Dr. Nevarez-La Torre

Division of Curriculum and Teaching

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	Aida A. Nevárez-LaTorre, Ed.D.
	Graduate School of Education Fordham University Division of Curriculum and Teaching 113 West 60th Street, Room 1102 New York, New York 10023

	Phone: 212-636-6475 Email: nevarezlator@fordham.edu

*Dr. Nevárez-La Torre* is an associate professor of TESOL Education in the Division of Curriculum and Teaching at Fordham Graduate School of Education. She directs the Office of Multilingual Education. Before she earned her doctorate she taught ESL and Bilingual education in elementary and middle schools in Puerto Rico and Massachusetts. Academic Background Ed. D., Harvard University M.S. ,State University of New York at Albany B.A., University of Puerto Rico Research Interests Linguistic Diversity in Teacher Preparation, Practitioner Research, Literacy Development in English Language Learners. Recent Publications Nevárez- La Torre, A. A., (2010). The Power of Learning From Inquiry: Teacher Research as a Professional Development Tool in Multilingual Schools. North Carolina: Information Age Publishers. Chapters in Books Nevárez- La Torre, A. A., Sanford-De Shields, J., Soundy, C., Leonard, J., & Woyshner, C. (2007). Faculty Perspectives on Integrating Linguistic Diversity Issues into a Teacher Education Program. In M. Brisk (Ed.) Language, Culture and Community in Teacher Education. New Jersey: Lawrence Earlbaum Publishers. Nevarárez- La Torre, A. A., & Rolón-Dow, R. (2000). Teacher research as professional development: Transforming teachers' perspectives and classrooms. In J. McIntyre and D. Byrd (Eds.), Research on effective models for teacher education: Teacher education yearbook VIII (pp. 78-96). CA: Corwin Press Articles in Refereed Journals Nevárez-La Torre, A. A., (1999). Developing Voice: Teacher-Research in Bilingual Classrooms. Bilingual Research Journal, 23 (4), 451-470. Nevárez-La Torre, A. A., & Sanford, J. (1999). Strides towards equity in an urban center: Temple University's professional development schools partnership. Urban Review, 31(1), pp. 3-19. Nevárez-La Torre, A. A., (1997). Influencing Latino education: Church- and Community- Based Programs. In Hidalgo, N. & Nevárez-La Torre, A. A. (Eds.)(1997). Latino Community-based Institutions: Resources for educational change. Special Issue. Education and Urban Society, 30(1), pp. 58-74. Nevárez-La Torre, A. A., Sanford, J. S., & Parker, L. (1997). Do the right thing: Transformative multicultural education in teacher preparation. Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 3(2), pp. 160-179. Invited Presentations Nevárez-La Torre, A. A. Integrating Linguistic Diversity Into an Urban Teacher Education Program. AACTE Web Conference "Language, Culture, and Community", March 11-13, 2008. Nevárez-La Torre, A. A. Knowledge and Skills Needed by School Personnel to Successfully Implement K- 12 Programs for ELLs. NYS Bronx Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center, April 23, 2007 Presentations Nevárez-La Torre, A. A. Learning from Each Other: Instructional Collaboration among ESL, Bilingual and Mainstream Teachers. New York State Association for Bilingual Education, "Bilingual Education: Unity in Diversity", March 14, 2008 Nevárez-La Torre, A. A. ELLs Becoming ESL Teachers: An Untapped Reservoir of Knowledge. New York State Association for Bilingual Education, "Bilingual Education: Unity in Diversity", March 15, 2008 Courses Taught CTGE 5247 Teaching Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children CTGE 5840 Second Language Acquisition CTGE 5846 Teaching English Literacy to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students CTGE 5747 TESOL Practicum CTGE 5848 TESOL Student Teaching CTGE 6608 Literacy Institute CTGE 7845 Curriculum Models: Bilingual/ ESL Curricular Programs