Come join the MLRC, WIDA, and UW-Madison researchers at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Conference in Chicago, IL, on October 10., sharing their work on “AI and Multilingual Learners: Bridging Research, Systems, and Innovation for Equitable Education.”

1. Carrie Parker, MLRC Quantitative Research Director, will facilitate the four-paper panel: Virtual Classrooms, Real Impact: Leveraging AI and Mixed-Reality Simulations in Teacher Preparation for Multilingual Learning by Mariana Castro (MLRC);
2. Blurring the Language Boundaries: Developing Translanguaging Large Learning Models for Multilingual Classrooms by Shamya Karumbaiah (UW Madison) and Kaycie Barron (UW Madison);
3. Exploring the potential of AI-based writing assessment for multilingual learners by Mark Chapman (WIDA) and Grace Li (WIDA); and
4. Characterizing Language Model Biases Using Linguistic Variations In Translanguaging by Shamya Karumbaiah (UW Madison) and Kaycie Barron (UW Madison).

These four studies offer a broad and in-depth analysis of AI’s potential to reshape ML education by providing valuable insights into the opportunities and limitations of AI in their education.