Kathleen Ann Ramos ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

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1 Kathleen Ann Ramos 3257 Middletown Road Pittsburgh, PA Home: Cell: ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Ph.D. Anticipated December 2012 Doctoral Candidate, School of Education, Language, Literacy, and Culture Dissertation: The Promise of Genre Pedagogy in Supporting Adolescent English Language Learners Development of Advanced Literacy Practices Advisor: Linda Kucan M.A.T Major: Foreign Language Education B.A. Clarion State University, Clarion, PA 1985 Major: Spanish PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES Pennsylvania Spanish (K-12), Instructional II English as a Second Language Program Specialist Certificate (K-12) Secondary English (7-12), Instructional II PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Clinical Resident Instructor/ 2011 present Pittsburgh Brashear Teaching ESL Teacher Institute Teaching Fellow University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Instruction and Learning ESL Curriculum Coach ESL Central Office ESL Teacher Greenfield K-8 Grades 7 through 12 Allderdice, Schenley, and Brashear High Schools, PPS Kathleen Ann Ramos Curriculum Vitae August 2012 page 1 of 5

2 Spanish Teacher Frick International Studies Academy Grades 6 through 8 Spanish and English Sacred Heart Elementary School Language Arts Teacher Pittsburgh, PA Grades K through 8 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Refereed Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Language-based Pedagogy. Paper presented at CARLA's Seventh International Conference on Language Teacher Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, May Invited Presentations Nursing Education Guest Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh Winter 2012 What Nurses Need to Know about English Language Learners Teachers Professional Development, Fall 2011 Formative Assessments in the ESL Classroom ESL Teachers In-Service Day, Balanced Literacy Instruction Teacher Education Guest Lecturer, Carlow University Introduction to Teaching English Language Learners Nursing Education Guest Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh Needs of K-12 English Language Learners School Faculty Training, Empowering Effective Teachers ESL Teachers In-Service Day, Winter 2010 Connecting the Dots: WIDA Performance Definitions, Can-Do Descriptors, Model Performance Indicators, and PA English Language Proficiency Standards Kathleen Ann Ramos Curriculum Vitae August 2012 page 2 of 5

3 ESL Teachers In-Service Day, Winter 2009 Effective Reading Instruction for Elementary ELLs ESL Teachers In-Service Day, Formative Assessment in Action in the Classroom Teacher Education Guest Lecturer, Carlow University Instructing English Language Learners County-Wide Steps to Success for ELLS, University of Pittsburgh Fall 2007 Putting Reading Research Into Practice Three Rivers TESOL Fall Conference, Indiana University of PA Fall 2007 On Panel: Differentiating Reading Instruction for ELLs Three Rivers TESOL Spring Conference, Duquesne University Spring 2007 On Panel: Reading Instruction for ELLs New Teacher Induction Program, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers Spring 2005 Embracing ELLs Educational Research and Dissemination Program, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers Spring 2000 Foundations of Effective Teaching Kathleen Ann Ramos Curriculum Vitae August 2012 page 3 of 5

4 UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE School of Education, Department of Instruction and Learning Graduate and Undergraduate Courses Taught: Teaching English Language Learners (on-campus and on-line) Clinical Supervision and Administration: University Supervisor for four M.A.T. interns in social studies education AWARDS Rita M. Bean Endowed Student Resource Fund Award - University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, 2012 CGSE Student Research Award University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, 2012 GPSA Travel Grant Award University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, 2011 RESEARCH PROJECTS Measuring Pre-service and Current Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding the Use of Language-based Strategies to Design Content Area Instruction for Adolescent English Language Learners Research Conducted: Spring 2011 Principal Investigator: Kathleen Ann Ramos A survey study measuring pre-service and in-service teachers responsiveness to incorporating language-based strategies into content area lesson design in mainstream classrooms with ELLs An Investigation of the Potential Impact of a Genre-Based Reading and Writing Approach on the Persuasive Writing of Adolescent English Language Learners Research Conducted Spring 2012 Principal Investigator: Kathleen Ann Ramos A mixed-methods investigation of the potential effect of the genre-based Reading to Learn approach on adolescent ELLs ability to write academically-valued persuasive argument essays Kathleen Ann Ramos Curriculum Vitae August 2012 page 4 of 5

5 SERVICE Service to the University: Be a Teacher for a Day Event Invited to present to potential undergraduate students and their parents about English Language Learners in K-12 Schools Faculty Search Committee Spring 2011 Invited to participate in doctoral student interviews of candidates for a new professor in the Language, Literacy and Culture Department, reading specialization. CGSE Spring Research Conference Volunteer on Registration Committee Spring 2011 Participant: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RECOGNITIONS The CORO Center for Civic Leadership Training, Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Collaborative Conversations on Empowering Effective Teachers, to Present Beyond Diversity: Courageous Conversations about Racial Equity, Spring 2009 to Present Leadership Qualities Training, Clinical Instruction Training through School District and University Collaborative, Fall 2007 PA Dept. of Education Governor s Institute for ESL Strategies for the Classroom, Summer 2005 Cooperating Teacher for M.A.T. Intern from University of Pittsburgh, Fall 2002 to Spring 2003 Center for Latin American Studies Educational Exchange in Havana, Cuba, Fall 2002 Fulbright Educational Exchange Program in Nicaragua, Summer 2002 American Federation of Teachers Institute Educational Research & Dissemination, Summer 2000 Cooperating Teacher for M.A.T. Intern from University of Pittsburgh, Fall 1993 to Spring 1994 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member: International Reading Association Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Delta Kappa Gamma International Women Educators Society Executive Board, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers American Federation of Teachers Kathleen Ann Ramos Curriculum Vitae August 2012 page 5 of 5