Curriculum Vitae Jill Kerper Mora

Education

Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction  University of Houston 1985

Doctoral Dissertation: A study of the congruence between bilingual education program guidelines for language use, teacher language use policy and teacher language use patterns in the classroom.

Master of Arts in Spanish     University of Houston 1971

Bachelor of Arts in Teaching Spanish     Sam Houston State University 1969 
Teaching Credentials

Texas Secondary Spanish and French 
Texas Elementary with Bilingual/ESL Endorsement 
California Single Subjects in Spanish with ESL Supplementary 
California Bilingual Cross-cultural Specialist K-12

SDSU Courses 1994-2013

  • PLC 915 A & B Teaching in the Content Areas: ELD/SDAIE
  • ED 516    Foundations of Bilingual Education
  • TE 930    Reading/Language Arts in Elementary School
  • TE 639     Language & Literacy
  • TE 638     ESL Strategies for Literacy Development
  • TE 638     Balanced Literacy Instruction
  • ED 451     Multicultural Education
  • PLC 515   Bilingual Teaching Strategies
  • TE 525     Classroom Management
  • TE 600     Curriculum Development in Education
  • TE 960     Student Teaching Seminar Multiple Subjects
  • TE 967     Student Teacher Supervision

Current Professional Activity

2013-Present

MoraModules 
Executive Director 
moramodules.com

2008-2012

Associate Professor Emerita
School of Teacher Education
Faculty Early Retirement Program

Consultant/Author Pearson Scott Foresman Publishing Company

  • Author Spanish Reading 2010 Program
  • Author Language Central ELD Program

  • Professional Experience

2007
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development Specialist
San Diego State University
San Diego, California 92182-1153

Resident Director 2003-2005
CSU International Program-Mexico 
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey-Campus Querétaro
Mexico BCLAD Credential Program
Escuela Normal del Estado de Querétaro
Querétaro, Mexico

2001-2003  Interim Associate Director/Assistant Director
School of Teacher Education

1997-2000 
Assistant Professor
Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development Specialist
SDSU San Diego Campus

1994-1997 
Assistant Professor
Multicultural Education 
SDSU Imperial Valley Campus

1990--1994 Founder & Director 

REALIZACIONES, S.A. de C.V. 
Bilingual Education Consulting Services 
San Miguel Allende, Mexico

1992-1993 English Program Coordinator 
José Vasconcelos Bilingual School 
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

1986-1989 Assistant Professor of Education 
Schreiner College 
Kerrville, Texas

1985-1986 Bilingual/ESL Teacher K-5 
Anderson Elementary School 
Houston Independent School District 
Houston, Texas

1977-1979 Instructional Consultant 
Region IV Education Service Center 
Texas Education Agency 
Houston, Texas

1976-1977 Bilingual Second Grade Teacher 
Ridgecrest Elementary School 
Spring Branch Independent School District 
Houston, Texas

1972-1973 Spanish Teacher

Northwest Catholic Junior High School
Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Houston
Houston, Texas 

 

Publications and Research

Mora, J.K. (2009). From the ballot box to the classroom. Educational Leadership 66 (7), 14-19.

Mora, J. K. (2008) Bilingual teacher licensure. In J. González (Ed.) Encyclopedia of bilingual education, Vol. 1 
(p. 95-100), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.

Mora, J.K. (2008). Teacher qualifications. In J. González (Ed.). Encyclopedia of bilingual education, Vol. 2 (p. 816-821), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.

Mora, J.K. (2006). Differentiating instruction for English Learners: The Four-by-Four Model. In T.A. Young & N. L. Hadaway (Eds.). Supporting the Literacy Development of English Learners: Increasing Success in All Classrooms. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, pp. 24-40.

Mora, J.K. (2004). NCLB's Reading First and multilingual, multicultural learners. In K. Goodman, P. Shannon, Y. Goodman & R. Rapoport (Eds.) Saving our schools: The case for public education (p. 229-231). Berkeley, CA: RDR Books.

Mora, J.K. (2004). Teacher abuse. In K. Goodman, P. Shannon, Y. Goodman & R. Rapoport (Eds.) Saving our schools: The case for public education (p. 261-262). Berkeley, CA: RDR Books.

Mora, J.K. (2002). Caught in a policy web: The impact of education reform on Latino students. Journal of Latinos and Education 1(1), 29-44.

Mora, J.K. & Grisham, D.L. (2001). !What deliches tortillas! Preparing teachers for literacy instruction in linguistically diverse classrooms. Teacher Education Quarterly, 28 (4), 51-70.

Mora, J.K. (2001). Effective instructional practices and assessment for literacy and biliteracy development. In S. R. Hurley & J.V. Tinajero (Eds.) Literacy Assessment of Second Language Learners (pp. 149-166). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Mora, J.K., Wink, J., & Wink, D. (2001). Dueling models of dual language instruction: A critical review of the literature and program implementation guide. Bilingual Research Journal, 25(4), 435-460.

Mora, J.K. (2001). Learning to spell in two languages: Orthographic transfer in a transitional Spanish/English bilingual program. in P. Dreyer (Ed.), Raising Scores, Raising Questions: Claremont Reading Conference 65th Yearbook, 64-84. Claremont, CA: Claremont Graduate University.

Mora, J.K. (2001). SB 2042 Teacher credentialing reforms: Asking the right questions. The Multilingual Educator, 2(2), 20-22.

Mora, J.K. (2000). Policy shifts in language-minority education: A mismatch between politics and pedagogy. The Educational Forum, 64 (3), 204-214.

Mora, J.K. (2000) Staying the course in times of change: Preparing teachers for linguistically diverse classrooms. Journal of Teacher Education, 51 (5), 345-357.

Mora, J.K. (2000). California's bilingual education debate: A case study in intergroup conflict and patterns of prejudice. The 1999-2000 Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 3-12.

Mora, J.K. (2000). Proposition 227: Two failed public policies in one. NABE News (September/October), 6-7.

Mora, J. K. (2000). Jumping to conclusions. The Multilingual Educator (1, Winter), 20-23.

Pang, V. O., Rivera, J., & Mora, J.K. (1999). The ethic of caring: Clarifying the foundation of multicultural education. Educational Forum 64 (1), 25-32.

Garrison, L. & Mora, J. K. (1999). Adapting Mathematics Instruction for English Language Learners: The Language-Concept Connection. In Ortiz-Franco, L, Hernández, N. & De la Cruz, Y. (Eds). Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on Latinos, p. 35-47. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Mora, J.K. (1998). A teacher educator's perspective on reading instruction. Bilingual Basics, Winter/Spring (2), 8.

Mora, J.K. (1998). Who will be accountable for language minority education? California Educator 2 (6), 17-20.

Presentations

Taboada, D.S. & Mora, J.K. Spanish Literacy: A Binational Perspective. CABE Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference, Newport Beach, CA, June 28, 2012

J.K. Mora Keynote Address: Teaching for Transfer. Oregon Association for Bilingual Education, Woodburn, Oregon, June 22, 2012.

Taboada, D. S. & Mora, J.K. Literacy Instruction in Mexico: Implications for the Professionalism of Dual Language Program Teachers. CABE Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference, Sacramento, CA, June 30, 2011.

Mora, J. K. Maximizing English L2 & Academic Language Development Through Thematic Instruction. CABE Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference, Sacramento, CA, June 29, 2011.

Mora, J.K. Multicultural literature: A vehicle for teaching language, literacy and culture. CABE Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference, San Diego, CA, July 8, 2010 & CABE Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference, Sacramento, CA,  June 28, 2011

Mora, J.K. & Ramírez, E., Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School: A success story. CABE Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference, San Diego, CA, July 8, 2010.

Mora, J.K. Teaching for transfer: The power of word study. CABE Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Conference, San Diego, CA, July 7, 2010.

Mora, J.K. Overstated Optimism: Arizona’s Structured English Immersion Program under Horne v. Flores. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO, May 2, 2010.

Escamilla, K., Mora, J.K. & Leary, S. English Language Learners: The importance of language to true literacy. Webinar presented for the Reading Recovery Council. December 4, 2009.

Keynote Address & Metalinguistic Transfer Workshop, Biliteracy Conference, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. June 25, 2009.

Vindicated! The Post-227 research evidence. California Association for Bilingual Education Conference, San Jose, CA, March 7, 2009.

Mora, J.K & Taboada, D.S. El contexto entero del docente mexicano para la enseñanza de la lecto-escritura inicial. International Reading Association Congreso Mundial de Lectura, San José, Costa Rica, July 30, 2008.

Taboada, D.S. & Mora, J.K. Teaching literacy in Mexican first grade classrooms: Seeking congruence between constructivist theory and practice. Research paper presented for the University of California Language Minority Research Institute (LRMI) 19th Annual Conference, Irvine, CA, May 5, 2006.

Taboada, D. S., Mora, J,K., & Vernon, S. Early literacy instruction in Mexico: Finding congruence between theory and practice. Research paper presented for the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL, December 1, 2005.

Building on what they know: Literacy and biliteracy development for second language learners. Claremont Reading Conference, March 16, 2001, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California.

What heuristic analysis of bilingual readers' performance tells us about second-language reading. National Reading Conference, December 2, 1999, Orlando, Florida.

Defining a philosophy of biliteracy instruction: What teachers of English language learners have to say.  & Coordinator of Symposium A University-School District collaborative toward research validation of factors in the biliteracy achievement of Hispanic students. Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association April 17, 1998, San Diego, California.

Honors and Awards

Two-way California Association for Bilingual Education 2009 Promoting Biliteracy Award
17th Annual National Two-way Bilingual Immersion Conference
Monterey, CA

California Association for Bilingual Education 2002
Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity Award
CABE Convention 2002
San Jose, California

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International 
Honorary Society for Outstanding Women Educators 
Kerrville, Texas Chapter 1988

Title VII Doctoral Fellowship in Bilingual Education 
University of Houston 1979-1980, 1981-1983

Omicron Delta Kappa 
Leadership and Service Honorary Society 
University of Houston 1979

Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges 
University of Houston 1970

Graduate Teaching Fellowship in Spanish 
University of Houston 1969-1971

Phi Kappa Phi Scholastic Honorary Society 
University of Houston 1970

Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honorary Society 
University of Houston 1970-71 
Served as President 1970

Alpha Chi Scholastic Honorary Society 
Sam Houston State University 1969

Graduated Summa cum laude 
Sam Houston State University 1969 

Professional Affiliations

American Educational Research Association (AERA) 
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE), Director of IHE/Secondary Affairs  2005-2007
California Council on the Education of Teachers (CCET)
International Reading Association (IRA) 
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
National Reading Conference (NRC)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)