MABE offers a comprehensive menu of Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) support and learning services including professional learning and individualized support to districts, schools, and teachers for a) implementation of new DLBE programs, b) expansion of established programs, and c) sustaining and improving programs.

Our support to districts and schools in the Northeast region is customized as your needs and related issues develop. From professional development to technical assistance to embedded consultation and coaching, MABE offers support to leaders and educators in information gathering, reflection, discussion, and decision-making. We want to ensure that our work together has lasting effects on the success and stability of your program.

MABE makes every effort to provide cost-effective and high-quality consulting services that are tailored to communities and personalized to your needs.

MABE’s consulting services are organized around the research-based: 

• Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, 3^rd Edition, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), (Howard, Lindholm-Leary, Rogers, Olague, Medina, Kennedy, Sugarman, & Christian, 2018)
• National Dual Language Education Teacher Preparation Standards (NDLETPS, also known as EMMA Standards), Dual Language Education of New Mexico (DLeNM) & Educators for a Multilingual Multicultural America (EMMA), (Guerrero, Lachance, DLeNM 2019)
• The Dual Language Program Planner: A Guide for Designing and Implementing Dual Language Programs, Center for Research on Education, Diversity, & Excellence (CEDE), (Howard, Olague, & Rogers, 2002)

Please contact Phyllis Hardy, Executive Director, for further information or to request a service.

MABE members are also encouraged to visit our Members Only Pages for activity materials, resources, and an ever-growing library of research.

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