Overview
We’re excited to announce the 10th International Conference on Immersion & Dual Language Education—a signature gathering for educators and researchers committed to advancing multilingual learning.
Join educators, researchers, and advocates from across the globe to explore the future of immersion and dual language education. Engage in rich discussions, share research and classroom strategies, and build lasting connections in this milestone event.
Theme
Bridging Multilingual Worlds:
From Many Voices to a Shared Future
#Global27
The 2027 theme recognizes that multilingual education is shaped by many voices: students, families, educators, researchers, leaders, advocates, and communities. The conference strands focus on how those voices can work together to expand opportunity, strengthen teaching, sustain programs, and shape a shared future for multilingual learners.
Presented by
Hosted by
Southern Atlantic Language Collaborative (SALC)
and Virginia Dual Language Educators Network (VADLEN)
Sponsored by: DLM Alliance
Be a Presenter
Submit a Proposal for the 10th International Conference on Immersion & Dual Language Education
Bring your work to the international stage
Submit a proposal that shares research, classroom practice, leadership strategy, policy insight, or community partnership work advancing immersion and dual language education.
Submissions are due by September 11th, 2026.
[Review Guidelines and Submit a Proposal] [Review Conference Strands]
Why Present
Presenters help define the field’s agenda.
Strong sessions will help participants understand a challenge, examine evidence, learn a strategy, question assumptions, or apply a model in their own context. Whether your work is classroom-based, research-driven, community-centered, or systems-focused, your session should give participants something they can think with and act on.
Fresh Take Session Proposal Types
The sessions at the International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language (ImDL) Education will be focused on sharing content to engage participants in discussing new ideas, brainstorming solutions, and solving problems. They’re called Fresh Take sessions because they move away from traditional “Sit & Get” presentations to opportunities where everyone in the room learns together.
Please choose the type of Fresh Take session that best fits your topic and timeframe. Your proposal will include a description of your content and a plan for how you will engage participants, such as sample discussion questions or interaction protocols, as well as outcomes.
50 minutes:
- Ignite Sessions
Sharing innovative practices, applied research, or transferable ideas and examples
- Deep Dives
Exploring a case study, research, or best practice via in-depth discussion or modeling
- Peer Connections
Facilitating conversations around shared challenges amongst job-alike peers
30 minutes:
- Brain Bursts
Troubleshooting a problem of practice through collaborative analysis
- Vision Sparks
Imagining a bold future with “What if…” scenarios that challenge current assumptions
What Makes a Proposal Stand Out
A strong proposal does not simply describe a program or project. It shows what others can learn from it.
As you prepare your submission, make sure your proposal answers:
- What challenge, question, or opportunity are you addressing?
- How does your session connect to the conference theme or strands?
- What will participants learn, examine, or be able to do?
- What evidence, experience, or examples will you share?
- Why does this topic matter now?
What matters most is that participants leave with insight they can use, and discussions are sparked!
Add your voice to the shared future of multilingual education.
Share with Your Network
Help us engage other Immersion and Dual Language educators in sharing best practices, research, and innovative work from around the world. Use #Global27 to join the conversation!
[Submit a Proposal] [Review Proposal Guidelines]
Topic Strands
To help you in crafting your session proposal, please review the four topic strand descriptions and guiding questions below.
Leveraging Language for Access & Equity
This strand explores how immersion and dual language (ImDL) programs create learning opportunities and equitable outcomes across the lifespan. It emphasizes research and evaluation, including program studies and data-informed inquiry, grounded in linguistic proficiency, intercultural competence, access, belonging, identity, and long-term success as learners move from early words to lifelong worlds. This strand is designed for students, families, educators, researchers, and community partners interested in outcomes, opportunity, and equity.
Guiding Questions
- What outcomes and opportunities do ImDL programs create across the lifespan, and how do those results vary by stakeholder, context, and setting?
- How are ImDL programs using data to monitor, evaluate, and improve outcomes and opportunities across stakeholder groups and contexts?
- How can stakeholders use evidence from ImDL outcomes to expand access, strengthen collaboration, and shape a shared future for all learners?
Developing Partnerships for Advocacy & Collaboration
This strand highlights the role of advocacy, collaboration, and partnerships in strengthening immersion and dual language (ImDL) programs. It explores how communities support ImDL programs through families, educators, organizations, and policymakers working together to amplify voices, enrich cultural connections, and advocate for multilingual learners. This strand is designed for families, educators, community partners, organizational leaders, and policymakers at all levels.
Guiding Questions
- What strategies build effective, lasting partnerships that strengthen ImDL programs and support multilingual learners?
- How can families, educators, and organizations work together to advocate for ImDL programs and multilingual learners with policymakers at the local, state, regional, national, and/or international level(s)?
- How can communities with ImDL programs combine families, educators, policymakers, and/or organizations to enrich their cultural connections?
Creating Strong Programs for Growth & Sustainability
This strand emphasizes that building strong immersion and dual language (ImDL) programs requires long-term investment, intentional design, and shared leadership. It focuses on coherent structures, articulated pathways, and innovative, research-based practices that support resilient programs and a range of post-secondary opportunities, including college, career, and military pathways. This strand is designed for district leaders, school leaders, program coordinators, and others responsible for planning, implementing, and sustaining ImDL programs.
Guiding Questions
- How can you design intentional structures, systems, and supports that build and sustain high-quality ImDL programs for all learners in your community over time?
- How can you provide student-centered leadership that advances innovative, research-based ImDL practices?
- What long-term investments, pathways, and coherent systems help ImDL programs remain strong, sustainable, and effective?
Building Pedagogical Practices for Teaching & Learning
This strand focuses on continuous professional growth, effective mentoring, and instructional practices that help educators address the most pressing issues in immersion and dual language (ImDL) education. It highlights biliteracy, content and language integrated learning (CLIL), curriculum development, and classroom observation as tools to strengthen teaching and support student learning. This strand is designed for preservice teachers, inservice teachers, teacher preparation leaders, instructional coaches, school leaders, and administrators.
Guiding Questions
- How do teachers design engaging classroom experiences that integrate language, literacy, content, and culture while honoring the diverse voices of learners and supporting student success?
- What practices and structures foster school-wide teacher collaboration and partner teaching?
- How can we build capacity, enhance instructional skill, and support the professional growth of ImDL educators?
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