I have been an educator for over 20 years, and I love teaching and learning.  I enjoy collegial work and have been on several university, college and program committees. 

Moreover, I use many cooperative learning structures in the courses and workshops I conduct.  Many of the courses have practical and innovative standards based projects that are assessed using authentic assessment tools.  Bilingual education is an ever growing field, and I wholeheartedly believe that bilingual teachers from Chicago State University are among the best trained teachers in the nation. 

Some of my most recent professional endeavors include work with Northeastern Illinois University in the Real-Life Curriculum Infusion Project, planning and development of a technology and career education web-site http://www.csu.edu/lscm/CTEWebquest and I am currently working with the Illinois Migrant Council to develop a comprehensive needs assessment for the state of Illinois.  

Courses taught within the last 3 years:

BIL 145 Foundations of Bilingual Education       

BIL 200 Principles & Practices of Bilingual Ed.

BIL 331/g Methods and Materials for Bil Ed.

BIL 474 Bilingual Bicultural Curriculum Design

BIL 368 & 468 Evaluation and Assessment of Potentially English Proficient Student      

               BIL 378/G Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL                                                    
            BIL 476 Best Practices                                                                                                   
Education:

1992 – 1999    Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

Emphasis in Education Administration

University of Illinois Chicago

1985 – 1989    Masters in Reading and Learning Disabilities

Emphasis in Bilingual Education

DePaul University

1979 – 1983    Bachelor of Science in Education

Transitional Bilingual Education

Western Illinois University

Teaching

1995 – present Chicago State University

Full Professor

Bilingual Education Program

Department of SEB

College of Education

1989 – 1995    School District #130, Blue Island, Illinois

Teacher 1st & 3rd Grade Bilingual (Integrated Program)

District Language Assessment Coordinator

Teacher Developmental Bilingual Kindergarten (Self-contained)

1988 – 1992    Moraine Valley Community College

Instructor Adult English as a Second Language

Instructor Adult Basic Education / General Education Development (Spanish)

1983 – 1989    School District #152, Harvey, Illinois

Teacher 1st & 2nd Grade Bilingual (Self-contained)

PUBLICATIONS FROM 1997

2003                “Critical Thinking and the Social Sciences” Illinois

 Schools Journal, Chicago State University

 2001  “Inherited Educational Structures and               Restructuring for the Future”
Second Annual “Turning of the Centuries” Conference Paper

                        Chicago State University

 
2000   “Reflections of School Reform: An External Partner’s View of Small Schools Reform Efforts”

Illinois School Journal, Chicago State University

                        1999    ISBE Teachers’ Handbook

Alternative Assessment

Principal Writer

Dissertation

“Teacher Collaboration: A Case Study of Teacher’s Reality”                 University of Illinois at Chicago

1997                ISBE Content Exemplars

                        Alternative Assessments K-2 Communities

                        Principal Writer