Member of the Month – Nicole Awrachow
Congratulations to January’s NJTESOL/NJBE Member of the Month – Nicole Awrachow!
Nicole works strenuously to create and maintain the outstanding program her district of Maple Shade has today. She supports her peers by educating them on ways to assist MLs, as well as through workshops and weekly newsletters. The ESL Parent “Get Togethers” she coordinates include back to school night events, Library Nights, and an end of year get together for the families of her MLs. In addition, she has created a district ESL website and brochure to support the families of her MLs. Nicole has also developed support for the MLs in the district preschool classrooms since they are not receiving ESL at this time.
Nicole shared with us “It’s an honor to be chosen as the NJTESOL/NJBE member of the month, a community I have been lucky to be a part of for the past 18 years! ”
We are also excited to share that Nicole will be a presenter at the NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference this May!
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Nominate the member of the month!
NJTESOL/NJBE has so many amazing teachers throughout our state that it would be fitting to highlight some of them. Nominees could be colleagues who are available to answer questions about ELLs or the Bilingual Education code; educators who support students and their families beyond the classroom with projects, college applications, and extracurricular activities; someone who joins committees in support of ELLS or to implement positive change for the community. The nominee must be a member of NJTESOL/NJBE. Nomination Link
Barbara Tedesco is an individual whose work has advanced the state of teaching and learning in New Jersey by serving as a catalyst for the achievement of others. She is a founding mother and Past President of NJTESOL/NJBE, and our most recent historian, who has delivered professional development to 110 districts, in addition to college workshops, in the state of New Jersey through the company, LLAMAME, which she founded in 2009 with her long time collaborator, Dr. Elizabeth Franks. This award was created in order to to recognize the role that Barbara has played as a mentor to many of us in NJTESOL/NJBE and in the spirit of collaboration and celebration of the many years of service to the organization.
