Upcoming Conferences - Contact 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.

July 17-19, 2025: Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Calgary, Canada.

July 23-25, 2025: Growing Success for Multilingual Learners, Chatham County, N.C.

July 29, 2025: Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). St Louis, M.O.

Oct. 27-30, 2025: WIDA Annual Conference, Seattle, W.A.

Dec 7-10, 2025: Learning Forward's Annual Conference, Boston, M.A.

Recent Conferences:

May 14-16, 2025: Council of the Great City Schools, Bilingual, Immigrant and Refugee Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

June 24-26, 2025: Growing Success for Multilingual Learners, Buncombe County, NC.

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Recent Conference Presentations

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.

 

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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