Ed. D. Reading, 1991, Harvard University School of Education,
Cambridge
,
Massachusetts
.
M.S. Bilingual Education, 1981, State University of New York at Albany
,
Albany
,
New
York
B.A. Elementary Education, Teaching English as a Second
Language, 1979, University of Puerto Rico
, Rio
Piedras,
Puerto
Rico
.
Books:
Nevárez- La Torre, A.
A., (2010). The Power of Learning From Inquiry: Teacher Research as a Professional Development Tool in Multilingual Schools. North Carolina: Information Age Publishers.
Chapters in Books:
Nevárez- La Torre, A.
A., Sanford-De Shields, J., Soundy, C., Leonard, J., &
Woyshner, C.
(2007). Faculty Perspectives on
Integrating Linguistic Diversity Issues
into a
Teacher Education Program. In M. Brisk (Ed.) Language,
Culture and Community in Teacher Education.
New
Jersey
:
Lawrence
Earlbaum Publishers.
Nevárez- La Torre, A. A.,
& Rolón-Dow, R. (2000). Teacher
research as professional
development: Transforming teachers' perspectives and classrooms.
In J.
McIntyre and D. Byrd (Eds.), Research
on effective models for teacher education: Teacher education yearbook
VIII (pp. 78-96). CA: Corwin Press
Articles in Refereed Journals:
Nevárez-La Torre, A. A., (1999). Developing Voice:
Teacher-Research in Bilingual Classrooms. Bilingual Research Journal, 23(4), 451-470.
Nevárez-La Torre, A. A., &
Sanford, J. (1999). Strides towards
equity in an urban center: Temple
University's professional development schools partnership. Urban Review, 31(1), pp. 3-19.
Nevárez-La Torre, A. A.,
(1997). Influencing Latino
education: Church- and Community- Based
Programs. In Hidalgo, N. & Nevárez-La
Torre, A. A. (Eds.), Latino
Community-based Institutions:
Resources for educational change. Special Issue. Education and Urban Society, 30(1), pp. 58-74.
Nevárez-La Torre, A. A.,
Sanford, J. S., & Parker, L. (1997). Do the right thing:
Transformative multicultural education in teacher preparation. Journal for a Just and Caring
Education, 3(2),
pp. 160-179.
Editorial Work:
Senior Editor: Journal of Multilingual Education Research.
Reviewer: Education and Urban Society Journal of Teacher Education.
Invited
Presentations:
Nevárez-La Torre, A. A. Integrating Linguistic Diversity Into an
Urban Teacher Education Program. AACTE Web Conference "Language,
Culture, and Community", March 11-13, 2008.
Nevárez-La Torre, A.
A. Knowledge
and Skills Needed by School Personnel to Successfully Implement K- 12
Programs for ELLs. NYS
Bronx Bilingual Education Technical
Assistance Center, April 23, 2007
Presentations:
Nevárez-La Torre, A.
A. Learning from Each Other:
Instructional Collaboration among ESL, Bilingual and Mainstream Teachers.
New York State
Association for Bilingual Education, "Bilingual Education: Unity
in Diversity",
March 14, 2008
Nevárez-La Torre, A. A. ELLs Becoming ESL Teachers: An
Untapped Reservoir of Knowledge. New York State Association for
Bilingual Education, "Bilingual
Education: Unity in Diversity", March 15, 2008
Courses
Taught:
Master Level:
CTGE 5247 Teaching Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children
CTGE 5840 Second
Language Acquisition
CTGE 5845 Integrating the English Language Arts Across the Content Areas in the ESL Classroom
CTGE 5846 Teaching English Literacy to Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse Students
CTGE 5847 TESOL Practicum
CTGE 5848 TESOL Student Teaching
CTGE 5849 Observing & Documenting Children's Learning: Reflective & Effective English as a Second Language Practices
CTGE 6608 Literacy Institute
Doctoral
Level
CTGE 7845 Curriculum Models:
Bilingual/ ESL Curricular Programs
