Dr. Maeva López Kassem is a Bilingual Education Coach for the Division of Multilingual Education in the Buffalo Public Schools District. Across her 39 year career, she has taught emergent bi/multilingual learners in general, special, and bilingual education settings in both Puerto Rico and New York State.
In her current role, Dr. López Kassem provides coaching and professional learning for new and veteran educators, focusing on current trends, instructional practices, and supports for multilingual learners. An active member of the NYSABE Advocacy Committee, she is committed to educating school communities about the value of high quality bilingual education and ensuring all students receive the protections and opportunities they deserve.
Her areas of interest include Dual Language program implementation and sustainability, integrated language and content curriculum development, early biliteracy, constructivist learning, culturally and linguistically relevant teaching, translanguaging, data driven instruction, and educational policy.
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