Assessment for Language Instructors: The Basics
CAL now offers a free online training course that teaches world language instructors about the fundamentals of assessment. Learn more.
Using the SIOP Model: Professional Development Manual for Sheltered Instruction Updated and Expanded Edition
This new edition of CAL SIOP's professional development manual is designed to assist teacher educators, staff developers, and leaders at the school, district, and state levels as they prepare teachers of English language learners to use the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model. Learn more.
Teaching Reading to English Language Learners Summer 2012 Institutes
CAL’s experienced staff specializes in using research-based, effective practices to improve educational outcomes for preK-12 English language learners. Spend 3 days in Washington, DC, at one of our What’s Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? Institutes.
Training of Trainers Institute
June 6 - 8, 2012 Learn more and register. |
Direct Strategies Institute
July 11 - 13, 2012 |
Introducing CAL's Hot Topics in ELL Education Professional Development Series
CAL is pleased to introduce Hot Topics in ELL Education, our new professional development series designed to address critical issues in ELL education. Each workshop uses authentic classroom videos and a workbook with practical strategies for teachers to help English language learners succeed in the classroom. The first offering in the series is Listening and Speaking: Oral Language and Vocabulary Development. Learn more.
Hot Topics in ELL EducationSummer 2012 Institute
Join CAL's experienced professional development staff in Washington, DC for 3 days focused on three key issues facing educators working with English language learners. Hot topics featured in our summer 2012 institute will include oral language proficiency, academic language, and sheltering math and science instruction.
Hot Topics Summer Institute
June 27-29, 2012
Learn more and register.
Helping Newcomer Students Succeed in Secondary Schools and Beyond
This report, based on a 3-year national research study funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, has been written for educators and policy makers to focus attention on newcomer adolescent English language learners at the middle and high school grades and to communicate promising practices for serving their educational and social needs. Learn more.
Materials from the 2011 CREATE Conference are Now Available
CREATEs capstone conference highlighted current research on methods for building literacy skills and oral language development for English language learners across the content areas. PowerPoint presentations and handouts from the conference are now available. Learn more.
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CAL Digests
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- Assessment Literacy for Language Educators
- Foreign Language Immersion Programs Features and Trends Over 35 Years
- Raising Bilingual Children: Common Parental Concerns and Current Research
- Does the United States Need a Language Policy?
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