Maria Cecilia Vila Chave

Affiliation

NJTESOL/NJBE

Biography

Maria Cecilia Vila Chave is a Supervisor of ESL/Bilingual and Social Studies, at the Township of Ocean Schools District, NJ. Her experience, both personal and professional, with Second Language Acquisition, drives her commitment to advocacy and the implementation of best practices. As a multilingual student herself, she has first-hand experience of being an immigrant student in the U.S. And as a former Bilingual and ESL teacher, she has implemented best practices, in and outside of the classroom, to promote equitable access to education. Currently, she works to develop programming that leverages the linguistic and cultural assets of all learners by building the capacity of other educators. As an executive board member of NJTESOL/NJBE, she continues to advocate for multilingual students, their families, and other educators.