This session addresses the state and national context for the preparation and professional development of bilingual educators. In response to the shortages of new teachers entering the profession, bilingual teacher educators from across California and from a variety of institutions will engage participants by sharing of research, promising practices and policy initiatives. Presenters and participants will dialogue and develop strategies to expand the networks of bilingual teacher experts in the state.
Associate Vice President of International Affairs, San Diego State University
Cristina Alfaro, Ph.D. is the Associate Vice-President for International Affairs at San Diego State University. Dr. Alfaro is a Dual Language Education Professor and Immediate Past Chair of the Dual Language and English Learner Education Department in the College of Education where... Read More →
Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners, Center for Equity for English Learners School of Education, Loyola Marymount University
Dr. Elvira G. Armas is the Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) and Affiliated Faculty in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University, where she leads and supports CEEL’s P-21 local and national collaborative engagement initiatives. Throughout... Read More →
Dr. Allison Briceño is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at San José State University, where she coordinates the Multilingual and Multicultural Literacy Education MA program. Prior to SJSU, Dr. Briceño was a dual language teacher, reading specialist... Read More →
I am an Assistant Professor and the bilingual program coordinator at the Lurie College of Education at San José State University (California, USA). I earned my doctorate at Stanford University in 2018 and also hold a Master’s Degree in Sociology (Stanford University, 2016), a Master’s... Read More →
I am a Whittier College Professor of Education, on loan to CABE to direct a bilingual teacher and administrator pipeline program. At this year's conference, I will be presenting on findings from an ELL shadowing app project.
EL Roadmap, Research publications, Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy, Long Term English Learners, The State Seal of Biiteracy, Accountability and ELs, Bilingual Teacher Shortabe
