Detailed Information for Ann Estrada

"Using Digital Story Creation to Engage Preservice Teachers in Children's Literature."  Paper presented at the International Reading Association Annual Conference.  April 25-28, 2010.  Chicago, Illinois.

"Using Electronic Storybooks to Facilitate Optimal Language Development."  Paper presented at the International Reading Association Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 3-7, 2009.

"Facilitating Language Development and Family/School Relationships through Story Book Reading."  International Reading Association National Conference.  May, 2008, Atlanta, GA.

"Facilitating Language Development and Family/School Relationships through Electronic Story Books."  Society for Informational Technology and Teacher Education National Conference, March 2008. Las Vegas, NV.

“The Effects of Literature Circles On Teacher Efficacy, Empathy, and Professional Responsibility”, International Reading Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 13-16, 2007 (Presentation of research study in collaboration with Leann Curry).

“The Impact of Web Communities and Online Literature Circles on Teacher Efficacy,” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 27-29, 2007.
 
“Connecting Pre-Service Teachers to Critical Issues Through Multicultural Literature and Online Literature Circles,” National Association for Bilingual Education, San Jose, California, February 7-10, 2007.

“Profiling and Positively Altering Pre-service Teacher Affect,” International Reading Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May, 2006 (research study in collaboration and presented with Leann Curry and Terrence Stange)

“The Literacy Connection: Linking Families & Schools,” Southwest Regional Reading Conference,” February, 2006, Albuquerque, New Mexico

“Ties That Bind:  Linking Families & Schools,” National Association for Bilingual Education, January, 2006, Phoenix, Arizona

“Adult Reading Attitudes,” International Reading Association Conference, May, 2005, San Antonio, Texas, (research study in collaboration and presented with Leann Curry and Terrence Stange)

“Teaching the World to Read Through Integrative Units—What Are the Effects?” International Reading Association Conference, May, 2004, Reno, Nevada

“Technology2=The Integration of Technology with Thematic Units,” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference (SITE), March 2003, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Presentation with Terrence Stange)

“The Use of  Family Scrapbooks in the Reading and Oral Language Development of Limited English-Speaking Students,” International Reading Association Conference, April, 2003, Orlando, Florida (research study in collaboration and presented with Dr. Millie Gore)

“Assessing the Needs of Pre-Service Teachers In A Field-Based Reading Course,” International Reading Association, May, 2002, San Francisco, California, May, 2002

“Literacy Experiences Through Children’s Literature,” National Association for the Education of Young Children, November, 2000, Atlanta, Georgia

“Celebrate Diversity,” Southern Early Childhood Association, March, 1999, Nashville, Tennessee.

“Developmentally Appropriate Multicultural Experiences for Young Children,” Southern Early Childhood Association Conference, March, 1998, Louisville, Kentucky

“Language Learning:  Going Beyond Opportunities to Talk,” Southern Early Childhood Association Conference, March, 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana

“Learning Language with Mother Goose,” Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, October, 1993, Lubbock, Texas

“Exploring the Worlds of Literature:  Life Experiences Worth Sharing,” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Conference, February, 1993, Atlanta, Georgia

“Can You Suggest A Good Book?  Helping Parents in the Selection and Use of Children’s Books,” Southern Association for the Education of Children Under Six Conference, March, 1993, Biloxi, Mississippi

“Play IS Learning!” Southern Association for the Education of Children Under Six Conference, March, 1992, Tulsa, Oklahoma

“Fostering Mathematical Concepts Through Children’s Literature,” Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, October, 1990, San Antonio, Texas

“Developmentally Appropriate Practice,” North Texas Association for the Education of  Young Children, February, 1990, Wichita Falls, Texas

“Children’s Literature for the Young Child,” North Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, November, 1981

Applied Research

MSU considers the teaching of field-based professional development courses to
be a living laboratory for the testing and evaluation of educational theory and
thus a useful and valid form of scholarship.  I teach two field-based courses in the reading block every semester at Alamo Elementary School and some semesters at Huey School as well.

I have collaborated with other reading faculty on informal and formal research studies that led to presentations at national conferences:

Research project investigating the interactions between mother and child during shared readings of electronic storybooks. This research is a collaborative effort of the WCOE Reading Department.  Summer 2008 to present.  Research to be presented at the International Reading Conference.

Research on teacher efficacy in Midwestern State University’s pre-service teachers – a collaborative effort with a colleague in the reading department

 Research on profiling and positively altering pre-service teacher affect – a
collaborative effort with two reading colleagues:  research presented at IRA, May 2006, Chicago, Il.

 Research on the effects that negative reading attitudes pose on teacher
Effectiveness – collaborative effort with two reading colleagues (Presentation at IRA)

 Research on pre-service teachers’ reading attitudes and interest with a colleague
 in the reading department – Presented at IRA

Piloted a benchmarking project with other WCOE faculty with the goal of improving the internal validity of one of the block professional development courses.

Professional Involvements:

Developed WCOE’s philosophy and mission statements toward NCATE accreditation along with other WCOE faculty.

Worked to align the Developmental Reading/Methods of Teaching Language Arts block three curriculm with TExES standards and to situate block three within program standards (with a reading colleague).

I belong to the following professional organizations and often present sessions at their national conferences:  International Reading Association; National Association for the Education of Young Children; North Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (former member); National Association for Bilingual Education; Texas Association for the Education of Young Children; Southern Early Childhood Association.

Invited by National Evaluation Systems and the State Board of Education to serve on two committees for the English As A Second Language TExES and the Bilingual Education TExES.  The two committees met in Austin, Texas – February, 2003

Reviewer for language arts text for Wadsworth Publishing Company, Language Arts and Learning by D. Strickland, L. Galda, and B. Cullinan by invitation.  2002

Served on evaluation committees for National Evaluation Systems and the State Board of Education for the reading TExES exam, 2002

Participated in the Higher Education Collaborative for reading instruction – UT, Austin, Texas, 2002, 2003, 2004

Served on state committee for NES/SBEC on setting the passing standard for ESL and Bilingual TExES – 2001, 2002

Served on state committees for SBEC on the new EXCET test development for reading and bilingual education

Served on the new field of study transfer curriculum committee for the Coordinating Board – 2000

Served on the Reader Review Committee for Academics 2000:  First Things First – The Texas Goals 2000 Initiative for improving early childhood and elementary education through planning for educational improvement, professional development and enhanced educator preservice training (April, 1995)

Served as Texas Education Adjunct for Essential Elements Clarification Team (nominated by Region IX), (Spring, 1995)

Staff Associate for Southwest Educational Development Laboratory for training ESL teachers in north central Texas -1992-1994, 1995

Served on state textbook proclamation advisory committee in the area of ESL reading for the Texas Education Agency

Participated in MSU Field-based Program Study Team to Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas, 1995

State Board member of Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading (fall, 1993-2003)

State Board member of Texas Association for the Education of Young Children (1991-1992)

Presentations delivered regularly at local, state, national conferences:  1981 – present (2006)