Margarita Jimenez-Silva

Margarita Jimenez-Silva is an associate professor at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.  Her research focuses on preparing teachers to work with English learners, especially as it relates to teacher education pedagogy and curriculum. Her other research strands include Latino parent engagement and narrative studies. Her research has been published by journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Childhood Education, and the Journal of Research on Childhood Education.

Professor Jimenez-Silva has traveled to and coordinated curriculum and programs addressing the needs of English language learners in the U.S., as well as in Mexico, Panama, and Hungary. She is active in her community serving on various school boards and speaking on behalf of English learners and their families. Prior to entering higher education, Professor Jimenez-Silva worked with Newcomer students as a middle-school teacher in Oakland, California. She began her work with pre-service teachers at Concordia University in Irvine, CA. She is herself a former ELL from the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.