HEATHER HOMONOFF WOODLEY 370 Rich Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10552 917.816.8715 hhwoodley@gmail.com EDUCATION 2013 The Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY, NY Ph.D., Urban Education Certificate, American Studies Dissertation: But What About the Other Kids? : Linguistic and religious minority youth in a newcomer high school Advisor: Dr. Ofelia García GPA 4.0/4.0 2005 The City College of New York, City University of New York, NY, NY M.S.Ed., Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) GPA 4.0/4.0 2002-2003 Al Akhawayn University, Morocco Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Graduate study and research in Women s Studies and Arabic 2002 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT BA, History (Africa and the Middle East) GPA 3.7/4.0 TEACHING EXPERIENCE August 2013 present August 2008 July 2013 Clinical Assistant Professor New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development Department of Teaching and Learning Multilingual/Multicultural Studies program Teach and develop curriculum for Master s degree students in TESOL, Bilingual Education, and Foreign Language Education including: Culminating Seminar in Multicultural Education, Additional Language Acquisition Theory and Research, and student teaching supervision. Adjunct Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor City College of New York, City University of New York School of Education, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture Bilingual Education and TESOL program Taught and developed curriculum for undergraduate and graduate courses: Methods of TESOL (Grades K-6 and Grades 7-Adult), Multicultural Education, Historical Contexts of Bilingual Education, Teacher Action Research Part I and Part II,
August 2005-June 2008 Summers 2005-2008 August 2003-June 2005 English Teacher Maya Angelou Public Charter School, Washington, DC Taught and developed curriculum for 9 th -12 th grade classes: English I, American Literature, Contemporary World Literature, and electives in Arabic, French, theater, and dance. Fellow Advisor New York City Teaching Fellows and DC Teaching Fellows Taught courses for pre-service teachers in Secondary English, TESOL, Art, and Social Studies focusing on instructional design and delivery and classroom management and culture. Observed Fellows in student-teaching positions in DC and NYC public schools providing structured feedback and support. Literacy and TESOL Teacher Middle School 118, Bronx, NY New York City Department of Education, Region 1 (District 10) Taught classes and developed curriculum for self-contained ESL and general education 7 th and 8 th grade literacy classes, and dance elective. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE January 2011 July 2013 August 2010 January 2011 September 2010 June 2011 CUNY - New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals Principal Investigators: Ofelia García and Kate Menken School-based research and support for SINI (Schools in need of improvement) in the Bronx and Westchester County to meet needs of emergent bilingual students and provide in-class support and professional development for administrators and teachers. Ofelia García, Ph.D. Program in Urban Education The Graduate Center, CUNY Assisted Professor García in academic projects including editing volumes, website creation, and conducting literature reviews. Exploring Language and Best Practices in a Newcomer High School The Graduate Center, CUNY and NYC Department of Education Principal Investigator: Ofelia García Qualitative, classroom-based study of language in education, dual language programming, and best practices for emergent bilinguals.
September 2009 - December 2010 Latinos in New York City High Schools (LAT-NYHS) Research Institute for Study of Languages in Urban Society (RISLUS), The Graduate Center CUNY, and NYC Department of Education Principal Investigator: Ofelia García Qualitative and quantitative study of best practices for Latino students, with a focus on emergent bilinguals, and characteristics of successful high schools. ADDIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE August 2013 Present Field Assistant CUNY - New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals Facilitate professional development sessions for teachers and administrators of emergent bilinguals; create teacher guides and classroom materials focused on using bilingualism as a resources in learning. January 2013 June 2013 Curriculum and Standards Specialist Engage NY, Bilingual Common Core Initiative Created and wrote linguistic demands and sample lessons for the NY State Bilingual Common Core Initiative in companion with the Common Core Standards AWARDS and HONORS 2008 University Fellowship, The Graduate Center, CUNY 2006-8 Helen Hayes Award for Theater in Schools, Washington DC 2003-5 New York City Teaching Fellows, City College of New York, CUNY 2004 Every Child Deserves a New Book, Donors Choose classroom grant, NY 2002-3 Fulbright U.S. Student Grant, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco 2000 Davenport Grant for International Research (Morocco), Wesleyan University PUBLICATIONS García, O. & Woodley, H.H. (in press). Bilingual Education. In M. Bigelow and J. Ennser-Kananen (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Educational Linguistics. New York, NY: Routledge. García, O., Flores, N., & Woodley, H.H. (in press). Latino Emergent Bilingual Youth in High Schools: Transcaring Strategies for Success. Urban Education. Woodley, H.H. (2013). Embody the Dance, Embrace the Body. In M.S. Hanley, G. Noblit, & T. Barone (eds.), Culturally Relevant Arts Education for Social Justice: A way out of no way. New York, NY: Routledge. García, O. & Woodley, H.H. (2012). Bilingual Education. In C. Chapelle (ed.), Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
García, O., Flores, N., & Woodley, H.H. (2012). Transgressing Monolingualism and Bilingual Dualities: Translanguaging Pedagogies. In A. Yiakoumetti (ed.), Harnessing Linguistic Diversity for Better Education. Oxford, UK: Peter Lang Publishing Group. García, O., Flores, N., Woodley, H,H., Chu, H., Kaplan, L. & Dikker, S. (2010). Latinos in New York City High Schools: Interim Report. New York: Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society. Available online: http://latnyhs.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2010/11/22/interim-report/ CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Woodley, H.H. (April, 2013). But What About the Other Kids? : Linguistic and religious minority youth in a newcomer school, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Woodley, H. H.. (March, 2012). Latino Emergent Bilingual Youth in High Schools: Transcaring Strategies for Academic Success. Annual conference of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE), Melville, NY. Flores, N. & Woodley, H.H. (May, 2011). What is working? Successful schools for Latino emergent bilinguals. Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society Forum (RISLUS), CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. Woodley, H.H., (April 2011). Monolingual Policy and Multilingual Reality. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Namnun, R., Delgado, L., Rosado, M., & Woodley, H.H. (April 2011). New Frontiers: Dual Language in High School. New York City Department of Education Dual Language Symposium, Flushing, NY. Chu, H., Dikker, S., & Woodley, H.H. (March, 2011). What is Working: Latinos in New York City High Schools. Immigration and Education Conference, City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY. Woodley, H.H. (February, 2011). Pero Miss, this e school es ingles only : Exploring the spaces for bilingualism in two Bronx high schools. Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Flores, N, Chu, A., Kaplan, L. & Woodley, H.H. (May, 2010). Where are we? Latinos in New York City High Schools. Research Institute for the Study of Languages in Urban Society Forum (RISLUS), CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. Woodley, H. H., Kaplan, L., & Chu, H. (March, 2010). Beating the odds: A look at New York City high schools with high Latino graduation rates. Annual conference of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE), Melville, NY. Alumni Panel (May, 2003). Following a Dream: Research and Exploration by Recent Wesleyan Graduates. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS Eileen Fisher Leadership Institute, The Body and Voice of Raqs Sharqi, Irvington, NY, Summer, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Minds, Free People conference, Radical Professional Development: Fighting Back With Youth, Providence, RI, July 2011. Dancewave, Summer Dance Intensive: Raqs Sharqi, Brooklyn, NY, July, 2011. Bronx BETAC (Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center), Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Teacher Institute, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, November, 2010. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, Sisters Day, Celebrating Female Community with Dance, New York, NY, November, 2010. Free Minds, Free People conference, Dancing Towards Social Justice: Health, Culture and Female Empowerment Through Tribal Belly Dance, Houston, TX, July, 2009. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES Organizer, Free Minds, Free People, national education for liberation conference, 2009-present Student representative, Admissions Committee, Ph.D Program in Urban Education, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 2010-2012 Organizer, Immigration and Education Conference Poetry Event, City College of New York, CUNY, 2010-2011 Participating teacher, Text Alive! Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC, 2005-2008 Organizer, Cooking Up A Future and Year of the Phenomenal Woman, annual fundraisers with Dr. Maya Angelou and students, Maya Angelou Public Charter School, Washington, DC, 2005-2008 Featured Dancer, Moor Hips instructional belly dance DVD, Washington, DC, 2007 Featured Performer, Belly Dancers of Color Association, Washington, DC, 2005-2008 CERTIFICATION New York State Teacher Certification (permanent), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, K-12 LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH French, Arabic, and basic Spanish REFERENCES Provided upon request