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  • Home
  • Submission Guidelines
    • Journal Submission Guidelines
  • Annual Voices Journal 2026
    • What New Jersey Bilingual Educators need now: WIDA’s Marco DALE, the Spanish language development standards
    • Bridging Languages, Building Confidence: A Three-Year Journey with the Bridge Technique
    • Utilizing Home Languages to Support Reading Comprehension
    • Equity is a How, Not a What: Partnering with a Shared Vision for Multilingual Student Success
    • From Chalkboard Lines to AI Maps: Reimagining Sentence Diagramming for Today’s English Learners
    • Say More! With Nina and Ms. Lee
    • College Readiness – Bridging Pathways to Higher Education
  • 2026 Summer Weekly Voices
    • A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas
    • Free Resources to Support Students Affected by Forced Migration
    • Targeted Exercises That Develop Students’ Revision Skills
    • Keys to Making Videos Comprehensible to MLs
    • Why dual language programs may be one of our best school attendance levers
    • Getting Ready for College: What ELL Students Need to Know
    • 10 Activities to Improve Your English Grammar
    • Should You Really Use AI to Write That First Draft? (And What to Do Instead)
    • Teachers Of Intermediate & Advanced ELLs Should Consider Radically Redesigning Their Classes
    • 10 things for teachers to know about English language learners
    • Get In-Formed: The Power of Forms to Get to Know Your Students
  • About Us

Weekly Voices

Spring 2026

NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages/
NJ Bilingual Educators

two students collaboratingMarch 17, 2026

Instruction as Advocacy

CeciliaMarch 24, 2026

Building a Professional Learning Network (PLN) on Social Media: What Worked for Me!

March 31, 2026

Meet the 2026 Spring Conference Invited Speakers

Grazzia MendozaGillian OberAndrea SodhiJoanne NegrinJulie Ochoa​

(left to right):

Grazzia Maria Mendoza Chirinos, Gillian Ober, Andrea Sodhi, JoAnne Negrin, Ed.D, and Ms. Julie Ochoa

notebooks and pencils

April 7, 2026

10 Activities to Improve Your English Vocabulary and 
Uncovering Language Learning Strategies for University Students in STEM

adult picture book - The Paper BoatApril 14, 2026

Wordless but not silent: Unlocking the power of wordless picture books
and 
Virtual art meets language learning: A tech-enhanced ESL experience

HS student successApril 21, 2026

The Courage to Learn and When Have You Ever Failed at Something? What Happened as a Result?

students collaboratingApril 28, 2026

Adapting Gradual Release of Responsibility for English Language Learners and 
Using PBL to Support Young English Learners

students raising their hands in classMay 5, 2026

Language of Identity, Language of Access and Classroom Activities for Building Critical Multilingual Awareness

book cover: a good girl's guide to murderMay 12, 2026

Using a True Crime Book as a Bridge Towards L2 Literacy

drawing depicting collaborationMay 19, 2026

Cultivating Team Dynamics that Strengthen ML Instruction

CeciliaJenna ManeriMay 26, 2026

Message from the President, Cecilia Vila (left) and
Message from the Vice President, Jenna Manieri (right)

reflection journalsJune 2, 2026

All Learners are Language Learners: Planting the Seed of Language Development in ALL Spaces

ESL Summit at Bergen Community CollegeESL Summit booklet cover

cute robotJune 16, 2026

Schools Turn to AI Translation Tools to Support English Learners
and
AI earbuds can’t replace the value of learning another language

Winter Weekly Voices

Articles of Interest

NJTESOL/NJBE Voices Editorial Board

Executive Director
Kathleen Fernandez

President
Maria Cecilia Vila Chave, Township of Ocean School District

Past-President
Michelle Land, Randolph Township Schools

Layout
Dale Egan, Bergen Community College

Technology
Marilyn Pongracz, Retired from Bergen Community College

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