Woodring Bilingual Teaching Fellows

Group of people in the Future Bilingual Teaching Fellows program

The Woodring Bilingual Teaching Fellows Program is a Route 1, Community Route to Certification partnership between Western Washington University and schools/districts in the state of Washington. This two-year, BA completion program,  BAE, Multilingual Elementary Education (8 academic quarters) supports employed paraeducators who seek to become K-8 certified teachers (available to current employees and new applicants). Preference is given to bilingual candidates employed and referred by partner districts. Please contact us for information about participation at Miranda.MyersBarker@wwu.edu.

 

Receiving Inquiries for Summer 2025

Please reach out to us to schedule a time to learn more about the program! 

Faculty & Staff Contacts

Beth Dillard, Ph.D.

Director Multilingual Education Community Programs - Renton / Associate Professor

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Beth.Dillard@wwu.edu

(360) 650-3314 | MH 304E

Richard Dunn, M.Ed.

Partnership & Field Experience Coodrinator

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Dunnr4@wwu.edu

(206) 612-1585 | South King County

Christie McLean Kesler, M.Ed.

Partnership and Field Supervisor; Senior Instructor

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mcleanc@wwu.edu

(360) 320-2589 | South King County at Renton, Everett, Bremerton

Miranda Myers Barker

Program Coordinator

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Miranda.MyersBarker@wwu.edu

(360) 650-6292 | Working Remotely

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