Dr. Fernando Naiditch is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University. 

Dr. Naiditch holds a PhD in Multilingual Multicultural Studies from New York University. He has been teaching for over twenty five years and has taught not only in his native Brazil and South America, but also in Europe, the Middle East and the United States. He holds a B.A. in Linguistics, a Diploma (DOTE, Dip. TESL) in Second Language Teaching from Cambridge University, England, and an M.A. in Second Language Acquisition from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil. He is also a certified public school teacher in New York State.

Dr. Naiditch has specialized and published in the fields of TESOL, Multicultural/Bilingual Education and Critical Pedagogy. He is currently involved in providing Professional Development for a number of School Districts in preparation for the Common Core State Standards as well as in implementing Sheltered Instruction for English language learners and in developing Culturally Responsive Curricula.

TESOL, Multicultural/Bilingual Education and Critical Pedagogy.