{"id":162,"date":"2025-09-14T08:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T08:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2025-09-14T08:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T08:49:48","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/?page_id=162","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Holbrook-Mahn.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" style=\"width:264px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Holbrook-Mahn.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Holbrook-Mahn-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Holbrook-Mahn-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Holbrook Mahn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>is a Professor Emeritus in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico, with over 50 years of experience in education, focusing on teaching English&nbsp;as a Second Language and second language literacy. His scholarly work has extensively explored the theories of Lev Vygotsky, particularly the role of language in the development of consciousness, and he has written widely on applying these concepts to educational practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/margo-collier.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/margo-collier.jpeg 504w, https:\/\/transformativeedu.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/margo-collier-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Margo Collier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>is an Associate Professor in Special Education at the University of New Mexico and serves as the Program Coordinator for the Educational Diagnosis Certificate. 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