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Astrid Sierra

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Astrid Sierra

Assistant Professor of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Education

Research Interests

    My research centers on multilingual communities and the ways schools can partner with families to support students鈥� academic, linguistic, and socioemotional success. I study bilingual and dual language education with a particular focus on transnational bilingual Latine educators, examining how language ideologies, migration histories, and institutional conditions shape teachers鈥� identities, well-being, and professional learning. A key strand of my work focuses on multilingual students鈥� literacy development and biliteracy, how children build and leverage literacy practices across languages, alongside teacher education, including how to prepare and support pre-service teachers in developing culturally sustaining, responsive pedagogies for multilingual learners. I also examine professional learning for in-service educators, particularly how to support teachers in enacting the goals of dual language programs with fidelity and care.

Education

PhD in Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

University of Maryland, 海角直播 Park

MA in Languages and Cultures

Texas Tech University

BA in Teaching English as a Second Language

Universidad Nacional Aut贸noma de Honduras (UNAH)

Published Works

    Sierra, A. . Nepantla Labor and the Double Bind of Multilingual Education in Polarized Contexts. (). Palgrave Macmillan (proposed, Critical Multilingualism in Education series). Sierra, A. . Nos tiraron a los leones鈥�: First-Year Induction Ecologies for Transnational Bilingual Latina Educators in Spanish-English DLBE. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Sierra, A. . Review of Preparing Antiracist ESOL Professionals: Linguistic Equity for Multilingual Learners. Teachers 海角直播 Record, ., Sierra, A. (2026). Developing Liderazgo: Leaders as Learners and Advocates for Bilingual Education. International Journal of Multicultural Education , 28(2), 136鈥�159. . ., Sierra, A. (2024). Exploring diverse educators鈥� language ideologies: how lived experiences shape understandings of bilingual education goals. nternational Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 28(2), 167鈥�181. . Sierra, A. (2023). Linguistically Responsive Instruction and Ideologies in Preservice Teacher Preparation. Rutledge,