Center for Applied Linguistics

Leading Dual Language Programs for Student Success
2023-02-06 - 2023-02-10
February 6-10 and 16, 2023
Learn how to enhance or develop your dual language program based on the 7 research-based strands of effective dual language education in the Guiding Principles. Sign up with your leadership team and work collaboratively to make your dual language program the best it can be!
This 15-hour, synchronous institute, guided by CAL’s decades of experience in connecting research to practice and the CAL publication, Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, provides information and tools to help school leaders gain a solid understanding of the benefits of dual language education, explore how they can develop a program that promotes student success in two languages, and increase their impact as leaders.
This session is intended for district and school leaders (to include principals, assistant principals, and teacher leaders) who are seeking to deepen their practical understanding of the “nuts and bolts” of effective dual language programming. Special emphasis is placed on strategies for ensuring language and cultural equity to create an environment where bilingualism, biliteracy, high academic achievement, and sociocultural competence thrive.
The institute will provide a venue for knowledge building, planning, and networking with peers. In collaboration with colleagues, participants will be invited to actively reflect on their current policies and practices to determine next steps for enhancing or building their programs.
Questions? Email CAL with any questions you may have about the institute.
Remote Institute Design

Synchronous, online sessions take place in one week with 2-hour sessions each day followed by an optional application assignment (3 hours on own) and 2-hour sharing session held during the following week.
You will have the opportunity to work with your team (if you come with a team) and interact with educators from other schools and districts.
You will be able to apply what you learned to your evolving program.

Curriculum Overview
This institute is designed to help educators develop or strengthen their dual language programs. Based on CAL’s highly acclaimed Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education 3rd Edition, the institute provides foundational information, cites the research, and provides the tools to help districts and schools support and develop the seven strands of successful DL program design and implementation:

Program Structure
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment and Accountability
Staff Quality and Professional Development
Family and Community
Support and Resources

Participants will leave the institute with a wealth of knowledge and ideas for long- and short-term planning.
Schedule of Interactive Sessions
Monday through Friday, February 6-10 and Thursday, February 16, 2023

Monday, Feb. 6
12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
1:00 – 3:00 pm MT
2:00 – 4:00 pm CT
3:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Session I: The Context and Strand 1.

Research on Benefits of Bilingualism
Overview of the Guiding Principles
Program Structure Essentials

Tuesday, Feb. 7
12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
1:00 – 3:00 pm MT
2:00 – 4:00 pm CT
3:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Session II: Stands 1., 2. and 3.

Program Structure, cont’d
Curriculum
Instruction

Wednesday, Feb. 8
12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
1:00 – 3:00 pm MT
2:00 – 4:00 pm CT
3:00 -5 :00 pm ET
Session III: Strand 3.

Instruction cont’d

Thursday, Feb. 9
12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
1:00 – 3:00 pm MT
2:00 – 4:00 pm CT
3:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Session IV: Strand 4.

Assessment and Accountability

Friday, Feb. 10
12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
1:00 – 3:00 pm MT
2:00 – 4:00 pm CT
3:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Session V: Strands 5, 6. and 7.

Staff Quality and Professional Development
Family and Community
Support and Resources
Planning Your Next Steps Assignment

Thursday, Feb. 16
12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
1:00 – 3:00 pm MT
2:00 – 4:00 pm CT
3:00 – 5:00 pm ET
Session VI:

Spotlight: Socio-cultural competence
Sharing Our Ideas regarding short and long-term planning

Materials
Participants will be mailed a hard copy of the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education 3rd Edition book provided we have your mailing address.
Cost
Early bird registration by January 16, 2023: $665/person.
After January 16, 2023: $715/person.
Send 2 people or more staff and pay $665 each.
Certificate of Completion
Participants who attend every session and complete the on-own assignment will receive a CAL Certificate of Completion for 15 hours. Participants who choose not to complete the on-own assignment but attend all sessions will receive a certificate for 12 hours.
Policies
Registration
To reserve your seat for this institute, please complete the online registration process. Please be aware that your seat at the workshop will only be confirmed once payment is received. If you are registering multiple participants, please have the name, title, school, and email addresses available before you begin the registration process. We encourage you to register as soon as possible as many workshops fill up quickly.
Payment
Before beginning the registration process, please determine your preferred method of payment (credit card, check, or purchase order). When paying by credit card using the online registration system, your seat will be immediately confirmed, and you will receive a confirmation email upon successful completion of the transaction. CAL accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA. For registrations to be paid by purchase order or check, please note that your seat will be tentatively reserved until payment is received. Once the payment is received, you will receive a confirmation email. There will be a fee of $15.00 for each check returned as uncollectible. Purchase orders should be uploaded directly to the registration system or emailed to payables@cal.org. For payment by check, or to pay for purchase orders, please make the check payable to the Center for Applied Linguistics and mail to: Accounts Receivable, Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW, Washington, DC 20016.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants: We encourage participants to let CAL know as soon as possible if you do not plan to attend the session. Participants may cancel their registration and receive a full refund up to three (3) weeks prior to the institute start date by sending an email to solutions@cal.org. After that date, no refunds will be available. However, registrants may choose to receive the institute materials by mail, postpone their attendance to a future CAL Institute, or transfer the registration to another individual up to three (3) days prior to the course start date. Contact us to discuss your options.
CAL: CAL reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or for reasons beyond our control. If we exercise this right, we will refund any registration fees which you have paid in advance. In some instances, registrants may have the option to transfer their registration to another event. CAL is not responsible for transportation and/or hotel costs incurred by registrant.
Fair Use of Materials
Individuals who have completed CAL trainings and workshops have permission from CAL to use materials in the course of providing professional development to educators in their school or school districts. These materials cannot be used to deliver fee-based services. Email CAL if you have questions about the use of CAL materials.
Questions?
If you have questions, please contact us via email at solutions@cal.org or call 202-362-0700, Monday-Friday, 9 am – 5 pm Eastern Time.

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English Learners and Effective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Strategies
2023-02-08
February 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd | Learn to distinguish between typical second language development and the needs of students who may demonstrate academic difficulties or possible disabilities and develop a proactive plan for effective classroom interventions to promote student success.
The Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) process is designed to assist in the identification of all students who are in need of additional support in the classroom, school environment, and in online instruction. These students may include those who are working to acquire English as a second language, students who face academic difficulties due to factors such as low socio-economic status (SES), poor quality instruction, or other intervening factors; those students who may have an undiagnosed learning issue, or those who may need assistance due to interrupted or limited schooling.
Successful implementation of the MTSS [also referred to as Response to Intervention (RTI)] process is key to ensuring that English learners receive appropriate intervention to maximize their academic achievement and language acquisition and are not disproportionately identified for special education services.
This workshop will focus on the MTSS process as it relates to the growing number of students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds as they work to acquire a new language and succeed in the classroom.
During this four-day informative workshop, participants will examine the steps of the MTSS process; differentiate among the characteristics of second language acquisition, learning difficulties, cultural differences and influences and issues for students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE); and identify the process for the development of an MTSS plan that will promote students’ academic as well as linguistic success. Participants will also review instructional practices that support teachers’ implementation of MTSS plans in the classroom; discuss with colleagues and team members the processes for monitoring and documenting student progress; identify curriculum development and instructional practices to support classroom/content areas teachers with Tier 1, 2, and 3 students; and, explore issues that challenge the practice of correctly identifying and assessing English learners with possible learning disabilities.
Participants will review case studies and consider possible areas for observation, data collection, assessment, interventions, and key points of discussion for school/district faculty, staff, related service providers, and administrators in regard to academic achievement and second language acquisition. As a blend of synchronous and asynchronous online content, this workshop will include a variety of activities, such as jigsaw/partner readings, small group tasks, analysis of instructional strategies that support Tiers 1, 2, and 3 interventions, and the development of instructional goals and implementation plans.
This interactive institute is designed for K-12 general education/content area teachers, English as a Second Language educators, Title I teachers, ELL coordinators, administrators, and school personnel/related service providers and interventionists who are either members of MTSS teams, or who support the MTSS process in their schools. Special education teachers, coaches, and district personnel who are active in their schools’ MTSS planning and implementation are encouraged to attend as turnkey support. MTSS team members are encouraged to attend together to allow for a collaborative approach in developing effective English learner implementation plans for their schools or districts.
Based on an interactive flipped classroom model, this cohort will participate in both synchronous and asynchronous online learning. The synchronous portion will entail participants attending 4 4.5-hour live, online sessions. Through an asynchronous, self-paced format, participants will complete six hours of online activities that supplement the presentations. They will listen to recorded mini-lectures, read relevant research articles, discuss with colleagues, apply what they learn to their Needs Assessment, and interact with other participants through discussion boards and blog posts. Participants will have the opportunity to meet online with CAL facilitators weekly to discuss best practices, and network with other educators from other schools or districts.
Questions? Email CAL with any questions you may have about our offerings.
Agenda
Topics include:

Review of the MTSS History, Processes, and Continuum of Services
Issues in the misidentification of special needs among English learners
English learner’s second language acquisition characteristics, content learning, and cultural perspectives
Identification, data collection, and goal development for both content and language learning
Tiers I, 2, and 3 instructional practices for second language learners, intervention, documentation, planning, monitoring, and decision-making and support
Working with all stakeholders (i.e., parents, translators/ interpreters, guidance counselors, psychologists, special educators, related service providers, instructional leaders/coaches, content teachers, and students).
Next Steps: Tier 2 and Tier 3, Structured Interventions, Special Education Evaluation and support, development of IEPs with linguistically and culturally relevant goals, and parent engagement.

Schedule

• Synchronous (online, live) sessions will take place on February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2023. Times will be 9:30 am – 12:30 pm & 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm.

• Between February 1-22, 2023, participants will be expected to complete four hours of self-paced content to apply learning from the synchronous sessions

Cost

Early bird pricing prior to January 3, 2023: $1,200 per person
Individual price after January 3, 2023: $1,400/person.
Send 2 people or more and pay $1,200 each.
Cost includes all training materials

Venue
This Institute will be held online through a combination of interactive online workshops and through self-paced assignments to be completed in CAL’s online learning platform.
Certificate of Completion
Participants will receive a CAL Certificate of Completion for 24 hours which may be used for continuing education credit.
Policies
Registration
REGISTER HERE
To reserve your seat for this institute, please complete the online registration process. Please be aware that your seat at the workshop will only be confirmed once payment is received. If you are registering multiple participants, please have the name, title, school, and email addresses available before you begin the registration process. We encourage you to register as soon as possible as many workshops fill up quickly.
Payment
Before beginning the registration process, please determine your preferred method of payment (credit card, check, or purchase order). When paying by credit card using the online registration system, your seat will be immediately confirmed, and you will receive a confirmation email upon successful completion of the transaction. CAL accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA. For registrations to be paid by purchase order or check, please note that your seat will be tentatively reserved until payment is received. Once the payment is received, you will receive a confirmation email. There will be a fee of $15.00 for each check returned as uncollectible. Purchase orders should be uploaded directly to the registration system or emailed to payables@cal.org. For payment by check, or to pay for purchase orders, please make the check payable to the Center for Applied Linguistics and mail to: Accounts Receivable, Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW, Washington, DC 20016.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants: We encourage participants to let CAL know as soon as possible if you do not plan to attend the session. Participants may cancel their registration and receive a full refund up to three (3) weeks prior to the institute start date by sending an email to solutions@cal.org. After that date, no refunds will be available. However, registrants may choose to receive the institute materials by mail, postpone their attendance to a future CAL Institute, or transfer the registration to another individual up to three (3) days prior to the course start date. Contact us to discuss your options.
CAL: CAL reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or for reasons beyond our control. If we exercise this right, we will refund any registration fees which you have paid in advance. In some instances, registrants may have the option to transfer their registration to another event.
Fair Use of Materials
Individuals who have completed CAL trainings and workshops have permission from CAL to use materials in the course of providing professional development to educators in their school or school districts. These materials cannot be used to deliver fee-based services. Email CAL if you have questions about the use of CAL materials.
Questions?
If you have questions, please contact us via email at solutions@cal.org or call 202-362-0700, Monday-Friday, 9 am – 5 pm Eastern Time.
REGISTER HERE
