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NABE members have organized more than 20 special interest groups, covering all levels of schooling: early childhood, elementary, secondary, and higher education. Some focus on roles within the profession: teacher, paraprofessional, parent, research and evaluation, and policy makers. Other SIGs are devoted to the education of special populations or interests, such as Asian/Pacific Americans, gifted and talented, instructional technology, teachers as researchers, Native American bilingual education, special education, and world languages and cultures.
Any group of 25 NABE members may petition the NABE Executive Board for authorization to form a SIG. Once approved, SIGs are given certain responsibilities and benefits. Among the responsibilities are organizing an academic session (either a half-day or full-day Institute) and a Business Meeting during NABE’s annual conference. In addition, the SIG Chair is invited to report to the NABE Board on important trends and issues that concerrn the SIG, as well as resolutions for action. SIGs are also encouraged to submit articles for the NABE News and other NABE publications.
SIGs enable NABE members to network, share information and resources, and exchange ideas about the professional issues that most concern them.
Asian & Pacific Islanders SIG
Rosa Salas Palomo, Chair
Micronesian Language Institute
University of Guam
UOG Station, Mangilao, GU 96923
Phone (671) 734-3870 or (671) 735-2193 or (671) 727-5522
salaspalomo@hotmail.com
Yune Tran, Co-Chair
P.O. Box 359
Manor, TX 78653
Phone: (512) 278-4421
yune.tran@manorisd.net
Critical Pedagogy
Rosario Diaz-Greenberg, Chair
California State University
College of Education
335 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos
CA 92069
Phone: (760) 750-4309 or (760) 480-1963
rgreen@csusm.edu
Mario Castaneda, Co-Chair
California State University
College of Education
333 S.Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 760-750-4300
professor.castaneda@gmail.com
Dual Language Immersion
Peggy Morrison, Co-Chair
California Association for Bilingual Association
20 Hatton Ave.
Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (510) 773-6988 or (626) 814-4441 or (831) 763-6911
peggy@sasquatch.com
Patricia Gómez, Co-Chair
4537 Nicholson
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Phone: (361) 593-2910 or (361) 688-0902
patricia.gomez@tamuk.edu
Early Childhood Education
Clara Cappiello, Chair
East Coast Migrant Head Start
1111 SE Federal Highway, Suite 226,
Stuart, FL 34994
Phone: (772) 781-2334 Ext. 21
Fax: (772) 781-2372
cappiello@ecmhsp.org
Elementary Education
Luis Rosado, Chair
University of Texas - Arlington
P. O. Box 19777
502 Yates Street, Science Hall 328A
Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: (817) 272-7567
Fax: (817) 272-5157
rosado@uta.edu
Diana Madrigal-Hopes, Co-Chair
Region 10 Education Service Center
Richardson, TX 75081
Phone: (972) 348-1400
diana.madrigal@region10.org
Lidia Morris, Co-Chair
University of Texas at Arlington
5105 La Salle Dr.
Arlington, TX 76016
817-451-8788
lidiamorris@sbcglobal.net
ELL Secondary Education
Reynaldo Reyes III, Chair
University of Texas at El Paso/Teacher Education
El Paso, TX 79968
Phone: (915) 747-8817
rreyes9@utep.edu
Christian Faltis, Co-Chair
School of Education
University of California
One Shieds Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-4036
cjfdf@mainex1.asu.edu, cfaltis@asu.edu
Gifted Education
Nilda M. Aguirre, Chair
International Educational Consultants, Inc
43110 Holder Lane
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone: (888) 644-3844 or (222) 209-2222 or (225) 284-3394
naguirre@ieconsultants.org, nma226@gmail.com
Norma E Hernandez, Co-Chair
International Educational Consultants, Inc
P. O. BOX 187
Greenwell Springs, LA 70739
Phone: 225-209-1007, 225-939-9061, 1-888-ENTHUSE
nehdez@gmail.com
Indigenous Bilingual Education
Maxine Roanhorse-Dineyazhé, Chair
2300 E. Balboa Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: (928) 672-3519 or (928) 401-1475
mrdineyazhe@mail.shonto.bia.edu
Elvira Largie, Co-Chair
HCR 330 P.O. Box 4149
Tohatchi, NM 87325
Phone: (928) 674-9605 or (928) 349-2348
elargie@chinleusd.kl2.az.us
Instructional Technology
David Rutledge, Chair
New Mexico State University
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
MSC 3CUR/PO Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: (505) 646-4820
rutledge@nmsu.edu
Language Policy
Margarita Machado-Casas, Chair
University of Texas San Antonio
College of Education and Human Development
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone: (210) 458-5571
Fax: (210) 458-5962
margarita.machadoc@utsa.edu
Belinda Schouten, Co-Chair
Our Lady of the Lake University
SA MO306, 411 SW 24th Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: (210) 434-6711 ext. 2473
btschouten@lake.ollusa.edu
Para Educators
Eufemia Amabisca, Chair
South Mountain Community College
7050 South 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85042
Phone: (602) 243-8019
eufemia.amabisca@smcmail.maricopa.edu
Gloria Rivera, Co-Chair
Murphy School District #21
2615 W. Buckeye Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Coordinator, Multicultural Services
grivera@msdaz.org
Parent and Community
Nydia A. Castillo, Co-Chair
Phone: (773) 553-1939
nacastillo@cps.k12.IL.us
Abundio Zaragoza, Co-Chair
Phone: (773) 533-1434 or (733) 841-7098
Policy Makers
Annette Torres-Elias, Chair
8117 Pase Drive
Plano, TX 75025
Phone: (469) 952-8690
atorreselias@yahoo.com
Joe J. Bernal, Co-Chair
6410 Laurelhill Dr,
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: (210) 342-8026
jjbernal@sbcglobal.net
Viviana Hall, Co-Chair
2914 Starboard 20
Rockwall, TX 75087
Phone: (214) 768-1522
vividallas1@yahoo.com
Research and Evaluation
Shanon Rierson, Chair
University of New Mexico
7644 Calle Armonia NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: (505) 515-6059
series@unm.edu
Maria Mercado, Co-Chair
University of New Mexico
P. O. Box 591
La Mesa, NM 88044
Phone: (575) 646-1282
mariamm@nmsu.edu
Special Education
Amy Mazur, Chair
George Washington University
2134 G St. NW RM 416
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: (202) 994-1511
amazur@gwu.edu
Patricia Rice Doran, Co-Chair
Project Coordinator
The George Washington University
Bilingual Special Education Program
2121 I Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20052
Phone: (202) 994-1000
prdoran@gwu.edu
World Languages and Cultures
Mariella Herold, Chair
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 5774
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774
Phone: (928) 523-7141 or (520) 235-8755
Fax: (928) 523-1929
Mariella.herold@nau.edu
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