Jeff+Bale+-+Bio


 * Name**: Jeff Bale
 * What I do and where**: assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University
 * Where I live**: the Westside neighborhood of Lansing, MI
 * Preferred email**: bale.jeff@gmail.com

Hi all - my name is Jeff Bale and I'll be your instructor for TE 831 this summer. I am an assistant professor of second language education and have been a faculty member in the Department of Education since 2008. I am the Subject Area Leader for the World Languages teacher preparation program on the secondary team, and regularly teach the methods courses in that program. My research focuses on two areas: the history of and policies about bilingual and foreign language education, and critical analysis of German education policy. You can check out a book I put together with other practicing K-12 teachers in major urban school systems nationwide to get a sense of my general approach to schooling and society: //Education and Capitalism: Struggles for Learning and Liberation//. Before life as an academic, I was a classroom teacher for ten years, mostly in District of Columbia Public Schools, but also in Chicago and Tempe, AZ. I taught mostly English as a Second Language to newcomer immigrants, but also some high school German, as well. When I'm not working, I'm swimming, biking, skiing, or streaming something interesting to watch.