TEXAS STATE VITA
A. Name: Jennifer Battle Title: Associate Professor
B. Educational Background
Degree |
Year |
University |
Major |
Thesis/Dissertation |
PhD |
1994 |
University of Texas at Austin |
Language and Literacy Studies |
The Nature of Language Learning and Meaning Making in Bilingual Kindergartners’ Storybook Discussions |
MA |
1980 |
University of Wyoming |
Curriculum and Instruction |
|
BA |
1968 |
Southern Methodist University |
Spanish/English |
|
C. University Experience
Position |
University |
Dates |
Associate Professor |
Texas State University-San Marcos |
2000-present |
Assistant Professor |
Texas State University-San Marcos |
1994-2000 |
Teaching Assistant |
University of Texas at Austin |
1989-1994 |
Lecturer |
University of Wyoming |
1981-1989 |
D. Relevant Professional Experience
Position |
Entity |
Dates |
Reading Teacher-7th & 8th |
Allan Jr. High School (Austin, Texas) |
1969-1973 |
Title I Teacher-7th & 8th |
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. High School |
1968-1969 |
“Visiting Scholar”
University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia
“The Literacy Award”
The Literacy Award is presented annually by the Texas State Reading Association to a Texan making an outstanding contribution to the promotion of literacy. Granted in recognition of my leadership in developing the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award.
“Favorite Professor”
Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society
Texas State University-San Marcos:
Field-based Courses
RDG 2310 The Nature of Reading and Readers
RDG 2321 Methods and Materials for Reading
RDG 3315 Assessing Reading and Writing
RDG 3321 Developmental Reading EC-4
RDG 3323 Content Area Reading
*RDG 5331 Literacy Methods for Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Children (for Teacher Fellows)
Campus-based Courses
RDG 4310 Content Area Reading
RDG 4335 Clinical Practicum
RDG 3320 Integrating Reading and Writing
*RDG 5331 Literacy Methods for Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Children
*RDG 5324 Content Area Reading
*RDG 5340 Connecting Reading and Writing
*CI5378J Problems in Secondary Education (NTIP)
*CI5378L Problems in Bilingual Education
*CI5330 Multicultural Teaching and Learning
*CI5399B Thesis
ED 4681 Directed Teaching (8-12)
ED 4380 Directed Teaching (EC-4 and Elementary-All Level)
ED 4381 Directed Teaching (Secondary All-Level)
* Graduate courses
University of Texas at Austin:
Teaching Reading in the Elementary School
Teaching the Language Arts in the Elementary School
Introduction to Multicultural Education
Spanish Subjects (SED 101-taught entirely in Spanish)
University of Wyoming:
Methods of Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (EDCI 514)
Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School
(EDCI 606M)
Supervisor: Masters Thesis Committee for Ricardo Lardizábal
Supervisor: Masters Thesis Committee for Enrique García
Committee Member: Master of Arts and Teaching (MAT) Thesis for Kenneth Garcia (Spanish Major)
Chair: Masters Oral Comprehensives for Teacher Fellows
Evaluator: Portfolio Presentations for Teacher Fellows
1999 Reading 3312: Children with Special Needs
2001 Reading 4320: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
2002 Reading 5310: Teaching with Children’s and Young Adult Literature in the K-12 Curriculum
Chapter in Monograph
Cuellar-Allsup, R., Battle, J., Leavell, J., & Juárez, A. (2003). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award: Working for change. 2003 Monograph Series National Association of African American Studies and Affiliate: National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies. (CD format) Houston, TX.
Sinagra, M., Battle, J., & Nicholson, S. (2003). E-mail “booktalking:” Engaging developmental readers with authors and others in the academic community. In N. Stahl & H. Boylan (Eds.) Teaching developmental reading: Historical, theoretical, and practical background readings. (pp.423-433). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press.
Battle, J. (1995). Collaborative story talk in a bilingual kindergarten. In N. L. Roser & M. G. Martinez (Eds.) Book talk and beyond: Children and teachers respond to literature. (pp. 157-167). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Battle, J. & Cuellar, R. (2006). Obstacles to overcome: Mexican American pre-service teachers share their insights. National Forum of Multicultural Issues Journal-Electronic, 3 (2). Available on-line @ www.nationalforum.com.
(International refereed, blind reviewed journal with 15% acceptance rate; 250,000 readers).
Leavell, J., Hatcher, B., Battle, J., & Ramos-Machail, N. (2002). Exploring Hispanic culture through trade books. Social Education 66(4), 210-215. (Circulation: 26,000)
Battle, J. (Spring 2001). A conversation with Rudolfo Anaya. The New Advocate 14(2), 103-109. (Circulation: 800; acceptance rate: 30%)
Battle, J. (Winter 2001). Bobbi Salinas weaves a new tale of three pigs. The State of Reading, 6(1), 9-14.
Fite, K. and Battle, J. (Summer, 2000). Assessing performance in pre-student teaching field-based experiences. Childhood Education, 76(4), 224-D.
Battle, J., & Menchaca V. (Spring 2000). The role of the primary language in the education of language minority children. The Journal of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education, 5(1), 34-42.
Sinagra, M., Battle, J., & Nicholson, S. (1998). E-mail booktalking: Engaging developmental readers with authors and others in the academic community. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 29 (1), 30-40. (Circulation: 1450)
Menchaca, V., & Battle, J. (1997). Addressing diversity through a field-based Center for Professional Development and Technology. Teacher Education and Practice, 13 (1), 14-21.
Battle, J. (1996). Bookalogues: Celebrating language variety. Language Arts, 73, (3), 204-211. (Circulation: 80,000).
Battle, J. (1993). Mexican-American bilingual kindergartners’ collaborations in meaning making. In C. K. Kinzer & D. J. Leu (Eds.), Examining central issues in literacy research, theory and practice: Forty-second yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 163-170). Chicago: National Reading Conference.
Hoffman, J. V., Roser, N. L., & Battle, J. (1993). Reading aloud in classrooms: From the modal toward a model. The Reading Teacher, 46 (6), 496-503.
(Circulation: 56,000)
Martinez, M., Roser, N. L., Hoffman, J. V., & Battle, J. (1992). Fostering better book talk through response logs and a response framework: A case description. In C.K. Kinzer & D. J. Leu (Eds.), Literacy Research, Theory and Practice: Views from Many Perspectives: Forty-first yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 303-312). Chicago: National Reading Conference.
(Circulation:
Hoffman, J.V., Roser, N.L. Battle, J., Farest, C., Meyers, P., & Labbo, L. (1991). Evaluating the effects of a read-aloud/response program. In J. Zutell & S. McCormick (Eds.), Learner Factors/Teacher Factors: Issues in Literacy Research and Instruction: Fortieth yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 297-303). Chicago: National Reading Conference.
Hoffman, J. V., Roser, N. L., Battle, J., Farest, C., & Isaacs, M. E. (1990). Teachers’ developing insights about the use of children’s literature for language and literacy growth. In J. Zutell & S. McCormick (Eds.), Literacy Theory and Research: Analysis from Multiple Paradigm: Thirty-ninth yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. ). Chicago: National Reading Conference.
Cuellar, R., Leavell, J., Battle, J., & Juarez, A. (2003, January). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award: Year Eight. Proceedings of the First Annual Mexico-Texas Border Literacy Conference of the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading and Writing Projects of Texas, South Padre Island, TX. Web site: http://soe.cl.uh.edu/writing_ project/ presents/tomasrivera.html.
Battle, J., and Menchaca, V. (2000). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. Script for the promotional videotape of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Book Award.
Battle, J.(1999). Recognizing writers and illustrators of Mexican American children’s literature. Proceedings of the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies Annual Conference.
Battle, J. (November, 1998). Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award presented. The Texas Reading Report, 21(2), p. 10. (Texas State Reading Association Newsletter).
Leavell, J., Mejia, J., Battle, J., & Menchaca, V. (1997). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American children’s book award: Year two. Proceedings of the Third Annual International Conference on the Emerging Literature of the Southwest Culture. El Paso, TX.
Battle, J. (1997). Usted puede ayudar a sus hijos triunfar. Pamphlet in Spanish for parents with suggestions for helping their children succeed academically. Distributed at the National Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference.
Battle, J., & Rodriguez, A., (November, 1997). New multicultural books on the shelf. The Texas Reading Report, 19 (2), 10-11. (Texas State Reading Association Newsletter).
Battle, J. (November, 1996). Mexican American children's book awards presented. The Texas Reading Report, 19 (2), 1 & 10.(Texas State Reading Association Newsletter)
Menchaca, V. D., Leavell, J. A., Mejia, J., Battle, J., & Werner, P. (1995). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. Proceedings of the 1st Annual International Conference on the Emerging Literature of the Southwest Culture. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas at El Paso.
Battle, J. (1994). Second language acquisition: Trainer-of-Trainers Module. Disseminated nationally by The Special Project of the Bilingual Special Education Department, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1994). Bilingual kindergartners’ storybook discussions: Opportunities for genuine dialogue. The Bilingual Special Education Perspective. Vol.13, No.1, 1-7.Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin.
Battle, J. (1998). Final Evaluation Report for Project LEARN: Year 2. (Academic Goals 2000 Grant), New Braunfels ISD) for Texas Education Agency.
Battle, J. (1997). Final Evaluation Report for Project Learn: Year 1. (Academic Goals 2000 Grant), New Braunfels ISD) for Texas Education Agency.
Reviewer of children’s literature books for The Heart of Texas Children’s Review Center.
Reviewer: QuEST Project of Texas English Language Arts and Reading Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Review of textbook: Errors Patterns in Computation, Prentice Hall.
Review of six content area books on American holidays for second graders, Enslow Publishers.
International/National
Battle, J. (2007, April). Fostering Emergent Literacy for Pre-K Bilingual and ESL children. Paper submitted to theInternational Reading Association in Toronto, Canada. (with Sharon O’Neal).
Battle, J. (2007, January). Fostering Emergent Literacy in a Bilingual Pre-K Classroom. Paper submitted to the National Association for Bilingual Education in San Jose, California. (with Roxane Cuellar and Petra Velarde).
Battle, J. (2006, May). Writing with Kids: Authors, Teachers and Researchers Show What They’ve Learned: A Focus on writing instruction in grades 2-8. Pre-conference Institute Presentation at the Annual Convention of the International Reading Association in Chicago, Illinois. (with Miriam Martinez, Nancy Roser, Sharon O’Neal).
Battle, J. (2006, May). Are We There Yet?: The Journey of School/University Partnerships. Paper presentation at the International Reading Association Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois. (With Sarah Nelson, Sharon O’Neal).
Battle, J. (2006, January). Communicative Interactions between Korean children, parents and their teachers. Paper presentation at the National Association of Bilingual Educators Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. (With Won Kim).
Battle, J. (2005, August). Engaging Images: the Winning Illustrators’ Voices. In symposium entitled, Visions and Voices in Mexican American Children’s Literature: What the First Decade of Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Winners Reveals. Paper presented at the10th Annual Summer Institute of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social, University of California, Berkeley. (with Ana Juarez)
Battle, J. (2005, March). Fronteras y Barreras: Latinas Cruzan el Río Grande. Paper accepted to the TESOL 2005 Annual Convention San Antonio, TX. (28% acceptance rate). (with J.C. Rodríguez, Linda Muñoz)
Battle, J. (2005, February). How to keep quality bilingual teachers in the classroom—the pre-service teacher perspective. Paper presented at the National Association for Hispanic/Latino Studies (NAHLS), Houston, TX. (with Roxane Cuellar, Maria G. De la Colina)
Battle, J.(2005, January). Pre-service teachers thoughts about keeping quality bilingual teachers in the classroom. Paper presented at the national Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. (With Roxane Cuellar, Maria G. De la Colina)
Battle, J. (2004, December). Examining communication interactions of a Korean L2 child, parents, and teachers. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. (With Won Kim)
Battle, J. (2003, June). Representations of Mexican Americans in children’s literature: Analysis and ongoing dialogue. Paper presentation at the International Children’s Literature Association Annual Conference, El Paso, TX. (With Marilynn Olson, Judy Leavell)
Battle, J. (2003, May). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. Paper presented at the International Reading Association, Miami, FL.
Battle, J. (2003, February). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award: Working for change. Paper presented at the National Association for Hispanic and Latino Studies Annual Conference, Houston, TX. (with Roxane Cuellar, Ana Juarez, Judy Leavell)
Battle, J. (2003, January). Un nuevo premio literario valoriza la experiencia mexicoamericana en la literatura infantil y juvenil. Paper presented at the National Association of Bilingual Education Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. (With Roxane Cuellar)
Battle, J. (2002, December). Can eighth graders talk about race relations? Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.
Battle, J. (2002, April). Can eighth graders talk about race relations? Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Educational Research Association Division I: Learning and Instruction, Section C: Literacy and Language Arts. New Orleans, LA.
Battle, J (2001, May). Exploring response to Mexican American children’s literature. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA.
Battle, J. (2001, March). Computer-mediated book talk: A collaborative project. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Spring Conference, Birmingham, AL.
Battle, J. (2000, November). Bienvenidos Amigos!: Come celebrate our Hispanic heritage. Paper presented at the 80th National Council for the Social Studies Conference, San Antonio, TX. (with Barbara Hatcher, Judy Leavell)
Battle, J. (1999, December). Piñata pijama booktalk: Mexican American pre-service teachers respond to Mexican American children's literature. Paper presented at the 49th annual National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
Battle, J. (1998, October). Literatura y libros de texto para niños mexico-americanos. Paper presented at the Primer Congreso Internacional de Lectura, Guadalajara, México. (with James Hoffman, Rachel Salas, Jo Worthy)
Battle, J. (1998, December). Low income fourth graders’ literature conversations.Paper presented at the 48th Annual National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1998, February). Recognizing writers and illustrators of Mexican American children’s literature. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Houston, TX. (With Velma Menchaca).
Battle, J. (1998, March). E-mail book talking: Students’ perspectives on multiethnic literature. Paper presented at the National Association of Developmental Education Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. (with M. Sinagra, S. Nicholson)
Battle, J. (1997, December). Exploring ethnic and gender perspectives in e-mail conversations about multiethnic literature. Paper presented at the47th Annual National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. (With S. Nicholson, M. Sinagra)
Battle, J., (1997, November). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American children’s book award: Year two. Paper presented at the Third Annual International Conference on the Emerging Literature of the Southwest Culture, El Paso, TX. (With J. Leavell, J. Mejia, V. Menchaca)
Battle, J. (1997, February). Usted puede ayudar a sus hijos triunfar. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Bilingual Education, Albuquerque, NM. (With V. Menchaca)
Battle, J.(1996, December). E-mail discussions of multiethnic literature between developmental reading students at two universities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC. (With S. Nicholson, M. Sinagra)
Battle, J.1996, November). E-mail book talking: advancing developmental students' literacy for success in the 90's and beyond. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Conference of College Reading and Learning Association, Albuquerque, NM. (With S. Nicholson, M. Sinagra)
Battle, J. (1996, April). Collaborative storytalk in a bilingual kindergarten. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Reading Association , New Orleans, LA. (With N. Roser, M. Martinez)
Battle, J. (1995, December). To become a teacher: Latino pre-service teachers share their insights. Paper presented at theannual meeting of the National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Battle, J. (1995, October). What kind of book are we looking for? The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award. Paper presented at The First International Conference of the Emerging Literature of the Southwest Culture, El Paso, Texas. (With Judy Leavell, Jaime Mejia, Velma Menchaca, Patrice Werner)
Battle, J. (1994, November). When Spanish speakers talk about stories read aloud in English: The role of the primary language. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Diego, CA.
Battle, J. (1993, December). The collaborative nature of language learning and meaning making in bilingual kindergarten storybook discussions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.
Battle, J. (1992, December). Mexican-American kindergartners talk about stories: A Collaboration in Meaning Making. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Battle, J. (1991, December). Fostering Better Book Talk Through Response Logs and a Response Framework: A Case Description. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Palm Springs, CA. (With Miriam Martinez, Nancy Roser, James Hoffman, & Joan Turnow)
Battle, J. (1991, December). Storytime in classrooms: What is, what could be, what should be. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Palm Springs, CA. (With James Hoffman & Nancy Roser).
Battle, J. (1990, November). Language to literacy: Evaluating the effects of a read-aloud/response program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL. (With James Hoffman, Nancy Roser, Linda Labbo, P. Meyers, Carol Sharp, C. Calhoun, & M. E. Isaacs).
Battle, J. (1989, December). Teachers' Developing insights about the use of children's literature for language and literacy growth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas. (With Nancy Roser, James Hoffman, Cindy Farest, & M. E. Isaacs).
Regional/State
Battle, J. (2006, July). Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award and its Role in Literacy. The First Annual Literacy Education Conference. The University of Texas-Austin.
Cuellar, R., Battle, J., De la Colina, M. G. (2004, October). Keeping quality bilingual teachers in the classroom: What pre-service teachers think. Paper presented at the Texas Association of Bilingual Education Conference, El Paso, TX.
Battle, J., & Garcia, E. (2003, March). Improving the academic performance of secondary ELL students through bilingual-specific strategy training. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference and Trade Show of the Texas State Reading Association, Austin, TX.
Garcia, E., & Battle, J. (2003, January). Developing a bilingual vision of literacy instruction for secondary level ELL students. Paper presented at the First Border Literacy Conference of the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading, South Padre Island, TX.
Battle, J. (2002, February). Eighth graders have a lot to say about race relations. Paper presented at the 29th Southwest IRA Regional Conference, Arlington, TX.
Leavell, J., Battle, J. Ramos, N. (2002, February). Award-winning Hispanic books advance literacy. Paper presented at the 29th Southwest Regional International Reading Conference, Arlington, TX.
Battle, J. (2001, October). My very own room/mi propio cuartito. Paper presented at the Texas Association of Bilingual Education Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.
Battle, J., Ramos, N., & Leavell, J. (2000, March). The three pigs/Los tres cerdos: Becoming familiar with culturally relevant literature. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Texas State Reading Association, Corpus Christi, TX.
Battle, J. (2000, February) Evaluation of beginning teachers for mentoring purposes. Texas State Reading Association Beginning Teachers’ Conference, San Marcos, TX.
Battle, J. (2000, January). Booktalk via e-mail. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Convention for the Texas Council of Teachers of English, Austin, TX.
Leavell, J., Ramos, N., Battle, J., and Fite, K. (2000, January). Award-winning books for learning about Mexican American culture in the United States. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Convention for the Texas Council of Teachers of English, Austin, TX.
Battle, J., Leavell, J., & Ramos, N. (1999, October). The lives of three pigs: Year Four of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Book Award. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Texas Association of Bilingual Education, Corpus Christi, TX.
Battle, J., Chapa, D., Avila, M., Sullivan, M., Zuñiga, A., Carreon, E., & Margolis, R. (1999, March). Selection and teaching strategies for multicultural literature, K-12. Pre-Conference Institute presentation at the 26th Annual Conference of the Texas State Reading Association, Houston, TX.
Battle, J., Venglar, V., & Villalobos, J. (1999, March). Book talk via e-mail: A collaborative project, Southwest Texas State University CPDT and Bowie Elementary School. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the Texas State Reading Association, Houston, TX.
Battle, J., Venglar, V., & Villalobos, J. (1998, June). E-mail book talk. Paper presented at the Center for Professional Development and Technology Summer Institute, Dallas, TX.
Battle, J. (1998, March). Integrating multiethnic literature into the elementary curriculum. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Texas State Reading Association, El Paso, TX.
Battle, J., & Menchaca, V. (1998, February). Integrating multiethnic literature into the elementary classroom. Paper presented at the 33rd annual Convention of the Texas Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio, TX.
Battle, J., & Menchaca, V. (1997, October). Integrating multiethnic literature into the elementary classroom. Paper presented at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education. Houston, TX.
Menchaca, V., & Battle, J. (1997, October). Acknowledging the works of authors and illustrators of Mexican-American children’s literature. Paper presented at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education.
Nicholson, S., Sinagra, M., & Battle, J. (1997, October). Gender and ethnic perspectives in e-mail responses to multiethnic literature. Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Academic Support Programs, South Padre Island, TX.
Battle, J., Menchaca, V., & Leavell, J. (1996, March). Choosing and using quality literature by and about Mexican Americans. Paper presented at the annual Conference of the Texas State Reading Association, Austin, Texas.
Battle, J., Hoffman, J.V., & Roser, N. L. (1994, November). Language to literacy: Enhancing second language acquisition through stories. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1994, May). Second language acquisition. Paper presented at the annual Conference of The Special Project in Bilingual Special Education, University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX.
Farest, C., Isaacs, M.E., & Battle, J. (1988, June). Language to literacy: Making and using big books in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Paper presented at the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading, Austin, TX.
Local
Battle J., & Venglar, V. (2000, February) Helping children become scientific readers. San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Technology Fair.
Battle, J., & Venglar, V. (1999, February) Book talk. San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District Technology Fair, San Marcos, TX.
Battle, J. (2006, July). Doing Language, Not Teaching Language. Invited presentation at the I.S.P.I.R.E.D. Project Summer Academy. Round Rock Independent School District, Round Rock, TX.
Battle, J. (2006, February). Rivera Award Winners and Teaching Ideas for the Classroom. Invited presentation at the Annual Conference of the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading (TAIR). Round Rock, TX.
Battle, J. (2005, September). Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools: What does it mean for teachers? Invited presentation for Americorps. Dana Center, Austin, Texas.
Battle, J. (July, 2005). Tips and Strategies for English Language Learners in Pre-K. Presented to the Round Rock Independent School District I.N.S.P.I.R.E.D. Project Summer Institute.
Battle, J. (2005, February). Picture book illustrator recipients of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Book Award. Invited presentation at the Annual Conference of the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading (TAIR), Round Rock, TX.
Battle, J. (August, 2004). English Language Learners in Pre-School Classrooms. Presented to the Round Rock Independent School District I.N.S.P.I.R.E.D. Project Summer Institute.
Battle, J., & Nicholson, S.A. (2003, October). Electronic booktalking: Engaging college readers with authors and others in the academic community. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading and Learning Association, Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved November 11, 2003, from: http://www.ci. txstate.edu/presentations/CRLA03/ElectronicBooktaking.ppt
Battle, J. (2002, February). Exploring social studies themes in children’s literature by Mexican American authors. Invited presentation at the Annual Conference of the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading. Round Rock, TX.
Battle, J. (2002, October). Second language acquisition. Presentation in ECE 4300 (Language Acquisition) at Southwest Texas State University.
Battle, J. (2002, July). Teaching mathematics to English language learners. Presented for the Middle School Math Project (A National Science Foundation Grant) at Southwest Texas State University.
Battle, J. (2001, November). Panel moderator: Our Heritage. Texas Book Festival. Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (2000, November). Panel moderator: Tales in two languages, Texas Book Festival. Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (October, 2000). TxBESS mentoring system. Presentation for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Southwest Texas State University. San Marcos, TX.
Battle, J. (September, 2000). Bilingual children’s literature. Presentation for the Bilingual Education Students Organization at Southwest Texas State University.
Battle, J. (September, 2000). The TxBESS Mentoring System: An Overview. Presentation at the Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP) Fall Meeting. San Marcos, TX.
Battle, J. (2000, March). Using multicultural children's literature in the elementary school classroom. Lecture presentation for New Braunfels ISD Memorial Elementary Field-based Block, New Braunfels, TX.
Battle, J. (1999, April). The value of multicultural children’s literature. Invited talk at “Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros:” A celebration of children, family, and community spirit at Cepeda Branch Library, Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1998, October). Panelist, RX for reading, Invited presentation at the Conference of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1998, October). What do children learn from being read to? Invited talk at the Conference of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1998, February). Bilingual education. Invited presentation for Reading 5380 at Brooke Elementary in Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1997, December). Literacy via e-mail. Discussion facilitator for the ‘Birds of a Feather’ session at the National Reading Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.
Battle, J. (1996, June). Characteristics of and procedures for conducting qualitative research. Invited presentation for CI 5390, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
Battle, J., Leavell, J., & Menchaca, V. (1996, January). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. Invited presentation at the Texas Council of Teachers of English, El Paso, TX.
Battle, J. (1995, November). Enhancing bilingual children's language growth through discussions of quality literature. Invited presentation at the Division of Education of the University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
Battle, J.(1995, Fall). Costa Rica: Establishing linkages with the University of Costa Rica and the Ministry of Education. Invited presentation at Faculty Lunch Bunch, Campus Christian Community, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. (with E. Seifert, G. Simpson, & J. Dodds)
2004-06 Round Rock Independent School District I.N.P.I.R.E.D. Project (Early Reading First Grant from the U. S. Department of Education).
Bilingual Literacy Consultant
2001-02 Comal Independent School District Academics 2000 grant to establish a Dual Language Program in the district.
2000 Southwest Educational Development Laboratory “Making Sense of Reading: A Reading Coherence Initiative.” Meeting of diverse group of reading experts to focus on providing information to district leaders to facilitate the creation of coherent instructional reading programs.
Purpose: to develop a resource, Making Sense of Reading, for district leaders.
1997-98 Outside Evaluator, Project LEARN (Academic Goals 2000 grant) for New Braunfels Independent School District.
1994 Consultant to Enslow Publishers, Inc., Hillside, NJ
Battle, J., & Hugebeck, S. (2000). Texas beginning teachers’ activity profile training, Region XIII in Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1997). Training workshops for America Reads Tutor Program at
Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.
Battle, J. (1997). Integrating multicultural literature in the elementary school curriculum. Workshop presented for Region III , Victoria, TX.
Battle, J. (1995, May). Enhancing second language acquisition: Strategies for second language learners. Workshop presentedatMemorial Elementary School in New Braunfels, TX
Battle, J. (1994). Second language acquisition. Workshop presented for the California Department of Education Conference on Bilingual Special Education in San Diego, CA.
Battle, J. (1991). Getting writing started in the early years. Workshop presented for the Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, TX.
Battle, J. (1991). Writing assessment. One day workshop presented for the
Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, TX.
Battle, J. (1990). Language to literacy literature units: Language charts and children’s responses to literature. Workshop presented for Region XIII Education Service Center in Austin, TX.
Battle, J. (1990). Making and using big books in kindergarten and first grade. Workshop presented for the Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, TX.
Battle, J. (1989). Making and using big books in kindergarten and first grade. Workshop presented for the Brownsville Independent School District, Brownsville, TX.
Battle, J., Leavell, J., & Worley, S. (2006). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Traveling Exhibit. Proposal submitted to
Leavell, J., Battle, J., Cuellar, R., de la Colina, M., & Juárez, A . (Co-directors). (2004). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award: A Decade of Winning Recipients. Proposal submitted to the Texas Council for the Humanities Community Project. $6,000 awarded).
Leavell, J., Battle, J., Cuellar, R., de la Colina, M., & Juárez, A . (Co-directors) (2004). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Authors and Illustrators Media Project. Proposal submitted to the Texas Council for the Hummanities Media Project ($10,000 awarded).
Battle, J. (2004). The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Annual Celebration. Proposal submitted to Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. ($3,000 awarded).
Battle, J. (1998). Tomás Rivera Mexican American Book Award donation requested from Mr. Ernesto Ancira. ($300.00 awarded)
Battle, J. (1995). E-mail book talk between developmental readers at two distant universities. Texas State University-San Marcos College of Education Mini-Grant ($2256.66 awarded).
Battle, J. (1995). F.I.R.S.T. Seminar in Costa Rica ($1,000 awarded).
2006-2007 Search Committee, HYPR
2005-2006 Academic Steering Committee for the Center for
International Studies
2005-2006 Piper Professor Selection Committee
2005 Member: Mitte Scholarship Committee
2004-05 Member: Committee to Study Organizational Extended Learning Models
2002-03 Member: Master of Arts and Teaching (MAT) Thesis Committee for Kenneth Garcia (Spanish major)
2001-06 Mentor: Esther Tinajero, recipient of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Graduate Studies
2003 Participant: Southwest Texas University Conference on Enhancing Faculty Diversity
2001-05 Member: Academic Standards Committee
2001-06 Member: Multicultural and Gender Studies Advisory Council
2001 Usher: May Commencement
2000 Faculty Marshall: May 2000 Commencement
2000 Member: Search Committee, Health Physical Education & Recreation
1999 Faculty Marshall: May 1999 Commencement
1998 Member: University Strategic Issues Committee , Goal Group III: Diversity
1997-99 Member: Faculty Search Committee for the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
1997 Reader: December 1997 Commencement Ceremony
1995-2006 Co-Chair: Regional Committee of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
2004-2006 Co-Chair: Steering Committee of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award
1997-2003 Project Director/Account Manager: Steering Committee of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award
1995-1997 Founding Member and Co-Chair: Steering Committee of the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
2005 COE Tenure and Promotion Committee
2005 Portfolio Presentation and Evaluation for Teacher Fellow
2004-2005 Vice-Chair: Faculty Advisory Council
2004-2005 Advisor: Ph.D. student Reza Rezaee
2004-2005 Advisor: Ph.D. student Beverly Newman
2003-2004 Member: Faculty Advisory Council
2003 Alternate: Education Review Committee
2003 Evaluator: Ph.D. Qualifying Exam
2002 Appointment to Ph.D. Core Faculty
1998-02 Member: Research Advisory Committee
2000 Member: Tenure and Promotion Advisory Committee
1999 State Board of Education Beginning Teacher Activity Profile Training Certification (BTAPT)
1995-97 Member: Committee for Selection of Outstanding Graduate Student
Usher, August 1995 Undergraduate Commencement
2006 Mentor for Dr. Jesse Gainer
2006 Reading Comprehensive Exams
2005-2006 Bilingual Program Coordinator
2005-2006 Supervisor, Bilingual Grant
2005 NCATE Reading Committee
2004 C & I Scholarship Committee
2004 Member: Elementary Graduate Programs Committee for National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
2004 Member: ESL Program Committee
2004 Member: Reading EdD Committee
2002-2003 Chair: Faculty Search Committee for Bilingual Education
2002-03 Supervisor: Bilingual Student Teachers in Cuernavaca, México (Fall and Spring semesters).
2002-03 Member: EC-4 Central Committee and Field Based Curriculum Alignment Committee
2002-03 Chair: Masters Thesis Committee for Ricardo Lardizábal
2001-02 Chair: Masters Thesis Committee for Enrique García
2000 Chair: Masters Oral Comprehensives for four Teacher Fellows
2001-03 Mentor: Dr. Roxane Cuellar, new tenure-track faculty in Bilingual Education
Member: Teacher Education And Retention Committee
2001 Grader: Six Elementary Comprehensive Exams
2000-01 Supervisor: Bilingual Student Teachers in Cuernavaca, México. (November & March).
2000 Co-Organizer: Southwest Texas State University Teacher Conference: Reading, Writing and Research (with Dr. Ann Hall)
2000 Member: Curriculum and Instruction Search Committees for faculty in Bilingual as well as Gifted and Talented positions
2000 Co-author: Master Reading Teacher Proposal for State Board for Educator Certification
1999 Chair: Masters Oral Comprehensives for four Teacher Fellows
1999-01 Co-sponsor: San Marcos Student Reading Council
1999 Member: Elementary Faculty Search Committee
1999 ExCET Review
1998-00 Chair: Assessment Committee
1997-99 Chair: Reading Comprehensive Exams Committee
1997 Member: Policy for Annual Evaluation of Faculty for Performance/Merit Committee
1997-98 Member: Scholarship Committee
1997-98 Member: Reading Faculty Search Committee
1996-00 Faculty Evaluator: Teacher Fellows Portfolio Presentations
1996-97 Co-Chair: Scholarship Committee
1996 Member: Field Base 1 Committee
1996 Member: Reading Course Development Committee
1996 Member: Reading Subcommittee
1995-96 Member: Scholarship Committee
1995-97 Presenter: Scholarships at Kappa Delta Pi Awards Day
1994-96 Member: Center for Professional Development and Technology Evaluation Task Force
1994-95 Member: Planning Committee for Field Based 1
1994-95 Member: Program Approval Document Committee
2005 Judge: “Teddy Award” for Austin Writers’ League and the Texas Book Festival
2005 Judge: The Rising Star Project
2001-2006 Mentor: Evenstart Adult Writing Program for English Language Learners
2002-2003 Member: Austin Children’s Museum En Mi Familia/In My Family Community Advisory Committee
2002-2003 Member: Austin Children’s Museum Korea Rocks! Community Advisory Council
1998-2001 Board Member: Reading Is Fundamental
2000-2001 Chair: Program Team, Reading Is Fundamental
Member: Leadership Team, Reading Is Fundamental
Leader: Spanish speaking Parent Book Clubs
1999-00 Member: Leadership Team, Reading Is Fundamental
1998 Member: Reading is Fundamental Corporations Team
Secured a $2,000 donation from Samsung
1997 Volunteer: Parent Advocates for Literacy (PALS),
Sanchez Elementary School, Austin, TX
National
2003-2006 Editorial Board: Language Arts Journal
(circulation 80,000)
2000-2006 Editorial Board: National Reading Conference Yearbook
2002-2003 Member: International Literacy Project Grants Subcommittee
of the International Reading Association
2001 Proposal Reviewer: American Educational Research Association, Division C: Learning and Instruction, Section 1: Literacy and Language Arts
1997-99 Editorial Board: Literacy Studies Series, joint publication of the International Reading Association and the National Reading Conference
1997 External Evaluator: Tenure/promotion to Associate Professor for Dr. Margaret Gonzalez-Jensen at Arizona State University West
1994-96 Member: Multicultural Issues Committee of the National Reading Conference
1994 Proposal Reviewer: American Educational Research Association, Division K: Teaching and Teacher Education, Section 1A: Research on Teaching Practices
1994 Contributor: 10th edition of Adventuring with Books
for the National Council of Teachers of English
1993 Member: Committee to revise the Elementary School Booklist for the National Council of Teachers of English
State
2000-03 Editorial board: The State of English Journal of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association
2000-01 Member: Student Scholarship Committee of the Texas State Reading Association
1999-01 Member: Student Scholarship Committee of the Texas State Reading Association
1998-99 Member: Multiculturalism and Reading Committee of the Texas State Reading Association
1997-03 Editorial Board: The State of Reading (Journal published by the Texas State Reading Association)
1996-98 Chair/Member: Multiculturalism and Reading Committee of the Texas State Reading Association
1995-96 Chair: Pre-Conference Institutes, Local Arrangements Committee 1996 TSRA Annual Conference, Austin, TX
National Reading Conference
International Reading Association
National Association of Bilingual Education
Texas State Reading Association
Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading
TESOL