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    • 25 Sep 2024
    • 26 Mar 2025
    • 7 sessions
    • Virtual
    Registration is closed


    LEADER NETWORK


    WHO: For DLBE program, school, and district leaders and administrators, such as principals, assistant principals, district leaders, and department heads.


    WHAT: Participants will focus on deconstructing and finding solutions for agreed-upon common issues in the field.


    WHEN: Virtual | Wednesdays, 9-10:30am (90 minutes) | 7 meetings | September 25, 2024; October 30, 2024; November 27, 2024; December 18, 2024; January 22, 2025; February 26, 2025; March 26, 2025

    • The expectation is for participants to attend all sessions in the Network.
    • Registration closes Wednesday, September 18, 2024. (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)

    FACILITATOR: Susan McGilvray-Rivet, Retired Educator, MA & MABE Consultant



    Learn more about MABE's Networks here

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    MABE Policies: 

    • Registration Policy: Please contact megburns@mabene.org and lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 
    • Payment Policy: MABE must receive payment or Purchase Order numbers by the date registration closesLate registrations subject to additional charge.
    • Cancellation & Refund Policy: Event registrations are transferable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. Cancellation refunds of payments will be subject to a 10% reduction of the registration fee, refundable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. 
    • 22 Oct 2024
    • 25 Mar 2025
    • 6 sessions
    • Virtual
    Registration is closed


    SPECIAL EDUCATION NETWORK


    WHO: For DLBE special educators, including support staff, teachers, and leaders who support support bilingual special education students. 


    WHAT: Participants will focus on problems of practice.


    WHENVirtual | Tuesdays, 4-5:15pm | 6 meetings | October 22, 2024; November 19, 2024; December 10, 2024; January 14, 2025; February 25, 2025; March 25, 2025

    • The expectation is for participants to attend all sessions in the Network.
    • Registration closes Tuesday, October 15.  (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)

    FACILITATORSPhyllis Hardy and Lusa Lo, with support from Bilingual Special Educators Pat Landurand and Maria Wilson-Portuondo.



    Learn more about MABE's Networks here

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    MABE Policies: 

    • Registration Policy: Please contact megburns@mabene.org and lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 
    • Payment Policy: MABE must receive payment or Purchase Order numbers by the date registration closesLate registrations subject to additional charge.
    • Cancellation & Refund Policy: Event registrations are transferable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. Cancellation refunds of payments will be subject to a 10% reduction of the registration fee, refundable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. 
      • 23 Oct 2024
      • 26 Mar 2025
      • 7 sessions
      • Virtual
      Registration is closed


      ELEMENTARY TEACHER NETWORK


      WHO: For DLBE elementary level teaching staff.


      WHAT: Participants will focus on translanguaging and oracy strategies.


      WHENVirtual | Wednesdays, 4:15-5:30pm (75 minutes) | 8 meetings | October 23, 2024; November 6, 2024; November 20, 2024; February 12, 2025; February 26, 2025; March 12, 2025; March 26, 2025; Last Session TBD

      • The expectation is for participants to attend all sessions in the Network.
      • DEADLINE EXTENDED: Registration closes Wednesday, October 16, 2024.  (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)

      FACILITATORElissa Washburn, Dual Language Bilingual Educator, MA & MABE Consultant



      Learn more about MABE's Networks here

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      MABE Policies: 

      • Registration Policy: Please contact megburns@mabene.org and lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 
      • Payment Policy: MABE must receive payment or Purchase Order numbers by the date registration closesLate registrations subject to additional charge.
      • Cancellation & Refund Policy: Event registrations are transferable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. Cancellation refunds of payments will be subject to a 10% reduction of the registration fee, refundable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. 
        • 29 Oct 2024
        • 11 Feb 2025
        • 5 sessions
        • Virtual
        Registration is closed


        COACH NETWORK


        WHO: For DLBE coach staff.


        WHAT: Participants will focus on problems of practice.


        WHENVirtual | Tuesdays, 4-5:30am (90 minutes) | 6 meetings | October 29, 2024; November 12, 2024; January 7, 2025; January 21, 2025; February 11, 2025; Last Session TBA

        • The expectation is for participants to attend all sessions in the Network.
        • DEADLINE EXTENDED: Registration closes Tuesday, October 22, 2024.  (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)

        FACILITATORAmy Finsmith, Supervisor of Multilingual Education in Windham, CT & MABE Consultant




        Learn more about MABE's Networks here

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        MABE Policies: 

        • Registration Policy: Please contact megburns@mabene.org and lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 
        • Payment Policy: MABE must receive payment or Purchase Order numbers by the date registration closesLate registrations subject to additional charge.
        • Cancellation & Refund Policy: Event registrations are transferable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. Cancellation refunds of payments will be subject to a 10% reduction of the registration fee, refundable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. 
          • 04 Nov 2024
          • 05 May 2025
          • 7 sessions
          • Virtual
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          BILINGUAL EDUCATION RESEARCH NETWORK

          WHAT: This virtual Network showcases Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) research occurring across our New England region and beyond. The research featured in these webinars is closely connected to and has clear implications for DLBE practice.

          WHO: Free to MABE members in good standing (with no outstanding balances). Members can register at any time. Commitment to attending all sessions is not required. If you are not a member, join us to register. 

          UPCOMING SESSION: 

          WHEN:

          • Monday, November 4 | 4:15-5:30pm 
            Latin@ Elementary Student Sense of Belonging in a Spanish-English Dual Language Program 

            Lily Fleming, Graduate Student, Boston College, MA
            Annie Homza, Faculty Advisor, Boston College, MA
            While prior research has documented factors contributing to a sense of belonging in middle school two-way bilingual education programs (deJong et al., 2023), there is limited research at the elementary level. This study  explored the experiences of Latin@ students in grades 3-6 to identify factors that contribute to their sense of belonging in school, potentially mitigating the observed decrease in belonging.

          • Monday, December 2 4-5:30pm
            Special Education Teachers’ Perspectives within a Dual Language Community
            Beth Llorca, UMass Amherst, MA
            Special education in DLBE programs is an area which is under-researched and under-supported within DLBE programs. With this case study, participants will view the perceived role of a veteran DLBE special educator within an established DLBE program.

          • Monday, January 13 | 4-5:30pm 
            Leyendo con Ms. López inspirado en Pura Belpré - Elevating Spanish Outside the Classroom
            Yokaira López-Tifa, PhD Candidate, UMass Amherst, MA
            Drawing inspiration from the pioneering work of Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian in New York City to create an educational space where learners could see reflections of afro-caribbean culture, López-Tifa explores a groundbreaking initiative aimed to address a critical gap in DLBE by providing Kindergarten students a rare exposure to fluent academic Spanish outside the classroom setting. This research focuses on the potential to bridge the gap between classroom language instruction and real-world language application.


          • Monday, February 3 | 4-5:30pm 
            Lessons Learned from Five Years of CAL Dual Language Education Program Reviews
            Lisa Tabaku, Dual Language and Multilingual Education Director, Center for Applied Linguistics, DC 
            Igone Arteagoitia, Research Assistant, Center for Applied Linguistics, DC 
            CAL has engaged in reviews of DLBE in districts and schools across the U.S. using The Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (Howard et al., 2018) as a framework to investigate programs, policies, and instruction reflecting on the seven strands outlined in the publication. This presentation will report on key themes related to commonalities of need found across programs. This research focuses on exploring how DLBE programs can improve their program effectiveness in meeting the three pillars by learning from challenges other districts have faced.

          • Monday, March 24 | 4-5:30pm
            Sociocultural Competence
            Elizabeth Howard, Associate Professor, University of CT & Co-CEO, Dual Language Connections 
            Description Coming Soon! 


          • Monday, April 7 | 4-5:30pm
            Translanguaging Pedagogy in DLBE
            Laura Hamann-Ortiz, 
            TESOL and Bilingual Education Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island, RI 
            Sarah Hesson, Educational Studies Department Associate Professor, Rhode Island College, RI 
            Description Coming Soon! 

          • Monday, May 5 | 4-5:30pm
            Assessment of Cultural Acquisition in the Heritage Language Learning Classroom
            Carlos Trindade, World Languages Teacher, Researcher, and Teacher Trainer at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, Martha's Vineyard Public Schools, MA
            Heritage learners are often included in the same framework as world language learners, even though they require different dimensions of learning. Trindade's study proposes a different framework for heritage learners advocating for cultural acquisition assessmentsFor heritage learners, culture and language walk hand in hand, and cultural teaching and learning has to be structured, planned and thought in detail. And it is critical to be able to measure the amount of cultural understanding students acquire. 

          Thank you to MABE's Advocacy Committee (Chair: Laura Hamman-Ortiz) for their help in organizing this network. 

          Learn more about MABE's Networks here

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          • 18 Nov 2024
          • 07 Apr 2025
          • 6 sessions
          • Virtual
          Register


          SECONDARY TEACHER NETWORK

          Previously “Middle School Teacher Network,” now expanded to include DLBE high school educators.


          WHO: For DLBE middle and high school level teaching staff.


          WHAT: Participants will focus on vocabulary development, bridging, and strategies (structured conversations and the password strategy).


          WHENVirtual | Mondays, 4:00-5:15pm (75 minutes) | 6 meetings | 

          New Dates: November 18, 2024; December 9, 2024; January 27, 2025; February 10, 2025, March 3, 2025, April 7, 2025

          • The expectation is for participants to attend all sessions in the Network.
          • DEADLINE EXTENDED: Registration closes Monday, November 11, 2024.  (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)

          FACILITATORVionette Matos, Teacher at Amigos School in Cambridge, MA & MABE Consultant




          Learn more about MABE's Networks here

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          MABE Policies: 

          • Registration Policy: Please contact megburns@mabene.org and lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 
          • Payment Policy: MABE must receive payment or Purchase Order numbers by the date registration closesLate registrations subject to additional charge.
          • Cancellation & Refund Policy: Event registrations are transferable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. Cancellation refunds of payments will be subject to a 10% reduction of the registration fee, refundable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. 
            • 22 Nov 2024
            • Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608
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            MABE is turning 50 years! The Multistate Association for Bilingual Education, Northeast (MABE) is a non-profit organization of educators promoting multilingualism and multiculturalism as assets that provide advantages for all learners. For over 50 years, MABE has worked to advocate for equitable bilingual programs and effective practices that support educational success for our bilingual students. With over 650 members and almost 3,000 contacts across the country, primarily in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, MABE hosts multiple activities and consulting services so together educators can learn, collaborate, and grow professionally. 

            You are cordially invited to sponsor MABE’s 50th Birthday Celebration. Honor bilingual education’s past, present, and future with us! Guests will dance to live music from The Hartt Salsa All-Stars, memorialize history, and enjoy cocktails on Friday, November 22, 2024 in Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA.

            Visit mabene.org/50 for more information.

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            Registration and Payment Policy: All registrations and payments/Purchase Order numbers must be received prior to the conference. Late registrations subject to additional fee. The following policies have more details: 

            • 22 Nov 2024
            • 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
            • Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608
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            MABE is turning 50 years! You are cordially invited to register for MABE’s 50th  Birthday Celebration.

            Come honor bilingual education’s past, present, and future with us! Dance to live music from The Hartt Salsa All-Stars, memorialize history, & enjoy appetizers on Friday, November 22, 2024 from 5:30pm-8pm in Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA. Cash bar open. To honor the past, we will present Lifetime Achievement Awards to honor individuals who influenced our Dual Language Bilingual Education landscape. View list of awardees

            Share this celebration with past members and partners! 

            • Register by November 10, 2024 
            • Interested in sponsoring our birthday?

            Visit mabene.org/50 for more information.

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            Registration and Payment Policy: All registrations and payments/Purchase Order numbers must be received prior to the conference. Late registrations subject to additional fee. The following policies have more details: 

            Group Registrations: Please contact phyllishardy@mabene.org for group registrations. 

            • 03 Feb 2025
            • 12 Feb 2025
            • DLBE Programs in MA, CT, & RI
            • 300
            Registration is closed

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            School Visits are rewarding and valuable pre-conference events that create the opportunity for educators to observe and learn what a Dual Language Bilingual Education program or school looks like in practice. Multiple schools in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are opening their doors to you on Monday-Friday, February 3-7 and Monday-Wednesday, February 10-12, 2025.  

            • Cost is $50 per School Visit. 
            • Registration closes Friday, January 17, 2025
            • Please note that there are full-day, part-day, and after school option visit options - plan to stay for the duration of the time you register for. 
            • Please note sites are accepting different total of number of visitors - some slots will fill up faster than others. 
            • School Visits Schedule

            VISIT MABENE.ORG/CONFERENCE FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

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            MABE Policies: 

            • Registration Policy: Please contact megburns@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 
            • Payment Policy: MABE must receive payment or Purchase Order numbers by the date registration closes
            • Cancellation & Refund Policy: Event registrations are transferable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. Cancellation refunds of payments will be subject to a 10% reduction of the registration fee, refundable up to 1 week (7 days) before the event starts. 

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