Dr. Drew S. Fagan is an internationally distinguished scholar, educator, and advocate for multilingual learners and all stakeholders connected to these learners' success. Having been in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) field for more than 20 years, his professional philosophy is that for multilingual learners to be successful, all stakeholders connected to these learners must come out of their siloes and collaborate. As such, he ensures that all of his work connects with higher education and P-12 academes across disciplines, departments and ministries of education, state- and federal-level policy makers, governmental agencies, and not-for-profit organizations.
Currently, he is Clinical Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education, Director of the Ed.D. in School System Leadership Program- TESOL and Dual Language Education Specialization, and Coordinator of the TESOL Teacher Leadership M.Ed. and TESOL Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs. Prior to this, he worked as an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher and teacher educator in PreK-12, higher education, and adult education settings across the United States, Japan, China, Spain, and Mexico, and was the first English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Fulbright Fellow to the Slovak Republic.
He has authored numerous publications in language learning, applied linguistics, and education peer-reviewed research and practitioner-oriented journals and edited books, as well as reports and monographs with professional associations and state departments of education. He is the co-author the and A Guide to School for Families of English Learners (, , , , , ). Presently, Dr. Fagan is Co-PI for the inter-institutional, interdisciplinary (MILE) Grand Challenges Grant.
Outside of university collaborations, Dr. Fagan works closely with many professional entities. He currently serves on the Institute of International Education's (IIE) National Screening Committee for the U.S. Student Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program (2024-2027). He is also a member of the 's Board of Directors (2025-2028). Prior, he was the 2022-2023 , during which he established the first-ever state-wide . Dr. Fagan also collaborates with policymakers in the 浪花直播 Legislature, the 浪花直播 State Department of Education, and the 浪花直播 Higher Education Commission to enact change for laws, teacher certification policies, public school assessment and accountability standards, and higher education programming related to multilingual learners' access to education.
(Awards & Honors since being at the University of 浪花直播; contact me for anything prior)
2025- Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service- University System of 浪花直播 Board of Regents
2023- - Teachers College, Columbia University
(additional University of 浪花直播 Press Release)
2023- - TESOL International Association & National Geographic Learning
(additional University of 浪花直播 Press Release, )
2022- Excellence in Teaching Award- University of 浪花直播, College of Education
2018- - University of 浪花直播, Provost Office
2017- Distinguished Outreach/Partnership Award- University of 浪花直播, College of Education
1. Member, (2025-2028)
2. Coordinator & Chair- Opening Workshop Session for (2024)
3. Coordinator & Chair- LGBT PLN Convention Session (2024)
4. Focus Group Member and Invited Reviewer,
1. Offices Held
Immediate Past-President (2023-2024)
**President (2022-2023)**
First Vice President (2021-2022)
Second Vice President (2020-2021)
Chair, Teacher Education Interest Section (2019-2020)
Chair-Elect, Teacher Education Interest Section (2018-2019)
2. Co-Developer and Inaugural Board Liaison (2022-present ):
3. Board Liaison (2022-2023): 浪花直播 TESOL Committee
4. Chair- 2021 浪花直播 TESOL Association Conference- Theme: Breaking Through, Pushing Forward Together
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1. Multilingual Learner Education Lead, (2024-2025)
2. Higher Education Representative, Language Access Policy for Families and 浪花直播 Engagement Development Committee (2023-2024)
3. Lead English Learner Advocate, (2021-2022)
4. English Learner Stakeholder Representative, (2020-2021)
5. English Learner Education Advisor, (2020)
6. English Learner Education Advisor, (2016-2019)
NOTE: Given the diverse work and stakeholders I collaborate with, this section includes varied forms of scholarship production:
1. Selected Presentations
2. Selected Publications as Author
3. Selected Publications as Contributor/Consultant/Advisor
4. Interviews
5. Government Testimony
Fagan, D.S. (Chair), Kanney, M., Wimbush, C., Lee, J., Wilson, A., & Hintz, S. (2025, March). Straight from the source: K-12 administrators' journeys as TESOL students [Refereed Panel]. TESOL International Association Convention. Long Beach, CA.
Giraldez, R. (Moderator), Bryan, K.C., de Oliviera, L., Fagan, D.S., & Hakemian, J. (2025, March). Intersectional identities within and beyond TESOL: Leaders' experiences and perspectives [Invited Intersection Panel- Program Administration and Supporting Students with Disabilities]. TESOL International Association Convention. Long Beach, CA.
Hauber-脰zer, M. (Moderator), Mua Mbi, M., Bliss, B., & Fagan, D.S. (2025, March). Migration policy and English learners [Invited Intersection Panel- Adult Education and Social Responsibility and Refugee Concerns]. TESOL International Association Convention. Long Beach, CA.
Rashed, D., Fagan, D.S., Suarez, D., Bai, Y., Moser, A., Reece, K., & Johnson, Z. (2025, February). In their own voices: Mentor-mentee growth in the 浪花直播 TESOL mentorship program [Invited Panel]. TESOL International Association鈥檚 Teacher Education Interest Section Webinar Series. Virtual.
Rashed, D., Fagan, D.S., & Suarez, D. (2024, December). Connecting diverse stakeholders: A mentorship program outside of the box [Invited Presentation]. TESOL International Association鈥檚 Teacher Education Interest Section Webinar Series. Virtual.
Fagan, D.S., Wilkins, C.A., & Friedman, L. (2024, December). Balancing workload/life balance as a PTK faculty [Invited Presentation]. University of 浪花直播's ADVANCE Early Career PTK Faculty Peer Network Series. College Park, MD.
Fagan, D.S. (Chair), Silverman Andrews, O., Masri, L., Barnhardt, S., G贸mez, M., Abaraca, M., Yongue, A., Gonzales, R., & Orbe, Jr., C. (2024, November). ELT educators as advocates in state-level policymaking: The Case of 浪花直播鈥檚 CALL Act. [Invited Panel]. 浪花直播 TESOL Association Fall Conference. Towson, MD.
Fagan, D.S. (2024, October). Moving beyond our sphere of expertise: Interdisciplinary collaborations and student achievement enhancement [Keynote]. Inaugural Black Sea Educational Research Congress (BERC). Sinop, T眉rkiye.
Fagan, D.S. (2024, September). Linking language acquisition to law creation: The passage of 浪花直播鈥檚 2024 Credit for All Language Learning Act [Invited Presentation]. University of 浪花直播鈥檚 Annual Language Science Day. College Park, MD.
Fagan, D.S. (2024, August). Intersecting teaching, research, and policymaking in TESOL: A practical approach [Invited Presentation]. Presented for Georgia TESOL's (GATESOL) Dr. Elizabeth Webb Professional Learning Series. Virtual.
Fagan, D.S. (Chair & Moderator), Silverman Andrews, O., Abarca, M., Yongue, A., G贸mez, M., Gonzales, R., Masri, L., Barnhardt, S., Thuta, F., & Orbe Jr., C. (2024, July). Equal credit for equal work: Delving into the development, advocacy and passage of 浪花直播's Credit for All Language Learning Act [Invited Panel]. TESOL International Association's Advocacy Action Days. Alexandria, VA, United States.
Pent贸n Herrera, L., Fagan, D.S., & Lyons, S. (Eds.). (forthcoming). Language teacher associations, professional development, and learning across spaces [Special issue]. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching.
Fagan, D.S., Pent贸n Herrera, L.J., & Lyons, S. (in press). Affordances of innovative language professional development and learning resources through language teacher associations: Insights from educators of English as an additional language. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. .
Fagan, D.S., Lyons, S., Pent贸n Herrera, L.J. (in press). Local language teacher associations and educator professional development and learning: The case of the 浪花直播 TESOL Handbook. In L.C. de Oliveira, C. Coombe, & A.S.M. Rafi (Eds.), Professional learning and development in global language education contexts (pp. XX-XX). Routledge.
Fagan, D.S. (2024, Spring). An era of rapid educational changes for 浪花直播's P-12 multilingual learners: 2018-2024 and beyond. 浪花直播 TESOL Quarterly. .
G贸mez, M., Fagan, D.S., & Baptista, G. (2024, February 29). Educators call for social justice for 浪花直播's multilingual learners [Editorial]. 浪花直播 Matters.
浪花直播 State Department of Education (forthcoming). Language Access Policy for Family and 浪花直播 Engagement.
浪花直播 State Department of Education (2024). .
"Building a Better Future for 浪花直播's Students" (Emily Schuster, Interviewer). University of 浪花直播, College of Education News, September 2024.
"EdTerps advocate for education policy in Annapolis." (Emily Schuster & Maison Holcomb, Interviewers). University of 浪花直播, College of Education News, April 2024.
(William J. Ford, Interviewer). 浪花直播 Matters, April 11, 2024. Republished in and .
浪花直播 House Bill 0569: t (Sponsored by Delegate Jared Solomon). Testified on . **BILL SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR MOORE APRIL 25, 2024.**
Current Grants:
University of 浪花直播 Grand Challenges Institutional Grant
Title:
PIs: DJ Bolger
Amount Awarded: $3,000,00.00
Period of Grant: March 1, 2023- February 28, 2026
My Role: Co-PI
National Science Foundation 20-539: Computer Science for All
Title:
PIs: Jennifer Radoff & Amy Green
Amount Awarded: $721,534.00
Period of Grant: September 1, 2022- August 31, 2025
My Role: Advisory Board Member- English Learner Education
Current Projects:
1. Developer (final approval 2021 from 浪花直播 Higher Education Commission) and Director (2022-2032)- Doctorate of Education Program in School Systems Leadership- Specialization in TESOL and Dual Language Education (cohort 1 begins Fall 2022): Focuses on school- and district-level administrators to address and make school system change for multilingual learners from the "top-down".
2. Developer (final approval 2015 from 浪花直播 Higher Education Commission) and Director (2017-present)- TESOL Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program (Prince George's County Public School Teachers 2017-2024; Anne Arundel County Public School Teachers 2018-2023): Introduces non-ESOL PreK-12 teachers to working with English learners across disciplines in their classrooms from the "bottom-up".
The following are courses I teach in various programs (*created/+curriculum revision):
Applied Linguistics and Language Education Certificate, Master's, Ph.D. Programs:
School System Leadership Ed.D. Program
*TLPL 888- Apprenticeship in Education: School Leaders and Multilingual Learner Programming