Irene M. Borrego, Ed. D. (661) 654-2095

Associate Professor School of Education

California State University Bakersfield Teacher Education Education

Ed. D. University of California Davis / California State University Fresno Joint Doctoral Program, 1998

            M.A. California State University, Fresno 1990

            B.A.  California State University, Fresno 1978

Courses and Workshops Taught California State University Bakersfield

• EDBI 478 Teaching English Learners (Methodology New SB2042/ Program)

• EDBI 477 Teaching English Learners (Methodology Clad Domain EDBI)

• EDEL 413  Classroom Learning Theories and Management

• EDEL 428  Teaching Reading in the Bilingual Setting, CSUB, Fall 99-present

• EDEL 476   Introduction to Language Acquisition and Development, CSUB,

• EDSP  502  Field Experience I: Observation and Participation, CSUB,99-present

• EDEL 440/448   Student Teaching Elementary Education Std Teacher Supervisor

• EDEL 441/449   Student Teaching Seminar, CSUB 99-present Std Tchr Supervisor

• EDSP 625   Field Experience Special Education Teaching Supervisor, Mild

• Moderate, CSUB, Fall 99-01

• EDSP 635  Field Experience Special Education Teaching Supervisor, Moderate

• Severe, CSUB, 99 to 01

• SPED 215   Curriculum and Instruction Fall 1997-present

• Workshops for Dr. Bernice Stone/ SpEd CSUFresno

• Workshops for Dr. Dana Caseau/ SpEd CSUFresno

• Workshops for Parents: Spanish at Balderas Elementary School Fresno

• Workshops for Parents: Spanish St. Anthony Claret Church Parish

• 1991 - 2006 Workshops for State California Association for Bilingual Education

• Annual Conferences and local Fresno Area and Bakersfield Area Conferences

• 1990 State Area IV English Language Arts Conference Board CommitteeMember

• 1986 –1996 Pellon Story Process and Integrating the Language Arts

• Workshops presented in Sanger Unified, Fresno Unified, Selma Unified, Madera County Schools and CSUFresno Mini-Corp beginning teacher education classe

 Current Professional Activities/Committees

            03-08 Member of Masters Committee for Bilingual Multicultural

            03-07 CSUB Elementary Ed. Credential Applications Screening
                      Committee

            01-07 CSUB Academic Senate Member for School of Education

            06-07 CSUB Academic Senate Member: Faculty Affairs Committee

            02-05 CSUB Academic Affairs Committee Member

            02-06 CSUB Commencement Committee Member

            02-06 CSUB Representative for ITEC International Bclad Program

            01-02 CSUB Academic Senate Budget Planning Committee Member

            01-03 CSUB General Education Committee Member

            01-03 CFA membership Co-chair for CSUB

 I continue to read to children in the schools when possible. I continue  Bclad Coordination  with the Antelope Valley campus advising students, and collaboration with directors of programs in teacher education. I speak at community functions and just recently spoke to parents at a High School function (address in Spanish 04) Arvin. Collaborated with Vineland Elementary School as their keynote speaker for parent education presentation (03 Spanish), and was the keynote speaker at the HEP (High School GED program) at CSUB.

   Multiple Intelligences teaching Strategist Teacher and Parent Workshops (Spanish and English).  CSUBakersfield Professor duties include supervision of student teachers in Special Education classes, English immersion classes and dual immersion classes in the Kern County Area.  My love for children and continuing Spanish literacy has prompted me to volunteer in two elementary schools where I read and provide students with literature activities in the Spanish language.

Publications/Grants/Presentations:

In Progress 06-07: Contract with Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Publishing Co. on a

textbook publication.  A “How to” Manual for Content Area  Teachers Gr. 4-8,

A collaborative effort with Dr. Cook-Hirai and Dr. Emilio Garza (SOE Faculty).

Co-presented “ A Model Performance Based Student ELD Assessment for

Grades 9-12 at CABE with Dr. Cook-Hirai, March 3, 2006. ( A peer reviewed presentation).

Co-presented “A literacy/Academic Language Observation Protocol for Evaluation and Self-Reflection to Increase Teacher Effectiveness at CABE with

Dr. Cook-Hirai, February, 2005. ( A peer reviewed presentation).

Co-presented “An Effective Professional Development Model for Educators fo Second Language Learners at CABE with Dr. Cook-Hirai, February, 2005.

(A peer reviewed presentation).

Co-presented “An Effective Professional Development Model for Educators of Second Language Learners and Language Acquisition Across the Grades and Content Areas: An observation checklist to assist classroom teachers in increasing Teacher Effectiveness.  This NABE January 2005 peer-reviewed presentation was

A collaborative with Dr. Cook-Hirai.

Grant Submission: D. Hirai & I. Borrego, U.S. Dept of Education National Professional Development Program. English Language Learner Program

Development. April, 2004 (not funded).

Borrego, I and Hirai, D. (2004) Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (S.I.T.T.E.)  International Conference. Does Self-reflection-Observation Impact Teacher Effectiveness?  This was a peer reviewed presentation.

 E. Garza, I Borrego E, Hirai, D. (2004).  A Policy Makers Sig Institute:

English Language Learner Policy for Special Populations.

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)

Grant Submission:  I Borrego & D. Hirai, Improving Teacher Quality State of Ca. Grant Program (Ca. Postsecondary Education Commission/CPEC), Academic Language and Literacy,  August 2003 (not funded).

Grant  Submission: D. Hirai & I. Borrego: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), Promoting Reform of Curriculum and Instruction – Technology – Mediated Reform, February 03, (not funded).

Borrego, I. & Hirai, D. (June 2003). “Classes on Camera”.  The Journal of Communication & Education. Publication.

Hirai, D. & Borrego, I. (June 2003).  “IMovieVideofest” Peer-reviewed accepted videofest presentation for AACE.

Hirai, D. & Borrego, I. (June 2003).  Online Language Learner Educators (OLLE). ED. Media World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia Communications (AACE). A Peer-reviewed and published presentation.

Borrego I., Hirai, D. &  Rice Pat (Feb 2003).  A peer-reviewed presentation  Using Technology as a Peer Coaching Tool to Demonstrate New and Proven Strategies to Enhance Language Acquisition in the Classroom.

Borrego, I. & Hirai, D. (2002).  Educating the English Learner: Using Technology for Professional Development.  Submitted to Kaplan Fall 02.

Hirai, D. & Borrego (2002).  Global Electronic Peer Coaching for English Language Acquisition Teaching Strategies.  We were asked to present our ideas at this Reno Conference by University of Reno, Nevada.  This was a peer reviewed process.

Borrego, I and Hirai, D. (2001).  Bridging the Gaps: Using Technology and Other Grants to Help English Learners Succeed. CUE conference & S.I.T.T.E.  International Conference 3/02. This was a peer reviewed presentation.

3/00-03 Co-Director for a Grant received from the U.C. Office of the President, Dr. Harold Asturias, Oakland, Ca.  Governor’s Professional Development Institutes for Teachers of English Language Learners Grades 4-8. Summer 2003 will be the 3^rd year of the grant .  Primary function is to train teachers to utilize English language development and provide Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English in collaboration with Project OLLE videos for training ($800k in project and stipends for teacher training).

99’  State California Association for Bilingual Education Conference CABE: Parent Workshop: The Use of Multiple Intelligences Thought Processes of Children Grants Research ( A peer reviewed process accepted presentation).

Nylund, David, (2000) Treating Huckleberry Finn – A New Narrative Approach to Teaching Children with ADHD.  (Case study contribution to a book).

Borrego, Irene.  Winter 1997.  Latino Studies Journal. Spanish as the Expression of the Soul, (Publication).

1998 Educational Leadership Research Symposium CSUFresno:  The Application of the Theory  of MI Principles by Special Education Teacher Interns in General and Special Education Learning Environments.  (Peer Reviewed)

Workshops and Conferences:

11/04 2004 Focus: Equity Through Access CDE Conference

                      Sacramento, Ca. Accountability Institute for English Learners

            11/04 Schools Moving Up: Teaching Literacy to ELLS K-6.

                      An online interactive discussion (WestEd).

            3/03   Project Alianza Networking Conference, San Antonio, Texas

                      California State University of Bakersfield Project Alianza
                      Summary

1/03   Project Alianza Videoconference (CSUB) Highlights of overall

                      accomplishments.

            03-06 CSUB/AVC Teacher Ed Program Orientations (Bclad
                       Emphasis

          Elementary requirement information/advising)

9/02   CABE Bakersfield Paraprofessional/Parent Conference
                      Workshop

01-06 CLAD/BCLAD Advisor for CSUB/AV Students

01-05 Presentations in courses Elementary and secondary regarding
          ELD/SDAIE

01-04 Presentations to CSUB and AV Faculty ELDStandards and
           Literacy

01-05 Project Alianza and Project ITEC Professor Contact/Advisor

01-04 Presentations in Courses Elementary and Secondary
           regarding ELD Standards and SDAIE teaching
           methodology/pedagogy

01-05 Presentations to CSUB and AV Faculty ELD Standards and
          Literacy

00-04 Workshop to Local CABE Paraprofessional Conference,
          Bakersfield, Ca.

01/02 Committee member and Co-Director of the EXCEL 3 year
                      grant funded.

00-03 Professor Advisor for a California Reading and Literature
                      Project (CRLP)  grant submitted on behalf of CSUBakersfield
                      for the Kern County Region.

5/98 Dissertation research completed.  The Application of Multiple
                     Intelligences Principles by Special Education Teacher Interns
                     in lassroom Teaching Environments.

1995 California State Department of Education:  Successful at obtaining a Preschool Grant for the Parlier Unified School District community.

 Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships/Awards

            Member of Association for the Advancement of Computing in
           Education (AACE)

Member of Computer Using Educators (CUE)

Member of the American Educational Research Association
           (AERA)

Member of the California Reading Association (CRA)

Member of The International Reading Association (IRA)

Member of the Chronicle of Higher Education

Member of the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)

Member of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)

Member of the California Association for The Education of Young Children

Member of the California Teachers Association

Member of the CSUB Faculty Association

Member of the California School Leadership Academy

2001 School of Education Dean’s Community Service Award recipient at CSUB

1996 – 1998 Member of CABE and Legislative Rep for the  Fresno/Madera Chapter

Fresno Professional – Business Women of the Year Awardee, 94

President of the Fresno-Madera California Association 90,91,93, Bilingual Education and Publisher Chairperson for 3 conferences

Recipient of A Fresno County Hispanic Woman of the Year Award, Fresno League of Mexican American Women, 1991

Staff Development chairperson for the Fresno County Preschool
            Consortium,1991