Cristina Igoa

56 Park Terrace

Mill Valley, California 94941

(415) 389-1334 / [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ed.D. Multicultural Education, University of San Francisco

M.A. Theology, Sociology, Psychology (Integrated), Seattle University

B.A. Spanish (minor in History), Notre Dame de Namur University

Credential, ESL (English as Second Language), University of San Francisco

Credential, Bilingual, University of San Francisco

Certificate, Spanish, Universidad de Madrid

Credential, Standard Elementary Teaching, Notre Dame de Namur University

Credential, Standard Secondary Teaching, Notre Dame de Namur University

Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP), University of California at Berkeley

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Jung Institute of Psychology (Switzerland and San Francisco)

PUBLICATIONS

Children of War: Immigrant Children in U.S. Schools, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey (in progress)

�“Art as a Second Language,” The Invisible Children of Our Society and Schools, ed. Sue Books, Lawrence Erlbaum Publishing Co., Mahwah, New Jersey, 2003

The Inner World of the Immigrant Child, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey, 1995

“Second language literacy and immigrant children: The inner world of the immigrant child,” The Power of Two Languages: Literacy and Biliteracy for Spanish-speaking Students, eds. Josefina Tinajero and Alma Flor Ada, McMillan/McGraw Hill, New York, 1993

Toward a Psychology and Education of the Uprooted: A Study of the Inner World of Immigrant Children, Doctoral Dissertation, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 1988

PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS

Key to Conference Abbreviations

AERA������� American Education Research Association

CABE������� California Association of Bilingual Educators

TESOL����� Teachers of English as a Second Language

East-West Educational Dialog: A Day with the Dalai Lama, University of California at Fullerton, California

“Language and Psychological Dimensions: The Inner World of the Immigrant Child,” AERA, Montreal, Canada

Children of War: Immigrant Children in U.S. Schools, AERA, Chicago, Illinois

“Immigrant Children and the Search for Common Ground in U.S. Schools,” Department of Counseling and School Psychology Conference keynote address, University of San Diego, California

“The Inner World of the Immigrant Child,” Southeast TESOL Conference keynote address, Charleston, South Carolina

“Children of War: Immigrant Children in U.S. Schools,” AERA, San Diego, California

”Change Dynamics: The Transformation of Existing Practices,” lecture series, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California

“Art as a Second Language,” AERA, Chicago, Illinois

“The Inner World of the Immigrant Child,” TESOL, Long Beach, California

“The Nesting Experience: An ESL Classroom Responsive to the Needs of Immigrant Children,” CABE, San Jose, California

“Stories on Filmstrips and the ESL Student,” CABE, San Francisco, California

TEACHING, UNIVERSITY

Professor, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California:

����� Multicultural Education: Cultural Diversity,

����� Change Dynamics: The Transformation of Existing Practices

Guest Lecturer, multicultural education topics:

����� Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California

����� San Jose State University, California

����� St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California

����� University of California at San Diego

����� University of San Francisco, California

����� University of California at Santa Cruz

����� Auckland Refugee Center AIT, New Zealand

����� Auckland University, New Zealand

Guest Teacher, multicultural topics, Teacher’s College, Auckland, New Zealand

Workshop Instructor, Kohia Teachers’ Centre, Auckland, New Zealand

Teacher and Student Teacher Supervisor, San Francisco State University:

����� Student Teaching in a Self-Contained Classroom

����� Student Supervision in the Classroom

Teaching Assistant for Doctoral Program, University of San Francisco:

����� Children’s Literature

����� Theories and Methods of Bilingual Education

����� Ethnic and Linguistic Issues in Research

Workshop Developer, San Francisco State University, Storytelling and the Minority Language Student

TEACHING, CHILDREN

English Language Development (ELD), Tyrell School, Hayward Unified School District, California, accomplishments including:

� Designed and implemented ELD Program for second language learners focused on cultural, academic and psychological development

� Participated in writing of grant for restructuring of school

� California Mentor Teacher for ELD and Sheltered Classroom Teachers

Spanish Language Classroom and Lab, Reed Union School District, Tiburon, California

English, Spanish, Marin Academy, San Rafael, California

English Language Development, Robertson School, Daly City, California

Departmental (English, Spanish, Literature, History, Drama), St. Peter’s School, San Francisco, California

ADMINISTRATIVE

Co-founder, Mission Reading Clinic, San Francisco

Member, Textbook Selection Committee, Hayward Unified School District

Member, ELD Standards Committee, Hayward Unified School District

AWARDS AND HONORS

Outstanding Educator in Teaching Award, University of San Francisco Education Alumni Society

Distinguished Dissertation, Doctoral Research Award, University of San Francisco

J. Russell Kent Award for Exemplary Program in ESL, County of San Mateo, California

Bilingual Fellowship Grant, United States Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

Kathleen McCue Kelly Women of Vision Award, Notre Dame High School Alumni Society, California

Foreign Language Award, Alpha Mu Gamma, Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California

Award of Excellence in Teaching, Mason-McDuffie Education Foundation of the Bay Area, California

Board of Directors, Mission Reading Clinic, San Francisco, California