ADRIANA ALVAREZ
CURRICULUM VITAE
University of Colorado – Boulder
School of Education
249 UCB Boulder, CO 80309
(915) 478-7888
[email protected]
EDUCATION
In progress
In progress
2006
2001
2001-Present
Ph.D. Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity
University of Colorado – Boulder. Expected completion: May 2017
Dissertation: Senderos Familiares: Building Pedagogical Pathways to
Advance Strength-based Perspectives and Inclusive Family Engagement
in Bilingual Classrooms
Committee: Drs. Lucinda Soltero-González, Kathy Escamilla, Susan
Hopewell, Sandra Butvilofsky, Silvia Noguerón-Liu and Kira Hall
Culture, Language and Social Practice Graduate Certificate Program
University of Colorado – Boulder. Expected completion: May 2017
M.Ed. Instructional Specialist in Bilingual Education
University of Texas at El Paso
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies in Bilingual Education, Cum Laude
University of Texas at El Paso
Texas Teaching Certification: Bilingual (1-6), ESL (1-8)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Bilingual and multicultural education; biliteracy development and pedagogy; family and
community engagement; equity and social justice for emerging bilingual students and families;
second language acquisition and sociolinguistics; strength-based and critical pedagogies.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2012-Present
2013-Present
Graduate research assistant. Literacy Squared: Trajectories toward
biliteracy. PI: Dr. Kathy Escamilla. University of Colorado – Boulder
• Responsibilities: data collection and analysis, database management,
collaboration in design and delivery of professional development for
teachers, on-site support for teachers, student assessments, teacher
learning labs and classroom observations, parent presentations,
technical report preparation, IRB preparation and collection,
collaboration in lesson plans and biliteracy unit development and
review.
Graduate research assistant. Emergent biliteracy: The early
Spanish and English reading and writing development of simultaneous
bilingual preschoolers. Co-PI: Dr. Lucinda Soltero-González and Dr.
Sandra Butvilofsky. University of Colorado – Boulder
Alvarez CV-2016
2012-2013
Graduate research assistant. Understanding How Educational Outreach
Affects the Social Contexts and Aspirations of Low-Income Students: A
Study of the “I Have a Dream Program.” PI: Dr. Michele Moses,
University of Colorado – Boulder
2011-2012
Research assistant. Funds of Knowledge for Teaching and Learning in a
Dual Language Immersion School. PI: Dr. Joel Dworin, University of
Texas at El Paso
2012
Research assistant. The Effect of Dual Language Program Infrastructure
on Literacy Development of ELLs. Doctoral candidate Helena Cecilia
Castañon, Walden University
2005
Research assistant. Experiences of K-12 Dual Language Students. Co-PI:
Dr. Elaine Hampton and Dr. Elena Izquierdo, University of Texas at El
Paso
Doctoral level research and methods courses taken: Qualitative Research Methods I and II;
Quantitative Research Methods I and II; Advanced Qualitative Research Methods; Survey
Measurement Methods; Design-based Research Methods; Language Issues in Educational
Research; Research Issues in Bilingual Education.
Research software skills: MAXQDA, Transana, Nvivo, SPSS, Construct Map
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate
Undergraduate
Clinical
2006-2012
Elementary
2000-2012
Instructor. EDUC 5425: Introduction to Bilingual and Multicultural
Education. Summer 2016, University of Colorado – Boulder.
Teaching assistant for visiting professor Dr. Zeus Leonardo.
EDUC 5445: Curriculum for Multicultural Education.
Summer 2013, University of Colorado – Boulder.
Instructor. EDUC 4023: Differentiated Instruction in Diverse
Secondary Classrooms. Summer 2015, University of Colorado – Boulder.
Clinical Faculty in the Field-Based Teacher Preparation Program. Seven
teacher candidate mentees. University of Texas at El Paso.
K-2 Dual Language Teacher, Alicia Chacón International School.
Ysleta Independent School District, El Paso, Texas.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016
2014-2015
Consultant, Biliteracy Unit Review and Development. Mannheim District
83. Franklin Park, Illinois
Consultant, Family Engagement. Response To Intervention Effectiveness
Model for English Language Learners. Eagle County School District and
BUENO Center for Multicultural Education. University of Colorado –
Boulder
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Alvarez CV-2016
2014-2015
2013
2007, 2012
2006-2009
2002-2012
2002-2004
2002-2006
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Evaluation team member, District English Language Learners Monitoring.
Department of Justice and BUENO Center for Multicultural Education.
University of Colorado – Boulder
Evaluation team member, School District English Language Learners
Program Review. BUENO Center for Multicultural Education. University
of Colorado – Boulder
Consultant, Spanish Literacy Instruction Training. La Fe Preparatory
School, El Paso Independent School District. El Paso, Texas
Lead campus mentor, SMART Mentor Program (Supported Mentors
Achieve Results Together). Ysleta Independent School District. El Paso,
Texas
Sponsor, University Interscholastic League (UIL). Ysleta Independent
School District. El Paso, Texas
Coordinator, Día del Niño Family and Community Event. Alicia Chacón
International School, Ysleta Independent School District. El Paso, Texas
Program leader, In-School Scouting Program. Alicia Chacón International
School, Ysleta Independent School District. El Paso, Texas
PUBLICATIONS
Alvarez, A. (2016). Book review of Anay's Will to Learn: A Woman's Education in the Shadow
of the Maquiladoras, by Elaine M. Hampton. International Journal of Lifelong Education
35(3) 348-353.
Mancilla, L., Alvarez, A. & Nieto, D. (2016). Engaging with families of English Learners: From
theory to policy to practice (and back). Soleado: Promising Practices from the Field. A
Publication of the Dual Language Education of New Mexico, 8(4), 6-7.
Butvilofsky, S. & Alvarez, A. (2015). Literacy Squared® Technical Report: Hillsboro, Oregon,
2013-2014. BUENO Center for Multicultural Education, University of Colorado –
Boulder.
Alvarez, A. & Schepers, O. (2014). The Literacy Squared® Summer Institute: Biliteracy
transcending borders. Soleado: Promising Practices from the Field. A Publication of the
Dual Language Education of New Mexico, 7(2), 2-3.
Manuscripts in preparation:
Alvarez, A. Drawn and written funds of knowledge: A window into emerging bilingual
children’s experiences and social interpretations through their written narratives and
drawings. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. Invited submission.
Burns, M. & Alvarez, A. Collectivism and individualism in emerging bilingual students’ writing:
Implications for culturally sustaining pedagogy. International Journal of Multicultural
Education.
Soltero-González, L., Butvilofsky, S. & Alvarez, A. Emergent biliteracy: The development of
reading and writing conceptualizations by young Spanish-English bilingual children.
Language and Education.
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Alvarez, A. Senderos familiares: The emergence, shaping and affirmation of emerging bilingual
students and families’ multiple cultural identities. Anthropology & Education Quarterly.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Alvarez, A. (Forthcoming). Unveiling Language Bonds: An Examination of Linguistic Capital
Through the Creation of Biliteracy Family Projects. Symposium session. American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), San Antonio, Texas.
Soltero-González, L., Butvilofsky, S., & Alvarez, A. (Forthcoming). Emergent Biliteracy: The
Development of Reading and Writing Conceptualizations by Young Spanish-English
Bilingual Children. Roundtable session. American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting (AERA), San Antonio, Texas.
Alvarez, A. & Dworin, J. (2016, April). A Window into Emerging Bilingual Children’s
Experiences and Social Interpretations Through their Written Narratives and Drawings.
Paper session. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA),
Washington, D.C.
Burns, M. & Alvarez, A. (2016, April). Collectivism and Individualism in Emerging Bilingual
Students’ Writing: Implications for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Poster session.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Washington, DC.
Nieto, D., Alvarez, A. & Blair, A. (2016, March). Research, Policy and Practice for Bilingual
Families in Schools. National Association for Bilingual Education Conference (NABE),
Chicago, Illinois.
Soltero-González, L., Ruiz-Figueroa, O. & Alvarez, A. (2015, November). Literacy Squared®:
Meaningful Integration of Word Work in Beginning Literacy Instruction. La Cosecha
Dual Language Education of New Mexico Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Nieto, D., Alvarez, A. & Mancilla, L. (2015, November). Parent Engagement for Bilingual
Families: From Theory to Policy to Practice (and Back). La Cosecha Dual Language
Education of New Mexico Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Soltero-González, L., Butvilofsky, S., & Alvarez, A. (2015, April). The Early Spanish and
English Writing Development of Simultaneous Bilingual Preschoolers. American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA), Chicago, Illinois.
Alvarez, A. (2015, January). La enseñanza del español a través de métodos auténticos y bases de
Lecto-Escritura al Cuadrado®. Oregon Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education
Winter Institute (OAMME), Portland, Oregon.
Alvarez, A. (2014, November). El cancionero: métodos adaptados de la Secreteraría de
Educación Pública Mexicana. La Cosecha Dual Language Education of New Mexico
Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Reinhartz, J. & Alvarez, A. (2014, November). Innovative Hands-On and Modeling Strategies
Generate Synergy Between Science and Language with ELLs: Lessons Learned. La
Cosecha Conference, Dual Language Education of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Alvarez, A. (2014, September). Fostering Family Engagement Through Creative and Meaningful
Projects. Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CABE), Denver, Colorado.
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Alvarez, A. (2013, November). Fostering Family Involvement Through Creative and Meaningful
Projects in Bilingual Classrooms. La Cosecha Conference, Dual Language Education of
New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Reinhartz, J. & Alvarez, A. (2013, April). Innovative Hands-On and Modeling Strategies
Generate Synergy Between Science and Language with ELLs: Lessons Learned. National
Science Teachers Association Conference (NSTA), San Antonio, Texas.
Alvarez, A. (2011, March). Alicia Chacón International School: Two-Way Dual Language 8010-10 Model. Bilingual Educators Emphasizing and Mastering Standards (BEEMS)
Conference, El Paso, Texas.
Alvarez, A. (2010, September). Reading Strategies for K-2 Classrooms. A Better Beginning
Conference, El Paso, Texas.
Rosales, M., Alvarez, A., Perez, C. & Fox, T. (2006, March) Alicia Chacón International- Figura
Ejemplar en la Inmersión Doble Sendero. Bilingual Educators Emphasizing and
Mastering Standards Conference (BEEMS), El Paso, Texas.
Alvarez, A. (2006, November) Dual Language Education Through a Parent’s Eyes. College of
Education Fall Research Symposium, University of Texas at El Paso. El Paso, Texas.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Teacher Professional Development Sessions:
2015
2015
Literacy Squared® Orientation and Introduction
• Pasco School District. Pasco, Washington
An Introduction to Lotta Lara. Literacy Squared®
• Literacy Squared Cohort, 16 School Districts. Illinois State Board of
Education. Chicago, Illinois
2015
Meaningful Integration of Word Work in Beginning Literacy Instruction. Literacy
Squared®
• Literacy Squared Cohort, 16 School Districts. Illinois State Board of
Education. Chicago, Illinois
• Austin Independent School District. Austin, Texas
• Adams 14 School District. Commerce City, Colorado
2015
Promoting Spanish Literacy Instruction Through Literacy Squared® Strategies:
Lotta Lara, theDictado, Cross-language Connections and Biliteracy Units
• Eagle County School District. Avon, Colorado
2015
Kindergarten and First Grade Biliteracy Units. Literacy Squared®
• Literacy Squared Cohort, 16 School Districts. Illinois State Board of
Education. Chicago, Illinois
• Austin Independent School District. Austin, Texas
• Hillsboro School District. Hillsboro, Oregon
• Adams 14 School District. Commerce City, Colorado
2013-2015
Fostering Family Engagement Through Creative and Meaningful Projects
• Adams 14 School District. Commerce City, Colorado
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Eagle County School District. Avon, Colorado
Eagle County School District. Gypsum, Colorado
Salem-Keizer School District. Salem, Oregon
2013-2015
El cancionero: Métodos auténticos para la enseñanza del español. Literacy
Squared®
• Tucson Unified School District. Tucson, Arizona
• Literacy Squared Summer Institute. Puebla, Mexico
• Salem-Keizer School District. Salem, Oregon
• Hillsboro School District. Salem, Oregon
2012
Alicia Chacón International School: 80-10-10 Dual Language Model
• El Paso Independent School District. El Paso, Texas
Guest Lectures in Higher Education Courses:
2016
2013-2015
2007-2010
2005-2009
2009
A Qualitative Study: Building Pedagogical Pathways to Advance Strength-based
Perspectives and Family Engagement in Bilingual Classrooms
• EDUC 5605: Research Issues in Bilingual Education, University of
Colorado – Boulder. Instructor: Deborah Palmer.
Fostering Family Engagement Through Creative and Meaningful Projects
• EDUC 5455: Literacy for Linguistically Diverse Students. University of
Colorado – Boulder. Instructor: Dr. Susan Hopewell.
• EDUC 5035: Family Engagement, University of Colorado – Boulder.
Instructor: Dr. Dolores Delgado Bernal (Visiting Professor).
Lecto-escritura en español en primer grado
• BED 5332: Literacy Development in Spanish. University of Texas at El
Paso. Instructor: Noni Silva.
Just Say Yes, Sí, Ja, Da to Multilingualism – Alicia Chacón International School
• BED 5330: Biliteracy Development. University of Texas at El Paso.
Instructor: Dr. Joel Dworin.
• BED 4340: Principles of Bilingual/ESL Education. University of Texas at
El Paso. Instructor: Dr. Reynaldo Reyes.
Multicultural Education: Connections in the Classroom
• EDUC 2301: Diverse Populations. El Paso Community College.
Instructor: Dr. Maria Chacón.
Invited Talks and Presentations:
2016
2013-2016
Featured speaker. Spanish Heritage & Culture Day. University of Colorado –
Boulder.
SOFIA Mission— NASA’s Airborne Astronomy Ambassador Program
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Doctoral Seminar- School of Education, Equity and Cultural Diversity,
University of Colorado – Boulder
Alicia Chacón International School, Ysleta ISD. El Paso, Texas
Hanks High School, Ysleta ISD. El Paso, Texas
Kholberg Elementary, El Paso ISD. El Paso, Texas
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• Canutillo ISD. El Paso, Texas
Graduate student speaker. Scholarship Awards Ceremony, University of Colorado
– Boulder.
Featured speaker. Reach for the Stars! – 25th Anniversary Career Day, MotherDaughter Program, University of Texas at El Paso.
Keynote speaker. Junior National Honor Society Induction Ceremony. Alicia
Chacón International School, Ysleta Independent School District.
2012
2012
2006
GRANTS
2016
Nieto, D. & Alvarez, A. (Under review). Role: Co-principal investigator.
Connecting with families of emerging bilinguals: A P-20 responsibility. Diversity
& Excellence Grants. University of Colorado – Boulder. ($3,000)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2016
2015
2013
2012-2016
2012-2017
2012
2009
2006
2006
2005-2006
2005-2006
2001
Bilingual Education Research SIG Graduate Student Travel Award, American
Educational Research Association (AERA)
Professor Janette Kettmann Klingner Doctoral Scholarship, University of
Colorado – Boulder
Honored Ex-Alumni, J.M. Hanks High School. Ysleta Independent School
District, El Paso, Texas
Clifford Houston Doctoral Scholarship (three time recipient), University of
Colorado – Boulder
Miramontes Scholars Doctoral Fellowship, University of Colorado – Boulder
SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared
Astronomy), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Mentor Teacher of the Year Award, University of Texas at El Paso
Teacher of the Year, Alicia Chacón International School, Ysleta Independent
School District, El Paso, Texas
College of Education Graduate Student Marshal, Fall Commencement. University
of Texas at El Paso
BEEMS Scholarship (Bilingual Educators Emphasizing and Mastering Standards)
for Master’s degree, University of Texas at El Paso
Ysleta Independent School District Scholarship for Master’s degree. El Paso,
Texas
Cum Laude Honors, Bachelor’s Degree. University of Texas at El Paso
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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American Educational Research Association
Colorado Association for Bilingual Education
Alvarez CV-2016
LANGUAGE SKILLS
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Native Spanish speaker
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
2014-Present
2015-2016
2015- 2016
2014-Present
2008-2010
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2006
2004-2005
2002-2003
2001-2004
2000-2001
School of Education Doctoral Student Ambassador, Educational Equity
and Cultural Diversity Department. University of Colorado – Boulder
Graduate Student Representative, Search Committee for Dean of the
School of Education. Invited participation by Provost Dr. Russell Moore.
University of Colorado – Boulder
Volunteer, Spanish Heritage & Culture Day. BUENO Center for
Multicultural Education. University of Colorado – Boulder
Member, Graduate Student of Color Collective. University of Colorado –
Boulder
Member, Response To Intervention Committee. Alicia Chacón
International School, Ysleta Independent School District
Member, Superintendent’s Teacher of the Year Advisory Committee.
Ysleta Independent School District
Treasurer, Family Booster Club. Alicia Chacón International School,
Ysleta Independent School District
Chair, Campus Educational Improvement Council. Alicia Chacón
International School, Ysleta Independent School District
Member, Safety Committee. Alicia Chacón International School, Ysleta
Independent School District
Member, Integrated Campus Action Plan Writing Committee. Alicia
Chacón International School, Ysleta Independent School District
Member, Campus Bilingual Study Group. Alicia Chacón International
School, Ysleta Independent School District
Member, Bilingual Education Student Organization. University of Texas
at El Paso
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