2025 MABE Dual Language Bilingual Education Conference

2025 MABE Dual Language Bilingual Education Conference

Welcome to #MABE2025! We are still building Sched for you, but check out what sessions our conference is offering.

If you haven’t yet, REGISTER HERE.
Registration Closes: February 14, 2025
Late Registration Period: February 15–March 6, 2025, subject to late fee
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Attendees will receive an email invitation to create your own schedule towards the end of February.
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TBA

Place holder TBA

8:30am EDT

Opening Ceremony & Keynote TBAKate Menken

9:45am EDT

Collaborative Assessment in a Dual Language School TBAAlma Pezo • Lisa Lineweaver (she/ella) • Jody Klein Biliteracy Mapping through the Cross-Linguistic Co-Planning Process TBAShera Simpson • Liz Howard ***SNAP! SNAP! *** BOOK CLUBS!: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder to Achieve Independent Thinkers TBAKate Beil Cornerstones in Action: Dual Language Pedagogy TBASarah Rodriguez • Amy Finsmith Dispelling Translanguaging Myths in a Dual Language Classroom TBANicole King • Zhongfeng Tian Operationalizing Sociocultural Competence in Dual Language Bilingual Education TBAAngela Palmieri Unlocking Bilingual Brilliance through Crosslinguistic Teaching TBALisa Lineweaver (she/ella) • Cynthia R Escribano • Sol Ivette Santiago • Desiree Garcia • Cynthia McCarthy Leadership Voices: Navigating Challenges and Building Dual Language Success Through the WMBH Partnership TBAKatie Richardson • Jennifer Albury • Daniel Toro Gonzalez • Jill Michelhaugh Success and Challenges of a Veteran Dual Language Middle School Program in New Mexico TBADavid Rogers • Dana Salvadore Together We Lead! Collaborative Leadership for Transformative and Equitable DLE TBADr. Joan Lachance • Michael Gary Empowering Bilingual Learners with Ethical AI: Personalized, Efficient, and Responsible Teaching in the Digital Age TBAMarcelo Sousa

10:00am EDT

A Data-Driven Approach to Progress Monitoring for DLE with LAS Links Español Online (SPONSOR) TBAChelsea Rivera

11:15am EDT

Moving Beyond Secondary Compliance to Bilingual Brilliance by Design TBAAlexandra Güilamo Equitable Measures of Learning Towards Bilingualism and Biliteracy (SPONSOR) TBAPangjua Xiong Empowering Multilingual Education Advocates TBAAlicia Pratt • Cindy Miranda From Community Cultural Wealth to Self-Advocacy: Exploring and Harnessing Students' Linguistic and Cultural Assets TBADr. Violet Jiménez Sims Organizando a los padres para una educación más bilingüe en Boston TBASimel Rodriguez • Maria Mejia • Sugey Rondon Beyond Boundaries: Leveraging Translanguaging in Dual Language and Bilingual Programs TBAChrissy Bowman Impact of Music Activities on Bilingual Education TBAEnoch Robbins • Dr. Carlos Rivera-Ocasio Leveraging Biliteracy: Building Language Proficiency in 2 languages in Early Learning TBAEmy Tomita • Gloria Guerrero Te Quiero y Te Necesito: Bridging Pedagogical Translanguaging and Language Separation for Holistic Dual Language Success TBAJackeline Similia-Coach • Rachel Gately Usando cuentos de ciencia para desarrollar la indagación, curiosidad y el lenguaje en estudiantes multilingües TBACindy Hoisington • Luz Maria C. Salazar • Janna Kook Dual Language Programs: Lessons from School Leaders TBAAmy Finsmith • Carlos de la Barrera • Jeannine Enamait • Emily Malan Translanguaging From the Student Up: Coaching Conversations With Sheltered Content Teachers of Newcomer MLs TBAKristin Bengtson Mendoza

2:10pm EDT

DBLE Guidance Document Revisions TBAMeg Burns • Phyllis Hardy • Elenita Irizarry Ramos Educator and Family Leadership for Justice in Dual Language Bilingual Education: Thinking Differently about Effectiveness TBAKate Menken Un día con Pura Belpré: Spanish Elevation Outside the Classroom TBAYokaira López-Tifa Demystifying Translanguaging - What it is, what it's not, and how to approach this in a bilingual environment TBACarlos Henrique Trindade From Dormancy to Digital with EdTech: Reviving the Taíno Indigenous Language TBAPriscilla Colón The importance of routines in an Elementary Dual Language classroom (Examples of the evolution from K to 5th grade) TBAKrista Gil • Marta Lopez Teran Latin@ Elementary Student Sense of Belonging in a Spanish-English Dual Language Program TBALily Fleming Addressing the Educator Shortage: Supporting Pathways to the Teaching Profession for Multilingual Paraeducators TBAElizabeth Llorca Exploring the Effect of Bilingual Education Licensure Policies in Massachusetts: A Qualitative Exploratory Case Study TBAJill Michelhaugh Grow Your Own: From Teaching Assistant to BDL Certified Teacher College Unbound’s Transformative Education Pathways (SPONSOR) TBALaureen Avery • Aubrey Schabowsky • Jason Midwood • Arelys Figuereo • Rosemely Osorio Using Self-Study to Strengthen Teacher Practice and Identity in Bilingual and Dual Language Education TBAMarialuisa Di Stefano • Emma Britton Bilingual tools: Identity, Well-Being and Academic Success TBAOlatz Etxebarria