Mailing Address
Teacher
Education
California State
University,
Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria
Street
Carson, CA 90747
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)
