2022 Spring Conference Preliminary ScheduleSee the Spring Conference page for more about the keynote speakers, registration, Awards Reception, and hotel reservations.
See below for Thursday, Friday & Online Library.
Keynote: Dr. April Baker-Bell – a transdisciplinary teacher-researcher-activist and Associate Professor of Language, Literacy, and English Education in the Department of English and Department of African American and African Studies at Michigan State University
Topic: Lingusitic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy
| Title | Presenters | Interest Section |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic Justice: From Theory to Praxis | Dr. April Baker-Bell | Keynote Breakout Session |
| La Fascinante Historia de Española with Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy | Alma Flor Ada & Isabel Campoy | Sponsor - Velazquez Press |
| Community Engaged Anti-Racist Education Project | Mary Curran & Caia Schlessinger | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| The Power of Visual & Performing Arts and Artifacts to Instruct ELLs | Gilda Del Risco | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| The Power of Two: Teaching ELLs Across the Content Areas | Elsa Mena & Katelyn Dato | Bilingual Education |
| Advocating for Multilingual Learners: Why & How | LeighAnn Matthews | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Exploring the Science of Reading and how it Relates to ELLs | Elizabeth Riello-Connors | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Curriculum-writing using the 2020 WIDA Standards Framework | Maggie Churchill & Hana Prashker | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Writing Language Objectives and Teaching for Language Development | kiina dordoni | Bilingual Education |
| Equity and Excellence for Specialized Populations | Yasmin Hernandez-Manno | Bilingual Education |
| Creando LGBTQ+ Inclusive Bilingual Classrooms | Wendy G. Bateman | Bilingual Education |
| Communication Strategies for Sharing ELL Data with School Staff | Luigina Finneran | Middle School |
| Developing and Assessing Speaking Through Explicit Instruction | Cecilia Vila & Hana Prashker | Middle School |
| Engaging ELLs with the NGSS Science Practices | Alex Guzman | Secondary Education |
| Creating Equity and Opportunity: Option 2 for Newcomers | Andrea Fonteñez & JoAnne Negrin | Secondary Education |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching & Model Classroom Specs | Candice Bland & Susana Matos-Kruck | Secondary Education |
| Replicating the Linguistic Justice Book Study Locally | Anel Suriel & Kathleen Fernandez | Secondary Education |
| Co-Teaching ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom | Kathryn Suter & Danielle Katz | Secondary Education |
| Rutgers GSE ESL Teachers Book Club | Mary Curran | All |
| Access to College for Spanish Speaking ELL Students | Rosa Paulino & Emily Lovrien | Higher Education |
| How to Use the New ESL 2020 Standards Framework | Michelle Land | Program Administration |
| Building a Strong Bilingual Program | Michelle Velez-Jonte & Susana Matos-Kruck | Program Administration |
| Shifting From Paper to Practice | Paula Paredes-Corbel & Susana Matos-Kruck | Program Administration |
| Leading Toward an Antiracist and Culturally Responsive Community | kiina dordoni | Program Administration |
| All About Access: Equitable Practices for Multilingual Learner Achievement | Dan Savarese | Sponsor Workshop - Imagine Learning |
| Ensuring Equitable Educational Opportunities for Multilingual Learners | Michelle Burns | Sponsor Workshop - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Keynote: Dr. Mariana Castro – The current Deputy Director and the Interim Director of Business Services at WCER.
Topic: Language Power: Finding Pathways to Success Through Equitable Education for Multilingual Learners
President’s Awards Reception – 6:00 PM
| Title | Presenters | Interest Section |
|---|---|---|
| Language Power in Action: Enacting Equitable Education Through the Teaching and Learning of Academic Language | Dr. Mariana Castro | Keynote Breakout Session |
| Fundamentals and recent progress, including the power of stories (a.k.a. literature, fiction) and the power of libraries | Stephen Krashen | Invited Speaker |
| Active Learning Begins Pathway for Young Multilinguals | Karen Nemeth & Rosanne Hansel | Pre-K - K |
| Getting Artsy & Crafty in ELL Class | Brittney Janowski | Pre-K - K |
| Supporting English Language Learners Through Technology | Elsa Mena | Pre-K - K |
| Curriculum-writing using the 2020 WIDA Standards Framework | Maggie Churchill & Hana Prashker | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Family Math Nights: Centering K-5 Families Repertoires | Christelle Palpacuer-Lee & Jessica Hundson | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Fulbright Multilingual-Global Strategies to the Rescue! | Pedro Trivella | Bilingual Education |
| Successful Multi-age Bilingual Classroom Programs | Kathleen Bowman | Bilingual Education |
| Writing: A Pathway to Build Connections | Monica Artiga & Claudia Lagos | Bilingual Education |
| Strategies to Boost Academic Language in Content | Tina Kern | Bilingual Education |
| Coffee Chat with Colleagues | Tina Kern & Maggie Churchill | Middle School |
| ELs Go Green! | Suzan Cole | Middle School |
| Content and ESL Teacher Collaboration | Ashley Singh & Christina Tuozzolo | Middle School |
| Language, Literacy and Content for Middle Schoolers | Karen Horton | Sponsor - National Geographic Learning |
| Enhancing Students' Pride for their Native Countries | Hana Prashker | Secondary Education |
| Quick and Simple Grammar Explanations | Marilyn Pongracz | Higher Education |
| NJPSA MLL Leadership meeting | Laura Arredondo & JoAnne Negrin | Program Administration |
| Administrators for ELs - An Exercise in Ethical Leadership | Pedro J. Ruiz & Susana Matos-Kruck | Program Administration |
| How to Use the New ESL 2020 Standards Framework | Michelle Land | Program Administration |
| Advocating for Educational Equity for Multilingual Learners | Jessica Hunsdon & Kathleen Fernandez | Program Administration |
| Supporting ELLs and MLLs at Times of Socio-political Tension - CANCELLED | Salma Waly | Teacher Education |
| Conversations on the Work of Education Consulting | Karen Nemeth | Teacher Education |
Keynote: JPB (Justin Pierce Baldwin) Gerald -Adult educator and doctoral candidate at CUNY – Hunter College
Topic: “What’s Possible? Envisioning an ELT After Whiteness is Decentered”
| Title | Presenters | InterestSection |
|---|---|---|
| Using your power for good | JPB Gerald | Keynote |
| Create A Calendar Math and Beyond | Ivelis Sanfilippo | Pre-K - K |
| The Daily Adventures of a Dual Language Teacher | Ivelis Sanfilippo | Pre-K - K |
| Sight Word Strategies for Emerging Bilinguals | Mary Quiroz & Stephanie Ross | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Teaching Language through Content | Angela Pape | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Curriculum-writing using the 2020 WIDA Standards Framework | Maggie Churchill & Hana Prashker | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Advocating for Multilingual Learners: Why & How | LeighAnn Matthews | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Coffee Chat with Colleagues | Tina Kern & Maggie Churchill | Middle School |
| Developing and Assessing Speaking Through Explicit Instruction | Cecilia Vila & Hana Prashker | Middle School |
| Brainstorming Strategies for Writing | Leah Carmona | Secondary Education |
| How Being an ELL Shaped My Life | Camilo Montoya-Galvez | Invited Speaker -Secondary Education |
| Special Education Best Practice for First year teachers | Adela Joyce | Special education |
| Tell Your Principals You Have a Framework for Supporting ELLs!!! | Alex Guzman | Program Administration |
| How to Use the New ESL 2020 Standards Framework | Michelle Land | Program Administration |
| Get Ready to Up the Bar with ELLA! | Susana Matos-Kruck | Sponsor -Up the Bar Educational Achievement, LLC |
| Grammar Lessons Using Authentic Texts for Modeling and Imitation | Marilyn Pongracz | Higher Education |
| Empowering School Communities to Support Student Diversity | Julie Mitschow & Susana Matos-Kruck | Teacher Education |
Access starting on June 4th
PD Available through June 30th – Viewing through early September
| Title | Presenters | Interest Section |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals and recent progress, including the power of stories (a.k.a. literature, fiction) and the power of libraries | Stephen Krashen | Invited Speaker |
| NJDOE ELL Policy Updates | Lori Ramella, Maria Romero, & Jacquelyn Leon | Program Administration |
| Breaking Communication Barriers in the Dual Language Classroom | Jessica Perdomo-O'Hara | Pre-K - K |
| Responsive Classroom:Friend or Foe | Alamelu Sundaram-Walters | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| NJTESOL/NJBE Parent Resources | Kathleen Fernandez | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| What's Art Got To Do With it? | Erica Katz | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Family Math Nights: Centering K-5 Families Repertoires | Christelle Palpacuer-Lee & Jessica Hundson | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| Community Engaged Anti-Racist Education Project | Mary Curran & Caia Schlessinger | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| ACES with Multilingual Learners in the time of COVID-19 | Alamelu Sundaram-Walters | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| The Many Hats of Biography: Examining Key Language Uses in a biography instructional unit | Maggie Churchill | Elementary Grades 1-4 |
| ¡Help! Bilingual educators and accelerated instruction | Viviana Hall | Sponsor - Istation |
| All About Access: Equitable Practices for Multilingual Learner Achievement | Dan Savarese | Sponsor - Imagine Learning |
| Fulbright Multilingual-Global Strategies to the Rescue! | Pedro Trivella | Bilingual Education |
| Successful Multi-age Bilingual Classroom Programs | Kathleen Bowman | Bilingual Education |
| Creando LGBTQ+ Inclusive Bilingual Classrooms | Wendy G. Bateman | Bilingual Education |
| Using Bilingual Dictionaries to Boost Academic Vocabulary Development | Leticia Trower | Sponsor - Velazquez Press |
| Building English Oracy to Connect Vocabulary and Comprehension | Dr. Ricaurte "Ric" Villasanta | Sponsor - Vista Higher Learning |
| Making Achieve 3000 Accessible to Emerging Bilinguals | Jaime DePaola & Delfina Picchio | Secondary Education |
| Engaging ELLs with the NGSS Science Practices | Alex Guzman | Secondary Education |
| Socratic Circles: Structuring Effective Student-Led Discussion | Elizabeth Shaheen | Higher Education |
| Making: An Introduction for the ELL Classroom | Johanna Amaro & Charlene Mason | Teacher Education |
| Student-Driven Data: Placing the Focus Back on the Student | Susana Matos-Kruck | Sponsor - Up the Bar educational Achievement |
| Countering Anti-Black Racism in Language Education: Reflection, Action | Tasha Austin, Caia Schlessinger, & Jessica Hundson | Program Administration |
| Tell Your Principals You Have a Framework for Supporting ELLs!!! | Alex Guzman | Program Administration |
| Advocating for Educational Equity for Multilingual Learners | Jessica Hunsdon & Kathleen Fernandez | Program Administration |
| School and District Leaders, the Law and Advocating for English Language Learners | JoAnne Negrin & David Nash | Program Administration |
| The Intersection of SEL & ESL | Sponsor - Teacher's Insurance Plan of NJ |