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  • Home
    • Annual Voices Journal Submission Guidelines
  • Annual Voices Journal 2025
    • Journal 2025 Picture Word Indicative Model (PWIM)
    • Journal 2025 Creating ESL Bilingual Units
    • Journal 2025 Creating Lessons for All through Picture Books
    • Journal 2025 Faculty Resources for ML Student Success
    • Journal 2025 Fostering Inclusive Environments
  • 2025 Spring Weekly Voices
    • Teaching Newcomers? Effective Writing Strategies for ELL Newcomers
    • Proposed Changes of HS Requirements for Districts and Students
    • Congratulations to April’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month: Daryl Perkins
    • Preserving Family Culture and Language: A Parent Workshop in Irvington’s Early Childhood Department
    • Trauma Informed Considerations and Strategies for Multilingual Learners
    • Addressing Student Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression
    • Free Resources to Explore and Use ChatGPT and AI
    • Countering Anti-Black Racism Committee Summer Book Study
  • 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
    • 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
    • How to Connect With English-Language Newcomers: Teachers Share Their Favorite Lessons
    • Congratulations to March’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month: Juliana Neno
    • 2024 Pedro J. Rodriguez High School Scholarship Winner’s Essay
    • NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference Invited Speakers
  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Executive Board
    • Membership Information
    • The Hotlist
    • W25 January 21

2024 Spring Conference Photo Gallery

The In-Person Conference

attendees signing in
Signing in
Wednesday Keynote Dr. Ayanna Cooper
Wednesday Keynote - Ayanna Cooper
Thursday Keynote - Dr. Fernando-Naiditch
Thursday Keynote - Fernando-Naiditch
Friday Keynote - Dr. Denise Furlong
Friday Keynote - Dr. Denise Furlong
Keynote speaker audience
Keynote speaker audience
Sonya Bertini and Kathleen Fernandez at the advocacy table
Sonya Bertini and Kathleen Fernandez at the advocacy table
Nurka Nieves and Gina Finneran prepare presenters' folders.
Nurka Nieves and Gina Finneran prepare presenters' folders.
Keynote Dr. Fernando Naiditch's workshop
Keynote Dr. Fernando Naiditch's workshop
Scaffolding Workshop
Scaffolding Workshop
Ken Bond giving a workshop
Ken Bond giving a workshop
Lori Ramella - NJDOE workshop
Lori Ramella - NJDOE workshop
Poster presentation by Lynn Shafer Willner
Poster presentation by Lynn Shafer Willner
Poster Presenter Andrea Sodhi
Poster Presenter Andrea Sodhi
Poster Presenter Ana Traversa
Poster Presenter Ana Traversa
Cheeseburgering for Writing Workshop
Cheeseburgering for Writing Workshop
Sheltered-Instruction for SLIFE and Newcomers Workshop
Sheltered-Instruction for SLIFE and Newcomers Workshop
Serving the Temporarily Displaced Workshop
Serving the Temporarily Displaced Workshop
Workshop Presenter Noreen Drucker
Workshop Presenter Noreen Drucker
Lunch as viewed from the balcony
Lunch is ready!
Guatemalan Handcrafts
Guatemalan Handcrafts
Poster Session Presenter Lindsey Hampf
Poster Session Presenter Lindsey Hampf
Poster Presenter Nancy O'Brien-Bastock
Poster Presenter Nancy O'Brien-Bastock
Poster Presenter Megan Biondi
Poster Presenter Megan Biondi
Poster Presenter - Katherine Horochiwsky
Poster Presenter - Katherine Horochiwsky
Poster Presenter - April Gardner
Poster Presenter - April Gardner
Maria Cecilia Vila Chave and Maggie Churchill taking a moment to relax
Maria Cecilia Vila Chave and Maggie Churchill taking a moment to relax

Awards Reception

4th grade award winner
4th Grade English Writing Challenge - Sharlott Quigla Guashpa
4th grade winner
4th Grade English Writing Challenge - Kultej Singh
8th grade winner
8th Grade English Writing Challenge - Anano Chkhutiashvili
8th grade winner
8th Grade English Writing Challenge - Pruthviraj Patel
newcomer scholarship winner
Raquel Sinai Newcomer Scholarship - Isha Sheth
high school scholarship winner
Pedro J. Rodriguez High School Scholarship - Kevin Aramburu with family
Seal of Biliteracy winner
Seal of Biliteracy Scholarship - Jianna Granda
Seal of Biliteracy winner
Seal of Biliteracy Scholarship - Junior Martinez
Seal of Biliteracy winner
Seal of Biliteracy Scholarship - Rostyslav Rozhdestvenskyib
parents of Seal of Biliteracy winners
Praxedes León Seal of Biliteracy Parent Awards
higher ed winner
Higher Education Scholarship - Nurin Zapata with mother
Judie Haynes Teacher's Grant winner
Judie Haynes Teacher's Grant - Nicole Cocco
Judie Haynes teacher's grant winner
Judie Haynes Teacher's Grant - Jana Baitzel
advocacy award winner
Dr. Elizabeth *BJ* Franks Advocacy Award - Lina Maria Caswell & Church World Service
Seal of Biliteracy Superintendent of the Year
Seal of Biliteracy Superintendent of the Year - Dr. Aubrey Johnson
Leadership Award
Fred D. Carrigg Leadership Award - Jeff Hutcheson, TESOL International
President's Award
President's Award - Dr. Lynn Shafer Willner
president and past presidents
LeighAnn Matthews, President - Michelle Land, Past-President - Margaret Churchill, previous Past-President

Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Recruiters

table with Vista books
Vista Higher Learning - Platinum Sponsor
2 reps in front of their booth
Istation - Platinum Sponsor
sponsor getting award
Lectorum - Gold Sponsor
attendees talking to the reps
Visiting the Sponsors
attendees looking at information
AFT NJ - Gold Sponsor
Booksource rep with award
Booksource - Silver Sponsor
Saddleback rep with award
Saddleback Educational Publishing - Silver Sponsor
Plymouth Rock rep with award
Teachers' Insurance of NJ - Plymouth Rock - Silver Sponsor
Benchmark rep with award
benchmark Education Company - Silver Sponsor
Heinemann rep with award
Heinemann - Silver Sponsor
looking down the room of exhibitors
Row of Exhibitors' Tables
Orange Township public schools
Recruiter's Table - Orange Township
Bayonne Board of Ed recruiter
Bayonne Recruiter
TCNJ - Graduate School
TCNJ Representatives

2024 Spring Conference Photo Caption Contest
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ARTICLES: SUMMER 2024

What Is Transitional Kindergarten and What Does It Mean for Multilingual Children? – Karen Nemeth
and
Shining a Light on
How Bilingual Children Learn -Marc Airhart

Lesson Plans for MLs from the Federal Trade Commission
and
FTC Advice and Resources for Parents of MLs

Spring Conference 2024 – Success!
and
2024 Scholarship & Award Winners

Why AI in the Classroom Needs Its Own ‘Doll Test’ 70 Years Post-Brown – Priten Shah
and
Follow Up about Biases in AI from ChatGPT-4

More Guidance for Using the 2020 WIDA Standards Framework: What All Teachers Should Know About WIDA’s ACCESS Test for English Learners – Ileana Najarro
and
More Guidance for Using the 2020 WIDA Standards Framework

Leveraging Teacher Apprenticeship to Grow the ESL and Bilingual Teacher Workforce -Amaya Garcia
Creative Solutions For Districts That Struggle To Fill Vacancies In ESL and Bilingual Classes -Keith Perkins
There’s a new way to apprentice to become a teacher in N.J. Here’s who’s eligible. -Brianna Kudisch
and
New Jersey lawmakers trying to get — and keep — teachers in schools
 -Hannah Gross

Congratulations to August’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month Katrina Chu
and
Using Station Rotation in PD for Supporting English Language Learners -Sarah Elia

Karolina Mills named 2024-25 Cumberland County Teacher of the Year

New Legislation Bolstering Literacy Education for New Jersey Students
 -Kathleen Fernandez

Language is Always an Asset Science of Reading: Podcast 1
 -Kajal Patel Below
and
Nurturing Multilingualism Science of Reading: Podcast 2
 -Jim Cummins, Ph.D.

Congratulations to September’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month, Karen Demarest
and
Lesson Plans from Dave’s ESL Cafe

2024-2025 School Year Greetings
and
First Day Jitters

President’s Message
and
Vice President’s Message

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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