Josefina Villamil Tinajero
Personal Information
Description
Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero specializes in staff development and school-university partnership programs, and has consulted with school districts in the U.S. to design ESL, bilingual, literacy, and bi-literacy programs. She has served on state and national advisory committees for standards development, including the English as a New Language Advisory Panel of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and the Texas Reading Academies. She is currently professor of Education and Interim Dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso. Sge was President of the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1997–2000. Dr. Tinajero's monograph is titled Teaching the Fundamentals. Source: [National Geographic Learning](
Books
Cassie's word quilt
Names the people and objects that make a girl's New York City apartment, school, and neighborhood special.
High point
Motivates struggling readers and English learners, closes gaps in language and literacy, and equips teachers for effective instruction.