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 and coaching in programs where content is delivered in Spanish and English, such as dual language and transitional bilingual education programs.
Framed by equity and using CAL’s Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (Howard, et al., 2018) as the theoretical framework, this interactive institute expands upon the content of CAL’s Spanish-English Biliteracy Instruction: Foundations institute to provide participants with opportunities to put their knowledge into practice by developing activities that promote students’ metalinguistic awareness using strategies such as the Bridge and Preview-View-Review.
The new institute is ideal for participants who have taken CAL’s Spanish-English Biliteracy Instruction Foundations institute and would like to expand their knowledge on the topic, and also for veteran educators who would like to better align their biliteracy instructional or coaching practices with current research-based practices.
The 15-hour institute will provide both live (synchronous) and on-your-own (asynchronous) online learning and will take place over several days. It will include:
- Workshop/webinar sessions with CAL facilitators to understand and discuss effective practice as well as network with other educators with similar priorities
- A culminating project in which participants plan a lesson based on what they have learned
Institute Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Use the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education (3rd edition) to ground their work with a focus on instruction and assessment
- Identify strategies that support the attainment of the three core goals of dual language education for all students
- Develop activities for teaching students the similarities and differences between languages to promote metalinguistic awareness
- Explore practices that create opportunities for sustained language use
Curriculum Overview
The following provides an overview of the institute topics:
- Introductions
- A comparison of language systems and structures in Spanish and English
- Methods for leveraging students’ bilingualism and biliteracy: bridging, the bridge and preview-view-review
- Translanguaging: stance and scaffold
- Assessment of students’ bilingualism and biliteracy: scaffolding strategies for oral production, developing scripts, and grouping students for linguistic turn-taking
- Methods for effectively supporting students in producing language
- Presentations of final assignment
All materials will be available electronically each day of the institute, including the daily presentation handout, activities, and resource links.
Schedule
Sessions take place each day from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Day 1: Monday, January 26, 2026 | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
A comparison of language systems and structures in Spanish and English
Day 2: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Methods for leveraging students’ bilingualism and biliteracy: bridging, the bridge and preview-view-review
Day 3: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Translanguaging: stance and scaffold
Day 4: Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Assessment of students’ bilingualism and biliteracy: scaffolding strategies for oral production, developing scripts, and grouping students for linguistic turn-taking
BREAK
Day 5: Monday, February 2, 2026 | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Methods for effectively supporting students in producing language
Day 6: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Presentations of final assignment
Self-Paced Content
The institute will include a 3-hour self-paced assignment.
Cost
- Early bird pricing (individual or group of 2+): $720 per person if registered by January 5, 2026
- Standard individual rate: $780 per person for registrations after January 5, 2026
- Groups of 2 or more qualify for the early bird rate of $720 per person
- Cost includes all digital training materials and one-year access to course content
- Register early—space is limited
- Registration closes on January 19, 2026
Venue
This institute will be held fully online, combining interactive live Zoom session.
Certificate of Completion
Participants will earn a CAL Credly Digital badge and certificate for 15 hours of participation issued through the Credly platform, recognizing full participation and engagement in the institute. This badge serves as a verifiable digital credential that can be shared across professional networks and includes metadata outlining the scope of learning.
CAL-Credly badges offer a secure and portable way to showcase your professional development.
For questions about digital badging at CAL, contact us at credentialing@cal.org or call 202-362-0700, Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET.
Policies
Registration
To reserve your seat for this institute, please complete the online registration process. Please be aware that your seat at the workshop will only be confirmed once payment is received. If you are registering multiple participants, please have the name, title, school, and email addresses available before you begin the registration process. We encourage you to register as soon as possible as many workshops fill up quickly.
Payment
Before beginning the registration process, please determine your preferred method of payment (credit card, check, or purchase order). When paying by credit card using the online registration system, your seat will be immediately confirmed, and you will receive a confirmation email upon successful completion of the transaction. CAL accepts American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA. For registrations to be paid by purchase order or check, please note that your seat will be tentatively reserved until payment is received. Once the payment is received, you will receive a confirmation email. There will be a fee of $15.00 for each check returned as uncollectible. Purchase orders should be uploaded directly to the registration system or emailed to payables@cal.org. For payment by check, or to pay for purchase orders, please make payable to the Center for Applied Linguistics and mail it to: Accounts Receivable, Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW, Washington, DC 20016.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants: We encourage participants to let CAL know as soon as possible if they do not plan to attend the session. Participants may cancel their registration and receive a full refund up to three (3) weeks prior to the institute start date by sending an email to solutions@cal.org. After that date, no refunds will be available. However, registrants may choose to receive the institute materials by mail, postpone their attendance to a future CAL Institute, or transfer the registration to another individual up to three (3) days prior to the course start date. Contact us to discuss your options.
CAL: CAL reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or for reasons beyond our control. If we exercise this right, we will refund any registration fees which you have paid in advance. In some instances, registrants may have the option to transfer their registration to another event.
Fair Use of Materials
Individuals who have completed CAL training and workshops have permission from CAL to use materials while providing professional development to educators in their schools or school districts. These materials cannot be used to deliver fee-based services. Email CAL if you have questions about the use of CAL materials.
Questions?
If you have questions, please contact us via email at solutions@cal.org or call 202-362-0700, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
