Immigrant students are the leaders of tomorrow. As we strive to better integrate and educate our immigrant students, The ILC Public Education Institute thanks the following esteemed educators from across the United States who presented at our Immigrant Student Success online workshops and the organizations that spread the word about this important work. Thank you!
2022 Presenters:
Andrea Bien, PhD
Boston University
Jill Eisenberg
Lee & Low Books
Emily Francis
Concord High School, NC
Christiana Gianetta
The Immigrant Learning Center
Alaisa Grudzinski, EdD
Sewanhaka High School, NY
Laura M Jimenez, PhD
Boston University
Andy Koppel
The Immigrant Learning Center
Jessica Lander
coauthor, Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher’s Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success
Kathleen McGovern, PhD
University of Southern Maine
Jalene Tamerat, EdD
Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education
Adam Strom
Re-imagining Migration
Patrick Sylvain
Brandeis University
Past Presenters:
David Aguayo
University of Missouri,
Educational Leadership and Policy
Monica Bauer
Anti-Defamation League
Candace J. Black, PhD
Boston College School of Social Work
Julie Bradley
Teaching Tolerance advisory board member
Steve Burby
Brentwood School District
Sara Burnett
LMNO Educational Consulting
Cynthia Carvajal, PhD
Initiative on Immigration and Education, City University of New York
Barbara Cervone
What Kids Can Do
Carol Chandler-Rourke
University of Massachusetts Boston
Liz Dawes Duraisingh
Project Zero
Jean-Michel Dissard
producer, I Learn America
Lisa Dorner
University of Missouri /
Missouri Dual Language Network
Dawn E. Duncan
Concordia College / Narrative 4
Susan Eaton
Brandeis University
Westy Egmont
Immigrant Integration Lab
at Boston College
Kristin Espinar
Language On
Laura Gardner, MSW
Immigrant Connections
Andrea Garcia-Fernandez
Year Up
Alaísa Grudzinski
Molloy College
Jake Halpern
author, Welcome to the New World
Marcia Drew Hohn
The ILC Public Education Institute
Andrea Honigsfeld
Molloy College
Silja Kallenbach
World Education, Inc.
Amaha Kassa
African Communities Together
Tatyana Kleyn
City College of New York
Eileen Kugler
Embrace Diverse Schools
Katie Li
Charlestown High School; Internationals Network for Public Schools
Kathy Lu
Immigrant History Initiative
Sarah Lynn
Pearson English Language Teaching
Chiara Magini
The ILC Public Education Institute
Julie Mann
Newcomers High School, NY
Amy Melik
Teaching Tolerance advisory board member
Christina Michaud, EdM
Arts and Sciences Writing Program, Boston University
Fatuma Mohamed
Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services
Denzil Mohammed
The Immigrant Learning Center’s Public Education Institute
Julia Mushalko
Tenement Museum
Rachel Peric
Welcoming America
Theo Rigby
iNation Media
Lorna Rivera
University of Massachusetts Boston
John Rogers
Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, UCLA
Susan Rojas
The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.
Federico Salas-Isnardi
FSI Diversity and Educations
Jared Sanchez
University of Southern California
Sarang Sekhavat
MA Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Michael Sheridan
Community Supported Film
Sarah Sheya
Out of Eden Learn
Judy Shreves
Warren County Schools, MI
Kira Simon
Anti-Defamation League
Jinnie Spiegler
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Adam Strom
Re-imagining Migration
Jalene Tamerat, EdD
Charles Sposato Graduate School of Education
Claire Tesh
LMNO Educational Consulting
Usha Tummala-Narra
Lynch School of Education, Boston College
Phitsamay Uy
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Elizabeth Venditto
formerly University of Minnesota
Julia Chang Wang
Immigrant History Initiative
Paul Watanabe, PhD
Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts
Jeffrey P. Winer, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Partners:
ABE listserv
Brooklyn Public Library
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services (BRYCS)
Cambio Center
CATESOL Inland Empire Chapter
Catholic Charities
Collaborative for Educational Services
Embrace Diverse Schools
English for New Bostonians
I Teach NYC
Immigration Advocate Network
Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network
MIDTESOL
MinneTESOL Journal
Re-Imagining Migration
Teach Immigration
The Teacher Collaborative
Young Non Profit Network
Young elected officials network