EDUCATION
- PhD. Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning (CISL)
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (UB); Buffalo, New York:
- M.E. Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages (TESOL), UB SUNY; Buffalo, New York:
- B.A. Drama, Tufts University; Medford, MA
- B.M. Voice Performance, New England Conservatory of Music; Boston, MA
COURSES OFFERED
- ESL540 – Second Language Acquisition
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL), Dialogic Pedagogy, Adult Learning and Literacy
CURRENT COLLABORATIVE SERVICE & INVOLVEMENT
- Teacher Leader (2023, 2019, 2018), New York State Education Department
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Boyd, M. P., Vasquez, C. R., & Monaco, C. (2024b). Deciding who we are: A classroom agreement process that cultivates caring relations and dialogic value-orientations. Language and Education, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2024.2376772
Boyd, M. P., Vasquez, C. R., Monaco-Shevlin, C., (2024a). “When anybody speaks, we all need to be involved”: Classroom conditions that support dialogic space. Theory into Practice, 63(2), 145–157. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2024.2307558
Boyd, M. P., Edmiston, B., Vasquez, C., & Staples, J. (2020). Song of the week: Developing we-for-us dialogic values. The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, Special issue on talk and interaction in the dialogic classroom. 43(1), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03652046
Shields-Lysiak, L., Boyd, M. P., Iorio, Jr, J., Vasquez, C. R. (2020). Classroom Greetings: More than a simple hello [Special Issue]. Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 8(3), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.30466/ijltr.2020.120933
Cun, A., McVee, M. B., & Vasquez, C. (2019). “I need child care!”: Using funds of knowledge, addressing challenges, and developing literacies with a classroom community of adult ESL learners. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 68(1), 334–354. https://doi.org/10.1177/2381336919870287
Vasquez, C.R. & Boyd, M.P. (in progress) Learning through talk about lived experiences in an adult language learning classroom: Dialogic Local Space and Life Awareness Topics.