Vital ENL Contacts

Catlin Tucker Catlin has written a series of bestselling books on blended learning, which include Balance With Blended Learning, Blended Learning In Action , Power Up Blended Learning, and Blended Learning In Grades 4-12 .

Esther Park - Mrs. Park is an ESL teacher, and It is her joy and passion to help educators give the gift of language and empower all students to believe they CAN.  She is a lover of technology who likes to share her tech ideas with other educators, (3) Fostering Interaction in a Digital Landscape with Esther Park - YouTube

SupportEd - Many teachers and administrators struggle with how to effectively teach their English Learners challenging content while these students are learning academic English. Diane Staehr-Fenner's  MLL Resource Library and her SupportEd team provide guidance to teachers so that their ELLs/MLLs will achieve academic success. Her company,SupportEd, is certified in NYS state as a woman-owned business. She has also written several books for administrators and teachers of ELLs. Distance Learning Padlet  

DRG Associates- This consulting company creates websites, blogs and  and newsletters for ENL professionals. They have  also participated in teaching online courses designed to assist in teaching ELLs/MLLs.  Their websites include: ENL in the News, The Northern ENL PLC and The ESL Rural Mural. 

Valentina Gonzalez  A former ELL, Valentina writes the English Language Learners Blog. She was previously a Professional Development Specialist for English Language Learners in Texas. She is now a consultant with Seidlitz Education. She also is creator/moderator for a national Facebook group called Advocating for English Language Learners, Free Infographics Here 

Colorin Colorado - Administrators play a crucial role in creating an environment in which ELLs can succeed. This section offers school leaders — particularly those with new ELL populations — ideas and strategies to make that happen. Resources include articles, recommended reports, professional books, and expert interviews. If you're looking for ideas on how to effectively teach English language learners in all grades, you've come to the right place! Translated into Spanish, too.

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day-Larry is an ESL teacher is California. He is very prolific and writes a blog for Education Week   http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/  and the New York Times https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/author/larry-ferlazzo/?mcubz=0

Laura Stevens Website - Developed by an ENL teacher in the northern region of NYS, this site, My ENL Page, offers helpful information including scaffolding for the content areas, co-teaching tips and models, ENL program best practices, and professional development.

Honigsfeld and Maria G.Dove - Drs. Honigsfeld and Dove are known as national leaders in the development of co-teaching seminars for teachers and administrators. They have done extensive research and have written books about collaboration and co-teaching which are available through Corwin Press. Andrea Honigsfeld web page: Andrea Honigsfeld – Educator, Author and Consultant specializing in teacher training for English Language Learners – Educator, Author and Consultant

Carol Salva    Carol is a Seidlitz Education consultant, author and former ESL teacher in Texas who specializes in Newcomers and SIFE. Here is an article outlining her work with high school ELLs: http://theleadernews.com/esl-students-refugees-learn-hands-on-at-heights-restaurant/

Tan Huynh    Tan, a former refugee, has a website called Empowering ELLs Website. He is currently working at Vientiane International School, an International Baccalaureate World School, where he is the head of the EAL department for the secondary school.

Jennifer Gonzalez Jennifer has created a vibrant, encouraging, stimulating community of teachers, supporting each other toward excellence.

Kate Kinsella- Here are many of her excellent resources for teaching Academic Vocabulary.

Margo Gottlieb-is Co-founder and Lead Developer for WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin- Madison, having also served as Director, Assessment and Evaluation, for the Illinois Resource Center.

Judie Haynes- Everything ESL Judie is a former ESL teacher from New Jersey and a consultant, author and speaker. Among many other activities, she writes a TESOL Blog and moderates an ESL Chat on Twitter every Monday night. Her website is called Everything ESL.

Ellevation Education - Ellevation offers educators a detailed look at English Learners. Using Ellevation, educators can review a student's proficiency level, accommodations and more, and monitor current, reclassified, and exited students. Imagine that: all the information in one place, available anytime/anywhere.

Education Week, Learning the Language - Veteran education reporter Corey Mitchell investigates the educational, policy, and social issues surrounding ELs in US schools. Join him now as he delves into these timely issues. 

NYS TESOL - NYS TESOL is an association of professionals concerned with the education of English language learners at all levels of public and private education in New York State. Their interests include classroom practices, research, program and curriculum development, employment, funding, and legislation.

TESOL International- TESOL International Association’s mission is to advance professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide.

Katie Knapp  English as a New Language at LHS (google.com)  Katie has emerged as a leader in the Central New York area.  As a secondary ENL teacher and Administrative Intern she has a website and a very active Twitter page where she post many samples of actual ENL classsroom strategies in action.

Jenna Sacco   ENL with Miss Sacco (google.com)  Jenna is a Middle School ENL teacher in Central New York.  She posts frequently  on Twitter and has created a wonderful website for staff, parents and her community.