HV-RBERN Executive Director Receives Recognition Award from TESOL
Carlos B. Sánchez, executive director of the Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV-RBERN) at Southern Westchester BOCES, was recently honored for his work and advocacy by the New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NYS TESOL).
Mr. Sánchez was bestowed with the Recognition Award for acting as a friend and ally to students, while furthering the profession of TESOL, and facilitating and fostering students’ acquisition of the English language.
“This is very validating,” he said, noting that the association advances and enriches TESOL education and professionalism across the state. “When you spend your career as an educator supporting English Language Learners, it’s a true honor when your colleagues find you worthy to identify. I am proud to be recognized by my peers.”
Diane Cunningham, Ed. D has a strong background in curriculum, assessment, inquiry, blended learning and adult learning. She is the president of Diane Cunningham Consulting, where she facilitates professional learning programs for both teachers and leaders using workshop, coaching, and inquiry models. She places a high value on reflective practice and embeds a cycle of design, action, and reflection in all of her programs. Diane has been supporting online and blended learning for over 10 years. She is currently supporting two large consortiums of districts in New York State that are in the process of developing, implementing and revising blended curriculum for high school students. Finally, Diane’s work as a researcher has allowed her to design and conduct needs assessments, program evaluations and audits of curriculum, instruction, assessment. These audits have informed the design of professional learning and have been integrated into the learning experiences of the adults in district. Diane is also a strong advocate of action research and has developed expertise in guiding educators through the process of planning and carrying out collaborative and individual inquiry that is rigorous and grounded in classroom practices. Her last book, Improving Teaching Through Collaborative Action Research, was published in 2011. 
