Nina Wooldridge
Director of the Single Subject Credential Program
Dr. Wooldridge is the Director of the Single Subject Credential Program (SSCP) leading one of the largest credential programs in California. SSCP is a university wide program working across five colleges and ten departments to prepare exquisite educators for our district partners. Prior to this role, Dr. Wooldridge supported students and educators as an English SSCP Coordinator and faculty member within the English and Teacher Education Departments. Dr. Wooldridge began her teaching career in Long Beach Unified School District where she served as an English teacher and District Literacy Coach. Dr. Wooldridge is currently on the California Writing Project Advisory Board and works with educational leaders across the state to create affirming learning environments attuned to students’ academic, professional, and overall wellness. Dr. Wooldridge is deeply committed to inform, innovate, and transform teacher education empowering teachers to be leaders within their communities and advocates for social justice alongside their students.
Degrees
- Doctor of Education, K-12 Educational Leadership
University of Southern California - Master of Arts, Secondary Education
California State University Long Beach - Bachelor of Arts, English
California State University Long Beach
Credentials
- California K-12 Reading Specialist Credential
California State University Long Beach - California Single Subject Credential, English
California State University Long Beach
Dr. Wooldridge advocates for effective and equitable teacher preparation programs, policies, and practices within California’s education systems.
- California Writing Project, Advisory Board, 2017-Present
- CSU Center for Transformational Educator Preparation Program, Program Lead, 2022-Present
- CSU Long Beach Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Collaborative, 2024-Present
- CSU Long Beach Faculty Center Advisory Board 2023-2025
- CSU Long Beach CED Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Faculty Coach, 2020-Present
College Service
- College of Education Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee, Co-Chair
- College of Education Faculty Council
- College of Education Endowment Committee
- College of Education Student Affairs Committee
- College of Education Curriculum Committee
- College of Education Technology Committee
Dr. Wooldridge is the recipient of the 2021 College of Education’s Dean Award for Outstanding Faculty and has extensive experience teaching the graduate courses noted below:
- EDSE 435 Critically & Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in Urban Schools
- EDSE 436 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessments, and an Affirming Learning Environment
- EDSE 458 Reading & Writing in the Content Areas
- EDSS 300 Introduction to Teaching English
- EDSS 450 Curriculum Methods in Teaching English
- EDSS 473 Seminar in Student Teaching
- EDSS 472 Student Teaching Clinical Practice
- EDSS 572 Internship Clinical Practice
