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 |
