Events

“Bless Your Heart" Leadership Strategies in Virginia's Low-Incidences EL Programs" Event: VATESOL 2025 Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025 Session Format: Presentation Presenter: Kia Johnson This session presents findings from a qualitative study exploring how EL program leaders in Virginia’s low-incidence districts navigate language program implementation amidst limited resources, shifting demographics, and compliance pressures. Drawing from ... Read more

“Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education: Updating for Authenticity and Innovation" Event: Multilingual Illinois 2025 Statewide Conference Location: South Pavilion 1 Date: December 9, 2025 Session Format: Presentation Presenters: Analleli Hernández (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Calling all dual language education stakeholders! It's been over seven years since Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (GPDLE), edition 3 was published ... Read more

Event: National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) Virtual Summit Location: Zoom Date & Time: January 21, 2026 Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: This 50-minute discussion looks at the important attributes of effective professional development. Some of the aspects explored include ongoing practices and topics, collaborative job-embedded approaches amongst educators ... Read more

Event: National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) Virtual Summit Location: Zoom Date & Time: January 21, 2026 Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Sarah Howard, Diep Nguyen, Keira Ballantyne Description: With most states mandating Science of Reading instruction in legislation, previous investigations have looked at the different requirements of legislative mandates. However, there has not been a ... Read more

Event: National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) Virtual Summit Location: Zoom Date & Time: January 21, 2026 | 9:25 AM - 10:15 AM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Maria Cieslak (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: This session reimagines multilingual story boxes for elementary and secondary classrooms. Participants will explore how story boxes can serve as platforms ... Read more

Event: National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) Virtual Summit Location: Zoom Date & Time: January 21, 2026 | 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s): Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Effective PD enables educators to build capacity and expand upon the knowledge and skills they need to address students’ learning challenges ... Read more

Event: NABE Conference 2026 Location: Room E253A Date & Time: February 11, 2026 | 3:50 PM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s):      Diep Nguyen (Center for Applied Linguistics)      Analleli Hernández (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Calling all dual language education stakeholders! It's been over seven years since Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education ... Read more

Event: NABE Conference 2026 Location: Room E261 Date & Time: February 12, 2026 | 3:20 PM Session Format: Presentation Presenter(s):      Analleli Hernández (Center for Applied Linguistics)      Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: Translanguaging pedagogy prompts educators to amplify students’ linguistic repertoires with purpose while strengthening dynamic identities and academic success. ... Read more

“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

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

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