Co-Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs
Senior Director of Teacher Credential Programs
Biography
Dr. Stanton teaches EDU 101, the first class all Liberal Studies majors will take; serves as an advisor to Liberal Studies majors; and interviews students for admission into the SOE Credential program.
Dr. Rebecca Stanton has been teaching in the School of Education at CUI since 2005, specializing in secondary teaching methods, classroom management, and differentiated instruction. Beyond her teaching duties, she supervises student teachers and guides students as they write their EdD dissertations. As a university supervisor of student teachers and as a parent volunteer, she has spent innumerable hours in K-12 classrooms. Her sons' special needs have inspired her interest in how the brain learns and how to set up positive, inclusive learning environments. She presents on various teaching strategies at local, regional, and national conferences.
Prior to coming to Concordia University, Dr. Stanton taught German at the university and junior college levels. She also taught German and beginning drama for 9 years at the high school level, and math and science for one year at the junior high school level. She enjoyed taking students on educational trips to Europe and New York City.
Education
- EdD, Instructional Leadership, Argosy University, Orange County
- MA, German Literature, University of California, Irvine
- Teaching Credential, Single Subject (German, Literature), Concordia University Irvine
- BA, German major, Russian minor, University of Arizona
Areas of Expertise
- Teaching methods, including Differentiated Instruction and foreign language methods
- Mentoring new teachers
- Classroom Management
- Creative learning spaces and activities