NABE - SIGs

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NABE members have organized more than 20 special interest groups, covering all levels of schooling: early childhood, elementary, secondary, and higher education. Some focus on roles within the profession: teacher, paraprofessional, parent, research and evaluation, and policy makers. Other SIGs are devoted to the education of special populations or interests, such as Asian/Pacific Americans, gifted and talented, instructional technology, teachers as researchers, Native American bilingual education, special education, and world languages and cultures.

Any group of 25 NABE members may petition the NABE Executive Board for authorization to form a SIG. Once approved, SIGs are given certain responsibilities and benefits. Among the responsibilities are organizing an academic session (either a half-day or full-day Institute) and a Business Meeting during NABE’s annual conference. In addition, the SIG Chair is invited to report to the NABE Board on important trends and issues that concern the SIG, as well as resolutions for action. SIGs are also encouraged to submit articles for the NABE News and other NABE publications.

SIGs enable NABE members to network, share information and resources, and exchange ideas about the professional issues that most concern them.

Asian & Pacific Islanders SIG

Rosa Salas Palomo, Chair
Micronesian Language Institute
University of Guam
P.O. Box 909
Hagatna, GU 96932
Phone (671) 735-2193 or (671) 727-5522
salaspalomo@hotmail.com

Shu-Yuan Lin, Co-Chair
921 S. 8th Avenue
Pocatello, ID 83209
Phone: (208) 283-3185
linshu@isu.edu

Bilingual Education Student Organization

Belinda Schouten, Chair

Our Lady of the Lake University

Education Department

Bilingual Coordinator

411 SW 24th Street

San Antonio, TX 78207

Phone: (210) 434-6711 ext. 2473

Critical Pedagogy

Mario Castaneda, Chair
California State University,
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Phone: (310) 488-5220
professor.castaneda@gmail.com

Rosario Diaz-Greenberg, Co-Chair
California State University
College of Education
335 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos
CA 92069
Phone: (760) 750-4309 or (760) 480-1963
rgreen@csusm.edu

Dual Language Immersion

Ines Veronica Cordero, Chair
Multilingual Student Education Services
Phone: (407) 905-3200, Ext. 6733
Ines.cordero@ocps.net

Early Childhood Education
Clara Cappiello, Chair
East Coast Migrant Head Start
1111 SE Federal Highway, Suite 226,
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: (772) 781-2334 Ext. 21
cappiello@ecmhsp.org

Elementary Education
Doris Luft Baker, Chair
2656 Hendricks Ridge
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: (541) 747-2925
dbaker@uoregon.edu

Lidia Morris, Co-Chair
University of Texas at Arlington
5105 La Salle Dr.
Arlington, TX 76016
Phone: (817) 451-8788 or (817) 300-8778
lidiamorris@sbcglobal.net

ELL Newcomers/Refugees
Nancy Montgomery, Ed.D, Chair

Assistant Clinical Professor ESL/Bilingual

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
nmontgomery@smu.edu

Elda Rojas M. Ed. Co-Chair
Director, Department of World Languages
Dallas Independent School District

Phone: (972) 925-8913
Elrojas@dallasisd.org

ELL Secondary Education
Jobi Lawrence, Chair
Education Program Consultant
Director, Title III
Iowa Department of Education
400 E. 14St.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-3805
Jobi.lawrence@iowa.gov

ESL in Bilingual Education
Rossana Boyd, Chair
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle# 310740
Denton, TX 76203
Phones: (940) 391-4800 or (940) 565-2933
rossana.boyd@unt.edu

Ivannia Soto-Hinman, Co-Chair
Whittier College
13406 Philadelphia Street
Whittier, CA 90608
Phone: (562) 907-4200
isotohinman@whittier.edu;
ish777701@cs.com

Gifted Education
Nilda M. Aguirre, Chair
Kreative-Kids Corp- President
43110 Holder Lane
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone: (225) 209-0224
Fax: (985) 249-2771
nma226@gmail.com

Indigenous Bilingual Education
Florian Tom Johnson, Chair
Rough Rock Community School
Navajo Curriculum & Technology Specialist
Phone: (928) 728-3786
Fax: (928) 728-3576
Florian.Johnson@roughrock.k12.az.us

Louise Lockard, Co-Chair
Associate Clinical Professor
Northern Arizona University
COE: Educational Specialties
Phone: (928) 523-8218
louise.lockard@nau.edu

Instructional Technology
Eurvine Williams, Chair
Illinois State University
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Campus Box 5330
Normal, IL 61790
Phone: (309) 438-3174
ewillia@ilstu.edu

Boris Costa-Guerra, Co-Chair
Santa Fe Community College
Department of Teacher Education
6401 Richards Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Phone: (505) 428-1424
Fax: (505) 428-1611
boris.costaguerra@sfcc.edu

Language Policy
Margarita Machado-Casas, Chair
University Texas San Antonio
Phone: (210) 458-5571
machadoc5277@gmail.com
Margarita.machadocasas@utsa.edu

Belinda Schouten, Co-Chair
Our Lady of the Lake University
Education Department- Bilingual Coordinator
411 SW 24th Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: (210) 434-6711 Ext. 2473
btschouten@lake.ollusa.edu

Para Educators
Currently Accepting Nominations!
Email NABE BOARD Vice President -
Jose Agustin Ruiz-Escalante
Jare21@yahoo.com

Parent and Community
Carla Amaro-Jimenez, Chair
The University of Texas - Arlington
502 Yates St. Science Hall, Rm. 322P
Box 19777
Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: (817) 272-3346
amaro@uta.edu

Policy Makers
Laura Carrasco, Chair
Educational Consultant
Phone: (210) 332-3589
Fax: (925) 364-8690
Lauracn@prodigy.net

Annette Torres-Elias, Chair
8117 Pase Drive
Plano, TX 75025
Phone: (469) 952-8690
atorreselias@yahoo.com

Viviana Hall, Co-Chair
2914 Starboard 20
Rockwall, TX 75087
Phone: (214) 768-1522
vividallas1@yahoo.com

Research and Evaluation
Timothy J. Ebsworth,Chair
The College of New Rochelle
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle
New York, NY 10805-2339
Phone: (973) 819-5881
ebswortht@gmail.com

Special Education
Amy Mazur, Chair
George Washington University
2134 G St. NW RM 416
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-1511
amazur@gwu.edu

Patricia Rice Doran, Co-Chair
Project Coordinator
Towson University
304 Hawkins Hall
Phone: (410) 704-3891
pricedoran@towson.edu

World Languages and Cultures
Mariella Herold, Chair
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 5774
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774
Phone: (928) 523-7141 or (520) 235-8755
Fax: (928) 523-1929
Mariella.herold@nau.edu

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