Juan Ríos Vega

Biography

I started my teaching journey in Panama in the mid 90s. In 1999, I moved to North Carolina as an exchange teacher to teach multilingual learners in middle and high school. I taught in North Carolina public schools from 1999-2012. Additionally, I taught immigrant and refugees at a local community college in North Carolina for over four years. Before moving to Bradley in Spring 2016, I became an adjunct professor at Appalachian State University and Davidson College in Fall 2016. I have been a professor at Bradley for over six years (2016-2022).

Teaching

• Effective Planning and Instruction for Middle/High School Teaching (ETE216);
• Human Development Field Experience (ETE219); 
• Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, and Communities (ETE:280);
• Language Development (ETE:234); Methods for Teaching ESL (ETE:235);
• Assessment Methods for ESL Students (ETE;236);
• ESL Practicum I, II, and III (ETE:237, ETE:238, ETE:239)Content Reading (ETE:368)
• Student Teacher Supervision (ETE:499) Critical Foundations in Literacy Instruction (ETE:630)
• Topics in Education (ETE:650)
• Schooling in a Diverse World (ETE:663)

Teaching philosophy
Critical education is a practice of freedom, an act of love ethics, and social justice.

What I love about teaching
I love seeing our pre-service teachers becoming caring and passionate individuals who will make a positive impact on their future students, communities, and society.

Scholarship

Critical race theory, Latinx theory, Social Justice Education, Queers of Color (QOC) theories, Transnational Queer/Cuir Studies.

Service

University (Bradley University)

• Serve as a member of the search committee for the Assistant Director-Office of Diversity and Inclusion position 2019
• Serve as a member of the Bradley Advising Task Force 2019
• Serve as member of CTEL Advisory Board 2018-present
• Serve as advisor for Alpha Psi Lambda 2018-present
• Served as book club leader in Fall 2018 
• Serve as a member of the Senate Committee on Continuing Education 2017-present
• Serve as a member of the Core Curriculum Committee 2016-present
• Serve as a member of Hispanic Heritage Month Committee 2016-present

College

• Serve as a member of the Internationalization Committee 2019 
• Served as member on Elections Committee 2018
• Served as member on Dean’s Third Year Review Committee 2018
• Serve as advisor for BSEA 2018-present 

Department

• Serve as chair ESL Committee 2017-present
• Serve as chair Library Committee 2018-present
• Serve as a member of Sunshine Committee 2017-present
• Serve as a member of the Clinical Committee 2016-present
• Serve as a member of the NCTE SPA Committee 2018-present 
• Serve as a member of the Middle School/High School Curriculum Committee/TPPAC 2016-present 
• Served as member of Literacy Around the World Event 2016, 2018

Professional

• Served as a dissertation award reviewer for Bilingual SIG-AESA 2019. 
• Serve as peer reviewer of GiST Education and Learning Research Journal-Colombia 2018-present 
• Serve as treasurer of Jotería Studies Association. 2017-present 
• Member of the Hospitality Committee. Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA) Annual Conference. 2017
• Serve as co-chair of membership and newsletter for AERA SIG-Queer. 2017-present 
• Served as Conference Program Reviewer. American Educational Studies Association (AESA). 2011-2017
• Serve as a member of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. 2009-present
• Serve as faculty affiliate. Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success (MALES). The University of Texas at Austin.

Public Outreach

• Guest speaker at Alpha Park Public Library. Peoria, Illinois. March 2020.
• Guest speaker at Chillicothe Public Library. Chillicothe, Illinois. March 2020. 
• Guest speaker at Knoxville Center for Student Success. Peoria, Illinois. August 12, 2019
• Guest speaker at ESL Parents Night in Peoria City Schools 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
• Grant Proposal Reviewer. PNC Bank 2018, 2019
• Co-Sponsored Literacy Around the World. Bradley University 2017, 2018
• Volunteered at Heart of Illinois United Way 2017, 2018, 2019

Licensures and Certifications

• Women’s and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate                          2014
  The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• School Principal Licensure – Grades K-12                                         2014
  The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• National Board Certification in English as a New Language            2009
  The University of North Carolina at Greensboro