Stephanie Grote-Garcia

Dr. Stephanie Grote-Garcia is a Professor of Teacher Education and Coordinator of the Literacy Minor at the University of the Incarnate Word. Previously, Dr. Grote-Garcia was awarded with the Provost’s Legacy Teaching Award, the Sr. Margaret Rose Palmer Award for Education, and the Sister Theophane Power Endowed Chair in Education at her University. Outside of UIW, Dr. Grote-Garcia has received the Jack Cassidy Distinguished Serve Award for Contributions in Literacy Education from the Texas Association for Literacy Education (TALE) and she has been recognized for exemplary faculty practices by the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Advancement for Teacher Education. Dr. Grote-Garcia is Past-President of the Specialized Literacy Professionals (SLP), an international professional organization, and is co-founder of the Texas Association for Literacy Education (TALE), a state affiliate of the International Literacy Association (ILA). Dr. Grote-Garcia is co-author of the annual What’s Hot in Literacy Survey.