• CAL Presentation: Making Literacy Instruction Meaningful for Multilingual Learners Through Interactive Activities

    Event: TESOL Convention 2026 Location: Ballroom F at the Salt Palace Convention Center Date & Time: March 26, 2026 | 2:30 PM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s):      Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics)      Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description:   This session explores how literacy instruction can be meaningful and fun through ... Read more

  • CAL Presentation: MTSS and Multilingual Learners: Developing a Supportive Team Approach

    Event: TESOL Convention 2026 Date & Time: March 24, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presenter(s):       Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description:  When linguistically diverse students struggle academically, schools’/districts’ are responsible for assessing whether the cause is language differences or disability. Successful development and implementation of a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) ... Read more

  • CAL Presentation: Affecting Policy through Coalition: the National English Learner Roundtable

    Event: TESOL Conference 2026 Date & Time: March 25, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Session Format: Roundtable Presenter(s):      Diep Nguyen (Center for Applied Linguistics)      Merica Clinkenbeard (NAELPA)      Jeff Hutcheson (TESOL International Association)      Margarita Machado-Casas (NABE)      Jenni Mondi De Torres (WIDA) Description:  The National ... Read more

  • CAL Presentation: Intersectional Identities Within and Beyond TESOL: Continuing the Conversation

    Event: TESOL Conference 2026 Location: Ballroom J at the Salt Palace Convention Center Date & Time: March 26, 2026 | 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM Session Format: Intersection Session Presenter(s):      Dr. Ching-Ching Lin (Adelphi University)      Dr. Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics)      Ricardo Valle (Euroidiomas) Moderator:      Drew Fagan ... Read more

  • CAL Presentation: Increasing EL Achievement Through Teacher Capacity Building

    Event: TESOL Conference 2026 Location: 150 DEF at the Salt Palace Convention Center Date & Time: March 26, 2026 |1:00 PM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s):      Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics)      Carmen De La Cruz Scales (Carlin Springs Elementary School) This presentation showcases one school’s journey toward capacity building. By focusing on ... Read more

  • CAL Presentation: Leading and Learning for Rural Multilingual Learners: An Inquiry Session

    Event: TESOL Convention 2026 Location: Ballroom F at the Salt Palace Convention Center Date & Time: March 27, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s):      Diep Nguyen(Center for Applied Linguistics)      Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description:  This session explores how literacy instruction can be meaningful and ... Read more