Anna Arlotta-Guerrero
1091 Greenbriar Road Bethel Park, PA 15102 412-576-4445
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Instruction and Learning, 2011
Dissertation Research Study: An Investigation of ELL Instruction and Learning in an
Urban District in Transition
M.Ed. Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, Reading and Bilingual Education, 1994
B.A. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA English Writing and Communications, 1980
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Practice and Adviser, University of Pittsburgh, September 2011 – present
Departments of Psychology in Education and Instruction and Learning
CASE Teacher Certification Program Coordinator, 2011 - present
Primary Plus Teacher Certification Program Coordinator, 2014-2016
Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, August 2010 – September 2011
Courses taught include: Teaching Young English Language Learners, Developmental Meanings of Cultural Distinction, Teaching Globally and Locally in a Diverse World, Developmental Curriculum and Activities, Professional Seminar
Teaching Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, August 2005 – August 2010
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University of Pittsburgh School of Education Study Abroad Program in Florence, Italy
Program Coordinator, 2013 – present
University of Pittsburgh Study Away Program Coordinator, Study Abroad Office
Program Coordinator, 2016- present
University of Pittsburgh Early Childhood Collaborative, UPECC
Co-Founder and Facilitator, 2016- present
University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Education Faculty Fellow 2017 - present
University of Pittsburgh Student Teacher Supervision
University of Pittsburgh, August 2005 – present
University of Pittsburgh School of Education Committees
Social Justice and Diversity Committee 2013 - present
School Council 2011-2014
Undergraduate Committee 2012-2013
Applied Developmental Psychology Masters Comprehensives Reviewer 2011 – 2016
Kappa Delta Pi Omicron Phi
Kappa Delta Pi Omicron Phi (University of Pittsburgh) Adviser 2015 – present
Kappa Delta Pi National Convocation committee 2016 - present
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
State of Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate – Elementary Education
State of Texas Teaching Certificate – Early Childhood Education, Bilingual and ESL Education
Elementary Education and Elementary English
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Carrollton, Texas 1991-2005
Bilingual/ESL Instructor in Grades Pre-kindergarten to Grade Four
Taught in mixed-aged group classrooms, mentored new teachers and conducted Professional Development in the district, Gifted and Talented teacher, practiced full inclusion throughout year of teaching and on curriculum development committee. Honored two times as a District VIP. Member of the School Improvement and District Improvement Councils
CONSULTING
NAEYC CAEP/Higher Education Peer Reviewer – 2017 – present
Will review proposals for CAEP and/or Higher Education NAEYC accreditation.
The National Academies Advisory Group – 2015
Report Title: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
Pennsylvania Department of Education ESL Program Specialist Reviewer 2011 – present
Review university proposals for new and revised ESL Program Specialist programs in PA
Community Action Southwest Head Start, February 2010 - present.
Administer and evaluate assessments in Spanish to native Spanish speaking students.
State of Pennsylvania ESL Task Force, 2007 – 2011
Member of task force committee that renewed requirements for revised ESL Program Specialist Programs throughout the state.
Writing Fellow, Western Pennsylvania Writing Project, National Writing Project
Fellow of the WPWP, member of the NWP, 2006 – present
Instructor in WPWP Young Writers Institute, 2007
PUBLICATIONS
Wanless, S. B., Sobolak, M. J., Arlotta-Guerrero, A., & Crawford, P.A. Key strategies for supporting urban children's development. CUE'd In, 1(1), 1-5. 2014
Crossan, A., Matsumura, L.C., Correnti, R. & Arlotta-Guerrero, A. The Quality of Writing Tasks and Students’ Use of Academic Language in Spanish, The Elementary School Journal 112(3):469-496 · March 2012
PRESENTATIONS
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Teaching Young English Language Learners. Pittsburgh Public Schools Professional Development, Pittsburgh, PA. January 2017
Wanless, S., Sobolak, M., Crawford, P., Arlotta-Guerrero, A., & Kestenberg, E. Creating Nurturing Spaces Where ALL Kids Thrive. PAEYC and Allegheny County Family Support Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. October, 2014
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, An Investigation of English as a Second Language Instruction in an Urban District
in Transition. April 2011
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. & Toure, J. Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Changing Students, Changing Policies: Policies That Impact English Language Learners in Early Childhood Education. May 2010
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. University of Pittsburgh Council of Graduate Students in Education Research Conference, An Investigation of Instruction and Learning in an Urban District in Transition. March 2010
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Washington County Intermediate Unit, August 2009
Meeting the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Carrollton Texas, July 2009 Effective Vocabulary Instruction in the Early Grades
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. & Toure, J. Three Rivers TESOL Conference, October 2008
The Effects of Policy on the Instruction of English Language Learners
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Beginning With Books Conference, September 2008
Teaching Young English Language Learners: Bridging the Gap
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. & Jenkins, K. National Writing Project Urban Sites Conference, Denver Colorado, March 2008 The Importance of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Allegheny Intermediate Unit, August 2007
Teaching Young English Language Learners
Arlotta-Guerrero A. WPWP Professional Development, August 2007
Organizing a Writers Workshop in Your Classroom
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. WPWP Presentation to Pennsylvania State Senators/Representatives, March 2007
Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Bethel Park School District Professional Development, February 2007
Teaching Young English Language Learners: Bridging the Gap
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Writing Project, Writing Fellow
National Association of Bilingual Education, Member
Kappa Delti Pi, Member
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