Immigrants’ ability to effectively communicate using the English language is integral to economic mobility, social integration, and civic incorporation. Join the Institute on Immigrant Integration Research and Policy on Wednesday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. for a webinar presentation on the current state of practice of English language learning models in New York State. Speakers will map the infrastructure of programs in New York and around the country, analyzing how programs are structured and designed. The presentation will outline gaps and barriers in accessing services and implementing promising programs and examine the policy implications of these findings.
►►[00:00:11] Introductions
🗣 Guillermo Martinez, Deputy Director & Intergovernmental Liaison, Institute on Immigrant Integration Research and Policy
🗣 Dina Refki, Executive Director, Institute on Immigrant Integration Research and Policy
►►[00:03:49] Keynote Remarks | Hattie Quarnstrom-Figueroa
🗣 Hattie Quarnstrom-Figueroa, Director of Operations, New York State Office of New Americans
►►[00:12:47] Presentation | English Language Learning Policies, Practices, and Programs in New York: A Research Synthesis
🗣[00:13:17] Beth Clark-Gareca, Associate Professor and Director, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) K-12, Binghamton University, State University of New York
►►[00:15:15] Presentation Part 1 | Systematic Literature Review
🗣[00:15:34] Mina Lee, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Binghamton University, State University of New York
🗣[00:30:04] Sawsan Werfelli, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Binghamton University, State University of New York
►► [00:32:30] Presentation Part 2 | Expert Interviews
🗣[00:32:30] Beth Clark-Gareca, Associate Professor and Director, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) K-12, Binghamton University, State University of New York
🗣[00:48:58] Ala Marciuc, Doctoral Candidate, Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership, Binghamton University, State University of New York
►► [00:57:43] Presentation Part 3 | Practice, Program, and Policy Implications
🗣[00:57:46] Beth Clark-Gareca, Associate Professor and Director, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) K-12, Binghamton University, State University of New York
🗣[01:03:51] Mina Lee, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Binghamton University, State University of New York
🗣[01:07:50] Beth Clark-Gareca, Associate Professor and Director, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) K-12, Binghamton University, State University of New York
►[01:10:47] Questions and Answers
►[01:26:15] Closing Remarks
🗣 Dina Refki, Executive Director, Institute on Immigrant Integration Research and Policy
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