The School of Education Celebrates a Decade of Excellence
in English as a Second Language Teacher Education Program
The School of Education will be hosting a "Mix and Mingle" celebration
for all alumni and students of the ESL Teacher Education Program on
August 11, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. on the 2nd floor concourse of the Education
Building. Click on the link below for more information, to RSVP, and to
view a video clip about this celebration by Dr. Susan Spezzini.
http://www.ed.uab.edu/announcements/eslmixandmingle.htm
Dr. Susan Spezzini wins President's Award for Excellence
in Teaching
UAB Reporter Online March 19, 2009
http://main.uab.edu/Sites/reporter/articles/60645/
UAB partners with Shelby, Homewood schools to beef up ESL education
UAB Reporter October 8, 2007 Volume 32 Number
1 pages 1 & 3
http://images.main.uab.edu/uabreporter/100807color.pdf
Project EQUAL: Local schools target cross-cultural
disparity
Education Outlook Fall 2003 Volume 6 Number 2
page 6
http://www.ed.uab.edu/publications/uabeducation/eov6n2a.pdf
Profile
on Students: Jeanne D'Arc Boohaker
Education Outlook Winter 2008 Volume 9 Number
2 page 10
http://www.ed.uab.edu/publications/uabeducation/v9n2.pdf
Toyota Family Literacy
Education Outlook Fall 2006 Volume 8 Number 2
page 8
http://www.ed.uab.edu/publications/uabeducation/uabeducation_fall2006.pdf
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students at Rocky Ridge Elementary School put learning to work by creating the Children's International Restaurant. Parents and school administrators participated as "customers" of the restaurant while first and second grade students acted out various restaurant roles. ESL teacher and UAB alumnus, Sevim Whitaker (left picture, top center), was assisted by UAB ESL Teacher Education Program student volunteers, Leslie Tomlinson (left picture, top left) and Angela Adams (left picture, top right). |
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UAB School of Education - DeKalb County
Education Outlook Winter 2005 Volume 7 Number
1 pages 2 & 3
http://www.ed.uab.edu/publications/uabeducation/eov7n1a.pdf
Overcoming Obstacles: Building a Strong Foundation
Education Outlook Spring 2004 Volume 6 Number
2 page 3
http://www.ed.uab.edu/publications/uabeducation/eov6n2.pdf
UAB Wins $389,000 in Grants to Help Teachers Educate Non-English
Speaking Children
November 27, 2001
http://main.uab.edu/Sites/MediaRelations/articles/43958/
Hispanic Alabama - Migrant Preschool
Alabama Public Radio October 2, 2007
Public educators are frontline witnesses to America's shifting pattern
of migration.
[mp3 audio]
Hispanic Alabama - Indigenous Languages
Alabama Public Radio October 2, 2007
Hispanic immigrants to Alabama use many different languages and
dialects, and this creates a communication barrier between parents and
educators.
[mp3 audio]
Press Releases
Current UAB School of Education press releases
http://www.ed.uab.edu/pressreleases/index.htm
UAB partners with Shelby, Homewood schools for ESL
Education Research
August 8, 2007
http://www.ed.uab.edu/esl/press_release_08Aug2007.pdf
Local Press
City Servant Spotlight: Thompson ESL instructor Francisco
Perez
Profile of Perez, a Venezuelan native who coaches baseball and instructs
ESL classes at Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama (Shelby County
Schools).
Alabaster Reporter, November 5, 2009
By Neal Wagner
http://www.alabasterreporter.com/news/2009/nov/05/city-servant-spotlight-thompson-esl-instructor-fra/
Alabama receives average marks on its annual Quality
Counts report card, making improvements in closing achievement gap with
English Language Learners
Statistics for English Language Learners better than national averages
Birmingham News Wednesday, January 7, 2009
By Marie Leech
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/metro.ssf?/base/news/1231319840211840.xml&coll=2&thispage=1
Hispanic student enrollment in Alabama rises 12 percent
12% increase this year offsets some drops in non-Hispanic enrollment in
K-12 classes
Birmingham News Thursday, December 4, 2008
By Erin Stock and Tom Gordon
http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/122838211121690.xml&coll=2
Obituary: Debra Lyn Powell Boyd - ESL Teacher from UAB
http://www.cullmantimes.com/archivesearch/local_story_348200505.html