Dr. Andrés Ramírez 

Dr. Andrés Ramírez is Associate Professor in the Curriculum and Instruction Department at Florida Atlantic University. His research explores culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogies that promote the literacy and language development of Emergent to Advanced Bilingual students (EABs) with special emphasis on Latina/o/x EABs populations. Dr. Ramírez teaches courses in TESOL education, curriculum theory, systemic functional linguistics (SFL) and critical discourse analysis. Andrés has extensive teaching experience in ESL, Bilingual and TESOL teacher education both in his native Colombia and in the United States. His work is published in international volumes and has presented in Australia, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, China, Israel, Canada and the United States.