Salmon, Angela K Graduate Faculty

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Dr. Angela Salmon
Fulbright Global Scholar
Visible Thinking South Florida

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  • Dr. Angela K. Salmon is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, USA. Angela is the founder and leader of the Visible Thinking South Florida initiative, a learning community of practice. She is an alumna of the Fulbright Global Scholar Award to Colombia, Poland, and Greece.

    Angela has a well-earned reputation for building learning communities of practice and empowering teachers to gain ownership in their teaching. She is a firm believer in learning communities of practice as change engines. She emphasizes the teacher’s discourse in the classroom to promote thinking and learning in children, including intentional quality questioning. Her research line and practice draw on progressive ideas that foster authentic and meaningful learning. She prepares teachers to engage children cognitively and emotionally in identifying real-life problems and in finding solutions to navigate a complex, changing world. Her research stems from coaching teachers to implement cutting-edge research on thinking in the classroom and to promote global competencies. She studies the interplay between cognition, language, and literacy development in young children. This drives her to explore executive functions and habits of mind reflected in digital storytelling, play, and music. Her current research is on digital collective stories for influence as a venue to give children a voice. As a children’s rights advocate, she constantly seeks ways to promote children’s participation through storytelling. Her recent co-authored book “Children’s Literature Aligned with SDGs to Promote Global Competencies: A Practical Resource for Early Childhood Education reflects some of her work in practice.”

    Dr. Salmon is an international consultant and lecturer who has contributed with keynote presentations and consulting through the USA, Canada, Central and South American Countries, Greece, Poland, Spain, New Zealand, and Australia. The Independent Schools of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, invited her as a “Thinker in Residence.” She consults for schools and universities around the globe. Her work has been featured in national and international professional meetings and multiple publications. She has developed numerous research initiatives locally and internationally. From her long-standing partnership with Harvard Project Zero and the Institute Habits of Mind, she has developed numerous research initiatives, national and international lectures, and publications. She chaired seven editions of the International Visible Thinking Conference and the 18th edition of the International Conference on Thinking (ICOT18) in Miami, Florida.

    Her publications can be found:
    Google Scholar Citations https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3411-9398
    Semantic Scholar


    Awards: Fulbright Global Scholar in Colombia, Poland, and Greece; FIU Distinguished Faculty Award, 2026; Thinker in Residence (Independent Schools of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia); FIU World's Ahead Featured Faculty Recognition (2011).

research interests

  • - Interplay between cognition, language, and literacy development
    - Digital Storytelling
    - Children's Rights
    - Global competencies
    - Storytelling and migrant children
    - Learning communities of practice
    - Music and play
    - Early Childhood Education / Curriculum Development

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