Dr. Cristina Rodriguez Chen
Founder and CEO Teaching and Learning Connections
Evaluating Children Who Are Culturally Diverse For Special Education
Dr. Cristina Rodriguez Chen
Founder and CEO Teaching and Learning Connections
Educational View: Evaluating Children Who Are Culturally Diverse For Special Education
Bio: Dr. Cristina Rodriguez Chen is a highly credentialed, bilingual (Spanish speaking) professional educator, with over 22 years of experience in the areas of Bilingual/ESL, General Education, Gifted and Talented, and Special Education. Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. from the University of North Texas. Her area of concentration is Mild/Moderate Disabilities. Her dissertation topic focused on culturally competent evaluations for special education.
She has served as a special education coordinator for the past 12 years. Ms. Chen has presented at state and national conferences on varied topics related to students with disabilities and cultural diversity.
She holds certifications in the following areas: Administrative Certification: Principal, Special Education K-12, Classroom Teacher Generalist EC-4, Classroom Bilingual Generalist EC-4, Classroom Educational Diagnostician PK-12, Generic Special Education PK-12, and 30 Hour Training for Gifted and Talented. She is certified as a Texas Registered Professional Educational Diagnostician and Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician
She received the Outstanding Graduate Student in Educational Psychology at UNT in April 2015.
Founder and CEO Teaching and Learning Connections
Educational View: Evaluating Children Who Are Culturally Diverse For Special Education
Bio: Dr. Cristina Rodriguez Chen is a highly credentialed, bilingual (Spanish speaking) professional educator, with over 22 years of experience in the areas of Bilingual/ESL, General Education, Gifted and Talented, and Special Education. Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. from the University of North Texas. Her area of concentration is Mild/Moderate Disabilities. Her dissertation topic focused on culturally competent evaluations for special education.
She has served as a special education coordinator for the past 12 years. Ms. Chen has presented at state and national conferences on varied topics related to students with disabilities and cultural diversity.
She holds certifications in the following areas: Administrative Certification: Principal, Special Education K-12, Classroom Teacher Generalist EC-4, Classroom Bilingual Generalist EC-4, Classroom Educational Diagnostician PK-12, Generic Special Education PK-12, and 30 Hour Training for Gifted and Talented. She is certified as a Texas Registered Professional Educational Diagnostician and Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician
She received the Outstanding Graduate Student in Educational Psychology at UNT in April 2015.