Name: CAL Presentation: Increasing EL Achievement Through Teacher Capacity Building
Start: 2026-03-26T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-03-26T13:00:00-07:00

February 2026
EERA Conference Presentation: Designing and implementing welcoming formative assessments: Evidence on multilingual and multimodal practices in primary science education

February 6 @ 8:30 am

“Designing and implementing welcoming formative assessments: Evidence on multilingual and multimodal practices in primary science education" Event: EERA Conference 2026 Location: Palm Room Date & Time: February 6 2026 | 8:30 AM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Amy Burden - Test Development Manager (CAL) Keira Ballantyne - VP Programs and Development (CAL) Description: This study explores the Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory (M2-Si) ... Read more
NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: MTSS-An Action Plan for Preventing English Learner Special Education Overidentification

February 11 @ 8:30 am - 9:50 am

Event: NABE Conference 2026 Location: Room E255 Date & Time: February 11, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 9: 50 AM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: When linguistically diverse students struggle academically, it is schools’/districts’ responsibility to assess whether it is due to language differences or disability. Successful implementation ... Read more
NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: From Support to Soar: Decreasing Scaffolds to Accelerate Academic Language

February 11 @ 1:20 pm - 2:40 pm

Event: NABE Conference 2026 Location: Room E259 Date & Time: February 11, 2026 | 1:20 PM - 2:40 PM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Maria Cieslak (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: What if the key to language acceleration isn’t adding more support, but strategically taking it away? Join us for an energizing session that flips the script ... Read more
NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: Can’t Co-teach? Then Co-plan! Supporting Content Teachers with Multilingual Students

February 12 @ 1:20 am - 2:10 pm

Event: NABE Conference 2026 Location: Room E270 Date & Time: February 12, 2026 | 1:20 PM - 2:10 PM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Applied Linguistics) Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Co-planning is a process that supports consistent implementation of standards-based instruction that supports language development, literacy, and ... Read more
NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: Seeing the Signs: Attuned Practices for Multilingual Newcomers Facing Transition Shock

February 12 @ 8:30 am - 9:50 pm

Event: NABE Conference 2026 Location: Room E255 Date & Time: February 12, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Maria Cieslak (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Are your multilingual newcomers showing signs of withdrawal, defiance, or disengagement? These may be signs of transition shock – a response to the ... Read more
NABE 2026 Conference Presentation: Increasing English Learner Achievement Through Teacher Capacity Building: One School’s Journey

February 12 @ 2:20 pm - 3:10 pm

Event: NABE Conference 2026 Location: Room E255 Date & Time: February 12, 2026 | 2:20 PM - 3:10 PM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Marybelle Marrero-Colon (Center for Applied Linguistics) Carmen Delacruz (Arlington Public Schools) Enis Delacruz (Arlington Public Schools) Description: This presentation showcases one school’s journey towards capacity building ... Read more
March 2026
Exploring Humanizing Pedagogies for Multilingual Learners and their Teachers

March 4 @ 3:30 pm

TITLE: Exploring Humanizing Pedagogies for Multilingual Learners and their Teachers DATE: March 4, 2026 TIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m. EDT REGISTER DETAILS: This webinar explores how and why humanizing pedagogies for multilingual learners and their teachers matter. The speakers provide an overview of their recently published book “Humanizing Pedagogies with Multilingual Learners: Transforming Teaching in the Content Areas,” written ... Read more
Upholding the Educational Civil Rights of Multilingual Learners and Families

March 10 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

TITLE: Upholding the Educational Civil Rights of Multilingual Learners and Families DATE: March 10, 2026 TIME: 4:00–4:30 p.m. EDT REGISTER DETAILS: States, districts, and schools have a legal and ethical obligation to ensure that all students, regardless of the language(s) they speak at home, have access to meaningful, equitable learning opportunities. Grounded in federal policy and ... Read more
CAL Presentation: Making Literacy Instruction Meaningful for Multilingual Learners Through Interactive Activities

March 26 @ 2:30 pm

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

March 24 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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

March 25 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

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: Increasing EL Achievement Through Teacher Capacity Building

March 26 @ 1:00 pm

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

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