Public Appearances

The Immigrant Learning Center shares expertise on immigrant integration, immigrant entrepreneurs, immigrant contributions and many related topics in our ongoing webinar series and in-person at conferences and events across the country. To inquire about a speaker for your event, fill out the form below.

Denzil Mohammed, director of The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute, speaks at the 2018 ENET Panel

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Upcoming Appearances

ERC5 Government Breakfast Reception and Awards
Ariana Moir, Education Program Manager
East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce, Longmeadow, MA, February 7, 2024

Place, Loyalty and Belonging: Immigrant Soldiers and the American Civil War breakout session and Bringing Immigrant Contributions and Narratives to Life in U.S. History poster presentation
Karen Glover, Director of Communications and Ariana Moir, Education Program Manager
National Council for History Education annual conference, Cleveland, OH, March 7-9, 2024

Sourcing Superior Supplemental Materials: A Resource Hub for Educators poster presentation
Rachel Soule, Assistant Director of English Language Programs and Ariana Moir, Education Program Manager
TESOL 2024 International Convention & Expo, Tampa, FL, March 21-23, 2024

Past Appearances

Reconstructing Citizenship: How Reconstruction Impacted Citizenship, Identity and Immigration and Teaching Immigration? Check Out Our Free Resource Hub! poster presentation
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Manager
National Council for the Social Studies annual conference, Nashville, TN, December 1-3, 2023

The state of immigration in the U.S. and Boston
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
City on a Hill Charter Public School, October 31, 2023

Malden Immigrant Business Story Tour and Workshop
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Professional development workshop for Malden Public School educators, August 23, 2023

Bringing Immigrant Contributions and Narratives to Life in U.S. History
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
American Federation of Teachers TEACH (Together Educating America’s Children) conference,
Washington, D.C., July 21 – 23, 2023

Sourcing Superior Supplemental Materials: The Educator Resource Hub
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) Conference, online, June 7, 2023

Teaching Immigration, Immigrants and Everything in Between: New Resource Hub for Educators
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 2, 2023

Bringing Immigrant Contributions and Narratives to Life in U.S. History
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director; Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator and Meghan Rosenberg, educational consultant
Share My Lesson Virtual Conference, March 21 – 23, 2023

Immigrant Strengths, Contributions, Narratives
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Lexington High School, Lexington, MA, December 15, 2022

Immigrant Strengths, Contributions, Narratives
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
First Literacy Professional Development Workshop, online, December 7 and 16, 2022

Bringing Immigrant Contributions and Narratives to Life in U.S. History poster presentation
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
National Council for the Social Studies annual conference, Philadelphia, PA, December 2-4, 2022

Teaching to the Test: A Practical Guide to the Preparation of Immigrants and Refugees for the Citizenship Interview
Andy Koppel, The ILC Volunteer Instructor
First Literacy Professional Development Workshop, Boston, MA, November 4, 2022

Panel Discussion at Fall 2022 World Languages and Cultures Film Festival
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
South Dakota State University, October 25, 2022

Immigrant Mothers’ Perceptions of their Learning in Open Preschools
Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Alltid Öppen: ett jubileumssymposium om den öppna förskolan, Uppsala University, Sweden, virtual session, October 21, 2022

Teaching to the Test: A Practical Guide to Preparation for the Citizenship Interview
Andy Koppel, The ILC Volunteer Instructor
Hinds Community College ESL Retreat, Jackson, MS, virtual session, September 14, 2022

Using Storytelling​ In Teaching Refugee Experiences
Ariana Moir, The ILC Public Education Institute Education Program Coordinator
Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Conference, April 12, 2022

Immigrants Today​: What Adult Educators Need to Know to Get the Best Outcomes
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Conference, April 11, 2022

Immigrant Strengths, Contributions, Narratives
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
First Literacy Professional Development Workshop, online, April 1 and 13, 2022

Fostering Empathy: Teach Refugee Stories via Graphic Novels
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
2022 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference, March 22, 2022

Hope in Power: Official Launch of the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Virtual celebration hosted by the Institute for Community Health, Malden, MA, February 15, 2022

Refugees
Jaisang Sun, Research Associate, and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Chenery Middle School, Belmont, MA, January 11, 2022

Theories of Global Migration
Jaisang Sun, Research Associate, and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Lexington High School, Lexington, MA, January 1, 2022

The Faceless America
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Jaisang Sun, Research Associate
Panel discussion hosted by Boston College, November 11, 2021

Immigration in Malden
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Presentation at The ILC for Emerson College students, September 9, 2021

Teach Refugee Stories through Graphic Novels
Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) Virtual Conference, June 1, 2021

Teaching the Refugee Experience through Graphic Novels
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director and Ariana Moir, Education Program Coordinator
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) NETWORK Conference, March 25, 2021

Flipping the Remote Classroom
Rachel Soule and Anna Fan, The ILC ESOL Instructors
Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education (MCAE) NETWORK Conference, March 25, 2021

Immigration and Entrepreneurship: Knowledge Landscape
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Kauffman Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Issue Forum, January 28, 2021

Holocaust Remembrance Day Event
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder
Online event hosted by Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, January 27, 2021

GUS Community Conversations: Diane Portnoy P ’86 ’88
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder, and Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Online event hosted by Glen Urquhart School, December 2, 2020

Immigrants as American Assets
Denzil Mohammed, The ILC Public Education Institute Director
Boston University Evergreen Seminars, Tuesdays, September 22, 29, and October 6, 2020

Welcome to Malden, A Welcoming Week Celebration of Malden’s Immigrant Past and Present
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder
Online event hosted by the Malden Public Library and The Immigrant Learning Center, September 14, 2020

The Founding of The Immigrant Learning Center
Diane Portnoy, The ILC CEO and Founder
The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA, February 4, 2020

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