Learn and Earn Credits with Online Courses from CAL
CAL’s affordable self-paced online courses help educators learn about key topics in language education at their own pace. Participants receive a CAL Certificate of Completion that can often be used to obtain continuing educational credits from your school or district.
CAL also offers tiered pricing to schools and districts who wish to have groups of teachers participate in our online courses.
Learn more and register.
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CAL Commentary: Ask a Test Developer
This commentary provides answers to frequently asked questions about test development from CAL's assessment specialists. Topics covered include fairness and item refreshment with takeaways for consideration when developing language proficiency tests.
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Featured Event
WIDA 2018 National Conference
October 23-26, 2018 ♦ Detroit, MI
WIDA's annual conference will provide preK through Grade 12 educators of language learners opportunities for professional development, idea sharing, relationship building, and strategic collaboration. CAL is proud to be a sponsor of the WIDA 2018 National Conference.
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Save on Selected Routledge Publications
CAL and Routledge have partnered to offer a 20% discount to our web visitors on selected titles, many with a strong CAL connection.
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Upcoming Conferences
CAL is proud to be a sponsor of these upcoming conferences.
Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference: Promoting Collaboration and Advocacy Among Educators, Families, and Researchers
October 13, 2018 ♦ Washington, DC
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WIDA National Conference
October 23 - 26, 2018 ♦ Detroit, MI
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La Cosecha 2018 Dual Language Conference
November 14 – 17, 2018 ♦ Santa Fe, NM
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American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 2018 Annual Conference
November 16 – 18, 2018 ♦ New Orleans, LA
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In Memoriam: María Torres-Guzmán
CAL is saddened by the passing of María Torres-Guzmán, an advocate, researcher and leader for social justice and education for English learners.
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Demonstrating Comprehensible Input: Mandarin Chinese Lesson Video Clips
This five-minute video with companion professional development activities is designed to serve as a professional development tool to help increase awareness of the needs of beginner English learners in the content classroom.
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Profiles of Dual Language Programs for the 21st Century – Now Available
This book examines the key attributes of successful dual language programs, as well as the challenges and opportunities involved in extending the dual language instructional model to pre-K and secondary settings.
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What Teachers Need to Know About Language, Second Edition – Now Available
The second in the CAL Series on Language Education published by Multilingual Matters, this book shows what teachers need to know about language to help them improve their practice and ensure student success in the classroom and beyond.
Order a copy today and save 50%. |
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