Upcoming Conferences - Visit with us!
The BELLA team will be on the road - attending conferences to share our research and to help districts accelerate their multilingual learners' language and literacy skills. Let us know if you are attending any of these conferences and would like to book a time to talk.
February 9-10, 2026. NAELPA Conference, Chicago.
February 27-28, 2026. Illinois TESOL, Naperville, Illinois.
March 1-4, 2026. Virginia State Literacy Association Conference, Roanoke, VA.
March 9-12, 2026. SXSW EDU. Austin, TX.
March 15-17, 2026. North Carolina Reading Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
April 12-15, 2026. ASU+GSV. San Diego, CA.
May 19-21, 2026. New Jersey TESOL, New Brunswick, NJ.
May 27-29, 2026. Massachusetts TESOL, Framingham, MA.
Recent Conference Presentations
Babinski, L.M. & Murray, V. (2025, December). Fostering Multilingual Learners’ Language and Literacy Skills. Learning Forward Conference, Boston, MA.
Amendum, S. J., Babinski, L. M., Knotek, S., Mann, J.C. (2025, December). Is There a Relationship Between Participation in an Evidence-Based Professional Learning Program to Support Multilingual Learners and Implementation of Instructional Strategies for Decoding and Language Comprehension? Literacy Research Association. Las Vegas, NV.
Babinski, L. M. & Mann, J. C. (2025, October). Empowering Multilingual Learners: Evidence-Based Strategies for Literacy and Language Development, WIDA Conference, Seattle, WA.
Babinski, L. M. & Mann, J. C.  (2025, July). Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Language and Literacy Skills: Research on Teacher Professional Learning. Association of Teacher Educators 2025 Summer Conference. St. Louis, Missouri.
Amendum, S. A., Babinski, L. M., Knotek, S. E., Carrig, M., Mann, J. C., Kittle, J. (2025, July). Exploring Teachers’ Use of Instructional Strategies for Decoding and Language Comprehension Within an Evidence-Based Professional Learning Program to Support Multilingual Learners. Society for Scientific Study of Reading Annual Conference. Calgary, Canada.
Mann, J. C. & Babinski, L. M. (2025, July). Boosting Literacy for Young Multilingual Learners: Evidence-Based Strategies in Action. 2025 Growing Success for Multilingual Learners (MLs) Summer Conference. Pittsboro, NC.
Mann, J. C. & Babinski, L. M. (2025, June). Boosting Literacy for Young Multilingual Learners: Evidence-Based Strategies in Action. 2025 Growing Success for Multilingual Learners (MLs) Summer Conference. Asheville, NC.
Knotek, S. Mann, J. C., Babinski, L. M., Amendum, S. J., & Sánchez, M. Teachers’ Perceptions of the Power of Cultivating Collaboration and Alignment between Classroom and ESL Teachers. American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.
Babinski, L M., Mann, J. C., Friedman, P. Igniting Literacy Growth: Evidence-based Approaches for Multilingual Learners. National Conference on Magnet Schools. Nashville, TN.
Mann, J. C. & Babinski, L. M. (2025). Enhancing Reading Comprehension for Multilingual Learners with Evidence-Based Strategies. Lowcountry Multilingual Learner Conference, Charleston, SC.
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Work with Us
Please reach out if you are hosting a meeting or conference for teachers focused on language and literacy skills for multilingual learners. We'd love to talk about participating in your event.
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