Jennifer Trujillo
Dean, School of Education, Fort Lewis College @Fort Lewis College
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WORK HISTORY
Dean, School of Education, Fort Lewis College @Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
Dr. Trujillo has worked as a bilingual multicultural educator for 25 years serving in English Language Learner education-ranging from classroom teacher to ELL/Bilingual Director to college professor to author. Her publications include several articles and an ELL literacy program consisting of four student textbooks and their accompanying teacher’s guides. The series was the most widely adopted ESL textbook in the nation for students in grades 41•••10) and was used to teach English in 26 states, Mexico, China, Canada and Costa Rica. She has conducted multiple academic presentations promoting effective education of English Language Learners at a variety of conferences at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels. She served as an advisory board member of Teaching Tolerance where she focused on culturally responsive instruction and social justice in education. Jennifer also worked with teachers and students in the Southwest and the Navajo Nation for over a decade through the Native American Teacher Education Outreach Program at Fort Lewis College, as well as teaching in the on-campus program in the Teacher Education Department. In addition, she taught in a Service Learning Program in Bahía de Kino, Sonora, Mexico. She was the National Director of English Language Acquisition for Pearson Education where she worked with educators in 40 states and 11 countries. She later served as the Director of English Language Learner Initiatives at Learning in Motion in Santa Cruz, CA. In that role, she worked on a variety of initiatives including the development of a tablet-based literacy program, collaboration on a large-scale research project in math with the American Institutes for Research, and a STEM curriculum with Stanford University. Most recently, she co-authored a text for adolescent ELL newcomers. She returned to Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado where she currently serves as Dean of the School of Education.
EDUCATION
Fort Lewis College
Bachelor’s Degree
Fielding Graduate University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Northern Colorado
Master's degree, Reading
ABOUT JENNIFER TRUJILLO
Dr. Trujillo has worked as a bilingual multicultural educator for 25 years serving in English Language Learner education-ranging from classroom teacher to ELL/Bilingual Director to college professor to author. Her publications include several articles and an ELL literacy program consisting of four student textbooks and their accompanying teacher’s guides. The series was the most widely adopted ESL textbook in the nation for students in grades 41•••10) and was used to teach English in 26 states, Mexico, China, Canada and Costa Rica. She has conducted multiple academic presentations promoting effective education of English Language Learners at a variety of conferences at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels. She served as an advisory board member of Teaching Tolerance where she focused on culturally responsive instruction and social justice in education. Jennifer also worked with teachers and students in the Southwest and the Navajo Nation for over a decade through the Native American Teacher Education Outreach Program at Fort Lewis College, as well as teaching in the on-campus program in the Teacher Education Department. In addition, she taught in a Service Learning Program in Bahía de Kino, Sonora, Mexico. She was the National Director of English Language Acquisition for Pearson Education where she worked with educators in 40 states and 11 countries. She later served as the Director of English Language Learner Initiatives at Learning in Motion in Santa Cruz, CA. In that role, she worked on a variety of initiatives including the development of a tablet-based literacy program, collaboration on a large-scale research project in math with the American Institutes for Research, and a STEM curriculum with Stanford University. Most recently, she co-authored a text for adolescent EL newcomers for Vista Higher Learning. She returned to Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado where she currently serves as Dean of the School of Education.
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