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teacher collaboration, second language pedagogy, English as a second language, qualitative research, secondary schools, language policy, literacy
United States

Biography

Amanda is an assistant principal in Hoover City Schools. She has taught English as a second language, Spanish, English/language arts, reading, and math intervention. Her research interests include collaboration between ESL and content teachers, teacher identity, second language pedagogy, language policy, and reading instruction.

Activities

Employment (4)

Hoover City School District: Hoover, AL, US

2021-12 to present | Assistant Principal
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Hoover City School District: Hoover, AL, US

2015-08 to 2021-12 | English as a Second Language Teacher
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Birmingham–Southern College: Birmingham, Alabama, US

2019-08 to 2020-05 | Adjunct Professor of Education (College of Education)
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Hoover City School District: Hoover, AL, US

2010-08 to 2015-05 | English/Language Arts Teacher
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Alabama: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US

2015-08 to 2019-05 | Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction (College of Education)
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham: Birmingham, AL, US

2009-05 to 2010-08 | Master of Education (College of Education)
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The University of Alabama: Tuscaloosa, AL, US

2005-08 to 2009-05 | Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish (Arts and Sciences )
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Works (11)

"More mindful of ESL students": Teacher participation and learning in ESL and content teachers' collaboration in a science middle school classroom

Mextesol Journal
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85105602776

Part of ISSN: 23959908
Contributors: Giles, A.; Yazan, B.
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Amanda Giles via Scopus - Elsevier

Empowering student‐centered transformative conversations through Socratic circles

TESOL Journal
2021-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1056-7941
Part of ISSN: 1949-3533
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"Leadership roles at different points:" Collaborating to plan for and teach ESL students in a secondary social studies classroom

Effective teacher collaboration for ELL: Cross-curricular insights from K-12 classrooms.
2021-09-24 | Book chapter
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Amanda Giles

Selected poster presentations from the American Association of Applied Linguistics conference, Denver, USA, March 2020

Language Teaching
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0261-4448
Part of ISSN: 1475-3049
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). “They see us together:” Collaborative activity in a math middle school classroom.

Co-teaching for English learners: Evidence-based practices and research-informed outcomes
2020-10-01 | Book chapter
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Educational language policies in the United States: a critical discourse analysis of ELPA21

European Journal of Language Policy
2020-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1757-6822
Part of ISSN: 1757-6830
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“You’re Not an Island”: A Middle Grades Language Arts Teacher’s Changed Perceptions in ESL and Content Teachers’ Collaboration

RMLE Online
2020-03-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1940-4476
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Turkish-English bilingual content in the virtual linguistic landscape of a university in Turkey: exclusive de facto language policies

International Multilingual Research Journal
2020-01-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1931-3152
Part of ISSN: 1931-3160
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ESL and content teachers’ collaboration

Indonesian JELT: Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching
2019-05-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2655-1977
Part of ISSN: 0216-1281
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Navigating the Contradictions: An ESL Teacher's Professional Self-Development in Collaborative Activity

TESL Canada Journal
2018-12-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1925-8917
Part of ISSN: 0826-435X
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Amanda Giles

The assessment practices of emergent bilinguals: Supporting English language learners

International Multilingual Research Journal
2018-01-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1931-3152
Part of ISSN: 1931-3160
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