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Melissa Williams

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Teacher Education and Administration

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas, 2023
    Major: Curriculum and Instruction
  • MEd, University of Texas, 2012
    Major: Curriculum and Instruction

Current Scheduled Teaching

EDBE 5600.430Sociocultural Foundations of Bilingual and ESL EducationSpring 2026
EDBE 2050.400Teaching Multilingual StudentsSpring 2026
EDLL 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2025
EDCI 6900.700Special ProblemsFall 2025
EDBE 2050.400Teaching Multilingual StudentsFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EDBE 2050.400Understanding and Teaching Multilingual StudentsSummer 5W1 2025 Syllabus
EDLL 6950.701Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
EDUC 6030.001Research and Practice in Teaching and Teacher EducationSpring 2025 SPOT
EDBE 2050.400Understanding and Teaching Multilingual StudentsSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
EDLL 6950.701Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
EDBE 2060.001Latina/o/x Children's and Young Adult Literature for the Elementary Multilingual ClassroomFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDBE 2060.001Latina/o/x Children's and Young Adult Literature for the Elementary Multilingual ClassroomSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDUC 6030.001Research and Practice in Teaching and Teacher EducationSpring 2024 SPOT
EDBE 2060.002Latina/o/x Children's and Young Adult Literature for the Elementary Multilingual ClassroomFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Williams, M.R., Berlanga, P. (2024). Why stories matter: Using Latine children’s literature in the bilingual elementary classroom in advancing the civicness of Latine communities. Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Relevant Social Studies: Examining Research and Practice with and for Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Youth. Teachers College Press.
  • Williams, M.R., Salinas , C., Fránquiz, M. (2023). The narrative and our civicness: Capturing the identity, agency, and membership of the Latina/o communities.. Reimagining Citizenship Education: Empowering students to become critical leaders and community role models. Information Age Publishing.

    • Broadcast Media

  • Williams, M. (2024). I Still Believe in School because of the Power of Community.. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/i-still-believe-in-school-dr-dave-barry--GftQzyUpL8/?srsltid=AfmBOorwDU8cc0_NeS0_9nyS3lTDqzOv9CuAC5BzRXDGw4gJx7pFLWpK
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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