Welcome to Dr.
Mora's
Cross-cultural Language & Academic
Development
CLAD Website
|
Jill Kerper
Mora, Ed.D. Resident Director 2003-05 Phone: (619) 594-6110 Education
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I am proud to announce that I received the California Association for Bilingual Education 2002 Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity on February 1, 2002 at the 27th Annual CABE Conference in San Jose, California. The award reads, "In recognition of your informative website and resources regarding relevant issues facing Bilingual Education." I thank the CABE Executive Board and Membership for this honor. JKM
SPECIAL FEATURES OF DR. MORA'S WEBSITE
Click here to link to Dr. Mora's article in the Ballard & Tighe IDEA Newsletter (Spring 2008) titled Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners: The Language-Concept Connection
Click the appropriate box to navigate this Home Page
Dear Visitor,
The purpose of this Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) website is to provide a comprehensive resource on the philosophy, methods and public policy issues in educating language minority students. My objective is to create an easily accessible link between university scholarship, K-12 educators and the general public to disseminate current information about pedagogically sound principles and practices in language education. My greater purpose is to ensure equal educational opportunities for linguistically and culturally diverse students in public schools. I believe that my perspective as an expert in bilingual cross-cultural education contributes to informed discussions of critical educational issues.
Quick Access Links
BCLAD Credential Candidates and Biliteracy Teachers:
Click here for a special web page as a road map to effective biliteracy instruction.
Click here to go to a web page prepared especially for you as a road map to effective planning and instruction for English language development and literacy for L2 learners.
Click here for a road map to the bilingual education debate.
I have designed this site, first of all, as a resource for students in teacher education courses at San Diego State University. Students registered in CLAD credential courses have access through the MoraModules to provide a review and supplement to the content of my courses. These instructional modules are linked by topics off the syllabi for my courses: PLC 915B Teaching in the Content Areas: English Language Development/SDAIE for Single Subject credential candidates. This site serves teacher candidates as an on-line textbook through numerous links to theoretical and research articles, model lesson plans and lesson planning websites.
I have provided a road map to a knowledge base and effective pedagogical practices for teachers of language and literacy who are preparing to teach language minority students and teachers who wish to enhance their teaching repertoire. This website also provides links for teacher education students to current media and on-line information and discussions of policy issues related to language minority student education.
Teacher candidates who are preparing for the RICA examination can use this RICA Study Guide for links to review modules with information on issues involving reading and writing instruction for language minority students.
For K-12 administrators and teachers, this website provides access to instructional materials for enhancing program design and instructional practices for CLAD classrooms through reviews of principles and methods based on current research. For teacher educators and workshop presenters, these on-line materials are accessible through "smart classroom" technology for professional development activities to enhance pre-service and in-service teacher preparation.
For my university colleagues and graduate students in education, I provide bibliographies of print resources on second-language reading and biliteracy, as well as a list of references on effective school practices for language minority students.
For the community and general public, I provide analysis of legal and policy issues that affect the education of language minority and immigrant students. Among these I feature in-depth analysis of Proposition 227 in California. I have also provided a road map to the debate about bilingual education.
I provide my mission statement and academic background so that visitors can judge the philosophical perspective and level of expertise supporting my analysis and policy recommendations about controversial educational issues. I invite you to e-mail me, as many have done from around the world, with your questions and comments.
I hope that all visitors to my CLAD website will find the information and resources here valuable and relevant. Please explore the multiple features of this on-line resource and return for many future visits. I have provided navigating tools for you below.
Sincerely,
Jill Kerper Mora, Ed.D.
Dr. Mora's Website Pages
Click the appropriate box to
navigate this website:
Special Features
Click here for the index to
view over 100 instructional modules
on CLAD teaching
MoraModules present instructional strategies,
lesson planning formats and ideas, model lesson plans,
and links to lots of on-line resources
WELL WORTH A VISIT!
Be sure to visit the Thematic Planning Guidelines
for over 40 links to lesson planning web pages
for second-language learners
Thank you for visiting my
Home Page.
Please explore my CLAD Website.
Do come back again.
This page was last updated on
04/03/08