Alondra Ramos

Biography

Alondra Ramos, M.S., is Coordinator and Lecturer in the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program at the UC Irvine School of Education. She designs and teaches graduate-level coursework in ELA/ELD and elementary reading methods, coordinates edTPA performance assessment seminars, and supervises student teachers in fieldwork placements. Her work in the program spans credential preparation for multiple subject, single subject, and Cal Teach candidates.

Ramos holds a National Board Certification in Early Childhood Generalist and brings over two decades of experience across K-12 education, including roles as a classroom teacher, ELD TOSA and Literacy Coach, Vice Principal, and Principal. As Principal at Glenview Elementary in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, she developed an instructional program for a 50/50 dual language model and led professional development, PLCs, and IEP/504 processes. She has also served as Program Manager for Teacher Induction and CTE at the Orange County Department of Education, where she designed professional development for induction teachers and mentors and supported candidates across multiple credential pathways.

Ramos's areas of expertise center on English learner instruction and language development, with a focus on Universal Design for Learning, tiered intervention strategies, and the California English Learner Roadmap. She received an M.S. in Education from the University of Southern California and holds an Administrative Credential and Multiple Subject Credential from California State University, Long Beach.

Education

• Master of Science in Education, University of Southern California, 2006
• Bachelor of Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

Distinctions

• National Board Certification, Early Childhood Generalist, 2004