PROJECT SEMBRAR

ABOUT PROJECT SEMBRAR

• "Expanding DLBE Educator Preparation: Lessons Learned from Project SEMBRAR (Year 1)" by Phyllis Hardy, Joan Lachance, Meg Burns, Marialuisa DiStefano, Laura Hamann-Ortiz, & Elena Schmitt, DLeNM Soleado Spring 2026 Issue
• "Academic Preparation for Success in the DLBE Classroom: Project SEMBRAR Provides a Grow-Your-Own Bilingual Educator Pathway" by David Rogers, DLeNM Soleado Fall 2025 Issue 

• Project SEMBRAR Summary, November 2024

• Press Release, September 2024 - MABE Partners With DLNeM on National Professional Development Grant: Project SEMBRAR To Support Multilingual Educators in MA, RI, CT, NM

• Project Director: Michael Rodriguez, DLeNM
• Project Administrator: David Rogers, DLeNM/EMMA
• New England Project Coordinator: Phyllis Hardy, MABE
• New Mexico Project Coordinator: Joan Lachance, EMMA

National Dual Language Certificate (NDLC) Faculty:

• Dr. Meg Burns, MABE, NDLC Faculty Coordinator
• Dr. Elena Schmitt, Southern Connecticut State University
• Dr. Marialuisa DiStefano, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Dr. Laura Hamman-Ortiz, University of Rhode Island
• Dr. Elisabeth Valenzuela, New Mexico Highlands University 
• Dr. Seonsook Park, New Mexico Highlands University

Expectations, Benefits and Application Link For: 

• Mentor Leaders 
• Bilingual Pre-Service Teachers
• Project SEMBRAR Summary (one pager)

Project Sembrar Information Slide Deck Year 2

EMMA Standards