Selina L.P. Mushi Ph.D.
Teacher Education
Professor; Early Childhood Education
Office:
Room LWH 3011
Phone:
(773) 442-5382
Email:
s-mushi@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Vary by semester.
Country:
United States
Expertise
Measurement and evaluation in Curriculum & Instruction. Second language learning. Early Childhood Education.
CMTM 465: Mass Communication Theory
CMTC 402: Seminar in Research Methods
CMTC 401: Introduction to Graduate Study
CMTM 379: Media Law and Ethics
CMTM 378: New Media Technologies
CMTM 365: Contemporary Issues in Mass Media
CMTM 265: Mass Media and Society
Research Interests
Multiple Languages and Learning: Assessment
Education
University of Toronto, Education. Ph.D.
University of Dar es Salaam, M.A. Education; B.Educ.
Teaching Certificate (Grade A), Marangu Teachers' College.
Selected Publications
Mushi, S. L. P. (2015). Global Analysis of Education in the 21st Century: What Kinds of Schools Do We Need Today? New York: Edwin Mellen Press (ISBN13:978-1495503573; 10:145503577) http://mellenpress.com/mellenpress.cfm?bookid=9177&pc=9
Mushi, Selina (2012). Multiple Languages and the School Curriculum: Experiences from Tanzania Online submission (ERIC) 2012 65 pp. (ED537709) http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED537709.pdf
Mushi, Selina, (2011). Book Review: The SIOP® Model for Teaching Mathematics to English Language Learners' Intercultural Education, 22:1, 123 – 125. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14675986.2011.549653
Mushi, S. L P. (2008). “Information Technology and the Curriculum Process: Student Participation and the Changed Role of the Teacher” In S. Nombuso Dlamini (Ed.) New Directions in African Education: Challenges and Possibilities. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pp 121-145. https://books.google.com/books?id=DdjELzqfx3sC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Mushi, S. L. P. (2008). Supporting English Language Learners Across the College Curriculum. A Teaching Module developed as part of the Higher Education Cooperative Act (HECA) Grant (Illinois State University and Northeastern Illinois University), June 2008.
Mushi, S. L. P. (2008). Collaborative Guided Games for Young ELLs. A Teaching Module developed as part of the Higher Education Cooperative Act (HECA) Grant (Illinois State University and Northeastern Illinois University), June 2008.
Mushi, S. L. P. (2008). Strengthening Middle School ELLs’ Formal Conversation Skills: The Role of Guided Class Debates. A Teaching Module developed as part of the Higher Education Cooperative Act (HECA) Grant (Illinois State University and Northeastern Illinois University), June 2008.
Mushi, S. L. P. (2003). Teaching and Learning Strategies That Promote Access, Equity and Excellence in University Education. In K. S. Brathwaite (Ed.) Access & Equity in the University: A Collection of Papers from the 30th Anniversary Conference of the Transitional Year Programme, Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press (pp 207-230). http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED449760
Mushi, S. L. P. (2002). Simultaneous and Successive Second Language Learning: Integral Ingredients of the Human Development Process, Early Child Development and care, Vol. 172 No. 4 pp.349-358. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03004430212717
Mushi, S. L. P. (2002). Acquisition of Multiple Languages among Children of Immigrant Families: Parents' role in the Home-School Pendulum" Early Child Development and Care, Vol. 172 no. 5 pp.517-530. http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED459622
Selected Performances
Unleashing Natural Capital Through Nurturing Human Development - International presentation at the DICOTA Convention, Chicago Marriott O'Hare, August 30th to Sept 2nd, 2012.
Authentic Assessment of Learning Among English Language Learners. Presentation to college faculty and teachers in District 158 on October 30, 2013. Juried. Invitation by Lulia Sarmiento LSarmiento@distric158.org.
Authentic Assessment of Student Learning at the Course Level -presented at the 9th annual Texas A & M University Assessment Conference: Using Assessment to Drive Improvement, College Station, Texas, February 22-24, 2009. Juried.
Background
Dr. Mushi has 15 years of teaching experience at Northeastern Illinois University. In addition, she has taught and done research at Cameron University, Pace University, University of Toronto, University of Dar es Salaam.
Prior to her university experiences, Dr. Mushi spent nine years teaching in primary schools, grades 1-7, English, math, Kiswahili, geography and science.