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Sandra Inés Musanti Curriculum Vitae
________________________________________________________________________Sandra I. Musanti
Sandra Inés Musanti
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Brownsville
College of Education
Department of Language, Literacy and Intercultural Studies
Email: [email protected]
Education
Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy. Educational Thought and Sociocultural
Studies
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
December 2005.
Dissertation Title: Collaboration and Inservice Teachers'
Professional Development: A Qualitative Study on Knowledge,
Identity and Practice.
Dissertation Chair: Lucretia Pence, Ph.D.
M.A.
Master of Arts. Foundations of Education.
Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies,
College of Education. The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,
New Mexico. August 1999.
B.A.
Bachelor of Arts. Sciences of Education
Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March, 1987.
Honors and Awards
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2006 Dissertation Award on Teaching. American Association of Teaching and
Curriculum.
Doctoral Dissertation: Collaboration and Inservice Teachers' Professional
Development: A Qualitative Study on Knowledge, Identity and Practice. Pass with
Distinction. October, 2005
Doctoral Comprehensive Examination. Pass with Distinction. 2002
Fulbright and Argentinean Ministry of Education PROFOR Scholarship Recipient
1998.
Ibero-American Cooperation Institute Scholarship Recipient 1991. Annual Research
Internship. I.M.I.P.A.E. Municipal Institute of Educational Psychology Research,
Barcelona, Spain.
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Research Experience:
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Visiting Research Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
under the PUCRS-UTB collaborative research project entitled: Teaching in the 21st
Century: Motivational Processes of Faculty in Higher Education, supported by the
FAPERGS grant (Fundo de Amparo a Pesquisa no Rio Grande do Sul – ID# 04092551/14-1). From July 26th to August 20th 2014. Principal Investigator: Dr. Bettina
Steren do Santos.
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Researcher - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Education, Culture, and Society
(CEIECS). Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Buenos Aires, Argentina. (February
2009 to March 2011)
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Postdoctorate Research Fellowship – Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos
(CEMELA). Project funded by the National Science Foundation. The University of
New Mexico.
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Shared Vision Project. Research Assistant. Funded by PT3 Grant. Principal
Investigator: Leslie Hall, Ph.D. College of Education, The University of New Mexico.
Academic Employment
Assistant Professor. Department of Language, Literacy and Intercultural Studies. College
of Education, University of Texas at Brownsville. (September, 2011-ongoing)
Visiting Professor. School of Humanities and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on
Education, Culture, and Society (CEIECS). Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Buenos
Aires, Argentina. (February 2009 to March 2011)
Professor Part-time. Bachelor of Education (Licenciatura en Educación). School of
Psychology and Education. Universidad Pontificia Católica Argentina. Buenos Aires,
Argentina. (February 2009 to March 2011)
PostDoctoral Research Fellowship. Center for the Mathematics Education of Latino/as
Students (CEMELA). Fall 2006-Fall 2008.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
and Teacher Education Department. The University of New Mexico. Spring 2006.
Instructor. College of Education, The University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM.
Graduate and undergraduate level courses. (2001-2005)
Instructor. Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1995-1998)
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Professional Employment
Consultant on teacher professional development projects and curriculum resources’
development. Office of Secondary Education (Dirección de Nivel Secundario).
Argentinean National Education Department (Ministerio de Educación de la Nación
Argentina). Buenos Aires, Argentina. March 2011- March 2012.
Coordination of teacher professional development programs. Office of Secondary
Education (Dirección de Nivel Secundario). Argentinean National Education Department
(Ministerio de Educación de la Nación Argentina). Buenos Aires, Argentina. February
2009 – March 2011. Areas of work:
• Explora: Virtual program for teacher professional development on Science and Social
Science. Coordination of the team. Design and implementation. http://explora.educ.ar/
Approximately 5,000 teachers had participated in the program since it started in
September 2009. Under my initiative this program will expand in 2011 to include
mathematics.
• High Schools Support Program: Developed an initiative to train schools supervisors to
support school teams in the process of designing, implementing and assessing a schoolwide improvement project.
Institute for Professional Development. Graduate Assistant. College of Education, The
University of New Mexico. August 2003 to December 2005
• Assisted with the design and implementation of pilot trial of New Mexico Professional
Development Dossier (PDD), and with reviewers' training for the New Mexico 3-Tiered
Licensure System.
• Editor of the IPD Research Brief (Four issues published).
Youth and Society Journal. Graduate Assistant. Department of Language, Literacy and
Sociocultural Studies, College of Education, The University of New Mexico. August 2003
to May 2004.
• Assisted Journal’s Editor (Dr. Kathryn Herr) proofing manuscripts for publication
Technology Mentor for Faculty Development. Project Shared Visions: Preparing
Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Initiative (PT3 Grant). College of Education,
The University of New Mexico. January 2000 to May 2002
• Assisted five faculty members in implementing a shared vision of effective technology
integration in their preservice teacher education courses.
Coordinator. Albuquerque Public Schools/The University of New Mexico ESL/Bilingual
Summer Institute 2001. Los Lunas. June/July 2001.
• Responsible for the academic coordination of the Summer Institute, including activities
such as scheduling, and organization of diverse academic activities.
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Student Teachers’ Supervisor. Dual License Program. Special Education. College of
Education. The University of New Mexico. Fall 1999.
Regional Coordinator. National Program for Teachers Professional Development. National
Department of Culture and Education. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1994-1998.
• Responsible for the coordination and on-going evaluation of four Argentinean states'
professional development plans. Planning, implementation and evaluation of teachers'
training regarding national policies.
Academic Advisor. Curriculum Innovation Program, University of El Salvador, Buenos
Aires, Argentina. 1993-1998
Professional Development Coordinator. Teacher Professional Development Project.
Language, Science and Mathematics. School of Teaching "Mariano Acosta", Buenos
Aires, Argentina. 1995-1996.
Pedagogical Advisor. Homeless children’s shelter "German Frers" (Hogar de niños).
Baradero, Argentina. 1990-1991
Teaching Responsibilities and Appointments
Courses Taught
University of Texas at Brownsville
Undergraduate level courses:
Summer I 2014
- EDSL 4305 – Foundations of Bilingual Education and ESL. Online course. (17 students)
Fall 2013
- BILS 3310. Emerging Literacy in the Bilingual Classroom. (Service learning course)
(23 students)
- BILS 4306. The Content Areas Methodology in the Bilingual Classroom. (14 students)
Summer 2013
- BILS 3310. Emerging Literacy in the Bilingual Classroom. (22 students)
Spring 2013
- BILS 4306. The Content Areas Methodology in the Bilingual Classroom. (14 students)
Fall 2012
- BILS 3310. Emerging Literacy in the Bilingual Classroom. (20 students)
- BILS 3314. The Content Areas Methodology in the Bilingual Classroom. (24 students)
Summer 2012
- BILS 3310. Emerging Literacy in the Bilingual Classroom. (21 students).
Spring 2012:
- BILS 3310. Emerging Literacy in the Bilingual Classroom. Taught in Spanish. 2
sections. (42 students each).
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BILS 3314. The Content Areas Methodology in the Bilingual Classroom. Taught in
Spanish. (19 students).
Fall 2011:
- BILS 3310. Emerging Literacy in the Bilingual Classroom. Taught in Spanish. 2
sections. (39 students).
- BILS 3314. The Content Areas Methodology in the Bilingual Classroom. Taught in
Spanish. (13 students)
Graduate level courses:
Spring 2015
- EDCI 8325: Mentoring, Induction, and Professional Development (2 sections – 15
students)
- EDCI 8391 – Dissertation course- 2 sections – 2 students
Fall 2014
- EDCI 8390 – Dissertation course- 2 sections – 2 students
- EDFR 6488 - Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Online Course. Masters Level.
(19 students)
- BILC 7362 - Principles of Curriculum Development in Dual Language and ESL
Classrooms. Online via Collaborate. Masters and Doctoral Level course. (17 students)
Summer 2014
- EDCI 8380 – Dissertation course- 2 students
- EDFR 6488 - Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Online Course. Masters Level.
(16 students)
Spring 2014
- BILC 8343 – Literacy and Biliteracy Development. Doctoral level. (15 students).
- EDFR 6488 - Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Online Course. Masters Level.
(14 students)
Summer 2013
- EDFR 6488 - Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Online Course. Masters Level.
(14 students)
Fall 2013
- BILC 8342 – Content Area Instruction in Bilingual Programs. Doctoral level. (17
students)
- EDFR 6388. Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Online Course. (14 students)
Summer 2013
- EDFR 6388. Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Online Course. (12 students)
Spring 2013
- EDFR 6388. Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Online Course. (11 students)
- EDFR 8301. Qualitative Research. Videoconference format. Doctoral level. (Spring
2013). (19 students).
Fall 2012
- EDFR 7300. Research Methods. Videoconference format. Doctoral level. (Fall 2012)
19 students.
Summer 2012
- EDCI 6388. Sociocultural Foundations of Education. Videoconference format.
(Summer I 2012). (14 students).
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BILC 6365: Action Research in Bilingual and ESL Classrooms. Course delivered as a
directed study. (Summer II 2012). 1 student.
EDCI 8308. Selected Topics in Research. Course delivered as a directed study.
(Summer II 2012). 1 student.
San Martin National University (Universidad Nacional de San Martin). Argentina
Graduate level courses:
- Seminar on Qualitative Methodology. Master on Education, Language, and Media.
(2010)
- Seminar on Epistemology and Research Methodology. Master on Administration of
Education. (2010)
Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Undergraduate level course:
- Administration of Educational Organizations (Gestión de las instituciones educativas).
Undergraduate level class.
University of New Mexico
Graduate Level Courses:
- LLSS 590 (Spring 2007, and Spring 2008) Masters Capstone Course. Seminar to
support the process of writing a comprehensive examination
- CIMTE 590 (Spring 2006) Masters Capstone Course. Seminar to support the process of
writing comprehensive examination
- CIMTE 555 (Spring 2003) Teaching / Learning Centers Project. Professional
Development Program for ESL / Bilingual Endorsed Teachers. Class designed to assist
ESL/bilingual teachers to develop a website on their professional development
experience.
Undergraduate/Graduate Level Courses (combined):
- LLSS 456/556 (Summer 2008 and 2007) First and Second Language Development
- LLSS 458/558 (Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2008) Literacy Across Cultures
- BIL EDU- 493/593 (Summer 2002) Second Language Literacy. Co-taught with Dr.
Guillermina Engelbretch and Elia Maria Romero for the ESL/Bilingual Summer
Institute 2002.
Undergraduate Level Courses:
- LLSS 456 (Summer, 2008) First and Second Language Development
- EDUC 400 (Spring 2006) ESL/Bilingual Cohort Student Teaching Seminar and
Supervision.
- EDUC 493 (Spring 2003) Professional Seminar for the Dual License Program Cohort.
Development of a web-based professional teaching portfolio. Technology Integration.
June/July 2002, 2001 and 2000. Albuquerque Public Schools/The University of New
Mexico ESL/Bilingual Summer Institute.
- CIMTE 321 (Fall 2002) Dual License Program (Special Education Department):
Bridges to Practice. Technology integration for preservice teachers.
- EDUC 124 (Fall 2001) Introduction to Computers for Educators. Course designed to
introduce students to basic software applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
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Students also learn strategies to organize e-mail, search the Internet and develop
multimedia projects.
Universidad del Salvador. Buenos Aires. Argentina
Undergraduate level courses:
- Pedagogy and Curriculum (1997-1998) University of El Salvador, Medicine School,
Career of Music-therapy.
- History of Teacher Education. (1990-1991) University of El Salvador, College of
Psychology.
Pre-service Teacher Education Instructor (1987-1994)
• Taught courses on: Foundations of education, theories in education, educational
psychology and ethics. School for Teacher Education Marcos Sastre. Baradero,
Argentina.
Teaching Experience K-12
Middle/High School Teacher
• 3rd, 4th and 5th grades secondary level (1993-1995) Private High School "San
Tarcisio", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• 3rd, 4th and 5th grades secondary level (1986 - 1990). Marcos Sastre Middle and High
School, Baradero, Argentina.
Pedagogical Advisor. Kindergarten and Elementary School Level. Baradero School
District. Baradero, Argentina. 1988-1990
Teacher – Special Education.
• APAND Private School, Baradero, Argentina.1987 -1989. Taught children with Down
syndrome and cerebral palsy.
Advising and Mentoring
- Mentoring Maria Raquel Austin during Summer 2014. We collaborated to redesign the
online version of the course EDSL 4305 Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education.
This was her Masters in Technology Education degree final project.
- Advisor for Doctoral Students for the Bilingual Specialization of the Doctor of
Education (Ed.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction. College of Education, University of
Texas at Brownsville. 5 students. Spring 2013 – Spring 2014
- Advisor for Doctoral Students for the Bilingual Specialization of the Doctor of
Education (Ed.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction. College of Education, University of
Texas at Brownsville. 3 students: Fall 2011 – Fall 2012
- Advisor for the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching Program. Buenos Aires,
Universidad Católica. 2010.
- Mentoring of masters´ student final project during 2006 and 2007. University of New
Mexico.
Recruitment
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Fall 2013/Spring 2014. Recruitment for Doctoral Program C&I with Specialization in
Bilingual Studies– Visits, information meetings, email correspondence. Number of
potential candidates identified: 19. Number of Applications reviewed: 8 – Number of
candidates accepted: 7
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October 2013. Presentation session at the Binational Conference. Brownsville, TX.
This presentation was focused on describing the Masters in Bilingual Education and
Ed.D. in C& I program with Specialization in Bilingual Studies. In attendance
approximately 10 teachers and UTB undergraduate students.
Dissertations and Theses
- Masters in Digital Literacy E-Portfolio Defense. Committee member: Cynthia Sierra.
June 19th, 2014. Committee Chair: Dr. Kathy Busset-Webb.
- Chair, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Carolina Lopez (Summer 2014- ongoing).
Dissertation proposal defended on September 19, 2014. Title: Exploring English
Language Learners’ Identity Negotiation in a 6th Grade English Language Arts
Classroom.
- Chair, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Anna Newman (Summer 2014 – ongoing)
- Member, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Rosie Cobarrubias (Spring 2013 – Summer
2014). Dissertation defended on July 23, 2014. Title: Hispanic Parents' Expectations
and Perceptions about a Dual Language Education in the Rio Grande Valley.
- Member, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Shane Snelson (Spring 2013 – ongoing).
Chair: Dr. K. Hinton. Dissertation proposal defended on October 19th 2014.
- Member, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Araceli Montalvo. Chair: Dr. L. Jewett.
- Member, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Luz Zuniga. Chair: Dr. K. Hinton
- Member Doctoral Dissertation committee: Erie Tejeda (Summer 2014 – ongoing).
Chair: Dr. Georgianna Duarte
- Member, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Marta C. Valdez (Spring 2013 – ongoing).
Chair: Dr. Alma Rodriguez
- Co-chair, Doctoral Dissertation committee: Ana Maria Bartolini, Universidad de San
Andres, Argentina. 2011-2013. Dissertation successfully defended on August 16th,
2013. Title: Persistencia y desgaste doctoral. Un estudio en ciencias de la educación y
ciencias experimentales.
Comprehensive Examinations
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Serve on Doctoral Program Comprehensive Exam committee: May 2014 (5 students)
Serve on Master’s Comprehensive Exam committees: Summer 2014 (2 students).
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Serve on Master’s Comprehensive Exam committees: Spring 2013 (5 students)
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Serve on Master’s Comprehensive Exam committees: Fall 2013 (5 students).
Program Development
- UTRGV working groups to develop EC-6 ESL and Bilingual Generalist program
(Summer and Fall 2014)
- UTRGV meetings to discuss Masters in Bilingual Education (Summer and Fall 2014)
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CAR and PAR writing for M.Ed. in Bilingual Education. Revise and reinstate in the
Masters in Bilingual Education program: BILC 6365 Action Research in Bilingual
and ESL Classrooms. Fall 2013
CARs and PARs writer for courses and program changes aligned with NCATE under
(Summer 2012).
Participated in the development of syllabi for the following courses which are part of
the doctorate degree in Curriculum and Instruction with Specialization in Bilingual
Studies: BILC 8342 and BILC 8343
Office of Secondary Education (Dirección de Nivel Secundario). 2009-2010.
Argentinean National Education Department (Ministerio de Educación de la Nación
Argentina). Explora: Virtual program for teacher professional development on
Science and Social Science. http://explora.educ.ar/
Scholarship
Book Chapters
a. Peer Reviewed
Musanti, S. I. & Rodriguez, A. (Under review). Translanguaging in Bilingual Teacher
Preparation: Challenges and Possibilities. D. M. Palfreyman & C.van der Walt
(Eds). Academic Biliteracies: Translanguaging and Multilingual Repertoires in
Higher Education settings. To be published by Multilingual Matters.
Musanti, S. I. (2014). “Porque sé los dos idiomas.” Biliteracy Beliefs and Bilingual
Preservice Teacher Identity. In Y. Freeman, & D. Freeman (Eds). Research on
Preparing Preservice Teachers to Work Effectively with Emergent Bilinguals
(Advances in Research on Teaching, Volume 21) Emerald Group Publishing
Limited. (pp. 59-87). Available at:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/book/10.1108/S1479-3687_2014_21
Rodriguez, A. & Musanti, S. I. (2014). Preparing Latina/o preservice bilingual teachers to
teach content in Spanish to emergent bilingual students on the US-Mexico border.
In Y. Freeman and D. Freeman (Eds.). Research on Preparing Preservice Teachers
to Work Effectively with Emergent Bilinguals (Advances in Research on Teaching,
Volume 21) Emerald Group Publishing Limited (pp. 201-232). Available at:
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/book/10.1108/S1479-3687_2014_21
Celedón-Pattichis, S. & Musanti, S. I. (2014). Supporting Emergent Bilingual
Kindergartners to Move from Problem Solvers to Problem Posers: The Use of
Multimodal Communication. In M. Civil and E. Turner (Eds) The Common Core
State Standards in Mathematics for English Language Learners: Grades K-8.
Series: The Common Core State Standards and English Language Learners.
SERIES EDITOR: Luciana C. de Oliveira. TESOL Press.
Celedón-Pattichis, S. & Musanti, S. I. (2013). Grade 1: “Let’s suppose that…”:
Developing base-ten thinking with Latina/o emergent bilingual learners. Margo
Gottlieb and Gisela Ernst-Slavit (Eds.) Academic language in diverse
classrooms: Promoting content and language learning. Grades K-2, Mathematics.
Corwin Press. (pp. 87-128).
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Halquist, D. & Musanti, S. I. (2012). Critical incidents and reflection: Turning points that
challenge the researcher and create opportunities for knowing. In Gretchen B.
Rossman and Sharon F. Rallis (Eds.), Everyday Ethics: Reflections on Practice.
(pp. 71-83, Chapter 6). NY: Routledge.
Menéndez, J. M., Kondek McLeman, L., Musanti, S. I., & Kahn, L. (2012). Adapting
instruction for Latina/o students: A collaborative study between teachers and
researchers. Professional Collaborations in Mathematics Teaching and Learning:
Seeking Success for All.74th Yearbook. (pp. 75-85).Reston, VA: National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics.
Pini, M. E. & Musanti, S. I. (2012) Construcción del sujeto de la educación secundaria.
Consumos culturales, cultura escolar y tecnología digital. In S. M. Mas Rocha, J.M.
Gorostiaga, C. G. Tello, y M. E. Pini (Eds.) La educación secundaria como
derecho: estudios y reflexiones. (pp. 299-322).Buenos Aires: Stella-La Crujía
Musanti, S. I., Marshall, M., Ceballos, K., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2011). Situating
mathematics professional development: A bilingual teacher and researchers’
collaboration. In Téllez, K., Moschkovich, J. N., & Civil, M (Eds.), Latinos and
mathematics: Research on learning and teaching in classrooms and communities.
Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. (pp. 215-232).
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S. I., & Marshall, M. (2010). Bilingual teachers’
reflections on students’ native language and culture to teach mathematics. In M.
Foote (Ed.), Mathematics teaching and learning in K-12: Equity and professional
development. New York, NY: Palgrave Mcmillan. (pp. 7-24).
Pini, M. E., Musanti, S. I., Gorostiaga, J., Feldfeber, M., & Oliveira, D. A. (2010).
Teacher education and professional development in the context of Argentinean
educational policies: Current trends and challenges. In K. Karras and C.C.
Wolhuter, International Handbook of Teacher Education World Wide: Issues and
Challenges, Vol. II. Greece: Athens-Atrapos Editions. (pp. 571-586)
Pini, M. E. & Musanti, S. I. (2010). Consumos culturales, cultura escolar y tecnología. Un
estudio descriptivo de los saberes de niños y adolescentes en una escuela de la
periferia de Buenos Aires In R. Hernandez Castañeda (Coord.), Investigaciones y
Ensayos sobre Innovación e Internacionalización Educativa.Vol. II. Guadalajara,
Mexico: Universidad de Guadalajara. (pp. 132-159).
Musanti, S. I. y de Valenzuela, J Scherba. (2009). El uso del portafolio electrónico en la
formación de maestros: Una experiencia en una universidad estadounidense. En J.
Gacel-Avila, y R. Hernandez Castañeda (Coord.), Investigaciones y Ensayos sobre
Innovación e Internacionalización Educativa. Vol. I. Guadalajara, Mexico:
Universidad de Guadalajara. (pp. 73-104)
Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals
Musanti, S. I. (In revision) “A fly in the wall” Teachers narratives on their journey
through inquiry. To be submitted to The Qualitative Report.
Pini, M. E., Musanti, S. I., & C-Pargman, T. (2015). Youth digital cultural consumption
and education. Designs for Learning, 8(1), 58-80. Available at:
http://www.designsforlearning.nu
Musanti, S. I. and Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2013). Promising pedagogical practices for
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emergent bilinguals in kindergarten: Towards a mathematics discourse community.
Journal of Multilingual Education Research, 4, 41-62. Available at:
http://fordham.bepress.com/jmer/vol4/iss1/4
Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2012). Reflexiones sobre lenguaje, cultura y
equidad en la enseñanza de matemáticas en una escuela primaria bilingüe de
Estados Unidos. GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 6, 44-70.
Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2012) “They need to know they can do math”
Reaching for equity through the native language in mathematics instruction with
Spanish speaking students. Journal of Bilingual Education Research & Instruction
14(1), 80-94.
Halquist, D. & Musanti, S. I. (2010). Critical incidents and reflection: Turning points that
challenge the researcher and create opportunities for knowing. The International
Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 23(4), 449-461.
Musanti, S. I., & Pence, L. (2010) Collaboration and teacher development: Unpacking
resistance, constructing knowledge, and negotiating identity. Teacher Education
Quarterly, 37 (1), 73-90.
Musanti, S. I., Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Marshall, M. E. (2009). Reflections on language
and mathematics problem solving: A case study of a bilingual first grade teacher.
Bilingual Research Journal, 32 (1), 25-41.
Mahn, H., McMann, D., & Musanti, S.I. (2005) Teaching/Learning Centers: Professional
development for teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse students.
Language Arts, 28(5), 378-387.
Musanti, S. I. (2004) Teaching/Learning Centers: The impact of on-site sustained
collaboration for ESL/Bilingual teachers’ professional development. Mextesol
Journal, 28(1), 61-70.
Musanti, S. I. (2004) Balancing mentoring and collaboration: Midcareer teachers
constructing a new role. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 6(1), 13-24.
S. de Valenzuela, J., Connery, M. C., & Musanti, S.I. (2000). The theoretical foundations
of professional development in special education. Is sociocultural theory enough?
Remedial and Special Education, 21(2), 111-120.
Newsletters contributions
Pini, M. E., & Musanti, S. I. (2010) Cultural consumption, school culture and technology.
A descriptive study of children and youth in an outskirt school of Buenos Aires. In
News on Children, Youth and Media in the World. The International Clearinghouse
on Children, Youth and Media, at NORDICOM, University of Gothenburg,
Sweden.
http://www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse.php?portal=about&main=join_the_netw
ork.php&me=4
Musanti, S. I., Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Marshall, M. (2008). A longitudinal study of
bilingual teachers’ growth: Language and mathematics problem solving. Bilingual
Basics, 10,1
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_issue.asp?nid=3077&iid=11109&sid=1
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Musanti, S. I. (Ed). (2004, December). Data-based decision making for student success.
IPD Research Brief, 3, 1-4. Institute for Professional Development, The University
of New Mexico
Musanti, S. I. (Ed). (2004, May). Defining “highly qualified teacher.” Research
perspectives and policy recommendations. IPD Research Brief, 2, 1-3. Institute for
Professional Development, The University of New Mexico
Musanti, S. I. (Ed). (2003, December). Student achievement and teacher professional
development: A brief overview of actual research. IPD Research Brief, 1, 1-3.
Institute for Professional Development, The University of New Mexico.
Invited publications
Musanti, S. I. (2010) Socialización profesional docente. En Dicionario de Trabalho,
profissao e condicao docente. CD ROM. (Dictionary on Teacher Work and
Teaching conditions). Grupo de Estudios sobre Política Educacional y Trabajo
Docente de la Facultad de Educación de La UFMG - GESTRADO/FAE/UFMG.
Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Institutional Reports
Rodriguez, A.; Musanti, S. I.; & Mercuri, S. (2014, January). Program Report for the
Preparation of Elementary School Teachers Association for Childhood Education
International (ACEI). Bachelor of Arts Interdisciplinary Studies – EC-6 Bilingual
Generalist. NCATE Accreditation. Program nationally recognized. University of
Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX.
Rodriguez, A.; Musanti, S. I.; & Mercuri, S. (2014, January). Program Report for the
Preparation of Elementary School Teachers Association for Childhood Education
International (ACEI). Bachelor of Arts Interdisciplinary Studies – EC-6 English as
Second Language Generalist. NCATE Accreditation. Program nationally
recognized. University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX.
Dávila, J., Guajardo, F., Hernández, S.; Lalonde, S., Lavariega, J., López-Garcia, D.;
Mercuri, A.; Mercuri, S., & Musanti S. I. (alphabetical order). (January, 2014).
Bilingual cultural studies working group. Final report. The South Texas Project:
The University of Texas at Brownsville. Retrieved from:
http://www.utb.edu/UTRGV/Pages/default.aspx?utm_source=utrgvAWGreports&u
tm_medium=web&utm_campaign=AWGreports
Blum Martinez, R., Pence, L., & Musanti, S. I. (2006). Academic program review self
study for the Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies.
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Research Reports Published
Pini, M. E. (coord), Musanti, S. I., Kaufman, G., Amaré, M. B. (2012), Consumos
culturales digitales de los jóvenes de entre 13 y 18 años. Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Educ-ar S.E. Serie informes de universidades para el Programa Conectar Igualdad.
ISBN 978-987-1433-59-9
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Pini, M. E. (coord), Musanti, S. I., Ithurburu, V., González, D. (2012), Organizaciones de
la sociedad civil que trabajan con TIC en escuelas públicas argentinas. Buenos
Aires, Argentina: Educ-ar S.E. Serie informes de universidades para el Programa
Conectar Igualdad. ISBN 978-987-1433-60-5
Invited Articles
Hall, L., Fisher, C., Musanti, S.I. & Halquist, D. (2006). Professional development in
teacher education: What Can We Learn From PT3? TechTrends, 50(3), 25-31.
Musanti, S. I. (2001). Maestros enseñando a maestros: El "Tutor-Colega" Deconstrucción de una práctica pedagógica. Reflexao e Acao, UNISC Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, 9(2), 7-21.
Bordes, Ma A., Musanti, S. I. & Narvaja, P. (1994). Problemas de la innovación en la
gestión académica universitaria. (Administrative problems of academic innovation
in higher education). IGLU Journal of Interamerican University Organization.
Refereed National and International Conference Proceedings
Kahn, L., Musanti, S. I., McLeman, L., Menéndez-Gómez, J. M. & Trujillo, B. (2008)
Exploring teachers’ reflections: Teachers of Latino students reflect on the
implementation of a mathematical task. In O. Figueras, J. L. Cortina, S. Alatorre, T.
Rojano, & A. Sepúlveda (Eds.), Proceedings of the joint meeting of PME 32 –
PME NA XXX, Morelia, Mexico, 3, 233-240.
Marshall, M. E., Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Patticchis, S. (2007). Young Latino students’
learning in problem-based reform mathematics classrooms: Developing
mathematical thinking and communication. Lamberg, T., & Wiest, L. R. (Eds.),
Proceedings of the 29th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Stateline (Lake
Tahoe), NV: University of Nevada, Reno. (pp. 499-501).
Musanti, S. I. (2003) Teaching / Learning Centers: A multicultural and collaborative
approach to bilingual/ESL teachers’ professional development. In L. Johanna, L.
Leena (Eds.), Proceedings of the UNESCO Conference on Intercultural Education.
Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Hall, L., Fisher, C., Musanti, S. I., Simmons-Klarer, D., Halquist, D., & Magnuson, M.
(2002). Shared Visions: Professional development for teacher education faculty.
IS2002 Proceedings of the Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Cork,
Ireland. 645-657.
Dissertation
Musanti, S. I. (2005). Collaboration and inservice teachers' professional development: A
qualitative study on knowledge, identity and practice. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation,
The University of New Mexico
Manuscripts in preparation
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Mercuri, S., Musanti, S., & Rodríguez, A. D. (in preparation). Tentative title: El desarrollo
del lenguaje académico y aprendizaje de contenidos de estudiantes bilingües:
Práctica y teoría. Book proposal for Calson.
Steren, B. S. Musanti, S. I.; & Davoglio, T. (in preparation). Higher education faculty
professional development: Trends in Brazil and the United States. To be submitted to
Quality in Higher Education.
Musanti, S. I. (in preparation) Discovering the power of digital images: Raising awareness
and learning through Photovoice. To be submitted to: Contemporary Issues in
Technology and Teacher Education. Current Practice
http://www.citejournal.org/vol11/iss4/maintoc.cfm
Musanti, S. I. (In preparation) Revisiting teacher growth: Elementary bilingual teachers
constructing meaning, promoting awareness and equity for Latino students’
mathematics learning. Manuscript to be submitted to Teaching and Teacher
Education
Presentations at International and National Conferences (Peer Reviewed)
Musanti, S. I. & Rodriguez, A. (2015, March) Preparing preservice teachers to develop
language objectives across content areas. Presentation accepted for the TESOL
Convention, March 25-28, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Musanti, S. I. (2015, March) Opportunities and Challenges: English Learners in the
Times of Standards. BEIS Academic Session Organizer. TESOL Convention,
March 25-28, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Musanti, S. I. (2014, October). Mathematics Academic Literacy and Language
Development in the Bilingual Classroom. Binational Education Conference.
Matamorros, México. October 24 & 25, 2014.
Musanti, S. I. (2014, April). A fly on the wall: Teachers´ Narratives on their Journey
through Inquiry. Individual submission accepted for the 2014 AERA Annual
Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Musanti, S. I. & Celedón-Patticchis, S. (2014, March). Mathematics Discourse
Communities: Advancing Latina/o Mathematics Learning and Academic Literacy.
Presented at TESOL Convention, March 26-29, 2014, Portland, Oregon.
Musanti, S. I., & Rodriguez, A. (2014, February). On Becoming a Bilingual Teacher:
Lessons Learned from a Teacher Preparation Program in South Texas. Paper
presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference. St Louis.
Musanti, S. I. (2014, February). Situated Professional Development: TeachersResearchers Collaboration for Latina/o Students Mathematical Learning. Paper
presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference. St Louis.
Musanti, S. I., Marshall, M., & Celedón-Patticchis, S. (2013, February). Understanding
emergent bilingual students’ mathematical thinking to improve instruction in K-2
bilingual classrooms. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual NABE Conference. Lake
Buena Vista, FL.
Mercuri, S. & Musanti, S. I. (2013, February). Advancing instruction for emergent
bilinguals: Promising practices for academic literacy development. Paper
presented at the 42nd Annual NABE Conference. Lake Buena Vista, FL.
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Musanti, S. I. (2013, March). Building mathematics academic literacy in bilingual
classrooms. In S. Mercuri (Chair), Thoughtful Academic Literacy for English
Learners. BEIS and EEIS Intersection Section to be conducted at the TESOL
Convention. March, 2013, Dallas, TX. Invited presentation.
Musanti, S.I. (2013, March). Building a discourse community in Dual Language
classrooms to support students’ mathematical understanding. In S. Mercuri (Chair)
Promising practices for English language learners’ academic literacy
development. Paper presented at TESOL Convention. Dallas, TX.
Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2012, March) Scaffolding and transferring
mathematical concepts in a bilingual kindergarten classroom. Paper presented at
the TESOL Convention. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. (2012, February) “They can do it!” Learning
challenging mathematics and language transfer in a bilingual kindergarten
classroom. Paper presented at the 41st National Association for Bilingual Education
(NABE) Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. (2012, February) “En dos idiomas: Promoting
academic literacy with bilingual learners in mathematics.” In M. E. Franquiz
(Chair), En Dos Idiomas: Promoting Academic Literacy with Bilingual Learners.
Paper presented at the 41st National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. (2012, April). “Make them fly…”: Prioritizing
problem solving and transferring mathematical concepts in a bilingual kindergarten
classroom. In J. Aguirre (Chair), Re-imagining mathematics teaching quality for K12 ELL and Latin@ students. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the
American Education Research Association 2012,Vancouver, Canada. Unable to
attend. Presented by first author.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. (2012, April). “I wanted to make a difference…”:
Building mathematics academic literacy in bilingual kindergarten classrooms. In
M. Fránquiz (Chair), Knowing English is not enough! Cultivating academic
literacies among bilingual learners. Symposium at the American Educational
Research Association, British Columbia, Vancouver. Unable to attend. Presented
by first author.
Pini, M. E., Musanti, S. I., Kauffman, G. (2011, June). Encuentro de Presentación de
Informes de Investigación [Presentation of research reports], Componente Estudios
Especiales de Evaluación y Seguimiento del Programa Conectar Igualdad.
Ministerio de Educación de la Nación Argentina, Buenos Aires. Presented by first
author, unable to attend. Invited presentation.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S. I., & Marshall, M. E. (2011, April). Equity Issues in
Mathematics: Researchers' and Bilingual Teachers' Collaborative Professional
Development. In J. Aguirre (Chair) Advancing Mathematics Learning for Latina/o
Students: Innovative Models of Teacher Professional Development. Symposium
conducted at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans, Louisiana. Unable to attend, paper presented by first author.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S. I., & Marshall, M. E. (2010, April). Placing language,
culture, and mathematics at the center: A study of bilingual elementary teachers’
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growth. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Denver, Colorado. Paper presented by first author.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S. I., & Marshall, M. E. (2010, January). Situating
mathematics professional development: A bilingual kindergarten teacher and
researchers’ collaboration. In J. M. Menéndez (Chair), Equity in mathematics
education: Experiences and reflections from a teacher preparation program and
professional development initiatives. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Irvine, California. Paper presented
by first author.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S. I,, & Marshall, M. E. (2009, September). Integrating
language, culture, and mathematics: A longitudinal study of bilingual elementary
teachers’ growth. Paper presented at the Pre-Session of the Transforming East
Alabama Mathematics (TEAM)-Math Partnership Conference, Tuskegee, Alabama.
Paper presented by first author.
Marshall, M., Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Musanti, S. I. (2009, April). CGI problem solving
by bilingual primary grade students. In P. K. Kisunzu (Chair), Teacher and
teaching in mathematics with "minority" students. Symposium conducted at the
meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Pre-Session,
Washington, D.C. Paper presented by first author.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S.I., Marshall, M. E. (2009, April). Reflections on
language and mathematics problem solving: A case study of a bilingual first-grade
teacher. In R. Kitchen (Chair), Teacher learning communities as a means to
advance the mathematics education of Latinos/as. Symposium conducted at the
meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, California.
Paper presented by first author.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Musanti, S. I., Marshall, M. E. (2009, April). Bilingual and ESL
teachers' perceptions of integrating contextualized word problems into a reform
curriculum for Latino students. In J. Aguirre (Chair), Redefining boundaries of
mathematics teaching for Latina/o youth: Examining community, multi-state, and
transnational contexts. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American
Education Research Association, San Diego, California. Paper presented by first
author.
Celedón-Pattichis, S., Marshall, M., & Musanti, S. I. (February, 2009). Cognitively guided
instruction within a Vygotskian framework: Building mathematical concepts with
Spanish-speaking primary students. Paper presented at the meeting of the National
Association for Bilingual Education (Research SIG), Austin, Texas. Presented by
first author.
Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2008, October). Contextualizing professional
development: Elementary bilingual teachers explore mathematics problem solving.
In J. Aguirre & S. Celedón-Pattichis (Co-Chairs), Redefining boundaries of
mathematics teaching for Chicano-Latino/a youth: Examining community, multistate, and transnational contexts. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Sciences, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Musanti, S. I., & Halquist, D. (2008, March). Critical incidents and reflection: Turning
points that challenge the researcher and create opportunities for knowing. Paper
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presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
New York, NY.
Celedón-Patticchis, S., Musanti, S. I., & Marshall, M. E. (2008, February). Reflections on
language and mathematics problem solving: A case study of a bilingual first grade
teacher. Paper presented at the 38th annual conference for the National Association
for Bilingual Education. Tampa, Florida.
Musanti, S. I., Marshall, M., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2008, February). A collaborative
classroom-based approach to professional development: Bilingual teachers explore
issues of language and mathematics problem solving. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Musanti, S. I., Marshall, M., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2008, January). Language and
mathematics problem solving: Exploring the complexities of bilingual teachers’
growth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics
Teacher Educators, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
McLeman, L., Musanti, S. I., Kahn, L., & Trujillo, B. (2008, January). Adapting
instruction and exploring Latinos/as students’ work: Two teacher study groups
grapple with issues of mathematical understanding and language. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Marshall, M. E., Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Patticchis, S. (2007, October). Young Latino
students’ learning in problem-based reform mathematics classrooms: Developing
mathematical thinking and communication. Paper presented at the 26th annual
conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA). Nevada, Reno.
Musanti, S. I. (2007, April). Collaboration and inservice teachers’ professional
development: A qualitative study on knowledge, identity and practice. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Chicago.
Musanti, S. I. (2006, October). Collaboration and inservice teachers’ professional
development: A qualitative study on knowledge, identity and practice. Paper
presented at the 13th annual conference of the American Association for Teaching
& Curriculum, Charlotte, N.C.
Hall, L., Fisher, C., Musanti, S. I., & Halquist, D. (2006, October). PT3 teacher education
faculty development: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the annual international
convention of the Association for Educational Communication and Technology
(AECT), Dallas, TX.
Holbrook, M. & Musanti, S. I. (2005, April). Teaching/Learning Centers: Professional
development for teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse students. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Montreal, Canada.
Musanti, S. I. (2004, January). Mid-career teachers' oral and written narratives: Making
meaning of professional development and collaboration. QUIG conference on
Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies. University of Georgia.
Musanti, S. I. (2004, April). “Groping through the dark, but making progress.” Exploring
a school-based ESL/bilingual professional development program. Paper presented
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at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San
Diego, CA.
Musanti, S. I. (2003, October). The impact of on-site sustained collaboration for ESL /
bilingual teachers’ professional development. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Baltimore,
MD.
Hall, L. Fisher, C., Halquist, D., Magnuson, M., Musanti, S. I., & Simmons-Klarer, D.
(2002, April). The ivory web: faculty professional development and technology
integration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational
Research Association. New Orleans, LA.
Musanti, S. I. (2002, April). Teachers mentoring teachers. Constructing new professional
identity: Power knowledge and emotions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.
Fisher, C., Halquist, D., Magnuson, M., Musanti, S. I., & Simmons-Klarer, D. (2001,
October). Integrating technology: Reflections on supportive roles in faculty
professional development. Paper presented at the 8th annual meeting of the
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Denver, CO.
Musanti, S. I. (2001, October). From teacher to "peer support teacher". A case study
about the construction of a professional role. Paper presented at the 8th annual
meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Denver, CO.
Hall, L., Fisher, C., Halquist, D., Magnuson, M., Musanti, S. I., & Simmons-Klarer, D.
(2001, June). Professional development with teacher educators: Integrating
technology into methods courses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Educational Computing Conference. Chicago, ILL.
Musanti, S. I. (2001, April). Power, dialogue, and knowledge: Constructing collaborative
relationships within professional development. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Seattle, WA.
Refereed Papers/Presentations at International Professional Meetings Abroad:
Pini, M. E.; Musanti, S. I. & C-Pargman, T. (May 2015) Exploring High School Students’
Cultural Consumption and Digital Practices. 17th Annual International Conference
on Education, 18-21 May 2015, Athens, Greece.
Musanti, S. I., Marshall, M., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2011, May) “Ellos necesitan saber
que pueden aprender matemática”: Cuestiones de equidad en la enseñanza de
matemáticas en los primeros años de la escuela primaria. Paper accepted for
presentation at VI Jornadas Nacionales sobre la Formación del Profesorado:
"Currículo, Investigación y Prácticas en contexto(s)". Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Unable to attend.
Musanti, S. I., Marshall, M., Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2010, February) Desarrollo
profesional docente situado en el aula: Un proceso colaborativo entre una maestra
bilingüe principiante e investigadores cualitativos. II Congreso Internacional sobre
Profesorado Principiante e Inserción Profesional a la Docencia, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Marshall, M., Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2008, July). Reform mathematics in
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speaking first graders. Paper presented at the meeting of the 11th International
Congress on Mathematical Education, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
Kahn, L., Musanti, S. I., McLeman, L., Menéndez-Gómez, J. M. & Trujillo, B. (2008,
July) Exploring teachers’ reflections: Teachers of Latino students reflect on the
implementation of a mathematical task. Paper presented at the 2008 Joint Meeting
of the PME 32 – PME NA XXX, Morelia, Mexico.
Hall, L., Fisher, C., Musanti, S. I., Simmons-Klarer, D., Halquist, D., & Magnuson, M.
(2002, June). Shared visions: professional development for teacher education
faculty. Paper presented at the Informing Science + IT Education Conference.
Cork, Ireland. http://is2002.com.
Musanti, S. I. (2002, October). Maestros educando a maestros: Colaboración,
conocimiento e identidad. (Teachers teaching teachers. Collaboration, knowledge
and identity). Paper presented at the 10th Inter-American Symposium on
Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education. Albuquerque, NM.
Presentations at State Conferences
Rodriguez, A. & Musanti, S. I. (2014, October). Preservice Teachers Learn to Write
Quality Language Objectives in a Bilingual Teacher Preparation Program.
Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE).
October 20-22, 2014, Austin, TX.
Musanti, S. I., & Rodriguez, A. (2014, October). Preparing Bilingual Teachers:
Translanguaging Pedagogy and Metalinguistic Instructional Practices. 42nd
Annual Bilingual Conference for Texas Association for Bilingual Education
(TABE). October, 15-18, McAllen, TX.
Musanti, S. I. & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2014, October). Pro-Literacy: Strategies to
Support Mathematics Academic Literacy and Language Development in the
Bilingual Classroom. 42nd Annual Bilingual Conference for Texas Association for
Bilingual Education (TABE). October, 15-18, McAllen, TX.
Rodriguez, A., & Musanti, S. I. (2014, October). Learning to Write Quality Language
Objectives: Lessons Learned from Preservice Bilingual Teachers. 42nd Annual
Bilingual Conference for Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE).
October, 15-18, McAllen, TX.
Musanti, S. I. & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2013, October). “Vamos a suponer que…”: A first
grade teacher's approach to developing base ten thinking and academic language.
TABE, Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference. San Antonio, TX.
Musanti, S. I. (2013, October). A Practitioner Research Exploration of Preservice
Teachers’ Perceptions of Literacy and Biliteracy Development: Lessons Learned.
Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE).
October 20-22, 2013, San Antonio, TX.
Rodriguez, A., & Musanti, S. I. (2012, October). On Becoming a Bilingual Teacher:
Lessons Learned from a Teacher Preparation Program. Proposal presented at the
Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE).
Dallas, TX.
Musanti, S. I., & Rodriguez, A. (October, 2012). What Bilingual Teachers Need: Lessons
Learned from Preservice Latina/o Teachers. Proposal presented at the 41th
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Bilingual Conference of TABE, Texas Association for Bilingual Education
Conference. San Antonio, TX.
Musanti, S. I., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (October, 2012). Mathematics Academic Literacy
in Bilingual Kindergarten Classrooms. Proposal presented at the 41th Bilingual
Conference of the TABE, Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference.
San Antonio, TX.
Musanti, S. I., Celedón-Pattichis, S., & Marshall, M. E. (2011, October). Language,
culture and learning challenging mathematics in two bilingual kindergarten
classrooms. Paper presented at the 41th Bilingual Conference of the TABE,Texas
Association for Bilingual Education Conference. McAllen, Texas.
Alvarado, E., Ceballos, K., Celedón-Pattichis, S. Lanphere, N., Marshall, M., Musanti, S.
& Sandoval, A. [Authors in alphabetical order] (2008, November).
Contextualized problem solving to develop academic Spanish and mathematical
understanding. Paper presented at La Cosecha 13th Annual Dual Language
Conference, Santa Fe. NM.
Musanti, S. I., Celedón-Pattichis, S., Marshall, M. (2008, October). Contextualized
mathematics problems solving: Bilingual teachers and researchers explore the
development of student thinking and academic language in primary grades (K-2).
Presentation for the 2008 NMSTA/EEANM/NMCTM conference, Albuquerque,
NM.
Marshall, M., Celedón-Patticchis, S., & Musanti, S. I. (2008, October). CGI problem
solving by bilingual primary grade students. Presentation for the 2008
NMSTA/EEANM/NMCTM conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Trujillo, B., & Musanti, S. I. (2007, November). Analyzing student problem solving on a
NAEP task: Teachers reflecting on mathematics and language. Paper presented at
the New Mexico Math and Science Teacher Conference, Las Vegas, NM.
Franzak, J., Halquist, D., Magnuson, M., & Musanti, S. I. (2003, April). Moving forward:
graduate students talk about their writing group. Roundtable presented at the Sixth
Annual College of Education Graduate Student Colloquium. The University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Hall, L., Fisher, C., Halquist, D., Magnuson, M., Musanti, S. I, & Simmons-Klarer, D.
(2000, October). Learning about technology integration and faculty professional
development. Paper presented at the New Mexico State Technology Conference.
Rio Rancho, NM.
Musanti, S. I. (2000, March). Mentoring and supervision in professional development:
De-constructing meanings within the process of learning a new language. Paper
presented at the Graduate Student Colloquium, College of Education, The
University of New Mexico.
Presentations at Local Conferences
Rodriguez, A., Musanti, S. I. and Mercuri, S. (2013, October). Using technology to deliver
a Master’s in Bilingual Education. Presented at the 20th Annual Bi-national
Conference of Education, Brownsville, TX.
Musanti, S. I. (2011, October) Equity, Connectivity and Innovation in Education:
Exploring the Implementation of the “One Laptop per Student Program” in
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Argentina. Presented at the “Ahead of the Future 2011 - Today's look at the
technology and education of tomorrow.” College of Education. The University of
Texas at Brownsville.
Invited Lectures and Workshops
August 14-19, 2014. A situated approach to teacher professional development:
Collaboration, identity and discourse communities. Course delivered for graduate students
and faculty at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto
Alegre, Brazil. This course was part of my activities as an invited international professor in
the context of the PUCRS-UTB collaborative research project entitled: Teaching in the 21st
Century: Motivational Processes of Faculty in Higher Education, supported by the
FAPERGS grant (Fundo de Amparo a Pesquisa no Rio Grande do Sul – ID# 04092551/14-1). Principal Investigator: Dr. Bettina Steren do Santos.
August 13, 2014. Lecture for undergraduate students presented for the Methods in
Mathematics Education class. Instructor: Dr. Rossane Vargas. Lecture entitled: Cognitive
Guided Instruction in Mathematics Education. Activities as an invited international
professor in the context of the PUCRS-UTB collaborative research project entitled:
Teaching in the 21st Century: Motivational Processes of Faculty in Higher Education,
supported by the FAPERGS grant (Fundo de Amparo a Pesquisa no Rio Grande do Sul –
ID# 0409-2551/14-1). Principal Investigator: Dr. Bettina Steren do Santos.
August, 19, 2014. Lecture for graduate (masters and doctorate program) students presented
for the Research Methodology class. Instructor: Monica de la Fare. Lecture entitled: “A
Qualitative Research Approach to a Situated Professional Development Initiative”
Activity as an invited international professor in the context of the PUCRS-UTB
collaborative research project entitled: Teaching in the 21st Century: Motivational
Processes of Faculty in Higher Education, supported by the FAPERGS grant (Fundo de
Amparo a Pesquisa no Rio Grande do Sul – ID# 0409-2551/14-1). Principal Investigator:
Dr. Bettina Steren do Santos.
June 27, 2014. Promoting the mathematical success of emergent bilinguals through
problem solving. Invited Workshop. TODOS 2014 Conference. Phoenix, AZ. With Dr.
Sylvia Celedón- Pattichis. (2014, June).
June, 1-3, 2012. Learning challenging mathematics: Exploring Cognitively Guided
Instruction in K-2 ESL and Bilingual Classrooms. Workshop for K-2 teachers with Dr.
Mary Marshall. CEMELA Dissemination Conference: “Connecting theory and practice:
Lessons learned about Latin@s and the learning of mathematics” June 1-3, 2012. Chappell
Hill, NC.
June, 2006. Keynote Speaker. Colaboración y desarrollo profesional de maestros: Una
investigación cualitativa sobre el conocimiento, identidad y práctica. Research
Development and Education Program. Graduate Studies School. Universidad Nacional de
General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Grant Writing
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Dr. Joey Key (Project Director). Co principal investigators:Dr. Sandra P. Mercuri, Dr.
Sandra I. Musanti, Dr. Cristina Torres, Dr. Maria Diaz. Advancing Informal Bilingual
STEM Learning (AIBSL). To be submitted to NSF Grant, Advancing Informal STEM
Learning (AISL), NSF 13-608. Deadline: November 14, 2014. Amount and Project:
$300,000 over two years. Period: Status: Submitted.
Mercuri, S. (Project Director). Rodriguez, A., Corbeil, M. E., Musanti, S.I., Well, L.
2014-2015 Online Bilingual Education Certification Preparation Course Trainings.
Texas Education Agency. Amount and Project Period: $165,346 over one year. Status:
Not funded.
Mercuri, S. (Principal Investigator). Musanti, S. I., O’Connor, B., Lu, M. P., Dukes, P.,
and Diaz, M. C. (Co-principal Investigators). Promoting Scientific Literacy among
Latino Pre-Service Teachers through an Inquiry-Based Language Infused Model.
Submitted: December 2012 –Resubmitted December 2013- National Science
Foundation, Discovery Research K-12 (DRK-12), NSF 11-588. Amount and Project
Period: $450,000 over three years. Status: Not Funded.
Freeman, Y. (Principal Investigator). Mercuri, S., Rodriguez, A., Hinton, K., Musanti,
S. I. (Co-principal Investigators). (Submitted, September 22, 2011). Texas EL Research
Project: Academic Language Support Through Teachers and Administrators. United
States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. Education Research
Grants: IES-84.305A. School District Partners: Harlingen Consolidated Independent
School District, Point Isabel Independent School District and Spring Branch
Independent School District. Amount and Project Period: $915,000 over 3 years.
Status: Not funded.
Mercuri, S. (Principal Investigator). Musanti, S. I., Diaz, M. C., and Dukes, P (Coprincipal Investigators). (Submitted, January 2012). Promoting Scientific Literacy
Among Latino Bilingual Preservice Teachers. National Science Foundation, Discovery
Research K-12 (DRK-12), NSF 11-588. Amount and Project Period: $450,000 over
three years. Status: Not funded.
Grants Awarded
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UTB COE Dean Competitive Travel Grant. 2014 ($1,200)
UTB COE Dean Competitive Travel Grant. 2013 ($ 950)
UTB COE Dean Competitive Travel Grant. 2012 ($1,000)
Research, Travel and Projects Grant Award. Graduate Studies Office. The University
of New Mexico. Money awarded $ 500. Recipient 2003.
Ongoing Research
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Pre-Service Bilingual Teachers and their Spanish Academic Language Proficiency as
Measured by the BTLPT: Perceptions and Performance. Principal Investigator: Alma
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Rodriguez. Co-principal investigators: Sandra Musanti and Patricia Quesada. IRB
#2014-109
A Case Study of a Novice Bilingual Teacher: Lessons Learned for Bilingual Teacher
Preparation. Principal Investigator. IRB# 2014-084.
Teaching in The 21 Century: Motivational Processes of Higher Education Faculty.
Collaborative research UTB-PUCRS, Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil. Principal Investigators: Dr. Sandra Musanti & Dr. Ming-san Lu. This project is
a research partnership between PUCRS- Brazil and UTB and funded by FAPERGS
(ID# 0409-255/14-1 http://www.fapergs.rs.gov.br/), directed by Dr. Bettina Steren Dos
Santos. IRB # 2014-106
Exploring Prospective Bilingual Teachers’ Perceptions of Literacy and Biliteracy
Development. Principal Investigator. University of Texas at Brownsville. Project
approved IRB# 2013-044
Past Research Projects
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On becoming a bilingual teacher: Preparing preservice Latina/o teachers to teach
English Language Learners in the Rio Grande Valley. Principal Investigator. CoPI: Dr.
Alma Rodriguez. University of Texas at Brownsville. Project approved March 2012.
IRB# 2012-008
Digital Cultural Consumption of 13 to 18 year-old youth (Consumos culturales digitales
de los jóvenes entre 13 y 18 años). Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios en
Educación, Cultura y Sociedad (CEIECS), University of San Martin (UNSAM).
Project funded by OEI (Organización Estados Iberoamericanos) Buenos Aires
Regional Office. http://www.oei.org.ar.
Research on non-governmental organizations working with information and
communication technology (ICT) and Argentinean public schools (Investigación sobre
organizaciones no gubernamentales trabajando en el ámbito de las TIC y con escuelas
públicas argentinas). Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios en Educación, Cultura y
Sociedad (CEIECS), University of San Martin (UNSAM). Project funded by OEI
(Organización Estados Iberoamericanos) Buenos Aires Regional Office.
http://www.oei.org.ar.
Project Consumption and cultural practices of children and youth, (Consumos y
prácticas culturales de los chicos fuera de la escuela) Programa de Incentivos, Secretaría
de Investigación, Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Grant PICTO 2008, Resolución
ANPCyT 239/10.
Center for the Mathematics Education of Latino/as Students (CEMELA). Postdoctoral
Fellow. http://cemela.math.arizona.edu. Project funded by the National Science
Foundation. Department of Educational Specialties, The University of New Mexico.
Faculty Training / Development Systems. Analysis and review of PT3 (Preparing
Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Initiative) Grants’ reports for the special
edition of Tech Trends (Association for Educational Communications and
Technology).
Collaboration and Inservice Teachers' Professional Development: A Qualitative Study
on Knowledge, Identity and Practice. 2003-2005. Dissertation Research on the impact
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of a two-year collaborative professional development program for ESL/bilingual
teachers.
Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Technology Integration. A joint study supervised
by Julia Scherba de Valenzuela, Ph.D. Qualitative study of the impact of developing a
web-based portfolio on student teachers’ perceptions of technology integration into the
classroom.
From Teacher to Peer Support. A Case Study About the Construction of a New
Professional Role. Qualitative case study on the professional development outcomes of
experienced teachers mentoring peers. Pilot study for comprehensive exams.
Shared Vision Project. Data Collection and Analysis. Funded by PT3 Grant. Principal
Investigator: Leslie Hall, Ph.D. College of Education, The University of New Mexico.
Dual Immersion Project. Ethnographic data collection and transcription. Principal
Investigator: Rebecca Blum Martinez, Ph.D. College of Education, The University of
New Mexico.
Paid and Unpaid Teacher Workshops
- Workshops for Middle and High School supervisors on how to support school planning
for improvement. Several workshops were designed and implemented between June
and December 2010 in different Argentinean provinces. Ministerio de Educación de la
Nación. Argentina.
- Multiple Intelligences Workshop. November 13th, 2002. Professional Development for
Chilean Educators visiting The University of New Mexico.
- Use the Web to Read the World: Multicultural Web Literacies. Annual Meeting of the
National Computing Educational Conference (NECC). Workshop Program
Committee. San Antonio, TX. June 2002. Workshop’s Proposal Accepted.
- Seminar on Integration of Technology in Education. University of El Salvador, Buenos
Aires, Argentina. Julio, 2002.
- Workshop on Constructivism as a Learning Theory. Dual License Program. Division of
Education Specialties. The University of New Mexico. Fall 1999
- La Evaluación de los Aprendizajes en el Ambito Universitario. Learning assessment
within the university. Workshop for faculty members. September 29, 1994, & October
6, 1994.University of El Salvador. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Educational Reform and Federal Law of Education. In-service teachers' professional
development. SADOP, Private Teachers' Union, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Series of
several workshops in different school districts. 1993 - 1994.
- Sentido e Importancia de la Intervención Pedagógica y la Planificación de la Tarea de
Enseñanza en Relación con el Concepto de Aprendizaje Significativo. Significant
learning and the importance of the teacher mediation in instructional planning.
Workshop for secondary teachers. June 25 & 26, 1993. ENET High School #1.
Baradero, Argentina.
- Vigencia del Planteo Constructivista. Revalorización del Lugar de los Contenidos en el
Proceso de Enseñanza y Aprendizaje. Constructivist approach to the understanding of
the role of contents within the teaching and learning process. Workshop for Elementary
Teachers. July 4 & 5, 1993. Elementary School # 7. Baradero, Argentina.
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Los Contextos Educativos en el Seno de una Gran Ciudad. Analysis of different
educative contexts for adolescents. Workshop for secondary teachers. June 1st,
1992.Teachers Association "Rosa Sensat". Summer School. Barcelona. Spain.
Los Problemas de Aprendizaje de la Lecto-escritura: Ortografía. Workshop about
children's learning difficulties for reading and writing. Elementary Teachers. April,
1991. "F. L. de Bolaños" Elementary School. Baradero, Argentina.
La tarea psicopedagógica y la labor docente: Problemas de aprendizaje.Workshop
about learning difficulties and teaching strategies. Elementary Teachers. July 6, 1990.
"F. L. de Bolaños" Elementary School. Baradero, Argentina.
Psicogénesis de la lecto-escritura. Piagetian approach to reading and writing learning
process. Special Educators. October 10, 1989. Special Education School # 502.
Baradero, Argentina.
Psicogénesis de la lecto-escritura. Piagetian approach to reading and writing learning
process. Primary Teachers. May 2, 1988. Kindergarten # 901. Baradero, Argentina.
Personal Professional Development
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National Science Foundation Grants Conference. Webcast Series for Minority Serving
Institutions. November 7 & 13, 2014.
Participated in Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Sonia Nieto. September 30, 2014.
BTLPT Professional Development Training. Dr. Luis Rosado from UT Arlington.
Organized by UTPA. June 2, 2014.
UTB Grant Writing Workshop. November 8th, 2013. University of Texas at
Brownsville.
HBCU-UP/CREST Broadening Participation Research (BPR) Grant Proposal
Development. Workshop. Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network.
September 20-21, 2013. Baltimore, Maryland.
Worked with graduate student Martha Rodriguez and Dr. Janice Butler to improve
online course EDFR 6388. Fall 2013
Attended presentations for TESOL 2014, TESOL 2013, TESOL 2012 Conferences
Attended presentations for NABE 2012 and NABE 2013 Conferences
Attended presentations for TABE 2011, TABE 2012, TABE 2013 Conventions.
Participated in Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Alfredo Artiles. October 8th, 2012.
Participated in Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Angela Valenzuela. “Growing our
own Latina/o Teacher: A Community-Centered, National Vision for Education.”
March 19th, 2012.
Seminario International “Políticas docentes. Formación, regulaciones y desarrollo
profesional.” Webinar Conference. IIPE-UNESCO. October 10-11, 2012.
2012 CEMELA retreat/work conference “Connecting theory and practice: Lessons
learned about Latin@s and the learning of mathematics.” University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, May 31st and June 3rd 2012.
Teacher Work Sample (TWS) Training- Drs. Andrea Foster and Lawrence Kohn, Sam
Houston University. April 4, 2012 at ITEC, UTB.
Attended presentations for TESOL 2012 Convention, March, 2012
Attended presentations for NABE 2012 Conference, February, 2012
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Attended the Professional Grant Development Workshop. Fundamentals of Proposal
Writing Online Webinar. Monday, October 24, 2011 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
Blackboard Training. September, 2011.
Attended presentations for Ahead of the Future Conference 2011, October 27th 2011
Attended presentations for TABE 2011 Conference, October 21st, 2011.
ESL/Bilingual Summer Institute. University of New Mexico. (Attended classes for my
own professional development) June-July 2011
CEMELA Retreat/Conference: Leadership for the Future of the Mathematics
Education of Latin@s. May 19-21, 2011. University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
CEMELA School. June 21-26, Chicago, Ill. Sponsored by the National Science
Foundation and the Center of Mathematics Education of Latinos/as.
CEMELA School. January 11-16, 2006 Tucson, AZ. Sponsored by the National
Science Foundation and the Center of Mathematics Education of Latinos/as.
CEMELA Summer Institute. June 2006. Sponsored by the University of New Mexico,
the National Science Foundation and the Center of Mathematics Education of
Latinos/as.
Service
To the University
Committees
- UTRGV COE Dean Search Committee – Spring 2015 – Appointed by UTRGV
Provost, Dr. Havidan Rodriguez.
- UTRGV B- Institute Steering Committee – Member (Spring 2015) - Appointed by
UTRGV Provost, Dr. Havidan Rodriguez.
- Member, Academic Program Working Group – Bilingual Studies (Fall 2013 – Spring
2014). Report Writer.
Leadership:
- Faculty Senate: Senator for the Language, Literacy and Intercultural Studies
Department. 2014-2016
- Faculty Senate: COE member at large. (Fall 2013 – Spring 2014)
Participant in UTB events:
- Participant, UTB Signature Characteristics. April 12th, 2013.
- Participant, Canvas Evaluation Meeting. Potential learning management
system. Friday, November 2, 2012.
- Participant, UTB/STC Articulation Agreement Signing and Faculty Meeting. Friday
April 20th, 2012.
Workshops and Mentoring
- Mentor for the Adjunct Professional Day Facilitator Meeting- Event organized by Dr.
Betsy Price. August 21 and 22, 2014.
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Special topic workshop for the Reading Lab tutors’ training invited by the Learning
Enrichment UTB. November 30rd, 2012. Theme: Spanish reading assignments for the
EC-6 Bilingual Program
Special topic workshop for the Writing Lab tutors’ training invited by the Learning
Enrichment UTB. March 23rd, 2012. Theme: Spanish written assignments for the EC-6
Bilingual Program: Connecting narrative to theory.
Volunteer faculty judge, 2011 Distinguished Lecture Series High School student essay
competition. Read and evaluated 24 essays.
To the College of Education
Leadership:
- C & I Doctoral Program Bilingual Education Specialization Coordinator. (Summer
2013 – ongoing).
Committees:
- Member of the Research Academy Council (Spring 2015). In this capacity, I serve as
Chair for the Workshops and Events Committee.
o Participated in the workshop: “Preparing proposals for conferences” – February
7, 2015.
- UTRGV TEA Committee – ESL/Bilingual Generalist. October 1 & 9, 2014
- UTRGV Planning meetings- CAEP consultant visit – September 3-5, 2014
- UTRGV Planning meetings EC-6 Generalist Program. July 24, 2014
- UTRGV Planning meetings EC-6 Generalist Program. July 10, 2014
- UTRGV Planning meetings: NCATE/CAEP consultant presentation. June 25, 2014.
- Member, NCATE/CAEP Standard 1, Curriculum Committee
- Member, Graduate Programs Committee, LLIS Department Representative. (Fall 2013ongoing).
- Member, Teacher Education Committee (Fall 2012).
Partnerships:
- Worked with the Office of Global Engagement to establish an agreement with the
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul -PUCRS (Brazil). Agreement was
signed by the Provost in December 2014.
Counselor:
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Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) Sponsor, Eta Omicron Chapter. (Fall 2013 – Fall 2014).
Event organization:
- Organizer of the COE Ed Special Panel in collaboration with Dr. Lu: Panel Theme/
Topic: Motivate Our Next Generation: Inspirational Teaching and Learning.
Presenters: Dr. Georgianna Duarte, Dr. Kristin Koyle, Dr. Steve Chamberlain, Dr.
Bettina Steren. January 22nd, 2015. Event sponsored by the Research Academy Council
and COE.
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Other:
- NCATE poster session – April 6th with Skinner elementary and students from Fall
2013. Participating undergraduate students: Lucia Velez, Nora Padilla, Yera Rangel,
Aracely Izaguirre.
- Participation in different meetings during NCATE/CAEP visit
- UTB – School Partnership for Field Experience improvement. Faculty liaison. Fall 2014.
- Teacher Work Sample (TWS) scorer. Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014,
Fall 2014.
To the Department
Committees:
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Member, LLIS Assessment Committee. (Spring 2014 – ongoing)
o Analyzed data and wrote assessment reports for Bilingual and ESL EC-6
Generalist – Spring 2015
o SACs Report: Data collection and analysis. (Fall 2013 – Fall 2014)
o NCATE report: data collection and analysis for key assessments included in EDFR
2301, EDFR 6388, EDFR 8322 and BILS 4603.
Chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee (Fall 2013 – ongoing).
o CAR and PAR writing for M.Ed. in Bilingual Education. Reinstate BILC
6365 Action Research in Bilingual and ESL Classrooms. Fall 2013.
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Member, Spanish Ad Hoc committee. BTLPT analysis. (Spring 2014)
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Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee. (Spring 2012-Summer 2013)
o CARs and PARs writer for courses and program changes aligned with NCATE
(Summer 2012).
Member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Spring 2011 – Spring 2012)
Ad hoc committees:
o Member, Bilingual and ESL program revision committee (collaboration with
TLI) – Fall 2013
o Member, BTLPT test – alignment with BILS courses. Fall 2013
o Member, TEXES alignment ad hoc committee. Fall 2012
o Chair, Bilingual EC-6 ad hoc committee to review TExEs results and BILS
course alignment. (Spring 2011)
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Search Committees:
- Chair, Search committee. Assistant professor position on Bilingual/Bicultural and
Intercultural Studies. June/July 2014
- Chair, Search committee. Lecturer position on Bilingual/Bicultural and Intercultural
Studies. May/June 2014
- Member, Search Committee for Clinical Faculty Associate/Director of Clinical & Field
Experiences. Spring 2014.
- Member, Search Committee for Associate/Full Professor in Bilingual/Biliteracy
- /Intercultural Education position (2013-2014)
- Chair, Search Committee for Associate/Assistant Professor in Social Studies. Department
of Teaching, Learning and Innovation. (Spring and Summer 2013, Fall 2013)
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Service Teaching:
- 2 dissertation courses in the Fall 2014 and 2 dissertation courses in the Spring 2015.
Dissertation Chair for Carolina Lopez and Anna Newman
Comprehensive Exams
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Organizing Comprehensive exams for Cohort 6 C&I Bilingual studies (logistics,
readers, coordinating with faculty to design questions, etc).
Elaborating Bilingual Studies study guide for cohort 5 & 6
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Organization, proctoring and reader of comprehensive examination Cohort 5, Ed.D. C&I
Bilingual Studies – Spring and Summer 2014.
Comprehensive examinations reader – Fall 2013- Masters Program in Bilingual Education.
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Proctor, Master’s Comprehensive Examination (Fall 2013, Spring 2012/ Fall 2011)
Recruitment
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Recruitment for Doctoral Program – Cohort 8 (2014) & 9(2015) – ongoing.
Member of the committee for selection of doctoral candidates. Spring 2012. This
process included proctoring the writing sample, interviewing candidates and scoring
applications (N=19).
Participation in Report Writing:
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NCATE SPA Report for EC-6 Bilingual program (Spring 2012 – Fall 2013). Second
Author
NCATE SPA Report for EC-6 ESL program (Spring 2012 – Fall 2013). Second Author
To other universities or institutions
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Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Bilingual Education
Research & Instruction
Member of Academic Board. Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios en Educación,
Cultura y Sociedades. Universidad Nacional de San Martin (2008 – present
http://www.unsam.edu.ar/escuelas/humanidades/centros/c_ceiecs/presentacion.asp?m=
1&s=3&s1=4&s2=236&s3=287
Member of the honorary faculty body for the Doctorate in Education Program,
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina (2009 –present)
Member of the organization team for the “Encuentro Equipo Técnico Territorial TIC:
Las TIC en la Educación Secundaria” (Meeting of the ICT Territorial Technical Team:
ICT in High School Education) Salta, Argentina. September 1-2, 2009.
Collaborated in the organization of the CEMELA Research Symposium that took place
in January 16-17, 2009, Albuquerque, NM. College of Education, University of New
Mexico
Chair, Graduate Student Colloquium, College of Education, The University of New
Mexico, February 2007.
Search Committee Participation as Graduate Student. Special Education Instructor
Position. Spring 2000. College of Education, The University of New Mexico.
Search Committee Participation as Graduate Student. Reading Faculty Position. Spring
2002. College of Education, The University of New Mexico.
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Treasurer, Educators for Dialogue and Inquiry. Graduate Student Association. College
of Education, The University of New Mexico. 2001-2003
To the profession
Journal Reviewer
- GIST, Education and Learning Research Journal. (2014) Review one manuscript.
- Bilingual Basics, a newsletter for TESOL Bilingual Intersection (2013). Reviewed one
manuscript.
- Journal of Bilingual Education, Research, and Instruction (JBERI). A refereed journal
of TABE. (2012). Reviewed one manuscript.
- Teaching for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (TEEMS). A refereed journal of
TODOS Mathematics for All (2012 - 2014) Reviewed three manuscripts
- Qualitative Research, Sara Delamont and Paul Atkinson Editors. SAGE Publications
- Revista Digital Científica y Tecnológica "e-GNOSIS" ISSN 1665-5647 http://www.egnosis.udg.mx/ de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Review one
manuscript.
- TODOS Mathematics for All. TODOS Scholarly Materials Review Committee.
Committee Chair: Dr. Sylvia Celedon-Paticchis.
- Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas (AAPE). Spanish Version of Education
Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). Academic Journal. G. Fischman and P. Gentili
(Eds). Review one manuscript.
Award Reviewer
- AERA-Bilingual Education SIG- Outstanding Dissertation Award. 2014. Reviewed
five dissertations.
Proposal Reviewer
- TESOL Convention Reviewer, Teacher Education Interest Section 2015. 18 proposals
- Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Division
K. 2015 (10 proposals), 2014 (10 proposals), 2013 (10 proposals), 2012 (10 proposals),
2008, 2004, 2002.
- Fulbright Commission and Argentinean Ministry of Education – Research proposals
evaluator in the field of mathematics education – Scholarships 2015-2016 for
Argentinean researchers to study in the United States.
- TESOL Convention Reviewer, Bilingual Interest Section and Teacher Education
Interest Section 2014. 15 proposals
- TESOL Convention Reviewer, Teacher Education Interest Section 2013. 10 proposals
- Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA). 2013, 2012, 2007.
- Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Pori, Finland. 2003.
- Inter-American Symposium on Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education.
2002.
- Graduate Student Association. SRAC Award. The University of New Mexico. 2002.
- Travel Grants Award. Educators for Dialogue and Inquiry. 2001.
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To Professional Organizations
- TESOL – BEIS (Bilingual Education Intersection Section) Chair -Elect 2014-2015
- TESOL – BEIS (Bilingual Education Intersection Section) Member at large – Elected
to serve 2013-2016
- External Committee Member. Board of the CUADERNOS DE CÁTEDRA. Journal of
the Teacher Education School, Escuela Normal Nº 1 de Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Student Presentation Judge. Student Presentations Committee. 2008 SACNAS National
Conference.
- Organization and Planning Committee member for the NSF Conference & Associated
Activities on Synthesizing and Carrying Forward What We’ve Learned: Preparing
Future Leaders with a Focus on Diversity and Equity in STEM Education. (2006) I
participated in representation of the Center for the Mathematics Education of Latino/as
Students (CEMELA) at the University of New Mexico.
- Participated in the organization of the 10th Inter-American Symposium on
Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education. The University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM. October 23-26, 2002.
- Moderator. 10th Inter-American Symposium on Ethnographic and Qualitative
Research in Education. The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. October
23-26, 2002.
To the Community
- HEB Literacy Center- Participated as a KDP sponsor reading to children in English and
Spanish. September 20th, 2014.
- Wild with Literacy – A co-sponsored project between UTB, Gladys Porter Zoo and
Brownsville Literacy Center in collaboration with Dr. Georgianna Duarte. October
12th, 2013. Service Learning Project
- Supervisor, HEB Read3 Family Literacy Workshop- February-March 2013.
Workshops for parents and children to promote early literacy development and healthy
eating habits to help parents and 3 and‐4‐year‐olds get ready for success in kindergarten.
This project is funded and sponsored by HEB in a partnership with BISD and UTB.
Professional Membership and Affiliations
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Kappa Delta Pi. International Honor Society in Education (KDP)
Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE)
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
TESOL International Association
Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
Dual Language Education of New Mexico (DLNM)
TODOS Mathematics for All
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