Christine Montecillo Leider
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Christine Montecillo Leider, PhD
Teacher Educator. Education Researcher.

Upcoming Presentations

Leider, C.M. & Ahmed, A. (2023). An Investigation of ESL and EFL Administrators Hiring Practices: Does first language status matter? Paper to be presented at the annual AAAL Conference, Portland, OR.

Tigert, J.M. & Leider, C.M. (2023). Understanding how art teachers support multilingual learners. Paper to be presented at the annual TESOL Convention, Portland, OR.

Leider, C.M. & Dobbs, C.L. (2023). Critical Teacher Education: Addressing and challenging deficit perspectives with teachers. Paper to be presented at the annual TESOL Convention, Portland, OR.

Baulier, K., Rosetti, Z., Dobbs, C.L., Leider, C.M. (2023). A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Perspective on Inclusive School Culture. Paper to be presented at the annual AERA Conference, Chicago, IL.

Dobbs, C.L. & Leider, C.M. (2023). On the Peculiar Pain of Masked Review: A Duoethnography of Women of Color Navigating the Academic Publication Process. Paper to be presented at the annual AERA Conference, Chicago, IL.
 

Recent Presentations (2021-2022)

Morita-Mullaney, T., Leider, C.M., Ngyuen, D., Yu, S. (2022). Muffling the Voices of Asian (AAPI) Language Learners. Paper presented at the Multilingual Illinois Virtual Conference.

Leider, C.M., Dobbs, C.L., Deroo, M. & Kray, F. M. (2022). Using Inquiry in Teacher Education: Bridging Critical Theory and Pedagogical Practice. Session presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association, Phoneix, AZ.

Nguyen, N.M.** & Leider, C,M. (2022). We belong here. We don’t have to conform to whiteness”: Asian and Asian American Language Teachers and Scholars Reflect on Racialized Experiences. Paper to be presented at the International Conference on Literacy, Culture, and Language Education School of Education at Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana.

Power, J.* & Leider, C.M. (2022). Translanguaging in an Elementary SEI Classroom. Presentation for the annual MATSOL Conference. (Virtual)

Leider, C.M.,
Ngyuen, D., Morita-Mullaney, T., Shengxiao, S.Y. (2022). Breaking myths and elevating voices: understanding the school experiences of Asian American students and teachers using the historical, social justice lens. Invited Feature Session for the WIDA Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

Leider, C.M. (co-chair), Gonzalez, M., Hughes, E., Kramer, J., Mazan, M., Montiel, J., Seward,
K. (2022). Voices from the Field: How can we best support a new generation of teachers?
Featured panel for the annual MATSOL Conference (Virtual).

Leider, C.M. & Dobbs, C.L. (2022). Pedagogies to develop critical multilingual language awareness with teachers. Paper presented at the annual International TESOL Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
Dobbs, C.L., Leider, C.M., & Tigert, J. (2022). "English as a little life vest": Examining world language teacher education using S-STEP and LangCrit. Paper presented at the annual AAAL Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
 
Tigert, J. & Leider, C.M. (2022). A dialogue between critical friends: Developing teacher educator expertise for supporting teacher candidates' anti-racist pedagogy. Paper presented at the annual AAAL Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Leider, C.M., Kanno, Y., Li, K.**, David, N.**, & Chen, E.** (2022). Some people say that college is definitely for me”: Multilingual Learners’ Investment and College-Going. Paper presented at the annual AAAL Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Leider, C.M. (discussant) (2022). Cultivating Multilingual Beliefs in Teacher Education: Exploring frameworks, pedagogies and instructional approaches. Symposium conducted at the annual AERA Conference, San Diego, CA.
 
Leider, C.M. & Dobbs, C.L. (2022). A Duoethnography of Women of Color Academics at a “Diversity Focused” Institution: Tensions, Misalignments, and Academic Beckys. Paper to be presented at the annual AERA Conference, San Diego, CA.
 
Leider, C.M., Kim, H., Baker, D., Rinaldi, C., & Garcia, P.* (2022). A Content Analysis of Publicly Available Information About English Learners with Disabilities: Patterns, Policies, Omissions. Paper to be presented at the annual AERA Conference, San Diego, CA.
 
Charner-Laird, M., Dobbs, C.L., Leider, C.M., Ippolito, J., Uy, P.  (2022) The Role of Agency: Teachers, Administrators, and Caregivers Navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper to be presented at the annual AERA Conference, San Diego, CA.

Leider, C.M. (2022). Asset-Based Pedagogy with Multilingual Learners: Bridging Theory and Practice. Invited Special Plenary Session for the Massachusetts Council for Exceptional Children annual conference, held online.
 
Kray, F., & Leider, C.M. (2022). Embedding Educating for American Democracy in Teacher Education: EAD Inclusion and Multilingual Learners. Invited workshop for the AACTE and EAD conference on Embedding Educating for American Democracy in Teacher Education, held online.
 
Leider, C.M., (2022). A Framework for Anti-Racist and Linguistically Responsive Literacy Instruction. Invited speaker for the annual conference for the Massachusetts Reading Association. (Conference Cancelled)

Leider, C.M., Dobbs, C.L., Deroo, M., Kray, F. M., Lundgren, C. (2021). Multimodal pedagogy, Critical Dialogical Genre-Based Pedagogy, and Positioning Analysis: Pedagogies to Disrupt Literacy Research and Teacher Education. Symposium to be presented at the annual LRA Conference, Atlanta, GA.
 
Tigert, J. & Leider, C.M. (2021). The Need to “C” Language-based Content Instruction Through a Critical Lens. Paper to be presented at the annual LRA Conference, Atlanta, GA.
 
Dobbs, C.L. & Leider, C.M. (2021). A LangCrit Analysis of Teachers’ Beliefs about Language Learning and Language Diversity. Paper to be presented at the annual LRA Conference, Atlanta, GA.


Leider, C. M. & Tigert, J. M. (May 2021). “There was still a lot of disparity in equity of access to tech and instruction”: English Learners and emergency remote teaching. Paper to be presented at the annual MATSOL Conference (Virtual).

Kray, F., Boisselle, M., Audet, A., Aube, P., & Leider, C.M. (May 2021). Past and Future Practice around the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. Invited panel for the annual MATSOL Conference (Virtual).

Leider, C.M. (moderator), Sena, E., Ross, M., Gary, G., Bettencourt-Harris, N., and Audet, A. (October 2021). A Discussion Among Teacher Leaders: Planning for Implementation for the WIDA ELD Standards Framework. Featured panel for the annual WIDA Conference.

Leider, C.M., Dobbs, C., & Caselli, N. (April 2021). A mixed-methods study of school of education mission statements and teacher licensure data. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Education Research Association, to be held online.
 
Leider, C.M. & Nerlino, E.(April 2021). Do state education agencies hold teachers accountable for meeting the needs of multilingual learners? Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Education Research Association, to be held online.
 
Dobbs, C. & Leider, C.M. (April 2021). Being ‘diverse” in the midst of pandemics ad protests: A duoethnogrphy of women Faculty of Color. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Education Research Association, to be held online.
 
Tigert, J., Leider, C.M., & Colombo, M. (April 2021). The role of national teacher organizations’ institutional habitus in perpetuating or disrupting educational inequalities. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Education Research Association, to be held online.
 
Christine Montecillo Leider
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Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Linguistics
University of Massachusetts Boston