<p> Anna Arlotta-Guerrero 1091 Greenbriar Road Bethel Park, PA 15102 412-576-4445 [email protected]</p><p>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</p><p>M.Ed. Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, Reading and Bilingual Education, 1994</p><p>B.A. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA English Writing and Communications, 1980</p><p>UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE</p><p>Assistant Professor of Practice and Adviser, University of Pittsburgh, September 2011 – present Departments of Psychology in Education and Instruction and Learning</p><p>CASE Teacher Certification Program Coordinator, 2011 - present Primary Plus Teacher Certification Program Coordinator, 2014-2016</p><p>Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, August 2010 – September 2011</p><p>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</p><p>Teaching Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, August 2005 – August 2010</p><p>UNIVERSITY SERVICE</p><p>University of Pittsburgh School of Education Study Abroad Program in Florence, Italy Program Coordinator, 2013 – present</p><p>University of Pittsburgh Study Away Program Coordinator, Study Abroad Office Program Coordinator, 2016- present</p><p>University of Pittsburgh Early Childhood Collaborative, UPECC 1 Co-Founder and Facilitator, 2016- present</p><p>University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Education Faculty Fellow 2017 - present</p><p>University of Pittsburgh Student Teacher Supervision University of Pittsburgh, August 2005 – present</p><p>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</p><p>Kappa Delta Pi Omicron Phi Kappa Delta Pi Omicron Phi (University of Pittsburgh) Adviser 2015 – present Kappa Delta Pi National Convocation committee 2016 - present</p><p>PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS</p><p>State of Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate – Elementary Education</p><p>State of Texas Teaching Certificate – Early Childhood Education, Bilingual and ESL Education Elementary Education and Elementary English</p><p>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</p><p>CONSULTING</p><p>NAEYC CAEP/Higher Education Peer Reviewer – 2017 – present Will review proposals for CAEP and/or Higher Education NAEYC accreditation.</p><p>2 The National Academies Advisory Group – 2015 Report Title: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation </p><p>Pennsylvania Department of Education ESL Program Specialist Reviewer 2011 – present Review university proposals for new and revised ESL Program Specialist programs in PA</p><p>Community Action Southwest Head Start, February 2010 - present. Administer and evaluate assessments in Spanish to native Spanish speaking students. </p><p>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. </p><p>Writing Fellow, Western Pennsylvania Writing Project, National Writing Project</p><p>Fellow of the WPWP, member of the NWP, 2006 – present Instructor in WPWP Young Writers Institute, 2007</p><p>PUBLICATIONS</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>PRESENTATIONS</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Teaching Young English Language Learners. Pittsburgh Public Schools Professional Development, Pittsburgh, PA. January 2017</p><p>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</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, An Investigation of English as a Second Language Instruction in an Urban District </p><p>3 in Transition. April 2011</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Washington County Intermediate Unit, August 2009 Meeting the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Carrollton Texas, July 2009 Effective Vocabulary Instruction in the Early Grades</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. & Toure, J. Three Rivers TESOL Conference, October 2008 The Effects of Policy on the Instruction of English Language Learners</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Beginning With Books Conference, September 2008 Teaching Young English Language Learners: Bridging the Gap</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. & Jenkins, K. National Writing Project Urban Sites Conference, Denver Colorado, March 2008 The Importance of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Allegheny Intermediate Unit, August 2007 Teaching Young English Language Learners</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero A. WPWP Professional Development, August 2007 Organizing a Writers Workshop in Your Classroom</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. WPWP Presentation to Pennsylvania State Senators/Representatives, March 2007</p><p>Arlotta-Guerrero, A. Bethel Park School District Professional Development, February 2007 Teaching Young English Language Learners: Bridging the Gap</p><p>PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS</p><p>4 National Writing Project, Writing Fellow National Association of Bilingual Education, Member Kappa Delti Pi, Member</p><p>5</p>