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Gain strategies for empowering immigrant students, creating more welcoming classrooms and centering the immigrant voice across the curriculum.  

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Immigrant Student Success PDP Course

Course Objectives:

  • Learn about current immigration facts, issues and policies 
  • Develop an asset-based perspective of immigrant and ELL students that celebrates their funds of knowledge 
  • Gain strategies for fostering belonging, identity and agency in immigrant and ELL students

Assessment:

  • Portfolio assignments
  • Final assignments

Massachusetts Professional Development Points (PDPs)

The Immigrant Learning Center is a registered Professional Development Provider (PDP) by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This course is eligible for the following content areas: 1) English Language Learners, and 2) Safe & Supportive Learning Environments.To receive 15 PDPs, you must:

  • Participate meaningfully in at least 12 hours of virtual, synchronous training.
  • Complete the portfolio and final assignment (3 hours) with a grade of meets expectations or above.
Two-Step Application Process
  1. Sign up here to indicate your interest in completing the requisite assignments to receive PDPs
  2. Register for the eligible individual trainings that best meet your needs and schedule. You must complete 12 hours of training.

Eligible Training

These sessions are open to all, whether you are enrolled in the Immigrant Student Success PDP course or not.

Immigrant Student Success Virtual Conference

July 16, 2024, 4 Hours
10 AM-12 PM and 1:00-3:00 PM ET

United by Sports
United by Sport: Cultivating Health and Belonging from the Little to the Big Leagues

September 17, 2024, 1.5 Hours
7:00-8:30 PM ET

Dually Identified: How to Support Immigrant Students with Disabilities

October 29, 2024, 1.5 Hours
4:00-5:30 PM ET

Promoting Immigrant Student Mental Health and Wellbeing

November 19, 2024, 1.5 Hours
4:00-5:30 PM ET

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Topic TBD

December 11, 2024, 1.5 Hours
7:00-8:30 PM ET

Spring dates and topics to come. 
Anticipated topics:
  • Mental health and immigrant students
  • Supporting immigrant students with special needs
  • Family engagement
  • Motivation and engagement
  • College access and immigrant students
  • Immigrant students in Massachusetts

Contact Ariana Moir at amoir@ilctr.org to learn more.