VITA A.Y. “Fred” Ramirez. Ph.D. Associate Professor Biola University School of Education 13800 Biola Avenue La Mirada, CA 90639 562-903-4843 x. 3002 [email protected] EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University-Bloomington. May, 1999 Major: Curriculum and Instruction. Minor: Policy Studies. Dissertation Title: Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Parents and Parental Involvement in High School Masters of Arts, Loyola Marymount University. December 1995 Field of Study: Secondary Education. Bachelor of Arts, San Diego State University. June 1990 Field of Study: Social Science. Associate of Arts, Santa Barbara City College. January 1986 Field of Study: General Sciences Research Interests Parent/Community Involvement in Schools Multicultural Education Ethnic Minorities and Teaching

Social Justice Theory Teacher Education Distance Education

Peer Reviewed Publications 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (accepted, Spring 2010) Why teach? Ethnic college students and their perceptions of the teaching profession. Multicultural Education Journal. 2) Ramirez, A.Y. , Stymeist, M. (Spring, 2010). Bible living or Biblical theory: What are Christian schools providing for families with children with special needs? The International Community of Christians in Teacher Education Journal. 3) Ramirez, A.Y. & Soto-Hinman, I. (2009). A Place for All Families Building bridges and abandoning misconceptions is key to raising family involvement in schools. In Marge Sherer (Ed.) EBook Challenging the whole child: reflections on best practices in learning, teaching, and leadership. 4) Ramirez, A.Y. (Summer, 2008). Ethnic minorities and teaching: An examination on the low numbers in the teaching profession. Multicultural Education Journal pp. 19-24.

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Ramirez, A.Y. & Soto-Hinman, I. (2009). A Place for All Families Building bridges and abandoning misconceptions is key to raising family involvement in schools. Educational Leadership 66, (7). pp. 79-82. Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Immigrant families and schools: The need for a better relationship. In Turner-Vorbeck, Marsh (Ed.) Other kinds of families: Diversity in schools and culture. Teachers College Press. Ramirez, A.Y. (2007). Schools and Latino parent/family involvement: A case of miscommunication, stereotypes, and inaction. In Lourdes (Ed.) The Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S. Westport, CT., Greenwood Press Ramirez, A.Y. (2005). Esperanza’s lessons: Learning about education through the eyes of the innocent. Multicultural Education Journal (13), 2. pp. 47-51. Ramirez, A.Y. (2004). Passport to Success: An examination of a parent involvement program. The School-Community Journal (14), 2. pp. 131-152. Junn, E., Kottler, E., Coffman, J., Oliver, P., Ramirez, A.Y. (2004). Approaching faculty development from the grassroots: Establishment of an innovative, formal untenured faculty organization. To Improve the Academy Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Dismay and Disappointment. Parental Involvement for Immigrant Parents. Urban Review (35) n2 p93-110. Ramirez, A.Y. (2003) Ethnic family communications: The triumphs and tragedies of school-home communication with African-American and Latino families. In Diana I. Rios (Ed.) Brown and Black Communication. Greenwood Publishing: Connecticut, Storrs. Storrs, CT 06269 Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Hidden curriculum or simple mistake? How parents are portrayed in educational journals. School-Community Journal (12), 2. pp. 51-62. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). A little change does me good: Incorporating Webenhanced technology within multicultural education. The Multicultural Education Journal (10), 2. pp.38-40. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). UNESCO’s Learning the Treasure Within and parental involvement: An examination of policy and policy formation. International Education (31), 2. pp. 33-43. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Follow-up study: Students attitudes toward parents and parental involvement. The School-Community Journal (12), 1. pp. 29-51. Green, T. & Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Tech talk for social studies teachersVietnam. The Social Studies Journal (93), 2. pp. 92-93. Green, T & Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Tech talk for social studies teachersTerrorism. The Social Studies Journal (93), 1. pp. 44-45. Ramirez, A.Y. Autry, M. & Morton, M.L. (2001). Sociopedagogy: A move beyond multiculturalism to stronger community. In F. Schultz (Ed.) Annual Editions: Multicultural Education 01/02. Guilford, Conn: McGraw-Hill. Reproduced article. Pp. 63-69. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Parent involvement is like apple pie. The High School Journal (85), 1. pp.1-9. Cox-Petersen, A. & Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). An investigation and comparison of student docents and adult docents related to guided school tours of a historical text-based exhibit. The School-Community Journal (11), 2. pp. 65-73.

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Green, T., & Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Political viability and context Analysis: Choosing and initiating successful program evaluation projects. Journal of Thought(36), 3. Pp.45-53. Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2001). Assisting a network of schools: How one religious community keeps their schools focused on their mission. Momentum(32), 4. pp. 47-50. Ramirez, A. Y. (2001). Review on Davis, B.G. Tools for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers for the Online Journal for California State University. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Technology and Parental Involvement: A detriment or a solution? The Clearing House. Fall, 2000. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Parents as our allies: Creating parent partnerships. The Journal of Adventist Education(63), 4. pp. 23-29. Ramirez, A. Y. (2000). Invited Book Review on Hurtado, S., Milem, J., ClaytonPedersen, A., & Allen, (1999). Enacting diverse learning environments: Improving the climate for racial/ethnic diversity in higher education. ERIC-HE Publishing. Volume 26, Number 8. Submitted in the Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews http://www.ed.asu.edu/edrev/concact.html Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). A Secondary School: Teachers’ and their view on parents. American Secondary Education(28), 4. pp.27-32. Ramirez, A.Y., Autry, M., Morton, M.L., (2000). Different backgrounds, same results: Teacher educators teaching a pre-service culture course. The Multicultural Journal(7), 4. pp. 2-9. Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Survey on Teachers’ and Parents within rural secondary schools. The School Community Journal (9), 2. p. 21-39.

Article Submissions/in Process 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (in process). Asian afterschool programs: Why families attend. 2) Ramirez, A.Y. (in process). A Catholic dilemma: Teaching social justice while accepting diversity. 3) Ramirez, A.Y. (submitted, Spring 2010). A humbling cycle: A father is educated through his son. Vitae Scholasticae Edited Journals 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (Submitted, May 2010). Special issue on English Language Learners. The Multicultural Education Journal 2) Ramirez, A.Y. (Ed. 2005). Special issue on parent involvement and multicultural education. Multicultural Education Journal (13), 2. pp. 47-51. 3) Ramirez, A.Y. , Green, T., & Brown, A. (Ed. 2002). Technology and multiculturalism: A special issue. The Multicultural Journal (10), 2. Book Proposal Submitted 1) Ramirez, A.Y. & Soto-Hinman, I (proposal submitted, Feb. 2010). SchoolHome Communication. Corwin Press

Book Reviews 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Using Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in my classes. Multicultural Education Journal (10), 4. pp. 52-53. Teaching Experience Fall 2008-Present Associate Professor, Biola University. School of Education. Duties include teaching online MA course on Families and Schools, Culture and Research, Action Research, MA Thesis course, Student teaching seminar, Supervisor. TPA Assessor for Task 1, 2, 3, 4. Fall 1998-2008 Associate Professor, California State University-Fullerton. Department of Secondary Education. Duties included chairing and teaching the multicultural course EDSC 340, Coordinating the Santa Ana and Placentia-Yorba Linda Professional Development District (EDSC 440F/S), teaching a introduction to teaching course EDSC 310, and teaching EDSC 522 Master level course on School-Community partnerships, and other department/university duties. Fall/Spring, 1999 Substitute Teacher, Cypress, Garden Grove School Districts (K6), and Long Beach Unified School District (K-12). Responsibilities include teaching students, and other teacher duties. Fall 95-Sp 98 Associate Instructor, Office of Curriculum and Instruction. Indiana University. Responsibilities include teaching seminar course on Special Education to pre-service elementary students, supervising student teachers, and teaching multicultural education. Fall 97-Sp 98 Adjunct Instructor, Oakland City University-Bedford. Responsibilities include teaching the Sociology and Culture and Human behavior courses. Students also completed qualitative studies on school and societal activities. Fall 95-Sp 98 Substitute Teacher, Monroe County Community School Corp., Richland Bean Blossom School Corporation. Elementary and Secondary. Fall 94-Sp 95 Secondary School Instructor, Los Angeles Polytechnic High School Los Angeles Unified School District. Regular and Sheltered US History, Cultural Awareness. Fall 92-Sp 94 Secondary School Instructor, Bishop Garcia Diego High School Los Angeles Archdiocese Catholic Schools. English, Social Studies, Religion, Language Arts. Spring 1991 Substitute Teacher, Long Beach Unified School District. Elementary. 1988-1990 High School Baseball/Wrestling Coach, Francis Parker School, San Diego, California

Presentations Before Professional Audiences 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010). Secondary teaching strategies. Forum National Des Enseinants Sur Les Methodes D’Enseignement. Gitega, Burundi 2) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010). Strategies for teaching content in French. Forum National Des Enseinants Sur Les Methodes D’Enseignement. Gitega, Burundi 3) Ramirez, A.Y. (2010). A humbling cycle: How a father is educated through his son. International Journal of Arts and Sciences' conference. Toronto, Canada 4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2009). Creating partners with parents and families. Association of Christian Schools International Conference. Anaheim, CA. 5) Ramirez, A.Y. (2009). Social Studies can be fun! Association of Christian Schools International Conference. Anaheim, CA. 6) Ramirez, A.Y. (February, 2009). Education panel contributor. Biola University Academic Writing Conference. Biola University. 7) Ramirez, A.Y. (February, 2009). Searching for Truth: Investigations of a Christian school. Invited paper to present at Joni and Friends Conference, Pasadena, Ca. 8) Ramirez, A.Y. (January, 2009). What is “race?” A critical examination from preservice teachers. Paper presented at the annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. 9) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). A Family Involvement Masters course for educators: What teachers have researched and use to increase school-home relations. Title I State Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 10) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Scripture or Secular: The testament of one family’s experience 11) in a Christian school. National Association of Christians in Special Educators. Azusa Pacific University. 12) Ramirez, A.Y. (2007). Major League Heroes: Baseball clinic for families with children with disabilities. Orange county Department of Special Education. Anaheim, CA.   13) Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). Esperanza’s Lessons: Learning about Education through the Eyes of the Innocent. International Network (INET) of Scholars on School, Family, and Community Partnerships. San Francisco, California  14) Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). PASSport to Success: An Examination of a Parent Education Program. American Educators Research Association. San Francisco, California. 15) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2003). “The growing digital divide among immigrant-urban Latino families.” American Educators Research Association. Chicago, Illinois. 16) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2003). “The hidden curriculum in parochial schools: Lay vs. religious faculty.” American Educators Research Association. Chicago, Illinois.

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Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). “Social justice, equity and 2042: Individual and programmatic responses to increasing state and national control over teacher education in California.” Annual California Council on Teacher Education. San Diego, CA. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). “Family involvement on your campus: What it takes to make it work.” Orange County Department of Human Services Conference, Irvine, CA. Junn, E., Young, P., Ramirez, A.Y., Munoz, J., & Jasis, R. (2002). Presentation accepted for the Keeping our Faculties Conference at the University of Minnesota. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Presented “Moving beyond the rhetoric: How parents are portrayed within academic circles” to the International Roundtable on School, Family and Community Partnerships for their 2002 annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramirez, A.Y. & Bauerle, K. (2002). Presented “Every parent learns, every child succeeds: Innovative ideas for family involvement at the high school level within the Anaheim Union High School District” to the International Roundtable on School, Family and Community Partnerships for their 2002 annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2002). Presented “Issues with evaluating parochial schools” to the American Educators Research Association for the 2002 annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “Urban Parents Attitudes Towards School: A Case-Study Interview Project for Preservice Teachers in a Secondary Multicultural Course” paper presented to the Ethnography in Education: Researching How Education Makes a Difference for Today’s Students Conference at California State University, Los Angeles. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Presented on “Hidden curriculum or simple mistake? How parents are portrayed in educational journals” to the American Educators Research Association for the 2001 annual conference in Seattle, Washington. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Presented on “Religious education: Creating a positive school community” to the American Educators Research Association for the 2001 annual conference in Seattle, Washington. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “Parent involvement for the 21st century” paper presented to the Leadership Conference 2001 held at California State University, Fullerton March 26. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “UNESCO Report on Schools: A look at international policy and parental involvement.” Paper presented at the The International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement conference in Toronto, Canada. Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). “Immigration and the effects on parental involvement.” Paper presented at the The International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement conference in Toronto, Canada.

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Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). “Developing a sense of self through using WebCT and Blackboard: Non- traditional multicultural education and the elementary and secondary pre-service teacher” to the California Council on the Education of Teachers annual conference in San Diego, CA. Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented Parent/Community-School Research to the National Latino/a Education Research Project at the University of California at Los Angeles. May 19, 2000 Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented information on Family Involvement and Service Learning California Campus Consortium at The University of Southern California on at the University of Southern California. Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings on “Pre-service Education Students and Parental Involvement in Urban Schools” sent to the Multilingual and Cultural Diversity Education Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings for the 10th International Roundtable on School, Family, and Community Partnerships on the study of “Parental Involvement in High Schools” in New Orleans, Louisiana. April 24, 2000. Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings for the American Educators Research Association on “A Study of Student Learning and Teacher Preparation related to a Text-Based Exhibit featuring George Washington and the American Republic” in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Presented findings for the American Educators Research Association on “Teachers’ attitudes toward parents and parental involvement” in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Presented findings on “Parents and Schools” at the Second Annual Families and Schools Conference in Tucson, Arizona. Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Presented findings on "Voices from within: Teacher's attitude toward parents in high school" at the annual Association for Teacher Educators conference in Chicago, Illinois. Ramirez, A.Y. (1998). Presented paper on "Sociopedagogy: A more inclusive way to teach Multicultural Education" at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum conference in Orlando, Florida. Ramirez, A.Y. (1998). Presented work in progress on "Preparing teachers to survive and flourish in a dysfunctional society" at the annual conference on Journal of Curriculum Theorizing in Bloomington, Indiana. Ramirez, A.Y. (1998). Presented research to the special session on "Title I: Policy implementation on parental involvement in high school" at the annual American Educators Researcher Association conference. Ramirez, A.Y. (1997). Presented work in progress on "The misrepresentation of people through traditional pluralistic or multicultural teaching" at the annual Journal of Curriculum Theorizing Conference. Bloomington, Indiana. Ramirez, A.Y. (1996). Presented quantitative research on "Teacher's attitudes towards parents and parental involvement" at annual American Educators Research Association conference. Chicago, Illinois.

Professional Consultations 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). National Education Service. Evaluation on a parent education program entitled, Passport to Success. 2) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Workshop on Passport to Success for the La Mirada School District. 3) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (2001). Assessment on the Tiniest Giants Exhibit for the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. 4) Ramirez, A.Y. Invited Speaker (2001) for the Whittier City School District on Multicultural Education. 5) Ramirez, A.Y. Proposal being evaluated (2000) for the Santa Ana Unified School District on Parental Involvement. 6) Ramirez, A.Y. & Green, T. (1999). Evaluator Coordinator and Evaluator (1999) for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. Assessment of the Sisters of St. Joseph NETWORK covering 20 schools from San Diego to Humboldt County, California. 7) Cox-Peterson, A. & Ramirez, A.Y. External Researcher (1999) for The Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Assessment on learning outcomes related to The Great Experiment: George Washington and the American Republic. 8) Ramirez, A.Y. Invited Speaker (1998) for the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History. Spoke on issues related to build better communication with neighboring communities. Grants 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2009). Dr. Scholl Foundation $35,000. Applied 2) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Missions and Goals Initiative $25,000.00. Applied 3) Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). Missions and Goals Initiative $20,000.00. Funded. Title: Ethnic minority students and their feelings on teaching as a career. 4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Fulbright Committee for Thailand. Summer, 2002. Funded 5) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Summer Technology Grant. 6) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Untenured Grant. Not funded 7) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Jr./Sr. Grant. $4,273.00. Not funded. 8) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Urban youth development for higher education and teaching. Grant submitted to the Milagro Foundation for $20,500.00. Not funded. 9) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). PT3 Grant cancelled program. 10) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Southern California Public Policy Grant. Title: Parental involvement policy nationally and internationally. Amount: $3,500.00. Not funded. 11) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Association of International Education Administrators. Title: Parental involvement policy nationally and internationally. Amount: $3,780.00. Not funded. 12) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Junior/Senior Grant. Title: Rural parents v.s. Urban parents: Is there a difference on what these parents desire from their children’s schools?. Amount: $3,500.00. Not funded.

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Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Untenured Faculty Grant. Title: Student’s attitudes toward parents and parents involvement. Fall, 1999. Amount: 3 WTU’s and $900.00.

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATION TO PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES 1) Ramirez, A.Y. (2008). Invited to speak to AVID students for the Norwalk-La Mirada School District. 2) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Invited to be interviewed for a video production for 3) Brigham Young University for their ESL/Bilingual Endorsement courses. I was invited to discuss family, school, and community partnerships within diverse communities. 4) Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). “You can do more.” Exciting strategies for parental involvement in K-12 schools. Human Services Conference, Hilton Hotel, Costa Mesa, CA. 5) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Evaluation overview of The Tiniest Giants exhibit to the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. 6) Ramirez, A.Y. (2001). Invited speaker to the Student Leadership Institute on Exploring Ethnicity at California State University, Fullerton. 7) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Invited to speak at the California Campus Consortium at The University of Southern California on Family Involvement and Service Learning. 8) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Invited to present findings on parents and schools to the administrators of Monroe County Community School Corporation, Bloomington, Indiana. 9) Ramirez, A.Y. (2000). Invited to assist Dr. Victoria Costa at the annual Center for Collaboration for Children at CSU, Fullerton. 10) Ramirez, A.Y. (1999). Invited to speak to tutors at CSU, Fullerton from The Precollegiate Assistance for Student Success on the issue of adolescents. Professional Affiliations: American Educational Research Association (1996-present) Division B: Curriculum Studies Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education Family, School, Community Partnerships Special Interest Group Association of Supervision and Curriculum Developers (1996-present) Association for Teacher Educators (2000-present) California Council on the Education of Teachers (2000-present) CSUF, Delegate International Network of Scholars (2000-present) International Society for Technology in Education (2002) Elected Member for Minority Leadership Bureau Phi Delta Kappa (1996-present)

University, Community, and Professional Service University Service Haiti Initiative (2010-Present) WiFi Task Force (2010-Present) Biola Magazine (2009-Present) School of Education Dissertation Reading Project (2010-Present) Burundi Project (2008-present) Graduate Committee (2008-present) Teacher Education Committee Created online Families and Schools MA course. Created online Action Research MA course. National Education Service American Educational Research Association-Scholars of Color Mentor (2009) Advisory Board Member for Middle School Mathematics, 2003. Executive board for the School-Community Special Interest Group. 2002. Nominated and elected. Invited Reviewer Ramirez, A.Y. (2006). Invited reviewer on “Comprehensive Multicultural Education Theory and Practice, Sixth Edition.” Allyn and Bacon. Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Review on “The essentials of teaching in secondary classrooms. Merrill-Prentice Hall. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Review on “Constructing multicultural education in the diverse society” for Allen and Bacon, Pub. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Review on “Middle school mathematics: A survival guide to improved instruction” for The Regency Group. Ramirez, A.Y. (2002). Review on “Focus on the future: Preparing to be Multicultural educators, multicultural citizens” for Allyn and Bacon. Mentor, Currently mentoring four graduate students interested in family involvement for their research projects. 2001-2002 Proposal Reviewer for American Educational Research Association Family and Schools Special Interest Group for AERA annual conference,(2000-present). Editorial Board Member The School-Community Journal (1999-present) Editorial Review Invited reviewer for the Urban Review Journal (2000-present)

International Service Burundi Education Project Elected Member, Minority Leadership Bureau for the International Society for Technology and Education, 2002 Invited Reviewer Ramirez, A.Y. (2003). Review on “International perspectives on education” for Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. Community Service Chino Valley Unified School District, Re-districting Committee. 2006-2007. Chair, School Site Council, Litel Elementary School, 2005-present Speaker, Chino Hills Christian School, 2002-2003 Volunteer, Chino Hills Christian School, 2002-2003 Chino Hills Youth Sports Coach-soccer, baseball, 2001-present Invited member of focus group for the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 2002. Invited member of focus group for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, 2002. Volunteer Chino Hills Advisory and Mentoring Program (CHAMP) for firstoffender teenagers in Chino Hills, CA. 2000-present Awards Awarded Intramural research grant for 2009-2010 Awarded Bible Integration Summer Institute grant for 2009. Awarded Spiritual Formations grant for 2008-2009. Honored as one of 10 CSUF members who have made positive contributions to the university as part of the 50th anniversary, 2007 Recipient Outstanding Scholarly Research and Creative Activity Award, 2007 Honored as Volunteer of the Month from the City of Chino Hills, 2003 Recipient of Fulbright Scholar Award, 2003-3004 Nominated from President Milton Gordon, CSUF for the “Young U.S. Hispanic Leaders” program for the Spanish Embassy, 2002. Recipient of the Jewel Plummer-Cobb Award for Diversity in Teaching, 2001 Recipient Outstanding Scholarly Research and Creative Activity Award, 2001 CSUF Carnegie Scholar, 2000. Untenured Faculty Grant, Spring 2000. Technology fellowship CSUF, Summer 1999, 2001 Indiana University School of Education Minority Fellowship 1995-1996 “Who’s Who of American Teachers” 1994