LAIR Team Launches SOPA Training
CAL is excited to announce the launch of the new Student Oral Proficiency Assessment (SOPA) Training Program! This free, online self-access training program can train educators in any world language … Read more
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WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts
WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts December 9–20, 2024 The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is pleased to announce a new round of WIDA ACCESS Writing Tryouts, which will take place December … Read more
Key Check Reviewers
February 5-16, 2024
WIDA ACCESS Standards Expert Review
February 5-16, 2024
CAL Seeks to Interview Individuals Who Participated in a Teacher Education Program and Transitioned from Multilingual Paraprofessional to Teacher
Increasing the number of culturally proficient multilingual educators is a topic of high interest among educators and policymakers who advocate for multilingual students. One promising practice is Grow-Your-Own programs, where … Read more
Dr. Ngoc Diep Thi Nguyen Named CAL’s New President and CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr. Ngoc Diep Thi Nguyen Named CAL’s New President and CEO Washington, DC — April 25, 2024: The Board of Trustees of the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is … Read more
Upcoming CAL Presentations: April 2024
2024 National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting Integrating MST Simulation Factors into Automated Test Assembly Presenters: Enhancing Test Security: Utilizing Parallel MST Pools for Effective MST Panel … Read more
BEST Plus 2.0 and BEST Literacy Approved through June 30, 2025
The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) at the U.S. Department of Education has extended the approval of BEST Plus 2.0 and BEST Literacy for use by federally funded programs that report data through the National Reporting System (NRS) through June 30, 2025.
ECOLT 2024 Call for Proposals
ECOLT 2024 Call for Proposals Open CAL and the Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center (AELRC) at Georgetown University are pleased to share that the 2024 East Coast Organization of … Read more
CAL Welcomes New Board MembersÂ
Washington, D.C. – The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is pleased to announce the appointment of four new board members to its Board of Trustees. These esteemed individuals joined at … Read more
