Educator / Researcher / Consultant

Erica
Saldívar
García.

Language. Identity. Equity.

Partnering with educators and organizations to build more inclusive, culturally sustaining learning experiences.

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Research rooted in people. Education built for change.Meet Erica

RaciolinguisticsEducator preparationLanguage & equityCommunity-centered practice

Grounded in research.Connected to community.

Meet Erica

Bridging scholarship
and possibility.

Bringing research and community-centered practice together to support equitable education.

Academic leadership: Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Teacher Education at NYU Steinhardt; Program Director of TESOL, Bilingual, and World Language Education.
Curriculum & educator preparation: Over a decade across K–12 classrooms and university leadership, with a focus on inclusive curriculum and transformative teacher preparation.
Research & community practice: Raciolinguistic perspectives and national educational research inform collaborative work with schools, community organizations, and healthcare institutions.
Consulting into practice: Translating sociolinguistic insights into curriculum reviews, program design, professional learning, and practical tools for educators.

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Expertise with
purpose.

I translate complex sociolinguistic insights into practical tools, thoughtful programs, and collaborative learning experiences.

Audit, design & review

Curriculum & equity

Build learning experiences that honor the languages, identities, and knowledge students bring.

Raciolinguistic & culturally sustaining material audits
TESOL, bilingual & world language program design
Interdisciplinary learning modules

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Workshops, keynotes & inquiry

Educator development

Create space for educators to reflect, collaborate, and translate new perspectives into practice.

Trauma-informed language instruction & multiliteracies
Decolonial & anti-racist teaching practices
Practitioner inquiry community facilitation

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Insight, access & impact

Research & evaluation

Connect rigorous research with the lived experiences of the communities your programs serve.

Community-based ESOL & language access evaluation
Educational initiative & program evaluation
Linguistic accessibility & translation consulting

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My approach

Rigorous research.
Real relationships.
Shared possibility.

From school districts and community organizations to healthcare institutions, I bring a collaborative, equity-centered lens to every partnership.

Portfolio

Ideas in practice.

A selection of talks, workshops, and research collaborations where language, equity, and community practice meet — each one shaped with the educators and organizations it serves.