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From http://www.nj.gov/education/bilingual/podcasts/

The New Jersey Department of Education has started a podcast series about English learners and bilingual education. Here are the first three podcasts:

Episode 1 - - Equity for ELLs with Karen Campbell
Karen Campbell, Director of the Office of Supplemental Educational Programs at the NJ Department of Education, explains the importance of equity.

Episode 2 - - WIDA and Supporting ELL Educators with Tim Boals
Tim Boals, the Founder and Executive Director of the WIDA Consortium, describes what WIDA is doing to support ELLs.

Episode 3 - - Newcomer ELLs with Yasmin Hernandez-Manno
Yasmin Hernandez-Manno is the Executive County Superintendent for Mercer and Middlesex counties in New Jersey. In this episode, she describes best practices for programs working with newcomer English language learners based on her experience as the director of a newcomer center.

Access all of the podcasts at http://www.nj.gov/education/bilingual/podcasts/