Marsha L Thicksten

Work in Bogalusa, Louisiana opening the first integrated Child Care Center( Headstart) and work in Bilingual classrooms in Anaheim, California have shaped the work I do today. Social justice issues domestically and internationally continue to develop the world view that I have. Fostering critical literacy for children of diverse backgrounds remains vital to the teaching and learning that both my students and I continue to pursue.

Multicultural Education, Global Relations, Social Justice, Critical Literacy,International Education, English Language Learners, Scoiety and schools, Child Development and Early Childhood Education.

Russian American Roundtable: Five year project involving community, faculty, administrators, staff and students from both countries building understanding, dialogue and community. Annual topics: Year one- Art Education, Stereotypes, Communication, Year two: Special Education including Adult Transition, Stereotypes, Early Childhood Education, Business, Education and Regionalism

Family Literacy, transition to high school, La Mission , Mexico

EDEL 300: Field placement analysis of selected partnership schools and the impact 15 or more students from EDEL 300 may have on student outcomes,and teacher satisfaction as well as impact working in those schools has on EDEL 300 students during 40 hours of fieldwork per semester. Selected schools have high (75% or more) ELL and Multicultural populations combined with poverty issues. EDEL 300 students experience K-8 tutoring and support inside classrooms.