Ms. Ruth Estella Reneau is a teacher of English Language and English Literature at Edward P. Yorke High School. She has been teaching at the secondary level for over twenty years. She holds a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, Post-Secondary and Adult Studies from University of North Florida and a Bachelor of Science in English Education from University of Belize.
Currently, Ms. Reneau is pursuing a doctorate degree in Language, Literacy and Culture from Oklahoma State University. Her expected completion date is June 2023. Her research interests include improving reading fluency of ELL’s, integrating social justice in the ELA curriculum, using technology to enhance learning in the ELA, K-12 classrooms, improving literacy of urban males, and writing to create change. She uses various strategies such as place based writing and critical media literacy in her ELA classes to create awareness of social issues and give students a voice through their writing.
She is a member of Consortium for Belize Educational Cooperation COBEC and a member of the Belize Education Research Team, as well as, the International Literacy Association. As a teacher leader Ms. Reneau conducts professional development workshops for teachers in areas such as content area literacy, media literacy, teaching the tech savvy adolescent learner and team building. She presented on the topic Inquiry/Action Research-based Practices within Modern Classrooms at COBEC conference in Florida in July, 2019. She also collaborated in organizing the first National Literacy Symposium in Belize, in October 2020, and presented on the topic parenting for Academic Success in online learning. She has also collaborated in the online publication: Belizean Voices: Reflection, consideration, and Response, World of Words. X (1). 2021.
