Selected Publications

Téllez, K. (2011). A case study of a career in education that began with "Teach for America". Teaching Education

Lasher-Zwerling, C., & Téllez, K. (2011). No less real in my mind: Using fiction as creative curriculum in an undergraduate teacher education course. In C. Craig & F. Deretchin (Eds.), Cultivating curious and creative minds: The role of teachers and teacher educators (pp. 69-87). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Téllez, K. (2010). Teaching English learners: Fostering language and the democratic experience. Boulder, CO: Paradigm.

Téllez, K. & Waxman, H. (2010). A review of research on effective community programs for English language learners.The School Community Journal, 20, 103-120.

Téllez, K. (2008). What student teachers learn about multicultural education from their cooperating teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 24, 43-58.

Téllez, K. (2007). Have conceptual reforms (and one anti-reform) in preservice teacher education improved the education of multicultural, multilingual children and youth? Teachers and Teaching, 13(6), 543 - 564.

Téllez, K. & Waxman, H. (2006). Preparing quality educators for EL: Overview of the critical issues. In K. Téllez & H. Waxman (Eds), Preparing quality educators for ELs. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Téllez, K. & Waxman, H. (2006). A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on effective teaching practices for English Language Learners In J.M. Norris & L. Ortega (Eds.), Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing.

Téllez, K. (2004). Preparing teachers for Latino children and youth: Policies and practice. The High School Journal, 88(2), 43-54.

Téllez, K. (2002). Multicultural education as subtext. Multicultural perspectives, 4, 21-24

Téllez, K.  (2001).  The big men: A journalist's look at the SAT.  Journal of Curriculum Studies, 33, 247-260

Dressman, M., & Téllez, K. (2000). Accredited under review: An inside-out account of high-stakes education reform. Paper presented at AERA, Atlanta, GA

Téllez, K. (1998). Classroom placement of elementary language learners. Bilingual Research Journal, 22, 279-295.

Téllez, K. (1996). Authentic assessment. In J. Sikula (Ed.), The handbook of research in teacher education (pp. 704-721). New York: MacMillan.

Nath, J. M., & Téllez, K. (1995). A room of one's own: Teaching and learning to teach through inquiry. Action in Teacher Education, 4, 1-13.

Why I call myself a Mexican-American (unpublished manuscript)