ARKTESOL Arkansas ESL Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Promoting Opportunities to Teach and Learn the English Language
Promoting Opportunities to Teach and Learn the English Language
ANNOUNCING our keynote speaker, Jo Napolitano
Jo Napolitano has been writing about education for more than 25 years. Published extensively in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Newsday, she's won two grants from the Education Writers Association and one from The Fund for Investigative Journalism. All three supported her work in child immigration and education. She was a Spencer Fellow at Columbia University in 2016. She attended the Graduate School of Journalism to write her book, The School I Deserve: Six Young Refugees and Their Fight for Equality in America, Beacon Press, 2021.
Congratulations to the 464 Arkansas high schools students who have earned the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy for demonstrating proficiency in English and one or more other languages by high school graduation.
ARKTESOL would love to know what's happening in your area, district or classroom. If you have great things to share, please send that information to us in the following link. We'd love to showcase the information in our newsletters.
Melanie Maldonado
Siloam Springs School District
Don Tyson School of Innovation
Bentonville High School
Rogers High School
Fountain Lake High School
Nashville High School
The Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy recognizes Arkansas high school students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages.