Background
Maldonado-Colon, Elba C. was born on June 1, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Daughter of Arcelio and Celia Maldonado.
Maldonado-Colon, Elba C. was born on June 1, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Daughter of Arcelio and Celia Maldonado.
Bachelor cum laude, University Puerto Rico, 1967. Master of Education, University Massachusetts, 1980. Doctor of Education, University Massachusetts, 1984.
Bilingual teacher, Springfield (Massachusetts) Public Schools, 1972-1980;
team leader teacher corporations project, U. Massachusetts, Worcester, 1980-1981;
lecturer, University Texas, Austin, 1981-1985;
assistant coordinator, Hartford (Connecticut) Board Education, 1985-1989;
consultant, Connecticut State Department Education, 1985-1989;
associate professor, San Jose (California) State University, since 1989;
coordinator Hispanic emphasis programs in bilingual special education, San Jose (California) State University, $D., since 1989. Head teacher Massachusetts Migrant Education Program, Holyoke, 1973-1981. Consultant bilingual special.edn. to schools, state agys., California, Connecticut, Fla, Massachusetts, N.H., New Mexico, New York, Texas.
Instructor Teachers' College Columbia University, New York City, 1987.
Volunteer Shriners' Hospital, Springfield, 1978. Consultant Community Council-Teacher Corps Project, Worcester, 1979-1980. Speaker ALPA Valley Residents for Improvement, Worcester, 1980.
Tutor, Hartford, 1985-1986. Member American Educational Research Association, National Association for Bilingual Education (co-chairman bilingual special education 1985-1987), Council for Exceptional Children (chairman Hispanic caucus 1985-1987, member commission on ethnic and multicultural concerns 1985-1989), International Reading Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Connecticut Bilingual-Bicultural Education Association (treasurer 1986-1989).