#MESC Morning Network

Engaging English Language Learners in Museums

Monday, April 22, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Online

Are you interested in acquiring or strengthening your skills in engaging English Language Learners in museum galleries and beyond? If so, join us as Dr. Veronica Alvarez shares tips & strategies for inclusive teaching! 

This program will be recorded and shared with registrants 1-2 weeks after. 

Born in Michoacán, Mexico, Dr. Veronica Alvarez is an educator, historian, and arts advocate. Veronica has worked with students of all ages, teaching subjects such as Spanish, ancient Greek and Roman history, and inclusive pedagogy. Currently, she is the Wallis Annenberg Executive Director of Community Arts Partnership with a special appointment in the Critical Studies Department at CalArts. Prior to CalArts, she was in the museum field for over 20 years, working at the Getty and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Veronica has served as an education consultant for other entities such as the UCLA’s Fowler Museum and Chicano Studies Research Center, LMU's Family of Schools, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the LA County Office of Education, where she led arts integration and ELL professional development  for teachers from 70 school districts. Veronica has served in the US Department of State as an English Specialist in Serbia and the State Department of Cultural Affairs in Chiapas, Mexico. Veronica received her doctorate from LMU’s Educational Leadership for Social Justice Program. Her dissertation focused on the use of art for English acquisition.