Dr. Christine Valenciana
Dr.
Valenciana joined the faculty in 2001 after receiving her Ph.D. from
the University of California, Riverside. Her research interests
include Latino teacher education, the educational impact on Mexican
American children unconstitutionally deported during the 1930s and
the literacy of U.S. Mexican children. She has published articles
in Action in Teacher Education, Multicultural Education and The Urban Review. Dr. Valenciana teaches courses in Language
Arts and Reading Instruction, Methods for Teaching English Learners,
as well as Methods and Inquiry for BCLAD Candidates in the Multiple
Subject Credential Program. She also teaches Reading in the
Language Arts and Family, Community and Professional Partnerships in
the Master’s Degree Program.
Dr. Valenciana’s
professional background includes experiences as a social science
middle school teacher, an elementary bilingual classroom teacher, a
bilingual and GATE resource teacher, a school district
administrator, a coordinator of paraeducator programs and principal
in southern California, Colorado and Texas.
e-mail
cvalenciana@fullerton.edu
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