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NJDOE Bilingual/ESL Podcast

New Jersey Department of Education

In this New Jersey Department of Education podcast, Ken Bond has bite-sized conversations with leaders in the field. His guests discuss various aspects of educating English language learners in K-12 settings. Topics encompass issues related to bilingual, English as a second language, and English-medium content classrooms. Archived episodes can be found at http://www.nj.gov/education/bilingual/podcasts/. Neither the Department of Education, nor its officers, employees or agents, specifically endorse, recommend or favor views expressed by those interviewed in this program.

Introducing DOE Digest

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Mar 14, 2019

1 min

Episode 18 - - ELL Advocacy Part 2

In this second part of a two-episode series, Ken interviews Jessica Levin, a staff attorney for the Education Law Center and Elizabeth Franks, a consultant for LLAMAME as well as the socio-political concerns representative for NJTESOL-NJBE. They discuss advocacy for ELLs at the district and state level.

Aug 13, 2018

16 min

Episode 17 - - ELL Advocacy Part 1

In this first part of a two-episode series, Ken interviews Jessica Levin, a staff attorney for the Education Law Center and Elizabeth Franks, a consultant for LLAMAME as well as the socio-political concerns representative for NJTESOL-NJBE. They discuss advocacy for ELLs at the district and state level.

Jul 24, 2018

22 min

Episode 16 - - Linguistically Diverse Classrooms With Mary Curran

Mary Curran is an Associate Professor of Practice in Language Education and directs the office of Local-Global Partnerships at Rutgers’ Graduate School of Education. In this episode, Mary discusses teaching in linguistically diverse classrooms.

Jun 27, 2018

17 min

Episode 15 - - Language Education with Nelson Flores

Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Educational Linguistics Division of University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. In this episode, Nelson unwraps important issues related to language education policy.

Mar 13, 2018

23 min

Episode 14 - - Beyond Borders with Kevin LaMastra

Kevin is the Acting Supervisor of Bilingual, ESL, and World Languages at the Linden Public School District as well as the Founding Director of Friends Beyond Borders. In this episode, Kevin discusses culturally sustaining pedagogy and teaching beyond cultural borders.

Feb 22, 2018

20 min

Episode 13 - - ELL Teacher Preparation with Bryan Meadows

Bryan is the Director of TESOL and an Assistant Education Professor at Seton Hall University. In this episode we discuss teacher preparation in the field of ELL education.

Nov 16, 2017

18 min

Episode 12 - - History of ELL Education in NJ With Barbara Tedesco

Barbara is the historian for NJTESOL/NJBE. In this episode she discusses historical milestones in ELL education.

Oct 30, 2017

19 min

Episode 11 - - Leading Schools and ELLs with Jay Doolan

Jay is the CEO of the Foundation for Educational Administration. In this episode he discussing leading ELLs and his experiences in the field.

Aug 28, 2017

19 min

Episode 10 - - ELL Law with David Nash

David currently serves as the Director for the LEGAL ONE program. In this episode, he discusses legal issues related to ELL education.

Aug 7, 2017

19 min