Tom Griggs

Contact Information

Education

• Ph. D., Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada, 1996, in Teacher Education, with a focus on Second Language and Multicultural Education
• M.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993, in Teaching English as a Second Language
• M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles, 1991, in Secondary Teaching
• A.B., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1975, in Theater Arts

Professional/Academic Experience

• Educational Foundations
• Second Language Acquisition Theory
• Sociolinguistics
• History of Language Education in the U. S.
• Multicultural Education

Research/Areas of Interest

Teacher narrative inquiry; second language education; integration of language and content instruction in content area classrooms; second language writing instruction; the sociopolitical context of teaching and schooling; multicultural education; cross-cultural teaching and communication; mindfulness in teaching; use of acting preparation and other artistic techniques in teacher preparation; professional development for teachers working with CLD students; teacher advocacy for CLD learners; education policy analysis

Publications/Creative Works

Griggs, T. and D. Tidwell (2012). Teaching online to effect learner change: On the challenges of teaching to foster multicultural awareness. Paper presented at Herstmonceux IX: The Fifth international Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices. East Sussex, England: Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices SIG of the American Educational Research Association.

Brubaker, N. and Griggs, T. (2011). Critical moments in negotiating authority: Perspective of two teacher educators. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Griggs, T. (2007). Processing the “-isms.” Presentation at Performing the World 4, Tarrytown, NY.

Griggs, T. (2007). Presentation at the annual meeting of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education: Denver, CO.

Griggs, T. & Schrom, D. (2007). Presentation at the annual meeting of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education: Denver, CO.

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