BILINGUAL TEACHER EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE

Roy E. Howard, Ph.D.
Gallup Graduate Studies Center, Western New Mexico University
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photo: Student Teacher Sally Torres in Columbus, NM

The purpose of Bilingual/Multicultural Education graduate and undergraduate programs is to prepare teachers of every subject to serve the needs of children, youth, and adults who are learning English as a second language in bilingual, ESL, and all education programs. All of my research is dedicated to this purpose. Several grants, publications, conference reports, and other writings have been specifically addressed to teacher training. Most of my efforts in this category fall under "Service" (professional and student organizations) and "Teaching".

1. RESEARCH

TRAINING GRANT proposed 1999: Western New Mexico Bilingual Education training Program.

TRAINING GRANT proposed 1999: Western Professional Development Project.

Current research: Navajo Music in the Schools documenting and publishing songs that teachers can use.

1998-1999. Designed and carried out research: "Attitudes toward bilingual education" for the Gallup-McKinley School District.

Helped design courses for Navajo language instruction. 1998. EDBL 502

Binational school (Palomas/Columbus) in which I document the international collaboration between schools, teachers, and students with video and written products 1995-97.

EXTERNAL EVALUATOR. "Language Development through Science and Math for LEP Students: a Title VII Special Alternative Program", Department of Education, 1992 to 1994. Responsible for the on-site training and evaluation, and the development and conduct of the longitudinal study.
TRAINING GRANT. Howard, Roy E. "Llano Estacado Texas Bilingual Education Fellowship Program", Department of Education, $269,767, funded fifteen doctoral fellows from 1991 to 1994. All majors in Education are eligible, with a support area or minor in bilingual education or teaching English as a second language.
TRAINING GRANT. Howard, Roy E. "Western Education Personnel Training Program", Department of Education", $620,000. Funded 200 students in full and part time programs from 1992 to 1995. Directed the program, wrote the renewal applications and yearly reports. Program served graduate students in ESL and bilingual endorsements, and undergraduates for bachelor of arts degrees in teaching with bilingual and ESL endorsements.
RESEARCH. "A Musical Method for Teaching English as a Second Language"
RESEARCH. "A Qualitative Study of Teachers at a Rural South Plains School".
RESEARCH. "A Qualitative Study of Teachers at an Urban South Plains School".
RESEARCH. Navajo Bilingual Education in Action, A Qualitative Study of Teachers at a BIA Bordertown School.

2. PUBLICATIONS

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Editor of Bilingual Basics for the bilingual special interest group 1996-97.
Howard, Roy E. "Educational Policy and Practice: A Bureau of Indian Affairs School" in The Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students Special Issue III", Summer 1993, Volume 12.
New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education (NMABE). Editor of El Noticiero since 1993.)
Southern New Mexico Consortium for Bilingual/Multicultural Education. Editor, El Boletín 1992-1997.
Howard, Roy E. "Teacher Training in Bilingual Education", ED 296 841, RC 016 659. 22 Oct 87.
Howard, Roy E. "Integrative Multicultural Studies, a Proposed Course for Teacher Education", Social Science Perspectives Journal, Volume 3, Number 1. The National Social Science Association. 1988. pp. 12-22.
Howard, Roy E. (Editor). LAABE. Lubbock Area Association for Bilingual Education, Lubbock, Texas. Editor, columnist, cartoonist of professional newsletter 1988- 1990.
Howard, Roy E. (Editor). ESL Curriculum and Materials Development Journal. Eleven Volumes produced weekly each semester in graduate course 1986-1992. Copies on file at the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.

3. CONFERENCES

Howard, Roy. E. "Roundtable: Issues in Cross Cultural Education", Forum, University of New Mexico, Gallup, 19 April 2000.
Howard, Roy E. "ESL is Teaching so Every Student Learns", Forum, WNMU, Gallup, 10 March 2000.
Howard, Roy E. "A Binational School on the Border", Annual Conference of the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education. Albuquerque, NM, January, 1996.
Cochair of the Annual Lubbock Area Association for Bilingual Education Conference 1987-1992, including one Texas state conference.
Howard, Roy E. "Integrative Sociocultural Studies, a Proposed Course for Teacher Education", Third Annual Southwest Social Science Conference, The National Social Science Association, October 22, 1988, San Antonio, Texas.
Howard, Roy E. "Bilingual Teacher Education - Meeting Texas and New Mexico Requirements", 13th Annual Education Conference, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico, June 10-11, 1988.
Howard, Roy E. "The Effective Use of the Paraprofessional in the Multicultural Education Setting", Eighteenth Annual TABE Conference, Texas Association for Bilingual Education, October 26-28, 1989, Austin, Texas.
Howard, Roy E. "Bilingual Teacher Education: Meeting the New Texas Requirements", Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference, October 27-19, 1988 Dallas, Texas.
Howard, Roy E. "Parent Involvement in the Bilingual Schools", Parent Night, Lubbock Independent School District, October 17, 1990.
Howard, Roy E. "ESL Methods and Techniques", Annual Bilingual Education In-service of the Abilene, Texas Schools, January 21, 1989.
Howard, Roy E. "The Effective Use of the Paraprofessional in the Multicultural Education Setting", West Texas Children's Home and School Inservice, January 20, 1989.
Howard, Roy E. "Developing Native Language in the Bilingual Program", Lubbock Area Association for Bilingual Education Fall Conference, Lubbock, Texas, October 8, 1988.

4. NEWSPAPER

Howard, Roy E. "Bilingual/Multicultural Conference", West Texas Hispanic News, October 19, 1988, p. 2.
Howard, Roy E. "'Escuela' is Not Necessarily 'Educación'", West Texas Hispanic News, October 12, 1988, p. 5.
Howard, Roy E. "Cavazos Addresses TABE", West Texas Hispanic News, November 2, 1988, p. 9.
Howard, Roy E. "Bilingual Education: Excellence Touches the Future", West Texas Hispanic News, May 11, 1988, p. 5.
Howard, Roy E. "Bilingual Excellence: Building for the Future", West Texas Hispanic News, April 20, 1988, p. 5.
Howard, Roy E. "TABE: Ever Vigil", West Texas Hispanic News, November 4, 1987, p. 6.

5. CREATIVE WORKS

Howard, Roy E. "Un Informe Breve de la Crítica Literaria: LA AMBIGÜEDAD EN EL QUIJOTE
Manuel Durán; Xalapa: Universidad Veracruzana, 1960"

Howard, Roy E. "La importancia de la novela: Don Quijote de la Mancha"

Howard, Roy E. "Un Comentario Sobre la Tragicomedia: El Cordobés Baleroso, Pedro Carbonero"

Howard, Roy E. "El Cestero en El Cinco de Mayo"

6. INSERVICE (samples and letters)

Howard, Roy E. "Cinco de Mayo theme for ESL" | Grants | Tohatchi |

II. LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

A. FOCUS: COMMUNITY CULTURE

B. FOCUS: TEACHING LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Roy E. Howard, Ph.D.
Gallup Graduate Studies Center, Western New Mexico University
e-mail | Vita