Teaching Reading: TOT
Learn how to use the What’s Different? materials to provide professional development to educators who teach reading in classes with English language learners.
ELs and Effective MTSS Strategies
Learn to develop a proactive plan for effective classroom interventions to promote student success.
CAL SIOP for Administrators
Gain the knowledge, tools, and insight needed to guide, monitor, and strengthen SIOP implementation by aligning your leadership role with teacher professional learning. This one-day, 5-hour virtual institute is designed for school and district administrators who are supporting teachers engaged in CAL SIOP professional development. Participants will deepen their understanding of the SIOP Model and … Read more
Vocabulary Instruction for ELs
Learn high-impact approaches to teaching vocabulary to English learners and develop classroom strategies to meet their content and language development objectives.
More Than Words: Academic Language & Literacy
Design practical, hands-on activities for English learners to be successful within rigorous content instruction while exploring the academic language and literacy practices of the 21st century classroom.
Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies
Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies 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 institute providing practical resources for building a welcoming environment, both socially and instructionally, for all students. It is critical to address … Read more
Assessment and Evaluation for Language Learners: Principles and Classroom Practices
Learn how to use language assessment principles and best practices to enhance classroom instruction and incorporate effective assessment into your program.
CAL SIOP for Educators: Foundations Workshop
This multi-day comprehensive and interactive workshop is designed to help participants plan and deliver CAL SIOP Model lessons for linguistically and culturally diverse students. PreK-12 teachers will learn and practice implementing the eight research-based components of the SIOP Model to effectively teach language and content. The Institute will include a variety of activities, including demonstrations, … Read more
CAL SIOP Training of Trainers Workshops
The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model is a research-based and validated instructional model for lesson design and delivery that has proven effective in addressing the academic needs of English learners throughout the United States and around the world. CAL offers a variety of workshops on the SIOP model that can be customized to meet … Read more
Curriculum and Materials Development
CAL has decades of experience working with educators to develop, manage, and evaluate language programs and teaching materials, helping to ensure that materials are relevant and effective to meet the needs of educators and the students they serve. Language learning and teaching have also been transformed by the rapid development of a wide range of … Read more
