Christina Thew, MA

Christina Thew is an instructor in the College of Education. Her passions include young adult literacy, teacher leadership, and trauma-informed practices. Prior to EOU, Christina taught secondary English Language Arts for eleven years. During that time Christina worked hard to engage her students by embracing a variety of strategies including using technology and creativity to demonstrate learning, and to teach and encourage critical thinking. Christina also spent three years teaching in the College and Career Readiness program at YVCC. There she worked with emerging bilingual students on building basic skills in writing.   When not teaching, you can find Christina at a sporting event, in the mountains, or at Disneyland. She enjoys traveling and exploring with her husband Chris and their two children.

Courses Regularly Taught

• EDU 309A/B Junior Practicum
• EDU 312 Classroom Management
• EDU 315 Educational Technology
• EDU 322 Elementary Reading Methods
• EDU 417A/B Student Teaching I/II
• ED 532 School/District Curriculum Leadership
• ED 573 Asset-based Curriculum
• ED 574 Technology in Trauma-Invested Classrooms
• ED 581 Adolescent Literacy
• EDU 631 Elementary Reading Methods
• EDU 634 Literacy in Secondary Subject Areas
• EDU 639 Elementary Writing Methods
• EDU 640 Secondary Integrated Methods
• EDU 670/671 English Language Arts Methods I/II