Leena Furtado, Ph.D.

Title: Professor, Education

Department: Education

Office: LIB D407
Phone Extension: x2743
Email Username: lfurtado

Area of Expertise: none given
Summary: none given

Show All Publications In the News Book Reviews and Acknowledgements Presentations (2008-) Research Funding/Awards (1997-)

Publications

Furtado, L. (Heidi Pastell). Journal of Applied Research in English (2012, Spring - in Press). "Question Answer Relationships Strategy Increases Reading Comprehension Among Kindergarten Students.”
Furtado, L. (with Dawnette Anderson). Journal of School Leadership (2012 - in Press). “The Reflective Teacher Leader: An Action Research Model.”
Furtado, L (with Gomez Zwiep, S; Straits, W. J; Stone, K.R; & Beltran, D. D). Journal of Science in Teacher Education (2011) 22:769-789. “The Integration of English Language Development and Science Instruction in Elementary Classrooms.”
Furtado, L. New Horizons in Education (October 2010) 58(2). “Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of an Inquiry-Based Science Teaching and Learning Professional Development Intervention."
Furtado, L. (with Johnson. L) The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal–In-press (2010) 10(2). “Enhancing Summarization Skills: Explicit Instruction in Narrative and Expository Text Structures.”
Furtado, L. The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal (2008) 8(2). “A Read-Aloud Cross-Age Service Learning Partnership Using Multicultural Stories.”
Furtado, L. (with Brasell, D.) The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal (2008), 8(1). “Enhancing English as a Second Language Students’ Vocabulary Knowledge.” (pp 111-116)
Furtado, L. (with Arita, S.) Clyde Woodworth Elementary School Newsletter, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles (March Issue, School year 2006-2007). “Becoming Good Readers.”
Furtado, L. (with Tanaka, M.) The Apple Core Newsletter, Hawthorne School District. Los Angeles (February 2007). “Action Research: I Want my Fourth Graders to Become Proficient Writers.”
Furtado, L. (with Brand, A.) Toro Times Newsletter, Cesar Chavez Middle School, Lynwood, CA (December, 2007). “The Growth of a Reflective Teacher Practitioner.”
Furtado, L. The Journal of Current Research And Practices in Language Minority Education (2002) "Language Policy and Choice For Asian-Indians In Immersion Programs" (pp 71-85). (From Doctoral Dissertation)
Furtado, L. (with Denton & Wu) National Forum of Applied Educational Research Journal Vol. 4 (1), (1994-1995) “Evaluating A Content-Focused Model of Teacher Preparation, Classroom Observations, Student Perceptions, and Student Performance.”
Furtado, Leena Sabina. Some Factors Relating to Second Language Acquisition among Asian-Indian Students in Immersion Programs. Dissertation, Texas A&M University, 1996.

In the News

Bently-Smith, A. (2010). "CSU Dominguez Hills, CAMS High School Awarded HP Catalyst Initiative Grant". Dateline Dominguez, 10/22/10.

Book Reviews and Acknowledgements

Furtado, L. Journal of Educational Administration (2010) 48(1)-Book Review) “The Leading Way of Changing Meaning” by Sandra Systma.

Furtado, L. Journal of Educational Administration (2008) 46(5)-Book Review). “The Principal’s Purpose: A Practical Guide to Moral and Ethical School Administration” by Leanna Stohr Isaacson, 2007.

Furtado, L. Journal of Educational Administration ((2008), 46(3)-Book Review) “Economic Development, Education and Transnational Corporations” by Mark Hanson. 2007.

Presentations (2008-)

Attended the HP Catalyst International Grant Director’s Consortia in March 2012, Beijing, China.
Presented at the International CamsTesol Conference, Phnom Peng, Cambodia, February, 2012. “A Rule based Summarization Project in reading Comprehension for Language Learners.”
Presented at the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, April, 2011. “Teachers Learn to Lead in the Classroom: An Action Research Model.”
Conducted a workshop at the California Association of Bilingual Education, Long Beach, March, 2011. “Combine, Ignite, Fuse: The Synergy of ELD/Science.”
Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference in April, 2010, Denver, Colorado. “Thinking and Doing Approach for Language Development: Teaching ELD Through Science.”
Presented at the California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE) Annual Conference in February, 2010, San Jose, California. “Thinking and Doing Approach for Language Development: Teaching ELD Through Science.”
Presented at CERA, November 18-19, 2009. “A Reflective Teacher: An Action Research Model”.
Judged 11 student research presentations (8-noon) at CSUDH Student Research Day, Feb 19, 2009.
Supported 5 of my student’s Action Research presentation on CSUDH Student Research Day, Feb 19, 2009.
Presented “Kindergarten Teachers’ Perceptions of an Inquiry-Science Teaching and Learning Professional Development” at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii in January 2009.
Presented “Pathways to Transformative Teacher Leadership” at the 13^th Annual Values Conference at Victoria, BC, Canada, Oct, 2008.
Presented “Cross-Age Read-Aloud Service Learning Partnership Using Multicultural Literature” at the CSU Chancellor’s Service Learning Conference in Los Angeles, March, 2008. See related article here.
Presented “Cross-age Read Aloud Partners”, at the CSUDH WASC poster session. Feb 14, 2008.

Research Funding/Awards (1997-)

Director of Title V-Part B (POPHA)-Post-baccalaureate Hispanic Education Grant ($2.5million) grant proposal for all 24 Masters Program at CSUDH. “Promoting Excellence in Graduate Studies -(PEGS).” (October, 2010-September, 2015). See news article here.
Co-Director and PI of HP Catalyst Grant (150,000). “Virtual Learning: Collaboration, Construction in STEM+ Learning.” August 2010-2012. (CSUDH & CAMS).
Collaborated in writing the Title V-STEM grant with Dr. William Franklin (2011). The RFP submission option was not offered by Dept of Education.
Initiated and held discussion with Dr. Kamal Hamdan to support the TTT grant from (2009-) with a MA: Curriculum and Instruction (Science Option) program.
Submitted (May, 2009) to California Post-Secondary Education Commission (CPEC) grant proposal for ($1 million) in collaboration with Montebello Unified School District and WestEd K-12 Alliance. “SUI Academic Achievement Partnership.” The proposal did not get accepted. Received the WASC mini-grant ($4000) for Civic Engagement study for 2006-2007.
Member, SCALE/QED Grant - (2005-) Elementary and Secondary Science curriculum courses and professional development in the MA: Curriculum and Instruction program option for K-12 teachers in Los Angeles
Received CSUDH Teaching and Learning Center Research Grant for $1600 to pursue program improvement research study 2003-2004.
Received the Dean's Research fund for 2000 ($2500).
Received Service Learning Grant ($3,500) for 2001-2002.
Awarded 3 units of assigned time for Spring 1999 to implement a language immersion program at Parkridge Elementary School, Corona/Norco School District, Riverside County, California.
Received the Deans ($3,500) to collect data in India for post doctoral dissertation research.
Received $1,200.00 from the Sally Casanova Memorial Research Development Awards program, Nov 1997. “English Immersion Through Spanish Instruction” pilot study to be developed, implemented, and documented at the Corona/Norco Unified School District by June 1998.

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