Cheryl Forbes

Cheryl Forbes is a faculty member in the Department of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and serves as Director of Teacher Education. She oversees credential programs and collaborates with UCSD Extension. Her academic journey includes a B.A. in Spanish (Honors) from the University of Kansas (1976), an M.A. in Teaching and Learning from UCSD (1993), and an Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning from UCSD (2008).

With 12 years of experience as a bilingual classroom and resource teacher, her research focuses on language development, identity construction among bilingual youth, and preparing educators for culturally and linguistically diverse environments. She teaches bilingual methods courses for elementary and secondary teachers pursuing Bilingual Authorization.

Dr. Forbes holds a California Multiple Subjects Clear Teaching Credential with Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Authorization (Spanish). She actively contributes to education policy via roles on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing’s Committee on Accreditation, Board of Institutional Reviewers, and panels for English Learner and Bilingual Authorizations.

Her recent publication, Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades 6-8 (co-authored with Kathy Melanese and Luz Chung), addresses pedagogical strategies for math education in linguistically diverse classrooms.