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Nora Turriago

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Nora Turriago

Nora Turriago is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego. She has worked as an English Language Learner (ELL) teacher in a variety of settings, including a bilingual elementary school in Spain, a study abroad program for Japanese high school students, and, most recently, at a public elementary school in Massachusetts.

Nora is a graduate of Smith College, where she studied history and government. She earned her Master’s degree in Bilingual, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Multicultural Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She also holds a Massachusetts Teaching License with an endorsement in ESL. Nora is interested in promoting educational equity for English Learners, with a specific focus on policy and program implementation.

Curriculum Vita

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Gautsch, L., Hopkins, M., & Turriago, N. (2022). Conceptualizing leadership practices that advance equity for multilingual learners: Findings from a systematic literature review. University Council for Education Administration, Seattle, WA.

Hopkins, M., Turriago, N., Weddle, H., Rodriguez, M., & Salas, V. (2022). Leading for EL equity: Research findings and practices in action. Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Spring EL Collaborative, Atlanta, GA.

Gautsch, L. & Turriago, N. (2022). How have educational leaders advanced equity-minded change for multilingual learners? State Leadership for Multilingual Learner Equity Meeting. Virtual presentation.

Turriago, N. (2021). CSforEL: How high schools promote English Learners access to Computer Science. Competitive Edge Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Turriago, N. (2020). Taking another LOOK: Analyzing discourses of bilingual education in Massachusetts as revealed in the LOOK Act press releases. Graduate North America Systemic Functional Linguistics Association Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI.

Turriago, N. (2019). Supporting English learners in rural school districts: A professional development curriculum for inclusivity. Literacy, Language, and Culture Graduate Conference, Amherst, MA.

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