October 4-5, 2024 REGISTER HERE 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, ... Read more

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. LEARN MORE  

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! LEARN MORE  

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. LEARN MORE  

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. LEARN MORE  

January 22, 29, and February 5, 2025 Learn effective strategies and activities to develop English learners’ literacy skills as they develop language proficiency. LEARN MORE

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more