Selected Presentations

International

• Baines, L. A. (2006).  "Future of public schools,"  World Future Conference, Toronto, Canada.
• Baines, L. A.  (2004). "Teaching Vocabulary Through Multimedia," International Reading Association, Reno, NV. 
• Baines, L. A. (2003).  "How To Get a Life: Empowering Wisdom from the Lives of the Eminent," Society for Effective Affective Education, University of Keele, England.
• Baines, L. A., & Kunkel, A. (2003).  "Naked on Fire: Teaching Oppositional Students to Write," International Reading Association, Orlando, FL. 
• Baines, L. A. (2002).  "Teaching Adolescents the Unsubtle Art of Writing Well," International Reading Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Baines, L. A., & Price, P. (2002).  "Teaching Teachers How to Reach the Reluctant Reader through Multimedia," Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Nashville, TN.  
• Baines, L. A. (2002).  "Naked Writing," Society for Effective Affective Learning (SEAL), Buenos Aires, Argentina.  

National

• Baines, L. A. (2008).  "An English curriculum for the future,"  National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio, TX. 
• Baines, L. A. (2007).  "Writing is a Map of Their World,"  National Council of Teachers of English, New York City. 
• Baines, L. A. (2006).  "Engaging approaches to managing classrooms and motivating student writing,"  National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN. 
• Baines, L. A. (2005).  "Multi-sensory learning,"  National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh, PA. 
• Baines, L. A.  (2004).  "Teaching vocabulary through multimedia,"  International Reading Association, Reno, NV.
• Baines, L. A. (2004).  "Future of literacy,"  National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis, IN.
• Baines, L. A., & Foster, H. (2004).  "Maybe Tomorrow," National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis, IN.
• Baines, L. A. (2004).  "From Fallow to Fertile Ground," College Composition and Communication, San Antonio, TX.  
• Baines, L. A. (2003).  "Seven Principles for Teaching Adolescents Who Have Never Known Life Without MTV, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, New Orleans, LA.  
• Baines, L. A., & Kunkel, A. (2002).  "Buzzards in Outer Space," National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.  
• Baines, L. A., Farrell, E. & Kunkel, A. (2001).  "Print and Technology—Necessary Antagonists?" National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore, MD.  

Regional or State

• Baines, L.A. (2005).  "Reluctant Writers Workshop," Region 8 ESC Indiana, Fort Wayne.
• Baines, L. A. (2004).  "Supercharging the Classroom for Writing," University of Toledo College of Education Alumni Affiliate.  
• Baines, L. A. (2003).  "Naked Teaching and Other Fresh Approaches to Teaching Writing," Colorado Language Arts Society, Colorado Springs, CO.
• Baines, L. A., & Mesa State College Faculty (2002).  "Using Portfolios to Assess Student Achievement Over Time," State Colleges of Colorado Conference, Grand Junction, CO.
• Baines, L. A. (2002).  "Naked Writing," Texas Writer’s Convention, Belton, TX.
• Baines, L. A. (2001).  "Finding Flow," Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Savannah, GA.  
• Baines, L. A. (2000).  "Film to Literature," Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Winter Conference, Unicoi State Park, GA.  
• Baines, L. A. (2000).  "Writing for Century 21," Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Winter Conference, Unicoi State Park, GA.  
• Baines, L. A. (2000).  "Writing for Century 21," Clayton County, GA, Language Arts Teachers. 
• Baines, L. A.  (2000).  "Benchmarks," University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Texas Literary Festival.  Invited Performance of Multimedia Work of Fiction.