Judith Landeros
E-mail: [email protected]EDUCATION
2018 PhD Student in Curriculum and Instruction Program: Cultural Studies in Education
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 2015 Bilingual/ESL Teacher Endorsement
Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois 2013 Master of Science in Education
Concentration: Early Childhood Education Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois 2011 Bachelor of Science in Education and Social Policy Majors: Social Policy and Latina/o Studies
Departmental Honors in Latina/o Studies
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2019 – Present Graduate Student Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Education, Innovation, & Research (EIR) Grant, Austin, Texas
I support yearly grant implementation in collaboration with the UT Austin
Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Austin Independent School District. 2014 – 2015 Action Research Fellow
Chicago Teachers Foundation, Chicago, Illinois
I conducted action research under the mentorship of Dr. Sue Hansen using qualitative and quantitative research methods. I investigated what happens in my preschool classroom when I emphasize Spanish oral language development, and found that as my students’ oracy developed, their writing and peer social interactions
improved.
2010 – 2011 Undergraduate Senior Thesis
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Latina/o Studies Program
Under the direction of Dr. Geraldo Cadava, I used quantitative and qualitative
methods to write my senior thesis. I researched how student-teacher relationships and school attachment influence Latinx youth’s perceived aspirations and expectations for attending college; and how they vary by ethnicity/national origin, immigrant
generation, and gender.
2010 Undergraduate Research Fellow
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Summer Research Early Identification Leadership Alliance Program
I analyzed quantitative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health under the direction of Dr. Deborah Rivas-Drake, wrote a research proposal,
and presented findings on educational aspirations and expectations of Latinx youth to attend college.
2009 Undergraduate Research Fellow
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Mellon Mays Summer Research Training Program
I developed a research proposal and literature review that explored how constructed ideas of success differ amongst students, teachers, parents and administrators. I argued that academic tracks have been misunderstood as naturally occurring rather than socially constructed within the school system.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018 – Present Field Supervisor
The University of Texas at Austin College of Education
I coach and mentor fifteen pre-service teachers in the ESL/Generalist undergraduate teaching cohort at The University of Texas as Austin.
•Review lesson plans with pre-service teachers
•Coach students using Coaching with Care Model and critical race perspective
•Provide feedback on culturally relevant teaching strategies 2016 – 2018 First Grade Dual Language Teacher
Summit School District 104, Summit, Illinois
I develop and teach culturally relevant curriculum in both English and Spanish to 26 students in a first-grade dual language classroom. I integrate art, music, and drama, and differentiate lessons to meet students’ academic and social emotional needs.
Additionally I:
•Analyze quantitative data from test results and teacher running records.
•Teach lessons using the Biliteracy Framework Model.
•Was selected to attend La Cosecha Dual Language Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico in November of 2016.
•Received Distinguished and Proficient rating on teacher observations using the Danielson’s Framework for Teaching for Classroom Observations.
2015 – 2018 Bilingual Early Childhood Education Teacher Son y Arte Summer Camp, Chicago, Illinois
Son y Arte is a Spanish language summer camp for children and youth aged 4 to 13 that focuses on cultural arts and community-based themes for developing bilingual skills and exploring identity. As a preschool teacher, I develop culturally relevant curriculum and engaged children in Spanish literacy development through the arts and literature.
•Curriculum topics developed: La Ecología de las Americas (Ecology of the Americas), Nuestras Raíces (Our Roots), El Agua es Vida (Water is Life).
•Collaborate with teacher assistant to create a play-based and constructivist learning environment.
2012 – 2016 Bilingual Preschool Teacher
Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois
Developed differentiated lessons in Spanish for a mixed aged classroom of students ages three to five in a bilingual preschool classroom. Additionally, I:
•Assessed and tracked student progress and growth using Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment tool.
•Organized monthly parent educational workshops.
•Met with assistant teacher to plan for instruction and discuss targeted objectives for data collection.
2013 – 2015 Adjunct Instructor
Dominican University School of Education, River Forest, Illinois
Taught and developed graduate level coursework for teacher candidates in the Early Childhood and Bilingual Education program. I developed the following courses:
•Methods of Teaching Reading to Young Children
•Instructional Methods of Curriculum and Organization in the Early Childhood Classroom
•Techniques & Methodologies in the Early Childhood Classroom 2014 Early Childhood Education Coach Teacher Educator Teach for America, Chicago, Illinois
Coached four Early Childhood Education (ECE) first-year corps members using a cycle focused on planning, rehearsing, teaching, reflection, and feedback.
•Supported ECE corps members with developing differentiated lesson plans for English Language Learners.
•Collaborated with other Coach Teacher Educators to deliver workshops for ECE corps members regarding culturally responsive teaching.
2011 – 2012 Early Childhood Education Teacher Allison’s Infant & Toddler Childcare Center, Chicago, Illinois
Taught in a full-day preschool classroom and developed strategies with children’s parents to promote social emotional and language gains.
•Developed lesson plans and assessed students using Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment tool.
•Conducted home visits and parent teacher conferences following Head Start regulations.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2019 AERA Division G Graduate Student Mentoring Preconference Participant 2013 AmeriCorps Education Award 2011 Northwestern University Highest Order of Excellence 2011 Northwestern University Women in Leadership Wildcat Excellence Award
2010 Order of Omega Induction
2010 Hispanic/Latino Student Alliance Latina Excellence Award
2010 Latina/o Alumni of Northwestern University Academic Scholarship 2010 Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. L. Cortes Academic Scholarship
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Participant
2017 Kohl Children’s Museum Introduction to Project Approach – Building a Foundation Professional Development Grant
2015 Institute for Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice Fellow 2014 – 2015 Chicago Teachers Foundation: Action Research Leadership Fellowship
2009 – 2011 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship – Northwestern University Awarded
2019 University of Southern California - Rossier Research Office Internal Research Grants for research in collaboration with Aireale Joi Rodgers (USC) and Margarita Vizcarra (UC-Riverside)
2018 The University of Texas at Austin Graduate Student Recruitment Fellowship (2018- 2022 academic years
2018 The University of Texas at Austin Texas New Scholar Fellowship (2018 – 2019 and 2022 – 2023 academic year)
2018 The University of Texas at Austin Provost Fellowship (2018 – 2022 academic year)
Donor’s Choose Classroom Funded Projects: Grants for classroom supplies
2017 Supplies for First Graders 2016 Learning in Two Languages – Equitable Resources in Pre-K
2015 Young Mathematicians
2015 Racial and Social Justice Learning in Pre-K 2014 The Power of Play in a Bilingual Preschool Classroom 2014 A Space for Everyone: Classroom Carpet 2014 Exploring Our City: Chicago History Museum Field Trip
2013 For the Love of Reading
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Landeros, J. (Review and Resubmit). I am Bilingual: Developing Oral Language in Preschool. Manuscript Submitted for Publication. Mid-Western Educational Researcher
Manuscripts in Progress
Landeros, J. Confronting Coloniality: Language Ideologies and Bilingual and Bicultural Teacher Preparation Programs.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations
Rodgers, A.J., Landeros, J., Vizcarra, M. (2019, May). Deconstructing the Diversity Dupe: Testimonios of First Generation Future Doctoras. Critical Race Studies in Education Association. Los Angeles, California Landeros, J., Kelly, Y., Baricovich, J. (2016, December).An Integrated Approach: Using the Art of the Americas to Create Windows and Mirrors for English Learners. IRC Conference: Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students. Oakbrook, Illinois.
Landeros, J. (2015, October). Bilingual and Bicultural: Developing Oral Language. Chicago Teachers FoundationWorkshop. Chicago, Illinois.
Landeros, J. (2010, July). Latina/o Youth College Aspirations and Expectations: Exploring the Role of Teacher-Student Relationships and School Attachment. SR-EIP Leadership Alliance National Symposium.
Poster Presentations
Jarochicanos Collective, Landeros, J. (2017, November). Using Assets Already in a Community to Define It. Poster presented at the Chicago Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Chicago, Illinois.
Landeros, J., Monson, J., Radoski, C. (2015, November). Leveraging Literacy Resources to Boost Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Pre-K Classroom Study. Poster presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Dallas, Texas.
Landeros, J. (2014, November). The Power of Play in a Bilingual Preschool Classroom. Poster presented at the Chicago Teachers for Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Chicago, Illinois.
LEADERSHIPS AND SERVICE
2019 – Present Undocumented Student Scholarship Creation Working Group, Graduate Studies Committee Curriculum and Instruction Department
2019 – Present Undergraduate Student Mentor, Intellectual Entrepreneurship Pre-Graduate School Internship Program
2019 – Present Somos Escritoras Graduate Student Workshop Facilitator
2014 – 2018 Scholarship Chair, Latina/o Alumni of Northwestern University 2016 – 2017 Mexican Folklore Dance Instructor, Summit School District 104 2013 – 2015 Math Early Childhood Teacher Leader, Erikson Math Leadership Cohort
2012 – 2014 Pre-K Grade Level Lead 2012 – 2015 Mexican Folklore Dance Instructor, Elev8 after-school programming
REFERENCES
Dr. Luis Urrieta Jr., Professor
Department of Curriculum & Instruction: Suzanne B. and John L. Adams Endowed Professor of Cultural Studies in Education
The University of Texas at Austin
(512) 232-4129, [email protected]
Dr. Geraldo Cadava, Associate Professor
Department of History; Program in Latina and Latino Studies; Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Northwestern University
(847) 491-3152, [email protected]
Dr. John D. Márquez, Associate Professor
Department of African American Studies; Program in Latina and Latino Studies Northwestern University
(847) 467-0503, [email protected]
Dr. Marie L. Masteron, Director of Quality Assessment
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership (757) 270-8756, [email protected]
Dr. Deborah Rivas-Drake, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education
University of Michigan
