Upcoming Events
CarABE 2026 Event
Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 9:00 - 3:00 P.M. The Conference theme is:
The Power of You: "Celebrating Bilingual Carolinas"
A Celebration of North and South Carolina's Dual Language and Multilingual Communities
The deadline to submit proposals is December 1, 2025 until January 12, 2026. The CarABE committee will notify proposal applicants of their acceptance or denial by January 16, 2026. Submit your proposal here.
Presentations are 45 minutes long (about 30 minutes with 10 minutes Q&A).
All presenters must register for the conference or be members in good standing of CarABE.
Preconference Event Invitation:
Dr. Miguel Cardona, former US Secretary of Education, will speak on Friday 2/6/26. Doors open at 4 pm and talk begins at 5 pm. Venue is NC State University, Park Alumni Center, Main Campus Drive, NCSU, Raleigh, NC.
Dr. Cardona’s talk is Elevating our Students' Superpowers
You must register in advance for Dr. Cardona's event separately. The event is free, but space is limited. Dress is business casual. Music, food, and drinks will be served.
Registration for Dr. Cardona's talk is here.
Previous Events
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Linguistic Diversity Speaker Series: Dr. Ofelia García
Linguistic Diversity Speaker Series at NC State University and CarABE present
Dr. Ofelia García
Translanguaging as Practice and Pedagogy
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Saturday, October 12, 9 am - 1 pm
CarABE's Fall 2024 Event
Theme: Building Educational Networks for a Multilingual Future
2024 Virtual Spring Conference -
Saturday, April 20, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CarABE Inaugural Event Myrtle Beach, SC
Friday, November 10, 2023
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CarABE 2024 Virtual Spring Conference
¡Vamos a Hablar About Translanguaging and Leadership!
Join amazing keynote speakers, Dr. Debra Gladstone, Dr. Melody Zoch, Mr. Robert Ash, and Dr. Laura Hamman-Ortiz (University of Rhode Island) for a special online virtual event. FREE TO MEMBERS - OPEN TO ALL!
Dr. Melody Zoch, Associate Professor, UNC Greensboro
“Intertwined in Everything Else”: Embracing Multilingualism and Translanguaging for Identity Affirmation and Equity-Driven Instruction
Dr. Laura Hamman-Ortiz, Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island
Translanguaging: What It Is y Cómo Se Hace
Mr. Robert Ash, Principal, Speas Elementary School
“Grow Your Own” in Dual Language Immersion Education
Dr. Deborah Gladstone, Principal, Forest Park Elementary School
School Leadership and the Dual Language Program
CarABE Inaugural Event
Tatyana Kleyn on the Four Pillars of Bilingual Education
Tatyana Kleyn
A professor of bilingual education and TESOL at The City College of New York, Dr. Kleyn is Principal Investigator for the City University of New York – Initiative on Immigration and Education (CUNY—IIE, pronounced ‘eye’) and has served as the president of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (NYSABE) and was a Fulbright Scholar in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her latest book is titled Living, Learning and Languaging Across Borders: Students Between the US and Mexico. She received an Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University in International Educational Development with a focus in Bilingual/Bicultural Education. She was also an elementary school teacher in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and Atlanta, Georgia.
To watch the lecture, click here.