In this final, bonus episode before the conference, hear our President’s thoughts on this year’s conference theme, how embedded structural ideas have shaped us as educators, and how a “deficit view” impacts the concept of inclusiveness! Ching-Ching Lin, Ed. D., is humbled and honored to serve as the NYS TESOL 2021-2022 President and looking forward to serving its diverse communities in collaboration with an impressive lineup of Executive Board members. As an educator, her career spans more than 20 years of experience as a high school social studies, ESL, & Bilingual Education teacher, college ESL instructor, and TESOL & Bilingual Education educator. Her passion for working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities comes from her personal experience as an immigrant, a former international student and English Language Learner. Check out her Facebook Group: Global Diversity and Inclusion Lab, and be on the lookout for a collaborative book for NYS TESOL "Community Asset Mapping."

Join us for this episode, featuring our Friday, Nov 4th keynote (1pm)!! Aneesha N. Jacko, Principal at the New York City Department of Education, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in early childhood literacy and academic administration. Attending Hampton University, she received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 1999. She is currently a doctoral candidate at St. John Fisher University. Find out more about her work and her book, “Audacity to Speak,” scheduled to launch later in November on Insta at https://instagram.com/principaljacko?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= , or on her website: http://audacitytospeak.com/

Today we are excited to have Superintendent Fia Davis on our 2nd to last podcast episode! She is our in-person opening speaker on Friday, Nov 4th @ 9:00am! Listen in as she unpacks her interpretation of our conference theme, discusses her unique style of leadership, and leaves us with some unforgettable nuggets of wisdom for all educators.  BIO: Fia Davis is an educational leader who believes she is called to serve. Her mission is to “impact, influence, transform, and foster equity and joy in education.” She has been an educator for over 26 years. In July of 2022, Ms. Davis became Superintendent of Bronx High Schools Districts 8, 10, 11 (Non-Affinity) in the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE).  She is accountable for 38 high schools in a district of over 21,000 students.  Her district’s motto, “38 Schools, 38 Pathways to Graduation, College, and Career.”  Most recently she served as a NYC DOE Deputy Superintendent for two years in Community School District 10 which is the largest district in the Bronx, where she was accountable for and led 23 schools during the pandemic and school opening post-quarantine. Ms. Davis served as principal for 15 years, most recently at Pathways College Preparatory School, a secondary and early college high school, Title 1, which enrolls 100% students of color. Upon her arrival at Pathways, Ms. Davis declared that the school would be a pathway into college and career for all students. In her four years there, Pathways graduation rate rose from 67% to 94%. Her leadership earned her a spot in the 2019-20 cohort of the national Cahn Fellowship for Distinguished Principals, Columbia University. In 2006, Ms. Davis founded the Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts. She holds a BA in English and Africana Studies from the State University of New York at Albany, an MA in Secondary Education from New York University, and an MS in Educational Administration from Pace University, which she completed in partnership with New Leaders for New Schools. She is currently pursuing her doctorate at Fordham University. To find out more about Fia or the organizations she is a part of: https://www.instagram.com/complementary_conversations/   https://www.instagram.com/theofficialosg/  @davis_fia - Twitter

Today we welcome Dr. David E. Kirkland, our opening keynote speaker for the first day of our conference-  Virtual Day on Nov 3rd. Catch his talk at 9am!!  David E. Kirkland is a Professor of Urban Education and founder and CEO of the education equity organization forwardED. He is an activist and educator, cultural critic and author, and a leading national scholar and advocate for vulnerable students. While Dr. Kirkland’s work has always centered equity and culturally and linguistically responsive-sustaining education, his most recent work with forwardED has focused on supporting instruction responsive to the social, cultural, and emotional needs of linguistically and culturally plural students. Dr. Kirkland taught secondary school and served as a school administrator in Michigan and New York. He has also organized youth empowerment and youth mentoring programs in major U.S. cities and currently leads efforts to enhance education options for vulnerable youth throughout the U.S. Dr. Kirkland has received many awards for his research and educational advocacy work; a full list can be found here. Learn more about Dr. Kirkland by clicking on the following links: “A Search Past Silence: The Literacy of Black Males” "How a Dyslexic Boy Fell in Love with Words" "Elements of Oppression" "Transformation Needed to Integrate School" "English Professor Directs NYU Center to Make Education More Equitable" In this episode, learn about the personal experiences that led Dr. Kirkland into the field of education. Listen in as he discusses the difference between “being asked to the dance vs. being asked TO dance,” why it's important to distinguish between implementing linguistic justice "ON" our students vs "WITH" them, and how we can welcome home and youth cultures and languages into our learning space and think of our students "not as deficits, but as profits!"

Dr. Marshall is Professor of Education and Director of Language Education Programs at LIU Hudson, NY, USA. She teaches courses in linguistics and multicultural education in face-to-face, blended, and synchronous online formats. Her research interests include: culturally responsive-sustaining education, SLIFE (Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education), nontraditional teaching of grammar, and instructional technology, especially flipped learning. In working with Hmong refugee-background students in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Dr. Marshall developed a culturally responsive-sustaining pedagogical approach, known as the Mutually Adaptive Learning Paradigm, or MALP. She has published articles on MALP in ELT Journal and TESOL Journal, among others.  Her most recent book, published with University of Michigan Press, is Meeting the Needs of SLIFE: A Guide for Educators, 2nd ed., (2020), co-authored with Andrea DeCapua and Frank L. Tang.  Dr. Marshall has also developed a model of online flipped learning, and her most recent article on that topic is “Fostering Teaching Presence through the Synchronous Online Flipped Learning Approach,” published in TESL-EJ and co-authored with Ilka Kostka. Listen in as Dr. Marshall takes us back to the early days of NYS TESOL, her experiences as a language learner, and her idea of what it means to "shift."

First, I’d like to offer a correction!! At the end of this episode, I state that Malik will be speaking on Nov 4th, but it is in fact Saturday, Nov 5th!! Mark your calendars as he will be out opening speaker that day!  Dr. Malik A. Small is a middle school principal in the community of East New York Brooklyn with over ten years of experience in educational leadership, both in charter as well as district schools. He is a passionate advocate for social justice, restorative practices, culturally responsive education, equity in schools and empowering children, families and communities to close the opportunity gap that persists due to institutionalized racism. Dr. Small is a public speaker and frequent guest and panelist in forums that include The Heather B Show, The Raw Perspective, & The Dr. Selma B Show. He is also a proud member of the Off School Grounds Coalition. Dr. Small also sits as a board member on the Mount Vernon Youth Board and is a member of the Eagle Foundation/BERC Pilot Design Team for the Education Equity Action Plan. He is currently working on several books and was recently published in the National Association of Secondary School Principals Journal.  In this episode, Dr. Small shares the difference between being “schooled” and being “educated,” how to close the exposure and opportunity gaps prevalent in a number of schools, and how he is changing the paradigm of what mindfulness looks like at his school.

Dr. JPB Gerald is a graduate of the EdD program in Instructional Leadership from CUNY – Hunter College. He works in professional development for a national nonprofit, teaches courses on whiteness and language teaching, and has written about language, whiteness, and disability for a variety of publications, including his forthcoming book on said subjects, to be released this fall by Multilingual Matters. He lives on unceded Munsee Lenape and Canarsie territory – better known as Queens – with his dog, wife, and toddler. Find his work and his podcast, "Unstandardized English" on his website: https://jpbgerald.com/ He will be presenting at our annual conference twice this year, so if you like what you hear, make sure you register and don't miss out on his live talks Nov 4th & 5th! 

Bio: Ryuko Kubota is a Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at University of British Columbia, Canada, where she teaches applied linguistics and teacher education. Her research draws on critical approaches to language education, focusing on race, gender, culture, and language ideologies. Her work has been published in journals, such as Applied Linguistics, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, ELT Journal, Journal of Second Language Writing, TESOL Quarterly, and World Englishes, and in many edited books. In this episode, Dr. Kubota shares how issues of power and ideology impact second language education, the importance of looking at communication from multiple angles- including the idea of "communicative dispositions", and her exploration of the "myth of English as a global language". Her work can be found on the University of British Columbia website: https://lled.educ.ubc.ca/profiles/ryuko-kubota/ The details about her upcoming book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Discourses-Identity-Japan-Revitalizing-Perspectives/dp/3031119878/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1656682329&refinements=p_27%3ARyuko+Kubota&s=books&sr=1-4

Laura Ascenzi-Moreno, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Bilingual Education at the School of Education at Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY). She also serves as the Bilingual Program Coordinator housed within the Department of Childhood, Bilingual, and Special Education Department. She received her doctorate in Urban Education from the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in 2012. Prior to becoming a teacher, she was a dual language teacher and coach for more than a decade. Cecilia M. Espinosa´s background in education goes back to 1986, when she moved from Ecuador to Phoenix, Arizona to begin her A.A. in Early Childhood Education from Scottsdale Community College. Since then, she got a BA in Elementary Education with an emphasis on Early Childhood, a M. Ed. on Elementary Education with endorsements on Bilingual Education, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education focused on Language and Literacy. All from Arizona State University, Tempe. Listen in as they discuss their call to education, their book, how they began collaborating together, their latest projects, and how they embody the theme of "Shifting Teaching Paradigms". You can find some of their latest work at: https://www.cuny-iie.org/ and https://www.pila-cs.org/

“When you shift teaching paradigms, you have to shift the whole school culture.” (Dr. Lee). Tiffany S. Lee (Diné /Lakota) is Dibé Łizhiní (Blacksheep) and born for Naałaní (Oglala Lakota). She is from Crystal, New Mexico, located on the Navajo Nation, on her mother’s side, and Pine Ridge, South Dakota on her father’s side. Dr. Lee is a Professor and Chair of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico. In this episode, Dr. Lee talks about the influence of receiving early bilingual education on her current work. Follow her research to discover what happens when you expose children who initially speak English to their heritage language through immersion schooling. What is the impact on their academic performance and well-being? To find out more about the Native American Studies department at the University of New Mexico, click here: https://nas.unm.edu/ To find out more about this 52nd Annual NYS TESOL keynote speaker, Dr. Lee, click here: https://nas.unm.edu/people/faculty/lee-tiffany.html

Tune in to hear Ruth B. Turner, a Board of Regents member and Adjunct Professor, talk about shifting ideas around student discipline through restorative practices, her journey in educational leadership endeavors, what she’s done to promote the notion of social emotional learning, and how she shifted the standard paradigm by helping to build a thriving student community in the Rochester district. Find out what has kindled her passion to become a “champion of children!” To find out more about Ruth, you can read her bio at: http://www.regents.nysed.gov/members/turner

In this episode, we discuss the notion of “becoming”, the feeling of belonging, and how English educators play a role in the socio-political aspects around learning a language, particularly for immigrants integrating into English-dominant countries. Dive into this and more as we shift with Dr. Kamran Khan! Dr. Khan is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Copenhagen and is leading a European Union-funded project on language policy and countering violent-extremism in the UK and Denmark. He has previously worked on projects around language learning in relation to citizenship and integration in the UK and Spain. He gained his PhD at the University of Birmingham (UK) and the University of Melbourne (Australia) and he is the author of 'Becoming a Citizen: Linguistic Trials and Negotiations' (Bloomsbury, 2019). His interests include language assessment, notions of becoming and security.

Brianna Greenspan will be presenting at our virtual day of the conference, on November 3rd, on her implementation of CHARMS- Creativity, Health, Affirmations, Reading, Meditation, Service- in many classrooms. She is the co-author of “The Miracle Morning Art of Affirmations,” a positive coloring book for both kids and adults. Since being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a genetic connective tissue disorder, Brianna has been using the power of positive affirmations and powerful mindset shifts to overcome the inherent obstacles of her condition. As a result of her unique life experience, Brianna has keen attention to detail about the long-term needs of organizations and movements, and has become a master at recognizing the connections needed to facilitate those needs. She has been instrumental in the growth and development of many brands as a brand strategist. Her current work is primarily focused on medical genetics and children’s education. She attended the University of Arizona before transferring to the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, where she earned her BA focusing on ancient healing techniques to heal the body. Brianna considers herself a life-long learner and is always info-sponging what she needs to learn to continue her strength journey. She is actively using her unique strengths and gifts to best support the organizations and charities nearest and dearest to her heart. FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1717003305235815/ Website: https://www.briannagreenspan.com/ Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@brigreenspan The Miracle Morning Art of Affirmations Coloring Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1942589107/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=briannagreens-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1942589107&linkId=eeb4ef903c70cabb5517b2e28349c087 Email: brigreenspan@gmail.com Join us for Brianna's virtual presentation on November 3rd!

Dr. José L. Medina is the founder and Chief Educational Advocate at Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions. Prior to establishing the educational consulting firm, Dr. Medina was the Director of Language and Culture at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, DC. José provides technical assistance, professional development, and job-embedded support to educational programs across the United States and globally who serve culturally and linguistically diverse student communities. He is a former teacher, campus administrator, and district leader and has served at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Dr. Medina co-authored the third edition of the widely used Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education. He has also authored three bilingual children’s poetry books focused on his testimonio. Websites: https://www.drjosemedina.com/ The C6 Biliteracy Framework: https://ellevationeducation.com/blog/biliteracy-framework-lesson-planning