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Irene Borrego, Ed.D
Associate Consultant
Dr. Irene Borrego (bilingually English/Spanish fluent), BCLAD Coordinator
at CSU Bakersfield, brings to this team a variety of experiences as a
Preschool -12 bilingual (English/Spanish) teacher/educator,
elementary special day class teacher (all 14 years in high priority
schools), adult ESL teacher, elementary learning director and
principal, administrator and instructional leader (where she participated in
a State of California Coordinated Compliance Review Consortium as a Review
Team Member for 3 years in Fresno County). Dr. Borrego was an administrator
at a Fresno County elementary and intermediate School Both schools were
recently identified as IIUSP schools (no deciles scores are available for those
years). She has been extensively involved in conducting parent education
training (for dual language English/Spanish and School Site Council meetings
where she assisted in educating Spanish dominant parents), in all of her
leadership roles as an educator. Dr. Borrego was instrumental in writing and
managing a grant for the funding of an additional preschool in Fresno County
where she was Director. Her credentials include: a Specialist
Bilingual-Cross Cultural Emphasis credential/Ryan Multiple Subjects,
Learning Handicapped Special Education credential, a Clear
Administrative Services credential, a Masters degree in Bilingual
Education and a Educational Doctorate in Educational Leadership.
At CSU Bakersfield, Dr. Borrego is Associate Professor and teaches courses
in the Teacher Education program including coursed specific to literacy and
English Learner methodology and the BCLAD, Teaching of Reading in the Bilingual
Setting. She holds the title of BCLAD Coordinator for the Multiple
Subjects Emphasis Credential Program. Half of her responsibilities are field
based where she supervises student teachers and collaborates with
superintendents, principals, and master teachers in a variety of school
settings and responsibilities regarding supervision of CSUB student teachers,
(K-12) dual language, immersion classes and special education classes. She is
also involved with Dr. Hirai in researching “Academic Language”
instructional strategies which impact student achievement.
Education
 | Ed. D. University of California
Davis / California State University Fresno Joint Doctoral Program, 1998 |
| M.A. California State
University, Fresno 1990 |
| B.A. California State
University, Fresno 1978 |
Credentials
| Learning Handicapped Services
Credential/Mild Moderate 1998 |
| Administrative Services
Credential 1989 |
| Specialist, Bilingual Cross
Cultural (Spanish) 1979 |
| Ryan Multiple Subjects,
Cross-Cultural Emphasis 1979 |
Professional
Experience
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1/02 BCLAD exit exam
coordinator/ facilitator /advisor /scorer |
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9/01 Assistant Professor and
CLAD/BCLAD Coordinator for Multiple Subjects Elementary Emphasis and Secondary
CLAD emphasis credentials. |
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10/00 Faculty Advisor for a CSUB
California Literature Reading Project Grant. |
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3/00 Co-Director for a ELDPI
Grant (Teacher Training). |
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1/00 California Literature
Project Teacher Leader Gr. 4—8 |
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9/99 Assistant Professor
Multilingual / International Education CSUB |
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1/99 – 8/9 SDC Bilingual Teacher
Fresno Unified Schools |
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6/90 – 7/97 Vice Principal /
Learning Director Parlier Unified District |
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2/97 – 4/97 Interim Principal Gr.
4,5,6 Parlier Unified School District |
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3/93 – 6/93 Interim Principal Gr.
K-3 Parlier Unified School District |
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10/86 – 6/90 Resource Teacher K-6
Sanger Unified School District |
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9/87 – 9/88 Adult School ESL
Coordinator, Sanger Unified |
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4/88 Summer School Principal,
Sanger Unified Schools |
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9/79 – 8/86 Bilingual Teacher Gr.
1,4,5,6 Fresno Unified Schools |
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6/75 Preschool Substitute and
Teacher Fresno Unified Schools |
Courses / Workshops
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EDEL
413 Classroom Learning Theories and Management |
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EDEL
428 Teaching Reading in the Bilingual Setting, CSUB, Fall 99-present |
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EDEL 476 Introduction to Language
Acquisition and Development, CSUB, 99 |
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EDSP 502 Field Experience I:
Observation and Participation, CSUB,99-present |
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EDEL 440 Student Teaching
Elementary Education Student Teacher Supervisor |
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EDEL 441 Student Teaching
Seminar, CSUB 99-present |
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EDSP 625 Field Experience Special
Education Teaching Supervisor, Mild Moderate, CSUB, Fall 99-present |
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EDSP 635 Field Experience Special
Education Teaching Supervisor, Moderate Severe, CSUB, 99 to present |
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SPED 215 Curriculum and
Instruction Fall 1997-present |
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Workshops for Dr. Bernice Stone/
SpEd CSUFresno (6 hrs) |
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Workshops for Dr. Dana Caseau/ SpEd
CSUFresno (8 hrs) |
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Workshops for Parents: Spanish
Balderas Elementary School Fresno (6 hrs) |
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Workshops for Parents: Spanish St.
Anthony claret Church (6 hrs) |
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1991 -1999 Workshops for State
California Association for Bilingual Education |
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Annual Conferences and local Fresno
Area and Bakersfield Area Conferences |
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1990 State Area IV English Language
Arts conference Board Committee Member |
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1986 –1996 Pellon Story Process and
Integrating the Language Arts |
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Workshops presented in Sanger
Unified, Fresno Unified, Selma Unified, Madera County Schools and CSU Fresno
Mini-Corp classes |
Current Professional
Activities
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Multiple Intelligences
teaching Strategist Teacher and Parent Workshops (Spanish and English)
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CSU Bakersfield Professor
duties include supervision of student teachers in Special Education classes,
English immersion classes and dual immersion classes in the Kern County Area.
My love for children and continuing Spanish literacy has prompted me to
volunteer in two elementary schools where I read and provide students with
literature activities in the Spanish language.
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Publications
| Borrego, I. & Hirai, D. “Classes
on Camera”. The Journal of Communication & Education. June 2003. |
| Hirai, D. & Borrego, I. “Online
Language Learner Educators (OLLE). ED. Media |
| World Conference on Educational
Multimedia, Hypermedia Communications (AACE), June 2003. |
| Borrego, I. & Hirai, D. (2002).
Educating the English Learner: Using Technology for Professional
Development. Submitted to Kaplan Fall 02. |
| Hirai, D. & Borrego (2002).
Global Electronic Peer Coaching for English Language Acquisition Teaching
Strategies. We were asked to present our ideas at this Reno Conference by
University of Reno, Nevada. This was a peer reviewed process. |
| Borrego, I and Hirai, D.
(2001). Bridging the Gaps: Using Technology and Other Grants to Help
English Learners Succeed. CUE conference & S.I.T.T.E. International
Conference 3/02. These were peer reviewed publication/presentations. |
| Nylund, David, (2000) Treating Huckleberry Finn –
A New Narrative Approach to Teaching Children with ADHD. (Case study
contribution). |
| Borrego, Irene. Winter 1997. Latino Studies
Journal. Spanish as the Expression of the Soul. |
| 1998 Educational Leadership Research Symposium
CSUFresno: The Application of the Theory of MI Principles by Special
Education Teacher Interns in General and Special Education Learning
Environments. |
Presentations and
Workshops
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9/02
CABE Bakersfield Paraprofessional/Parent Conference Workshop |
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01-02
CLAD/BCLAD Advisor for CSUB/AV Students |
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01-02
Presentations in courses Elementary and secondary regarding ELD/SDAIE |
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01-02
Presentations to CSUB and AV Faculty ELDStandards and Literacy |
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01-02
Project Alianza and Project ITEC Professor Contact/Advisor |
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00-01
Presentations in Courses Elementary and
Secondary regarding ELD/SDAIE |
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00-01
Presentations to CSUB and AV Faculty ELD
Standards and Literacy |
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00-01
Workshop to Local CABE Paraprofessional Conference, Bakersfield, Ca. |
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01/02
Committee member and Co-Director of the EXCEL 3 year grant funded. |
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3/00-present Committee Co-Director for a Grant
received from the U.C. Office of the President, Dr. Harold Asturias, Oakland,
Ca. Governor’s Professional Development Institutes for Teachers of English
Language Learners Grades 4-8. |
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Summer 2002 will be the 3rd year of
the grant . Primary function is to train teachers to utilize English language
development and provide Specially Designed Academic |
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Instruction in English. (280 count gr.4-12
participants total this 3rd year). |
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1999
State California Association for Bilingual Education Conference: Parent
Workshop: The Use of Multiple Intelligences Thought Processes of Children |
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Grants and Research. There is a peer reviewed process for acceptance to
this conference. |
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10/00 Professor Advisor for a California
Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) grant submitted on behalf of
CSUBakersfield for the Kern County Region |
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Dissertation research completed 5/1998. The
Application of Multiple Intelligences Principles by Special Education Teacher
Interns in Classroom Teaching Environments |
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1995 California State Department of Education:
Successful at obtaining a Preschool Grant for the Parlier Unified School
District community. |
Current Professional and
Academic Association Memberships/Awards
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Member
of Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
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Member of Computer Using Educators |
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Member of the American Educational Research
Association |
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Member of the National Reading Association |
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Member of The International Reading Association |
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Member of the Chronicle of Higher Education |
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Member of the California Association for
Bilingual Education |
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Member of the California Association for The
Education of Young Children |
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Member of the California Teachers Association |
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Member of the CSUB Faculty Association |
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Member of the California School Leadership
Academy |
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1996 – 1998 Member of CABE and Legislative Rep
for the Fresno/Madera Chapter |
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Fresno Professional – Business Women of the Year
Awardee, 94 |
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President of the Fresno-Madera California
Association 90,91,93, Bilingual Education and Publisher Chairperson for 3
conferences |
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Recipient of A Fresno County Hispanic Woman of
the Year Award, Fresno League of Mexican American Women, 1991 |
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Staff Development chairperson for the Fresno
County Preschool Consortium,1991 |
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