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Belinda Bustos Flores, Ph.D. University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education & Human Development
Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249-0653
210-458-7441 (office)
210-458-7281 (fax)
OBJECTIVES To conduct research with emphasis on the Mexican American population, specifically in relation
to teacher preparation, to serve as an advisor for university education students, and to be an
advocate for language minority children by striving to do my best in the areas of teaching,
research, and service.
ACADEMIC TRAINING/EDUCATION
1999 Doctor of Philosophy
Curriculum and Instruction
Specializations: Multilingual Studies & Educational Psychology
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Specializations in Multilingual Studies (Bilingual Education) and Educational Psychology with
an emphasis on learning, cognition, and motivation of Mexican American youth and the
pedagogy of bilingual education teachers.
NABE 1st Place Outstanding Dissertation Award: Bilingual Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs
about the Nature of Bilingual Children’s Cognition and their Relation to Perceived Teaching
Practices
1989 Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Completed 12 additional post-grad hours to complete licensure requirements.
1987 Master of Arts University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Fifty-one hour graduate program in Bicultural Bilingual Education with emphasis on bilingual
teacher education and counselor education certification. Title VII Bilingual Counselor Training
Grant. Certification: All level Counselor
1980 Bachelor of Arts University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Completed Bachelor of Arts in early childhood and elementary education with a specialization in
bilingual education. Title VII Bilingual Teacher Training Grant. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Teaching Certificates: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Bilingual Education.
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POSITIONS HELD/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fall 2012
Chair & Professor
Department of Bicultural Bilingual Education
Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Special Education Accelerated Teacher
Education Program, Innovative Communities of Learning Advancing Student Success (iCLASS):
An Early College Approach for Increasing Latino Participation in the STEM Disciplines, FIPSE
Grant; ATE I3 Communities of Practices: Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE): I3
(Interdisciplinary, Ingenious, & Innovative) Communities of Practice, Pathways to Hispanic
Students’ Success in STEM Areas, Title V CCRA grant
Fall 2008 -2012
Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Accelerated Teacher Education Program,
Middle Level Accelerated Teacher Education Program, & Special Education Accelerated Teacher
Education Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Teacher Academy Induction
Learning Community, Greater Texas Foundation; Academy for Teacher Excellence: Equity,
Education, & Entrepreneurship (E3) CCRA grant; Innovative Communities of Learning
Advancing Student Success (iCLASS): An Early College Approach for Increasing Latino
Participation in the STEM Disciplines, FIPSE Grant; ATE I3 Communities of Practices:
Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE): I3 (Interdisciplinary, Ingenious, & Innovative)
Communities of Practice, Pathways to Hispanic Students’ Success in STEM Areas, Title V
CCRA grant.
CoPI: Texas Regional Math and Science Collaboratives, Texas Regional Collaboratives, BTIM
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Summer 2007 to 2008
Provost Office Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Accelerated Teacher Education Program,
Middle Level Accelerated Teacher Education Program, & Special Education Accelerated Teacher
Education Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Greater Texas Foundation
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Spring 2007
Provost Office Faculty Fellow
Department Chair
Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Accelerated Teacher Education Program,
& Middle Level Accelerated Teacher Education Program
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Fall 2004 to Spring 2007
Department Chair
Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
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Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence & Accelerated Teacher Education
Program
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Fall 1999-2004
Assistant Professor
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies & Curriculum and Instruction
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Fall 1996; Fall 1997
Teaching Associate I
Division of Education & Division of Bilingual Education
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Fall 1992-Spring 1996 Title VII Coordinator
Division of Bicultural Bilingual Education
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Fall 1995
Student-Teaching Lecturer/Supervisor
Division of Education
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Sum 1995
Division of Education
Lecturer
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
1987-1994
Elementary School Counselor
Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX
1990-1992
Director of Bilingual Parent Consultation Center
Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX
1990
Career Counselor
San Antonio College and Texas Department of Commerce, San Antonio, TX
1984-1987
Prekindergarten Chapter I Bilingual Teacher
Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX
1980-1984
Kindergarten Bilingual Teacher
Harlandale ISD, San Antonio, TX
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PUBLICATIONS
My research focus lies in the area of teacher preparation: (a) Teacher Development and Attributes
(attitudes, beliefs, efficacy, identity, ideology); (b) Teacher Learning Communities and Communities of
Practice (minority teacher recruitment and retention issues such as gate-keeping mechanisms, high-stakes
testing, induction); (c) Teachers’ Sociocultural Knowledge: Family & School Connections; and (d)
Teacher Accountability: University Teacher School Partnerships.
International and National Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journal Articles/Chapters “In press” 2012
Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (in press, 2012) The Metamorphosis of Teacher Identity: An
Intersection of Ethnic Consciousness, Self Conceptualization, and Belief Systems. In P. Jenlink,
Teacher Identity and Struggle for Recognition, Routledge a Taylor & Francis Corporation.
Sass, D., Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Pérez, B. (2012). Identifying Personal and Contextual Factors
that Contribute to Attrition Rates for Texas Public School Teachers. Educational Policy Analysis
Archives, 20(15). ISSN 1068-2341 Available from: http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/967
2011
Flores, B. B., Casebeer, C. M. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2011) Validation of the Early Childhood
Ecology Scale-Revised: A reflective tool for teacher candidates. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher
Education, 32(3), 266-286. DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2011.594487
Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (2010/2011). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Maximizing synergy
among partners for promoting college access for Latino teacher candidates. The Urban Review, 43(3),
321-338. DOI:10.1007/s11256-010-0153 .<6-10% Acceptance Rate>
Flores, B. B., Hernández, A., García, C. T., & Claeys, L. (2011). Teacher Academy Learning
Community’s induction support: Guiding teachers through their zone of professional development.
Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 19(3), 365-389. DOI:
10.1080/13611267.2011.597124
Flores, B. B., Sheets, R. H., & Clark, E. R. (2011). Educar para Transformar: Un enfoque de justicia
social en la preparación de maestros de educación bilingüe DIDAC, 58, 54-60. <Peer reviewed
journal published by Universidad IberoAmerican, México>
Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Clark, E. R. (January/February, 2011). Academy for Teacher Excellence:
Promoting equity for the preparation of Latino teachers. NABE News, 33(1), 5-8. (Invited
Manuscript).
Flores, B. B., Keehn, S., Martinez, M., & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2011). Impact of a program wide
diversity initiative on teacher candidates’ cultural efficacy. Critical Issues in Teacher Education,
18(1), 15-29.
Flores, B. B., Sheets, R. H., & Clark, E. R. (January/February, 2011). Dar Luz — A Transformative
vision for bilingual education teacher preparation. NABE News, 33(1), 23-24. (Invited Manuscript).
Flores, B. B., Ek, L., & Sánchez, P. (2011). Bilingual education candidate ideology: Descubriendo
sus motives y creencias. In B. B. Flores, R. H. Sheets, & E. R Clark (Eds.), Teacher Preparation for
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Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para transformar (pp. 40-58). Routledge: A Taylor and
Francis Group.
Flores, B. B., García, C. T., Claeys, L., Hernández, A., & Sheets, R. H. (2011). Apprenticeships:
Affirming Consciousness through Learning Communities. In B. B. Flores, R. H. Sheets, & E. R Clark
(Eds.), Teacher Preparation for Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para transformar (pp. 230-
234). Routledge: A Taylor and Francis Group.
Flores, B. B., Sheets, R. H., Clark, E. R. (2011). Teacher Preparation for bilingual student
populations: Educar para Transformar. Routledge: A Taylor and Francis Group.
2010
Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (2010). Reciprocity in Collaboration: The Academy for Teacher
Excellence’s Partnerships. In .J. J. Slater & R. Ravid (Eds.), Collaboration in Education (pp. 147-
153). Routledge Press: A Taylor and Francis Group.
Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (2010). Música, versos y juegos: Familias Latinas
desarrollando el lenguaje oral con sus niños Novedades Educativas: Publicación de Nivel
General y Educación, 22(230), 46-49. (Journal published in Bueños Aires, Argentina)
Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Guerra, N., Casebeer, C. M., Sánchez, S. V., & Mayall, H (2010).
Measuring the psychosocial characteristics of teacher candidates through the Academic Self-Identity:
Self-Observation Yearly (ASI SOY) Inventory. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 32(1), 136-
163. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986309353029
Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2010). Measuring Early Childhood teacher candidates’
conceptualizations of a culturally responsive classroom ecology. Journal of Classroom Interaction,
44(2), 4-13.
2009
Guerra, N., Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L A, (Spring 2009). Case Study of an Induction Year Teacher’s
Problem-Solving using the LIBRE Model Activity. New Horizons in Education: Journal in
Education, 57(1), 42-57.
Riojas-Cortez, M., & Flores, B. B. (2009). Sin Olvidar a los Padres: Families as collaborators
within the school and university partnership. Journal of Latinos and Education, 8(3), 231-239.
Riojas-Cortez, M., & Flores, B. B. (2009). Supporting preschoolers’ social development in school
through funds of Knowledge. The Journal of Early Childhood Research, 7(2), 185-199.
2008
Flores, B. B. (2008*). Reflective essay: What are the major challenges faced by teacher education in
an increasing global society? Dialogues on Teacher Education. Teacher Education & Practice, 21(4),
452-454. <Roman Littlefield Press, *not in print until 2009>.
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Flores, B. B., & Smith, H. L. (2008*). Teachers’ Characteristics and Attitudinal Beliefs about
Linguistic and Cultural Diversity. Bilingual Research Journal, 31(1), 1-35. <Taylor & Francis
International journal publication; *not in print until 2009>.
Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Guerra. N., & Sánchez, S. (2008). Acculturation among Latino bilingual
education teacher candidates: Implications for teacher preparation institutions. Journal of Latinos and
Education, 7(4), 288-304. <Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 10% acceptance rate>
Flores, B. B., & Huerta, M. E. (2008). Credentialing Foreign-trained Teachers. In Gonzalez, J. (Ed.)
Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education, (Vol. 1, pp. 185-189). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publication.
Riojas-Cortez, M., Huerta, M. E., Flores, B. B., & Pérez, B., & Clark, E. R. (2008). Using cultural
tools to develop scientific literacy of young Mexican American preschoolers. Early Child
Development & Care, 178(5), 527-536. <Taylor & Francis International journal publication>
2007
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2007). Cultural Literacy: Negotiating Language, Culture, and Thought.
Voices in the Middle, 15(2), 6-12. <National Council of Teachers of English >
Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (2007) Academic Student Inventory: Self-Observation Year (ASI SOY):
Exploring Teacher Candidate Identity Development in Ross, A. (ed) Citizenship Education in
Society. London: CiCe, pp 281-288. Children’s Identity & Citizenship in Europe Peer-reviewed
Conference Proceedings. Available from http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/cice/docs/2007_281.pdf
Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Claeys, L., & Villarreal, A. (Fall 2007). Academy for Teacher Excellence:
Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Latino Teachers though Learning Communities. Teacher
Education Quarterly, 34(4), 53-69. <11-20% acceptance rate>
2006
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2006). Normalistas/foreign trained teachers. In L. D. Soto (Ed.), The
Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S (Vol. 2, pp. 350-355).Westport, CN Praeger
Publishers.
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2006). Teachers and Ethnic Identity. In L. D. Soto (Ed.), The Praeger
Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S (Vol. 2, pp. 433-438). Westport, CN: Praeger Publishers.
Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., & Rangel, L. X. (2006, Spring) Auto-concepto del maestro bilingüe en
EU. DIDAC, 47, 35-40. <Peer reviewed journal published by Universidad IberoAmerican, México>
Flores, B. B., Claeys, L. & Wallis, D. (2006). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Extending the
dialogue in university and community college partnerships. Journal of Learning Communities
Research, 1(1), 29-51. <This interdisciplinary journal has a nationally renowned Editorial Board
and reviewers who peer-review all manuscripts through a “double blind” procedure.>
Reybold, E., Flores, B. B., & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2006) Dueling Epistemologies: Implementing a
Critical Model of Faculty Ethics in Teacher Preparation. The Professional Educator, (29)2, 12-25.
<11-20% acceptance rate> Retrieved January 15, 2007 from
http://www.theprofessionaleducator.org/articles/archives/fall2006.pdf
2005
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Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2005) Creating a Just Society: Multicultural Teacher Education and the
Changing Classroom. Teacher Education and Practice, 18(3), 315-332.
Vélez-Salas, C. M., Flores, B. B. & Smith, H. L. (2005). Preservice teachers’ attitudes toward
language diversity in South Texas. Teacher Education and Practice, 18(3), 297-314.
<Rowman Littlefield Press: uses a double blind peer reviewed process>
2004 (Published after granted tenure)
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B., McCoy, B. (Fall 2004). Normalistas como maestras bilingües en los
EUA: Un estudio sobre su concepto y eficacia. Pedagogía (Nueva Epoca), Universidad
Pedagógica Nacional. (A publication of National Pedagogy University in Mexico).
Flores, B. B., Desjean-Perrotta, B & Steinmetz, L. E. (Summer 2004). Teacher Efficacy: A
Comparative Study of University and Alternatively Certified Teachers. ACTION in Teacher
Education: Journal for the Association of Teacher Educators, 26(2), 27-46.
<Peer reviewed/Refereed Journal>
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (Fall 2004). A critical examination of Normalistas self-
conceptualization and teacher efficacy. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 26(2), 230-257.
<15% acceptance rate, peer-reviewed journal- Stanford University>
2003
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2003). Texas Voices Speak Out about High-stakes testing:
Preservice Teachers, Teachers and Students. Current Issues in Education [On-line], 6(3). Available:
http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume6/number3/ <Peer-reviewed journal--headed by Berliner @ ASU>
Riojas-Cortez, M., Flores, B. B., Smith, H. L., & Clark, E. R. (2003). Cuéntame un cuento:
Bridging Family Literacy with School Literacy. Language Arts, (81(1), 62-71. <6-10% Acceptance
Rate.
Riojas-Cortez, M., Flores, B. B., & Clark, E. R. (2003). Los niños aprenden en la casa: Valuing
and connecting home cultural knowledge with the school’s early childhood education program. Young
Children, 58(6), 78-83. (Journal of the National Association of the Education of Young Children).
2002
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2002). Narrowing the pipeline for ethnic minority teachers:
Standards & high-stakes testing. Multicultural Perspectives, 4(2), 15-20. <21-30% Acceptance Rate>
Clark, E. R., Flores, B. B., Riojas-Cortez, M. & Smith, H. R. (2002). You can’t have a Rainbow
without a Tormenta: A description of an IHE’s response to a community need for a dual-language
school. Bilingual Research Journal, 26(1), 123-148. <30-40% Acceptance Rate>
Flores, B. B., Keehn, S, & Pérez, B. P (2002). Critical need for bilingual education teachers: The
potentiality of normalistas and paraprofessionals. Bilingual Research Journal, 26(3), 687-708. <30-
40% Acceptance Rate>
Pérez, B. & Flores, B. B. (2002). Biliteracy Development in Two-way Immersion Classrooms:
Analysis of Third Grade Spanish and English Reading. National Reading Conference Yearbook, 51,
457-368. <35% Acceptance Rate>
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2001
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2001). Who am I? The social construction of ethnic identity and
self- perceptions of Latino preservice teachers. The Urban Review, 33(2), 69-86.<6-10% Acceptance
Rate>
Flores, B. B. (2001). Bilingual education teachers’ beliefs and their relation to self-reported
practices. Bilingual Research Journal, 25(3), 275-299. <30-40% Acceptance Rate>
Flores, B. B. (2001). Thinking out of the Box: One university’s experience with foreign-trained
teachers. Educational Policy Analysis Archives, 9(18). Available [On line]
http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n18.html <21-30% Acceptance Rate>
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2001). Is Spanish proficiency simply enough? An examination of
normalistas attitudes towards Spanish, bilingualism, and bilingual teacher pedagogy. MexTesol
Journal, 25(3), 13-27.
2000
Flores, B. B. (2000). Using an epistemological framework to explore a bilingual education
teacher’s beliefs and practices. Diversity Studies. Available [On line]
http://www.2cyberwhelm.org/archive/diversity/unders/pdf/teacher.pdf
1999 (These articles were not in print until 1999 because BRJ was backlogged.)
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (1997). Instructional Snapshots in Mexico: Preservice bilingual
teachers take pictures of classroom practices. Bilingual Research Journal, 21(2&3), 103-113. <30-
40% Acceptance Rate>
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (1997). High-stakes testing: Barriers for prospective bilingual
teachers. Bilingual Research Journal, 21(4), 335-358. <30-40% Acceptance Rate>
Peer-reviewed State Journals
Flores, B. B. (2001). The miracle of TAAS: Urban reality or legend? Implications for teacher
preparation. The Journal of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education, 6(1), 11-22.
Chapters in Books
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (Fall, 2004). The Centurion: Standards and High-stakes testing as
gatekeepers for prospective bilingual education teachers. In A. Valenzuela (Ed.), Leaving
Children Behind: Why "Texas-Style" Accountability Fails Latino Youth (pp.225-248). Albany:
State University of New York Press. < New York Times Best Seller 3 weeks in a row>
Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (Fall, 2004). Los padres y los maestros: Perspectives of play
among bilingual stakeholders. In S. Reifel and M. H. Brown (Eds.). Advances in early childhood
and daycare, 13, pp. 267-288.
Pérez, B. P., Flores, B. B. & Strecker, S. (2003). Biliteracy teacher education in the southwest.
In. N. H. Hornberger (Ed.) The Continua Of Biliteracy: An Ecological Framework For
Educational Policy, Research, And Practice In Multilingual Settings (pp. 207-231. Clevedon,
England: Multilingual Matters.
Monograph (Invited Piece)
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2002). El desarrollo de Proyecto Alianza: Lessons Learned and
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Policy Implications. CBER, Arizona State University. (Invited Piece)
Work Submitted
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (submitted Spring 2012). Despertando el ser: Ethnic identity and
consciousness among bilingual education teachers. The Urban Journal
Guerra, N., Sánchez, S. V., Fenoglio, M., & Flores, B. B. (submitted Fall 2010). Engaging
Teacher Candidates in Problem Identification and Appraisal: Implications for Teacher Educators.
Teaching and Learning Journal
Sánchez, S. V., Rodriguez, B., Soto-Huerta, M. E., Castro-Villarreal, F., Guerra, N., & Flores, B.
B. (revised and resubmitted Fall 2011). Bilingual-Bicultural assessment strategies: Implications
for educators and researchers. Language Assessment Quarterly
Riojas-Cortez, M., Alanis, I., & Flores, B. B. (submitted Fall 2012). Early childhood teachers
reconstruct beliefs and practices through reflexive action.
Sass, D., Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (submitted Spring 2012). Investing in Charter Schools:
Reconsideration Based on Teacher Attrition.
Work in Progress
Flores, B. B., & Clark, E. R. (to be resubmitted) ATEP: Examining the preparation of math and
science teachers as culturally efficacious for classrooms serving English Learners. UC-LMRI
Commissioned Paper.
Flores, B. B., Vásquez, O. A., & Clark, E. R. La Nueva Generación de La Clase Mágica:
Pedagogía Transmundial.
Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (data being collected) Developing culturally efficacious teachers
through ethnomathematics.
Flores, B. B. (in progress, 2012). Teacher Academy Learning Community: Unpacking the
complexities of teacher development.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS (listed in chronological by date)
2012
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. La Clase Mágica at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Presented at La Clase Mágica International Seminar, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, June 20-23,
2012, Sevilla, Spain.
Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. From learning communities to communities of practice: Recruiting,
preparing, & retaining Latino teachers. Presented at the NAME Summer Institute: Addressing the
Demographic Imperative, June 28-30, 2012, DeKalb, Illinois.
Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. Preparing culturally efficacious mentors within a community of
practice. Presented at the Association for Teacher Education Summer Conference, August 3-7,
2011, Boston, Massachusetts.
Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Guerra, N. Retaining Culturally Efficacious Novice Teachers through
an eCommunity of Practice. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, February
2012, San Antonio, Texas.
Clark, E. R., Flores, B. B., Sanchez, P., Ek., L., Claeys, L., & Fraga, L. Enhancing Bilingual
Education Teacher Candidates' STEM Knowledge and Skills. NABE International Conference,
February 2012, Dallas, Texas.
Sass, D., Claeys, L., & Flores, B. B. Investing in charter schools: A reconsideration based in
teacher attrition. AERA, Vancouver, B.C.
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2011
Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., Mata, E., & Rodriguez, M. E. Creating a model for preparing culturally
efficacious induction mentors. 2011 Mentoring Conference, October 25-26, 2011, Alburquerque,
New Mexico.
Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. The Awaking of Self Identity: Ethnic Identity and Consciousness of
Bilingual Education Teachers, Ninth International Conference on New Directions in Humanities
Conference, June 8-11, Universidad de Granada, Campus La Cartuja, Granada, Spain.
Casebeer, C., Flores, B. B., & Riojas-Cortez, (2011). The Development of a Reflective
Instrument to Examine Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs Concerning a Culturally
Responsive Environment. Presented at AERA, April 7-13, 2011, New Orleans, LA.
Flores, B. B. Developing the Necessary Attributes for becoming Culturally Efficacious
Mathematics and Science Teachers. Deconstructing Student Diversity for Schooling Equity: A
Critical Discussion of Educational Research to Reinvent Language Policy Symposium. Presented
at AERA, April 7-13, 2011, New Orleans, LA.
Flores, B. B. (Session Chair). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Preparing Highly-Qualified
Culturally Efficacious Teachers. Presented at AERA, April 7-13, 2011, New Orleans, LA.
Flores, B. B. (Session Chair). Academy for Teacher Excellence’s Innovative Demonstration
Projects for Preparing Highly-Qualified Culturally Efficacious Teachers. Presented at NABE
Annual Conference, February 16-19, 2011, New Orleans, LA.
2010 Flores, B. B. (2010). TABE Conference
Clark, E. R, Flores, B. B. (in absentia), Sheets, R. H. (2010). Teacher Preparation for
Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para Transformar. AATC 2010 Conference in St.
Louis, MO. Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2010). Preparing culturally efficacious teachers for classrooms
serving ELLs. Invited Speaker, Supporting Excellent Teaching of English Learners: New
Directions for Practice and Research. Stanford University. April 24th, 2010, Stanford, CA.
Clark, E. R., Flores, B. B., & Sheets, R. H. (2010). Preparing Teachers for Bilingual Student
Populations. NABE Annual International Conference, February 1st-6, 2010, Denver, Colorado.
Flores, B. B. (2010). Interdisciplinary Lens: Habitus of mind. Invited Panelists for AERA
President’s Symposium. Interdisciplinary Conversation on Ecological Factors Affecting Cultural
Adaptation and Achievement Gap in Diverse Students. AERA Annual International Meeting,
April 30th-May 2010, Denver, Colorado.
Flores, B. B., Riojas-Cortez, M., Ek, L. D., Machado-Casas, M., & Sánchez, P. (2010).
Symposium: La Nueva Generación de La Clase Mágica: Policy, Process, and Practice.
Pedagogical Practice and Possibility: Establishing La Clase Mágica at a Hispanic Serving
Institution in South Texas. AERA Annual International Meeting, April 30- May 2010, Denver,
Colorado
Flores, B. B.., Sheets, R. H., Clark, E. R., (2010). Educar para Transformar: Teacher Preparation
for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student Populations. THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, The 9th Annual
2010 Region 6-Texas NAME Conference March 26-27, 2010 University of North Texas Denton,
Texas.
2009
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2009). Examining the preparation of math and science teachers as
culturally efficacious for classrooms serving English Learners. 6th International Conference on
Teacher Education and Social Justice, December 5-6, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Flores, B. B., (Chair) with Clark, E. R. & Sheets, R. H. (Discussants). (2009). Teacher
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Preparation for Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para Transformar Symposium. TABE Annual Conference, October 15-17, 2009, Houston, Texas.
Flores, B. B., Ek, L. D. & Sánchez, P. (2009). Latin@ Bilingual Education Teacher Candidates’
Ideologies: Descubriendo sus motivos y creencias. TABE Annual Conference, October 15-17,
2009, Houston, Texas.
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2009). Using technology to prepare culturally efficacious
mathematics and science teachers for classrooms serving English language learners. Congreso
Bilingualismo-Multilinguismo. Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, September 15-19, Quito
Ecuador.
Flores, B. B. (2009). Symposia Organizer: Bridging Theory and Practice through Collaborative
Partnerships and Mentoring of Novice Bilingual Teachers. COEHD Bilingual Research
Symposium, May 23, 2009. University of Texas at San Antonio.
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2009). Examining the preparation of math and science teachers as
culturally efficacious for classrooms serving English Learners. UC-LMRI Commissioned Paper.
UC-LMRI Annual Conference, May 1-2, 2009, Riverside California.
Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (2009). The Metamorphosis of Teacher Identity: An Intersection of
Ethnic Consciousness, Self-Conceptualization, and Belief Systems at Teacher Identity
Symposium: Shaping Teacher Lives and Teacher Identities: An Analysis of Underlying Factors.
Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, April 13-17th, San Diego,
California.
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2008). Academy for Teacher Excellence Mediates Literacy in
Bicultural Bilingual Classrooms: More than Meets the Eye 38th Annual NABE Conference,
February 18-21st, 2008, Austin, Texas
Flores, B. B., Garcia, C. T. & Claeys, L. (2008). Induction Support for Guiding Teachers through
their Zone of Professional Development- Academy for Teacher Excellence. NABE Conference, ,
February 18-21st, 2008, Austin, Texas
Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2008). Desarrollando una alianza entre los padres, la
escuela, y la universidad 38th Annual NABE Conference, February 18-21
st, 2008, Austin, Texas
Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. Negotiating Language, Culture, and Thought. Hawaii International
Conference on Education, January 4-7th, Honolulu, Hawaii
Guerra, N., Claeys, L., & Flores, B. B. Mentoring novice teachers on their identified engagement
style. Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 4-7th, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2008
Alanis, I., Riojas-Cortez, M., & Flores, B. B. (2008). Professional development: Early childhood
teachers connecting theory to practice. NCTE Conference, November 21, 2008, San Antonio,
Texas
Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2008) Supporting Preschooler’s Social Development in
School through Funds of Knowledge. NAEYC 2008 Annual Conference, November 5-8th, Dallas,
Texas.
Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. Actualizing a culturally responsive early childhood ecology.
American Association for Teaching & Curriculum. 15th Annual Conference, Austin, Texas,
October 9-11, 2008.
Flores, B. B., Guerra, N., Claeys, L. Teacher Academy Learning Community’s Induction
Support: The LIBRE Model as a Problem Solving Approach. New Teacher Center. February 3-
6th, 2008, San Jose, California.
Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Guerra, N. S. (2008, February). Celebrating the Lessons
Learned. Tenth Annual New Teacher Center Symposium on Teacher Induction. Fairmont
Hotel, San Jose, California. Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. Measuring psychosocial factors of Latino teacher candidates-the
Academic Student Inventory: Self-Observation Year (ASI SOY). National Association for
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Bilingual Education Conference, Tampa, Fl, February 6-10, 2008
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. The role of identity development in teacher preparation. AERA
Annual Meeting, March 23-29, 2008, New York.
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. Quién Soy? Exploring bilingual teachers’ ethnicity and
acculturation: Implications for Teacher Education. AERA Annual Meeting, Conference March
23-29, 2008, New York.
Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. Despertando el Ser: Bilingual Teacher Ethnic Identity Development.
AERA Annual Meeting, March 23-29, 2008, New York.
2007
Riojas-Cortez, M., Flores, B., B. (in absentia), Alanís, I. (2007). Reconstructing early childhood
teachers’ beliefs and practices: Bridging theory and professional development. Texas Association
for Bilingual Education 35th Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 3-6, 2007.
Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., Treviño-García, C. & Hernández, A. (2007). Exploring the
effectiveness of the Teacher Academy Learning Community’s induction support with first year
teachers. Texas Association for Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Austin, Texas, June 9
2007. Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (2007). Accounts and Reflections: Teacher candidates’ beliefs
and attitudes about culturally and linguistically diverse families. Texas Association for Teacher
Educators Summer Conference, Austin, Texas, June 9 2007. Clark E. R. & Flores, B. B. (in absentia). Academic Student Inventory: Self-Observation Year
(ASI SOY): Exploring Teacher Candidate Identity Development. Children’s Identity &
Citizenship in Europe, Thematic Network: Citizenship Education in Society May 24-25, 2007,
Département de sciences de l'éducation, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier III, Montpellier,
France. Flores, B. B. (2007). Round Table Discussant: Division G, AERA, April 9-13, 2007, Chicago,
Illinois.
Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Claeys, L., & Villarreal, A. (2007). Academy for Teacher Excellence:
Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Latino Teachers though Learning Communities. NABE
Conference, February 7-10, 2007, San Jose, California.
Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (in absentia) (2007). Preservice teachers’ notions of families.
SERA Conference, Austin, Texas.
Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. Los Valores Familiares Construyen el Exito Escolar: Family
Values build school success. Association of Childhood Education International Conference, May
2-5, 2007, Tampa, Florida.
Desjean-Perrotta, B. & Flores, B. B. Teacher Certification: Does Teacher Certification Really
Matter? Association of Childhood Education International Conference, May 2-5, 2007, Tampa,
Florida.
2006
Flores, B. B. (2006). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Components, Milestones, & Success.
UTSA’s Researchers and Authors Symposium, November 9, 2006, San Antonio, Texas
Flores, B. B. (2006). Academy for Teacher Excellence addressing Ana Maria Villegas’ Hispanics
in the Teaching Field: Demographic Profile and Needed Research. The HACU Hispanic
Higher Education Research Collective at University of Texas at San Antonio, TX, August 3,
2006, San Antonio, Texas.
Presenter: Academy for Teacher Excellence: Recruiting Latino Teachers and Fostering Cultural
Teaching Efficacy in all Teachers. National Association for Bilingual Education, January 18-21,
2006, Phoenix, AZ
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Presenter: Academy for Teacher Excellence: Extending the Dialogue in University and
Community college partnerships, Southwest Education Research Association, February 8-11,
2006, Austin, Tx.
Presenter: Fitness to Teach in a Global Society: Assessing the Intangibles in Preservice
Teachers, Association for Childhood International Conference, April 12-15, 2006.
Presenter: ASI SOY: Academic Student Inventory: Self-observation Year, Annual Meeting of
the Association Educational Research Association, April 7-April 11, San Francisco, California
2005
Presenter: Las ciencias con sabor casero: Linking Cultural and Literacy Practices to Promote
Young Children’s Scientific Knowledge. National Association for Bilingual Education, January
19-22, 2005, San Antonio, Texas.
Presenter: Teacher Efficacy: A Comparative Study of University Certified and Alternatively
Certified Teachers. Center for Research, Evaluation, and Advancement of Teacher Education:
Research Conference on Teacher Education, September 15-17. 2005, San Antonio, Texas
In absentia: Teachers’ Perceptions of Ethnic Minority Students’ Transnational Lives. Presented
by co-presenter Ellen R. Clark at The Twelfth International Conference on Learning, July 11-14,
2005, Granada, Spain..
2004
Presenter: Academy for Teacher Excellence: Recruiting Latino Teachers and Fostering Cultural
Teaching Efficacy in all Teachers, the Fourth International Conference on Diversity in
Organisations, Communities and Nations at the University of California, July 6-9, 2004, Los
Angeles, California.
Presenter: Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Preparation Programs by Touching the Intangibles:
Issues related to Fitness to Teach, Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher
Education: Fall Teacher Education Conference, Oct 17-19, 2004, Galveston, Texas.
Presenter (in absentia): Project Alianza: The UTSA Experience—Institutional Challenges and
Solutions. Tri-State Symposium, September 15, 2005, Washington, D.C.
Presenter: Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Preparation Programs by Touching the Intangibles:
Issues related to Fitness to Teach, AACTE 56th Annual Meeting & Exhibits, February 7-10, 2004,
Chicago, Illinois.
Presenter: Reaching out and serving a new student population: Mexican-trained teachers
interested in becoming certified teachers in the United States, AACTE 56th Annual Meeting &
Exhibits, February 7-10, 2004, Chicago, Illinois.
Presenter: Teachers and the Construction of Identity in a Transnational Community, Annual
Meeting of the Association Educational Research Association April 12-16, 2004, San Diego,
California
2003
Presenter: Un Instituto Familiar: Working with Parents of Preschoolers. Bilingual, Biliterate,
Bicultural Conference March 29, 2003, Texas A & M International University, Laredo, Texas.
Presenter: From meriendas to cuentos: Fostering early literacy experiences through
intergenerational activities. Texas Border Literacy Conference, January 17-19, 2003, South
Padres Island Texas
Presenter: De la casa a la escuela: Connecting families with the school’s early childhood
program. NABE International Annual Conference, January 29-February 1, 2003, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Round-table discussant: Paper presentation at Research and Evaluation SIG Breakfast with
Scholars: A theoretical framework for establishing culturally appropriate classroom ecology
within the early childhood bilingual classroom. NABE International Annual Conference, January
29-February 1, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Presenter: Paper presentation: Early Childhood Teachers’ Notions of Classroom Practices:
Creating equitable classroom ecology for language-minority students. Southwest Educational
Research Association Annual Meeting, February 13-15, 2003, San Antonio, Texas
Presenter: Developing Professionalism By Touching the Intangibles: A Fitness to Teach Policy.
Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, February 13-15, 2003, San
Antonio, Texas.
2002
Panelist: The Harmful Impact of the “Texas-Style” Accountability on Latina/o Youth, Teacher
Preparation, and Curriculum, NACC FOCO Conference, University of Texas at San Antonio,
November 8, 2002, San Antonio, Texas
Panelist: The effects of High-stakes testing and social promotion on Latino Youth. A policy
briefing: The U.S. Capital. Room HC-5, March 15, 2002 Washington, D. C.
Round-table discussant: A critical examination of foreign-trained teachers’ self-
conceptualization and self-efficacy. Paper in progress presented at NABE International Annual
Conference, March 19-23, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Presenter: You can’t have a rainbow without a Tormenta: An IHE, a community, and a dual
language school. Paper presented at NABE International Annual Conference, March 19-23, 2002,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2001
Presenter: Biliteracy Development in Two-way Immersion Classrooms: A five year study. Paper
presented at The National Reading Conference, December 5, 2001, San Antonio, Texas.
Presenter: Speaking-Out About High-stakes Testing: Teachers and Students’ Voices, Paper
presented NAME Annual Conference, Founders Roundtable, Nov. 8-9, 2001. Las Vegas, NV.
Presenter: MACEIT: An innovative Master’s Degree and Teacher Certification Program.
Working paper presented Texas Teacher Education Conference, Oct. 14-15, 2001. Corpus Christi,
Texas
Presenter: Is Spanish Proficiency Simply Enough? An examination of normalistas attitudes
towards Spanish, bilingualism, and bilingual teacher pedagogy, V Congreso de las Americas,
Universidad de las Americas, October 2-7, 2001. Puebla, México.
Presenter: Psychological Schema of Normalistas in a Bilingual Education Teacher-training
Program. Presented at the Project Alianza Research Meeting, Mexico, D. F., July 26-27, 2001.
Presenter: Is Spanish Proficiency Simply Enough? An examination of normalistas attitudes
towards Spanish, bilingualism, and bilingual Teacher Competencies & Pedagogy. NABE
International Annual Conference, February 20-24, 2001. Phoenix, Arizona.
Presenter: The Psychological Schema of Normalistas. 22nd
Annual Ethnographic Forum, March
2-3, 2001. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Round Table Discussant: High-stakes testing, January 27, 2001 Austin, Texas
2000
Panelist: Standards and Accountability: Who is responsible? Recruitment and Training for
Normalistas. NABE International Conference, February 15-19, San Antonio, Texas.
Presenter: Retooling Normalistas as Bilingual Teachers: Who are they and what resources do
they bring? NABE International Annual Conference, February 15-19, San Antonio, Texas.
Presenter: Award Winning Dissertation: Bilingual Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs…NABE
International Conference, February 15-19, San Antonio, Texas.
Presenter: NORMALISTAS: A prospective pool of bilingual teachers: A study examining their
self-conceptualization and self-efficacy. AERA Annual Meeting, April 24-28, New Orleans, LA.
Presenter: Are your teaching practices aligned with your beliefs? AEL Equity Conference, May
18-19 Lexington, Kentucky
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Panelist: Special Session: Where are the Teachers of Color? Examining Myths and Realities of
the Minority Teacher Shortage. Do standards and high-stakes testing assure accountability or
create barriers for prospective bilingual education teachers? NAME International Annual
Conference, November 15-19 (18), Orlando, Fl.
1999
Presenter: Second Language Acquisition for Elementary Teachers, EISD Staff Development
(9/11)
Presenter: Sheltered Instruction for Secondary Teachers, EISD Staff Development (8/28)
Non-Refereed/Non-peer Reviewed Publications:
Vásquez, O. A., Razfar, A, Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., & Claeys, L. (2010). Laboratories for
Learning Collaborative Research-based After-school programs. A Research Policy Brief: La
Clase Mágica Research Initiative. Available from: http://ate.utsa.edu/Policy-Brief
Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., Clark, E. R., & Villarreal, A. Transformative Vision and Practices:
(2010). Creating a Model for Preparing Culturally Efficacious Induction Mentors. Academy
for Teacher Excellence, University of Texas at San Antonio.
Mata, E., Rodríguez, M. E., Claeys, L., Fraga, L., García, C. T., Guerra, N. S, Flores, B. B.,
Clark, E. R., & Villarreal, A. (2010). Becoming culturally efficacious: Induction mentor modules
handbook. Academy for Teacher Excellence, University of Texas at San Antonio. Available
from: http://moodle.ate.utsa.edu/moodle19/course
Jaramillo, P. Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., & Claeys, L. (2010). Summit on Latino Student Success:
Critical Analysis and Dialogue for Transforming STEM Pedagogies and Policies Policy Brief.
Academy for Teacher Excellence, University of Texas at San Antonio. Available from
http://ate.utsa.edu/
Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2000). Report on a Study of Normalistas’ ethnic identity & teaching
efficacy. NABE NEWS, 24(1), pp. 20-23.
Flores, B. B. (March 2000). Cascarones. Appleseeds, 2(7), 12-15.
Flores, B. B. (1991). Ease report card stress. Counselor’s Corner. Northside Recorder. San
Antonio, TX.
Flores, B. B. (1985). Contributor to CROSSCUTS, DLM; Developmental Learning Materials.
Dallas, TX.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2007-Present
AERA Conference Reviewer
Bilingual Research Journal Reviewer
Journal of Educational Policy Reviewer
Journal of Latinos and Education
Teacher Education and Practice Reviewer
Curriculum Teaching Dialogue Journal
Journal of Teacher Education
Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring
External Reviewer for Taylor & Francis Book
2007 AERA Conference Reviewer
Teaching and Teacher Education SIG
Handbook of Latino Identity
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2006 Bilingual Research Journal Reviewer
Teacher Education and Practice Reviewer
Anthropology of Education Reviewer
2005 Proposal Reviewer for AERA 2005 Annual Conference
Bilingual Research Journal Reviewer
Book Proposal Reviewer for Dr. Josúe González, ASU: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education in
the United States
2004 Proposal Reviewer for AERA 2004 Annual Conference
Early Education and Child Development SIG
Bilingual Education Research SIG
Teaching and Teacher Education SIG
2003-present Outside Reviewer for Bilingual Research Journal
2003 Outside Reviewer for NABE Journal of Research and Practice
2002- present Member of NABE Research and Evaluation SIG
External Tenure Reviewer
2009 Tenure Reviewer for UT EL Paso
2010 Tenure Reviewer for Texas A&M University
2011 Tenure Reviewer for George Mason University
MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association
Association for Childhood Education International
Association for Teacher Education
Southwest Educational Research Association
Texas Association of Teacher Educators
National Association for Bilingual Education
Texas Association for Bilingual Education
San Antonio Area Association for Bilingual Education
National Association for Multicultural Education Member
Committees Outside University
2010 AERA Division K, Program Chair Section 5: Focus on the Lives of Teachers
2010 AERA Hispanic Sig Past Chair
2009 AERA Hispanic Sig Chair
2007 AERA Division K Nominating Committee
2005 AERA Division K Nominating Committee
2002-2003 San Antonio ISD’s Early Childhood Advisory and Task Force Committee;
2001-2005 San Antonio College Early Childhood Advisory Council Committee
2000-2003State Board of Education Committee for the development of EC-4, 4-8th Bilingual
Standards
2000-2003 Texas Quality Enhancement Grants Program & Beginning Teacher Activity Profile in
Texas Consortium Member
2000 TxBESS Facilitator for Region XX
Volunteerism
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2005 Present “Preparing Transformative Leaders” at the UTSA Alumni Breakfast. Oct 6, 2006
2000-2003 Family Institute for Early Literacy Development – plan, coordinated, & presented
parent/family workshop at Storm Elementary on annual basis during Week of Young Child
2002, 2001 Career Day Speaker at LBJ and Burleson, EISD
2000-2002Mentored a Holmes Business Career High School student for the past three years
UTSA Internal Activities
2010-present Legacy Chair, organized group of ILT senior faculty
2007, 2008 Presenter at Department Chair Meetings
“Come to College” Day Mock Class
Recruiting potential graduate students for ECE program
Recruiting potential faculty at the Association of Teacher Educators Conference
UTSA Committees Served
2011 UFRAC Chair
2011 DFRAC Committee Member for Ed Psychology
2011 Professional Development for ECE-6 Blocks
2010-2011 ECE-6 Mathematics and Science Search Committee Chair
2011- present ILT Doctoral Program Research Chair
2009 -2010 UFRAC Member
2009 DFRAC Chair
2009 MA Ed SACS Assessment Chair
2008 P-20 Vice-President Search
2008 DFRAC for Health and Kinesiology
2008 DFRAC for Counseling
2008-2010, Spring & Fall University Collaborative Research Seed Grant
2008 College Video: Beyond the Tenure box
2008 President’s Affirmative Action & Diversity Committee Co-Chair
2007, 2008 ILT Math Education Search Committee
2007 VPAA Search Committee
2006-2007 UT System Vice Chancellor Leadership Committee
2006 VPSA Search Committee
2006 President’s University Diversity Committee Co-chair
2006 University Vision 2016 Committee
2006 Faculty and Staff Success Sub-Committee
2006 Math Chair Search Committee
2006 University-wide Tuition and Fees Committee
2005-2006 University Diversity Committee
2006 University Tuition & Fees Committee
2006 University & NWVC partnership Committee creating JUMP (Joint Undergraduate
Matriculation Program)
2003- 2004 University-wide Technology Initiative Committee
2003- 2004 Convener for the EC-4 Search Committee
2003 -present Member of Doctoral Proposal Committee
2002 –2004 Chairing the DISCI Diversity Committee
2002 – 2004 Chairing Instructional Technology E-portfolio Committee
2002 – 2004 Admission to Teacher Certification Committee
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2002-2003 Member of BBL Teacher Search Committee
2002 Chaired the Departmental Governance Task Force Committee
2001-2002, 2002-2003 Chaired the EC-4 Search Committee
2001, 2002 Teacher Appreciation Committee
2000 Chaired the College Governance Committee
1999-2002 Member Professional Development Model Schools Committee
1999, 2000 ECE & Elementary Search Committee
1999 - 2000 EC-4 Teacher Certification & 4-8 Teacher Certification Committee
1999 - 2000 EC-4 Bilingual Teacher Certification & 4-8th Teacher Certification Committee
1999 College Implementation Committee
Honors & Awards
2012 University President Diversity Award for the Academy for Teacher Excellence
2012 San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame
2011 COEHD Special Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Recognition Award
2010-2011 Henry Trueba Award Nominee, AERA
2008 UT Outstanding Alumna Award for 2009 Nominee
2008 ILT Research Award Nominee
2008 University of California-Linguistic Minority Research Institute, $2000 Research Award,
plus travel expenses to deliver commissioned paper at UC-LMRI Conference entitled: ATEP:
Examining the preparation of math and science teachers as culturally efficacious for
classrooms serving English Learners
2008 HACU Hispanic Higher Education Research Collaborative (H3ERC) Panel
2007, 2008,2009 Who’s Who in America Recipient
2004 UTSA President’s Distinguished Award for Research Excellence, $1000.00 Honorarium
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 96-97; 99-2000
1999-2000 NABE’s Outstanding Dissertation 1st Place Award
1998 Summer Grant Recipient, Mexican American Center, University of Texas at Austin
Title VII Doctoral Fellowship, U. S. Department of Education, University of Texas at Austin
Pi Lambda Theta, UT Chapter
Kappa Delta Pi, UT School of Education Honor Society
San Antonio Area Association Bilingual Education Teacher of the Year
Northside ISD Prekindergarten Teacher of the Year
Magna Cum Laude
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Title VII Bilingual Counselor Grant Training Scholarship, UTSA
Title VII Bilingual Education Undergraduate Training Scholarship, UTSA
Grant Activity
Funded
2011 PI for ATE I3 Communities of Practices: Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE): I3
(Interdisciplinary Ingenious Innovative) Communities of Practice, Pathways to Hispanic
Students’ Success in STEM Areas, Title V USDOE grant, approximately $680,000 per year, $4.2
million over 5 years.
2011 CoPI for La Clase Magica Preescolar from HEB $60,000.
2011 CoPI for La Clase Magica Preescolar from San Antonio Hispanic Fund, $5000.00
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2010 PI for Innovative Communities of Learning Advancing Student Success (iCLASS): An
Early College Approach for Increasing Latino Participation in the STEM Disciplines, FIPSE
Grant, USDOE $749,972
2010 PI for Project ACEST: Academy for Culturally Efficacious STEM Teachers, Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board, $750,000.
2009 PI Greater Texas Foundation, Teacher Academy Induction Learning Community $150,000
2009 Co-PI Texas Regional Collaborative for Excellence and Science Teaching: Induction
Program, 102,000
2008 Co-PI Texas Regional Collaborative for Excellence and Science Teaching: Mid-career
Teacher Recruitment Program, $200,000,
2008 PI for Academy for Teacher Excellence: Equity, Education, & Entrepreneurship (E3),
College Costs Reduction and Access Act, Title V USDOE Grant, 2.5 million over two years.
2008 PI for Teacher Academy Induction Learning Community, Greater Texas Foundation,
$500,000 over2.5 years
2007 PI for Special Education Accelerated Teacher Education Program (SPE-ATEP):
Transition to Teaching Grant, USDOE Grant, approximately 384,050.00 per year for 5 years for a
total of 2.1million
2007 PI Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Educator Research Center (in
collaboration with UT Austin and UT Pan Am, approximately $238,000 per institution, amount
awarded, $ 234,000 as Co-PI.
2006 PI for Middle level Accelerated Teacher Education Program (ML-ATEP): Transition to
Teaching Grant, USDOE Grant, approximately 377,050.00 per year for 5 years for a total of 1.6
million
2004-2007 PI for Academy for Teacher Excellence, Title V Grant, $590,825.00 continuation
funding for a total of 2.75 million dollars
2004-2007 PI for Accelerated Teacher Education Program (A-TEP): Transition to Teaching
Grant, USDOE Grant, approximately $320,000 a year for 5 years for a total of 1.634 million
dollars.
2003 Co-PI & Principal Grant writer for Academy for Teacher Excellence, Title V Grant,
$550,000+ a year for 5 years for a total of 2.75 million dollars
2003 Funded for COEHD Faculty Research Grant: Linking cultural and literacy practices to
promote young children’s socioemotional development. $1000.00
2001-2002 Received grant to write final Project Alianza Monograph from ASU and IDRA, $
9600
2001 Received $1000.00 to assist with the writing of Academy for Teacher Excellence grant
2000-2001 Funded for UTSA Faculty Research Grant for proposed study: In order to have a
Rainbow, there must be a Storm: The transformation of low performing school to an exemplary
school. $4945.00
Dissertation Committee Served/Serving
Caceda, Carmen (2009). Teaching English language learners: Teacher candidates’ language beliefs.
Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio.
Chen, Wan-Ching (2011). Taiwanese beliefs and motivation Unpublished Dissertation. University of
Texas at San Antonio.
Claeys, Lorena (2011). Motivation to Teach Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Unpublished
Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio
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Fernández. Mary Ruth (2008). The relationship between educational decisions and academic
achievement: A focus on Mexican American Students. Unpublished Dissertation. University of
Texas at San Antonio.
Fraga, Lucretia (2012). Mobile Learning in Higher Education. Unpublished Dissertation. University of
Texas at San Antonio.
Galindo, Sandra (2012). Media representation of immigration in a migrant provide and migrant receptor
country: A critical discourse analysis. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San
Antonio.
Garcia, Claudia (in preparation).
Garza, Esther (2010). A comparison of bilingual education and generalist teachers’ approaches to
scientific biliteracy. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio
Gatis, Dilans (2010). Oral corrective feedback and second language vocabulary development: Prompts
and recasts in the adult ESL classroom. Unpublished dissertation. University of Texas at San
Antonio.
Gdovin, R. (in preparation)
González, Lupita (2006). A Study on the Effectiveness of Reading for Middle School English Language
Learners (RFELL) Program (Would a reading program designed for a specific student
population succeed with recent immigrant students?). University of Texas at Austin.
Guzman, Carmen (2011). Chicana and Chicano “Pedagogies of the Home”: Learning from Students’
Lived Experiences. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio.
Henderson, Nancy (2007). Teacher and Principal Perceptions of Effective Instructional Leadership: An
Exploration Of Guiding Practice and Personal Beliefs. Unpublished Dissertation. University of
Texas at San Antonio
Huerta, Mary Esther (2005). Biliteracy: Negotiating Reading Comprehension Across Two Languages.
University of Texas at San Antonio, NABE Outstanding 2nd
Place Dissertation Award.
Lopez, Minda (2008). “Hablamos ingles…o, y español también”: Students’ emerging language ideologies
in a dual language primary program. University of Texas at San Antonio, AERA Bilingual Sig
Outstanding 2nd
Place Dissertation Award.
Mika, Virginia (2007). Salud y Vida: Exploring the health literacy of a Mexican American population.
Unpublished Dissertation, University of Texas at San Antonio.
Norlander, Amy (in preparation). University of Texas at San Antonio
Shearn, Nancy (2007). Sources of Efficacy for First-Year Teachers. Unpublished Dissertation. University
of Texas at San Antonio
Sung, Koyin (2009). Language Learning Strategy Use and Language Achievement for American College
Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language Unpublished Dissertation, University of Texas at San
Antonio..
Thesis Committee Served
Ozturk, Mohammed (2012). The influences of male early childhood education teachers on parental
involvement. Unpublished Thesis, University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Saldaña, Liliana Patricia (2002). An Examination of Bilingual Educators Teaching Approaches and the
Pedagogical Frameworks that inform their Practices. Unpublished Thesis, University of Texas at San
Antonio.
Professional Development
2010 CREATE Research Seminar
2006-2007 CREATE Research Fellow Series
2006 Hierarchal Linear Modeling Advanced Seminar
2006 Factor Analysis Advanced Seminar
2006 HACU Hispanic Higher Education Research Collective (HPERC): Setting the Research
Agenda for Hispanic Success in Higher Education, UTSA Downtown Campus, August 3, 2006,
San Antonio, Texas
2006 CREATE Leadership Conference, May 1-2, Austin, Texas
2006 Raising Graduate Rates Summit, The University of Texas at San Antonio, March 24,
2006.
2006 Texas Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Meeting, March 3, 2006 Austin
Texas
2006 Women’s Leadership Symposium, “Profiles of Outstanding Women”, sponsored by the
Texas Diversity Council, January 13, 2006University of Texas at San Antonio
2005 Chairing the Academic Department: A workshop for Division and Department Chairs
and Deans, November 2-5, 2005, San Antonio, Texas
2005 ATE Summer Conference: Focus on NCATE, July 30-Aug 2, 2005
2005 23rd
Annual Academic Chairperson Conference, Feb 9-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida
