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Christopher Juan Rivera
Overview
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Dr.ChristopherRivera is a Professor in the Department of Special Education, Foundations, and Research. He currently serves as the Interim Chair and as the program coordinator for the department. Dr. Rivera also serves as the Regional Director for the North Carolina New Teacher Support program where he works alongside instructional coaches to support nearly 200 beginning teachers across eastern North Carolina. Dr. Rivera has nearly 20 years of experience as a special educator. His research has focused on working with students who have extensive support needs, particularly those who are culturally and linguistically diverse, and he's been recognized nationally as an expert in this field. Above all, Dr. Rivera has a passion for and delights in the success of both future teachers and students in K-12 settings.
Publications
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Supporting beginning teachers in rural communities through a hybrid coaching model American Council for Rural Special Education 2024
Driving teacher growth through statewide partnerships: North Carolina New Teacher Support Program. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 2024
English language learners with extensive support needs: Where do we go from here ? Council of Chief State School Officers: Collaborative Meeting 2023
Using a job application as a professional development tool to teach transition content to educators Council for Exceptional Children 2023
Job hacks, life skills, and stolen lunches: Success and failure in teaching transition skills . Council for Exceptional Children Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2023
The effects of job coaching on demand: An application to promot competetive employment. ,
TASH 2022
English learners with significant cognitive disabilities: The need to improve effective practice. ,
Council for Exceptional Children 2021
Fair and valid assessment of English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities. ,
National Council on Education Measurement Education 2021
Using Computer-Assisted Instruction to Teach Employment and Independent Living Skills for Students with ASD and ID ,
Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2021
Using computer-assisted instruction to teach employment and independent living skills for students with autism and intellectual disability. ,
Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2021
Best practices for working with diverse students with severe disabilities. ,
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Service Conference 2020
Fair and valid assessment of English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities ,
National Council on Education Measurement Education 2020
edTPA: Evaluating classroom characteristics and their impact special education candidate scores? ,
American Council on Rural Education. 2020
Do classroom environments impact special education candidate scores on the edTPA? ,
Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children 2019
Improving study outcomes for students with executive functioning outcomes. ,
American Council for Rural Special Education 2019
Math instruction for students with significant disabilities: How far have we come ,
Council for Exceptional Children 2019
Rivera, C. J. (Submitted). edTPA: Do classroom environments impact special education candidate scores? 2019
Walls and bridges: Personal and professional impact of a special education practicum in Northern Ireland ,
Teacher Education Division of the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children 2018
Improving study outcomes for students with executive functioning outcomes. ,
Council for Learning Disabilities 2018
Using iBooks and iPads to increase student engagement and academic achievement. ,
Council for Exceptional Children 2018
Increasing Postsecondary Outcomes for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Intellectual Disability. ,
ECU's Research and Creative Activity Week 2018
Using a self-directed iPad intervention to build early literacy skills for a student with an intellectual disability. ,
ECU's Research and Creative Activity Week 2017
Increasing Postsecondary Outcomes for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Intellectual Disability ,
CEC Annual Conference 2017
The effects of a computer-based video intervention to teach literacy skills to a student with a moderate intellectual disability ,
East Carolina University Research and Creative Activity Week 2017
Using a multicomponent multimedia shared story intervention with an iPad� to teach content picture vocabulary to students with developmental disabilities. ,
East Carolina University Research and Creative Activity Week 2016
EdTPA and special education: Supporting university faculty, teacher candidates, and cooperating teachers ,
Council for Exceptional Children 2015
Meeting the academic needs of students with developmental needs in rural areas one digital story at a time ,
Council of Exceptional Children Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities 2015
Divide and conquer: Teaching students to decode multisyllabic words ,
2014 Spring Clinical Teacher Conference 2014
Using iPad shared stories to increase vocabulary for diverse learners ,
Council for Exceptional Children 2014
Using mobile technology to increase behaviors for students with autism ,
Council for Exceptional Children 2014
Direct instruction of prepositions for students with intellectual disabilities ,
SOCIETY for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY in TEACHER EDUCATION (SITE) 2012
How shared stories can benefit English language learners ,
Texas Association for Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Pre-Conference Institution 2012
Using digital shared stories for English language learners with intellectual disabilities. ,
Texas Council for Exceptional Children 2012
Vocabulary instruction using explicit instruction for English language learners with a moderate intellectual disability ,
Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education 2011
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Service
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Rivera, C. J. (2022-2027). IES Special education peer review panel: 5- year term.
2022
Postsecondary Alliance
2015 - 2020
Content expert reviewer for the alternate English language learning assessment project, WIDA Consortium
2019
Rural Special Education Quarterly
2018
Guest reviewer for Journal of Latinos and Education
2018
Metcalf, D., & Rivera, C. J. (May, 2018). Strategies and nurturing approaches that include all students in the classroom. Belfast, Northern Ireland
2017
Metcalf, D., & Rivera, C. J. (May, 2018). Universal approaches for creating a culturally responsive classroom. Belfast, Northern Ireland
2017
Co-President of the North Carolina Division for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
2014 - 2017
Language and Education
2016
Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners; Professional Development Committee, Council for Exceptional Children
2014 - 2016
Council for Exceptional Children
2013 - 2016
North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children (NC-CEC)
2013 - 2015
Intervention in School and Clinic
2015
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
Guest Reviewer 2015
Journal of Special Education
Guest Reviewer 2013
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities
2013
Teacher Education and Special Education
2010
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