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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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Upcoming Trainings

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Teaching 250 Years of Immigration

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Time: 1 Hour

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Practical Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students with Disabilities

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Time: 90 Minutes

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More trainings to come in 2026

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Professional Development Course for Massachusetts Teachers

The Immigrant Learning Center has two Professional Development Courses for Massachusetts-based educators offering up to 15 PDPs. Now open for registration for the 2025-26 school year: Immigrant Student Success: Strategies And Tools For K-12 Educators and Immigration Throughout U.S. History

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On Demand Training

If you missed tuning in live, you can still benefit from our experts with these on-demand virtual trainings and resource lists.

2025 Immigrant Student Success Conference

Recordings and resources from the 2025 conference.

Modules for elementary, middle/high school and adult education

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Strategies for Building Belonging in K – 12 Classrooms

Level: Elementary, Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Dually Identified: How to Support Immigrant Students with Disabilities

Level: Elementary, Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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

Level: Elementary, Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Promoting Immigrant Student Mental Health and Wellbeing

Level: Elementary, Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Teaching Multilingual Learners: Creativity, Collaboration, and Communities of Practice

Level: Elementary, Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Building Access to Document-Based Questions for Multilingual Learners

Level: Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Elevating Immigrant Stories: From Storytime to U.S. History

Level: Elementary, Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Stronger Together: Engaging Immigrant Families for Student Success

Level: Elementary, Middle, High School
Time: 1.5 Hours

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Land, Legacy and the 1960s Labor Movement: Teaching Immigration in U.S. History

Level: Middle, High School
Time: 1 Hour

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Windows, Mirrors and Migration: Tackling the Literacy Crisis and Building Empathy Through Literature

Level: Middle, High School
Time: 1 Hour

On-Demand Training & Resources

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Coming to America: The Jewish Immigration Experience (1880-1924)

Level: Middle, High School
Time: 1 Hour

On-Demand Training & Resources