Author: Jodi Crandall

Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita and former Director of the Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. Program, and Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Prior to joining the faculty at UMBC in 1992, she was Vice President of the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC. Dr. Crandall is a Series Editor, with Dr. Joan Kang Shin, for Our World, National Geographic Learning’s program for young learners of English; Explore Our World, a light and lively version of Our World; Welcome to Our World, a three-level pre-primary series for very young learners of English; and Impact, Second Edition, for teenage learners of English.

Ask Our Experts: Tips for Teaching Teen English Learners with Dr. Jodi Crandall

20 August 2025 Jodi Crandall Teaching Teens Leave a comment

We invited educators from around the world to share their questions about teaching teen English language learners. Dr. Jodi Crandall is here to provide answers! Jodi is a Professor Emerita and Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is also a Series Editor

Projects for Young Learners

29 September 2017 Jodi Crandall Young Learners 2 comments

Why use projects in your young leaner English classroom? Learning with projects is experiential learning and learning which motivates children, since they get to do what they like and get to avoid what they don’t like. Don’t we wish that all learning would be like that? For us, as well?