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Summer Institute PD For New & Establishing Programs/Educators
VIRTUAL PD: In this series, there are numerous different 2-hour, 4-hour, and 6-hour virtual Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Professional Development (PD) sessions offered Monday, August 4 to Friday, August 15 at 9:30-11:30am and 1:00-3:00pm. Zoom links will be sent out a week prior. View full Summer Institute 2025 schedule. Visit our FAQs.
ABOUT: This is a series for both educators and leaders looking to understand the building blocks and resources for DLBE programs. Some sessions address program structure and planning, while others focus on instruction and coaching.
COST: The registration cost per 2-hours of PD for members is $100. Non-members have an additional one-time $50 charge (for yearly membership fee – learn more about MABE member benefits here). When registering, first select your member status, and then select the sessions you would like to attend.
AUDIENCE: Designed for new and establishing programs and educators.
REGISTRATION: Registration closes Friday, July 18. Late registration (with additional fee) defaults on Saturday, July 19. Minimum of 10 registrants per session.
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Summer Institute PD For Leaders
VIRTUAL PD: In this series, there are numerous different 2-hour, 4-hour, and 6-hour virtual Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Professional Development (PD) series offered Monday, August 4 to Friday, August 8 at 9:30-11:30am and 1:00-3:00pm. Zoom links will be sent out a week prior. View full Summer Institute 2025 schedule. Visit our FAQs.
ABOUT: This series is for both new and experienced leaders. As a result of our Pre-Conference Advocacy Roundtable in March 2025, we committed to offering more PD specific to leaders to increase their capacity. Leaders can pick and choose the sessions in this series that speak to their current needs; some sessions are more foundational while others are more specific to program structure, instruction, and coaching.
AUDIENCE: Designed for DLBE leaders.
Summer Institute PD For Experienced DLBE Educators
VIRTUAL PD: In this series, there are numerous different 2-hour virtual Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) Professional Development (PD) sessions offered Monday, August 11 to Friday, August 15 at 9:30-11:30am and 1:00-3:00pm. Zoom links will be sent out a week prior. View full Summer Institute 2025 schedule. Visit our FAQs.
ABOUT: This series presents specific instructional practices around cross-linguistics and metalinguistic awareness, approaches for classroom-based formative assessment that integrate understandings of holistic bilingualism and biliteracy, as well as some foundational discussion of applied linguistics and bilingual development.
AUDIENCE: Designed for experienced DLBE educators.
Bilingual & Second Language Development Monday, August 11, 9:30-11:30am (2-hours) Member Cost: $100 | Non-Member Cost: $150Facilitator(s): Meg Burns (MABE Director of Professional Development) Description: In this session, we will explore traditional and newer understandings of language development. Different student profiles will be presented as examples of “second language” and “bilingual” learners, and this terminology will be unpacked. We will discuss how changing student demographics require different understandings of language acquisition and learning and how these understandings affect our teaching and assessment decisions.
LEADER NETWORK
WHO: For DLBE program, school, and district leaders and administrators, such as principals, assistant principals, district leaders, and department heads.
WHAT: Participants will focus on deconstructing and finding solutions for agreed-upon common issues in the field.
Alignments: National Dual Language Education Teacher Preparation Standards (NDLETPS) Standard (EMMA Standards): Standard 6: Program Design and Curricular Leadership
WHEN: Seven Virtual Meetings | Wednesdays, 9-10:30am (90 minutes) | October 1, 2025; October 15, 2025; November 12, 2025; December 10, 2025; January 7, 2026; February 4, 2026; March 11, 2026 (Subject to possible changes)
Registration closes Wednesday, September 24. (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)
FACILITATOR: Susan McGilvray-Rivet, Retired Educator, MA & MABE Consultant
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TEACHER & COACH NETWORK
WHO: For DLBE elementary, middle, and high school level teachers and coaches.
WHAT: Participants will explore oracy, translanguaging, and supporting partner language development.
Alignments: National Dual Language Education Teacher Preparation Standards (NDLETPS) Standard (EMMA Standards): Standard 4: Authentic Assessment in Dual Language
WHEN: Webinars with Follow-up Virtual Meetings
Registration closes Tuesday, October 13. (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)
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SPECIAL EDUCATION NETWORK
WHO: For DLBE special educators, including support staff, teachers, and leaders who support support bilingual special education students.
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WHEN: Seven Virtual Meetings | Tuesdays, 4-5:30pm (90 minutes) | October 28, 2025; November 25, 2025; December 16, 2025; January 27, 2026; February 24, 2026; March 24, 2026; April 28, 2026 (Subject to possible changes)
Registration closes Tuesday, October 21. (Registrations after this date will include a late registration fee.)
Your Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) school/program in Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island is invited to participate in MABE’s Annual School Visits! School Visits: General Tours are rewarding and valuable experiences that create the opportunity for educators to observe and learn what DLBE programs look like in practice.
Available Days: AM or PM, Monday-Friday November 3-7 and 17-21, 2025
Sign-Up Information: You will be asked to complete the days and times your school/program can offer a school visit. Feel free to include multiple dates and times that your school is available. Please complete this section to the best of your knowledge, knowing that we will contact you via email to confirm this information. Your participation is not finalized until it has been confirmed by MABE staff. Please sign up by September 15, 2025.
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