CAL’s 8 Fundamental Principles of Effective Adult English Language Instruction

Unlock the power of effective adult language instruction! Calling all passionate educators! Elevate your teaching skills and inspire your adult English learners with two FREE webinars exploring CAL’s Eight Fundamental Principles of Effective Adult Language Education. ⭐️ Webinar 1: Principles 1–4 Nov 9,2023 | 3:00–3:45 PM Discover strategies for adult language instruction, including learner-centeredness, leveraging ... Read more

Language and Literacy Instruction for Spanish/English Emergent Bilingual Learners

Language and Literacy Instruction for Spanish/English Emergent Bilingual Learners – CAL Solutions November 13–16 and 20–21, 2023 Language and Literacy Instruction for Spanish/English Emergent Bilingual Learners: Linguistic Differences between Spanish and English and their Impact on Language and Literacy Instruction

CAL’s 8 Fundamental Principles of Effective Adult English Language Instruction

Unlock the power of effective adult language instruction! Adult language education instructors, register now for TWO free webinars to elevate your teaching skills. Inspire your adult learners with techniques from CAL's 8 Fundamental Principles of Effective Adult Language Education. ⭐️ Webinar 2: Principles 5–8 Nov 16, 2023 | 3:00–3:45 PM Enhance your teaching with insights ... Read more

Indigenous Language Reclamation

This webinar will provide an overview of initiatives in the area of Indigenous language reclamation. Panelists will share about research projects and programs designed to support Indigenous children in connecting to language, heritage, and culture. Webinar attendees will hear about what Indigenous-led research says about intergenerational language learning, land-based pedagogy, and the importance of Indigenous ... Read more

Spanish Language and Literacy Institute (en español)

March 11–14 and 18 & 19, 2024 Taller de lengua y lectoescritura en español | Spanish Language and Literacy Institute (¡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 | Fostering Spanish Language and Literacy Development Aprenda ... Read more

Teaching Multilingual Learners with Generative AI: Affordances, Limitations, and Policy Implications

TITLE: Teaching Multilingual Learners with Generative AI: Affordances, Limitations, and Policy Implications DATE: March 12, 2024 TIME: 4:00–4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time REGISTER HERE DETAILS: This webinar explores how teachers can use generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to maximize access to content and agency in literacy learning for multilingual learners (MLs). Join CAL Board member Ester de Jong of the ... Read more

CAL Staff Presentations at AAAL 2024

Less Commonly Taught Language Courses in U.S. Community Colleges: A National Review Although community colleges are consistently more likely to serve historically-minoritized students (Nagano et al., 2017) and better reflect the diversity of their local communities when compared to other types of institutions of higher education (Cohen et al., 2013), little is known about the ... Read more

CAL Staff Presentations at COABE

Transitioning Toward Excellence: Advancing Adult English Language Learning Through BEST Assessments Presenters: Anna Zilberberg Elyssa Sun

CAL Staff Presentations at National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

From Focus Groups to Classroom Practices: Building Multilingual Multimodal Formative Assessment Activities with Educator-Researchers and Multilingual Students Date:  March 20-23, 2024 Learn findings from multilingual student/family focus groups designed to show how MLs demonstrate what they know in science and what is shared about science instruction/assessment with families. Presenters: Dr Keira Ballantyne, Center for Applied ... Read more

CAL Staff Presentations at TESOL International Convention & Expo

Understanding Multilingual Student and Family Perspectives on Science Instruction Learn the findings from multilingual student and family focus groups designed to demonstrate how multilingual students showcase their knowledge in science, and what information is shared with families about science instruction and assessment. The main goals of this work are to enhance and broaden family engagement, ... Read more

CAL Staff Presentations at NABE

Exemplary Dual Language Bilingual Education Programs: What does it take? Date and Time: March 27, 2024, 1:30–2:20 p.m Dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs provide language and content instruction in English and a partner language with the goal of promoting high academic achievement, bilingualism and biliteracy, and socio-cultural competence. While there is considerable evidence about ... Read more