Maria G. Dove is Assistant Professor in the division of education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY where she teaches courses to preservice and inservice teachers in the graduate education TESOL program. Having worked as an English as a Second Language teacher for over 30 years, she has provided instruction to English Language Learners in publics school settings (Grades K-12) and in adult English Lanauge programs. She has served as a mentor for new ESL teachers, and coaches both ESL and mainstream teachers on co-teachign strategies. She has published several articles and book chapters on her experiences with co-teaching, differentiated instruction, and the education of English Language Learners.
Dr. Andrea Honigfeld is Associate Dean in the division of education at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY. She teaches graduate education courses related to cultural and linguistic diversity, linguistics, ESL methodology and action research. Before entering the field of teacher education, she was an English as a Foreign Language teacher in Hungary, an ESL teacher in NY, and taught Hungarian at New York University. She was the recipient of a Doctoral Fellowship at St. John's Univesity, whre she conducted research on individualized instruction and learning styles. She has published extensively on working with English Language Learners and/or providing individualized instruction based on learning-style preferences.