Speakers

• Ester J. de Jong
   
  TESOL President
  
  Professor in ESOL/Bilingual Education / Director of the School of Teaching and Learning
  University of Florida
 
• Linda Grant
   
  Author of the pronunciation textbooks, Well Said and Well Said Intro
  
  Editor of the teacher resource volume, Pronunciation Myths: Applying Second Language Research to the Classroom
 
• Sandra Elbaum
   
  Author of the popular four-part Grammar in Context series
  
  Veteran teacher with 36 years of experience teaching ES/FL
 
• Deborah Short
   
  Co-developer of the SIOP^® Model for sheltered instruction
  
  Senior research associate, Center for Applied Linguistics
  
  Author and professional development consultant
 
• Kate Menken
   
  Professor of Linguistics at Queens College of the City University of New York
  
  Co-Principal Investigator of the CUNY-New York State Initiative for Emergent Bilinguals project
  
  Author of Common Core, Bilingual and English Language Learners: A Resource for Educators (Calson)
 
• Tatyana Kleyn
   
  Associate Professor and director of the Bilingual Education and TESOL Programs at the City College of New York (CUNY)
  
  Director co-producer of the documentary "Una Vida, Dos Países: Children and Youth (Back) in Mexico."
 
• Christina M. Cavage
   
  Author of Next Generation Grammar 1 and University Success, Oral Communication
  
  ESL teacher, trainer for 26 years
  
  Blended Learning Advocate and FLIPper
 
• Bill Bliss
   
  Teacher, trainer, refugee center manager, advocate for immigrant education, author and president of the Language & Communication Workshop.
  
  His language learning programs include Side by Side, Word by Word, and the Voices of Freedom citizenship program.
 
• José Viana
   
  Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Department of Education