2026-27 Virtual ESL PD Days
Join MATSOL for a full day of professional development designed just for ESL Educators. Register for both days and attend the 2027 MATSOL Virtual Conference + earn 15 PDPs for free.
November 3, 2026: Keynote Speaker Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld
January 12, 2027: Keynote to be announced.
Option 1
Single ESL PD Day ($195)
Choose November 3, 2026 OR January 12, 2027
Includes:
- Full access to your selected Virtual ESL PD Day, including certificate of attendance.
- Individual MATSOL Membership
Option 2
Both ESL PD Days + FREE Virtual Conference + FREE 15 PDPs ($390)
Attend November 3, 2026 AND January 12, 2027
Includes:
- Full access to both Virtual ESL PD Days, including certificates of attendance.
- FREE Virtual Conference Admission - all three days, online-only May 25-27, 2027
- FREE Annual MATSOL Membership
- Option to earn 15 Professional Development Points with final project completion.
Individual Registration
Individual Registration with a credit card:
Group Registration
Group Registration with purchase order: Group Registration Form and Upload Registration and PO here
Groups of 3 or more receive 10% off registration.
Program Highlights
We are pleased to announce our November keynote speaker Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld.
To Translate or Not to Translate: That is not the Question... 
Have you watched with excitement, and perhaps even experimented with, what AI can do for language learners, especially getting fast, more accurate translations than ever before? Have you also noticed a not-so-positive, even disturbing trend, though? Many educators’ overreliance on translation prevents students from having equitable access to learning the core curriculum and developing their full capacity as multilingual learners. Despite teachers’ sincere intentions to support their newcomer students, translating more than necessary and impactful for navigating core content instruction and school life when they first arrive may quickly become detrimental to students’ linguistic, academic, and social-emotional development. Frequent use of translation provides newcomers with only one specific tool for accessing the curriculum.
This virtual keynote session is designed to explore the following three overarching questions:
- What is new for a newcomer?
- How does translation help throughout the school day, especially in the earliest stages of language development?
- What strategies other than translation can be used to support students’ academic, language, literacy, and social-emotional growth?
Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld is Professor Emerita of TESOL teacher education at Molloy University, NY. Before entering the field of higher education, she was an English as a Foreign Language teacher in Hungary (grades 5-8 and adult), an English as a Second Language teacher in New York City (grades K-3 and adult), and taught Hungarian at NYU. A Fulbright Scholar and sought-after national presenter, Andrea is the coauthor or coeditor of over 35 books on education (15 of which are national best-sellers) and numerous chapters and articles on linguistically and culturally diverse learners. Learn more about her work at www.andreahonigsfeld.com.
Stay tuned for more Program Highlights!
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