Dr Tamara Collins-Parks teaches literacy, language acquisition, and multicultural education in the Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education at San Diego State University. She has taught English Language Development, and now coordinates the Master’s program in Critical Literacy and Social Justice. Dr Collins-Parks spent the last seven years supporting candidates in the Teacher Performance Assessment. Her previous publications include a chapter in the anthology Literacy Ideology, Teachers’ Beliefs, Language Policy and Parent Voice.