Tonnie Martinez

Assistant Professor, Secondary Education
Midwest Equity Assistance Center
Office of the Dean

Bluemont Hall 403
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-2962
tonnie@ksu.edu

Education
Ph.D. Kansas State University 2005 Curriculum & Instruction
M.A. Kansas State University 2001 Secondary Education
B.S. Kansas State University 1984 Secondary Education, English

Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Midwest Equity Assistance Center 2011-present
Director, APPLi+1 2005-2011
Project Manager, Las Estrellas, Federal Title VII grant, U.S. Department of Education ($222,801) 2002-2004
Project Manager, Aprender Juntos, Federal Title VII grant, U.S. Department of Education ($2.2 million) 1999-2002
Secondary Language Arts Teacher, Hugoton, KS High School 1984-1999

Primary Teaching Responsibilities
EDCI 720 ESL/Dual Language Methods
EDCI 731 ESL/Dual Language Linguistics
EDCI 740 Culture & Language in Classroom Practice
EDCI 742 ESL/Dual Language Assessment

Research and Academic Interests
Accomodation of ESL students in regular content classrooms
Cultural competencies in engaging diverse learners in standardized curricula
Office of Civil Rights issues in school districts and buildings

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