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Belinda Bustos Flores, Ph.D. University of Texas at San Antonio

College of Education & Human Development Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

One UTSA Circle San Antonio, Texas 78249-0653

210-458-7441 (office) 210-458-5962 (fax)

belinda.flores@utsa.edu OBJECTIVES To conduct research with emphasis on the Mexican American population, specifically in relation

to teacher preparation, to serve as an advisor for university education students, and to be an advocate for language minority children by striving to do my best in the areas of teaching, research, and service.

ACADEMIC TRAINING/EDUCATION 1999 Doctor of Philosophy

Curriculum and Instruction Specializations: Multilingual Studies & Educational Psychology

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Specializations in Multilingual Studies (Bilingual Education) and Educational Psychology with an emphasis on learning, cognition, and motivation of Mexican American youth and the pedagogy of bilingual education teachers. NABE 1st Place Outstanding Dissertation Award: Bilingual Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs about the Nature of Bilingual Children’s Cognition and their Relation to Perceived Teaching Practices

1989 Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Completed 12 additional post-grad hours to complete licensure requirements. 1987 Master of Arts University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Fifty-one hour graduate program in Bicultural Bilingual Education with emphasis on bilingual

teacher education and counselor education certification. Title VII Bilingual Counselor Training Grant. Certification: All level Counselor

1980 Bachelor of Arts University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Completed Bachelor of Arts in early childhood and elementary education with a specialization in

bilingual education. Title VII Bilingual Teacher Training Grant. Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Teaching Certificates: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Bilingual Education.

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POSITIONS HELD/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Fall 2012

Chair & Professor Department of Bicultural Bilingual Education Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Special Education Accelerated Teacher Education Program, Innovative Communities of Learning Advancing Student Success (iCLASS): An Early College Approach for Increasing Latino Participation in the STEM Disciplines, FIPSE Grant; ATE I3 Communities of Practices: Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE): I3 (Interdisciplinary, Ingenious, & Innovative) Communities of Practice, Pathways to Hispanic Students’ Success in STEM Areas, Title V CCRA grant

Fall 2008 -2012

Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Accelerated Teacher Education Program, Middle Level Accelerated Teacher Education Program, & Special Education Accelerated Teacher Education Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Teacher Academy Induction Learning Community, Greater Texas Foundation; Academy for Teacher Excellence: Equity, Education, & Entrepreneurship (E3) CCRA grant; Innovative Communities of Learning Advancing Student Success (iCLASS): An Early College Approach for Increasing Latino Participation in the STEM Disciplines, FIPSE Grant; ATE I3 Communities of Practices: Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE): I3 (Interdisciplinary, Ingenious, & Innovative) Communities of Practice, Pathways to Hispanic Students’ Success in STEM Areas, Title V CCRA grant. CoPI: Texas Regional Math and Science Collaboratives, Texas Regional Collaboratives, BTIM University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Summer 2007 to 2008

Provost Office Faculty Fellow Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Accelerated Teacher Education Program, Middle Level Accelerated Teacher Education Program, & Special Education Accelerated Teacher Education Program, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Greater Texas Foundation University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Spring 2007 Provost Office Faculty Fellow Department Chair

Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence, Accelerated Teacher Education Program, & Middle Level Accelerated Teacher Education Program University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Fall 2004 to Spring 2007

Department Chair Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching

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Principal Investigator Academy for Teacher Excellence & Accelerated Teacher Education Program University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Fall 1999-2004

Assistant Professor Department of Interdisciplinary Studies & Curriculum and Instruction University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Fall 1996; Fall 1997

Teaching Associate I Division of Education & Division of Bilingual Education University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Fall 1992-Spring 1996 Title VII Coordinator Division of Bicultural Bilingual Education University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Fall 1995 Student-Teaching Lecturer/Supervisor Division of Education University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Sum 1995

Division of Education Lecturer University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

1987-1994

Elementary School Counselor Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX

1990-1992 Director of Bilingual Parent Consultation Center Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX

1990

Career Counselor San Antonio College and Texas Department of Commerce, San Antonio, TX

1984-1987 Prekindergarten Chapter I Bilingual Teacher Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX

1980-1984

Kindergarten Bilingual Teacher Harlandale ISD, San Antonio, TX

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PUBLICATIONS My research focus lies in the area of teacher preparation: (a) Teacher Development and Attributes (attitudes, beliefs, efficacy, identity, ideology); (b) Teacher Learning Communities and Communities of Practice (minority teacher recruitment and retention issues such as gate-keeping mechanisms, high-stakes testing, induction); (c) Teachers’ Sociocultural Knowledge: Family & School Connections; and (d) Teacher Accountability: University Teacher School Partnerships. International and National Refereed/Peer-reviewed Journal Articles/Chapters “In press” 2013/2014

Ø Flores, B. B., Vásquez, O. A., & Clark, E. R. (in press; book contract). La Clase Mágica:

Generating Transworld Pedagogy. Lexingtion Publishers, Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group.

Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (conditionally accepted, 2013). Despertando el ser: Ethnic identity and consciousness of bilingual education candidates/aspirantes. Bilingual Research Journal

Ø Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (in press, 2013) The Metamorphosis of Teacher Identity: An

Intersection of Ethnic Consciousness, Self Conceptualization, and Belief Systems. In P. Jenlink, Teacher Identity and Struggle for Recognition: Meeting the challenges of a diverse society. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781607095750

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M., Alanis, I., & Flores, B. B. (2013). Early childhood teachers reconstruct beliefs and practices through reflexive action. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 34(1), 36-45.

Ø Sánchez, S. V., Rodriguez, B., Soto-Huerta, M. E., Castro-Villarreal, F., Guerra, N., &

Flores, B. B. (in press, 2013). A Case for Multidimensional Bilingual Assessment. Language Assessment Quarterly, 10(3), XX-XX

Ø Vásquez, O. A., Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (in press). Consejos: Un Diálogo Respetoso: A critical and respectful dialogue. Journal of Social Foundations.

2012 Ø Sass, D., Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Pérez, B. (2012). Identifying Personal and Contextual Factors

that Contribute to Attrition Rates for Texas Public School Teachers. Educational Policy Analysis Archives, 20(15). ISSN 1068-2341 Available from: http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/967

2011 Ø Flores, B. B., Casebeer, C. M. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2011) Validation of the Early Childhood

Ecology Scale-Revised: A reflective tool for teacher candidates. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 32(3), 266-286. DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2011.594487

Ø Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (2010/2011). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Maximizing synergy among partners for promoting college access for Latino teacher candidates. The Urban Review, 43(3), 321-338. DOI:10.1007/s11256-010-0153 .<6-10% Acceptance Rate>

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Ø Flores, B. B., Hernández, A., García, C. T., & Claeys, L. (2011). Teacher Academy Learning Community’s induction support: Guiding teachers through their zone of professional development. Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 19(3), 365-389. DOI: 10.1080/13611267.2011.597124

Ø Flores, B. B., Sheets, R. H., & Clark, E. R. (2011). Educar para Transformar: Un enfoque de justicia

social en la preparación de maestros de educación bilingüe DIDAC, 58, 54-60. <Peer reviewed journal published by Universidad IberoAmerican, México>

Ø Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Clark, E. R. (January/February, 2011). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Promoting equity for the preparation of Latino teachers. NABE News, 33(1), 5-8. (Invited Manuscript).

Ø Flores, B. B., Keehn, S., Martinez, M., & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2011). Impact of a program wide diversity initiative on teacher candidates’ cultural efficacy. Critical Issues in Teacher Education, 18(1), 15-29.

Ø Flores, B. B., Sheets, R. H., & Clark, E. R. (January/February, 2011). Dar Luz — A Transformative

vision for bilingual education teacher preparation. NABE News, 33(1), 23-24. (Invited Manuscript). Ø Flores, B. B., Ek, L., & Sánchez, P. (2011). Bilingual education candidate ideology: Descubriendo

sus motives y creencias. In B. B. Flores, R. H. Sheets, & E. R Clark (Eds.), Teacher Preparation for Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para transformar (pp. 40-58). Routledge: A Taylor and Francis Group.

Ø Flores, B. B., García, C. T., Claeys, L., Hernández, A., & Sheets, R. H. (2011). Apprenticeships:

Affirming Consciousness through Learning Communities. In B. B. Flores, R. H. Sheets, & E. R Clark (Eds.), Teacher Preparation for Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para transformar (pp. 230-234). Routledge: A Taylor and Francis Group.

Ø Flores, B. B., Sheets, R. H., Clark, E. R. (2011). Teacher Preparation for bilingual student

populations: Educar para Transformar. Routledge: A Taylor and Francis Group. 2010 Ø Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (2010). Reciprocity in Collaboration: The Academy for Teacher

Excellence’s Partnerships. In .J. J. Slater & R. Ravid (Eds.), Collaboration in Education (pp. 147-153). Routledge Press: A Taylor and Francis Group.

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (2010). Música, versos y juegos: Familias Latinas desarrollando el lenguaje oral con sus niños Novedades Educativas: Publicación de Nivel General y Educación, 22(230), 46-49. (Journal published in Bueños Aires, Argentina)

Ø Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Guerra, N., Casebeer, C. M., Sánchez, S. V., & Mayall, H (2010). Measuring the psychosocial characteristics of teacher candidates through the Academic Self-Identity: Self-Observation Yearly (ASI SOY) Inventory. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 32(1), 136-163. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986309353029

Ø Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2010). Measuring Early Childhood teacher candidates’ conceptualizations of a culturally responsive classroom ecology. Journal of Classroom Interaction, 44(2), 4-13.

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2009 Ø Guerra, N., Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L A, (Spring 2009). Case Study of an Induction Year Teacher’s

Problem-Solving using the LIBRE Model Activity. New Horizons in Education: Journal in Education, 57(1), 42-57.

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M., & Flores, B. B. (2009). Sin Olvidar a los Padres: Families as collaborators within

the school and university partnership. Journal of Latinos and Education, 8(3), 231-239. Ø Riojas-Cortez, M., & Flores, B. B. (2009). Supporting preschoolers’ social development in school

through funds of Knowledge. The Journal of Early Childhood Research, 7(2), 185-199. 2008 Ø Flores, B. B. (2008*). Reflective essay: What are the major challenges faced by teacher education in

an increasing global society? Dialogues on Teacher Education. Teacher Education & Practice, 21(4), 452-454. <Roman Littlefield Press, *not in print until 2009>.

Ø Flores, B. B., & Smith, H. L. (2008*). Teachers’ Characteristics and Attitudinal Beliefs about

Linguistic and Cultural Diversity. Bilingual Research Journal, 31(1), 1-35. <Taylor & Francis International journal publication; *not in print until 2009>.

Ø Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Guerra. N., & Sánchez, S. (2008). Acculturation among Latino bilingual

education teacher candidates: Implications for teacher preparation institutions. Journal of Latinos and Education, 7(4), 288-304. <Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 10% acceptance rate>

Ø Flores, B. B., & Huerta, M. E. (2008). Credentialing Foreign-trained Teachers. In Gonzalez, J. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education, (Vol. 1, pp. 185-189). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publication.

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M., Huerta, M. E., Flores, B. B., & Pérez, B., & Clark, E. R. (2008). Using cultural

tools to develop scientific literacy of young Mexican American preschoolers. Early Child Development & Care, 178(5), 527-536. <Taylor & Francis International journal publication>

2007 Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2007). Cultural Literacy: Negotiating Language, Culture, and Thought.

Voices in the Middle, 15(2), 6-12. <National Council of Teachers of English > Ø Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (2007) Academic Student Inventory: Self-Observation Year (ASI SOY):

Exploring Teacher Candidate Identity Development in Ross, A. (ed) Citizenship Education in Society. London: CiCe, pp 281-288. Children’s Identity & Citizenship in Europe Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings. Available from http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/cice/docs/2007_281.pdf

Ø Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Claeys, L., & Villarreal, A. (Fall 2007). Academy for Teacher Excellence:

Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Latino Teachers though Learning Communities. Teacher Education Quarterly, 34(4), 53-69. <11-20% acceptance rate>

2006

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Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2006). Normalistas/foreign trained teachers. In L. D. Soto (Ed.), The Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S (Vol. 2, pp. 350-355).Westport, CN Praeger Publishers.

Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2006). Teachers and Ethnic Identity. In L. D. Soto (Ed.), The Praeger

Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S (Vol. 2, pp. 433-438). Westport, CN: Praeger Publishers. Ø Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., & Rangel, L. X. (2006, Spring) Auto-concepto del maestro bilingüe en

EU. DIDAC, 47, 35-40. <Peer reviewed journal published by Universidad IberoAmerican, México>

Ø Flores, B. B., Claeys, L. & Wallis, D. (2006). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Extending the dialogue in university and community college partnerships. Journal of Learning Communities Research, 1(1), 29-51. <This interdisciplinary journal has a nationally renowned Editorial Board and reviewers who peer-review all manuscripts through a “double blind” procedure.>

Ø Reybold, E., Flores, B. B., & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2006) Dueling Epistemologies: Implementing a

Critical Model of Faculty Ethics in Teacher Preparation. The Professional Educator, (29)2, 12-25. <11-20% acceptance rate> Retrieved January 15, 2007 from http://www.theprofessionaleducator.org/articles/archives/fall2006.pdf

2005 Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2005) Creating a Just Society: Multicultural Teacher Education and the

Changing Classroom. Teacher Education and Practice, 18(3), 315-332.

Ø Vélez-Salas, C. M., Flores, B. B. & Smith, H. L. (2005). Preservice teachers’ attitudes toward language diversity in South Texas. Teacher Education and Practice, 18(3), 297-314.

<Rowman Littlefield Press: uses a double blind peer reviewed process>

2004 (Published after granted tenure) Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B., McCoy, B. (Fall 2004). Normalistas como maestras bilingües en los

EUA: Un estudio sobre su concepto y eficacia. Pedagogía (Nueva Epoca), Universidad Pedagógica Nacional. (A publication of National Pedagogy University in Mexico).

Ø Flores, B. B., Desjean-Perrotta, B & Steinmetz, L. E. (Summer 2004). Teacher Efficacy: A

Comparative Study of University and Alternatively Certified Teachers. ACTION in Teacher Education: Journal for the Association of Teacher Educators, 26(2), 27-46.

<Peer reviewed/Refereed Journal>

Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (Fall 2004). A critical examination of Normalistas self- conceptualization and teacher efficacy. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 26(2), 230-257.

<15% acceptance rate, peer-reviewed journal- Stanford University>

2003 • Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2003). Texas Voices Speak Out about High-stakes testing: Preservice Teachers, Teachers and Students. Current Issues in Education [On-line], 6(3). Available: http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume6/number3/ <Peer-reviewed journal--headed by Berliner @ ASU>

• Riojas-Cortez, M., Flores, B. B., Smith, H. L., & Clark, E. R. (2003). Cuéntame un cuento: Bridging Family Literacy with School Literacy. Language Arts, (81(1), 62-71. <6-10% Acceptance Rate.

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• Riojas-Cortez, M., Flores, B. B., & Clark, E. R. (2003). Los niños aprenden en la casa: Valuing and connecting home cultural knowledge with the school’s early childhood education program. Young Children, 58(6), 78-83. (Journal of the National Association of the Education of Young Children).

2002

• Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2002). Narrowing the pipeline for ethnic minority teachers: Standards & high-stakes testing. Multicultural Perspectives, 4(2), 15-20. <21-30% Acceptance Rate> Ø Clark, E. R., Flores, B. B., Riojas-Cortez, M. & Smith, H. R. (2002). You can’t have a Rainbow without a Tormenta: A description of an IHE’s response to a community need for a dual-language school. Bilingual Research Journal, 26(1), 123-148. <30-40% Acceptance Rate>

• Flores, B. B., Keehn, S, & Pérez, B. P (2002). Critical need for bilingual education teachers: The potentiality of normalistas and paraprofessionals. Bilingual Research Journal, 26(3), 687-708. <30-40% Acceptance Rate> • Pérez, B. & Flores, B. B. (2002). Biliteracy Development in Two-way Immersion Classrooms: Analysis of Third Grade Spanish and English Reading. National Reading Conference Yearbook, 51, 457-368. <35% Acceptance Rate>

2001

• Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2001). Who am I? The social construction of ethnic identity and self- perceptions of Latino preservice teachers. The Urban Review, 33(2), 69-86.<6-10% Acceptance Rate>

• Flores, B. B. (2001). Bilingual education teachers’ beliefs and their relation to self-reported practices. Bilingual Research Journal, 25(3), 275-299. <30-40% Acceptance Rate>

• Flores, B. B. (2001). Thinking out of the Box: One university’s experience with foreign-trained teachers. Educational Policy Analysis Archives, 9(18). Available [On line] http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n18.html <21-30% Acceptance Rate>

• Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2001). Is Spanish proficiency simply enough? An examination of normalistas attitudes towards Spanish, bilingualism, and bilingual teacher pedagogy. MexTesol Journal, 25(3), 13-27.

2000

• Flores, B. B. (2000). Using an epistemological framework to explore a bilingual education teacher’s beliefs and practices. Diversity Studies. Available [On line] http://www.2cyberwhelm.org/archive/diversity/unders/pdf/teacher.pdf

1999 (These articles were not in print until 1999 because BRJ was backlogged.)

• Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (1997). Instructional Snapshots in Mexico: Preservice bilingual teachers take pictures of classroom practices. Bilingual Research Journal, 21(2&3), 103-113. <30-40% Acceptance Rate> Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (1997). High-stakes testing: Barriers for prospective bilingual

teachers. Bilingual Research Journal, 21(4), 335-358. <30-40% Acceptance Rate>

Peer-reviewed State Journals

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Ø Flores, B. B. (2001). The miracle of TAAS: Urban reality or legend? Implications for teacher preparation. The Journal of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education, 6(1), 11-22.

Chapters in Books Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (Fall, 2004). The Centurion: Standards and High-stakes testing as

gatekeepers for prospective bilingual education teachers. In A. Valenzuela (Ed.), Leaving Children Behind: Why "Texas-Style" Accountability Fails Latino Youth (pp.225-248). Albany: State University of New York Press. < New York Times Best Seller 3 weeks in a row>

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (Fall, 2004). Los padres y los maestros: Perspectives of play

among bilingual stakeholders. In S. Reifel and M. H. Brown (Eds.). Advances in early childhood and daycare, 13, pp. 267-288.

Ø Pérez, B. P., Flores, B. B. & Strecker, S. (2003). Biliteracy teacher education in the southwest. In.

N. H. Hornberger (Ed.) The Continua Of Biliteracy: An Ecological Framework For Educational Policy, Research, And Practice In Multilingual Settings (pp. 207-231. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.

Ø Monograph (Invited Piece) Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2002). El desarrollo de Proyecto Alianza: Lessons Learned and Policy

Implications. CBER, Arizona State University. (Invited Piece) Work Submitted Ø Guerra, N., Sánchez, S. V., Fenoglio, M., & Flores, B. B. (submitted Fall 2010). Engaging Teacher

Candidates in Problem Identification and Appraisal: Implications for Teacher Educators. Teaching and Learning Journal

Ø Sass, D., Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. (submitted Spring 2012). Investing in Charter Schools:

Reconsideration Based on Teacher Attrition. Work in Progress Ø Flores, B. B., & Clark, E. R. (to be resubmitted) ATEP: Examining the preparation of math and

science teachers as culturally efficacious for classrooms serving English Learners. UC-LMRI Commissioned Paper.

Ø Disrupting and transforming teachers beliefs about families. Ø Flores, B. B. (in progress, 2012). Teacher Academy Learning Community: Unpacking the

complexities of teacher development. Ø Flores, B. B., Gist, C. & Claeys, L (in progress). A Theory of Change for Evolving School

Landscapes: Culturally Responsive Communities of Practice. In Christine Sleeter, La Vonne Neal, Kevin Kumashiro: Addressing the Demographic Imperative: Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining a Diverse and Highly Effective Teaching Force

PAPER PRESENTATIONS (listed in chronological by date) 2013

Ø Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. Mentoring Mathematics and Science Teachers through an Induction eCommunity of Practice. Science and Mathematics Imperative. St. Louis, Mo. June 4-6, 2013.

Ø Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. La Clase Magica, an Innovative Demonstrative Project. Panel 4: International Links – Learning Across Borders. UC Links, UC Berkeley, California, April 26-27, 2013.

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Ø Flores, B. B., & Santillan, L. Unraveling bilingual education teacher candidates’ efficacy and epistemology beliefs. Lucas, T., & Villegas, A. M. Teachers’ Beliefs about English Language Learners: A Poverty of Belief? AERA, San Francisco, CA. April 28-May 2, 2013.

Ø Flores, B. B. Navigating the Field of Bilingual Education Research: Mentoring Session for Early Career Scholars. AERA, San Francisco, CA. April 28-May 2, 2013.

Ø Bayne, G., Claeys, L., Flores, B. B., Gallard, A., Guzman-Martinez, C., & Pitts, W. Latinas complex journeys to Success. AERA, San Francisco, CA. April 28-May 2, 2013.

Ø Gallard, A., Claeys, L., Bayne, G., Pitts, W., Guzman-Martinez, C. & Flores, B. B. Latinas: Pathways to Success in Science, NARST Conference, Annual International Conference Wyndham Rio Mar Rio Grande, Puerto Rico April 6-9, 2013

Ø Arreguín-Anderson, M. & Flores, B. B. Clase Magica’s Proyectos de Indagación, NABE Conference, February 7-9, 2013, Orlando, FL.

Ø Claeys, L., & Flores, B. B. The Academy for Teacher Excellence's Bilingual-ESL eCommunity Practice. NABE Conference, February 7-9, 2013, Orlando, FL.

Ø González, V., Espinoza-Herald, M., Torres-Guzman, M, Villenas, S., Flores, B. B. Promoting new leadership and passing the torch: Mentoring new generations of culturally diverse educators and school leaders in the 21st century. World Languages and Cultures SIG NABE Conference, February 7-9, 2013, Orlando, FL.

2012 Ø Vásquez, O. A., Guerra, A. W., Flores, B. B., & Clark, E. R. (2012). Playing with literacy in all

the right places: After-school, the community, and teacher education. Invited Session, Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, December 2012, San Diego, California.

Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. La Clase Mágica at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Presented at La Clase Mágica International Seminar, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, June 20-23, 2012, Sevilla, Spain.

Ø Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. From learning communities to communities of practice: Recruiting, preparing, & retaining Latino teachers. Presented at the NAME Summer Institute: Addressing the Demographic Imperative, June 28-30, 2012, DeKalb, Illinois.

Ø Flores, B. B., & Claeys, L. Preparing culturally efficacious mentors within a community of practice. Presented at the Association for Teacher Education Summer Conference, August 3-7, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts.

Ø Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Guerra, N. Retaining Culturally Efficacious Novice Teachers through an eCommunity of Practice. Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference, February 13, 2012, San Antonio, Texas.

Ø Clark, E. R., Flores, B. B., Sanchez, P., Ek., L., Arreguín-Anderson, M. Claeys, L., & Fraga, L. Enhancing Bilingual Education Teacher Candidates' STEM Knowledge and Skills. NABE International Conference, February 15-17, 2012, Dallas, Texas.

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M., Alanís, I., & Flores, B. B. Early childhood teachers reconstruct beliefs and practices through reflexive action. Southern Early Childhood Association Conference, February 2-4, 2012, San Antonio, Texas.

Ø Sass, D., Claeys, L., & Flores, B. B. Investing in charter schools: A reconsideration based in teacher attrition. AERA International Conference, April 13-17, 2012, Vancouver, B.C.

2011

Ø Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., Mata, E., & Rodriguez, M. E. Creating a model for preparing culturally efficacious induction mentors. 2011 Mentoring Conference, October 25-26, 2011, Alburquerque, New Mexico.

Ø Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. The Awaking of Self Identity: Ethnic Identity and Consciousness of Bilingual Education Teachers, Ninth International Conference on New Directions in Humanities Conference, June 8-11, Universidad de Granada, Campus La Cartuja, Granada, Spain.

Ø Casebeer, C., Flores, B. B., & Riojas-Cortez, (2011). The Development of a Reflective

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Instrument to Examine Early Childhood Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs Concerning a Culturally Responsive Environment. Presented at AERA, April 7-13, 2011, New Orleans, LA.

Ø Flores, B. B. Developing the Necessary Attributes for becoming Culturally Efficacious Mathematics and Science Teachers. Deconstructing Student Diversity for Schooling Equity: A Critical Discussion of Educational Research to Reinvent Language Policy Symposium. Presented at AERA, April 7-13, 2011, New Orleans, LA.

Ø Flores, B. B. (Session Chair). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Preparing Highly-Qualified Culturally Efficacious Teachers. Presented at AERA, April 7-13, 2011, New Orleans, LA.

Ø Flores, B. B. (Session Chair). Academy for Teacher Excellence’s Innovative Demonstration Projects for Preparing Highly-Qualified Culturally Efficacious Teachers. Presented at NABE Annual Conference, February 16-19, 2011, New Orleans, LA.

Ø Flores, B. B., Ruiz, E. C., Bonner, E., & Mata, E. (February 2011). HOT Topics in STEM Education: Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices in STEM—Working with ELLs. MSTTPA Conference. El Paso, TX.

2010

Ø Flores, B. B. (2010). TABE Conference Ø Clark, E. R, Flores, B. B. (in absentia), Sheets, R. H. (2010). Teacher Preparation for Bilingual

Student Populations: Educar para Transformar. AATC 2010 Conference in St. Louis, MO. Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2010). Preparing culturally efficacious teachers for classrooms

serving ELLs. Invited Speaker, Supporting Excellent Teaching of English Learners: New Directions for Practice and Research. Stanford University. April 24th, 2010, Stanford, CA.

Ø Clark, E. R., Flores, B. B., & Sheets, R. H. (2010). Preparing Teachers for Bilingual Student Populations. NABE Annual International Conference, February 1st-6, 2010, Denver, Colorado.

Ø Flores, B. B. (2010). Interdisciplinary Lens: Habitus of mind. Invited Panelists for AERA President’s Symposium. Interdisciplinary Conversation on Ecological Factors Affecting Cultural Adaptation and Achievement Gap in Diverse Students. AERA Annual International Meeting, April 30th-May 2010, Denver, Colorado.

Ø Flores, B. B., Riojas-Cortez, M., Ek, L. D., Machado-Casas, M., & Sánchez, P. (2010). Symposium: La Nueva Generación de La Clase Mágica: Policy, Process, and Practice. Pedagogical Practice and Possibility: Establishing La Clase Mágica at a Hispanic Serving Institution in South Texas. AERA Annual International Meeting, April 30- May 2010, Denver, Colorado

Ø Flores, B. B.., Sheets, R. H., Clark, E. R., (2010). Educar para Transformar: Teacher Preparation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student Populations. THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, The 9th Annual 2010 Region 6-Texas NAME Conference March 26-27, 2010 University of North Texas Denton, Texas.

2009 Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2009). Examining the preparation of math and science teachers as

culturally efficacious for classrooms serving English Learners. 6th International Conference on Teacher Education and Social Justice, December 5-6, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Ø Flores, B. B., (Chair) with Clark, E. R. & Sheets, R. H. (Discussants). (2009). Teacher Preparation for Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para Transformar Symposium. TABE Annual Conference, October 15-17, 2009, Houston, Texas.

Ø Flores, B. B., Ek, L. D. & Sánchez, P. (2009). Latin@ Bilingual Education Teacher Candidates’ Ideologies: Descubriendo sus motivos y creencias. TABE Annual Conference, October 15-17, 2009, Houston, Texas.

Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2009). Using technology to prepare culturally efficacious mathematics and science teachers for classrooms serving English language learners. Congreso Bilingualismo-Multilinguismo. Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, September 15-19, Quito

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Ecuador. Ø Flores, B. B. (2009). Symposia Organizer: Bridging Theory and Practice through Collaborative

Partnerships and Mentoring of Novice Bilingual Teachers. COEHD Bilingual Research Symposium, May 23, 2009. University of Texas at San Antonio.

Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. (2009). Examining the preparation of math and science teachers as culturally efficacious for classrooms serving English Learners. UC-LMRI Commissioned Paper. UC-LMRI Annual Conference, May 1-2, 2009, Riverside California.

Ø Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. (2009). The Metamorphosis of Teacher Identity: An Intersection of Ethnic Consciousness, Self-Conceptualization, and Belief Systems at Teacher Identity Symposium: Shaping Teacher Lives and Teacher Identities: An Analysis of Underlying Factors. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, April 13-17th, San Diego, California.

Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2008). Academy for Teacher Excellence Mediates Literacy in Bicultural Bilingual Classrooms: More than Meets the Eye 38th Annual NABE Conference, February 18-21st, 2008, Austin, Texas

Ø Flores, B. B., Garcia, C. T. & Claeys, L. (2008). Induction Support for Guiding Teachers through their Zone of Professional Development- Academy for Teacher Excellence. NABE Conference, , February 18-21st, 2008, Austin, Texas

Ø Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2008). Desarrollando una alianza entre los padres, la escuela, y la universidad 38th Annual NABE Conference, February 18-21st, 2008, Austin, Texas

Ø Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. Negotiating Language, Culture, and Thought. Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 4-7th, Honolulu, Hawaii

Ø Guerra, N., Claeys, L., & Flores, B. B. Mentoring novice teachers on their identified engagement style. Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 4-7th, Honolulu, Hawaii.

2008 Ø Alanis, I., Riojas-Cortez, M., & Flores, B. B. (2008). Professional development: Early childhood

teachers connecting theory to practice. NCTE Conference, November 21, 2008, San Antonio, Texas

Ø Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. (2008) Supporting Preschooler’s Social Development in School through Funds of Knowledge. NAEYC 2008 Annual Conference, November 5-8th, Dallas, Texas.

Ø Flores, B. B. & Riojas-Cortez, M. Actualizing a culturally responsive early childhood ecology. American Association for Teaching & Curriculum. 15th Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, October 9-11, 2008.

Ø Flores, B. B., Guerra, N., Claeys, L. Teacher Academy Learning Community’s Induction Support: The LIBRE Model as a Problem Solving Approach. New Teacher Center. February 3-6th, 2008, San Jose, California.

Ø Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., & Guerra, N. S. (2008, February). Celebrating the Lessons Learned. Tenth Annual New Teacher Center Symposium on Teacher Induction. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California.

Ø Clark, E. R., & Flores, B. B. Measuring psychosocial factors of Latino teacher candidates-the Academic Student Inventory: Self-Observation Year (ASI SOY). National Association for Bilingual Education Conference, Tampa, Fl, February 6-10, 2008

Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. The role of identity development in teacher preparation. AERA Annual Meeting, March 23-29, 2008, New York.

Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. Quién Soy? Exploring bilingual teachers’ ethnicity and acculturation: Implications for Teacher Education. AERA Annual Meeting, Conference March 23-29, 2008, New York.

Ø Flores, B. B. & Clark, E. R. Despertando el Ser: Bilingual Teacher Ethnic Identity Development. AERA Annual Meeting, March 23-29, 2008, New York.

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Ø Riojas-Cortez, M., Flores, B., B. (in absentia), Alanís, I. (2007). Reconstructing early childhood teachers’ beliefs and practices: Bridging theory and professional development. Texas Association for Bilingual Education 35th Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 3-6, 2007.

Ø Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., Treviño-García, C. & Hernández, A. (2007). Exploring the effectiveness of the Teacher Academy Learning Community’s induction support with first year teachers. Texas Association for Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Austin, Texas, June 9 2007.  

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (2007). Accounts and Reflections: Teacher candidates’ beliefs and attitudes about culturally and linguistically diverse families. Texas Association for Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Austin, Texas, June 9 2007.  

Ø Clark E. R. & Flores, B. B. (in absentia). Academic Student Inventory: Self-Observation Year (ASI SOY): Exploring Teacher Candidate Identity Development. Children’s Identity & Citizenship in Europe, Thematic Network: Citizenship Education in Society May 24-25, 2007, Département de sciences de l'éducation, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier III, Montpellier, France.  

Ø Flores, B. B. (2007). Round Table Discussant: Division G, AERA, April 9-13, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.

Ø Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., Claeys, L., & Villarreal, A. (2007). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Latino Teachers though Learning Communities. NABE Conference, February 7-10, 2007, San Jose, California.

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. (in absentia) (2007). Preservice teachers’ notions of families. SERA Conference, Austin, Texas.

Ø Riojas-Cortez, M. & Flores, B. B. Los Valores Familiares Construyen el Exito Escolar: Family Values build school success. Association of Childhood Education International Conference, May 2-5, 2007, Tampa, Florida.

Ø Desjean-Perrotta, B. & Flores, B. B. Teacher Certification: Does Teacher Certification Really Matter? Association of Childhood Education International Conference, May 2-5, 2007, Tampa, Florida.

2006

Ø Flores, B. B. (2006). Academy for Teacher Excellence: Components, Milestones, & Success. UTSA’s Researchers and Authors Symposium, November 9, 2006, San Antonio, Texas

Ø Flores, B. B. (2006). Academy for Teacher Excellence addressing Ana Maria Villegas’ Hispanics in the Teaching Field: Demographic Profile and Needed Research. The HACU Hispanic Higher Education Research Collective at University of Texas at San Antonio, TX, August 3, 2006, San Antonio, Texas.

Ø Presenter: Academy for Teacher Excellence: Recruiting Latino Teachers and Fostering Cultural Teaching Efficacy in all Teachers. National Association for Bilingual Education, January 18-21, 2006, Phoenix, AZ

Ø Presenter: Academy for Teacher Excellence: Extending the Dialogue in University and Community college partnerships, Southwest Education Research Association, February 8-11, 2006, Austin, Tx.

Ø Presenter: Fitness to Teach in a Global Society: Assessing the Intangibles in Preservice Teachers, Association for Childhood International Conference, April 12-15, 2006.

Ø Presenter: ASI SOY: Academic Student Inventory: Self-observation Year, Annual Meeting of the Association Educational Research Association, April 7-April 11, San Francisco, California

2005

Ø Presenter: Las ciencias con sabor casero: Linking Cultural and Literacy Practices to Promote Young Children’s Scientific Knowledge. National Association for Bilingual Education, January 19-22, 2005, San Antonio, Texas.

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Ø Presenter: Teacher Efficacy: A Comparative Study of University Certified and Alternatively Certified Teachers. Center for Research, Evaluation, and Advancement of Teacher Education: Research Conference on Teacher Education, September 15-17. 2005, San Antonio, Texas

Ø In absentia: Teachers’ Perceptions of Ethnic Minority Students’ Transnational Lives. Presented by co-presenter Ellen R. Clark at The Twelfth International Conference on Learning, July 11-14, 2005, Granada, Spain..

2004

Ø Presenter: Academy for Teacher Excellence: Recruiting Latino Teachers and Fostering Cultural Teaching Efficacy in all Teachers, the Fourth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations at the University of California, July 6-9, 2004, Los Angeles, California.

Ø Presenter: Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Preparation Programs by Touching the Intangibles: Issues related to Fitness to Teach, Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education: Fall Teacher Education Conference, Oct 17-19, 2004, Galveston, Texas.

Ø Presenter (in absentia): Project Alianza: The UTSA Experience—Institutional Challenges and Solutions. Tri-State Symposium, September 15, 2005, Washington, D.C.

Ø Presenter: Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Preparation Programs by Touching the Intangibles: Issues related to Fitness to Teach, AACTE 56th Annual Meeting & Exhibits, February 7-10, 2004, Chicago, Illinois.

Ø Presenter: Reaching out and serving a new student population: Mexican-trained teachers interested in becoming certified teachers in the United States, AACTE 56th Annual Meeting & Exhibits, February 7-10, 2004, Chicago, Illinois.

Ø Presenter: Teachers and the Construction of Identity in a Transnational Community, Annual Meeting of the Association Educational Research Association April 12-16, 2004, San Diego, California

2003 Ø Presenter: Un Instituto Familiar: Working with Parents of Preschoolers. Bilingual, Biliterate,

Bicultural Conference March 29, 2003, Texas A & M International University, Laredo, Texas. Ø Presenter: From meriendas to cuentos: Fostering early literacy experiences through

intergenerational activities. Texas Border Literacy Conference, January 17-19, 2003, South Padres Island Texas

Ø Presenter: De la casa a la escuela: Connecting families with the school’s early childhood program. NABE International Annual Conference, January 29-February 1, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ø Round-table discussant: Paper presentation at Research and Evaluation SIG Breakfast with Scholars: A theoretical framework for establishing culturally appropriate classroom ecology within the early childhood bilingual classroom. NABE International Annual Conference, January 29-February 1, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Ø Presenter: Paper presentation: Early Childhood Teachers’ Notions of Classroom Practices: Creating equitable classroom ecology for language-minority students. Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, February 13-15, 2003, San Antonio, Texas

Ø Presenter: Developing Professionalism By Touching the Intangibles: A Fitness to Teach Policy. Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, February 13-15, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.

2002 Ø Panelist: The Harmful Impact of the “Texas-Style” Accountability on Latina/o Youth, Teacher

Preparation, and Curriculum, NACC FOCO Conference, University of Texas at San Antonio, November 8, 2002, San Antonio, Texas

Ø Panelist: The effects of High-stakes testing and social promotion on Latino Youth. A policy briefing: The U.S. Capital. Room HC-5, March 15, 2002 Washington, D. C.

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Ø Round-table discussant: A critical examination of foreign-trained teachers’ self-conceptualization and self-efficacy. Paper in progress presented at NABE International Annual Conference, March 19-23, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ø Presenter: You can’t have a rainbow without a Tormenta: An IHE, a community, and a dual language school. Paper presented at NABE International Annual Conference, March 19-23, 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2001 Ø Presenter: Biliteracy Development in Two-way Immersion Classrooms: A five year study. Paper

presented at The National Reading Conference, December 5, 2001, San Antonio, Texas. Ø Presenter: Speaking-Out About High-stakes Testing: Teachers and Students’ Voices, Paper

presented NAME Annual Conference, Founders Roundtable, Nov. 8-9, 2001. Las Vegas, NV. Ø Presenter: MACEIT: An innovative Master’s Degree and Teacher Certification Program.

Working paper presented Texas Teacher Education Conference, Oct. 14-15, 2001. Corpus Christi, Texas

Ø Presenter: Is Spanish Proficiency Simply Enough? An examination of normalistas attitudes towards Spanish, bilingualism, and bilingual teacher pedagogy, V Congreso de las Americas, Universidad de las Americas, October 2-7, 2001. Puebla, México.

Ø Presenter: Psychological Schema of Normalistas in a Bilingual Education Teacher-training Program. Presented at the Project Alianza Research Meeting, Mexico, D. F., July 26-27, 2001.

Ø Presenter: Is Spanish Proficiency Simply Enough? An examination of normalistas attitudes towards Spanish, bilingualism, and bilingual Teacher Competencies & Pedagogy. NABE International Annual Conference, February 20-24, 2001. Phoenix, Arizona.

Ø Presenter: The Psychological Schema of Normalistas. 22nd Annual Ethnographic Forum, March 2-3, 2001. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ø Round Table Discussant: High-stakes testing, January 27, 2001 Austin, Texas 2000

Ø Panelist: Standards and Accountability: Who is responsible? Recruitment and Training for Normalistas. NABE International Conference, February 15-19, San Antonio, Texas.

Ø Presenter: Retooling Normalistas as Bilingual Teachers: Who are they and what resources do they bring? NABE International Annual Conference, February 15-19, San Antonio, Texas.

Ø Presenter: Award Winning Dissertation: Bilingual Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs…NABE International Conference, February 15-19, San Antonio, Texas.

Ø Presenter: NORMALISTAS: A prospective pool of bilingual teachers: A study examining their self-conceptualization and self-efficacy. AERA Annual Meeting, April 24-28, New Orleans, LA.

Ø Presenter: Are your teaching practices aligned with your beliefs? AEL Equity Conference, May 18-19 Lexington, Kentucky

Ø Panelist: Special Session: Where are the Teachers of Color? Examining Myths and Realities of the Minority Teacher Shortage. Do standards and high-stakes testing assure accountability or create barriers for prospective bilingual education teachers? NAME International Annual Conference, November 15-19 (18), Orlando, Fl.

1999 Ø Presenter: Second Language Acquisition for Elementary Teachers, EISD Staff Development

(9/11) Ø Presenter: Sheltered Instruction for Secondary Teachers, EISD Staff Development (8/28)

Non-Refereed/Non-peer Reviewed Publications:

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Ø Vásquez, O. A., Razfar, A, Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., & Claeys, L. (2010). Laboratories for Learning Collaborative Research-based After-school programs. A Research Policy Brief: La Clase Mágica Research Initiative. Available from: http://ate.utsa.edu/Policy-Brief

Ø Flores, B. B., Claeys, L., Clark, E. R., & Villarreal, A. Transformative Vision and Practices: (2010). Creating a Model for Preparing Culturally Efficacious Induction Mentors. Academy for Teacher Excellence, University of Texas at San Antonio.

Ø Mata, E., Rodríguez, M. E., Claeys, L., Fraga, L., García, C. T., Guerra, N. S, Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., & Villarreal, A. (2010). Becoming culturally efficacious: Induction mentor modules handbook. Academy for Teacher Excellence, University of Texas at San Antonio. Available from: http://moodle.ate.utsa.edu/moodle19/course

Ø Jaramillo, P. Flores, B. B., Clark, E. R., & Claeys, L. (2010). Summit on Latino Student Success: Critical Analysis and Dialogue for Transforming STEM Pedagogies and Policies Policy Brief. Academy for Teacher Excellence, University of Texas at San Antonio. Available from http://ate.utsa.edu/

Ø Clark, E. R. & Flores, B. B. (2000). Report on a Study of Normalistas’ ethnic identity & teaching efficacy. NABE NEWS, 24(1), pp. 20-23.

Ø Flores, B. B. (March 2000). Cascarones. Appleseeds, 2(7), 12-15. Ø Flores, B. B. (1991). Ease report card stress. Counselor’s Corner. Northside Recorder. San

Antonio, TX. Ø Flores, B. B. (1985). Contributor to CROSSCUTS, DLM; Developmental Learning Materials.

Dallas, TX.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2007-Present

AERA Conference Reviewer Bilingual Research Journal Reviewer

Journal of Educational Policy Reviewer Journal of Latinos and Education Teacher Education and Practice Reviewer Curriculum Teaching Dialogue Journal Journal of Teacher Education Journal of Mentoring and Tutoring External Reviewer for Taylor & Francis Book 2007 AERA Conference Reviewer Teaching and Teacher Education SIG Handbook of Latino Identity 2006 Bilingual Research Journal Reviewer Teacher Education and Practice Reviewer

Anthropology of Education Reviewer 2005 Proposal Reviewer for AERA 2005 Annual Conference Bilingual Research Journal Reviewer

Book Proposal Reviewer for Dr. Josúe González, ASU: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education in the United States

2004 Proposal Reviewer for AERA 2004 Annual Conference Early Education and Child Development SIG Bilingual Education Research SIG

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Teaching and Teacher Education SIG 2003-present Outside Reviewer for Bilingual Research Journal 2003 Outside Reviewer for NABE Journal of Research and Practice 2002- present Member of NABE Research and Evaluation SIG External Tenure Reviewer 2013 Tenure Reviewer for Lehman College, CUNY 2012 Tenure Reviewer for University of Denver 2011 Tenure Reviewer for George Mason University 2010 Tenure Reviewer for UT EL Paso 2009 Tenure Reviewer for Texas A&M University

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Educational Research Association • Association for Childhood Education International • Association for Teacher Education • Southwest Educational Research Association • Texas Association of Teacher Educators • National Association for Bilingual Education • Texas Association for Bilingual Education • San Antonio Area Association for Bilingual Education • National Association for Multicultural Education Member

Committees Outside University

• 2011-2012 AERA, Division K Reviewer • 2010 AERA Division K, Program Chair Section 5: Focus on the Lives of Teachers • 2010 AERA Hispanic Sig Past Chair • 2009 AERA Hispanic Sig Chair • 2007 AERA Division K Nominating Committee • 2005 AERA Division K Nominating Committee • 2002-2003 San Antonio ISD’s Early Childhood Advisory and Task Force Committee; • 2001-2005 San Antonio College Early Childhood Advisory Council Committee • 2000-2003State Board of Education Committee for the development of EC-4, 4-8th Bilingual

Standards • 2000-2003 Texas Quality Enhancement Grants Program & Beginning Teacher Activity Profile in

Texas Consortium Member • 2000 TxBESS Facilitator for Region XX

Volunteerism

• 2005 Present “Preparing Transformative Leaders” at the UTSA Alumni Breakfast. Oct 6, 2006 • 2000-2003 Family Institute for Early Literacy Development – plan, coordinated, & presented

parent/family workshop at Storm Elementary on annual basis during Week of Young Child • 2002, 2001 Career Day Speaker at LBJ and Burleson, EISD • 2000-2002Mentored a Holmes Business Career High School student for the past three years

UTSA Internal Activities

• 2010-present Legacy Chair, organized group of ILT senior faculty

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• 2007, 2008 Presenter at Department Chair Meetings • “Come to College” Day Mock Class • Recruiting potential graduate students for ECE program • Recruiting potential faculty at the Association of Teacher Educators Conference

UTSA Committees Served

• 2012 P-20 Summit Committee Member • 2011-2012 College Council Chair; co-chair of Roadrunner Corner • 2011 UFRAC Chair • 2011 DFRAC Committee Member for Ed Psychology • 2011 Professional Development for ECE-6 Blocks • 2010-2011 ECE-6 Mathematics and Science Search Committee Chair • 2011- 2012 ILT Doctoral Program Research Chair • 2009 -2011 UFRAC Member • 2009 DFRAC Chair • 2009 MA Ed SACS Assessment Chair • 2008 P-20 Vice-President Search • 2008 DFRAC for Health and Kinesiology • 2008 DFRAC for Counseling • 2008-2010, Spring & Fall University Collaborative Research Seed Grant • 2008 College Video: Beyond the Tenure box • 2008 President’s Affirmative Action & Diversity Committee Co-Chair • 2007, 2008 ILT Math Education Search Committee • 2007 VPAA Search Committee • 2006-2007 UT System Vice Chancellor Leadership Committee • 2006 VPSA Search Committee • 2006 President’s University Diversity Committee Co-chair • 2006 University Vision 2016 Committee • 2006 Faculty and Staff Success Sub-Committee • 2006 Math Chair Search Committee • 2006 University-wide Tuition and Fees Committee • 2005-2006 University Diversity Committee • 2006 University Tuition & Fees Committee • 2006 University & NWVC partnership Committee creating JUMP (Joint Undergraduate

Matriculation Program) • 2003- 2004 University-wide Technology Initiative Committee • 2003- 2004 Convener for the EC-4 Search Committee • 2003 – 2009 Member of Doctoral Proposal Committee • 2002 –2004 Chairing the DISCI Diversity Committee • 2002 – 2004 Chairing Instructional Technology E-portfolio Committee • 2002 – 2004 Admission to Teacher Certification Committee • 2002-2003 Member of BBL Teacher Search Committee • 2002 Chaired the Departmental Governance Task Force Committee • 2001-2002, 2002-2003 Chaired the EC-4 Search Committee • 2001, 2002 Teacher Appreciation Committee • 2000 Chaired the College Governance Committee • 1999-2002 Member Professional Development Model Schools Committee

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• 1999, 2000 ECE & Elementary Search Committee • 1999 - 2000 EC-4 Teacher Certification & 4-8 Teacher Certification Committee • 1999 - 2000 EC-4 Bilingual Teacher Certification & 4-8th Teacher Certification Committee • 1999 College Implementation Committee

Honors & Awards

• 2012 UT College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Alumni Recognition: http://www.edb.utexas.edu/education/departments/ci/alumni/.

• 2012 Texas Association for Bilingual Education Higher Education Honoree • 2012 University President Diversity Award for the Academy for Teacher Excellence • 2012 San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame • 2011 COEHD Special Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Recognition Award • 2010-2011 Henry Trueba Award Nominee, AERA • 2008 UT Outstanding Alumna Award for 2009 Nominee • 2008 ILT Research Award Nominee • 2008 University of California-Linguistic Minority Research Institute, $2000 Research Award,

plus travel expenses to deliver commissioned paper at UC-LMRI Conference entitled: ATEP: Examining the preparation of math and science teachers as culturally efficacious for classrooms serving English Learners

• 2008 HACU Hispanic Higher Education Research Collaborative (H3ERC) Panel • 2007, 2008,2009 Who’s Who in America Recipient • 2004 UTSA President’s Distinguished Award for Research Excellence, $1000.00 Honorarium • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 96-97; 99-2000 • 1999-2000 NABE’s Outstanding Dissertation 1st Place Award • 1998 Summer Grant Recipient, Mexican American Center, University of Texas at Austin • Title VII Doctoral Fellowship, U. S. Department of Education, University of Texas at Austin • Pi Lambda Theta, UT Chapter • Kappa Delta Pi, UT School of Education Honor Society • San Antonio Area Association Bilingual Education Teacher of the Year • Northside ISD Prekindergarten Teacher of the Year • Magna Cum Laude • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges • Title VII Bilingual Counselor Grant Training Scholarship, UTSA • Title VII Bilingual Education Undergraduate Training Scholarship, UTSA

Grant Activity Funded

• 2011 PI for ATE I3 Communities of Practices: Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE): I3 (Interdisciplinary Ingenious Innovative) Communities of Practice, Pathways to Hispanic Students’ Success in STEM Areas, Title V USDOE grant, approximately $680,000 per year, $4.2 million over 5 years.

• 2011 CoPI for La Clase Magica Preescolar from HEB $60,000. • 2011 CoPI for La Clase Magica Preescolar from San Antonio Hispanic Fund, $5000.00 • 2010 PI for Innovative Communities of Learning Advancing Student Success (iCLASS): An

Early College Approach for Increasing Latino Participation in the STEM Disciplines, FIPSE Grant, USDOE $749,972

• 2010 PI for Project ACEST: Academy for Culturally Efficacious STEM Teachers, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $750,000.

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• 2009 PI Greater Texas Foundation, Teacher Academy Induction Learning Community $150,000 • 2009 Co-PI Texas Regional Collaborative for Excellence and Science Teaching: Induction

Program, 102,000 • 2008 Co-PI Texas Regional Collaborative for Excellence and Science Teaching: Mid-career

Teacher Recruitment Program, $200,000, • 2008 PI for Academy for Teacher Excellence: Equity, Education, & Entrepreneurship (E3),

College Costs Reduction and Access Act, Title V USDOE Grant, 2.5 million over two years. • 2008 PI for Teacher Academy Induction Learning Community, Greater Texas Foundation,

$500,000 over2.5 years • 2007 PI for Special Education Accelerated Teacher Education Program (SPE-ATEP):

Transition to Teaching Grant, USDOE Grant, approximately 384,050.00 per year for 5 years for a total of 2.1million

• 2007 PI Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Educator Research Center (in collaboration with UT Austin and UT Pan Am, approximately $238,000 per institution, amount awarded, $ 234,000 as Co-PI.

• 2006 PI for Middle level Accelerated Teacher Education Program (ML-ATEP): Transition to Teaching Grant, USDOE Grant, approximately 377,050.00 per year for 5 years for a total of 1.6 million

• 2004-2007 PI for Academy for Teacher Excellence, Title V Grant, $590,825.00 continuation funding for a total of 2.75 million dollars

• 2004-2007 PI for Accelerated Teacher Education Program (A-TEP): Transition to Teaching Grant, USDOE Grant, approximately $320,000 a year for 5 years for a total of 1.634 million dollars.

• 2003 Co-PI & Principal Grant writer for Academy for Teacher Excellence, Title V Grant, $550,000+ a year for 5 years for a total of 2.75 million dollars

• 2003 Funded for COEHD Faculty Research Grant: Linking cultural and literacy practices to promote young children’s socioemotional development. $1000.00

• 2001-2002 Received grant to write final Project Alianza Monograph from ASU and IDRA, $ 9600

• 2001 Received $1000.00 to assist with the writing of Academy for Teacher Excellence grant • 2000-2001 Funded for UTSA Faculty Research Grant for proposed study: In order to have a

Rainbow, there must be a Storm: The transformation of low performing school to an exemplary school. $4945.00

Dissertation Committee Served/Serving Caceda, Carmen (2009). Teaching English language learners: Teacher candidates’ language beliefs.

Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio. Chen, Wan-Ching (2011). Taiwanese beliefs and motivation Unpublished Dissertation. University of

Texas at San Antonio. Claeys, Lorena (2011). Motivation to Teach Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Unpublished

Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio

Fernández. Mary Ruth (2008). The relationship between educational decisions and academic achievement: A focus on Mexican American Students. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio.

Fraga, Lucretia (2012). Mobile Learning in Higher Education. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio.

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Galindo, Sandra (2012). Media representation of immigration in a migrant provide and migrant receptor country: A critical discourse analysis. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio.

Gahn, Linda (in progress).

Garcia, Claudia (in preparation). Garza, Esther (2010). A comparison of bilingual education and generalist teachers’ approaches to

scientific biliteracy. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio Gatis, Dilans (2010). Oral corrective feedback and second language vocabulary development: Prompts

and recasts in the adult ESL classroom. Unpublished dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio.

Gdovin, R. (in preparation)

González, Lupita (2006). A Study on the Effectiveness of Reading for Middle School English Language

Learners (RFELL) Program (Would a reading program designed for a specific student population succeed with recent immigrant students?). University of Texas at Austin.

Guzman, Carmen (2011). Chicana and Chicano “Pedagogies of the Home”: Learning from Students’ Lived Experiences. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio.

Henderson, Nancy (2007). Teacher and Principal Perceptions of Effective Instructional Leadership: An Exploration Of Guiding Practice and Personal Beliefs. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio

Huerta, Mary Esther (2005). Biliteracy: Negotiating Reading Comprehension Across Two Languages. University of Texas at San Antonio, NABE Outstanding 2nd Place Dissertation Award.

Iyenger, K. (in progress).

Lopez, Minda (2008). “Hablamos ingles…o, y español también”: Students’ emerging language ideologies in a dual language primary program. University of Texas at San Antonio, AERA Bilingual Sig Outstanding 2nd Place Dissertation Award.

Mika, Virginia (2007). Salud y Vida: Exploring the health literacy of a Mexican American population. Unpublished Dissertation, University of Texas at San Antonio.

Santillan, L. (in progress).

Shearn, Nancy (2007). Sources of Efficacy for First-Year Teachers. Unpublished Dissertation. University of Texas at San Antonio

Sung, Koyin (2009). Language Learning Strategy Use and Language Achievement for American College Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language Unpublished Dissertation, University of Texas at San Antonio.

Wilson, A. (in progress).

Thesis Committee Served Ozturk, Mohammed (2012). The influences of male early childhood education teachers on parental

involvement. Unpublished Thesis, University of Texas at San Antonio.

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Saldaña, Liliana Patricia (2002). An Examination of Bilingual Educators Teaching Approaches and the Pedagogical Frameworks that inform their Practices. Unpublished Thesis, University of Texas at San Antonio.

Professional Development • 2010 CREATE Research Seminar • 2006-2007 CREATE Research Fellow Series • 2006 Hierarchal Linear Modeling Advanced Seminar • 2006 Factor Analysis Advanced Seminar • 2006 HACU Hispanic Higher Education Research Collective (HPERC): Setting the Research

Agenda for Hispanic Success in Higher Education, UTSA Downtown Campus, August 3, 2006, San Antonio, Texas

• 2006 CREATE Leadership Conference, May 1-2, Austin, Texas • 2006 Raising Graduate Rates Summit, The University of Texas at San Antonio, March 24,

2006. • 2006 Texas Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Meeting, March 3, 2006 Austin

Texas • 2006 Women’s Leadership Symposium, “Profiles of Outstanding Women”, sponsored by the

Texas Diversity Council, January 13, 2006University of Texas at San Antonio • 2005 Chairing the Academic Department: A workshop for Division and Department Chairs

and Deans, November 2-5, 2005, San Antonio, Texas • 2005 ATE Summer Conference: Focus on NCATE, July 30-Aug 2, 2005 • 2005 23rd Annual Academic Chairperson Conference, Feb 9-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida