Cheryl Forbes

Cheryl Forbes earned her B.A. in Spanish from the University of Kansas and her M.A. and Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning from UC San Diego. She was a bilingual classroom and resource teacher in grades 1–6 for twelve years prior to joining the faculty in Education Studies in 1994.

She serves as Director of Teacher Education at UC San Diego, overseeing activities in the preliminary preparation credential programs in Education Studies and collaborating in the oversight of advanced credential programs at UC San Diego Extension. Her teaching responsibilities have included courses in teaching English learners and language arts methods, as well as supervision of Bilingual Authorization candidates in Spanish.

Currently, she teaches courses in bilingual methods for prospective elementary and secondary teachers working toward the Bilingual Authorization. Dr. Forbes serves as a member of the Committee on Accreditation for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

She has also served with the Commission as a member of the Board of Institutional Reviewers and has represented the University of California on both the English Learner Authorizations Advisory Panel and the Bilingual Authorization Panel.

Her research interests focus on language development and identity construction among bilingual children and youth, as well as the preparation of teachers for linguistically and culturally diverse settings.

Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning.

University of California, San Diego, 2008.

Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning.

University of California, San Diego, 1993.

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish (Honors).

University of Kansas, 1976.

California Multiple Subjects Clear Teaching Credential with Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Authorization (Spanish).

Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades 6-8
Kathy Melanese, Luz Chung & Cheryl Forbes
Published by Math Solutions