PARTNER EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

University of Maryland Baltimore County Graduate School

• Online course on multilingualism in Fall 2026 -- EDUC 672 or LLC 672 (3 graduate credits)

• Welcome to WATESOL members beyond UMBC.

• Consult your advisor and contact Dr. Francis Hult (fmhult@umbc.edu) for permission to register

UMBC Department of Education Research Seminar

• For WATESOL Members ONLY! Not a member? Register now!
• RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZdnCaA-IcpkU4TKknAEgYzTXRAH8xq7XVJDnq5Z3gkYgRXg/viewform?usp=header
• May 6, 12 - 1pm, UMBC Main Campus, Sherman Hall 445
• Laura Ascenzi-Moreno, Brooklyn College 
• A Multilingual Perspective on Literacy: Monolingual Bias in Reading Instruction and the Positioning of Emergent Bilinguals

TESOL & University of Wisconsin Madison Webinars

• Assessment in Action: Supporting Multilingual Learners through Data and Practice
• 3-part Webinar series: Remaining 2 date is 12 May 2026

TESOL Training for Trainers - 15 April - 26 May, 2026

TESOL Worldwide Calendar of Events

• TESOL and WIDA, Assessment in Action: Supporting Multilingual Learners Through Data and Practice, is a three-part webinar series, May 12 is final session.
  
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2026 NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference - Unlock Your Potential: BE Multilingual 

• May 19, 20 & 21 in New Brunswick, NJ
• Keynotes: Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, Dr. Sharroky Hollie, and Dr. Margarita Machado-Casas
• Visit https://njtesol-njbe.org/spring-conference/ for more information and to register.