Transforming Practices for the Elementary Classroom

Judy Sharkey, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Education at the University of New Hampshire, USA. Her research focuses on teacher learning and development in plurilingual/immigrant communities and is informed by critical social justice teacher education. She values collaborative research and curriculum development projects with teachers, students, and community members. Holly Hansen-Thomas is Professor of ESL and Bilingual Education at Texas Woman's University. A two-time Fulbright Scholar, and successful grant writer/manager of approximately 7 million dollars in federal funding, she has worked with EL educators for decades. Her research interests include language awareness, ESL training for content area teachers, and academic language development.