Dr. Altheria Caldera
Education:
Ph.D. Curriculum Studies, Texas Christian University
Graduate Certificate, Women and Gender Studies
M.Ed. English Education, University of West Alabama
B.A. English, Stillman College
Teaching Certification:
Texas Standard Certificate-English, Language Arts, Reading (7-12), ESL Endorsement
Secondary Teaching Experience:
1998-2000, Bessemer City Schools, Middle School English/Language Arts/Reading
2000-2003, Tuscaloosa County Schools, Middle School English/Language Arts/Reading
2003-2004, Fort Worth Independent School District, Middle School English/Language Arts/Reading
Post-Secondary Teaching Experience:
2004-2007, Full-time Instructor-Tarrant County College District, English Composition/Developmental Writing
2007-2012, Full-time Instructor-Tarrant County College District, Teacher Education
Fall 2014, Adjunct Instructor-Tarleton State University, Teacher Education
Spring 2016, Adjunct Instructor-Texas Christian University, Women and Gender Studies
Teaching Responsibilities:
EDCI 595, Research Literature and Technology
EDCI 538, Classroom Management for Teachers
EDCI 559, Diversity in Equity in Education
ELED 523, Internship in Elementary/Middle School
Research and Teaching Interests:
My teaching and research focus on how educators can improve outcomes for minoritized students.
Publications:
Caldera, A. (2018). Woke pedagogy. A framework for teaching and learning. Diversity, Social Justice, & the Educational Leader, 2(3), 1-11.
Caldera, A. & Morton, T. (2018). Reading the word and world in Haiti: Literacy education for social justice. READ: An Online Journal for Literacy Educators, 4(6), 28-36.
Caldera, Altheria. (2017). Black feminist epistemology, pedagogy, and methodologies: A review of literature. In K.T. Edwards & M. del Guadalupe Davidson (Eds.) College curriculum at the crossroads: How women of color reflect and resist in the academy. New York: Routledge.
Caldera, A., Whitaker, M., & Popova, D.A. (In press). Classroom management in urban schools: Proposing a course framework.
Caldera, A. (Accepted). Kicking out and throwing away Black girls: An analysis of of a school district’s policies and practices. Texas Education Review.
Caldera, A. (Accepted). Towards Wholeness: Anzaldúan Theorizing Used to Imagine Culturally Accepting Educative Spaces for Black Girls.
Caldera, A. (In review). Positioned to Look: Black feminist cartography, a post-colonial critical qualitative research methodology.
Professional Service:
Reviewer, Journal of Teacher Action Research
Reviewer, Education and Urban Society
