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Janet Kitajima
Lecturer, Child & Adolescent Development
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M.A., TESOL, San Jose State University
B.A. (Hons), Humanities, Middlesex University, UK
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Lowering the affective barrier to learning
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Center for Innovation in Applied Education Policy
Colette Rabin
Danielle Mead
David Whitenack
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Dina Izenstark
Dolores Mena
Eduardo Europa
Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz
Ellen Middaugh
Emancipatory Education Now
Emily Slusser
Erin Scullion-Jones
Evelyn Merritt
Felicia Darling
Film Festival
Grinell Smith
Heather Lattimer
Hyun-Sook Park
Janet Bang
Janet Kitajima
Jason Laker
Jennifer Madigan
Jila Maleksalehi
Jolynn Asato
Joy Foster
June McCullough
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Katya Aguilar
Kim Tsai
Kyoung Mi Choi
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Laura Pirazzi
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Fall 2019 Learning Showcase
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Lisa Simpson
Lorri Capizzi
Luis Poza
Lurie College Storytellers
Marcella McCollum
Maria Fusaro
Mark Felton
Mary McVey
María Ledesma
Maureen Smith
Mei-Yan Lu
Michael Kimbarow
Nadia Sorkhabi
Nancy Smith
Nidhi Mahendra
Our Strategic Plan
Patricia Swanson
Paul Cascella
Peg Hughes
Pei-Tzu Tsai
Ralph McKay
Ravisha Mathur
Rebeca Burciaga
Reiko Kataoka
Robert Marx
Robin Love
Rosalinda Quintanar-Sarellana
Roxana Marachi
Saili Kulkarni
Shawn Vecellio
Sudha Krishnan
Sylvia Branca
Tammie Visintainer
Toni Campbell
Veneice Guillory-Lacy
Wendy Quach
Xiaolu Hu
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CLARION Project
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Last Updated Apr 23, 2025