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Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Special Advisor for Bilingual Integration
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

CoBiVa Awarded NEH Grant ... Again!
I am thrilled to announce that the CoBiVa has been awarded another NEH grant! This three year Implementations project will build on the...
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Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Cómo Usar el Corpus Bilingüe del Valle en sus Clases
On April 27, I presented together with Dr. Julio Ciller and Ms. Carolina DeAnda Treviño at the first Taller para Español como Lengua de...
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May 1, 20231 min read
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Reading Together: Social Annotation with Hypothes.is at UTRGV
On April 14, 2023, I presented at the Excellence in Online Learning Conference together with Ms. Nicole Nicholson, Dr. Julio Ciller, and...
katherinechristoff
Apr 22, 20231 min read
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Chatting with Your Class: Presentation at Excellence in Online Learning Conference
On April 1, 2022, I presented "Chatting with Your Class: An Introduction to Telegram and Microsoft Teams" with Dr. Julio Ciller. We...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
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Associate Director of the B3 Institute
I am thrilled to join in the important work of the B3 Institute to promote bilingualism, biculturalism, and biliteracy across teaching,...
katherinechristoff
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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Community Engaged Scholarship, Translanguaging, and Critical Language Awareness
On Wed. Nov. 17, I presented a plenary address at the virtual English Language Teaching Forum, organized by the Universidad de Sonora,...
katherinechristoff
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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Toda lengua es válida: Translanguaging pedagogies in Liberal Arts & STEM
On Thurs. Nov. 4, I presented with Dr. Hiram Moya and Ms. Kimberly Regalado on translanguaging pedagogy in Liberal Arts and STEM at...
katherinechristoff
Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Workshop: Tools to Increase Student Engagement in Online/Hybrid Education
Together with Ms. Nicole Nicholson, I hosted a workshop on several tools to increase student engagement in online/hybrid education on...
katherinechristoff
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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NEH Grant Awarded & CoBiVa "In the News"
We are thrilled to announce that we have recently received a grant awarded from the National Endowment for the Humanities (neh.gov) for a...
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Jun 11, 20201 min read
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Our Spring 2020 CoBiVa Team
Join us in welcoming our wonderful research assistants who have been working hard to make progress on the Corpus Bilingüe del Valle...
katherinechristoff
Apr 22, 20201 min read
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Increasing Student Engagement through Technology
Presentation Recording- "Increasing Student Engagement through Technology" On Thurs. Mar. 19, I presented a Zoom session with Ms. Nicole...
katherinechristoff
Mar 20, 20201 min read
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Ms. Aubrey Villanueva and Ms. Mayte Vega Mudy Present at NSSHL
On Friday Feb. 28, 2020, Ms. Aubrey Villanueva and Ms. Mayte Vega Mudy presented at the National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage...
katherinechristoff
Mar 3, 20201 min read
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CoBiVa Awarded Internal UTRGV Grant
Dr. Katie Christoffersen (Applied Linguistics) and Dr. Ryan Bessett (Hispanic Linguistics) along with Ms. Estela de la Garza (Engaged...
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Jan 29, 20201 min read
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