Name: Making Dual Language Instruction More Effective, More Efficient, and More Equitable through Tandem Teaching
Start: 2025-03-08T12:30:00-0500
End: 2025-03-08T13:15:00-0500

Thank you for attending MABE’s Annual Dual Language Bilingual Education Conference!

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THANK YOU to our sponsors (explore their pages for some freebies), volunteers and conference committee, and presenters, without which today wouldn’t have been possible! Big shoutout to our Keynote Kate Menken, the UMass Center at Springfield and Tower Square for hosting, and to Windham Public School Teachers Band for live music, especially Carlos Rivera-Ocasio and Enoch Robbins for lending their sound system for the Opening and Closing Ceremony.
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Saturday March 8, 2025 12:30pm - 1:15pm EST

Room 14

Being a dual language teacher is amazing, inspiring, and a lot of fun… but it also comes with its share of challenges, including the successful coordination of instruction across program languages. This is especially true when two teachers are involved - what we call tandem teaching. In this session, we will brainstorm, discuss, and model various approaches for promoting efficacy, efficiency, and equity through successful tandem teaching.

Lunchtime Talks are informal conversations led by peers, colleagues, and professionals on specific topics. Anyone is welcome to join a Lunchtime Talk at their leisure. Some attendees may choose to bring their meal to Lunchtime Talks. View all offered Lunchtime Talks here.

Presenters

Elizabeth Howard

Associate Prof., Co-founder, & Co-CEO, UConn & DL Connections

Elizabeth R. Howard is an associate professor of bilingual education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, where she teaches graduate courses on linguistic and cultural diversity and conducts research focusing on dual language education, biliteracy development... Read More →

Shera Simpson

Co-founder & Co-CEO, Dual Language Connections, CT

Shera Simpson has worked as a dual language educator for over a decade, primarily in kindergarten and first grade. She is the co-founder Outside the Box Learning Laboratory, in Costa Rica. Additionally, Shera is the co-founder and senior educational consultant at Dual Language Connections... Read More →

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