Professor, Teacher Education
NCATE Exhibit Overview
RICA, CSET, and CBEST Video Tutorials and Materials
Contact Information
Building Location: Demergasso-Bava Hall
See Building #21: Map
Office Location: DBH 318 - See Map
Phone: (209) 667-3045
E-mail: cboosalis@csustan.edu
TPA Video Tutorials and Materials
How-To Vids for Taskstream
Experience
Instructor of ESL and Business Writing - 9/96-8/99
The American Graduate School of International Management; Glendale, Arizona
Editor, âAsk the TJâ featured in TESOL Journal - 1997,1998
High School/Middle School English Literature - 6/93-3/95
Manizales, Colombia
Books
Boosalis, C. (2006) Beating the CSET! Methods, Strategies, and Multiple Subjects Content for Beating the California Subject Exams for Teachers. Boston: Pearson Education.
Boosalis, C. (2006). Methods, Strategies, and Elementary Content for Beating AEPA, TEXES, OSAT, NYSTCE, MTEL, MSAT, PRAXIS, FTCE, PLACE, MTTC, and ICTS. Boston: Pearson Education.
Boosalis, C. (2005). Beating the CSET! Methods, Strategies, and Content for Beating the California Subject Exams for Teachers, Subtests One â Three (English Language Arts). Boston: Pearson Education.
Boosalis, C. (2004). Beating Them All! Thirty Days to a Magic Score on Any Exam of Elementary Literacy Instruction. Boston: Pearson Education.
Boosalis, C. (2003). Beating the RICA: Thirty Days to a Passing Score Using Gunningâs Creating Literacy Instruction for all Children. Boston: Pearson
Boosalis, C. (2003). Beating the RICA: Thirty Days to a Passing Score Using Vaccaâs Reading and Learning to Read. Boston: Pearson.
Refereed Journal Articles
Boosalis, C., Taghavian, A., and Myrhe, O. (2004).âDesigning Programmatic and Curricular Options for Students Facing RICA: The Role of CBEST Scores.â The California Reader.
Boosalis, C. (2003). âEffective Procedures for Managing Time and the Constructed Response Portion of the California Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA).â The California Reader.
Boosalis, C. (2003). âConstructing Effective Responses to the Written Portions of the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Examination (OPTE).â The Oklahoma Reader.
Boosalis, C. (1998). âDemystifying Business Writing for English as a Second Language Students.â The Journal of Language for International Business.
Boosalis, C. (1997). Book review of Ehlich and Wagnerâs The Discourse of Business Negotiations (Mouton de Gruyter) in The Journal of Language for International Business.
Boosalis, C. (1997). Book review of Frances Boydâs English for Business Success:Â Making Business Decisions (American Language Program, Columbia University) in The Journal of Language for International Business.
In-service Training
Reading Instruction Methodology for Elementary Teachers
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Palmdale Unified School District 2004 - 2005
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Fontana Unified School District, 2003 - 2004
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Merced County Office of Education (Ongoing)
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Merced City Schools (Ongoing)
Elementary Content for Elementary Teachers (language arts, history, science, math, humanities)
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Merced County Office of Education (2003 - 2004)
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Merced City Schools (Ongoing)
Parental Involvement in Language Minority Education
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Turlock County Office of Education (2000)
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Yolo County Office of Education (2000)
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San Joaquin County Office of Education (1999)
Academic Training
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
August, 1998
Master of Teaching English as a Second Language
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
May, 1996
BA, English Literature
Augsburg College
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June, 1992
TESL Certificate, Hamline University
St. Paul, Minnesota
February, 1992