2004-2005 MIL Fellows: About Dr. Nora Amavisca Reyes

2004-2005 MIL Fellows: About Dr. Nora Amavisca Reyes
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Nora Amavisca Reyes was born in Roll, Arizona, the youngest of seven children and the only one born in the United States after her family immigrated from Mexico. Nora graduated valedictorian from Antelope Union High School in Wellton, Arizona and continued her education at Arizona State University, completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education, a Master of Education degree in Multicultural/Bilingual Education, and a Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in bilingual education. She began her professional experience as a bilingual second grade teacher in South Phoenix and is currently residential education faculty at Mesa Community College where she teaches Cultural Diversity in Education and Children's Literature to aspiring teachers. Her responsibilities at MCC also include coordinating MCC's ESL Endorsement Program and serving as director of the Xalapa Study Abroad Program for Educators and Social Workers. Nora is happily married to her high school sweetheart and is the proud mother of three lovely girls, ages 8, 10 and 12.

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