Stella Moceri Seilo
Academic Services Officer I BBE/ESL World Language Teacher Education Division
313-577-0937
Office Hours: By Appointment.
239 Education Bldg.
Stella Moceri Seilo
Degrees and Certifications
Ph.D., Wayne State University, Curriculum & Instruction Teacher Education Division
M.Ed., Wayne State University, Teaching & Learning: Bilingual Bicultural Education
BA, University of Windsor, Linguistics
BA, University of Windsor, Italian
Responsibilities
Dr. Seilo is an academic advisor in the Bilingual and Bicultural/English as a Second Language (BBE/ESL) World Language department. She advises certifified teachers who are enrolled in BBE/ESL endorsement cohort and non-cohort programs. Dr. Seilo colaborates closely with the BBE/ESL World Language cohort coordinator, Dr. Lisa Marie Westbrooks.
Co-taught LED 6580 - Culture as the Basis for Language Teaching
Academic Interests
Teachers PreK-12 interacting with other teachers internationally, either virtually or in person.
Biography
Dr. Seilo received her Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum & Instruction from the College of Education within the Teacher Education Division at Wayne State University. Her research is centered around international virtual teacher-to-teacher interactions during a global pandemic, specifically focusing on the challenges and successes of teaching emergent bilinguals. Dr. Seilo is a passionate advocate for equitable education and emphasizes the need for teachers to be equipped with the necessary tools to teach emergent bilinguals. One of the significant findings from her original research is teachers experience a heightened level of consciousness or "conscientização" through interactions with their peers. Three examples of "conscientização" are intercultural learning, teacher reflexivity, and a sense of less isolation. Her research findings underscore the benefits of teacher-to-teacher interactions, which go beyond knowledge-sharing and contribute to developing a sense of community, learning the intricacies of language and culture, and self-reflection. The study also yielded a welcoming protocol for emergent bilinguals and their families, which teachers can implement in their classrooms.
Area of Expertise
Bilingual Bicultural Education; Linguistics; Italian
Awards
Thomas C. Rumble Fellowship
Presentations
Conference on Critical Pedagogy and Paulo Freire: Commemorating 50 Years of Pedagogy of the Oppressed October 18-19, 2018. USC Russell House Columbia, SC USA. Title of paper: Lifting the Veil of ignorance, to reveal modern day oppression: We stand in solidarity with those who fight for justice and show a sense of agency.
Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry: Honoring the legacy of Carolyn Ellis & Art Bochner, January 3-5, 2019. Dolphin Beach Resort St. Pete Beach, Florida. Title of paper: David
31st Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research Conference, February 25-26, 2019. UNLV/College of Education. Title of paper: Subjugation and Emancipation: A phenomenographic analysis of Curriculum outlook.
2021 AERA Virtual Annual Meeting, April 8-12, 2021. Title of paper: Resituating “Zero Tolerance”: The Urban School to Prison and Suburban School to Suicide.
Publications
Gonzales, S. & Seilo, S. M. (In press). Systematic interferences: An autoethnographic exploration of how poor facilities and school climate disrupts academic success in urban Detroit. Journal of Education, 1-29.
Gonzales, S., Seilo, S. M., Ferzouz, H., & DeNicolo, C. (In progress). School policing in southeastern Michigan: A report produced with a grant from the ACLU.
Seilo, S. M. (2023). International teacher-to-teacher zoom interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A digital ethnographic study.