The New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) provides the most comprehensive professional development program for the education of Bilingual Learners (English Language Learners).  We are proud to announce our 35^st Annual Conference, Achieving a Lifetime of Bilingualism from Early Childhood to Higher Education, that will take place at the Long Island Huntington Hilton, Melville, NY, March 8-10, 2012.  NYSABE represents more than 312,000 students and their families plus a constituency of over 1,500 members from the great State of New York.  These members represent all stakeholders, such as educators, parents, paraprofessionals, administrators, members of Institutions of Higher Education,  advocates, researchers, and policy makers.

As a tradition of a long-lasting partnership with NYSED, the LI R-BERN (formerly BETAC) will be hosting the Long Island Teachers’ Institute on March 8^th, 2012. 

We have secured various keynote speakers to ensure we bring you cutting edge research on instruction on Emergent Bilingual Learners.  This conference will provide a venue of options through professional development opportunities in the following areas: (however, not limited to):

·      Successful Classroom Practices and Methodologies

·      Dual Language

·      Bilingual Education Research

·      Special Education/Clinical Support

·      Parent Leadership Education

·      Integration of Technology  (*new technology café)

·      Bilingual Early Childhood

You will have many opportunities to connect, collaborate, and communicate with researchers, practitioners, renowned keynote speakers, parents, federal and state officials, as well as over 26 vendors and exhibitors. 

We invite you to register today to take advantage of this comprehensive professional development opportunity!

Please visit us at our newly developed website, www.nysabe.net .

We look forward to seeing you there!!