NJDOE Bilingual/ESL Podcast

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In this second part of a two-episode series, Ken interviews Jessica Levin, a staff attorney for the Education Law Center and Elizabeth Franks, a consultant for LLAMAME as well as the socio-political concerns representative for NJTESOL-NJBE. They discuss advocacy for ELLs at the district and state level.

In this first part of a two-episode series, Ken interviews Jessica Levin, a staff attorney for the Education Law Center and Elizabeth Franks, a consultant for LLAMAME as well as the socio-political concerns representative for NJTESOL-NJBE. They discuss advocacy for ELLs at the district and state level.

Mary Curran is an Associate Professor of Practice in Language Education and directs the office of Local-Global Partnerships at Rutgers’ Graduate School of Education. In this episode, Mary discusses teaching in linguistically diverse classrooms.

Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Educational Linguistics Division of University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. In this episode, Nelson unwraps important issues related to language education policy.

Kevin is the Acting Supervisor of Bilingual, ESL, and World Languages at the Linden Public School District as well as the Founding Director of Friends Beyond Borders. In this episode, Kevin discusses culturally sustaining pedagogy and teaching beyond cultural borders.

Bryan is the Director of TESOL and an Assistant Education Professor at Seton Hall University. In this episode we discuss teacher preparation in the field of ELL education.

Barbara is the historian for NJTESOL/NJBE. In this episode she discusses historical milestones in ELL education.

Jay is the CEO of the Foundation for Educational Administration. In this episode he discussing leading ELLs and his experiences in the field.

David currently serves as the Director for the LEGAL ONE program. In this episode, he discusses legal issues related to ELL education.

Ericka is the Supervisor of Bilingual Studies, ESL, and World Languages for Camden City, and has been working to implement a framework for bilingual instruction for her district’s ELLs. In this episode, she explains the purpose of biliteracy unit frameworks (BUFs) as well as what implementation has looked like in her district.

Jacqueline Moore supervises the professional learning and ELL programs at Howell School District, an ESL Model Program District. This position gives her a unique perspective on training content teachers that work with ELLs using Sheltered Instruction strategies. In this episode, she describes the steps her district took to successfully train teachers to engage ELLs in English-medium classrooms.

Angeline Sturgis is an expert on ELL family involvement. In this episode, she discusses the steps she took to engage families in her school.

Rebecca Field is the director of the Language Education Division of Caslon Publishing and a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania. In this episode, she explains the importance of promoting biliteracy for English language learners.

JoAnne Negrin is the president of the New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages/ New Jersey Bilingual Educators (NJTESOL/NJBE), and she helped organize the New Jersey Seal of Biliteracy pilot. In this episode, she provides context for what the seal represents and how it benefits students.