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

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