Education

Yanira Oliveras-Ortiz, Ph.D.

Yanira Oliveras-Ortiz, Ph.D.

Title: Associate Professor, School of Education
Department: Education
Building: BEP 238
Email: yoliverasortiz@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.565.5639

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University
  • M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University
  • B.S. in Elementary & Kindergarten Education, The Pennsylvania State University

Biography

Professional & Research Interests

  • Teacher evaluations & principals' perceptions of good teaching 
  • Impact of teacher effectiveness on student achievement
  • The impact of decontextualized test preparation in teaching & learning
  • Instructional leadership development

Courses Taught at UT Tyler

  • EDLR 5311 - Developmental Supervision
  • EDLR 5330 - The Principalship
  • EDLR 5270 - Practicum in the Principalship I

Curriculum Vita