Transforming Practices for the Elementary Classroom: TESOL Press

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.