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National Association for Bilingual Education- The only national professional organization devoted to

Since 1975, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) has been a non-profit membership organization that works to advocate for educational equity and excellence for bilingual/multilingual students in a global society. NABE’s priorities include: Improving instructional practices for linguistically and culturally diverse children; providing bilingual educators with more high-quality professional development opportunities; securing adequate funding for the programs serving limited-English-proficient students; and keeping the rights of language-minority Americans clearly in focus as states and communities move forward with educational reforms.

10/12/2026

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Today, we honor the strength, resilience, cultures, languages, and knowledge of Indigenous peoples—past, present, and future.

Indigenous languages carry generations of history, identity, wisdom, and ways of understanding the world. As educators and advocates for multilingualism, may we continue creating spaces where every language is valued, every culture is respected, and every learner knows their voice belongs.

✨ This Monday, let us be inspired to listen, learn, honor, and uplift.

10/08/2026

✨🏰 THROWBACK THURSDAY: A Little Disney Magic! 🏰✨

In 2019, NABE brought the magic of bilingual and multilingual education to Lake Buena Vista, Florida! 🌎💙

From inspiring sessions and meaningful connections to unforgettable memories, we celebrated the power of language, culture, and community.

🎉 Now, we're bringing the magic BACK in 2027!

Join us February 17–19, 2027, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort as we reunite to Speak the World: Inspire Global Connections!🌟

✨ New experiences. New connections. The same NABE spirit!

🪄 **Don't let the Pixie Dust disappear!Our special discounted registration rate ends October 31, 2026!

🔗 Register today: https://nabe-conference.com/registration.html

📸 Were you with us in Lake Buena Vista in 2019? Share your favorite memory in the comments! 👇

10/07/2026

✨ **PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Differentiating Instruction for EL/MLs — Volume 1**

Different students. Different levels of English proficiency. One classroom.

How do you make rigorous content accessible while continuing to build students’ academic language?

📘 **Volume 1: Graphic Organizers** gives educators practical strategies for differentiating instruction across **low, medium, and high levels of English proficiency** and all four language domains:

🎧 Listening
💬 Speaking
📖 Reading
✏️ Writing

Inside this 200+ page resource, you’ll find **8 high-leverage strategies**, content-area examples, assessment considerations, design variations, and adaptable templates you can bring directly into your planning and instruction.

🎒 **BACK-TO-SCHOOL BONUS:**
Purchase Volume 1 during our sale and choose a **FREE Task Analysis Planner (TAP) Foldable** or **FREE Formative Assessment for EL/MLs Foldable**.

⏰ **Sale ends October 30!**

🛒 Add more practical tools to your EL/ML instructional toolkit today.

10/07/2026

📚✨ FREE WEBINAR | Gifted & Talented Bilingual Education

How can we better recognize and develop giftedness in multilingual learners?

Join the NABE Gifted and Talented Bilingual Education (GTBE) SIG for a FREE webinar featuring Dr. Donna Albrecht and Marcy Voss, authors of Cultivating Gifted Multilingual Learners: Creating Environments and Instruction that Uncover and Develop Talent.

Discover practical ideas for creating learning environments that help educators uncover, nurture, and develop the talents of multilingual learners. 🌎💡
📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026
⏰ 6:00–7:00 p.m. ET | 5:00–6:00 p.m. CT
💻 FREE & Online
🔗 Add the webinar link to your calendar today: https://jtayloreducation.zoom.us/j/81196168547

10/05/2026

🍎 Motivational Monday | World Teachers’ Day 🌎✨

Today, we celebrate the educators who do so much more than teach lessons — they inspire confidence, open doors, honor identities, and help students find their voices.

For bilingual and multilingual learners, teachers have the incredible opportunity to show students that their languages, cultures, and stories are strengths worth celebrating. 💙

This World Teachers’ Day, NABE celebrates the educators who make every language feel valued and every learner feel seen.

✨ Keep inspiring. Keep advocating. Keep changing lives — one student, one word, and one connection at a time.

Happy World Teachers’ Day! 🍎🌍

10/05/2026

🚨 FINAL CALL: Take Action for Head Start
Tomorrow, October 6, is the deadline to submit public comments on the proposed English-only requirement for Head Start.
There is still time to make your voice heard.
📣 Swipe to learn how to submit your comment and access sample language to help you get started. We strongly encourage you to personalize your message by sharing how this proposal would affect your students, children, families, program, or community.
⏰ Deadline: October 6, 2026
Every comment submitted becomes part of the public record.
➡️ Take action today. Visit Regulations.gov and search ACF-2026-0595 to submit your comment.
🔗 NABE’s full position statement and additional information: bit.ly/NABEonHeadstartMandate

10/01/2026

🎒 Our Back-to-School Sale is HERE!

Start the school year with practical tools designed to support the work you do with English and multilingual learners—and get a little more for your classroom, school, or district.

✨ For every qualifying resource purchased, receive your choice of a FREE Foldable:

📘 Task Analysis Planner (TAP) Foldable — a $19 value
OR
📗 Formative Assessment for EL/MLs Foldable — a $25 value

And yes—every qualifying resource counts!

1 resource = 1 FREE Foldable
10 resources = 10 FREE Foldables
40 resources = 40 FREE Foldables

🏫 Purchasing for a school or district? Your additional resource value can add up to $1,000 at no additional cost.

⏰ Offer ends October 30, 2026.

Build your EL/ML instructional toolkit and make your budget go further this school year.

🛒 Shop the Back-to-School Sale today!

10/01/2026

✨ DEADLINE EXTENDED! ✨

More time, more pixie dust! 🪄🏰

The NABE 2027 Pixie Dust Registration Rate AND Early Bird Registration for Sponsors & Resource Providers have been EXTENDED through October 31, 2026!🎉

Take advantage of these special rates and join us in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, for NABE 2027: Speak the World: Inspire Global Connections.🌎✨

📅 NEW DEADLINE: October 31, 2026

⚠️ IMPORTANT PRESENTER REMINDER:
This extension does NOT apply to accepted presenters. All accepted NABE 2027 presenters must be registered by TODAY, October 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET to secure their participation in the conference program.

✨ Attendees — Pixie Dust Rate extended!
🤝 Sponsors & Resource Providers — Early Bird extended!
🎤 Accepted Presenters — Deadline remains October 1 at 11:59 PM ET

We can’t wait to see you at NABE 2027! 🏰🌎💙

09/30/2026

🚨 LESS THAN ONE WEEK LEFT: Make Your Voice Heard for Head Start

NABE continues to strongly oppose the proposed English-only mandate for Head Start.

Multilingualism is an asset. Children should not have to lose access to their home languages in order to learn English. Home languages strengthen family connections, cultural identity, learning, and healthy development.

📣 The deadline is approaching — now is the time to speak up.

We urge educators, families, advocates, researchers, affiliates, and community partners to submit a public comment opposing this proposal.

📅 Public Comment Deadline: October 6, 2026

Every comment matters. Every voice helps advocate for Head Start children and families and the value of multilingualism in our communities.

🔁 Please share this message with your networks and encourage others to submit their comments before the deadline.

09/28/2026

✨ Motivational Monday ✨

As we begin a new week, remember: your work is helping students find their voices, embrace who they are, and confidently speak to the world.

Keep inspiring. Keep advocating. Keep making a difference—one student, one language, and one connection at a time. 💫

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