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Isela Pena

Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Foundations

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Email: ipena3@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

EDD in Educational Leadership and Administration, University of Texas at El Paso (2020)

Publications

Faculty’s Role in Creating a (Remote) Sense of Community Among Faculty and Facilitating Contexts of Care for Students Higher Learning Research Communications 14 2 (2024), Jesus Rolando Nunez, Jesus Cisneros, Isela Pena.

Presentations

Restoring Optimism in a Rural School District Through Equity-Centered Policies (2024), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Isela Peña, Rodolfo Rincones.
Masking emotions: School leaders’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic (2023), Volume Minneapolis MN, Isela Peña, Rodolfo Rincones.
Forging Partnerships: Preparing School Leaders in Complex Environments (2021), Volume Columbus OH, Isela Peña, Karina Canaba, Rodolfo Rincones.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research	12163
Fall 2025	EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing	13327
Fall 2025	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	14829
Fall 2025	EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program	12895
Summer 2025	EDAD 6307 - Adv Legal/Ethic Aspects Leader	33684
Summer 2025	EDAD 6320 - Power, Politics, and Policy	33683

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	14829
Fall 2025	EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program	12895
Spring 2025	EDAD 5348 - Admn of Sch Personnel Services	24994
Spring 2025	EDAD 6380 - Capstone Doctoral Seminar	22474
Spring 2025	EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing	24142
Spring 2025	EDAD 6304 - Organizat'l Theory/Development	24249
Spring 2025	WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics	26066	Syllabus
Fall 2024	EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research	12386
Fall 2024	EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing	13755
Fall 2024	EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program	13221
Fall 2024	POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics	17933	Syllabus
Fall 2024	WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics	17622	Syllabus
Summer 2024	EDAD 6330 - Leadership & Advocacy Educ	33892
Summer 2024	EDAD 6322 - Race, Ethnicity, and Schools	33891
Spring 2024	EDAD 5348 - Admn of Sch Personnel Services	25962
Spring 2024	EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research	24777
Spring 2024	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	23592	Syllabus
Spring 2024	EDAD 5340 - School Community Leadership	26824
Spring 2024	POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics	27712	Syllabus
Spring 2024	WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics	27662	Syllabus
Fall 2023	EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership	13780
Fall 2023	EDAD 6380 - Capstone Doctoral Seminar	14568
Fall 2023	EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research	12795
Fall 2023	EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing	14562
Fall 2023	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	17109
Fall 2023	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	17009	Syllabus
Summer 2023	EDAD 6307 - Adv Legal/Ethic Aspects Leader	36109
Summer 2023	EDAD 6380 - Capstone Doctoral Seminar	33395
Summer 2023	EDAD 6320 - Power, Politics, and Policy	35893
Spring 2023	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	26133	Syllabus
Spring 2023	EDAD 5393 - Legal & Ethical Issue in HE	21374
Fall 2022	EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership	18538
Fall 2022	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	18872
Summer 2022	EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting	32432
Summer 2022	EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting	35770
Spring 2022	EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making	27031
Spring 2022	EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making	27299
Fall 2021	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	19147

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program	13221	Evaluation
Fall 2024	POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics	17933	Evaluation
Summer 2024	EDAD 6330 - Leadership & Advocacy Educ	33892	Evaluation
Summer 2024	EDAD 6322 - Race, Ethnicity, and Schools	33891	Evaluation
Spring 2024	EDAD 5348 - Admn of Sch Personnel Services	25962	Evaluation
Spring 2024	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	23592	Evaluation
Spring 2024	EDAD 5340 - School Community Leadership	26824	Evaluation
Spring 2024	POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics	27712	Evaluation
Spring 2024	WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics	27662	Evaluation
Fall 2023	EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership	13780	Evaluation
Fall 2023	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	17109	Evaluation
Fall 2023	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	17009	Evaluation
Summer 2023	EDAD 6307 - Adv Legal/Ethic Aspects Leader	36109	Evaluation
Summer 2023	EDAD 6320 - Power, Politics, and Policy	35893	Evaluation
Spring 2023	WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities	26133	Evaluation
Spring 2023	EDAD 5393 - Legal & Ethical Issue in HE	21374	Evaluation
Fall 2022	EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership	18538	Evaluation
Fall 2022	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	18872	Evaluation
Summer 2022	EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting	32432	Evaluation
Summer 2022	EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting	35770	Evaluation
Spring 2022	EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making	27031	Evaluation
Spring 2022	EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making	27299	Evaluation
Fall 2021	EDAD 5342 - Educational Law	19147	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

EDD in Educational Leadership and Administration, University of Texas at El Paso (2020)

Publications

Faculty’s Role in Creating a (Remote) Sense of Community Among Faculty and Facilitating Contexts of Care for Students Higher Learning Research Communications 14 2 (2024), Jesus Rolando Nunez, Jesus Cisneros, Isela Pena.

Presentations

Restoring Optimism in a Rural School District Through Equity-Centered Policies (2024), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Isela Peña, Rodolfo Rincones.
Masking emotions: School leaders’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic (2023), Volume Minneapolis MN, Isela Peña, Rodolfo Rincones.
Forging Partnerships: Preparing School Leaders in Complex Environments (2021), Volume Columbus OH, Isela Peña, Karina Canaba, Rodolfo Rincones.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research

Section

12163

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing

Section

13327

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

14829

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program

Section

12895

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

EDAD 6307 - Adv Legal/Ethic Aspects Leader

Section

33684

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

EDAD 6320 - Power, Politics, and Policy

Section

33683

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

14829

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program

Section

12895

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

EDAD 5348 - Admn of Sch Personnel Services

Section

24994

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

EDAD 6380 - Capstone Doctoral Seminar

Section

22474

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing

Section

24142

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

EDAD 6304 - Organizat'l Theory/Development

Section

24249

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics

Section

26066

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research

Section

12386

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing

Section

13755

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program

Section

13221

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics

Section

17933

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics

Section

17622

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

EDAD 6330 - Leadership & Advocacy Educ

Section

33892

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

EDAD 6322 - Race, Ethnicity, and Schools

Section

33891

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

EDAD 5348 - Admn of Sch Personnel Services

Section

25962

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research

Section

24777

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

23592

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

EDAD 5340 - School Community Leadership

Section

26824

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics

Section

27712

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics

Section

27662

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership

Section

13780

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

EDAD 6380 - Capstone Doctoral Seminar

Section

14568

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

EDAD 6398 - Dissertation Research

Section

12795

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

EDAD 6399 - Dissertation Writing

Section

14562

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

17109

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

17009

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

EDAD 6307 - Adv Legal/Ethic Aspects Leader

Section

36109

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

EDAD 6380 - Capstone Doctoral Seminar

Section

33395

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

EDAD 6320 - Power, Politics, and Policy

Section

35893

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

26133

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

EDAD 5393 - Legal & Ethical Issue in HE

Section

21374

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership

Section

18538

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

18872

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting

Section

32432

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting

Section

35770

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making

Section

27031

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making

Section

27299

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

19147

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

EDAD 6300 - Intro to Doctoral Program

Section

13221

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics

Section

17933

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

EDAD 6330 - Leadership & Advocacy Educ

Section

33892

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

EDAD 6322 - Race, Ethnicity, and Schools

Section

33891

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

EDAD 5348 - Admn of Sch Personnel Services

Section

25962

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

23592

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

EDAD 5340 - School Community Leadership

Section

26824

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

POLS 4314 - Women, Power and Politics

Section

27712

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

WS 4314 - Women, Power, & Politics

Section

27662

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership

Section

13780

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

17109

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

17009

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

EDAD 6307 - Adv Legal/Ethic Aspects Leader

Section

36109

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

EDAD 6320 - Power, Politics, and Policy

Section

35893

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

WS 3383 - Gender Issues in Humanities

Section

26133

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

EDAD 5393 - Legal & Ethical Issue in HE

Section

21374

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

EDAD 5310 - Administrative Leadership

Section

18538

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

18872

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting

Section

32432

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

EDAD 5314 - School-Based Budgeting

Section

35770

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making

Section

27031

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

EDRS 5307 - Data Based Decision Making

Section

27299

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

EDAD 5342 - Educational Law

Section

19147

Evaluation

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