptual Tools for Improving Self-Knowledge: V Diagrams, Concept Maps, and Time Writings. Proceedings of the 3^rdInternational Conference on Imagination and Education. Vancouver British Columbia Canada. http://e-research.tnstate.edu/pres/1/

Gowin, D.B., & Alvarez, M.C. (2005). How Does the V Release Energy for Imaginative Thinking and Research?  3^rd International Conference on Imagination and Education. Vancouver British Columbia Canada.

Alvarez, M.C. (2004).  Language and Literacy:  Cornerstones for Achieving Peace and Cultural Understanding (pp. 1-17).  Journal of Interdisciplinary Education. Vol. 6, no. 1. San Antonio, TX: North American Chapter of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction.

Alvarez, M.C. (2003).  Action research: An electronic venue.  In D.A. Willis, C. Crawford, Davis, J. Price, & R. Weber (Eds.). The Society for Information and Technology Education International Conference (SITE 2003) (pp. 653-655). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 

Alvarez, M.C., & Risko, V.J. (2002).  Thematic Organizers (pp. 653-655). In B. J. Guzzetti. (Ed.), Literacy in America:  An Encyclopedia of History, Theory, and Practice. Vols. I & II. Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO.

Alvarez, M.C., & Busby, M.R. (2002).  Two Professors Share Their Thoughts and Feeling with Their Students (pp. 1961-1964).  In D.A. Willis, J. Price, & N. Davis (Eds.).  The Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International  Conference (SITE 2002). Vol. 4. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Alvarez, M.C., Busby, M.R., Burks, G., Sotoohi, G., & Panzarella, M.A. (2002).   Exploring Minds Network (pp. 23-25). The Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International  Conference (SITE 2002). Vol. 1.  Norfolk, VA:  Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Alvarez, M.C. (2001).  Sherlock Holmes As College Professor.  The Baker              Street Journal. 51, no. 1, 44-48.

Alvarez, M.C.  (2001).  Exploring Minds:  Revealing Ideas Electronically.  In N.          Callaos, Y. Ohsawa, Y. Zhang, R. Szabo, & M. Aveledo (Eds.). Proceedings World Multiconference on :Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (pp. 1-6, vol. VIII      Human Information and Education Systems).  Orlando, FL:  International Institute of  Informatics and Systemics.

Alvarez, M.C. (2001).  Developing Critical and Imaginative Thinking Within Electronic Literacy.  In J.A. Rycik & J.L. Irvin (Eds.), What Adolescents         Deserve: A Commitment  to Students' Literacy Learning (pp. 191-197).  Newark,   DE:  International Reading Association.

Allgood, W.P., Risko, V.J., Alvarez, M.C., & Fairbanks, M.M., (2000). Factors that influence study. In R.F. Flippo & D.C. Caverly (Eds.), Handbook of College Reading Strategy Research (pp. 201-219). Mahwah. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Chapter 8.

Alvarez, M.C. (1999). Explorers of the Universe: Meaningful learning contexts. Strengthening Partnerships between tribal and non-Indian institutions (pp. 235-240). Conference Proceedingsof the Minority University-Space Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) Eighth Annual Users' Conference, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIP). Alburquerque, New Mexico. Greenbelt, MD: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Alvarez, M.C. (1998). Developing critical and imaginative thinking within electronic literacy. NASSP Bulletin, 82, (600), 41-47.

Alvarez, M.C. (1998). Interactive vee diagrams as a metacognitive tool for learning. In S. McNeil, J.D. Price, S. Boger-Mehall, B. Robin, & J. Willis (Eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 1998, Vol 2. (pp. 1245-1248). Proceedings of SITE 98. 9th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Eduction (SITE), Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Stockman, S.A., Alvarez, M.C., & Albert, Jr., T.J. (1998). Bringing Mars exploration into the K-12 classroom: The Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Education Program. Proceedings of the 29th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas.

Alvarez, M.C., Busby, M.R., Sotoohi, G., Rodriguez, W.J., Hennig, L.A., Berenty, J., King, T., Grener, D., & Kruzan, J. (1998). Explorers of the Universe. In T.J. Coleman, B. White, S. Goodman, P. Sakimoto, L. Randolph, & D. Rickman (Eds.), NASA Research Center Technical Advances in Aeronautic Space Sciences, Global Hydrology, and Education (pp. 468-473). Alburquerque, NM: TSI Press.

Alvarez, M.C. (1997). Thinking and learning with technology: Helping students construct meaning. National Association of Secondary School Principals. NASSP Bulletin, 81, 592, 66-72.

Alvarez, M.C. (October 1997). Explorers of the Universe: Metacognitive tools for learning science concepts. Proceedings of the Minority University-Space Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) Users' Conference, City College of New York, New York City.

Alvarez, M.C. (June 1997). Thinking about learning. Proceedings of the Educational International Seminar, From Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Alvarez, M.C. (1997). Communities of thinkers: Teachers and students think about learning. Tennessee Educational Leadership, 24,(1), 27-30.

Alvarez, M.C. (1997). Communities of thinkers: Investigating interactive scientific literacy environments. In J. Willis, J.D. Price, S. McNeil, B. Robin, & D.A. Willis (Eds.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 1997 (pp. 1236-1239). Proceedings of SITE 97. Eighth International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Alvarez, M.C. (1996). A Community of Thinkers: Literacy environments with interactive technology. In K. Camperell & B.L. Hayes (Eds.), Literacy: The information highway to success. SixteenthYearbook of the American Reading Forum. Logan, UT: Utah State University.

Alvarez, M.C. (1996). Explorers of the Universe - Students using the world wide web to improve their reading and writing. In B. Neate (Ed.), Literacy saves lives (pp. 140-145). Winchester, England: United Kingdom Reading Association.

Alvarez, M.C. (1995). Explorers of the Universe: An action research scientific literacy project. In K. Camperell, B.L. Hayes, & R. Telfer (Eds.), Linking literacy: Past, present, and future (pp. 55-62). American Reading Forum, vol. 15.

Alvarez, M.C., & Rodriguez, W.J. (1995). Explorers of the Universe: A Pilot study. In W.M. Linek & E.G. Sturtevant (Eds.), Generations of Literacy (pp. 221-236). The Seventeenth Yearbook of the College Reading Association.