Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

Carolina Serna
  1. Directory
  2. People

Carolina Serna

Director of Bilingual Authorization (BILA)
Associate Professor

DepartmentSchool of Education
Biola AffiliationsFaculty
Phone(562) 903-4843 (School of Education)

Documents

Degrees

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Multiple Subject Credential, with Bilingual Cross-cultural Language Development Credential (BCLAD), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Member of

Biography

Carolina Serna began her teaching career in 1991 in the Culver City Unified School District as a third grade bilingual teacher. Her teaching experience at the elementary level in rural, inner city, and suburban settings, and at the university level continue to inform her teaching and research.

Her areas of research include literacy development, bilingual education, and teacher preparation as they relate to linguistically and culturally diverse students. Dr. Serna is committed to preparing future teachers through a Christ centered education that will equip them to make a significant spiritual impact in the lives of their students.



Affiliations

  • International Literacy Association, 2017 to present
  • California Association for Bilingual Education, 1991 to present
  • American Educational Research Association, 1996-2015; 2022-present
  • Association of Language Awareness, 2015-2023
  • National Association of Bilingual Education, 2002-2010

Publications

  • "Sojourners of truth: Five women’s stories of triumph, tribulation, and teaching in academia." Young, P. A., Serna, C., De La Vega, E., Charlton, L., Casimir, M. Published in Educational Studies, 2020.
  • "Improving students’ literacy skills while training future teachers." Serna, C., Williamson, S. Published in Southern California Professional Development School News Magazine, 2018.
  • "Developing responsive teachers: A challenge for a demographic reality." García, E., Arias, M.B., Murri, N.J., & Serna, C. Published in Journal of Teacher Education, 2010.
  • "Preparing pre-service teachers to teach English language learners." Serna, C., Meier, N. Paper presented at The Hawaii International Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2010.
  • "Autores Bilingües: Writing from a dual-linguistic and dual-cultural repertoire