Elvira Armas

Dr. Elvira Armas

4 presentations
United States Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University

Biography

Dr. Elvira G. Armas is the Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) and Affiliated Faculty in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University, where she leads and supports CEEL’s P-21 local and national collaborative engagement initiatives. Throughout her career, she has served as a bilingual classroom teacher, mentor, district advisor, staff developer, grant writer, and curriculum materials developer. She has prepared and partnered with pre-service, intern, and in-service educators in the areas of leadership, curriculum, integrated standards-based instruction, assessment, and family/community engagement in culturally and linguistically diverse settings. Dr. Armas is the co-author of several articles, policy briefs, and book chapters based on her research related to teacher preparation, teaching and learning in bilingual settings, parent/community engagement, and assessment. She has also co-developed and served as project consultant for the K-12 curriculum “Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Students”, published by Californians Together. Dr. Armas holds a Teaching Credential, with Bilingual Authorization in Spanish as well as an administrative credential. She earned an Ed.D. from the University of Southern California with an emphasis in Language, Literacy, and Learning.

Publications by Year
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S375: Dynamic Formative Assessment Processes for Multilingual Learner Teaching and Learning: Using a Look-Fors Tool
Gisela O'Brien CEEL
Veronica Torres McLane Center for Equity for English Learners | Loyola Marymount University
Elvira Armas Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference
S506: Exploring Perspectives of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Adolescent English Learners to Reimagine Equitable Systems
Elvira Armas Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University
Linda Kaminski Center for Equity for English Learners
Magaly Lavadenz Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference
S506: Exploring Perspectives of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Adolescent English Learners to Reimagine Equitable Systems
Elvira Armas Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University
Linda Kaminski Center for Equity for English Learners
Magaly Lavadenz Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference
S506: Exploring Perspectives of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Adolescent English Learners to Reimagine Equitable Systems
Elvira Armas Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education, Loyola Marymount University
Linda Kaminski Center for Equity for English Learners
Magaly Lavadenz Center for Equity for English Learners, School of Education
NABE 2024 53rd Annual Conference