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
March 3, 10, 24, and 31, 2025 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
March 10–13 and 17–18, 2025 Learn how to enhance or develop your dual language program based on the seven research-based strands of effective dual language education in the CAL publication Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (Howard et al., 2018). Sign up with your leadership team and work collaboratively to make your dual language program ... Read more
April 7–10 and 14–15, 2025 Cómo fomentar el desarrollo de la lengua y lectoescritura: Diferencias lingüÃsticas entre el español y el inglés y su impacto en la enseñanza de la lengua y lectoescritura bilingüe This interactive institute, formerly known as the Spanish Language and Literacy institute, is designed to provide participants with research-based, effective methods ... Read more
