Center for Applied Linguistics

NABE Conference Presentation—Using Your Program Data for Self-Evaluation: A Simple Quantitative Method to Understand Inequity
2025-02-21 08:30 - 09:50 UTC | Atlanta, GA
Using Your Program Data for Self-Evaluation: A Simple Quantitative Method to Understand Inequity

Date & Time: February 21, 2025 | 8:30–9:50 AM
Presenter: Keira Ballantyne (CAL)
Description:
“Quantitative analysis of program data can be daunting, but not all analysis types require specialized training. In this hands-on workshop, we will explore how you can use fractions to understand potential inequities in your dual language programs. This mathematically simple analysis is nevertheless extremely powerful in understanding inequities such as racial inequity, or over- or under-representation of students with disabilities in EL status. We will first explore some common patterns of inequitable representation, then work to understand how to apply these analyses to data. Participants will leave with easy-to-use self-evaluation tools that can be used in many diverse contexts.”

NABE Conference Presentation—Emerging Horizons: Integrating Generative AI in Multilingual Education
2025-02-21 08:30 - 09:50 | Atlanta, GA
Emerging Horizons: Integrating Generative AI in Multilingual Education

Date & Time: February 21, 2025 | 8:30–9:50 AM
Location: Embassy B
Presenter: Maria Cieslak (CAL)
Description:
“Explore the transformative potential of integrating generative AI into multilingual education. Discover how cutting-edge AI technologies can enhance language learning experiences, promote cultural understanding, and personalize educational content. This session offers insights into practical applications and research findings at the intersection of AI and education. Engage in discussions on ethical considerations, implementation strategies, and future trends in educational technology. Ideal for educators, researchers, and technology enthusiasts looking to innovate and enrich language education through AI advancements. Join us to envision the future of learning in a dynamic, multicultural world.”

NABE Conference Presentation—Co-designing Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory Activities with NC Educators
2025-02-20 14:20 - 15:10 | Atlanta, GA
Co-designing Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory Activities with NC Educators

Date & Time: February 20, 2025 | 2:20–3:10 PM
Presenter(s):

Keira Ballantyne (CAL)
Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson (North Carolina Department of Public Instruction)

Description:
“The Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory (M2-Si) is an innovative formative tool for classroom educators to understand what their students know and can do in science, not just what they know and can do in science in English. In this presentation, we will describe the collaborative process of creating and pilot testing M2-Si activities with a cohort of G3-5 educators in dual and monolingual settings in North Carolina. We will share a revised rubric for infusing opportunities for multilingual and multimodal communication into classroom activities in science.”

NABE Conference Presentation—Supporting General Education Educators Serving Multilingual Students Through Multifaceted Professional Development
2025-02-20 14:20
Supporting General Education Educators Serving Multilingual Students Through Multifaceted Professional Development

Date & Time: February 20, 2025 | 2:20 PM
Location: Hanover E
Presenter(s):

Marybelle Marrero-Colón (CAL)
Kia Johnson (CAL)

Description:
“Research has shown that well-trained professionals improve the quality of education through continual refinement of best practices (Zepeda, 2013), yet teachers report feeling unprepared to meet the needs of their multilingual learners. For many, the only PD provided are single-session workshops/webinars. In addition, educator PD activities may consist of brief, episodic events on topics selected by administrators which are disconnected from authentic classroom contexts (Fairman, Smith, Pullen, Lebel, 2020). This workshop presents alternatives such as guided lesson design, lesson study, educator-led PLCs, peer-mentoring, gamification, and hybrid co-planning. Participants will engage in group discussions, jigsaw activities, and planning activities.”

NABE Conference Presentation—Gamify Academic Language: Classic Games with a Twist
2025-02-20 13:20 - 14:10 | Atlanta, GA
Gamify Academic Language: Classic Games with a Twist

Date & Time: February 20, 2025 | 1:20–2:10 PM
Location: Embassy A
Presenter: Maria Cieslak (CAL)
Description:
“Explore an innovative approach to learning on gamifying academic language through classic games with a twist. Experience how games like Tic Tac Toe, Uno, Dice, and Jenga can be transformed into powerful educational tools, enhancing language acquisition and multilingual education. This interactive session will provide practical strategies, live demonstrations, and hands-on activities designed to engage students and make learning both effective and fun. Ideal for educators, instructional designers, and educational leaders, you’ll leave equipped with creative ideas to enrich your teaching practices and boost student engagement. Join us and revolutionize your classroom!”

NABE Conference 2025—Keeping Schools Safe for Learning: Advocating for Multilingual Learners' Right to Education
2025-02-20 08:00 - 17:00
Keeping Schools Safe for Learning: Advocating for Multilingual Learners’ Right to Education
Date & Time: February 20, 2025 | 6:00–6:45 PM
Location: Regency V
Presenter(s):

Julie Sugarman (Migration Policy Institute)
Amalia Chamorro (UnidosUS)
Convener & Moderator: Diep Nguyen (Center for Applied Linguistics)

Description:
Across the country, educators and advocates are working to keep schools a safe space for learning for all students. This town hall-style conversation will focus on the constitutional and legal provisions that protect immigrant students’ rights to attend school safely. These rights serve as the foundation for safe zone declarations and educator guidance being developed in many U.S. schools and districts. In addition to featured speakers, educators from several states and districts will share how they have developed and communicated policies to create a safe, welcoming environment for students, families, and communities.

NABE Conference Presentation-Suporting General Education Educators Serving Multilingual Students Through Multifaceted Professional Development
2025-02-20 08:00 - 17:00
Supporting General Education Educators Serving Multilingual Students Through Multifaceted Professional Development
Date & Time: February 20, 2025 | 2:20 PM
Location: Hanover E
Presenter(s):

Marybelle Marrero-Colón (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Kia Johnson (Center for Applied Linguistics)

Description:
Research has shown that well-trained professionals improve the quality of education through continual refinement of best practices (Zepeda, 2013), yet teachers report feeling unprepared to meet the needs of their multilingual learners. For many, the only PD provided are single-session workshops/webinars. In addition, educator PD activities may consist of brief, episodic events on topics selected by administrators which are disconnected from authentic classroom contexts (Fairman, Smith, Pullen, Lebel, 2020). This workshop presents alternatives such as guided lesson design, lesson study, educator-led PLCs, peer mentoring, gamification, and hybrid co-planning. Participants will engage in group discussions, jigsaw activities, and planning activities.

NABE Conference Presentation-Federal Policy Perspectives on Multilingualism
2025-02-20 08:00 - 08:30
Federal Policy Perspectives on Multilingualism

Date & Time: February 20, 2025 | 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Location: Inman RM
Presenters:

Amalia Chamorro (Director of Educational Policy Project/Unidos )
Diep Nguyen (CEO/President- CAL)
Andrea Senteno ( Regional Counsel/MALDEF).

Description:
“Join a special session with national partners of the Hispanic Education Coalition to hear about the state of affairs for bilingual education. Representatives from leading advocacy, research, and legal organizations will share insights during this time of transition and elevate strategies for how community stakeholders can prepare, protect and advance opportunities to ensure multilingualism for all.”

NAELPA Conference Presentation—Centering Multilingual Learners to Ensure Equity in Literacy Instruction: Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice
2025-02-19 14:40 - 17:00
Centering Multilingual Learners to Ensure Equity in Literacy Instruction: Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice

Date & Time: February 19, 2025 | 2:40 PM
Location: Techwood Room
Presenters:

Ester de Jong (University of Colorado-Denver)
Martha Hernandez (Californians Together)
Diep Nguyen (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Julie Sugarman (Migration Policy Institute)

Description:
“States and districts face challenges implementing literacy policies and programs that are appropriate and beneficial for multilingual learners. A panel will share their perspectives and efforts to bring attention to the impact of adopted policies and practices that marginalize MLs. They will describe the landscape of policymaking and implementation that impacts MLs. Panelists will also share research-based findings on culturally and linguistically appropriate literacy practices for MLs.”

Spanish-English Biliteracy Instruction: Advanced
2025-01-27
January 27–30 and February 3–4, 2025
Dig deep into the Spanish and English language systems and structures to promote students’ metalinguistic awareness ability and the use of their full linguistic repertoires!
This new institute is designed to help participants deepen their knowledge about similarities and differences between Spanish and English and enhance their biliteracy instruction and coaching in programs where content is delivered in Spanish and English, such as dual language and transitional bilingual education programs.
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Teaching Reading to Students Learning English: Direct Strategies
2025-01-22
January 22, 29, and February 5, 2025
Learn effective strategies and activities to develop English learners’ literacy skills as they develop language proficiency.
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CAL SIOP Training of Trainers: Advanced Coaching Strategies
2025-01-09
January 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2025
Learn effective strategies for providing job-embedded support for teachers implementing the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model in your schools. Please join us for this engaging 2025 online version of our CAL SIOP TOT.
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Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies
2024-12-03
December 3, 10, and 17, 2024
Learn effective strategies and activities to increase your newcomer students’ inclusion and learning in the classroom.
Please join CAL for this engaging and interactive three-day virtual institute providing practical resources for building a welcoming environment, both socially and instructionally, for all students.
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CAL SIOP for Dual Language Programs: Developing Academic Language and Content in Two Languages
2024-12-02
December 2–5 and 9–10, 2024
Learn SIOP methods for meeting the three pillars of dual language education: bilingualism and biliteracy, high academic achievement, and sociocultural competence!
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CAL's Activities at La Cosecha
2024-11-12
Pre-Conference Institute
Focusing on Similarities and Differences Between Spanish and English to Promote Students’ Metalinguistic Awareness
Facilitator: Igone Arteagoitia, Center for Applied Linguistics, Dual Language and Multilingual Education
Date: November 13, 2024
This session will provide participants with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of Spanish and English language systems and structures, and examine similarities and differences between them as they relate to:

Phonology and orthography (sound-letter correspondences)
Morphology and the lexicon (word parts and vocabulary)
Syntax (sentence structure)
Discourse (language use beyond the sentence)

At the end of the session, participants will be able to identify systems and structures of Spanish and English and use methods for teaching similarities and differences between the two languages that promote students’ metalinguistic awareness. Practical classroom-based instructional strategies and opportunities to put them into practice are embedded throughout the session.
Learn more here: Pre-Conference Institutes | La Cosecha Conference
Sponsor Session
Facilitator: Igone Arteagoitia, Center for Applied Linguistics, Dual Language and Multilingual Education
Date: November 14, 2024
Making your Program the Best it Can Be Santa Fe Community Convention Center – Coronado/DeVargas Igone Arteagoitia I Research Scientist, Center for Applied Linguistics The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) receives many requests to provide professional development (PD) to district and school leadership and teachers to enhance their DL programs; but how do requestors know what kind of PD will serve their DL staff best and whether PD without attention to other program factors will achieve change? Learn how CAL conducts evaluations framed by equity, using the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (Howard et al., 2018) as the theoretical framework and the third pillar of Sociocultural Competence as the compass. Framed by equity, this session from the Center for Applied Linguistics will share why it is important and how districts and schools can conduct program reviews that will lead to program enhancement.
DLE Program Development and Design—PreK 20 Implementation
Teachers, Administrators, Parents • K – 12 • English
Learn more here: 36598b_422de972f7884ed988e32ee0adcb5446.pdf

English Learners and Effective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Strategies
2024-11-04
November 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2024
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.
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Spanish-English Biliteracy Instruction: Foundations
2024-10-28
October 28–30 and November 1, 4 and 5, 2024
Enhance your knowledge of linguistic differences between Spanish and English and their impact on language and literacy instruction for emergent multilingual learners!
Participants will learn research-based strategies for effective language and literacy instruction in programs where content is delivered in Spanish and English, such as dual language and transitional bilingual education programs.
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11th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-05
October 4-5, 2024
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The Coalition of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools is excited to invite you to its 11th annual conference! This conference brings together everyone interested in learning about and collaborating with community-based HL schools. Participants typically include directors and administrators of community-based HL schools, teachers, members of the language communities, representatives of public schools, researchers in the field of HL education, and leaders of national language organizations.
This event will be hybrid, held on-site at American University in Washington, DC, and online on October 4-5, 2024. Please explore the conference website, learn about the plenary speakers, review the program, and register here! Feel free to share the conference’s Facebook and LinkedIn events widely and invite your colleagues. If you want to receive announcements about future events and meetings from the Coalition, sign up for the Coalition’s newsletter.
Plenary speakers:
· Ken Cruickshank, Professor of Education, University of Sydney, Australia
Community and Heritage Language Schools Transforming Education: Research, Challenges, Teaching Practices, and Next Steps
· Richard Brecht, Co-Director, American Councils Research Center; Co-Founder & Chief Language Officer, Jeenie Augmented Interpretation
Expanding Heritage Language Education in the U.S.: Historic Immigration & Renewed Opportunities
Workshops For Teachers
· Engaging Teenagers in Community-Based Schools
· Using AI Technology in Community-Based Heritage Language Schools
· Transformative Pedagogy for HLs: From Cross-Curricular Projects to Social Action
Workshops For Administrators
· Helping Parents to Engage More with Their Children in the Language
· A Checklist for Program Establishment and Evaluation
· Revitalizing and Strengthening HL Education by Cultivating Teacher Agency
Panels and Networking Sessions
· Collaborations Between Community-Based and Public Schools
· Working with the State Department of Education
· What Community-Based Schools Are Doing
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CAL SIOP Training of Trainers: Foundations
2024-10-02
October 2, 9, 23, and 30, 2024

Enhance your knowledge of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model to support the delivery of effective professional development workshops at your school or district. Please join us for this engaging online version of our CAL SIOP TOT.
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CAL SIOP Overview
2024-09-09 08:00 - 17:00
September 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024
Improve your understanding and application of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model to support classroom instruction for multilingual learners in your school or district. Join us for an engaging online version of our CAL SIOP Overview.
CAL SIOP Overview

Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies
2024-08-14
August 14, 21 and 28, 2024
Learn effective strategies and activities to increase your newcomer students’ inclusion and learning in the classroom.
Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies

Leading Dual Language Programs for Student Success
2024-08-06
August 6–8, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with a one-hour break each day
Learn how to enhance or develop your dual language program based on the seven research-based strands of effective dual language education in the Guiding Principles. Sign on with your leadership team and work collaboratively to make your dual language program the best it can be!
Leading Dual Language Programs for Student Success

English Learners and Effective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Strategies
2024-07-11
July 11, 18, 25, and August 1, 2024
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.
English Learners and Effective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Strategies

Biliteracy Institute (¡en español!)
2024-06-03
June 3 & 4, and June 6, 2024
Taller de lengua y lectoescritura en español.
Cómo fomentar el desarrollo de la lectoescritura en español: Diferencias lingüísticas entre el español y el inglés y su impacto en la enseñanza del español.
Participants will learn research-based strategies for effective literacy instruction in programs where content is delivered in Spanish and English, such as dual language bilingual and transitional bilingual education programs.
Biliteracy Institute (¡en español!)

Technology Integration: Language Education for Immigrant Adults
2024-05-14 16:00 - 16:30
TITLE: Teaching Integration: Language Education for Immigrant Adults
DATE: May 14, 2024
TIME: 4:00–4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
REGISTER HERE
DETAILS: This webinar will explore the impact of digital environments on adult immigrants’ language learning and the challenges faced by multilingual individuals in these settings. Jen Vanek, Director of Digital Learning and Research at World Education, Inc., will discuss research findings on improving language instruction and digital literacy through technology. Marguerite Lukes, CAL Board member and Director of Research and Innovation at Internationals Network, and Mathilda Reckford, CAL Adult Language and Communication Specialist, will participate in the conversation to examine policy and practice implications for enhancing language education and digital skill development. The webinar will cover technologically mediated learning in multilingual contexts and offer insights on digital inclusion, technology recommendations, support and training for teachers, and the role artificial intelligence could play in multilingual education for adult immigrants.
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CAL SIOP for Dual Language Programs: Developing Academic Language and Content in Two Languages
2024-05-13
Monday–Thursday, May 13–16, and Monday & Tuesday, May 20 & 21, 2024 (six two-hour sessions)
Foundations of CAL SIOP for Dual Language Programs: Developing Academic Language and Content in Two Languages
Learn SIOP methods for meeting the three pillars of dual language education: bilingualism and biliteracy, high academic achievement, and sociocultural competence!
CAL SIOP for Dual Language Programs: Developing Academic Language and Content in Two Languages

Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies
2024-05-01
May 1, 8 and 15, 2024
Learn effective strategies and activities to increase your newcomer students’ inclusion and learning in the classroom.
Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies

Language and Literacy Instruction for Spanish/English Emergent Bilingual Learners
2024-04-22
April 22–25 and 29 & 30, 2024
Language and Literacy Instruction for Spanish/English Emergent Bilingual Learners: Linguistic Differences between Spanish and English and Their Impact on Language and Literacy Instruction
Language and Literacy Instruction for Spanish/English Emergent Bilingual Learners

CAL Staff Presentations at Language Assessment Research Conference
2024-04-11
Exploring the relationship between oral proficiency test scores and external language proficiency measures (Poster)
Presenters:

Yage Leah Guo
Elyssa Wen Sun
Reshmi Kumpakha
Leslie Fink
Rachel Myers

Integrating Increased Rigor in Effective Adult ESL Speaking Assessment Task Design
Presenters:

Elyssa Wen Sun
Kristine Nugent

Design of an Oral Proficiency Assessment
Presenters:

Yage Leah Guo
Francesca DiSilvio
Elyssa Wen Sun
Rachel Myers

CAL Staff Presentations at 2024 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting
2024-04-11
Integrating MST Simulation Factors into Automated Test Assembly
Presenters:

Yu Lan Su, Center for Applied Linguistics
Hong Chen, University of Iowa

Enhancing Test Security: Utilizing Parallel MST Pools for Effective MST Panel Assembly
Presenters:

Yu Lan Su, Center for Applied Linguistics
Hong Chen, University of Iowa

Evaluation of Vertical Scaling for the Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessment
Presenters:

Yage Leah Guo
Shu Jing Yen
