Jennifer Green

Dr. Jennifer Green teaches courses in the School of Education on reading assessment and intervention, writing pedagogy, and elementary teaching methods. Prior to becoming a university professor, she was a bilingual elementary school teacher, reading interventionist and literacy coach for 24 years. She is a National Board Certified middle childhood generalist with expertise in evidence-based literacy practices and culturally relevant pedagogy. Her research interests include teacher leadership, co-teaching for professional growth, school and community experiences of Latinx students and their families, and literacy. During the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, Green supervised a grant-funded reading intervention program called Reading Go. Through this program, more than 50 Gwinnett County Public School primary grade students have received reading support from trained GGC tutors. In her free time, Green enjoys spending time with her family, dogs and friends. She loves biking, hiking and cooking vegetarian cuisine.

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• Doctorate – educational leadership – University of Kentucky
• Master's – multicultural and bilingual special education, University of Texas at Austin
• Graduate teaching certification – bilingual cross-cultural language and academic development, elementary teaching – University of California at San Diego
• Bachelor's – Spanish – Georgetown University

• International Literacy Association
• National Association of Multicultural Education
• The Reading League