Dr. Fernando Rodríguez-Valls is Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Rodríguez-Valls has created partnerships with school districts, local educational agencies and universities to develop and implement community-based [bi]literacy programs. He has also developed interdisciplinary curriculum supporting language acquisition for English Learners with Visual Arts –e.g., digital collages.

Dr. Rodríguez-Valls’ work focuses on equitable instructional practices for second language learners and migrant students as well as on the socio-cultural factors affecting their academic achievement, educational continuity and school engagement. His publications examine the idea of culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy implemented by highly qualified bilingual and cultural competent teachers.