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Maria de Lourdes B. SerpaProfessor of Education & Special Education

Lesley University Graduate School of EducationEverett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 617-349-8403 • [email protected]

EDUCATION 1983 Doctorate of Education, Boston University

-Bilingual/Special Education with a focus on Biliteracy and Assessment 1979 Master of Education, University of Massachusetts at Boston (Formerly known

as Boston State College) • Special Education with a focus on Moderate Special Needs 1973 Bachelor of Science, University of Massachusetts at Boston (Formerly known

as Boston State College) • Major in Education and Minor in Bilingual/ESL Education 1967 Elementary Education, Magistério Primário de Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Azores,

SPECIALIZED TRAINING2008 - 2010 Technology in Education, Teaching online, Podcasting and e-Learning-Lesley

University, MA2004 Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education, CAST, MA

Cooperative Learning Structures – Kagan. San Jose, CA 2002 Universal Design. The Center for Applied Special Technology, CAST, MA.

Understanding By Design, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASCD, Boston, MA.

Making Standards Work: Unwrapping the Power Standards and Designing Standards-Based Performance Assessment”. Center for Performance Assessment. Boston, MA.

1998 International Leadership Training: Educator of Teacher Educators Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment and Mediated Learning with Professor Ruven Feuerstein and associates, Brown University

1996 Alternative Assessment with Jay McTighe – ASCD, BostonPortfolio Assessment & the Grady Profile with Emily Grady – Lesley College

1991 Special Education and AIDS Prevention Education - Trainer of Trainers Education Sponsored by American Health Education Association (AAHE) and the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) Reston, Virginia.

Models and Methods of Literacy – The Sérgio Niza and Paulo Freire Literacy Approaches, Lisbon, Portugal

1987-1992 Feuerstein LPAD Dynamic Assessment (Levels I and 11) Teacher Educator - Instrumental Enrichment, Level I, Taunton School Department

Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa Lesley University

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1990 Multisystem Teacher Trainer - Nondiscriminatory Assessment & Programming Council of Exceptional Children, Reston, Virginia (focus on ESL assessment)

Feuerstein's Instrument Enrichment and Learning Propensity Academic Device, Taunton School Department, MA

1975-76 Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Disabilities with Supervised Practicum Massachusetts General Hospital Language Clinic, Boston, MA

1966-68 Methods of Instruction in Portuguese Literacy, Azores, Portugal

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

At Lesley University, School of Education, Cambridge, MAFull Professor of Education (2000-Present)

• Major areas of specialization: Assessment & Evaluation, UDL –Technology, Dislexia & Literacy and Teacher Education

• Special Assignment: Doctoral Program Development in CLD-Bilingual Special Education with Center for Special Education; TESOL & Bilingual Masters Degree Programs design and development for New Mexico. Dean Borunda’s Initiative, School of Education. Dean’s Office (2006-“07) and Language Literacy Division (2007-Present).

• Special Assignment: School of Education ELL Task Force Chair (2004-05)• Special assignment: Co-Chair, Lesley University Diversity Committee on

Academic Planning with Co-Chair Dr. William Stokes (2000-’01)• Course design, development ant teaching include: Nondiscriminatory Formal and

Alternative Assessments, Early Childhood Assessments, Multicultural & Bilingual /Special Education, Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment I &II, Young Children dynamic assessment, Consultation & Collaboration, Early Literacy and Biliteracy, Portuguese Early Literacy, Educational Research, Learning Strategies & Metacognition,

Chair and Co-founder Portuguese World Language Institute, Lesley University since Project Director, Minority Language Assessment Project (2000-2005)

• An action research project on dual language assessment funded by a multiple year grant from the United States Department of Education. Responsibilities included project design, development, administration, and implementation; teacher and faculty recruitment, hiring and coaching; supervising project staff and evaluation.

Project Co-Director, BECE Masters Degree Program (1999-2004)

• A CLD Bilingual Early Childhood teacher preparation project at the Masters degree level funded by a five year grant (1.3 million) from the United States Department of Education. Responsibilities included program and curriculum design &development, graduate student and faculty recruitment, faculty hiring / mentoring / supervision; field placement supervision; student advisement; and preparation of documentation for Massachusetts Bilingual Early Childhood teacher licensure.


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Associate Professor of Education (1987-1999)• Courses developed and taught included: Nondiscriminatory Formal and

Alternative Assessments, Early Childhood Assessments, Multicultural & Bilingual Special Education, Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment I &II, Consultation & Collaboration, Literacy and Biliteracy, Portuguese Literacy, Educational Research, Learning Strategies & Metacognition, Assessment in ESL and Curriculum Development in Regular and Special Education (monolingual, bilingual and ESL)

Senior Advisor, Doctoral Program (1987-Present)

• Senior advisor since the beginning of the Doctoral Program was established in 1987 at LU. She has served as Doctoral Study Chair, Co-chair, Doctoral Committee member and advisor. Has supervised dissertation research and numerous individual research projects at a masters and doctoral level. Has also served on post-doctoral studies committees.

Program Director of the Graduate Moderate Special Needs Teacher Education (1984-1999)

PreK-9, 5-12 and Brookline Collaborative Internship that included program development and supervision of the following:

• Lesley-Brookline Internship Program Design – Co-founder (1987)• Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)• Joint Master Moderate Special Needs Programs with Early Childhood,

Elementary and Middle School Education Programs• Off-campus Special Education Masters Programs – with one in Bilingual Special

Education in Methuen (1991-1993)• The Lesley International Special Education Masters Program in Athens, Greece –

Co-founder (1985-1990)

Additional Responsibilities included: program design and review, development and administration; course development with curriculum surveys, faculty hiring, preparation of documentation for program accreditation and certification/licensure, academic training, monitoring & on going support to part-time faculty, teaching required courses and provide student advisement.

Assessment Lab Faculty Director (1991-2005)Co-founder with Dean Fox, organizer and overseer. Responsibilities included: research and organization of a testing library from the ground up; ensuring ethical testing regulations, selecting and ordering tests and other assessment materials; initially cataloguing all materials; hiring, training/mentoring and supervising the assessment lab assistant/coordinator, designing operational guidelines and responding to faculty and other requests related to testing in a monolingual and dual language context.

Assistant Professor (1983-1987)Division of Education and Special Education. Responsible for teaching nondiscriminatory assessment graduate courses and advising students. Served on


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several committees and guest lectured in a variety of courses related to assessment and Bilingual/ESL/ Multicultural special education.

INSTITUTES / SEMINARS / SPECIAL EVENTS

Co-Initiated, co-organized and co-taught with Dr. Lira Assessment of ELL with Disabilities Institute competitive grant from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (2010 and 2011)

Initiated a graduate Course in Portuguese for the Lesley University Faculty with a study abroad trip to the Azores in collaboration with Dr. Carolina Baptista & Dr. Graca Castanho from the University of the Azores.

Chairperson of the 23rd Annual Conference on Portuguese Language & Cultures: One Language Many Cultures. In collaboration with the Luso-American Education Foundation of the United States. Lesley University, May 2009

Co-Initiated, co-organized and co-taught with Dr. Lira Assessment of ELL with Disabilities Institute competitive grant from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (2009)

Initiated and Co-organized in collaboration with the Center for Special Education a special lecture on Dynamic Assessment with Dr. Alex Kozulin, the author of Psychological Tools and the best translator of Vygotsky

Initiated, co-organized and co-taught with Dr. Lira Assessment of ELL with Disabilities Institute competitive grant from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (2008)

Initiated, co-organized and co-taught with Dr. Lira Assessment of ELL with Disabilities Institute competitive grant from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (2007)

Initiated, co-organized and co-taught with Dr. Lira Assessment of ELL with Disabilities Institute competitive grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education (2006)

Co- Created with Dr. Carolina Baptista and Dr. Graca Castanho The Portuguese World Language Institute at Lesley University (2005) with a gift from Professor Warren Teixeira.

Co- Initiated, organized and co-taught with Professor Solange Lira – three ELL Reading and Writing Summer Institutes, (Category 4) funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education (2003-2005)


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Initiated and co-organized The Year of The Languages Celebration. Sponsored by The Lesley University Diversity Council (2005)

Initiated and organized the Lau vs. Nichols 30th Anniversary Symposium at Lesley University with the distinguished Civil Rights lawyer and professor Dr. Steinman as the keynote speaker. Guest speakers included Anne Marie Car-Reardon, Kelly Jones, Patricia Medeiros Landurand

Co-Organized with Dr. Castanho, Educational Counselor, Embassy of Portugal, the first and second Portuguese Council Meeting of the Portuguese Language in the USA with officials from the Portuguese speaking countries and representatives from a number of universities, including UC Berkeley, Harvard, UMass; Organizations such as MAPS and other community leaders. (August 2004 at Lesley University and in April 2005 at Columbia University).

Initiated and co-organized “After Question 2: A Forum” co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents. Guest Speakers included the Director of Santa Ana School district, The Lesley University Provost and the Massachusetts Director of ELL Education. March 2003

Initiated, co-organized the Bilingual Forum: Information on Question Two. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost. Guest Speakers included Massachusetts State Representative António Cabral, Ms. Margaret Adams, and Dr. Mary Cazabon. Moderated by Dr. Solange de Azambuja Lira. Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. (October 2002).

Initiated and co-organized The Bilingual Forum. Moderated by Lesley University President McKenna. Focusing on the pros and cons of the proposed Question 2. Speakers included Framingham Superintendent and Bilingual Education Director. Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. (2001).

Initiated and co-organized in collaboration with The Center for Special Education at Lesley a special lecture on “Cognitive Tools” with researcher and author Dr. Alex Kozulin, internationally recognized specialist in Vygotsky, and Research Director from The Center for Cognitive Modifiability, Jerusalem, Israel (Oct. 2000).

Co-initiated and co-organized The MCAS and the Achievement of Minority Language Students Conference, Lesley University. Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education, The Hood Project at Lesley, The Achievement Center and The Bilingual Faculty Action Research Group. Keynote Speaker: Massachusetts State Representative Antonio Cabral. Other speakers included Dr. Elsa Nunez From Lesley, Dr. Pat Landurand from Rhode Island College and Dr. António Simões from Fairfield University (April 2000).

Principal Investigator, co-designed and co-taught with Prof. Solange Lira “The Curriculum Frameworks and Diversity Institute”. Sponsored by a $60,000


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competitive grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education. (a five full-day summer institute and three follow-up seminars). This professional development was designed for monolingual and bilingual professionals, with the goal of reducing overrepresentation of linguistic minority students in Special Education (August 1999-June 2000).

Principal Investigator, co-designed and co-taught with Prof. Solange Lira, Bilingual Special Education Training: Curriculum Frameworks and Diversity. Sponsored by a $60,000 competitive grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education. This professional development was designed for monolingual and bilingual education professionals, with the primary goal of reducing overrepresentation of linguistic minorities in Special Education (June 1998-June 1999).

Principal Investigator – co-organized with the Bilingual Faculty Action Research Group a special professional development session for the Lesley College Faculty on “Ebonics and Bilingualism.” Speaker: Dr. Theresa Perry author of, The Ebonics Debate. Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education, The Lesley Achievement Center, and The Hood Project at Lesley (1999).

Principal Investigator, co-designed and co-taught – Addressing the Needs of Limited English Proficient Students-Curriculum Frameworks and Diversity Summer Institute and follow-up seminars. Sponsored by a $65,000 competitive grant from the Massachusetts Department of Education (1997-1998).

Initiated and co-organized with the Bilingual Faculty Action Research Group a special professional development session for College Faculty on “Bilingualism and the Education of Minority Language Students” Speaker: Dr. Jim Cummins internationally recognized researcher, speaker and author, from the University of Toronto, Canada. Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education, The Lesley Achievement Center, the Provost’s Office and the Hood Project at Lesley (1998).

Initiated and co-organized the Portuguese American Heritage Day Celebration for the Lesley community with support from the Lesley College Diversity Initiative. The main goal of this day was to promote the linguistic dimension of diversity. Highlights of this day included a luncheon for the Lesley community with foods from Brazil, Cape Verde & Portugal a keynote addressing the contributions of Portuguese Heritage Americans to our society, a panel (with representation from Azores, Brazil, Cape Verde & Portugal) and a Portuguese exhibit in the Main Library, Portuguese Heritage music, and poetry. The Lesley cafeteria participated in this event by offering a Portuguese lunch (1995).

Initiated and co-organized with Dr. Ann Larkin and Dr. Solange Lira the first Portuguese-Language course offering to the Lesley College Faculty to learn the Portuguese language and cultures. Supported by a grant from the Luso-American Foundation and the School of Education. This course was taught by Dr. Solange Lira (1995-1997).


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Initiated and organized the Portuguese Writing Process Institute in collaboration with the Cambridge Public Schools (four days) with Professor Ana Viveiros (regarded as the best teacher educator in the Azores). This was supported by a grant from the Regional Government of the Azores (1994).

Initiated, invited and co-organized with Dr. Susan Gurry a very special lecture at Lesley College by the internationally renowned Professor Ruven Feuerstein from Israel on “Mediated Learning Experience”, a method currently used in over 76 countries (1993).

Initiated and organized the first Portuguese Literacy graduate course as a Summer Institute in collaboration with the Lowell Public School with Professor Sergio Niza, a leading European educator from Portugal. This institute was featured in the Lowell Sun Newspaper (1991).

Initiated and organized a full day of professional development for faculty on “Chapter 766: Changes in Special Education Regulations” With Marie Lindhal, Massachusetts Department of Education (1990).

Initiated, co-organized and co-taught with Dr. Pat Landurand a three day Summer Institute on Effective Instruction of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (1990).

Initiated, organized and directed yearly Summer Institutes on Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment I&II (1988-1995).

Initiated, organized and directed the Third Annual New England Conference in Special Education Resource Teaching: Bridging the Gap Between Regular and Special Education: The Golden Gate to Successful Learning. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elliot Aronson from University of California and the author of The Jigsaw Classroom (Oct.1987).

Initiated, organized and directed the Second Annual New England Conference in Special Education Resource Teaching. What’s new in Assessment: A Nondiscriminatory Perspective. Keynote speaker: Dr. Jane Mercer from California and author of the SOMPA (Oct. 1986).

Co-organized and directed the Feuerstein’s LPAD Seminar co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education and NODAC, Columbia University, NY, NY with speaker Dr. Nancy Cloud (1986).

Initiated and co-organized, with Dr. Don McNeil, The First Annual New England Conference in Resource Teaching. “Realities of Resource Teaching: A Practical Perspective” Keynote Speaker: Dr. William Morse, recognized author and researcher in emotional development (Oct. 1985).


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Committee Service at Lesley University

• Lesley University Diversity Council member• ESL/Multilingual 2RTI Working Group Co-Convener• ELL/CLD Task Force former chair & member• Academic Program Planning: Diversity, Co-chair• Curriculum Committee member• Diversity Initiative group member• Diversity: Institutional Evaluation• Testing Committee(s)• Bilingual Reading Recovery Advisory Committee• Curriculum and Instruction Masters Program Design Committee – ESL

Specialization• Teacher Leadership Masters Degree Planning Committee• Personnel Committee, member and Co-chair for a year• ESL and International Recruiting Task Force• Advanced Professional Certificates in Inclusion and Special Needs, Chair• Five year Special Education Program Design Committee, graduate and

undergraduate levels• Chair Visiting Committee for the First Lady of Portugal Dr. Maria de Jesus

Barroso Soares• Visiting Committee for the President of the Prime Minister from Cape Verde• Chair Visiting Committee President of the Azores and Five Province Delegation

from Angola• Team Teaching Committee member• Search committees member and chair

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE At Other InstitutionsRegis College Graduate Division, Weston, MA (1982-1983)

Program Training Coordinator, Master’s Degree in Bilingual-Special Education and Psycholinguistics. Responsibilities included: coordination of training program activities, teaching assessment courses, student advisement, professional development of teachers, seminars and on site teacher supervision and mentoring.

Cambridge School Department, Cambridge, MA (1977-81)Learning Disabilities Specialist/Resource Teacher (Grades: Bilingual N-12)Responsibilities included: non-discriminatory assessment/evaluation in the native language and English of Pre K-12 students; report writing, participating in team evaluations and pupil study meetings; writing Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) in two languages; delivery of direct services with a primary focus on reading, writing and math in L1 and L2; demonstration of teaching/learning techniques in general education classrooms, consultation and collaboration with general education classroom teachers, parents and community agencies; bilingual preschool and kindergarten screening; curriculum design, materials development and adaptation for Bilingual students with special needs.

Cambridge School Department, Cambridge, MA (1974-77)


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General Bilingual Elementary Education Teacher (Portuguese-English) Multi graded Classroom K-4

Lowell Public Schools, Lowell MA (1971-73) General Bilingual Elementary Education Teacher (Portuguese-English)

Grades 1 & 2 – responsibilities included: teaching all subjects for grade one and two in Portuguese, working with families and the development of all Portuguese literacy materials used in the classroom.

PORTUGALEscola Oficial do Porto Martins,Terceira, Azores Elementary School Teacher: Multi-age, multi-graded classroom, grades 1-4

(1967-68)

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATESAmerican Association for Health Education in collaboration with the Council of Exceptional

Children – Trainer of Trainers in HIV infection and AIDS prevention Education for Individuals with Special Needs. A national project providing training to teams of teacher trainers/health educators/administrators. These two-day professional sessions were organized and co-sponsored by the State Department of Education across the United States such as Nebraska, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey and Illinois. Selected as one of the three Special Education Teacher Educators in the country to be involved with this project. (1993-1997)

Massachusetts Department of Education – Statewide Professional Staff Developer – Bilingual Special Education Project. SECLEDS (1993-1996) Co-Designed with Dr. Patricia Medeiros Landurand and Dr. Nancy Cloud an 18 credit bilingual education certification program. Designed and taught the following courses: Dual Language Literacy, Non-discriminatory Assessment, Assessment in a Dual Language and Multisystem.

Council of Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. MULTISYSTEM Trainer, since 1991. This is teacher education training in non-discriminatory assessment for use with linguistic minorities in the United States (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Illinois and Connecticut).

Lowell University School of Education, Lowell MA (Summer 91) Invited Visiting Professor – Assessment of ESL Learners

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (1989)Invited Professor – Developed and taught and intensive three-credit course on Portuguese Language Development and Literacy in Bilingual Special Education – Portuguese Bilingual Special Education Masters Project.

Regis College Graduate Division, Weston, MA (1981-1983)


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Staff Developer and Lead Consultant in Bilingual Special Education for the Multicultural Institute for Change – the first Dean’s Grant Project for post-doctoral faculty professional development in Bilingual/Multicultural Education. Faculty from six Massachusetts colleges participated in this initiative. Responsibilities included: program design, coordination and delivery of training on Language and Reading in a Dual Language Context Module; consultations to participating college faculty and on site presentations/workshops.

Rhode Island College, Providence, RI (1982)Part-time faculty. Developed and taught a graduate course: Assessing the Non-English Speaking Child with Special Needs.

Boston University, Boston, MA (1981-82) Student Teaching Supervisor.

Regis College, Graduate Division, Weston, MA (1980) Co-developed and taught Methods and Materials in Special Education.

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE COURSES & SEMINARS TAUGHT

Escola Nacional de Surdos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1999) a Inclusão nos Estados Unidos (Inclusion in the USA), Attended by the Brazilian Secretary of Education, Dr. Maria

HelenaUniversidade Feira de Santana, Salvador, Brasil “O que cada professor/a precisa saber para

ensinar crianças com necessidades educativas especiais”.

Universidade Aberta, Lisbon Portugal (1997) Avaliação Não Discriminatória na Sala de Aula. (Non-discriminatory Assessment)

Department of Education, Regional Government of the Azores, Portugal (1992)As Crianças com. Necessidades Educativas Especiais e o Enriquecimento Instrumental (Instrumental Enrichment and Children with Special Needs)

Epimorphosi-Lesley, Athens, Greece (1988) Nondiscriminatory Assessment in an International Context

Epimorphosi-Lesley, Athens, Greece (1987) Seminar in Resource Teaching

American School – Lesley, Lisbon, Portugal (1986) Multicultural Methods for Educators

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSInternational Conferences

Response to Intervention and Literacy Grade Level Achievement.” 25th Learning Differences Conference. Harvard University Graduate School of Education (by invitation) March 2010


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Response to Intervention in a Dual Language: A Call to Action with Professor Cusack 37th Annual International Bilingual/Multicultural Education Conference. Florida. Feb 2008.

Response to Intervention and Linguistic Minorities. Council of Learning Disabilities Conference. Myrtle Beach, NC (Featured Speaker) 2007

“ELLs and Response to Intervention”. 22nd Learning Differences Conference. Harvard University. (by invitation). March 2007

Practical Considerations For Teaching English Reading To Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Students. With Dr. Lira. 36th Annual International Bilingual/Multicultural Education Conference. CA Feb 2007.

Keynote address: Diversity in Reading with Dr. Mary Beth Curtis, The Orton Gillingham International Conference (by invitation) April 2006.

“Teacher Education for the New Millennium”, FORUM for Higher Education: Praia, Republic of Cape Verde (by invitation) Sept. 1999.

“Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment in Teacher Preparation: The Lesley Experience”, Fifth Annual International Teaching for Intelligence Conference, San Francisco, CA (by invitation) April 1999.

“A Experiência Fulbright no Brasil: Perspectives e Recomendações”. The Fulbright Experience in Brazil: Perspectives and Recommendations. Ministry of Education, Brasilia, Brazil. This presentation was delivered to the Brazilian Minister of Education and to the USA Ambassador in Brazil and other Officials from both countries on behalf of the American Fulbright Scholars Group (by group election) April 1999.

“As Inovações Recentes no campo de Ensino-Aprendizagem, “ Conferência da PALS. Feira de Santana, Brazil, (by invitation) March1999.

“Inovações na Educação e Avaliação” FORUM Regional de Necessidades Educativas Especiais. Ponta Delgada, Azores (by invitation) April 1998.

“O Uso das Palavras, na Educação das Crianças” International Conference Portuguese American Women, Toronto, Canada. (by Invitation) Oct. 1998.

“Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment: The Lesley College Experience,” Fourth Annual International Teaching for Intelligence Conference, Detroit, MI. Co-presenter with Professor Maureen Riley (by invitation) April 1998.

“The Education of Portuguese Heritage Youth” Keynote Address. International Celebration of Portuguese Communities in the World. MIT, Cambridge, MA (by invitation) June1998


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“The Dangers of Ethnocentric Assessment and Instruction: How Should Students with Learning Disabilities who are also Culturally and Linguistically Different Be Evaluated and Taught?” Co-Presenter with Dr. Solange Lira and Professor Maureen Riley. Learning Disabilities Association International Conference, Washington DC. March 1998.

“Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment”, co-Presenter. Third Annual International Conference on Teaching for Intelligence. Vancouver, Canada (by invitation) April 1997.

“Educação Especial nos Ultimos Vinte Anos: Implicações Practicas para os Açores” (Special Education in the last twenty years in the USA: Practical Implications for the Azores) Forum Regional de Necessidades Educativas Especiais. Ponta Delgada, Azores (by invitation) Feb. 1996

“Educational Perspectives in the Immigration Experience” IV International Convention: The Azorean Communities: Horta, Faial., Azores (by invitation) Nov. 1995This presentation was a live radio broadcast quoted not only in the regional newspapers Diário Insular & União, but also in Lisbon by O Diário de Notícias, one of the most prestigious daily newspapers published in Portugal.

“As Palavras e o Uso da Linguagem nao Sexista em Português.” A Familia Como Educadora. Encontro com Mulheres Luso Americanas Portuguese-American Women’s Conference. Sponsored by the Portuguese Presidency, Lisbon, Portugal June 1995. The First Lady of Portugal, Maria de Jesus Barroso Soares, attended this presentation.

“Portuguese American Student Authors: A Perspective on Diversity,” III International Convention: The Azorean Communities, Azores (by invitation) Nov. 1991.

“MultiSystem: Non-Discriminatory Assessment,” co-presenter. International Bilingual Conference, NABE, New Mexico. April 1990.

“Sucesso Escolar Num Contexto Bicultural “Regional Government of the Azores in Collaboration with The University of the AzoresAcção de Formação de Professores/Professoras, Angra, Azores. (By invitation). August 1987.

“A Aprendizagem de Leitura em Português University of Aveiro, Portugal Invited by the Portuguese Department of Immigration to participate in The Summer Institute: Portugal na Diaspora. Summer 1985.

“Language of Instruction: Reading for Bilingual Students with Special Needs,” The Twelfth Annual International Bilingual Education Conference: Washington DC (by invitation) Feb. 1983.


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National/Regional/State/LocalKeynote Address- English Language Learners in Higher Education. Bay State Community

College Professional Development Day. May 2011

Keynote Address-Gaston Institute Release of Research Report: An Imperative for Change: Bridging Special and Language Learning Education to Ensure a Free and Appropriate Education in the Least Restrictive Environment for ELLs with Disabilities in Massachusetts. NOTE: The Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education gave the welcome at this event, at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. In addition, this event generated a lot of interest among educators in MA and it was ‘sold out’ twice.

Necessidades Educativas Especiais: O que as Familias Precisam Saber. Federation for Children Conference Visions of Community. Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. (Invited Speaker)

Language Differences vs. Learning Disabilities. Federation for Children Conference: Visions of Community Conference, Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. March 12, 2011 (Invited Speaker)

Literacy for ELLs with Disabilities. Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Proficiency Gap Conference (by invitation). March 2010

A Woman Called Fatima.’ Mulher-Women’s Conference. MAPS, Cambridge, MA. April 2008 (by invitation)

Response to Intervention in a Dual Language Context”. La Cosecha Conference, Albuquerque NM. November 2007

Response to Intervention and ELL Students”. The First Annual SymposiumMisplaced: Causes and Consequences of English Language Learners In and Out of Special Education. With Dr. S. Lira Harvard Graduate School of Education. Gutman Conference Center, April 2007 (By invitation)

ELLs and Response to Intervention: A Call to Action”. MATSOL/MABE State Conference. February 2007.

Luncheon Address: “Reading Assessment of CLD Students”. Literacy Conference. Bridgewater State College. January 2006 (By invitation)

Keynote Address “What teachers must know about ELLs and their Literacy Learning”.

Literacy Conference. Bridgewater State College. January 2004.

The Portuguese Language in the United States: Perspectives for the Future”, Second Annual Portuguese Language Education Conference Invited Guest Speaker, N Dartmouth, MA. May, 2003.


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Learning Disabilities vs. Language Disorders”, invited Guest Speaker, Joint Conference on Specific Learning Disabilities, Marlboro, MA. Oct. 2002.

Linking Literacy Learning”, invited guest speaker, The Greater Boston Reading Council, Fall Conference, Burlington, MA. Oct. 2002.

Uncovering a Multicultural Society” Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. May 2002.

A Dialogue of MCAS on Latino Students” Worcester State College, Worcester, MA. May 2002.

Assessment for Equity and Inclusion: Perspectives on Diversity” The Center for Special Education at Lesley, Workshop Series on Addressing the Needs of Exceptional and Diverse Learners. Dec. 2000.

Assessment Equity in the Age of Standards”. Integrating Systems of Support for English Language Learners: Addressing the Needs of Disproportionate Representation in Special Education Conference. Sponsored by the Office of Civil Rights, The New England Equity Assistance Center and The Northeast Regional Resource Center (by invitation) Nov. 2000.

Perspectives on literacy: The Niza’s Model” The New England Kindergarten Conference, Providence, RI Nov. 2000.

Alternative Assessment and the Grady Profile”, A Series of Workshops. Lowell Public Schools, Lowell, MA. Since 1999.

Education Perspectives in the Portuguese American Community” Keynote Address: Field Branch, The Rogers Center, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA (by invitation) May 2000.

Language Diversity and the Teaching Phonics” Phonics Institute, Lesley University (by invitation) July 2000.

Second Language Acquisition and Freire” Professional Development Series, Harrington School, Cambridge, MA. June 2000.

Assessment with Technology: The Grady Profile” Maaps Twenty-Second Annual Conference. April 2000.

Addressing the Needs of Minority Language Students” Co-Presenter with Dr. Pat Landurand and Maria Wilson-Portuondo. Learning Disabilities Network Conference, April 2000

Assessment and Curriculum Frameworks” Keynote Address. Fourth Annual Bilingual Special Education Conference, MA (by invitation) September 2000.


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Early Literacy When English is a New Language” Growing Roots for Success Early Literacy Conference. Lowell, MA (by invitation) March 2000.

Group Facilitator. Faculty Development Day, Lesley University. January 2000.Bilingual Special Education” MABE Statewide Conference, Leominster, MA. March

2000.

“Understanding Learning Disabilities” Third National Conference of Moslem Home Schooling, Sharon, MA. (by invitation). Aug. 2000.

“Literacy Strategies that work with Minority Language Students” co-presenter. Council of Exceptional Children-DDEL Forum, Washington D.C. (by invitation). Oct. 1999.

“When is Special Education Justified for the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students?” Co-presenter with Solange Lira & Maureen Riley. Learning Disabilities of America. Atlanta, Georgia. Feb.1999.

“Special Education Teacher Education: the Lesley College and Lynchburg Colleges’ Experience with Instrumental Enrichment”, co-presented with Dr. Mary Ellen Gordan. National Teacher Education Conference, Washington D.C. (by invitation). 1998.

Diversity and Phonics Instruction” Phonics Institute, Lesley University (by invitation). July 1999.

Assessment in Bilingual Special Education” Luncheon Address: Bilingual Special Education Conference, MA co-sponsored by Salem State College and the Massachusetts Department of Education (by invitation) Oct. 1999.

Bilingualism and Literacy” Lesley College Literacy Institute (by invitation) July 1997.

Is it a Language Difference or a Learning Disability? Brookline–Lesley Partnership Workshop. Brookline, MA. May 1997.

The Use of Instrumental Enrichment” Harvard University Thirteenth Annual Learning Disorders Conference, Cambridge, MA. Harvard University (by invitation) Oct. 1997.

Assessment for Equity and Inclusion” Keynote Address: Bilingual Special Education Conference, Co-sponsored by Salem State College and the Massachusetts Department of Education (by invitation) Oct. 1998

Learning Strategies and Metacognition” The Inclusion Institute at Lesley College (by invitation) July 1998.


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Literacy Without Books” The 1997 Literacy Institute, Lesley College (by invitation) July 1997.

Success for ALL Children: A Focus on Language and Cultural Diversity” Equity in Early Childhood Education Conference, Sponsored by the Education Alliance, Brown University, RI. (by invitation) March 1997.

Towards a Better Understanding of Learning Disabilities in a Dual Language Context” Massachusetts Council for Learning Disabilities, Dec. 1996.

Learning How to Learn: An Introduction to Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment” Boston Public Schools Special Education Conference-Kennedy Library (by invitation) May 1996.

“Addressing the needs of ESL students in the inclusive classroom” Harvard University Eleventh Annual Learning Disorders Conference, Cambridge, MA (by invitation) Nov. 1995.

HIV Infection and AIDS Prevention For Students With Special Needs” a two-day training of trainers sponsored by the American Association for Health Education and the Council of Exceptional Students and organized at the state level by state Department personnel from each State. Delivered in many states including: Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Nebraska, and Connecticut among others. From 1991-1995.

“An Introduction to Feuerstein’s LPAD” Special Services for Linguistic Minorities Institute: Omaha, Nebraska. (by invitation) May 1995.

“MultiSYSTEM: Systematic Instructional Planning for Exceptional Bilingual Students,” Massachusetts Department of Education Statewide CSPD Training (three, five day Institutes) Summer 1995.

“Inclusion of Bilingual Students” Administrators Institute, Boston (by invitation) Aug. 1994.

“Strategies for Full Inclusion: The Niza’s Model” A Special Symposium in Conjunction with the Seventeenth Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers of LCD Students. Oak Brook, IL (by invitation) Mar. 1994.

“Feuerstein’s Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD)” MABE Statewide Conference, Leominster, MA March 1994.

“Niza’s Model: An Inclusive Perspective” Sixteenth Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers of LCD Students, Oak Brook, IL (by invitation) Feb. 1993.

“Linguistic History Assessment” Featured Speaker with William Stokes. New England Reading Conference, Hyannis, MA (by invitation) Oct. 1993.


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“Assessment Without Tests” MABE Statewide Conference, Leominster, MA. Mar. 1993.

Language Minority Students, Second Language Learners and Reading Recovery” Illinois Statewide Conference, Chicago, IL (by invitation) Feb.1993

Academy: MultiSystem: Literacy and Language Assessment for Language Minority Students” Co-presenter with Dr. Patricia Landurand. 71st Council of Exceptional Children Convention (by invitation) Nov. 1993.

Academy: “Assessment of Literacy Learning for CLD Students” 70th CEC Annual Convention. Baltimore, MD (by invitation) Mar. 1992.

Linguistic History Assessment” with William Stokes. Council of Exceptional Children Topical Conference. Minneapolis, MN (by invitation) Nov. 1992.

Reading Recovery in a Dual Language Context” Co-Presenter with Dr. William Stokes. Reading Recovery Conference, NH. (by invitation) Oct. 1991.

“Literacy Assessment of Bilingual Students” MABE Statewide Conference, Leominster, MA (by invitation) April 1991. Co-organizer of the MABE-Bilingual Special Education Interest Group.

“Niza’s Pedagogical Model” New England Kindergarten Conference, Randolph, MA. Nov. 1990.

“Diversity in Literacy Learning” Featured Speaker. Rhode Island Whole Language Conference. (by invitation) Oct. 1990.

“Portuguese American Student Author’s Program” International Reading Association: MA Conference (by invitation) 1990.

“O Modelo Pedagógico de Sérgio Niza” Sixth Annual Luso-American Congress, Harvard University. (by invitation) Nov. 1990.

“MultiSystem” CEC Symposia on Culturally Diverse Exceptional Children, Denver, CO. (by invitation) Oct. 1988.

“Programming for Your Bilingual Children with Special Needs” Bilingual Early Childhood Conference – Pennsylvania State University, PA (by invitation). May 1987.

“Language Development of Language Inexperienced Children: The Niza’s Approach”. New England Kindergarten Conference, Randolph, MA Nov. 1987.

“School Success for Non-English Background Students: A Practical Perspective”.


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Massachusetts Statewide Conference – Special Education Panelist (by invitation) 1987.

“Quality Services for Non-English Background Students” Keynote. Rhode Island State Conference – Federal Program Administrators (by invitation) June 1987.

“Prevenção do Insuccesso Escolar” Congresso Luso Americano, Boston University (by invitation) Nov. 1986.

“Culture and Language: The Portuguese in New England” Faculty Training Institute Conference Series (by invitation) Jan. 1986.A presentation to the faculty at Bridgewater State College.

“An Intercultural Approach to Literacy Learning” New England Kindergarten Conference, Randolph, MA Nov. 1985.

“Classroom Interventions in Literacy for Bilingual Students with Special Needs” Boston Field Day Conference, Boston, MA (by invitation). Nov. 1985.

“ Uses and Abuses of Bilingual Special Education” Parent’s Action Conference, Worcester State College, MA (by invitation) Mar. 1985.

Statewide Conference, Framingham State College, MA: Portuguese and Spanish Bilingual School Psychologists. Team leader and facilitator (by invitation) March 1985.

“Chapter 766 Kindergarten screening for Bilingual Children: A practical Approach” MABE Statewide Educational Conference, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (by invitation) Nov. 1984.

“Procedures and Problems in Identifying, Diagnosing and Instructing Limited English Proficient Students” English as a Second Language Institute, University of Maine at Orono, ME (by invitation) June 1984.

“Assessment of Exceptional Minority Students” A two day working session. New England Bilingual Education Conference, BFMSC, Providence, RI. (by invitation)May 1984.

“The Challenge of Providing Quality Special Education for Portuguese Background Students with Special Needs” Luncheon Address Workshop: “Effective Learning in Two languages” Eighth Annual Conference on Portuguese American Education, San Mateo, CA. (by invitation) Sept. 1983.

“Nondiscriminatory Assessment” Council of Exceptional Children Massachusetts State Conference Framingham, MA (by invitation) Sept. 1983.

“The Challenge: Providing Quality Special Education Services to Linguistic Minority


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Students” Keynote Address. Bilingual Special Education Conference Federation of North Texas Area Universities, Denton, TX. Aug. 1983.

Workshop: “Establishing Conductive Learning Environments for Linguistically Diverse Learners.” (by invitation) June 1983.

“Providing Language/Reading Instruction to Special Education Language Minority Students: A Challenge to the Teacher” The Massachusetts Urban Projects Conference: Language and Reading Assessment of Linguistic Minority children; Brockton, MA (by invitation) May 1982.

“Teaching Reading to Limited English Proficient Minority Students” Bilingual Special Education Conference for Administrators: Developing and Implementing Culturally Responsive Programs for Linguistically Culturally Different Students. Regis College, Weston, MA. May 1982.

“To Learn English is Not Enough” Keynote Address. Rhode Island State Department Bilingual Special Education Conference: Providence, RI. Nov. 1982.

“A Aprendizagem e Reeducaçåo da Leitura em Português” (Remediation in Portuguese Literacy) The Fifth National Portuguese Conference: Bilingual Education in the Eighties, Providence, RI (by invitation) June 1980.

HONORS

•Friends of Diversity Award-Lesley University (2009)•Lesley University 25 Years of Service Award (2008). Lesley University• MTA 2006 Creative Leadership and Human Rights Award, Massachusetts Teachers

Association. Boston, MA (May 2006)•Phi Delta Kappan Honor Society. Harvard University Chapter (Since March 2006)•Professional Development & Special Education Personnel Preparation Advisory Committee

Member Massachusetts Department of Education (2003-present)•Portuguese Language and Culture Award with C. Valadão Serpa,Ph.D. Luso-American

Educational Foundation (2004)•Lesley University Impact Award. Lesley University (2002)•Fulbright Award, USIA, Washington D.C. (1999)•Interpreter for His Imminence D. Chimenes Bello, the Bishop of Timor, Indonesia, Recipient of

the Nobel peace Prize Award when he visited St. Paul’s Cathedral and spoke to American youth, and to the Public along with an interview to the English Speaking Press in Boston (1999).

• Massachusetts Legislative Commission on Special Education, Massachusetts State House Testimony. Invited twice and testified twice on “What regular Educators Need to Know About Special Education” (1998).

• Ernest Lynton Faculty Award for Professional Service (national) NERCHE & American Association Higher Education, San Diego, CA (1997).

• Invited Guest at President Bill Clinton’s Presidential Inauguration, Washington D.C. (1997)Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa Lesley University

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• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legislative Heritage Day Award, Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA (1995).

• Certificate of Appreciation Portuguese-American Federation (1997).• Certificate of Appreciation from Learning Disabilities Association of MA (1997).• Chaired and coordinated the visit of the President of the Azores to Lesley College (1997).• Award from Massachusetts Commissioner of Education (1995).• Cambridge Public Schools Recognition Plaque. Cambridge MA (1995).• Invited Guest at the White House Reception in honor of the Portuguese American

Community in the USA by invitation of the President Clinton and Mrs. Clinton during the visit of the President of Portugal to Washington DC. (October 1995).

• Invited Guest Luncheon at Belem Palace, Lisbon Portugal, by invitation of the First lady of Portugal, Dr. Maria de Jesus Barroso Soares (July 1995).

• Honorary Member-Associação do Divino Espírito Santo, Lowell, MA (since 1995).• Escorted the First lady of Portugal, Maria de Jesus Barroso Soares and read the Honorary

Degree Citation presented to her at the 1994 Lesley University May Commencement. • Coordinated the visit of the First Lady of Portugal, Maria de Jesus Barroso Soares to the

Boston area including the program of her visit to Lesley College and the Harrington school (1993).

• Recognized as a CEC teacher trainer on Multisystem (1992). One of the three special educators in the country selected to provide professional development across the USA.

• Member of the Conselho de Comunidades in USA. Political Appointment by the Secretary of State of the Portuguese Communities in the World, Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Lisbon, Portugal. This is an international body with representatives from all over the world. Boston Consular region. (1992).

• Comendadora da Instrução Pública (Commander of Public Instruction Award) From his Excellency the President of Portugal Dr. Mario Soares (1991).

• Listed in Who’s Who in American Education? (1989).• Member of the Bunting Institute Psychology/Education Fellowship Selection Committee

Radcliffe College – Harvard University (1990 & 1991).• Outstanding Woman of Portuguese Heritage – Portuguese Heritage, U.S.A. (1988).• Invited Visiting Professor – Direçao Regional das Comunidades na University of the Azores,

Portugal (Summer 1987).• Portuguese Studies Fellowship – University of Aveiro, Portugal. (Summer 1985).• Post doctoral Fellow, Regis College (1983).• Bilingual Special Education Fellowship Award – US Department of Education (1979-1982).• Eagle of the Cross National Award. Presented by His Excellency Cardinal Medeiros, Boston,

MA (1972).Commissioner Appointments• Co-Chair Massachusetts Advisory Council BEAC, Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and secondary Education

MAJOR GRANTS FUNDED• United States Department of Education, Washington D.C. – Lesley University-Boston

Bilingual Early Childhood Teacher Education in collaboration with Dr. Szamreta (1999) - $ 1.3 million dollars

• United States Department of Education, Washington D.C. -Lesley University-Language Minority Assessment Project, Principal Investigator and Project Director. This initiative was


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carried out in collaboration with Dr. Mary Beth Curtis, Director, Center for Special Education at Lesley University (2001) - $693,127.00

• Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Assessing ELLs with Disabilities in collaboration with Professor Lira – $145.000 (2006 - 2011)

• Massachusetts Department of Education in collaboration with Professor Solange Lira –$75,000 (2003-‘05)

• Massachusetts Department of Education – Curriculum Frameworks and Diversity (1997-1998 & (1999-2000)

• Massachusetts Department of Education- Bilingual Special Education (1997)• Luso-American Foundation Grant– Portuguese Language and Culture for College Faculty

(1997) Funded a Portuguese Language course for the School of Education faculty to study Portuguese.

• Portuguese Literacy Institute – a grant from the L Public Schools and the Government of the Azores (1995)

• Russell Fellow Grant, Lesley College (1998)• Portuguese-American Heritage Day Grant. Diversity Council (1994)• Faculty Development Grant (1991-92) and (1989-90) Lesley College• Portuguese Writing Process Institute Grant. Regional Government of the Azores (1994)

Portuguese American Student Authors Program Grant. Regional Government of the Azores (1990)

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

The Gaston Institute commissioned a study that I authored related to Special Education of English Language Learners with Disabilities in MA. The research report was released on May 25, 2011 and it was published by the Mauricio Gaston Institute, University of Massachusetts in Boston.

Attitudes of School Administrators in Language Learning and Special Education in Massachusetts. Ongoing

Niza’s Model of Literacy and Assessment in Lisbon, Portugal. Sabbatical Research Project. A book is forth coming in collaboration with Professor Lira’s research on Paulo Freire. Professor Niza is a leading European Educator and his work has profound implications for teaching literacy and authentic assessment to non- majority school populations (on going).

ELL Faculty Survey. A research project of the ELL Taskforce to identify faculty knowledge base related to the Massachusetts Four Categories of training (First and Second Language, Sheltered English Instruction, Mela-O & Literacy ELLS) (Massachusetts Commissioner June 15 Memorandum)

Action Research in Assessment for Linguistic Minorities around the question: is it a language and cultural difference or a learning disability? This research was carried out in collaboration with the Lowell Public Schools. 2001-2006 and the Center for Special Education at Lesley University.


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Lesley College Bilingual Faculty Action Research Group Initiated with the collaboration of Dr. Solange Lira, on teacher preparation competencies for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with and without Special Needs. 1997-2000.

Linguistic History Assessment Profile (Co-author with Dr. William Stokes) –Work in Progress. Research on Spanish, Vietnamese and Portuguese languages has been completed. (www.ldldproject.net)

Member of Doctoral Committees and Master’s Thesis First Reader and/or Committee Member for many students 1984-Present.

Senior Advisor- Lesley Doctoral Program. 1985-Present. Responsible for guiding students in shaping their doctoral study plan, doctoral proposal, research and dissertation writing.

A Study of Special Education MSN Teaching Practices, Lesley College Graduate School. 1984-85.

Supervised individual research projects carried out by graduate and doctoral students as independent studies. Lesley College Graduate School. 1986-Present.

Developed and validated “Prova Diagnóstica de Ortografia” a Portuguese Spelling Test and “Sistema de Avaliação Individual por Objectivos” SAIL a Portuguese reading criterion referenced test. 1983.

Research consultant to at national research study funded by the U.S.A. Government (NIE) entitled, “Mainstreaming of LEP Students with Special Needs” by Nuttall and Landurand. 1983.

An Inquiry into Beginning Portuguese Reading Performance: Doctoral Dissertation: Microfilms International. (This research was conducted in the Azores with implications for the teaching of Portuguese Literacy to bilingual students in the U.S.A.) 1983.

Auditory Discrimination Test in Portuguese (modeled after the Wepman Test of Auditory Discrimination) A study of the auditory discrimination in Portuguese of 5,6,7 & 8 year old Portuguese Children in the Cambridge Public Schools. (manuscript).

State Department of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts• Audit Team Leader, New Bedford Public Schools• Audit Team Leader, Chapter 766, Boston Public Schools, 1979-84

Co-developer with Prof. Silvana Watson two Portuguese, Reading Assessment Instruments for the Cambridge School Department, Cambridge MA: (1) The Portuguese Cloze Tests (grades 1-6); and (2) The Portuguese Informal Reading Inventory (grades 1-8). 1974-1981. Widely used in Portuguese assessments.Researched and adapted several English tests to Portuguese including:

Clymer Barrett Reading Readiness, Detroit tests of Learning Aptitude, Slingerland, Pre-Reading Screening, Forms A & C; Dallas Preschool Screening Test; Bohem Test of Basic Concepts


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PUBLICATIONSWEBSITES Portuguese World Language Institute www.pwlinstitute.net Learning Disabilities & Linguistic Differences www.ldldproject.net

Serpa, M.L. (2011). An Imperative for Change: Bridging Special and Language Learning Education to Ensure a Free and Appropriate Education in the Least Restrictive Environment for ELLs with Disabilities in Massachusetts. Boston, MA: The Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston.NOTE: This research report was featured in several publications including Edweek, National Public Radio (NPR) and USA Today.

Serpa, M.L. & Lira, S.A (2011). Portuguese as Heritage Language in Public and Private K-12 Schools In Massachusetts. Portuguese Language Journal.

Serpa, M.L., Colombo, M. & Cusack, S. (2011). Category 4 TOT Manual: Reading and Writing for ELLs for The Boston Public Schools.

Serpa, M. L. & Zimbrich, K. (2010) Massachusetts 2RTI Working Group (March, 2010). 2RTI A Focus on English Language Learners and Their Academic Achievement: A Position Statement released in June 2010 at the RTI Forum, Boston College, MA

Serpa, M.L In Uriarte, M. & Others. (2009). Halting the Race to the Bottom: Urgent Interventions for English language learners. A report from the Massachusetts Board of Elementary & Secondary Education, MA

Serpa, M.L (20009). Managing Editor. Português uma língua com futuro. Cambridge, MA: PWLinstitute at Lesley University.

Serpa, M.ML. (2010). Executive Editor and coordinator of America, a book by Fatima Martins. S. Jose, CA: Portuguese Heritage Publications.

Serpa, M. de L. (2008). The Portuguese Language: An Introduction to the Magic of One Language Many Cultures in the United States in A.Goulart Editor. Capelinhos A Volcano of Synergies. S. Jose, CA: Portuguese Heritage Publications.

Serpa, M. de L. (2008). A lingua Portuguesa: Uma introducao a magia de aprender uma lingua muitas culturas in A.Goulart Editor. Capelinhos Um Vulcão de Sinergias. S. Jose, CA: Portuguese Heritage Publications.

Serpa, M. de L. (2005). LDLD Project . www.ldldproject.net. This website is the outcome of an assessment action research project in collaboration with the Special Education Department of the Lowell Public Schools. It contains over 600 pages of text focusing on addressing the following research question: Is it a learning disability or a linguistic/cultural difference. Linguistic groups studied are Spanish, Portuguese and Khmer.


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Serpa, M. L. and Lira, S. Literacy Without Books (work in progress) A book on the teaching of literacy to students who come from pre-literate families based on the works of Sergio Niza in Portugal and Paulo Freire in Brazil.

Serpa, M. L., Lira, S. and Sokes, W (January 2004). Before and after question 2-immersion: What are the implications for teaching and learning. Perspectives. MASCD.

Lira, S. A., Serpa, M. L & Stokes, W. (Spring 2001). Viewpoint: Are we speaking the same language? Lesley Magazine. Cambridge, MA: Lesley University.

Serpa, M.L & Stokes, W. with Boyle, D., Comnenou, D., Heims, N., Farrell, M., Jackson, R., Lira, S., Nieves-Squires, S., Sanville, P. Smith, C., and, (2001) Diversity and global perspectives: Walking the talk. Cambridge, MA: Lesley University.

Serpa, M. L. (Ed.). Portuguese Americans: a Collection of Biographies, written for the Portuguese American Authors Program. Funding for publication has been requested.

Serpa, M. L. & Serpa, C. V. (2000). Education reform in the Portuguese language in the U.S.A. O Jornal, Fall River, MA

Castanho, G; Serpa, C. & Serpa, M. L. (2000). A manutençao e expansão do ensino da lingua nos Estados Unidos da América para o novo milénio. (The Portuguese Language in the United States: A Vision for the New Millennium) Ponta Delgada, Azores: Expresso das Nove. (Monograph).

Serpa, M. de L. (2000). Bilingual education fix it not nix it. Opinion article published in several Massachusetts newspapers including Cambridge Chronicle, Cambridge, Ma and Medford News, Medford, MA.

Lira, S.; Serpa, M. de L. & Stokes, W. (1999) Bilingual education and the law. Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism and Practice. Fall.

Lira, S. Stokes, W. and Serpa, M. de L. (1998). Bilingual literacy.

Currents in Literacy. Lesley College, Cambridge, MA.

Landurand, P. & Serpa, M. de L. (1998). Inclusion. Journal of Learning Disabilities of Massachusetts. LDAM, Massachusetts

Serpa, M. de L. & Stokes, W. (1997). Untangling the knots of linguistic diversity with a focus on literacy II. Journal of Pluralism, Pedagogy, and Practice. Lesley University

Serpa, M. de L. & Serpa, C. V. (1997) Pedagogia da autononia by Paulo Freire: A book review. (English version). Journal of Pluralism, Pedagogy, and Practice. Fall.

Serpa, C. & Serpa, M. L. (1997) Pedagogia da autonomia by Palo Freire: A book review. Portuguese version. Pluralism, Pedagogy and Practice. Fall.


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Serpa, M. L. & Stokes, W. (1997) Untangling the knots of linguistic diversity. Journal of Learning Disabilities of Massachusetts. September 1997.

Serpa, M. L. & Stokes, W. (1996) To learn English is not enough. Journal of Learning Disabilities of Massachusetts. September1996.

Cloud, N. Landurand, P. & Serpa, M. de L. (1995). Teaching literacy to at risk second language learners. A training manual. Malden. MA: Massachusetts’s Department of Education: Massachusetts Special Education Staff Development Initiative on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners.

Serpa, M. L. & Stokes, W. (1996). To learn English is not enough. Part I. Journal of Learning Disabilities of Massachusetts. July 1996 and September 1996.

Serpa, M. L (1995). Portuguese in the USA. Conference Proceedings. IV Congresso_das Comunidades Acorianas: Azores, Portugal.

Cloud, N.,Landurand, P. and Serpa, M. (1995). Teaching Literacy to At Risk Second Language Learners. A Training Manual. Malden, MA. Massachusetts Department of Education: Massachusetts Special Education Staff Development Initiative on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners.

Serpa, M.L. (1995). Portuguese American Authors Program: A Multicultural Perspective. Conference Proceedings. III Congresso das Comunidades Açorianas Azores, Portugal.

Serpa, M. L. & Landurand, P. (1992). Multisystem: Conducting specialized informal assessments & programming for exceptional bilingual students: A Participants Manual. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.

Serpa, M. L. (1990) Portuguese American Student Authors: Teacher’s Guide. Gabinete de Emigração e Apoio as Comunidades: Azores, Portugal.

Serpa, M. L. (1990) Novos modelos em Pedagogia: Uma revolução na educação pré- escolar. Portuguese-American Journal. Providence, RI.

Serpa, M. L. (1984). The challenge: Providing quality special education services to linguistic minority students. In M.L. Hayes (Ed.) Issues in bilingual special education. Denton, TX: The Federation Press.

Serpa, M. L. (1984). Inquiry into beginning Portuguese reading and performance. A Doctoral Dissertation: Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.: University Microfilms International Co. Author.

Serpa, M. L. (1983). Beginning reading instruction in Portugal: A historical overview. Bilingual Journal. Vol. VII, n.3.


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Serpa, M. L. (1982) Reading in dual language. In P. Landurand, P. Gillespie-Silver, and L. Pirie (Eds). Issues in multicultural special education. Weston, MA: MIC.

Serpa, M. L. (1980) A aprendizagem e reeducação da leitura em Português(Learning to read fluently in Portuguese). Proceedings of the Fifth National Portuguese Conference. RI: Cambridge, MA.

Brasil, M. L. (1967) “O Jovem e a Liberdade,” Journal A União, Terceira, Azores.

MEDIAINTERVIEWS/REPORTS

Audio and Video Media: • National Public Radio (NPR). USA• WGBH radio, Boston MA• SIC TV International - Portugal• Channel 6 & Channel 20 New Bedford. MA• Christian Science Monitor World Radio; Boston, MA• KLBS-Los Banos, CA• Cambridge Cable, Hudson Cable, Somerville Cable • Japanese TV (videotaped my teaching of an assessment class at the Lesley

University campus).• QSQQ-Morgan Hill, CA• Radio Club de Angra, Azores• Radio Club Portugal – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada• RTP-Azores• RDP-International, Portugal• WEEI-Boston• WJFD-New Bedford

Newspapers Print and Online include:English: EdWeek, The Boston Globe, Parent’s Newspaper, New Bedford Standard Times; The Cambridge Chronicle, MABE News, Lesley Magazine, Lesley News and Education Today.

Portuguese: Diário de Notícias, Lisbon; O Acoriano Oriental, The Portuguese Times; Portuguese American Journal; O Journal; Diario Insular, Azores; União, Azores; and Luso-Americano.

Websites Include: Lesley University Website & United States Department of Education Website

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Massachusetts Commissioner Appointments


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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: KSPT Professional Teaching Redesign committee member. (2009-Present)

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education: ELL Proficiency Gap Task Force Committee member (September- January 2010). Chair: Dr. Miriam Uriarte from the Gaston Institute which produced a report entitled Halting the Race to the Bottom.

Massachusetts Department of Education: One of the two Co-Chairs of the Massachusetts Advisory Council BEAC, 2008-2010 and member since 2004.

Professional CommunityAdvisory Committee, Valente Field Branch Library, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Massachusetts

Friends of the Two-Way Portuguese – English Bilingual Program Committee, King Open School. Cambridge Public Schools, Cambridge, MA.

Massachusetts Department of Education: CSPD-Advisory Committee Special Education Personnel Preparation Advisory Committee.

Massachusetts Department of Education: Project FOCUS Committee member Since May 2002

Standard Setting Conferences for the Foundations of Reading (PreK-6) Test for the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL), Marlborough, MA. Invited by the Associate Commissioner of Education, Massachusetts Department of Education. 2002.

Kindergarten Curriculum and Teacher Leadership Development Volunteer Study Group Project. Invited by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Worcester, MA. Aug. 2002-present

Meeting of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Cambridge, MA (by invitation) June 2002.

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism and Practice. Lesley University 1999-2009.

Initiated and co-organized with the Cambridge Public Library a session on Portuguese Children’s Literature with a speaker/author from the University of Azores. October 2000.

Initiated and organized in collaboration with Dr. Jose Figueiredo, Principal of the Harrington School, a workshop on Teaching Portuguese as a Second Language, in collaboration with the University of the Azores. April 2000.

Co-founder of New England Bilingual Special Education Network NeBSe (2000).A bilingual special education Organization

Doctoral Committees Member including Boston University and Lowell University.Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa Lesley University

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Member if the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Working Group on Bilingual and ESL Certification, which drafted the 1994 Certification Standards. Appointed by the Massachusetts Commissioner of Education.

Member of the Bilingual Reading Recovery Advisory Group, Lesley University, MA

Member of the Two-Way Portuguese Bilingual Program Committee, Harrington School, Cambridge, MA

Meeting with International Education Professionals who are visiting the USA including the Secretary of Education of Palestine.

Chairperson of the Search Committee for the Program Coordinator of Say Yes to Education – Lesley University & Harrington School, Cambridge, MA

Co-designed and Co-Directed with Dr. Mary Cazabon, (Director of the Bilingual Program) the first ESL District Plan Certification Program approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education (1994) This program became the model for the Massachusetts Department of Education and was featured in Today-Massachusetts Department of Education, Lesley News, MABE News, and the Cambridge Chronicle.

Member of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee on Testing and Chair of subcommittee on Bilingual Testing. Appointed by the Commissioner of Education.

Director and Initiator of the 1990-1991 Portuguese American Student Authors Project with the theme Portuguese Heritage in American Society: A Biographical Focus. USA. Students were invited to write biographies of Portuguese Americans who had made a significant contribution to American Society. The winning biographies selected by a panel of judges are in the process of being published as a book to be made available to schools and libraries.

ICC Accreditation Team member Notre Dame College, New Hampshire

Individual Nondiscriminatory Assessment of Bilingual Students referred to special education evaluations.

Portuguese Literacy Facilitator including the teaching of a 70 year-old pre-literate woman to read.

COMMUNITY SERVICE HIGHLIGHTSOla Program Portuguese English Two-Way Bilingual- Cambridge Public Schools,MA

Friends of the Valente Library-Cambridge public Library 2009-Present

Espírito Santo Museum Foundation, Vice-President and Chair of the Building Committee of the Espirito Santo Museum of USA, located in Fall River, MA (2001-2006)


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Founder & Co-founder• Portuguese World Language Institute www, pwlinstitute.net• Bilingual Special Education Network with Dr. Patricia Landurand (1994)• Portuguese Task Force for Equity in Education (1993)• Portuguese Youth Group Organization, Juventude em Marcha. Lowell, MA. 1969• Director of St. Anthony’s Choir, Lowell, MA 1969• Radio Show Founder and Producer: Ecos da Juventude – a program for Portuguese

speaking youth, broadcasted from a Portuguese Language Program directed by Mr. Melo in Peabody, MA 1970

Co-founder:• Espirito Santo Museum Foundation, Fall River, MA• International Coalition for the Teaching of the Portuguese Language in the USA

1999.• Portuguese American Scholarship Foundation (PSAF), RI 1998• Portuguese-American Women’s Association (PAWA), Brown University, RI

1995• Portuguese Americans for Equity in Education, Cambridge, MA 1995• Econtros de Juventude da Nova Inglaterra (New England Portuguese Youth

Organization) 1971

Member of the Portuguese-American Scholarship Selection Committee – Portuguese Credit Union 1996-2006 Portuguese-American Cultural Society (1993-94)

Committee Member of the Cambridge – Coimbra Sister City Committee, Cambridge, MA. 1983-1987

Bicentennial Portuguese Heritage Committee – Cambridge Public Library 1975-76

Portuguese – American community advocate. 1969-present

Individual student evaluations of Portuguese speaking students with learning disabilities.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS• American Association of Educational Research (AERA)• International Reading Association (IRA)• Council of Exceptional Children (CEC)• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)• Portuguese American Post Graduate Society (PAPS)• Portuguese-Americans for Equity in Education• Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)• Massachusetts Association for Bilingual Education (MABE)• New England Bilingual Special Education Network (NBS), Former Vice

President • National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)


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• Fulbright Scholars Association• Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS)• Former Executive Vice-President and Board Member of Portuguese American

Women’s Association (PAWA)• Former Board Member (1) Massachusetts Council of Exceptional Children and

(2) Massachusetts Association for Bilingual Education

CONSULTING EXPERIENCEProfessional development and technical assistance provided to university/college personnel, state department of education staff, teachers and other service providers regarding assessment and testing procedures, multicultural teaching, learning disabilities in a monolingual & dual language context and procedures for facilitating quality learning to culturally and linguistically diverse populations in educational settings in the United States since 1981.

LANGUAGESHighly proficient in Portuguese & English, proficient in comprehension of written French, as well as comprehension of oral and written Spanish.

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Highly qualified Teachers make all other professions possible!


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