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  • DLE Essentials

    • 14 Aug 2023
    • 17 Aug 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • Virtual PD
    • 40
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    Dual language education (DLE) essentials

    VIRTUAL PD: Three 3-hour virtual meetings 9:00am - 12:00am on Monday, August 14 and Tuesday, August 15. Registrants commit to attending all sessions. Zoom links will be sent out the first week in August.

    FACILITATOR: Aradhana Mudambi, MABE President & Director of the Office of Multilingual Education, Framingham, CT 

    DESCRIPTION: This PD provides an overview presentation for educators, community members, and other stakeholders of a district or school contemplating DLE programs. This PD provides a foundational knowledge of DLE as well as an understanding of the planning and commitment required to build a successful program. The goal is for all participants to understand the research and theoretical rationale of DLE, the goals of DLE, and a beginning understanding of the program structure.

    AUDIENCE: New educators in existing DLE programs, or anyone interested in learning about DLE. 

    REGISTRATION: Registration closes Tuesday, August 1. Minimum of 10 registrants. 

    Learn more about MABE's Summer Institute here. 

    Group Registrations: Please contact lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 

    Registration and Payment Policy: All registrations and payments/Purchase Order numbers must be received prior to the conference.  No late registrations. The following policies have more details: 

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  • Core Strategies for DLE Instruction

    • 14 Aug 2023
    • 16 Aug 2023
    • 3 sessions
    • Virtual PD
    • 40
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    Core Strategies for Dual Language Education (DLE) Instruction 

    VIRTUAL PD: Three 2-hour virtual meetings 9:00am - 11:00am on Monday, August 14, Tuesday, August 15, and Wednesday, August 16. Registrants commit to attending all sessions. Zoom links will be sent out the first week in August.

    FACILITATORS: Facilitated by #MABE2023 Conference Keynote Speakers...

    • Liz Howard, Associate Professor of Bilingual Education, University of Connecticut 
    • Shera Simpson, Dual Language Educator & Author, CT 

    DESCRIPTION: In the garden of DLE instructional frameworks, there are a lot of 'plants' to choose from – SIOP, TWIOP, the Biliteracy Unit Framework, Literacy Squared, the Translanguaging Unit Plan, GLAD, the 6Cs, Counterbalancing... the list goes on and on! How do you decide which one is right for your program? Start by looking beneath the surface to the common instructional roots that all of these approaches share, and the soil of culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy that they are all planted in, and commit to keeping your focus there regardless of which approach or combination of approaches your program uses.


    AUDIENCE: Leaders, coaches, and teachers in Dual Language Education (DLE programs).  

    REGISTRATION: Registration closes Tuesday, August 1. Minimum of 10 registrants. 

    Learn more about MABE's Summer Institute here. 

    Group Registrations: Please contact lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 

    Registration and Payment Policy: All registrations and payments/Purchase Order numbers must be received prior to the conference.  No late registrations. The following policies have more details: 


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  • Cross-Linguistic Pedagogy Series

    • 14 Aug 2023
    • 18 Aug 2023
    • 5 sessions
    • Virtual PD
    • 38
    • 2 registrants
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    Cross-linguistic pedagogy series 

    VIRTUAL PD: Sets of 2-hour virtual meetings 10:00am - 12:00pm. Registrants can select how many and which 2-hour session to attend. Zoom links will be sent out the first week in August.

    COST: The registration cost per 2-hour session for members is $90. Non-members will have one membership fee added (learn more about MABE member benefits here). You will be prompted to select and combine any one of these sessions upon registration. 

    SESSIONS: 

    • Monday, August 14
      Students as language detectives: Using metalinguistic awareness to build vocabulary in two languages
      Facilitator: Rachel Gately, DLE Educator, Worcester, MA   
      Description:       In this professional development opportunity we will explore classroom tested metalinguistic strategies to help students build their own vocabulary and discover connections across languages. Participants will take on the role of a student to complete a routine that can be flexibly implemented in any classroom. Participants will leave with strategies and resources that can be implemented immediately, as well as ideas on how to get students excited to take ownership of their own learning and how to make vocabulary fun!
    • Tuesday, August 15 
      Visible Thinking Routines (Oracy Strategies) 
      Facilitator:  Elissa Washburn, DLE Educator, Framingham, MA  
      Description:       This professional development opportunity is designed to share strategies from Harvard's Project Zero's Visible Thinking Routines to explicitly teach oracy in dual language classrooms. Participants will discuss how to write targeted language objectives for thinking routines that allow students to increase their academic language through listening and speaking. 
    • Wednesday, August 16 
      Asi Se Dice & Dictado 
      Facilitator:  Elissa Washburn, DLE Educator, Framingham, MA  
      Description:       This professional development opportunity is designed to share the DLE strategies of Literacy Squared's Asi Se Dice and Dictado, which target cross linguistic analysis. Participants will learn how to consider students' linguistic needs to write effective, targeted language objectives for these strategies so that students can develop their "superpower" of bilingualism – cross-linguistic connections.  
    • Thursday, August 17 
      Intro to the Bridge 
      Facilitator:  Elissa Washburn, DLE Educator, Framingham, MA  
      Description:  This professional development opportunity is a brief introduction to The Bridge (based on Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges Between Languages) for teachers of DLE learners. We will review three components of the Bridge: a level one translation "bridge," a level two "Bridge" with a metalinguistic focus, and a follow-up activity to the bridge lesson. We will analyze a sample "bridge" from the elementary level and discuss the purpose of each of the three components. Participants will dive deeply into the metalinguistic awareness opportunities provided by the level two bridge and practice planning a sample bridge together.       
    • Friday, August 17 
      The Bridge (Workshop Model) 
      Facilitator:  Elissa Washburn, DLE Educator, Framingham, MA  
      Description: This professional development opportunity is for educators who have begun experimenting with the DLE strategy of The Bridge (based on Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges Between Languages) and would like to work collaboratively with colleagues to refine their practice. Please bring a unit or content area for which you would like to create a Bridge and we will consider the metalinguistic awareness opportunities that could be your area of focus and discuss potential follow-up activities. A basic understanding of the Bridge is required as this will be a coaching workshop where teachers will plan and refine a Bridge to be used in their classroom. Attending with your co-teachers in encouraged. This Summer Institute session can be partnered with "Intro to the Bridge." 

    AUDIENCE: Designed for educators at all levels in DLE programs. Examples of strategies in sessions will primarily focus on Spanish-English programs, but can be applied to any DLE programming. 

    REGISTRATION: Registration closes Tuesday, August 1. Minimum of 10 registrants per PD. 

    Learn more about MABE's Summer Institute here. 

    Group Registrations: Please contact lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 

    Registration and Payment Policy: All registrations and payments/Purchase Order numbers must be received prior to the conference.  No late registrations. The following policies have more details: 

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  • DLE Coaching

    • 14 Aug 2023
    • 18 Aug 2023
    • 3 sessions
    • Virtual PD
    • 39
    • 1 registrant
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    Dual Language Education (DLE) coaching  

    VIRTUAL PD: Three 2-hour virtual meetings 1:00 - 3:00 pm on Monday, August 14, Wednesday, August 16, and Friday, August 18. Registrants commit to attending all sessions. Zoom links will be sent out the first week in August.

    FACILITATOR: Amy Finsmith, Supervisor of Multilingual Education, Windham, CT  

    DESCRIPTION: Many DLE teachers begin their careers with great enthusiasm but are left wondering what makes DLE instruction different from "good instruction." Coaching teachers can help teachers deepen their understanding of DLE Pedagogy, feel more confident and successful in their classrooms, and more consistently incorporate specific best practices in their daily instruction. Participants will examine and discuss the possible impact different approaches to coaching and will get hands-on practice with a coaching model developed specifically for DLE programs.

    AUDIENCE: DLE coaches, coordinators, principals, and teacher-leaders who serve as mentors for their colleagues.

    REGISTRATION: Registration closes Tuesday, August 1. Minimum of 10 registrants. 

    Learn more about MABE's Summer Institute here. 

    Group Registrations: Please contact lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 

    Registration and Payment Policy: All registrations and payments/Purchase Order numbers must be received prior to the conference.  No late registrations. The following policies have more details: 

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  • Holistic Bilingualism & Assessment

    • 15 Aug 2023
    • 17 Aug 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • Virtual PD
    • 40
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    Holistic bilingualism & ASSESSMENT 

    VIRTUAL PD: Two 2-hour virtual meetings 9:00am - 11:00am on Tuesday, August 15 and Thursday, August 17. Registrants commit to attending all sessions. Zoom links will be sent out the first week in August.

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

    DESCRIPTION: This 4 hour workshop will explore the rationale and process for creating and monitoring biliteracy benchmarks and trajectories based on the work of Kathy Escamilla and colleagues. Participants will evaluate their own biliteracy assessments and either produce a plan for creating benchmarks or revise their current plan for monitoring the biliteracy growth and development of their Dual Language Education (DLE) program students.

    AUDIENCE: Leaders, coaches, interventionists, special educators, or any staff that conducts assessments and monitors growth in DLE programs. 

    REGISTRATION: Registration closes Tuesday, August 1. Minimum of 10 registrants. 

    Learn more about MABE's Summer Institute here. 

    Group Registrations: Please contact lauraperez-handler@mabene.org for group registrations (registrations for a group of individuals from a district/school). 

    Registration and Payment Policy: All registrations and payments/Purchase Order numbers must be received prior to the conference.  No late registrations. The following policies have more details: 

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  • Collaboration and Co-Teaching in DLE Programs: Mindsets and Tools for Multilingual Equity

    • 15 Aug 2023
    • 17 Aug 2023
    • 3 sessions
    • Virtual PD
    • 39
    • 1 registrant
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    Collaboration and Co-Teaching in Dual Language education (Dle) Programs: Mindsets and Tools for Multilingual Equity

    VIRTUAL PD: Three 2-hour virtual meetings 9:00am - 11:00am on Tuesday, August 15, Wednesday, August 16, and Thursday, August 17. Registrants commit to attending all sessions. Zoom links will be sent out the first week in August.

    FACILITATOR: Joan Lachance, Assistant Professor and Director of TESL Minor Program, University of North Carolina

    DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this collaborative three-day series is to outline and advocate for pathways leading to teacher collaboration for the sake of English Learners/Multilingual Learners (ELs/MLs) in DLE. Together we’ll use some interactive tools to explore a comprehensive framework for collaborative practices that support ELs/MLs across bilingual and dual language education program (BL/DL) models. We’ll make connections to participants’ contexts to include a range of additional programs such as integrated co-teaching, TBE, and ESL services. Finally, we’ll align our work to the Guiding Principles of Dual Language Education, state education agency guidance, and ways to shift mindsets via policy informed advocacy.