Alum Ralph Córdova recently received tenure at the University of Missouri, St. Louis Department of Educator Preparation, Innovation and Research. Córdova completed his Ph.D. in Cultural Perspectives in the Department of Education in 2004. He currently holds an Associate Professor position at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, where he researches the “intersection where primary & second language and literacy development, collaborative professional learning, and, creativity and the arts overlap.” During his early teaching career, Cordova was a teacher-researcher in elementary bilingual Spanish/English schools in Santa Barbara. Cordova also founded the Cultural Landscapes Collaboratory in 2003 and developed ResponsiveDesign in 2009. He recently answered some e-mail questions from the Gevirtz School.
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