Tina Keller, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Education; Associate Professor of TESOL Education
Meet the faculty:
Tina Keller, Ph.D.
I graduated from Messiah College with a degree in Elementary Education with minors in TESOL and Environmental Science. My first teaching position, and still one of my favorites, was as an ESL teacher at Biglerville Elementary School in Adams County, Pa. Most of my students were the children of migrant workers who had traveled the area to harvest apples. When I walked into my classroom for the first time, I knew that I would be forever captivated in becoming a better teacher for their benefit. Since then, I have taught as an elementary classroom teacher, district-wide ESL teacher, adult ESL teacher, professional development consultant, and lecturer of education. I am passionate about preparing teachers to equitably teach emergent bilingual students.
Hobbies:
Traveling, Photography, Gardening
- Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 2015
Curriculum & Instruction
Dissertation Title:
Lived Experiences in the Ideology of White Female Preservice Teachers Concerning Emergent Bilingual Students during Student Teaching
- M. Ed., Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Curriculum & Instruction, emphasis in Children’s Literature
- B.S., Messiah College, 1999
Elementary Education, minors in TESOL and Environmental Science
- EDUC 208-English Learners in K-12 Schools
Research
- Teacher Ideology of Emergent Bilingual Students
- Social Justice
- Socratic Seminars as a classroom discussion technique
- Teacher Well-being and Happiness