Faculty | PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist Instruction Credential
Christi Min
- Chair of Early Childhood
- Assistant Professor
- Ph.D. in Education, Talbot School of Theology
- M.A. in Christian Education, Talbot School of Theology
- B.A. in Psychology, Yeung Nam University
Christi Min, Ph.D., holds a Level VI Early Childhood Permit from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. She is bilingual and biliterate in Korean and English. Dr. Min has taught at the Pre-K, kindergarten and grades 1–2 levels, and has served as a preschool director, site supervisor and children’s ministry director. She has worked in both monolingual and bilingual environments...
Courses
- LEDU 335 Child Development: Birth through Adolescence
- LEDU 356 Early Childhood Curriculum Development
- LEDU 358 Early Childhood Classroom Management
- LEDU 360 Early Childhood Practicum
- LEDU 389 Spiritual Formation for Young Children
Research Interests
- Young children’s social-emotional/ Pro-social development
- Young children’s faith development
- Theology of children
- Early childhood classroom management
- Early childhood curriculum development
- Early childhood program development
- Assessment of early childhood learning environments
Carolina Serna
- Director of Bilingual Authorization (BILA)
- Associate Professor
- SEED520/LEDU420 English Language Arts/Reading
- SEED549/LEDU380 Children's Literature
- SEED535/LEDU335 Child Development: Birth to Adolescence
- SEED541/LEDU341 Methods of Teaching Linguistically Diverse Children
- Literacy/Biliteracy
- Indigenous Students
- Bilingual Education
- Teacher Preparation
- Education Policy
Carolina Serna began her teaching career in 1991 in the Culver City Unified School District as a third grade bilingual teacher. Her teaching experience at the elementary level in rural, inner city and suburban settings, and at the university level continue to inform her teaching and research.
Her areas of research include literacy development in sociocultural contexts, teacher preparation and...
Courses
Research Interests
Lorelei Coddington
- Liberal Studies Chair
- Associate Professor
- Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
- M.S., California State University, Fullerton
- B.A., Biola University
Lorelei Coddington has served in numerous roles such as professor, classroom teacher, researcher, and curriculum consultant, which have enabled her to support teacher development through coursework taught at Biola University, Claremont Graduate University and Whittier College. She received her Doctor of Education from Claremont Graduate University in 2014. Coddington’s research examines teacher...
Courses
- Educational inquiry
- Mathematical discourse in the context of the Common Core
- Models and strategies for teaching and learning
- Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics in Early Childhood Education
- Multiple Subject Curriculum & Pedagogy: Mathematics and Science
- Learning and Learners
- Multiple Subject Curriculum & Pedagogy: Language Arts with History-Social Science and visual and performing arts
- Second Language Acquisition Theory and Methodology
- Literacy Development in the Elementary Classroom
- Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives in Education
Research Interests
- Teaching and learning contexts
- Teacher cognition and identity — teacher knowledge, reflection and practice
- Innovative designs for preservice teacher education and teacher professional development