Kim Lopez
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Mail code: 5411Campus: Tempe
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Kim Lopez is a professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Her career in education spans over twenty-five years, and includes work as an elementary teacher, ESL Specialist, Reading Specialist, and Literacy Director. Kim has also worked in the non-profit sector doing teacher training, staff development and program management. She holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction as well as specialist credentials in English as a Second Language and Reading/Literacy. Her passion lies in the area of literacy and reading education, where she thoroughly enjoys mentoring and providing instruction to pre-service students, teachers and administrators to advance their knowledge of best practices in the field of literacy.
Having lived all around the world as part of an Air Force family, her experiences working with and in different school systems has spurred her interest in advocacy work for teacher licensure portability efforts. She has helped pass legislation to change licensure policies and currently serves on the Advisory Boards for the Heroes to Education project and the Council of State Governments Interstate Compact for Teacher Licensure Reciprocity. She is also a Governor's Board Member for the Arizona State Council on the Education for Military Children.
Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Instruction/Literacy Emphasis, University of San Diego,
Graduate Student of the Year
Bachelor of Arts, Diversified Liberal Arts, University of San Diego, Magna cum Laude
Credentials: Virginia: Elementary (Pre K-6), Reading Specialist, English as a Second Language Credential. California: Clear Credential (K-12), Reading Specialist Certificate (K-12), ESL Credential (K-12)
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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RDG 413 | Elem Method Lit Instr & Assess |
RDG 413 | Elem Method Lit Instr & Assess |
EED 433 | Writing in the 21st Century |
RDG 413 | Elem Method Lit Instr & Assess |
RDG 413 | Elem Method Lit Instr & Assess |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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RDG 413 | Elem Method Lit Instr & Assess |
EED 433 | Writing in the 21st Century |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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RDG 413 | Lit Mthd Instr&Assess Div Lrn |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EED 324 | Soc Studies Equity & Soc Just |
EED 324 | Soc Studies Equity & Soc Just |
TEL 310 | Instructional Thought & Action |
TEL 317 | Inst Thgt Act: Learn Envi Mgmt |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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RDG 413 | Lit Mthd Instr&Assess Div Lrn |
RDG 413 | Lit Mthd Instr&Assess Div Lrn |
EED 433 | Writing in the 21st Century |
EED 433 | Writing in the 21st Century |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EED 324 | Social Studies in Elem Schools |
TEL 370 | Prof Ed: Building Prof Network |
TEL 317 | Inst Thgt Act: Learn Envi Mgmt |
TEL 317 | Inst Thgt Act: Learn Envi Mgmt |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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TEL 310 | Instructional Thought & Action |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EED 433 | Lng Method Mgt/Assesment |
SPE 325 | Lang Literacy 1 in Elem Schls |
EED 324 | Social Studies in Elem Schools |
RDG 322 | Lang Literacy 1 in Elem Schls |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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RDG 413 | Lang Literacy 2 in Elem Schls |
RDG 413 | Lang Literacy 2 in Elem Schls |
RDG 413 | Lang Literacy 2 in Elem Schls |
EED 396 | Clinical Experience I |