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Dr. Kramer Santamaria, Presenter

2023 Virtual Symposium on Emergent
Multilingual Learners in Early Childhood.

Mid-State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network feb 2024 flyer

Epilogue by Dr. Claudia Kramer Santamaria

Gentrification and Bilingual Education – by Deborah K. Palmer and Suzanne Garcia-Mateus

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Focus / Services

Programming/presentation and speaking engagements offered in English and/or Spanish

Dual Language Development

Initial, ongoing and post analysis of dual language programs with fidelity to nationally-recognized core concepts and elements of teaching and learning in two languages

System Administration

Dynamic and determined leadership in education administration; active in early development of programs/systems in dual language and early childhood education

Professional Development

Engaging and potent training: team building, goal setting, engagement, dual language/bilingual education

Family, Community and Staff Engagement

Compelling family, business and community engagement employing successful research-based strategies with fidelity to national models and Title I requirements

About

Immigrant, Teacher, Leader, Advocate, Speaker, Learner

Bio

Dr. Claudia Kramer Santamaria is a native of Uruguay, South America and immigrated to Queens, NY at the age of 5. More ...

Career/Honors/Education

Ph.D. with over 30 years of background in education, advocacy and engagement as a principal, administrator, trainer, organizer and teacher. See resume …

Vision

“Having learned lessons of social justice and the marginality of families of color, I am dedicated to leadership and service for improving societal, economic and education prospects. For families, communities and business, education is the key to a better life.”

Dissertation

Family Voices in Two-Way Dual Language

Texas State University

2020

Bilingual Education
A thorough literature review of the history, models, effectiveness and policies associated with bilingual education in the United States and Texas.

Family Engagement
Literature of the history of families and schools, the roles parents played through the span of public education, the engagement of families in U.S. schools and how families shaped bilingual education.

Family Voices
Capture of the voices of 10 family members, specifically mothers, whose elementary-age children participated in the Two-Way Dual Language program in a large Central Texas school district.

Ethics of Care
Theories included those of Vygotsky (1978), Noddings (1995), and Epstein (2005) framing the idea that children’s learning acquisition is supported by ethics of care and nestled within a communal landscape.

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