Sandra Rollins Hurley The University of Texas at El Paso 500 W. University, 310 Administration Bldg. El Paso, TX 79968-0574 (505) 824-4730 h (915) 747-5725 w Email: [email protected] FAX (915) 747-7522

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction; Concentration in Literacy Education, Dissertation - The Literacy Experiences of Low Achieving Readers: Personal History Case Studies 1995 New Mexico State University

M.A. Curriculum & Instruction w/Reading Specialization 1991 New Mexico State University

B.S. w/honors Major: Elementary Education; Teaching Fields: English & Social Studies 1988 New Mexico State University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2004-present Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, UTEP

2003-05 External Evaluator, Texas A & M International University U.S. Department of Education Reading Research and Development Grant

2002, Summer Guest Lecturer, University of Alaska, Anchorage School of Education

2001-2004 Leadership Team, Partnership for Teacher Quality and Quantity, U.S. Dept. of Education Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant

2000-2004 Associate Dean, UTEP College of Education

1997-2000 UTEP/El Paso Coordinator, America Reads Challenge

1995-2004 UTEP Literacy Education Center, Program Director

2000-present Associate Professor & Member - Graduate & Distance Education Faculty, UTEP, Department of Teacher Education

1994-2000 Assistant Professor & Member - Graduate & Distance Education Faculty, UTEP, Department of Teacher Education

1993-1994 Graduate Assistant (Enhanced), Commonwealth of Dominica Secondary Preparation (USAID) Project Coordinator. NMSU College of Education Department of Curriculum & Instruction and the Center for International Program

1992-1994 Graduate and Research Assistant (Enhanced), NMSU Department of Curriculum & Instruction.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 1 1991 Graduate Assistant, NMSU Center for Learning Assistance

1988-91 Third grade teacher, Gadsden Independent School District, Chaparral Elementary School

HONORS AND AWARDS  Emma Eccles Jones Symposium Invited Guest Lecturer, Utah State University, July 2005  National Network for Educational Renewal Leadership Associate, 2000-2001  UTEP College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award, 1999  El Paso County International Reading Association Reading Teacher of the Year: Exemplary Contributions to the Teaching of Reading in Higher Education, 1998  UTEP/American Association of Higher Education 1998 Teaching Scholar  Co-recipient El Paso ISD Partners in Education Mentoring Award, 1997  UTEP College of Education Excellence in Service Award, 1997  Southwest Institute for Educational Renewal Leadership Associate, 1995-96  International Reading Association Dissertation of the Year Finalist, 1995  New Mexico Commission on Higher Education Graduate Student Research Award  NMSU Department of Curriculum and Instruction Enhanced Graduate Assistantship

PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCIETIES - International Reading Association - El Paso Reading Council - Texas State Reading Association - Texas Association of Reading Professors, 2004-06 president - American Educational Research Association - Alpha Chi, National Multidiciplinary Honor Society - Kappa Delta Pi, International Education Honor Society - Phi Kappa Phi, National Liberal Arts Honor Society - Phi Delta Kappa, International Education Fraternity

THESES & DISSERTATIONS: (committee member except where noted)

Chair, Kyann McMillie, MA Teacher Education. Acquiring Spanish as a Second Language in a Dual Language Program

Karen Dunlap, EdD Educational Leadership and Foundations. From the Blueprints of Student Architects: Specifications for Building Effective Principals

Debra Livingston, EdD Educational Leadership and Foundations. Where’s the Principal? An Interpretive Biography of Retired Female Secondary School Principals.

Arthur J. Borgemenke, EdD Educational Leadership and Foundations. Placement of Minority and Low Socioeconomic Status Students in Special Education Self-Contained Settings.

Vivian Della-Giustina, MAT English Education. Literature-Based Instruction: Teaching children to Write Creatively with Models As Springboards.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 2 Celeste Tanya Roberts, MA English. Psychology and Spirituality: Coleridge and the Art of Meditation.

Michelle F. Romero, MAT English Education. The Constructivist Learning Theory and Its Implemention in the Language Arts Classroom.

Mike Larrabee Wason, MA Languages and Linguistics. Miscues and Miscomprehension of Plural Markers: A Study of High School ESOL Readers

Ralph Pena, MA History. Ethnic Identity and Assimilation of the Czech in Texas, 1850-1930

PUBLICATIONS Books & Book Chapters: Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., Booth, B., & Ryan, H.L. (2005). Preparing for the TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility Examinations, K-12. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Education.

Pacheco, A., Descamps, J., Hurley, S. & Vasquez, J. Teacher Preparation in El Paso (in press). In Portraitures of Teacher Preparation in Texas. P. Jenlick & K. Mayo (Eds.). NY: New Forums Press.

Hurley, S.R., & Tinajero, J.V. (Eds.) (2001). Literacy assessment of second language learners. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Tinajero, J.V., & Hurley, S.R. (2000). Exemplary schooling for intermediate and middle school students acquiring English. In K. Wood & T. Dickinson (Eds.), Promoting Literacy in the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook for Teachers and Administrators Grades 4-8 (pp. 172-190). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Blake, S., Hurley, S.R., & Tinajero, J.V. (2000). Literacy and science: Connections for English language learners. In Josefina V. Tinajero & Robert DeVillar (Eds.), The Power of Two Languages (pp. 266-282). NY: Macmillan-McGraw Hill.

Tinajero, J.V., & Hurley, S.R., & Lozano, E. (1998). Teaching language arts to bilingual children. In M.L. Gonzalez, A. Huerta-Macias, & J.V. Tinajero (Eds.), The Schooling of Latino Students: A Guide to Quality Practice (pp.143-160). Lancaster, PA: Technomics.

Journal Articles (referrered): Hurley, S.R., Ryan, H.L., & Tinajero, J.V. (2002). Probe books and integrated language arts. The State of Reading 7(1), 2-10.

Hurley, S.R., & Ryan, H.L. (2000) Collaboration to save struggling readers. Affective Reading Journal, XVIII, 17-23.

Hurley, S.R., & Chadwick, C.D. (1998). The images of females, minorities, and the aged in Caldecott award winning picture books, 1958-1997. Journal of Children’s Literature, 24:1, 58-66.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 3 Hurley, S.R., & Blake, S. (1998). Emergent literacy in a violent world. Early Childhood News, 10:1, 30-33.

Hurley, S.R., & Blake, S. (1997). Family violence in the preschool and primary years and its effect on children’s literacy acquisition. National Head Start Association Research Quarterly, 1:2, 103-116.

Hurley, S.R., & Blake, S. (1997, spring). Making connections through reflective practices. Texas Teacher Educator Forum, 35-40.

Blake, S., & Hurley, S.R. (1997, spring). Reflective self-assessment of the first teaching experience through videotape evaluation. Texas Teacher Education Forum, 9-16.

Hurley, S.R., & Blake, S. (1997). Animals, and occupations: Why theme-based curricula work. Early Childhood News, 9:1, 20-25. (This article was also accepted for continuing education credit for early childhood practitioners by the University of Wisconsin at Stout.)

Tinajero, J.V., & Hurley, S.R., invited guest authors, and Lapp, D., & Flood, J., POINT- COUNTERPOINT column authors (December 1996/January1997). Literacy instruction for students acquiring English: Moving beyond the immersion debate. The Reading Teacher, 50: 4, 356-359. REPRINTED in I.A. Heath & C.L. Serrano (Eds.) Annual Editions 99/00 Teaching English as a Second Language. Guilford, CN: Duskin/McGraw Hill.

Hurley, S.R., & Blake, S. (1997). ESL Students: Sociocultural contexts and conflicts of home, school, and community. National Head Start Association Research Quarterly, 1: 87-96.

Blake, S., Hurley, S.R., & Foster, D. (1996). Polyphonic presentation of first teaching experiences with reflective observations. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE 96), Phoenix, AZ. Allyn & Bacon Publishers.

Blake, S., Hurley, S.R., & Arenz, B. (1995). Problem solving for young children. Day Care and Early Education, 23(2), 81-84.

Hurley, S.R., & Blake S. (1995). Good intentions are not enough: Filling a gap in teacher education in reading. Journal of Reading Education, 21:1, 39-45.

Chadwick, C., & Hurley, S.R. (1995). Reading teachers and standardized reading tests. New Mexico Journal of Reading, XVI(1), 6-8.

Hurley, S.R. (1995). You want to just stop reading forever: Oral reading and affect. Journal for Affective Reading Education, XIV (1) 8-12 .

Hurley, S.R. (1994). Color vision deficits and literacy acquisition. Reading Psychology, 15:3, 155-163.

Hurley, S.R. (1993). Mary's story: Some effects of a language immersion curriculum. New Mexico Journal of Reading. XIII:3, 12-14.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 4 Glenn, P., & Hurley, S.R. (1992). Preventing spelling difficulties. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 9:1, 1-12.

PRESENTATIONS - National and International – Recent/Selected Gunter, R., Hurley, S.R., & Tinajero, J.V. Partnerships: Job Embedded Career & Technology Teacher Training. Hawaii International Conference on Education: An International Gathering of Education Professionals 2005: January 4 – 7, 2005

Hurley, S.R. & Pitts, S. Developing Networks of Responsibility to Educate Canutillo High School Students. National Network for Educational Renewal Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO October 18-20, 2004.

Treadway, E. & Hurley, S. Evaluation of the Job-Embedded Model of Teacher Education at UTEP. National Network for Educational Renewal Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO October 18-20, 2004.

Hurley, S.R. & McGlone, M. Reading Initiatives at Bowie High School. First Annual Texas- Mexico Border Literacy Conference, South Padre, TX January 17-19, 2003.

Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V. & Izquierdo, E. Job-Embedded Model of Teacher Preparation. American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA January 24-27, 2003.

Hurley, S.R., Pitts, S. & Gunter, R. Job-embedded models of teacher preparation: Career and Technology Education and Paraprofessional Program. National Network for Educational Renewal Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT October 9-11, 2003.

Panel on Innovations in Teacher Preparation at the U.S. Department of Teacher Education, Teacher Quality and Quantity Enhancement Conference. Los Angeles, CA December 4-6, 2003.

Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., Pitts, S., & Gunter, R. Job-Embedded Model of Teacher Preparation. Annual Conference of the National Network for Education Renewal. Salt Lake City, UT, October 8-11, 2003.

Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., & Izquierdo, E. Job-Embedded Model of Teacher Preparation. Annual Meeting of American Association of College for Teacher Education. New Orleans, LA, January 24-27, 2003.

Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., & Daudistel, H. Tensions Between Testing and Learning. Annual Conference of the National Network for Education Renewal. Montclair, NJ, October 24-26, 2002.

Hurley, S.R. Integrating Literacy Instruction and Assessment In Dual Language Classes. 19th World Congress on Reading, International Reading Association. Edinburgh, Scotland, July 29- August 1, 2002.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 5 Hurley, S.R., Pacheco, A., Tinajero, J.V., Pitts, S., & Daudistel, H. Case Study: Evolution of a Center of Pedagogy. American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting. New York, NY February 23-28, 2002.

Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., Blake, S., Veloz, B. Lozano, M., & Fierro, A. Literacy Assessment Across the Content Areas for Second Language Learners. 46th Annual International Reading Association Conference. New Orleans, LA, April 29-May 4, 2001.

Blake, S., Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., & Harder, V. Preservice Teachers Changing Perceptions of Professional Ethics As They Experience Increased Time in Schools. American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, February 28, 2000.

Hurley, S., & Ryan L. UTEP at Scotsdale Elementary: Collaboration to Save Struggling Readers 45th Annual International Reading Association Conference. Indianapolis, IN, April 30-May 5, 2000.

PRESENTATIONS - State, Regional, & Local – Recent/Selected Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J., Armendariz, M., & Carver-Castillo, I. University-Community College Partnerships. Consortium of State Organizations of TexasTeacher Education Annual Conference, October 16-29, 2004, Galveston, TX.

Hurley, S.R. & Chapman, V. Reading Educators’ Dilemma: Tensions Between Testing and Learning. Presentation proposal accepted: 31st Annual Texas State Reading Association Annual Conference. Austin, TX March 5-8, 2003

Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., Brown, D., & Dominguez, M. Partnership for Paraprofessional Teacher Certification. Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education. Austin, TX October 20-22, 2002.

Hurley, S.R., Tinajero, J.V., Blake, S., Veloz, B. Lozano, M., & Fierro, A. Literacy Assessment Across the Content Areas for Second Language Learners. 28th Annual Texas State Reading Association Conference. Dallas, TX March 1-3, 2001.

Hurley, S. R. Literacy Development Risk and Resilience Factors for Violence Exposed Children. Texas State Reading Association Annual Conference. Corpus Christi, TX : March 1-4, 2000.

CONSULTANCIES & WORKSHOPS – Recent/Selected El Paso ISD Middle Schools Reading Initiative, 2001-2003

Enhancing Reading Achievement, Bowie High School, El Paso ISD, secondary English, ESL, and content area teachers, 1998-2004

Literacy Conversations. Guillen Middle, Bowie High School, and Burges High School, El Paso ISD, 2000-2001 academic year.

Academics 2000 Reading Improvement Grant, professional development in literacy achievement grades K-6, Anthony ISD, Burnham Wood Charter School, and Canutillo ISD, 2000-2001 academic year

What Do You Mean, You Can’t Remember What You Read ? Enhancing Reading Comprehension. El Paso ISD middle and secondary language arts teachers. August 2000.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 6 Literacy Conversations. El Paso ISD pre-kindergarten teachers, spring 2000.

Freshman Initiative: Step-Up to Language Arts. Canutillo High School, 2000 – 2002; TEA funded Reading Improvement/Drop-out Prevention Program.

Enhancing Reading Comprehension in the Content Areas. Canutillo High School, 1999-2000.

Reading in the Content Areas. Burges High School, January 2000.

GRANT WRITING (funded) Developing Networks of Responsibility to Educate Canutillo Youth. Institute for Educational Inquiry. Planning Grant: $5,000 July 2003; Implementation Grant: $15,000 January 2004. Funded @$20,000. Received notification in October 2004 that an additional $12,000 will be granted to provide travel to Seattle for participants to engage in the Kellogg-funded National Developing Networks Conference, June 2005.

State Board of Educator Certification TxBESS (Texas Beginning Educator Support System) proposal writing team. $106,000, September 2002

Even Start Family Literacy Project. Proposal in collaboration with Canutillo ISD and Dr. Josie Tinajero. Assisted in the conceptualization and writing of proposal as well as working on the budget. Awarded to Canutillo ISD, 1999

Attitudes Toward Reformed Teaching Methods with Sally Blake to The University of Texas at El Paso Center for Effective Teaching and Learning research grants. $2,025

Personal History Case Studies of Low Achieving Readers to The University of Texas at El Paso University Research Institute. $3,460

Collaboration to Save Struggling Readers, a collaborative effort with Scottsdale Elementary School and the Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts. Ysleta Independent School District. $27,000

Personal History Case Studies of Low Achieving Readers to the University of Texas at El Paso University Research Institute. $1,800

Reading is the Key, a collaborative effort with Canutillo Independent School District. Texas Education Agency Academics 2000: First Things First, Goals 2000 Initiative funded for $148,600 for 1996-97; renewed at 70% for 1997-98; renewed at 40% for 1998-99.

Preparing Teachers for 21st Century Learners, UTEP Special Initiative Funds for technology and distance education. $5,000.

Reading Circles, collaborative effort with Lamar, Mesita, and Vilas Elementary Schools, El Paso ISD. Texas Education Agency Academics 2000: First Things First, Texas Goals 2000 Initiative funded: $147,167 for 1996-97; refunded at 70% for 1997-98; refunded at 40% for 1998-99.

EDITORIAL SERVICE Advisory Board, McGraw-Hill/National Network for Educational Renewal Higher Education Series.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 7 External reviewer for the text: C.G. Henry & J.L. Nath (2001) (Eds.) Becoming a Teacher in Texas. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning.

Editorial Board, The State of Reading, Journal of the Texas State Reading Association, 1998- present

External reviewer of reading/language arts texts, Prentice Hall/Merrill Education Publishing

Editorial Board for special themed issue on Multicultural Issues in Research & Practice, Journal of Literacy Research a publication of the National Reading Conference

Reviewed multiple drafts of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Standards for English Reading/Language Arts, Quality English Language Arts and Reading Standards for Texas Committee of the Texas Education Agency

Editorial Board for themed issue on parental involvement of The Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE – Recent/Selected  National Network for Education Renewal, Tripartite Council, 2003-2005  National Network for Education Renewal Research Committee, 2003-2005  Chair, UTEP Graduate Council, 2003-05  UTEP Representative, UT System Faculty Advisory Council, 2003-05; Co-chair Academic Affairs Subcommittee, 2004-05  Texas Association of Reading Professors, President-Elect, 2003; President 2004-06  Advisory Committee, UTEP Entering Students Program, 2004-06  Steering Committee, UTEP University Freshman Seminar2001-2003  Advisory Board, Institute for Community-Based Teaching and Learning  UTEP Faculty Mentoring Program – Faculty Mentor, 2000-04  Local Arrangements Committee, Regional Literacy Summit sponsored by the National Institute for Literacy and the Paso del Norte Literacy Council, 2000  United States Department of Education study group on enhancing professional development for faculty preparing our nation’s elementary and secondary school teachers, 1999  The following UTEP committees:

- Co-chair, Carnegie Teachers for a New Era Language Arts Work Group - Teacher Preparation Work Group, 2000 - El Paso Community College/UTEP Undergraduate Permanent Articulation Committee, 2000- Present - Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Award Selection Committee, 2000

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT Language Study for Literacy Educators Students are introduced to teaching and learning theories and practices as they relate to language study for literacy educators. Focus on construction of meaning, student-centered responses to reading, print and oral language development, based on the convergences of literacy research.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 8 Mentoring for Educators This graduate seminar enables educators to develop mentoring, leadership, and decision making skills in three focus areas: (1) mentoring, coaching, and consulting with the school community to develop, implement, and monitor high-quality literacy/biliteracy programs; (2) providing professional development for colleagues; and (3) decision making based on research evidence.

Issues and Problems in Adult Literacy In-depth exploration of issues and problems in the field of adult literacy.

Psychology of Reading Psychological and linguistic foundations of the reading processes of beginning and skilled readers; special emphasis on problems of culturally diverse children, comprehension skills, and analysis of relevant research.

Diagnostic Teaching of Reading Comprehensive study of and clinical practice in the diagnosis of specific, limiting, and complex cases of reading disability/difficulty for students from monolingual or bilingual backgrounds. Offers the opportunity for experience in administering and interpreting batteries of diagnostic tests and in the analysis and synthesis of findings for case studies.

Clinical Reading Laboratory Experience Laboratory experience for application of concepts, media, and evaluation to meet the needs of disabled readers.

Reading-Writing Workshop Focus on implementing reading-writing workshop in the elementary or secondary classroom based on current literacy research. Includes the use of multimedia technology and National Standards on English Language Arts. Course delivered to graduate students at distance sites by interactive-video.

Dominican Project Seminar A The first of two courses designed to fulfill the professional education requirements of the Commonwealth of Dominica Secondary Teachers Training Project. Focal attention given to the role of teachers in reform efforts, change processes, and social and instructional issues.

Dominican Project Seminar B Course content includes a broad view of the US. public education system (including regular, bilingual, and special education components K-12), specific instructional models, microteaching in a laboratory setting, and field experiences in local schools.

Reading in the Content Fields An in-depth study of reading and study skills in the different disciplines.

Developmental Reading in the Elementary School Focal attention given to (a) theoretical perspective on the reading process, (b) contemporary approaches to teaching reading, (c) literacy development of elementary school age children from monolingual and bilingual backgrounds, and (d) literacy instruction in multicultural settings.

Abbreviated C.V. 4/5/2018 9