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NJTESOL-NJBE Voices
NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages & NJ Bilingual Educators
VOICES OnlIne • FALL 2011 • Volume 40, No. 4
VOICES Staff
Editor: Roselyn O. Rauch, Ed.D.
Paterson Public Schools: Retired, Consultant: ESL Unlimited
Layout: Dawn Marie Arthur
Technology: Marilyn Pongracz
Bergen Community College
Membership/Mailings: Gwen Franks
NJTESOL-NJBE Business Administrator
Advertising:
Roselyn O. Rauch, Ed.D.
Note: Advertising is printed as a service to our membership but does not imply endorsement.
Voices is the quarterly publication of NJTESOL-NJBE printed Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. It is a benefit to members of NJTESOL-NJBE. For change of address or membership/subscription questions, contact membership@njtesol-njbe.org
NJTESOL-NJBE Mission Statement
NJTESOL/NJBE, Inc. is a not-for-profit professional and educational organization whose purposes are:
- To actively support the development of bilingual education and the teaching of English as a Second Language;
- To strengthen instruction at all levels;
- To disseminate educational information as related to professional development;
- To provide educational services such as workshops, conferences, and consulting assistance;
- To promote scholarship and foster research in first and second language acquisition and bilingual/bicultural studies; and
- To cooperate in appropriate ways with other groups having similar interests and concerns.
2010/2011 NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board
President
Judie Haynes, Consultant: www.everythingESL.net
Vice President
Cassandra Lawrence, Perth Amboy Public Schools
Past President
Janina Kusielewicz, Clifton Public Schools
Secretary
Nina Lavado, Princeton Regional Schools / Bucks County Community College
Treasurer
Maria Jaume, Clifton Public Schools
Liaison
Sandee McHugh-McBride, Rutgers University
Historian
Barbara Tedesco, Consultant: LLAMAME, LLC North Jersey Field Coordinator/ Instructor NJ EXCEL Program
Bilingual/ESL Early Childhood/Pre-K – Kdg.
Representative Monica Schnee, River Edge School District
ESL Elementary 1 – 5 Representative
Noreen Drucker, Randolph Township Public Schools
Bilingual/ESL Middle School 6 – 8 Representative
Tina Kern, Morris School District in Morristown, NJ
Bilingual Elementary 1 – 8 Representative
Magdalia Manson, Perth Amboy Public Schools
Bilingual Secondary Representative
Janet Kaback, Newark Public Schools
ESL Secondary Representative
Caia Schlessinger, Freehold Regional High School District
Higher Education Representative
Gladys V. Scott, William Paterson University
Representative-at-Large
Joan Pujol, Dumont Public Schools: Retired
Adult Education
Senovia Robles, Director of the Perth Amboy Adult School
Teacher Education Representative
Gail Verdi, Kean University
Technology Consultant
Marilyn Pongracz, Bergen Community College
Parent/Community Representative
Karen Nemeth, Consultant: Language Castle LLC
Sociopolitical Concerns Representatives
Elizabeth Franks, Consultant: LLAMAME, LLC
Supervisors’ SIG Representative
Regina Postogna, Adjunct Professor at Kean University and Monmouth University C & I Departments
Special Education
Claudia Plata, Perth Amboy Public Schools
Membership Chair
Joan Pujol, Dumont Public Schools: Retired
Voices Editor
Roselyn O. Rauch, Ed.D., Paterson Public Schools: Retired, Consultant: ESL Unlimited
Voices Layout Designer
Dawn Marie Arthur
Business Administrator
Gwen Franks
New Jersey TESOL-NJBE Chapters
Information: Karen Von Riman, Representative-at-Large
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY CONSORTIUM
Contact Patricia Jasinski
BERGEN/PASSAIC COUNTIES CHAPTER
Contact Myra London, Chair
BURLINGTON ESL CONSORTIUM
Contact Kathy Fernandez
CAMDEN COUNTY CONSORTIUM
ESSEX/MORRIS/UNION CHAPTER
MERCER REGIONAL CHAPTER
Contact Mindy Berman
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAPTER
Contact Barbara Roskey or Maria Rodriguez
OCEAN COUNTY CHAPTER
Contact Susan Cragg
SHORE CHAPTER (Monmouth County)
Contact Brooke Mindnich
SOMERSET/HUNTERDON CHAPTER
Contact Susan Harrison
TRI-COUNTY CONSORTIUM (Camden/Gloucester/Salem)
Contact Connie Troilo or Bruce Rapsher
WARREN COUNTY CHAPTER
Contact Ruth Ladd
NO CHAPTER HERE FOR YOU?
If you do not have a chapter near you and wish to help organize one, please contact Karin Von Riman
These are upcoming national, state, and local events. If you have something to add, send an e-mail to Roselyn Rauch. Put Voices Calendar in the subject line. Thank you.
Be sure to check our web site https://njtesol-njbe.org for any changes in schedules and for additional programs. Click on Chapter News.
JANUARY— A New Year, M.L. King, Jr. Birthday
NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Perth Amboy
FEBRUARY– Remember Our American Presidents, The Groundhog, Your Valentines, Ash Wednesday, Black Heroes, the Groundhog, and Your Teeth
NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Perth Amboy
MARCH— The Ides of March, Purim, St. Patrick’s Day, Daylight Saving Time, Spring Arrives!
NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Perth Amboy
APRIL— Will April showers bring May flowers? Passover, Easter, Taxes Due, Earth Day, Arbor Day
April 13?: NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Perth Amboy
MAY— Cinco De Mayo, National Teachers’ Day, Mother’s Day, Armed Forces Day, Shavuot, Memorial Day
5/5 Atlantic-Cape May Consortium Chapter meeting at Mexico Restaurant, 3810 Ventnor Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, 5:30 PM. Info.: Patricia Jasinski
5/11 Bergen-Passaic Chapter Annual End-of-Year Dinner, Que Pasta Restaurant, Market Street, Saddle Brook 4:45 pm, More Information/Questions: Call Joan Pujol or Contact Monica Schnee, Chair.
5/24 – 5/25 NJTESOL-NJBE 42nd Annual Spring Conference at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick: Creating Global Learning Communities for ELLs
JUNE— Flag Day, Father’s Day, Summer Begins
June 23: NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Hyatt, New Brunswick
AUGUST — The month with no federal holidays! Ramadan
August 2: Bergen-Passaic Chapter Executive Board Meeting. Elmwood Park Diner, 375 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 at 4:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER — Labor Day and our labors begin anew; Autumn Begins; Rosh Hashanah
September 9: NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Perth Amboy
September 27: Bergen-Passaic Chapter Executive Board Meeting. Location TBD
OCTOBER — Yom Kippur, Columbus Day, Halloween
October 14: NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Perth Amboy
October 18: Bergen-Passaic Chapter General Membership Meeting. Paramus Library. 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. OFF TO A GOOD START addresses the responsibilities of the ELL Specialist, especially at the beginning of the year; monitoring former ELLs; informing general education teachers of ACCESS scores and CAN DO descriptors for the ELLs in their classes; translated letters at NJDOE/ Bilingual website; three- year plan; and ACCESS for ELLs Timelines as found on the NJDOE/Bilingual website; 3 year plan.
October 21: New Jersey Association for Gifted Children, with NJPSA / FEA and NJTESOL/NJBE: Dr. Joy Lawson Davis- Ensuring Equity and Excellence for High Potential Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. FEA Conference Center, 12 Centre Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM. $150.00 per person. For additional information and to download a registration form, please go to www.njagc.org
October 22, 2011 NJTESOL/NJBE Southern Mini-Conference, The Richard Stockton College of NJ, Pomona, NJ. 8:30 AM-1:00 PM. Using Technology to Build ELL Literacy: The focus of the conference will be on incorporating the 21st Century Web 2.0 technology to support the literacy development of our English learners. Practical, hands-on research-based strategies will be presented. Participants are invited to bring their laptops or iPads. Coffee and tea will be served. Food can be purchased from a snack bar at the conference site. Speakers: Lois Spitzer, Sandee McHugh-McBride, Judie Haynes, Karen Nemeth, Monica Schnee, Cassy Lawrence, Suzan Cole, and Rita Mulholland. Members: $40 — Non-Members: $75. REGISTER ONLINE
October 25: Bergen-Passaic Chapter Executive Board Meeting Location and time TBD.
October 28–30: ASCD Fall Conference :Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness = Improving Student Learning, Rio All-Suite Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev.
NOVEMBER— Return to Eastern Standard Time, Election Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving
November 10-11: Atlantic City NJEA Convention
November 15: Bergen-Passaic Chapter General Membership Meeting. Paramus Library 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. “We have the ACCESS scores. Now what?” WIDA-trained BJ Franks and Barbara Tedesco will discuss W-APT v. MODEL; Analysis of ACCESS scores; How to generate a list of suggestions/recommendations; How ELL specialists can influence supervisors regarding ACCESS scores.
DECEMBER— Winter Begins, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa
December 3: NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting, Hyatt, New Brunswick
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