Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies

May 7, 14, and 21, 2025 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

Spanish Language and Literacy Institute (en Español)

June 3 & 4, and June 6, 2024 Taller de lengua y lectoescritura 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. Institute Overview Participants will learn research-based strategies for effective literacy instruction in programs where content […]

English Learners and Effective Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Strategies

July 11, 18, 25, and August 1, 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. The Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) process is designed to assist in the […]