Sarah Tahtinen-Pacheco, Ph.D., Faculty

Professional Excellence 

• Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction, Second Languages and Cultures), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota  
• M.S. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction, Bilingual-Bicultural Education), University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin 
• B.S. in Education (Elementary), Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota 

Research 

• Lead researcher, author, and co-creator of the TOCCA (Task-Oriented, Community-Centered Acquisition) model.  See TOCCA: Task-Oriented, Community Centered Acquisition: A Guidebook for use in World Language Courses. 
• Teacher Education 
• Bilingual-Bicultural Education 
• Pre-K -Adult, Curriculum, Assessment, and Instructional Design 
• ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language Program, Development & Evaluation 
• Professional Development/Teaching Mentor 
• Doctoral/Master’s Research Advisor