Professor Tricia Kelly's fall 2024 course, EDUC 0425: "The Power of Translanguaging: Sustaining Multilingualism in Schools," was designed to equip students and teachers with the tools and insights needed to support multilingual learners in educational settings.
Read Article
Department of Education
Tricia Kelly
Lecturer in Education
Biography
Tricia Kelly has extensive experience working with Multilingual Learners as a teacher, program consultant, and curriculum specialist. She has taught in Spanish/English bilingual programs in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island and has served as an MLL Specialist supporting teachers in Providence-based charter schools. She earned her doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University where her research focused on cross-cultural relationships within dual-language programs. Current research interests include ways to infuse asset-based and culturally-affirming practices into integrated programs for Multilingual Learners in K-12 school settings.
Recent News
News From Education
Saqarik: Reflections on a month in Guatemala
In July, Professor Tricia Kelly traveled to Guatemala with educators and pre-service teachers to engage with local educators, youth, and families, and to exchange ideas and understanding of Guatemalan and U.S. educational systems and practices. Here she reflects on the experience.
Read Article
News From Education
Professor Tricia Kelly to participate in "Guatemala for Educators" Group Project
Professor Kelly will travel to Guatemala with educators and pre-service teachers to engage with local educators, youth, and families, and to exchange ideas and understanding of Guatemalan and U.S. educational systems and practices.
Read Article
News From Education
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Tricia Kelly
Dr. Tricia Kelly has extensive experience working with Multilingual Learners as a teacher, program consultant, and curriculum specialist. Her current teaching and research interests include ways to infuse asset-based and culturally-affirming practices into integrated programs for Multilingual Learners in K-12 school settings.
Read Article