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    • Annual Voices Journal Submission Guidelines
  • Annual Voices Journal 2024
    • What NJTESOL/NJBE Can Do For You!
    • Text Annotation in the 2020 WIDA Standards Framework – a Q & A
    • AI – The Promise and the Peril: Managing AI in the Classroom
    • Adult ESOL Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions
    • Creative Solutions For Districts Who Struggle To Fill Vacancies In ESL and Bilingual Classes
  • 2025 Winter Weekly Voices
    • Professional Development Opportunities in 2025
    • NJTESOL/NJBE Scholarships and Awards for your students and you!
    • Congratulations to January’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month: Brittany Fuentes
    • English Learners With Disabilities: The Rules Schools Have to Follow
    • 2024 Higher Ed Scholarship Winner’s Essay
    • Resources for Educators Pertaining to Immigrant Students, Families, and Preparation for Response
    • How to Identify and Serve English Learners with Disabilities
    • 2024 Raquel Sinai Newcomer Scholarship Winner’s Essay
  • 2024 Fall Weekly Voices
    • Meet Our New NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Members
    • Science of Reading Podcast 3: Diagnosing Dyslexia in Multilingual Learners
    • Communication is KEY!
    • Congratulations to October’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month Kellie Cuccaro
    • 3 Ways to Ensure English Learners Benefit from the Science of Reading
    • Announcing the 2025 Spring Conference Keynote Speakers!
    • Congratulations to November’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month Mrs. Singh
    • Word Analyzer Vocabulary Tool
    • Notebook LM
    • Inspirational Quotations
    • Invitation to Write an Article for the Yearly Voices Journal
    • 5 Ways to Bring Cultural Diversity into Your Classroom
    • Season’s Greetings from the NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board
  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Executive Board
    • Membership Information
    • The Hotlist

Spring Conference Photo Galleries

Activities

Checking in
Checking in
breakfast
Breakfast
Wednesday's Keynote Lisa Tabaku
Wednesday's Keynote Lisa Tabaku
Thursday's Keynote Dr. Madeline Mavrogordato
Thursday's Keynote Dr. Madeline Mavrogordato
Friday's Keynote Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
Friday's Keynote Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa
Keynote Audience
Keynote Audience
Platinum Sponsor Lectura Books
Platinum Sponsor Lectura Books- The Latino Family Literacy Project
Presenter from Lectura Books
Presenter from Lectura Books
Presenter Michelle Land
Presenter Michelle Land
full workshop
A full workshop
Workshop presenter- Cynthia Lundgren
Workshop presenter- Cynthia Lundgren & Maggie Churchill
Workshop Presenter Larry Bello
Workshop Presenter Larry Bello
Workshop Activity
Workshop Activity
Workshop Presenter
Workshop Presenter
NJDOE workshop
Attending an NJDOE workshop
NJDOE Presenter Jacquelyn León
NJDOE Presenter Jacquelyn León
Workshop The Role of Makerspace
Workshop The Role of Makerspace in Language Acquisition for ELLs
Workshop Presenters Kenneth Kunz & Kathryn Diskin
Workshop Presenters Kenneth Kunz & Kathryn Diskin
Susana Matos-Kruck
Presenter Susana Matos-Kruck
Lunch
Lunch
Vendor Visit
Vendor Visit
Jackie Leon & Lori Ramella, NJDOE
Jackie Leon & Lori Ramella, NJDOE
Talking to an exhibitor
Talking to an exhibitor
Lectura books
Lectura books representative
exhibitor
Talking to another exhibitor
exhibitor
Interesting options at an exhibitor's table
Maggie, Caia, & JoAnne with Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa
Maggie, Caia, & JoAnne with Dr. Quinones-Hinojosa
The selfie station
The selfie station

Advocacy Summit

Assemblyman Jamel Holley
Assemblyman Jamel Holley
Yasmine Hernandez-Manno
Yasmine Hernandez-Manno
Nagla Bedir
Nagla Bedir
Carolyn Marano
Carolyn Marano
Elizabeth Franks
Elizabeth Franks
Dr. John Ravally
Seal Biliteracy Superintendent of the Year Dr. John Ravally

Poster Sessions

Michael Kinney
Michael Kinney
Attending a poster session
Attending a poster session
Sean Gleasure
Sean Gleasure
Karen Baker
Karen Baker
Jennifer Ostrega
Jason Velante
Jason Velante
Cristina Da Silva
Cristina Da Silva
Alamelu Sundaram-Walters
Alamelu Sundaram-Walters

Twitter Pictures

Union township teachers
Teachers from Township of Union Schools
Lyndhurst ESL Team
Lyndhurst ESL Team
Selfie Station Group
Selfie Station Group
Fun with MHS Colleagues
Fun with MHS Colleagues
Teachers from Highland Park
Teachers from Highland Park
Current President Caia Schlessinger with 1st President Janet Susi
Current President Caia Schlessinger with 1st President Janet Susi
BJ - Elizabeth Franks with Fred Carrigg
BJ - Elizabeth Franks with Fred Carrigg
Maggie, Caia, & JoAnne with Dr. Q.
Maggie, Caia, & JoAnne with Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa - Friday's Keynote
Conference Organizers, Maggie, Caia, & Sandee
Conference Organizers VP Maggie Churchill, President Caia Schlessinger, & Sandee McBride, Conference Coordinator
FLENJ Board of Directors
FLENJ Board of Directors
Selfie Station Group
Selfie Station Group
cELLebrating Our New Learning
cELLebrating Our New Learning
Teachers
Teachers Together
Meeting Together
Meeting Together
Marilyn - tech help
Marilyn - Wired up for tech help
cELLebrating
cELLebrating together

Behind the Scenes

Conference Organizers
Conference Organizers- Maggie, Caia, & Sandee
Executive Board
Executive Board
Preparing Folders
Preparing folders
Sandee & Marcella
Sandee & Marcella- stuffing bags
Tina & Husband
Tina & her husband
Helpful Hotel Staff
Helpful hotel staff
Assembly Line
Assembly line
Ready to Assist
Ready to assist
Technology Team
Technology team
Packed up for next year
Packed up for next year

Back to Features Summer 2019

NJTESOL/NJBE Voices Editorial Board

Executive Director
Kathleen Fernandez

President
LeighAnn Matthews, Bridgewater-Raritan Public Schools

Past-President
Michelle Land, Randolph Township Schools

Layout
Dale Egan, Bergen Community College

Technology
Marilyn Pongracz, Bergen Community College

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