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NJTESOL/NJBE 2018 Spring Conference

2018 SPRING CONFERENCE Cross-Curricular Conversations for ELLsMay 30 & 31, June 1 - Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Brunswick

8:30am EDT

Show, Tell, and TALK- Reaching All Stakeholders Salon ABLuigina Finneran • Liliana Lopez RESPECT: Cross-Curricular Approach to the Whole Child Salon CDKirsten Misiunas • Cynthia Scott Equity and Deeper Learning Opportunities for English Language Learners Regency DEFDr. Pedro A. Noguera Using High Order Questions in the Language Arts Class! Conference Room IBonnie Molina • Gabriela Pugliese

10:00am EDT

Creating Professional Collaboration: Tools for Bilingual/ESL Advocates Salon CDRachel Lella Train the Trainer: Know Your Rights with Immigration Salon ABDina Mansour Handing them the Tools of Thought 2.0 Garden State AJeffrey B Linn • Jared Sheffrin Culturally Responsive Instruction: Fostering Writing Collaboration Conference Room IWendy Seger Implement an Interactive, Thematic, Cognate Word-Wall Conference Room AJeannie Cuevas Do You Truly Embrace Cultural Diversity? Conference Room GSusana Matos-Kruck Educating Immigrant Youth During a Period of Xenophobia, Hostility and Hysteria: What Educators Can do to Create Safe Havens for Youth Garden State BCDr. Pedro A. Noguera State Updates in Bilingual/ESL Education Brunswick ABCDKenneth Bond • Jacquelyn Leon • Lori Ramella • Joanna Santana Creating Classroom-Based Projects for Meaningful Family Engagement Conference Room BMaritza Villanueva Using Flipgrid Across ESL Classrooms Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionAyla Quaglio Using Technology to Engage Students in Authentic Language Exchange Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionDiana Santelli Using Music and Movement to Engage Emergent Math and Literacy Skills Conference Room CChristine Gappa

11:30am EDT

ELLs and Gifted Education: Advocating for ALL Students! Conference Room BJeanne Muzi Pack Your Bags! You're Going Home Conference Room IElizabeth J. Franks Success with ELLs through Yoga Garden State ASharon Waldman Guiding Principles to Differentiated Writing Practice Garden State BCDebra Billmann • Timothy Hall Integrating Trauma Informed Approaches Conference Room ALisa Rose Johnson Parental Involvement and ELLs: a BPAC Success Story Conference Room CKimberly O'Brien Hot Topics in ESL/Bilingual Pre-K and Kindergarten Conference Room GLeighAnn Matthews Ways to Foster Resilience for the Newcomer Salon CDBrenda Custodio • Judith O’Loughlin Hot Topics in Special Education Salon ABSonya Bertini Administering and Scoring the WIDA Screener Brunswick ABCDMark Chapman

1:00pm EDT

Advocacy 101: How Teachers Can Build Compliance Conference Room IRachel Lella Professional Development for Current & Future Chapter Leaders Conference Room GJoyce Farr • Roselyn Rauch Using Evidence from Text to Recognize the Impact of African Americans in US History Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionDaniela Ceballos An Approach to Engage and Motivate Students Conference Room AAna Carey • Gladys Gonzalez Curriculum Design for ALL Conference Room BLucy Lakata • Alyssa May Integrating Technology in the Bilingual Classroom Conference Room CElsa Mena • Diana Panora Teaching Strategies for Push-in and Pull-out Models in Our Schools Garden State ASurabhi Garg • Deepal Jhaveri Are you Struggling to Organize Workstations? Salon ABIvelis Sanfilippo SLIFE ELLs - Properly Addressing their Needs Garden State BCYasmin Hernandez English Language Learners: Identifying Difference from Disability Brunswick ABCDCourtney Caruso Language Development through Cooperative Learning for ELLs Salon CDAnjenette Negrut • Andrea Vallejo

2:30pm EDT

ELs Advocacy Conference Room IJanet Garay The Hows and Whys of Strengths-Based Teaching Salon CDJudie Haynes Vocabulary Development Strategies Conference Room CSusan Berrios • Lara Wengiel Yoga Class Garden State ASharon Waldman Data Based Decision Making and Writing SGOs Conference Room BLisa Rose Johnson ESL in a Nutshell Conference Room GYacqueline Cruz Journaling Across All Content Areas in Kindergarten Conference Room AMiguel Zain Creating and Facilitating Salon ABPatricia Jasinski • Kimberly O'Brien Scoring the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Test Brunswick ABCDMark Chapman

4:00pm EDT

NJTESOL/NJBE Advocacy Summit Regency DEFNJTESOL/NJBE Inc.

8:30am EDT

Success with ELLs through Yoga Conference Room ISharon Waldman Creating Curriculum/Materials to Support ELD in an ESL/Pull-out Model Salon ABDiana Sandoval Best Practices in Spanish Intervention and Assessment Conference Room CTracey Gaglio Low Cost Lessons with Hi Yield Gains Salon CDJason Velante Engaging EL Readers and Writers in the Academic Language of Science Regency DEFDr. Malcolm Butler

10:00am EDT

Using Music for Second Language Literacy Development Salon CDHilary Gail Almeida Co-teaching and Transitioning into English in the Bilingual Classroom Conference Room CCynthia Gaspar • Jeong Hyun You Professional Development for Current & Future Chapter Leaders Conference Room EJoyce Farr • Roselyn Rauch Closing the Gap/Raising the Bar with Language FOR Elementary Science Garden State BCDr. Malcolm Butler Task-Based Language Teaching Conference Room IMargaret Churchill Middle School ESL/Bilingual SIG Hot Topics Conference Room GMichelle Land State Updates in Bilingual/ESL Education Brunswick ABCDKenneth Bond • Jacquelyn Leon • Lori Ramella • Joanna Santana Support for Identified Schools Salon ABKatherine Gallagher Celebrate Your ELLs and Their Families Conference Room BAngeline Sturgis Using Sentence Frames in the Elementary Classroom Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionMaria T. LaMarca Word Walls Work! Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionApril Gardner Bundles of Fun with Literacy and Math Conference Room AMiguel Zain Success In Formal Education: Redefining SIFE Garden State ASusana Matos-Kruck

11:30am EDT

Classroom Strategies that Support ELLs Living with Trauma Conference Room BJudie Haynes Free Websites to Educate and Inspire Salon CDSuzan Cole Collaborative Support in the Literacy Classroom Conference Room CAngela Pape • Erika Rossi Creature Features Conference Room IRosalie Pereda A Happy Marriage: ELL and the Arts Conference Room AFreddy Nunez Shared Reading: The Bridge to Success Salon ABJodie Shell Hot Topics in ESL/Bilingual Pre-K and Kindergarten Conference Room GLeighAnn Matthews What, Why, And How of Guided Math Garden State AIvelis Sanfilippo Hot Topics in Special Education Garden State BCSonya Bertini Administering and Scoring the WIDA Screener Brunswick ABCDMark Chapman

1:00pm EDT

Pictures Tell a Story: The Power of Wordless Picture Books Conference Room BMargaret Churchill • Barbara Tedesco Transfer of Native Language Skills Conference Room CIleana Mena • Sandra Nunes NGSS, STEM, and ELLs: A Successful Combination Conference Room IMarybelle Espin • Mayra Ruiz Science Lessons Using Just Right Picture Books Salon CDJudith O’Loughlin Biliteracy: A Panel Discussion Garden State BCRosemarie Armstrong • Joyce Farr • Elizabeth J. Franks • Kevin LaMastra • Lori Ramella An Overview of New Jersey Tiered System of Supports Brunswick ABCDPeggy McDonald Creating an English Language Learning Program for Parents Conference Room GJeizza Andrade • Angela Pape Step by Step Essay Writing Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionCristina DaSilva Cia Using Evidence from Text to Recognize the Impact of African Americans in US History Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionDaniela Ceballos Let's Give Them Something to Talk About! Conference Room AAngeline Sturgis Franklin Township's ESL and Bilingual Program Salon ABJulie Ochoa Classroom Academic Literacy for ELLs Garden State ASandee McBride

2:30pm EDT

Addressing EL Literacy in the Mainstream Conference IMichelle Land Student-Driven Data: Navigated by Students Conference Room BSusana Matos-Kruck Best STEM Practices in the ESL Classroom Salon CDLidia Menjivar • Jorie Quinn Bilingual/ESL Elementary SIGs: Becoming Our Own Experts Conference Room GJack Meyers • Rosalie Pereda Yoga Class Conference Room ASharon Waldman Teaching Kindness, Gratitude, and Empathy to ELLs Garden State AHana Prashker Opportunity to Inform Next Generation of Statewide Assessments Garden State BCElizabeth J. Franks • Jeff Hauger • Elizabeth Walsh • Rebecca Wills Gifted and Talented ELLs: Identification and Services Salon ABMaryellen Moffitt • Lori Ramella • Barbara Tedesco Introduction to Seesaw - a Digital Portfolio Conference Room CLeighAnn Matthews Scoring the ACCESS for ELLs Writing Test Brunswick ABCDMark Chapman

4:15pm EDT

NJTESOL/NJBE Executive Board Meeting Garden State ANJTESOL/NJBE Inc.

6:00pm EDT

NJTESOL/NJBE President's Awards Reception Regency DEFNJTESOL/NJBE Inc.

8:30am EDT

The Paperless Writing Classroom Salon CDKeeley Thornton Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges between Languages Regency DEFCheryl Urow, M.Ed. Integrating Technology and Career Readiness Skills with Adult ELLs Conference Room IMegan Butler Teaching Technology to Newcomers Salon ABLisa Falk

10:00am EDT

Empowering Bilingual Learners: Contrastive Analysis Salon CDElsa Boto • Jennifer Rodriguez Cross-Cultural Conversations for Teaching and Learning Garden State ASynde Kaufman • Heidi Lieb • Marilyn Pongracz • Cesarina Vinas Effective Instruction for Vocabulary/Academic Language Development Conference Room IDiana Cerrato Sefchik Biliteracy in Action: The Bridge between Languages Garden State BCCheryl Urow, M.Ed. State Updates in Bilingual/ESL Education Brunswick ABCDKenneth Bond • Jacquelyn Leon • Lori Ramella • Joanna Santana Using Evidence from Text to Recognize the Impact of African Americans in US History Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionDaniela Ceballos Arts-based Cross-curricular Sheltered English Project Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionAna Lilia Ventura STEM-based Cross-curricular Sheltered English Project Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionMarcella Garavaglia Academic Discussions and Writing Development with Teenage CLDEs Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionSamuel Rodriguez Creating an Elementary School Schedule Conference Room AJulie Ochoa • Miguel Rivera ESL Secondary Special Interest Group Meeting Conference Room GHana Prashker Language and Power: Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Salon ABKevin LaMastra Making Content Instruction Accessible for ELLs Conference Room BPatricia George Strategies for Managing and Implementing Interactive Notebooks Conference Room CMary Angelo-Moi • Waleska Batista-Arias Flash Writing/Editing Conference JKNancy Booth

11:30am EDT

Educating the Educator: Fully Funded Summer Experiences! Conference Room GKimberly Kirstein The ESL Teachers Book Club Garden State AMary Curran Scaffolding Strategies for Emerging/Developing Adult EL Writers Conference Room JKDr. Bryan Meadows Supporting Students with Interrupted Formal Schooling Conference Room ABrenda Custodio • Judith O’Loughlin Hunterdon County ELL Website Development Project Conference Room ILori Gabrielsen • Amy Martinez-Wright • Lori Ramella • Johanna Ruberto • Juan Torres • Pamela Vance • Louise Youberg Teaching for Biliteracy Across a Large District Salon ABSonya Bertini • JoAnne Negrin Designing a Secondary Science Newcomer ELL Program Conference Room BKevin Corcoran • Mark Deebold Stakeholders Collaborating to Increase High School Graduation Conference Room CLarry Bello • Vanina Gimenez Meeting the Needs of ELLs with Disabilities Garden State BCJennifer Rosen Valverde Google Tools for ELs Salon CDKristen McGrath Administering and Scoring the WIDA Screener Brunswick ABCDMark Chapman

1:00pm EDT

A Place for Mi: Crosslinguistic Transfer for Emergent Bilinguals Conference Room IAnel Suriel Higher Education Special Interest Group - Trends & Strategies Salon CDDebbie DeBlasio • Howard Pomann • Diana Cerrato Sefchik Model Bilingual/ESL Programs Panel Discussion Garden State BCKevin LaMastra • JoAnne Negrin • Sandra Nunes • Julie Ochoa • Lori Ramella Use of English as L1 and L2 Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionOlga Litvinova Accelerated Learning for ESL Students at Brookdale Community College Atrium Foyer – Poster SessionDonna Pope Administrators: What's Different When ELs are in the Class? Brunswick ABCDElizabeth J. Franks • Barbara Tedesco Bilingual Balanced Literacy for High School Students Conference Room CLaura Arredondo • Brian Benavides Newcomers, Cross-Curriculum, and Learning Environments Conference Room BDolores Diaz • Jose Chanez Mendia Strategies for ELs in Content Area Classrooms Conference Room AMichael DeLoreto • Hana Prashker Teaching Reading Skills: Enlightening, Innovative, and Fun Conference Room JKNancy Booth Hot Topics in Special Education Garden State ASonya Bertini LA Lessons and Tech for ELLs - including SLIFEs! Salon ABTina Kern

2:30pm EDT

Cross-Curricular Lesson Planning using Dual Language Books Conference Room BEdmond Gubbins • Ellen O'Regan Content Area Biliteracy Including STEM Classrooms Conference Room AIrene Matos • Vanessa Trinidad The Bridge: Spanish to English Salon CDKevin Vega The Education of SIFEs Conference Room CLisa Falk • Janet Garay Design and Implementation of Online Sheltered Instruction Training Conference Room JKSchiller Ambroise • Rebecca Orellana Supporting ELLs in Content Area Classes Conference Room IMargaret Holland • Elena Rubiconti-Suriano NJPSA ELL Committee and NJTESOL/NJBE Supervisor SIG Joint Meeting Garden State AYasmin Hernandez • JoAnne Negrin • Mary Reece • Marie Romero • Diana Cerrato Sefchik Protecting the Rights of English Language Learners Brunswick ABCDJessica Levin Universal Design for Learning to Teach Languages Salon ABJohanna Amaro Teacher Education SIG Meeting: Q&A with NJDOE Garden State BCKenneth Bond • Jacquelyn Leon • Dr. Bryan Meadows