Dr. Susan Hildebrandt
Special Assistant to the Provost
Lang Literatures & Cultures
Office
Stevenson Hall - STV 239
Office Phone
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
SPA 111.001 Basic Spanish Skills
SPA 111.002 Basic Spanish Skills
SPA 112.009 Beginning Spanish
SPA 112.010 Beginning Spanish
LAN 143.001 Unity And Diversity In Language
TCH 104.003 Introduction To Education In The United States
LAN 319.001 Principles In World Language Learning
Research Interests & Areas
leadership development, staff development, faculty development
Ph D Teaching & Learning, Foreign Language and ESL Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
MA Teaching & Learning, Foreign Language and ESL Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
BS Curriculum and Instruction, Spanish Education
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL) Stephen A. Freeman Award
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL)
2020
Chizmar-Ostrosky Scholarship of Teaching and Learning University Award
Illinois State University
2019
Hispania Outstanding Scholarly Publication Award
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
2018
ACTFL / The Modern Language Journal Emma Marie Birkmaier Dissertation award
ACTFL / The Modern Language Journal
2008
Book Review
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2015). Review of the book: Teacher evaluation in second language education. The Modern Language Journal, 99, 800-801.
Book, Authored
Swanson, P. B., & Hildebrandt, S. A. (Eds.). (2018). Researching edTPA promises and problems: Perspectives from English as an additional language, English language arts, and world language teacher education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Hildebrandt, S. A., & Swanson, P. (2016). Understanding the world language edTPA: Research-based policy and practice. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Book, Chapter
Hildebrandt, S. A., & Hlas, A. C. (2018). Pedagogical content knowledge and language awareness as evidenced in the World Language edTPA. In P. Swanson & S. A. Hildebrandt (Eds.), Researching edTPA promises and problems: Perspectives from English as an additional language, English language arts, and world language teacher education (pp. 143-161). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Swanson, P., & Hildebrandt, S. A. (2018). edTPA history, promises, and problems. In P. Swanson & S. A. Hildebrandt (Eds.), Researching edTPA promises and problems: Perspectives from English as an additional language, English language arts, and world language teacher education (pp. 1-19). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Scott, S. S., Hildebrandt, S. A., & Edwards, W. A. (2013). Second language learning as perceived by students with disabilities. In C. Sanz & B. Lado (Eds.), Individual differences, L2 development & language program administrators: From theory to application (pp. 171-191). Boston, MA: Heinle.
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2021). Increasing inclusion and lowering student anxiety in the postsecondary foreign language classroom. In R. Kumar & B. Refaei (Eds.), Designing student-centered classrooms for equity and inclusion across disciplines. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati Press.
Journal Article
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2020). Universal Design for Instruction: Inclusive teaching practices for the world language classroom. The Language Educator, 15(1), 31-35.
Hildebrandt, S. A., & Swanson, P. B. (2019). Re-examining teacher candidate performance on World Language edTPA as a consequential assessment. NECTFL Review, 84, 15-33.
Hildebrandt, S. A., & Swanson, P. B. (2019). The control, content, and consequences of edTPA: World language teacher educators’ perceptions. Foreign Language Annals, 52, 670-686.
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2018). Consequential world language edTPA: Outcomes, successes, and challenges. Gauisus, 6. Available from https://gauisus.weebly.com/hildebrandt-volume6.html
Kearney, E., Hildebrandt, S. A., & Swanson, P. (2018). Bringing the teacher shortage in world language education into focus. The Language Educator, 13(3), 23-28.
Hlas, A. C., Conroy, K., & Hildebrandt, S. A. (2017). Student teachers and CALL: Personal and pedagogical uses and beliefs. CALICO Journal, 34, 336-354.
Swanson, P., & Hildebrandt, S. A. (2017). Communicative learning outcomes and world language edTPA: Characteristics of high-scoring portfolios. Hispania, 100, 331-347.
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2014). Mutually beneficial service learning: Language teacher candidates in a local community center. Dimension 2014, 111-123. Available from http://www.scolt.org/images/PDFs/dimension/Dimension2014_FINAL.pdf
Hildebrandt, S. A., & Swanson, P. B. (2014). World language teacher candidate performance on edTPA: An exploratory study. Foreign Language Annals, 47, 576-591.
Hildebrandt, S. A., Hlas, A., & Conroy, K. (2013). Interpreting highly qualified: Views of world language teacher education from three states. NECTFL Review, 72, 15-44.
Hildebrandt, S. A., & Eom, M. (2011). Foreign language teacher motivations for professionalization. The Journal of Language Teaching and Learning, 1, 39-53.
Hildebrandt, S. A., & Eom, M. (2011). Teacher professionalization: Motivational factors and the influence of age. Teaching and Teacher Education, 27, 416-423.
Hlas, A. C., & Hildebrandt, S. A. (2010). Demonstrations of pedagogical content knowledge: Spanish liberal arts and Spanish education majors’ writing. L2 Journal, 2, 1-22.
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2008). Spanish teachers’ resource use while attempting National Board certification. Hispania, 91, 59-72.
Technical Report
Hildebrandt, S., Scott, S., & Edwards, W. (2011). Student perceptions related to the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning. (Tech. Rep. No. 02). Project LINC. Longwood University.
Scott, S., Hildebrandt, S., & Edwards, W. (2011). Foreign language learning as perceived by college students with disabilities: Barriers to learning and positive experiences. (Tech. Rep. No. 01). Project LINC. Longwood University.
Presentations
The Faculty Success Program: Learning to thrive as an academic.. The Center for Integrated Professional Development Teaching-Learning Symposium. The Center for Integrated Professional Development. (2024)
Hildebrandt, S., Edwards, L., Pancrazio, J.J. (2020, January 10). Getting to know the Oral Proficiency Interview: Translating it to Student-Ease. Teaching and Learning Symposium - Intentional Technologies: Reclaiming Our Spaces, Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2019, October 26). edTPA 101 for world language teacher candidates. Two-hour workshop for the annual meeting of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ICTFL), Naperville, IL.
Comprehensible input and target language usage in the world language classroom: Proficiency-oriented strategies. Tri-Conference. Tri-Conference a. (2018)
Hildebrandt, S. A. (2018, October 26). How to edTPA. Two-hour workshop for the annual ICTFL meeting, Naperville, IL.
A mutually beneficial example of service learning: Collaboration between preservice language teachers and a local community center. CTLT Annual University-Wide Symposium on Teaching and Learning. (2012)
American educational policy and funding. Urban Needs In Teacher Education (UNITE) student group. (2012)
Implementing the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA).. Annual meeting of the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (2012)
Inclusive teaching and assessment practices. Chicago Pipeline for new Chicago Public Schools. (2012)
Learn with NADSFL – University and district collaborations: Successes and challenges. Annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (2012)
Meeting language teacher education accreditation challenges. Annual meeting of the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (2012)
Redesigning language education to meet the needs of urban educators. CTLT Annual University-Wide Symposium on Teaching and Learning. (2012)
Service learning outcomes of an American world language teacher education course. International Society on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. (2012)
The language of disabilities: Start-up strategies for inclusive classrooms. Annual meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. (2012)
Experiences of First Year Faculty. CTLT’s New Faculty Orientation. (2010)
Inclusive Assessment. Longwood University. LINC project. (2010)
What do inclusive inclusive foreign language classrooms look like?. LLC Department Seminar talk. (2010)
Grants & Contracts
Teaching Innovations Grant. Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology. Illinois State University. (2019)
Teaching-Learning Innovations Grant. CTLT. Illinois State University. (2015)
A mutually beneficial example of service learning: Collaboration between preservice language teachers and a local community center. Scholarship on Teaching & Learning Civic Engagement/Service Learning Grant.
CTLT Teaching Development Travel Grant. ACTFL conference.
CTLT Teaching-Learning Development Grant
Center for Teaching and Learning Teaching Development Travel Grant. Teacher Development Special Interest Group business meeting..
Scholarship on Teaching & Learning travel grant. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning meeting.
Scholarship on Teaching & Learning travel grant. ACTFL.