FEATURES:

• From Your Editor– Roselyn O. Rauch
• President’s Message– Judie Haynes
• Vice-President’s Post Conference Thoughts– Cassandra Lawrence
• Sixth Annual Legislative Conference– Jory Samkoff-Oulhiad
• TESOL Advocacy Day 2010– Judie Haynes
• 2010 Spring Conference Awards and Scholarships Dinner .pdf
• Conference Photos .pdf
• 2011 Spring Conference: Call for Proposals for Workshops
• Summer Academies
• Technology: A Word about Wikis– Marilyn Pongracz
  and Thinkfinity and ELLs: a Perfect Union– Suzan Cole
• Bilingual and ESL Students Succeed Across NJ: ELL Students at Asbury Park Middle School Students Win Trophy– Regina Postogna and Angel Kames
  and FIRST Lego League Robotics in Howell Township Calendar– Stephanie Abelson

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS:

• ESL Elementary 1-5 Representative: Noreen Drucker- Conference Reflections
• Early Childhood Representatives: Sandee McBride & Karen Nemeth
  What’s New in the Early Childhood Education
• ESL Middle School 6-8 Representative: Tina Kern- Preparing for the Unknown
• ESL Secondary Representative: Christina Namendorf- The Importance of the NJTESOL-NJBE Conference
• Bilingual & ESL Secondary Representatives: Janet Kaback & Christina Namendorf- The AHSA (Alternative High School
  Assessment)
• Higher Education Representative: Marianne Hsu Santelli- Notes From Four Different Conferences
• Special Education Representative: David Greer- Group Round Tables
• Teacher Education Representative: Gail Verdi- Changes in Teaching and Learning a Second Language

FEATURES:

• From the Editor: Roselyn Rauch, Ed D
• President’s Message: Judie Haynes
• Vice-President’s Message: Cassandra Lawrence
• 2011 Spring Conference: Call for Proposals for Workshops OCTOBER 31, 2010 DEADLINE
• Spring Conference Writing Awards and Scholarships
• New Brunswick: NEW VENUE FOR SPRING  CONFERENCE
• ESL Students’ Success Stories at Bergen Community College
• Kindergarten ACCESS Scores, a Cautionary Tale: Monica Schnee
• Technology – Kindersite: Marilyn Pongracz

2010 About

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS:

• Bilingual Elementary Grades 1-8: Magdalia Manson- Language Difficulties or Learning Deficits?
• Bilingual Secondary: Janet Kaback- October Testing and Teacher Flexibility–  and Visiting China
• Early Childhood: Sandee McBride- Tests, Tests, and More Tests 
• ESL Elementary Grades 1-5: Noreen Drucker- Learning a New Language, Learning About a New Land
• ESL Middle School: Tina Kern- Born in America
• ESL Secondary: Christina Namendorf- Moving from Isolation to Involvement to Rejuvenation
• Higher Education: Marianne Santelli- Rethinking Good Study Habits
• Socio-Political Concerns: Jory Samkoff- We’re Not Waiting for Superman—We’re Too Busy Teaching
• Special Education: Dave Greer- Special Education Students Returning to Local School Districts

FEATURES:

• From the Editor: Roselyn Rauch, Ed.D.- “Here We Come to Save the Day…and More!”
• President’s Message: Judie Haynes- Conference Theme: “Creating Global Communities for ELLs.”
• Vice President’s Message: Cassandra Lawrence- Your Custom-Built Spring Conference
• Getting the Best Experience from Spring Conference: Gwen Franks
• New Brunswick: Getting to the Conference – PARKING INFO and MAP
• Spring Conference Writing Awards and Scholarships- Thank you, thank you, and thank you!
• Legislative Conference: BJ Franks- Be informed! Get the latest updates!
• Higher Education Mini-Conference: Tuesday, May 24
• Take a Gallery Walk-Poster Sessions for Global Learning: Gail Verdi and Ana Mistral
• Technology Workshops: Marilyn Pongracz- A Spring Conference Note from the Technology Coordinator

2011 About

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS:

• Adult Education: Senovia Robles- Embracing the Classroom Demands
• Bilingual Elementary Grades 1-8: Magdalia Manson- Presenters That You Don’t Want to Miss
• Bilingual Secondary: Janet Kaback- Conference Workshops
• Early Childhood: Sandee McHugh-McBride and Karen Nemeth- A Message from the Early Childhood SIG Representatives
• ESL Elementary Grades 1-5: Noreen Drucker – A Plethora of Possibilities for the Elementary School Teacher
• ESL Middle School: Tina Kern- Looking for the “Magic Bullet”
• ESL Secondary: Christina Namendorf- High School Teachers and the NJTESOL/NJBE Conference
• Higher Education: Marianne Santelli- Higher Education Strand at the Spring Conference
• Special Education: Elizabeth Riello-Connors- Identification: Linguistically, Symptomatically, and Culturally
• Supervisors: Regina Postogna- Remedy for Budget Cuts
• Teacher Education: Gail Verdi- Conference Offerings for the Teacher Education SIG
• Technology: Marilyn Pongracz- Comics in the Classroom

From the Editor: Roselyn Rauch 
President’s Message: Judie Haynes
Vice President’s Message: Cassandra Lawrence
A Treat All the Way Through/A Presenter’s Reflections: Monica Schnee
A Huge “Thank You!”
Photo Gallery section: 

• Preparing for the Conference: Behind the Scenes — A Photo Essay
• The Conference Experience with Some Workshop and Vendor’s Alley Photos
• From the Gallery—Poster Sessions for Global Learning
• Spring Conference Student Awards and Scholarships

The Elizabeth Claire Award
Héctor R. Villafañe Memorial Scholarship
President’s and Leadership Awards to Joanne Villafañe and Stan Karp
TESOL Advocacy Day: Gail Verdi
Technology: Marilyn Pongracz
2011 NJTESOL/NJBE Southern Mini-Conference: Using Technology to Build ELL Literacy, Saturday, October 22, 2011

Adult Education: ESL Secondary: Martina Lambiase- Benefits of Adult High School
Bilingual Elementary Grades 1 – 8: Magdala Manson- Highlighting Conference Elementary Workshops and More
ESL and Bilingual Secondary: Janet Kaback- Topics from the Special Interest Group Meeting
Early Childhood: Sandee McBride and Karen Nemeth- Ideas For Summer
ESL Elementary Grades 1 – 5: Noreen Drucker- Starting Over in New Brunswick 
ESL Middle School: Tina Kern- Continuing the Journey 
Higher Education: Marianne Santelli- The Question of Placement
Teacher Education: Gail Verdi- First Annual Graduate Student Forum