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Career-Technical Education (CTE) Systems Assessment: A Baldridge-based systemsassessment of New Mexico’s Career Technical Education System at the secondary and postsecondarylevels, New Mexico Research and Study Council (2005).Article Published in Electronic DatabaseFlowerday, T., & Ruth, T. Motivation for school among middle and high school studentsin rural areas of the Navajo Nation. U.S. Department of Education, ED website,http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/oieresearch/research_conf.htmlManuscripts under reviewParkes, J., Ruth, T., Anberg-Espinoza, M., & De Jong, E. (2010). Urgent researchquestions and issues in dual language education. Submitted with revisions pending.Parkes, J., & Ruth, T. (2010). “Me parece maravillosa la gran oportunidad quele estan dando a estos ninos”: Families’ satisfaction with Albuquerque dual languageprograms. Submitted with revisions pending.Articles in processRuth, T., & Peele-Eady, T. (2011). “Making miracles”: Exploring teacher identity,knowledge and competence in two community schools in rural El Salvador. Manuscriptpreparation in process.Professional PresentationsLillemyr, O. F., Sobstad, F., Marder, K., Flowerday, T., Martinez, A., Ruth, T., & Nez, V.(2010, February). “Across cultures: The role of play in motivation for school.” Presentationat the annual meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Albuquerque, NM.Ruth, T. (2009, November). “Making miracles” in two community schools in rural ElSalvador: teacher motivation in a highly centralized school system. Poster presented at thethird biennial conference of the Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology inEducation, Las Vegas, NV.Ruth, T. (2009, April). “Documenting the voices of Salvadoran elementary schoolteachers.” Distinguished Presenter, Graduate and Professional Student Association2 nd Annual Graduate Research and Creative Expression Symposium, University ofNew Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.Parkes, J., & Ruth, T. (2008, March). “Me parece maravillosa la gran oportunidadque le están dando a estos ninos”: Families’ satisfaction with Albuquerque duallanguage programs. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the AmericanEducational Research Association, New York, NY.5

Flowerday, T. & Ruth, T. (2007, October). Using Research in the Teaching ofEducational Psychology. Roundtable discussion at the annual Mountain StatesTeaching of Psychology Conference, Durango, CO.Abercrombie, S., Jackson, W. H., & McCampbell, S. M., & Ruth, T. (2007,February). Working toward creating and sustaining an active graduate studentassociation. Presentation and panel discussion symposium at the 10th annualCollege of Education Graduate Student Colloquium, University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, NM.Flowerday, T. & Ruth, T. (2006, April). Motivation for School among Middle andHigh School Students in Rural Areas of the Navajo Nation. Roundtable discussionat the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, SanFrancisco, CA.Parkes, J. & Ruth, T. (2006, November). Parents Speak Out: Satisfaction Resultsfrom a Dual Language Family Survey. Presentation at the annual meeting of LaCosecha, Albuquerque, NM.Membership in Professional Organizations2006-presentAmerican Educational Research Association, Division C2009 – present Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in EducationEducational Psychology Program ServiceAug 2005 – June 2007Educational Psychology Graduate Student Association,Vice-President, two termsOther Education/Research ServiceAug 2008 – present Professional development workshops and in-class technicalassistance with 15 rural and 9 urban elementary school teachers in El Salvador. Areasthey have identified for extra support of this kind: classroom assessment of/for/to learn,math content as well as math teaching methods; classroom management and creatingproductive learning environments; working with learners with exceptionalities, andstruggling learners; and methods for teaching reading. I have worked with them on thefirst two themes, and will continue this ongoing, collaborative professional development.We envision creating a group of Salvadoran and U.S. teacher trainers who could workwith other schools and colleagues as we deepen our knowledge about teaching andlearning in rural and urban schools in the themes identified above.6

Aug 2008 – Nov 2008 Event organizer/Planning Committee Member, the first DualLanguage Researcher Convocation, Santa Fe; pre-event of La Cosecha dual languageconference. Planning, implementation and follow-up: bring together approximately 40dual language researchers from around the U.S. to highlight existing dual languageresearch to help define and develop consensus around a dual language research agenda.Grants & FellowshipsMay 2010.May 2009.December 2008.November 2008.March 2006Regents Graduate Student Fellowship, 2010-2011, University of NewMexico, Albuquerque, N.M.Regents Graduate Student Fellowship, 2009-2010, University of NewMexico, Albuquerque, N.M. $2000 towards my research on participatingSalvadoran teachers’ beliefs and knowledge about 1-6 grade math contentbased on a new, reform math curriculum, as well as math teachingmethods and tools that were new to the teachers.Latin American and Iberian Institute/Tinker Foundation Field ResearchGrant. $2000 plus for air and ground transportation, two week per diemexpenses while in El Salvador to gather data with teachers as well as planand co-facilitate (with a Salvadoran colleague) two teacher workshops onclassroom assessment.Graduate and Professional Student Association, Student ResearchAllocations Committee grant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,N.M. $500 grant for per diem and expenses for two workshops onclassroom assessment with teachers in El Salvador.Graduate and Professional Student Association, Research Project andTravel grant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. $500 grantfor per diem and expenses to attend the American Educational ResearchAssociation annual conference, and present at a roundtable discussion on astudy about academic motivation among Navajo students.Language SkillsHighly proficient in Spanish; academic and everyday language proficiency, in writingand verbally. Proficiency developed over 12 years living and working in Central Americain urban and rural communities. My current home language is Spanish. I use Spanish inmy work and research in the U.S. and El Salvador.June 1994 – 2003. Interpreter and translator, Spanish-English / English-SpanishFor delegations visiting Central America from the US, Europe and the Philippines; offunding proposals and reports for development agencies investing in programs in ElSalvador and whose main offices were in the U.S. and Europe.7