05/23/2024
By Julie Nash

As we continue to foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment at UMass Lowell, The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) is delighted to invite you to our Fall 2024 workshop series: Teaching for Multilingual Student Success: Practical, Time-Saving Classroom Strategies.

This three-part, in-person series has been designed to provide insights and to develop your skills for effectively teaching multilingual students. The session topics build upon one another, so we strongly encourage you to attend all three workshops to make the most of this learning opportunity and to maximize your positive impact on student success.

The series’ overarching learning outcomes will help you:

1. Recognize how language and culture affect multilingual students in an academic setting, and identify ways to foster their confidence and sense of belonging.
2. Optimize your teaching materials and instructional approaches to support all learners.
3. Learn culturally responsive strategies for mentoring and providing useful feedback to multilingual writers.

Workshop Session Details & Registration Links:

Part I: Multilingual students: Who Are They and How Can We Support Their Learning?
September 13, 10-11:30 a.m., Faculty Success Center. Sign up for Multilingual Student Support.

Part II. Academic Writing and Multilingual Student Success
October 18, 10-11:30 a.m., Faculty Success Center UC-140. Sign up for Academic Writing.

Part III. Effective Writing Feedback for Multilingual Success
November 15, 10-11:30 a.m., Faculty Success Center UC-140. Sign up for Effective Writing Feedback.

These workshops are part of a renewed effort to ensure that UML provides critical support to multilingual students, a necessity to fulfill our mission of inclusivity and excellence in our academic programs, and a singular need noted by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Your participation in these professional development offerings is the key to making change and improving student learning.

Faculty who participate in all three workshops will earn a certificate distinguishing them as a multilingual student advocate which will be considered in future mini-grant applications related to this project.

Thank you for your dedication to student success and your commitment to creating an environment where all students feel supported and empowered to thrive.

For questions, please email CELT@uml.edu.