Anna Kato
Lecturer/Supervisor of Teacher Education Emeritus
Education
Ed.D., Counseling – Psychology, University of San Francisco, San Francisco – 1993
Research Interests
Classroom management/Discipline; Counseling; In-service and preservice teacher learning; Mental health promotion in schools; School psychology issues; Teacher education research and polic
Activities and Service
Fellow, Bilingual/Mulicultural Education Program, California State University, Sacramento 1975-1977
Member. California Council for the Education of Teachers (CCET)
Principal Investigator, Sierra North Arts Project
Co-Director, Comprehensive Teacher Education Institute (CTEI), University of California, 1995-2001
Academic Federation Personnel Committee, Chair, 2004-2005; member, 1995-1996, 1996-1997
James H. Meyer Distinguished Achievement Award, UCD. Planning committee member, 1989
California Student Teachers Association, UCD. Faculty Sponsor, 1987-1993, 1995-1996; 1999-present
Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee, 1993-1994
Confidential Committee, UC Davis, 1994-1995
Academic Federation Personnel Committee, Chair, 2004-2005; member, 1995-1996, 1996-1997
Search Committee, International Search for Division Chair, Division of Education, 1996
Planning Committee, UC Davis & CSU Sacramento Collaborative Elementary Credential Program, 1995 through 1998
Commission on School Violence, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 1996-1997
CRESS Research Committee, 1997-2006
Voices From the Classroom VIII, Monterey, CA, a CRESS sponsored, state-wide teacher research conference; with Dave Wampler presented various types of student teacher research; facilitated discussion about differences between the research of expert teachers and pre-service teachers; Spring, 1997
A seminar for student teachers in Agricultural Education, UC Davis. “The role of active listening skills in teaching,” spring, 1998 & spring, 2000.
California Council on the Education of Teachers, Spring Conference, group presentation, “Charting Systemic Change and Teacher Growth in a Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Teacher Education Community”, Spring, 1998
Multicultural Education Conference, CSU Sacramento, “The Intersection of Classroom Management, Culture & Language, Spring, 2000.
Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference, Ottawa, Canada, “Resiliency in Student Teachers,” Summer, 2000
Association of Teacher Educators Convention, New Orleans, “Four Student Teachers’ Perspectives on Teaching and Advocacy in a Non-traditional Teacher Education Program,” February 20, 2001
CRESS: Using Action Research to refine the Art of Conducting Home Visits; with Sue Heredia, Ph.D. California State University, Sacramento; 2004-2006
