JoAnn Canales
Professor, College of Education
Department of Teacher Education
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Faculty Center 247
6300 Ocean Dr. Unit 5818
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5818
(361) 825-2450
joann.canales@tamucc.edu
Dr. JoAnn Canales received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in bilingual education from The University of Texas at Austin in 1985. She attained her master's degree from Laredo State University in bilingual education with an emphasis in Spanish in 1978 and her bachelor of science degree in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Houston in 1973. Her areas of expertise include English language proficiency assessment, teacher preparation, and issues of access and success to higher education. She has 24 years of teaching experience including 5 years in the public schools and 19 years at the university level at three different public IHEs In Texas and Colorado. In 2005–2006 she received the Excellence in Teaching Award at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
She has had more than 20 years of collaborative work with school districts, regional entities, state departments, state and national organizations, and international institutions of higher education. Dr. Canales also has eight years administrative experience serving as coordinator/director, interim associate dean, or associate dean of graduate studies. In 2002–2003 she was awarded an American Council of Education Fellowship which included a one semester internship at Pace University in New York City.
She has served on state accreditation teams in Texas, Louisiana, and Rhode Island and most recently was an invited panelist for an Institute on Accreditation at the annual Meeting of the American Association of Hispanics in higher Education (AAHHE). Her international experience includes serving as a co-principal investigator with colleagues in universities in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico on a tri-lateral grant to develop a doctoral program in International Education in Mexico; as an evaluator examining the educational needs in Trinidad and Tobago; and as a presenter on a variety of topics at international conferences in Mexico. Most recently, in June of 2009, she was a U.S. Speaker and specialist at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State, to provide information and insight into methods for implementing quality control and accreditation systems for higher education institutions in Peru.
She has authored or co-authored book chapters, textbooks, articles and reports/handbooks related to second language learning and teacher preparation; and is an experienced speaker at conferences and professional meetings. Dr. Canales has also been principal/co-investigator on grants totaling over $400,000.
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