Courses Taught

• TED 403 Elementary Reading/Language Arts I
• TED 404 Elementary Reading/Language Arts II
• TED 400 Seminar: Introduction to Education

Degrees

• Ed. D. University of California, Los Angeles
• M.Ed. University of California, Los Angeles
• B.A. University of California, Los Angeles

Research Projects, Grants & Interests

• Site Director and Principal Investigator California History-Social Science Project
• Leadership Team for Teaching American History Grant with Compton Unified School District
• Campus Representative for the CSU Center for the Advancement of Reading
• My research interests include reading comprehension strategies and English Learners, the professional development of teachers, and the teaching of elementary social studies.

Publications \ Presentations

•   Porter, P., Hutchens, D., Hutton, L., and Rickett, E. California history social science course models, grade 2 standard 1: Exploring family roots. California Department of Education, Sacramento, CA. 1999.
• Geiselman, R.E., Fisher, R. P., Firstenberg, I., Hutton, L. A., Sullivan, S. J., Avetisssian, I.V. & Prosk, A.L. Enhancement of eyewitness memory: An empirical evaluation of the cognitive interview. Journal of Police Science and Administration, 1984, 12, 74-80.
• “Across the Great Divide: Collaboration between Teachers and University Faculty”, California Council for the Social Studies, Burbank, California, March 6, 2004.
• “Infusing Multicultural Perspectives Into Standards Based Lessons”, National Council for the Social Studies, Chicago, Illinois, November 15, 2003.
• “Exploring Family Roots”, 12th Annual Showcase Conference, California State University, Dominguez Hills, October 4, 2003.
• “Beyond Heroes and Holidays: Integrating Multicultural Perspectives Into Standards Based Lessons”, California Council for the Social Studies, Sacramento, CA March 7, 2003.
• “Effective Strategies for English Language Learners”, Land, Power, and Riches: The Economics of Colonization and Settlement Summer Research Institute, California History-Social Science Project, California State University, Dominguez Hills, July 16, 2002.
• “Lesson Design and Essential Questions”, Land, Power, and Riches: The Economics of Colonization and Settlement Summer Research Institute, California History-Social Science Project, California State University, Dominguez Hills, July 9, 2002.
• “Equal Access for All: Lessons from History-Social Science in the Multilingual Classroom”, California Association of Bilingual Educators (CABE). Los Angeles, California, February 17, 1999.

Professional Associations

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
• California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS)
• California Reading Association (CRA)
• International Reading Association (IRA)
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

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