Annamarie Francois

Faculty
Teacher Education Program

1032B Moore Hall

(310) 825 6812

francois@gseis.ucla.edu

Education

Ed.D., Educational Leadership, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., Administration, Supervision and Higher Education, California State University, Northridge
B.A., History, University of California, Los Angeles

Research Interests

Current research interests include: the collaborative work of schools, universities and communities in transforming the educational experiences of youth in urban schools; the preparation and development of teachers in urban schools; mentoring relationships; and the integration of social studies, arts and literacy curricula.

Teaching Interests

Current teaching interests include: teaching in urban schools, social foundations and cultural diversity in schools, curriculum and instructional decision-making, teaching reading in elementary schools and integrated social studies and arts methodology.

Recent Presentations

Francois, A. & Dwyer, L. (2006, March). Social Studies and Art Methodology: Community Arts in Teacher Education. Presented at the 2006 California Council for the Social Studies Conference. San Diego, CA.

Francois, A. (2005, November). Preparing High Quality Transformative Educators: Community-Based Teacher Education. Presented at the 15th Annual National Association for Multicultural Education Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Francois, A. (2005, June). Promoting Social Justice through Communities of Practice. Presented at the 6th Annual California K-16 Partnerships and Student Success Conference. Sponsored by the California State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, CA.

Francois, A. & others. (2005, April). A Dialect of Freedom: Lessons Learned in Preparing Social Justice Educators. Presented at the AERA Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada.

Francois, A. & others. (2005, February). How Do We Prepare Social Justice Educators: Effective Self-Renewal Processes for a Teacher Education Program. Presented at the AACTE 57th Annual Meeting: Celebrating Collaborative Leadership in Education. Washington, DC.

Francois, A., Rosilez, A., Suzuki, G. (2005, January). Promoting Social Justice Through Communities of Practice. Presented at the 8th National New Teacher Center Symposium: Discover the Power of Teacher Induction. Sponsored by the University of California, Santa Cruz New Teacher Center. San Jose, CA.

Francois, A. & Butler, F., (2003, March). Forming Meaningful Partnerships with Urban School Districts. Presented at the 3rd Annual Symposium on Teacher Recruitment and Preparation: TRENDS in Education: Local, State, & National, Universal City, CA.

Francois, A., Gelbwachs, G., Suzuki, G. (2003, July). Developing Partnerships in Urban Communities: Community Committee Case Development. Presented at the Urban Teacher Education Network Summer Retreat. Los Angeles, CA.

Francois, A. (2002, July). Literacy and Assessment: Grades K through 5. Summer Institute presented at Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, San Fernando, CA.

Francois, A. & Montaño, T., (2002, February). Becoming Transformative Educators: Engaging Preservice Teachers in Community Work. Presented at The California Association of Bilingual Educators Conference, San Jose, CA.

Francois, A. & Larios, C., (2001, December). Critical Literacy through Literature. Presented at the 26th Annual Chancellor's Conference on Composition & Literature, UCLA Center X, Los Angeles, CA.

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