Professor O’Loughlin is an educational consultant to school districts and state departments of education. Additionally, she is an adjunct graduate professor and content consulting advisor to the National Professional Development Program “Educators and Families for English Learners” (EFs4ELs) housed at Ohio State University. The EFs4ELs grant, a partnership between educational entities in Ohio, Texas, and Washington, D. C., is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA). Prior to this current grant project, she has been a content consultant and teacher trainer on two other teacher training OELA grants, through the Ohio State University (MNET) and University of Missouri (Project EXCEL) and one New Jersey Department of Education SIOP grant, training classroom teachers on techniques for teaching English learners in their classrooms.

Professor O’Loughlin was an adjunct professor in the Department of Multicultural Education, New Jersey City University (2000-2012) teaching courses toward English as a Second Language teacher credentialing endorsement. During that time, she taught face-to-face and blended courses in methods of teaching English, cultural diversity and cultural proficiency, as well as the history of bilingual/multicultural education. As an adjunct, she also served as one of the pre-service teacher educators for the university’s dual grant project, training future educators for dual certification as ESL/bilingual and special education teachers, one of the first dual certification programs in the U.S. to prepare teachers to serve the unique needs of the bilingual special education population.

Ms. O’Loughlin began her career as a middle school English teacher in New Jersey public schools. Following eight years as a classroom teacher for native English speakers, she returned to the university to become a certified ESL/bilingual K-12 educator and completed her post-masters’ education in teacher of the handicapped and learning disabilities teacher consultant. She taught k-8 ESL and special education mathematics (grades 2-4) in New Jersey, before moving to California and beginning her consulting career.

Throughout her career, Professor O’Loughlin has occupied positions of leadership in key TESOL organizations. In New Jersey, she served in various position on the board of NJTESOL-NJBE, including President. After moving to California, she has served and continues to serve as Advocacy and Policy Chair for federal and state legislation impacting the lives of immigrants and refugees, as well as the conference services advisor to regional and annual CATESOL conferences. At International TESOL she has served on the Awards Professional Council
(Chair), the Standards Professional Council (Chair), and the Professional Development Professional Council (Chair), as well as serving in various positions on the Elementary Education Interest Section, including chair of the Interest Section Leadership Council. Recognizing her service to the field of TESOL education, she was awarded the NJTESOL-NJBE Leadership Award and the CATESOL Sadae Iwataki, Award for service to CATESOL teachers and students. Additionally, she was named one of TESOL’s 50 at 50, recognizing the significant contributions to the TESOL profession within the past 50 years.
 

Publications

Books

• Custodio, B. & O’Loughlin, J. (2017). Students with interrupted formal education: Bridging where they are and what they need. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, A Sage Company.
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (2010) Academic language accelerator. Oxford University Press.: Oxford, UK.

Book Chapters

• Reynolds, K. & O’Loughlin, J.B. (in progress).Many ways to build a model: Content-based ESL instructional models and approaches in K-12. In de Oliveira, L. C. (ed). Handbook of TESOL in K-12. San Francisco, CA: Wiley.
• O’Loughlin, J. B. (2014) “Chapter 10: Beyond History: Glimpses Into the Past Through Picture Books,” in The CCSS in English language arts in grades k-5. Alexandria, VA: TESOL, Inc.
• O’Loughlin, J. (2013) “What Time is it?” in Gottlieb & Ernst-Slavit (eds.) Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms: Mathematics, Grades 3-5, Promoting Content and Language Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
• O’Loughlin, J. B. (2011). “Voices from the field: Teacher reflections on co-teaching experiences,” in Honigsfeld, A. & Dove, M. (Eds.) Co-teaching and other collaborative practices in the EFL/ESL Classroom: Rationale, research, reflections, and recommendations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (2008) with Cheryl L. Huffman, Lynore M. Carnuccio, and Roger Rosenthal, “Leadership in addressing linguistic and cultural diversity in low-incidence public school settings,” in Coombe, C., McCloskey, M.L., Stephenson, L., and Anderson. N.J. (eds) Leadership in English language teaching and learning,. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (2002) “Student Performance Indicators,” with L. Carnuccio, in Program evaluation: English as a second language: A comprehensive guide for standards-based program evaluation for schools committed to continuous improvement
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (2001) “Collaborative Instruction,” in Teaching ESL K-12: Views from the Classroom Helene Becker, with commentary from Else Hamayan, Newbury House Teacher Development, Heinle and Heinle, Thompson Learning, ISBN: 083847901.
• O’Loughlin, J.B., (2000) “Egg-citing Animals,” with J. Haynes in Smallwood, B.A.). (Ed.) Integrating the ESL atandards into classroom practice. Grades pre-K – 2. Alexandria, VA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Articles

• O’Loughlin, J. (2015). “Picture Books to help ELLs Access Common Core Anchor Reading
  Standards”:http://www.colorincolorado.org/blog/picture-books-help-ells-access-common-core-anchor-reading-standards
• O’Loughlin, J. (2015). Persuasion and Argument: New Was of Writing Instruction in The Common Core:http://www.colorincolorado.org/blog/picture-books-help-ells-access-common-core-anchor-reading-standards
• O’Loughlin, J. & Carnuccio, L. (Oct., 2012) “Blending Common Core and TESOL Standards for ELLs,” in TESOL Connections: Keeping English language professionals conneted.
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• O’Loughlin, J. (Oct., 2011) “Experience Speaks: On Coteaching and Collaboration,” in TESOL Connections: Keeping English language professionals connected.http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2011-10-01/4.html
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (2003). Cross-content standards: Language arts literacy and ESL, K-12, New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Bilingual and Equity Issues, Trenton, NJ.
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (April 2003) “Collaborative Instruction,” in ELL Outlook, Online Newsletter http://www.coursecrafters.com [Alex Ragan, Research Analyst/ Writer, Course Crafters, Inc. Editor,]
• O’Loughlin, J.B., with Cheryl L. Huffman, Lynore M. Carnuccio, and Roger Rosenthal [September-October, 2003] “Small Numbers, Big Challenges: Designing and Delivering Programs for Low Incidence English Language learners,” NABE News,
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (2001) “Heard on the Web: Discussion of Appropriate Materials on the EEIS-L,” and Book Review: “My ABC Storybook,” in TESOL Journal.
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (2001), “Terrorism and War Change the Roles of ESL/Bilingual Educators.” NJTESOL/NJBE Voices, New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and New Jersey Bilingual Educators
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (1999-2001) “Adaptations for Content Area Instruction in the Elementary School,” with J. Haynes (1999) and “Acts of Advocacy:
  Advocacy Project Ends with State Adoption of ESL Standards Into Code,” (2001), in TESOL Matters (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
• O’Loughlin, J.B. (1999) “Retell, Reacht, Respond in Writing: in Teachers learning with children: The Newsletter of the JALT Teaching Children SIG. TESOL, International.