Directors/Coordinators

Susan Toma-Berge
Coordinator of Multiple Subject Teacher Credential Program
School of Education

Email: tomas@uci.edu
phone: (949) 824-4172
office: 2082 Education

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Responsibilities

• Monitor student teachers' progress in fieldwork, coursework, and professional responsibilities
• Instruct in ED301 (Directed Elementary Field Experiences in Diverse Schools) and ED304 (Student Teaching in the Elementary School)
• Instruct in ED301 (Directed Elementary Field Experiences in Diverse Schools) and ED304 (Student Teaching in the Elementary School)
• Plan and implement quarterly orientations for student teachers, mentor teachers, and supervisors.
• Place candidates in two student teaching experiences throughout Orange County elementary schools
• Observe student teachers in elementary school classrooms and provide feedback based on Teacher Performance Expectations
• Build partnerships and communicate with school site administrators, mentor teachers, and school district personnel
• Assist in coordination of Multiple Subject Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) Teaching Event
• Supervise Multiple Subject supervisors
• Participate in School of Education recruitment and outreach events
• Serve as faculty advisor for Teachers for Tomorrow club
• Serve as the faculty liaison for School of Education theme house residents
• Coordinate professional development event for alumni and school partners

​Biography

• Ed.D. in Literacy from USD/SDSU
• M.A. in Multilingual and Multicultural Education from CSUN
• B.A. in Liberal Studies from CSUN
• BCLAD in Spanish

Professional Experience

Courses taught at UC Irvine:

• ED 329 Theories and Methods of English Language Development K-6
• ED 305 Learning to Learn from Teaching, Single Subject
• ED 205 Critical Assessment of Teaching Practice and Learning (MAT)
• ED 303 Learning to Learn from Teaching in Elementary Schools

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Previous Professional Experience:

• Lecturer & Supervisor at UCI School of Education
• Lecturer & Supervisor at CalStateTEACH, CSULA, & CSUF
• K-5 Teacher in LAUSD, BCLAD, and Reading Recover