Educational Credentials 2002 Doctor of Education Curriculum & Instruction Dissertation: Teaching Limited English Proficient Students: An Analysis of Curricular and Instructional Comments 1999 Master of Arts Applied Linguistics 1993 Bachelor of Arts English, Technical Writing (major) Secondary Education (minor) cum laude Teaching Spanish for Legal Professions SPNL 1391 Fall 2012 Oral Communication ESOL 0370 Spring 2013 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (2001-2012) Initial (Undergraduate) EDUC 3362 Foundations of Bilingualism & Multiculturalism EDUC 3370 Foundations of Education EDUC 4321 Classroom Instruction & Management: Grades 4-8 EDUC 4322 Classroom Instruction & Management: Grades 8-12 EDUC 4375 Integrating Language Arts/Social Studies: Gr. 4-8 EDUC 4371 Integrating Language Arts/Social Studies: Gr. 8-12 EDUC 4381 Student Teaching Supervision EDUC 4681 Student Teaching Supervision (EC-4 Bilingual) EDUC 4682 Student Teaching Supervision (Bilingual Generalist 4-8) EDUC 4684 Student Teaching Supervision (Generalist 4-8) EDUC 4685 Student Teaching Supervision (Specialist 8-12) EDUC 4387 Student Teaching Supervision (ESL Supplement) EDUC 4692 Practicum: Intern Supervision ENGL 3371 The English Language Advanced (Graduate) EDUC 6301 Philosophy of Education EDUC 6302 Cultural Diversity in America EDUC 6329 Language Development and Acquisition EDUC 6330 Theories of Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 6397 Research in Education EDUC 6399 Thesis EDBI 6326 Methods of Teaching ESL Professional Experience 08/2012-Present Associate Dean of Career, Technical, & Workforce Education 08/2012-Present Instructor 09/2011-08/2012 UTPB Associate Professor &Interim Dean of Education 2010-2011 UTPB Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Education 2009-2010 UTPB Associate Professor 2002-2008 UTPB Assistant Professor 2001-2002 UTPB Lecturer 1999-2001 Texas Tech Doctoral Fellow; Research Assistant 1993-1999 Lubbock ISD Secondary Foreign Language Teacher (Spanish) Industry and/or Educational Related Experiences State of Texas, Lifetime Teaching Certificates Secondary English (6-12) Secondary Spanish (6-12) English Language Arts (6-12) National Accreditation Writing National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education: Institutional Report (2010-present). To be submitted for off-site review Summer 2012. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education: National Middle School Association Specialized Program Area (SPA) Report (2007). National Council for Accreditation of Teac AVID Teacher Preparation Initiative Liaison (2010-2012) Program/Department Responsibilities Instructional support for CTWE Division Programmatic liaison for AVID in Technical Education Leadership Facilitator for SupervisorTraining Sessions Service Instructional Staff Fall 2013-Present Co-Developer for Welcome Back Week Spring 2013 Achieve the Dream Site Team Spring 2013 Professional Presentations& Publications Book Review Campos, D. (2013). Educating Latino boys: An asset-based approach. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Publications Despain, J. & Juarez-Torres, R. (2012). evaluation as affecting teacher performance. The John Ben Shepperd Journal of Practical Leadership, (6) 1, 87-120. Juarez-Torres, R. Hurst, J., and Hurst, R. (2007). Teacher-to-Teacher: Transgenerational Mentoring. Teacher and Practice: The Journal of the Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. (20) 1, 14-30. Hurst, J., Juarez-Torres, R., Jenkins, S., Hoffmeyer, C., & Swisher, K. (2007). An integrative approach to literacy education and educational leadership. The John Ben Shepperd Journal of Practical Leadership, (1) 2, 108-116. Juarez-Torres, R. (2007). Categorizing Language as Curriculum and Instruction: Implications for Teaching English Language Learners. Forum on Public Policy Online. (www.forumonpublicpolicy.com/papersw07.html). Eckstein, D. Juarez-Torres, R., Perez-Gabriel, A. (2006). The Language relationship questionnaire (LRQ): Implications for couples. The Family Journal. 1-4. Duemer, L., Benitez, J., Hurst, J., Juarez-Torres, R., Teague-Smith, M., Collins, C., Harrison, J., Jones, K., and Powers, T. (2002). The edification of successful teachers: The role of the family. Education. 122, 844-848. Duemer, L., Juarez, R., (2001). History of Catholic Priest involvement with public schools: Case study of Lubbock, Texas 1955-1975. Journal of Philosophy and History of Education, 51, 40-45. Duemer, L., Juarez, R., and Sand, B. (2000). Public school teacher and administrator perceptions of Education. Presentations Caro, T., Juarez-Torres, R., Mendez, H., Watts, D. (2011,December). System Leaders Forum. AVID National Conference. College and career ready students: A pledge to the future. Panel presentation (invited). Escontrias, D. & Juarez-Torres, R. (2011, February). Reading English texts in a Bilingual Education classroom: A case study. Presentation at the West Texas Association of Bilingual Education. 20th Annual Permian Basin Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Conference. UTPB. Juarez-Torres, R. (2010, October). HIS-Story in the Making: From an elementary school in Mexico to graduate school in the US. Presentation for the Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE), El Paso, TX.
Juarez-Torres, R. (2008, May). Workforce Diversity: Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining a Diverse Workforce. Presentation for The Permian Basin Corporate Diversity Initiative Forum, UTPB. Juarez-Torres, R. (2008, March). Una Conversacion Cultural Entre Mujeres. Presentation for the Midland posium UTPB CEED, Midland, TX. Juarez-Torres, R. & Martinez, F. (2008, February).. Teaching Immigrant Learners. Presentation at the West Texas Association of Bilingual Education. 17 th Annual Permian Basin Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Conference. UTPB. Juarez-Torres, R. (2008, January). Social Justice through English Language Arts. Presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Classroom Teachers of English Language Arts, Houston, TX. Juarez-Torres, R. (2007, October). Session B: Hispanic Families and Culture, Implications for Success in Education. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, P-16 West Texas Regional Council, Regional P-16 Conference, Convener/Discussant, Education Service Center, Region 18 Headquarters, Midland, TX. Juarez-Torres, R. (2006, March). Categorizing language as curriculum and instruction. Paper presented at The Oxford Round Table. Oxford University, England. Hurst, J. & Juarez-Torres, R. (2005, January). What Award Winning Teachers Have to Say. Presentation at the Midland Reading Council Mid-Winter Reading Conference. Midland, Texas. Juarez-Torres, R. (2004, February). Language: Look and Listen. West Texas Association of Bilingual Education. 14 th Annual Permian Basin Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Conference, UTPB. Juarez-Torres, R. (2004, August). Cultural Diversity, Communication, and Classroom Management. AIM High School, Odessa, Texas. Hurst, J. & Juarez-Torres, R. (2002, April). successful teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Duemer, L. and Juarez, R. (2001, April), Clerical communication and involvement with public schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association in Seattle, Washington. Juarez, R. and Gomez, R. (2001, February). Curriculum Development/Design + ESL Instruction = High TAAS Scores? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Juarez, R. (2000, November). Response to Theobald: Curricular Development, Curricular Design and Community Resources. Paper presented at the first annual Conference on Curriculum & Pedagogy, Austin, TX.
Duemer, L. and Juarez, R., and Sand, B. (2000, September), History of Catholic Priest involvement with public schools: Case study of Lubbock TX 1955-1975. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Philosophy and History of Education, Biloxi, Mississippi. Duemer, L. and Juarez, R., and Sand, B. (2000, April), Public school teacher and administrators of Catholic Priest involvement in schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Duemer, L. and Juarez, R., and Sand, B. (2000, April), Student and family perceptions of Priests in public education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Community Service Nothing to report. Awards & Honors US Department of Education (1999-2001) Office of Bilingual Education and Language Minority Affairs Title VII Doctoral Fellow Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2000-2002) Gates Millennium Scholars Program Gates Millennium Scholar Carter, J. Juarez-Torres, R. & Wilson, J. (September 2011).Making the cut: Student placement and success in prealgebra and eighth-grade algebra. C.R.E.A.T.E. Award for Research. (Award: $3,000.00). Juarez-Torres, R. (co-pi) (November 2011-September 2012). AVID Postsecondary Teacher Preparation Initiative. Meadows Foundation. Grant amount: $273,000; amount of UTPB sub- contract: $60,710). Professional Memberships State Texas Community College Teachers Association National Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (2003-present) International The Oxford Round Table