EMPOWER Faculty and Undergraduate Cohort Member Conference and COE Workshop Presentations

Over the past few months, EMPOWER team members and our Towson University faculty collaborators have been sharing about the EMPOWER Project at conferences internationally:

Caring, Committed and Collaborative: School/Community Partnerships for Responsive Practice, Gilda Martinez-Alba, Danielle Turner with Patricia Rice Doran, February 1, 2019, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Indianapolis, Indiana.

Preparing Teachers for Tomorrows Classrooms, Diversity and Preservice Teachers, Greg Knollman, Amy Noggle, Danielle Turner with Kandace Hoppin, Patricia Rice Doran, February 2, 2019, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Indianapolis, Indiana.

Intentional Practices for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners: A New Tool for Classroom Observation and Professional Learning, Patricia Rice Doran, Gilda Martine- Alba, Betsy Neville, Danielle Turner, March 7, 2019, National Association for Bilingual Educators (NABE), Orlando, Florida.

Supporting English Learners with Exceptional Needs, TESOL sponsored author session, Patricia Rice Doran, March 15, 2019, TESOL International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Empowering Preservice and In-Service Educators to Identify and Reflect on the Needs of English Learners, Gregory Knollman and Kandace Hoppin, April 5, 2019, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Canada.

Reflection on and for Actions: Probing into English Language Art Teachers’ Personal and Professional Experiences with English Learners, Huili Hong, April 5, 2019, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Canada.

We’re also proud of our EMPOWER Undergraduate Cohort members who have taken the lead on sharing about best practices for teaching English Learners at state educational conferences and with TU COE students and faculty during the EMPOWER Spring Workshop Series. Their commitment to the education and dedication to culturally and linguistically diverse students is inspiring. Please join us in congratulating them on their efforts and leadership!

10 Effective Strategies for Teaching English Learners, Zarah Salas and Savannah Jones, March 20, 2019 Educators Rising State Conference.

Strategies to Support English Leaners, Julie Mangano, March 30th, Maryland Council for Exceptional Children Conference.

MD CEC Student Presenter and EMPOWER Undergraduate Cohort member, Julie Mangano with fellow EMPOWER cohort members Amber Kerstetter, Brenna Angin, Bria Johnson, Eileen Curley, Taylor Reed, and Undergraduate Research Assistant, Sabreen Kabir, with EMPOWER Principal Investigator, Dr. Patricia Rice Doran.

EMPOWER Undergrads work on interactive make-and-take, Spanish/English Bilingual Visual Vocabulary Cards, during a Spring EMPOWER Workshop at the COE MakerSpace.

Savannah Jones and Zarah Salas at the Educators Rising State Conference

Taylor Reed and Julie Mangano present to Resident Learning Community members about research-based teaching strategies for English Learners during a Spring EMPOWER Workshop.