Andrea Somoza-Norton

rank Coordinator/Assistant Professor email asomozan@calpoly.edu office location 02-110 phone (805) 756-5373

Education

• Ed.D., Leadership in Schooling, University of Massachusetts, Lowell (2012)
• M.S., Information Technology in Education, University of Nevada, Reno (2004)
• B.A., Education, University of Nevada, Reno (1999)

Research Interests

• Biomimetic Leadership
• Educational Leadership and Climate Change
• English Learners: Policy and Programs
• Educational Technology

Courses Taught

• EDUC 511 Law and Governance
• EDUC 512 Organizational Theory
• EDUC 515 Curriculum and Program Evaluation
• EDUC 518 Supervised Fieldwork
• EDUC 519 Professional E-portfolios for Educational Leaders
• EDUC 542 Administration of Special Programs
• EDUC 570 Advanced Topics in Education (Managing Action Research Communities)
• EDUC 586 Introduction to Inquiry in Education
• EDUC 587 Foundations and Policy
• EDUC 588 Education, Culture and Learning
• EDUC 589 Research Methods
• EDUC 590 Research Applications in Education