Dr. Jose Lomeli is a Professor in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development
at California State University. He was also a College Coordinator for the California
Mini-Corps Program at Porterville College and at California State University, Fresno.
Prior to this he was a Resource Teacher and an Elementary Teacher for the public schools.
As an education professor he has taught courses in Curriculum, Instruction, Educational
Psychology, Culturally Responsive Instruction, and Student Teaching Supervision. He
has also taught graduate courses in Advanced Instructional Theories and advised students
pursuing a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Lomeli is well known throughout
California in the area of personal and leadership development through the use of Outdoor
Education. His Inter-Act Education organization https://www.interacteducation.com/ has been recognized at an international level on the Univision Television Program “Despierta America” (1997) as well as on a PBS special A Migrant Way of Life (2004) for his work in developing exemplary approaches to working with immigrant
youth. In the past thirty years, approximately 55,000 participants have experienced
one of Dr. Lomeli’s leadership institutes. Most recently Dr. Lomeli authored Outstanding Beyond the Fields (2018) a book about migrant farm workers’ lives and their transformative experiences in
outdoor education. His work in this area also resulted in his selection as one of
42 Latino male role models for youth in California in a California Department of Education book titled Encuentros: Hombre a Hombre (2000). His experience with the California Department of Education as a California Mini-Corps Program participant and administrator led to an interest and research in the development
of programs that produced a culturally diverse teaching force using a Five year vs Fifth year approach to teacher preparation. The result of this research was the creation of the
California Teaching Fellows Program in 1997. Thousands of college students have participated in this program providing
extensive instructional services in numerous school districts throughout the valley
for about twenty four years. Dr. Lomeli has recently partnered with the Education and Leadership Foundation and created a tutoring program that specializes in providing mentoring and English
Learner services for students in Fresno Unified School District.
- Experiential/Adventure Education
- Outdoor/Environmental Education
- Teacher Preparation
- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- Migrant Education
- Using Ethnography for Storytelling
Awards and Honors
- AMAE Educator of the Year, Central Valley (May, 2013)Richter Award for Excellence
in Education (May, 2010)
- Outstanding Advisor Award (May, 2010)
- Hispanic Economic Development Hispanic Youth Leadership through Education (2004)
- Exemplary Project for Migrant Youth PBS Special (2004)
- Faculty Convocation Award for Service (August, 2003)
- Outstanding Migrant Alumni Central Valley (1999)
- International Exemplary Project “Despierta America” (1997)
(Selected Publications)
Lomeli, J., and Perez, A. (2018) Outstanding Beyond the Fields, Kendall Hunt, Dubuque, IA 52004-1840 ISBN: 978-1-5249-7017
Lomeli, J., Parks, J., Basurto, I., Padilla, F. (2006). California mini-corps: Developing
quality teachers for 40 years. Education, 127(1), 100-108.
Lomeli, J., and Lomeli, L. (2003). The Inter-Act Educational Leadership Program:
Empowering Immigrant Hispanic Families through Challenge and Adventure. New Zealand Journal of Outdoor Education. 1(2), 36-46.
Lomeli, J. (1996). Using Experiential-Based Curriculum with Children of Farm- working
Migrant Families. The Journal of Experiential Education, 19 (3): 145 – 147.
Lomeli, J. (1993). California Mini-Corps Environmental Education Curriculum", California
Mini-Corps. Graph X Publishing, Fresno, CA: 260p.
Lomeli, J. (2000) A Wilderness Anthology. In Reveles (Ed.) Encuentros: Hombre a Hombre
(Pg. 257). Connections Leadership Project, California Department of Education.
Lomeli, J. (Summers 1998-2020) “Realizing Potentials Migrant Youth Leadership Institute”
Evaluation Reports Published and Disseminated to California Department of Education.
Lomeli, J. (2006-2010). Evaluation of Academic Gains of Fresno Unified Migrant Students and Master Teacher Assessment of Teaching Fellows. Evaluation Report. Fresno Unified School District, Migrant Education, Fresno, CA.
Lomeli, J. (2006, March). Doubling the Results of Summer Learning through Partnerships.
Enhancing Summer Learning Conference, Johns Hopkins. Baltimore, Maryland.
Television Broadcasts
Realizing Potentials Leadership Development Institute for Youth - PBS Special "A Migrant
Way of Life" on exemplary projects for youth featured locally November 12 and 13,
2004.
“Developing Leadership through Challenging Experiences” Summer 1997. Video aired on
International Television Program: “Despierta America”. This special video on exemplary
youth leadership development projects was seen in Spain, Mexico, the United States
and all of South America on December 10, 1997.
Digital Clubhouse Network (Producer). (2006). Latino Legacy Project: La Herencia. Silicon Valley and Smithsonian Institute, New York City.
“Realizing Potentials Migrant Youth Leadership Institute” Summer 1998. Video aired
on Channel 21 Central Valley News: Univision Television Network in July 1998.