Professor in Bilingual
Education
College of Arts and Humanities
- BA in Education/ESL, Lenguas Vivas college
- MEd in Bilingual/ESL, Houston Baptist University
- EdD in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston
Dr. Olano teaches a variety of courses in the Undergraduate Bilingual/ESL
Education program, and the Spanish program, as well as the MEd in
Bilingual/ ESL program. Her areas of interest include, methodology
in the bilingual classroom, literacy development, ESL methodology,
integration of the content areas during ESL instruction, Hispanic
cultural perspectives, advanced Spanish, and the writing of memoirs
in Spanish. Courses taught at HBU include:
- Teaching the Content Areas in the Bilingual Classroom
- Developing Literacy in the bilingual Classroom
- Methods of English as a Second Language
- Integrating ESL in the Content Areas
- Hispanic Cultural Perspectives
- Life-Story Writing: Spanish Writing Workshop
- Advanced Spanish Grammar
- Medical Spanish
Publication: Olano, L (2005), Escribir: Un Camino a Ti Mismo,
American Publishing & Binding Co: Corpus Christi, Tx.
While at HBU, Dr. Olano has served on the university Retention
Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee for Technology, the
Undergraduate Self-Study Committee, the Professional Profile Evaluation
Committee, the Editorial Policy Committee, the Suggestions-Box Committee,
the Critical Thinking Committee, and has chaired the Syllabus Review
Committee and the Career Opportunities Committee. She sponsors the
BESO Bilingual Student Organization; leads a discussion group during
Welcome Days each year, and has led the Freshman Year Experience
class in the fall quarter.
Dr. Olano has been nominated for the Opal Goolsey and the Outstanding
Woman of the Year Awards.
She is active in the local (HAABE), state (TAABE) and national
(NABE) bilingual organizations. She also serves on the Board of
Casa Argentina de Houston.
She shares her passion for writing in her workshops at local, state,
and national teacher conferences.
Campus Address: ATWDI 208
Email: lolano@hbu.edu
Telephone: (281) 649-3000, x2276
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