Leading Dual Language Programs for Student Success
September 12 - September 22

Learn how to enhance or develop your dual language program based on the 7 research-based strands of effective dual language education in the Guiding Principles. 

Sign up with your leadership team and work collaboratively to make your dual language program the best it can be!

This 15-hour synchronous institute, guided by CAL’s decades of experience in connecting research to practice and the CAL publication, Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, provides information and tools to help school leaders gain a solid understanding of the benefits of dual language education, explore how they can develop a program that promotes student success in two languages, and increase their impact as leaders.

This session is intended for district and school leaders (to include principals, assistant principals, and teacher leaders) who are seeking to deepen their practical understanding of the “nuts and bolts” of effective dual language programming. Special emphasis is placed on strategies for ensuring language and cultural equity to create an environment where bilingualism, biliteracy, high academic achievement, and sociocultural competence thrive.

The institute will provide a venue for knowledge building, planning, and networking with peers. In collaboration with colleagues, participants will be invited to actively reflect on their current policies and practices to determine next steps for enhancing or building their programs.


Remote Institute Design

Synchronous, online sessions take place in one week with 2-hour sessions each day followed by an optional application assignment (3 hours on own) and 2-hour sharing session held during the following week.
You will have the opportunity to work with your team (if you come with a team) and interact with educators from other schools and districts.
You will be able to apply what you learned to your evolving program.
Curriculum Overview

This institute is designed to help educators develop or strengthen their dual language programs. Based on CAL’s highly acclaimed Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education 3rd Edition, the institute provides foundational information, cites the research, and provides the tools to help districts and schools support and develop the seven strands of successful DL program design and implementation:

Program Structure
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment and Accountability
Staff Quality and Professional Development
Family and Community
Support and Resources
Participants will leave the institute with a wealth of knowledge and ideas for long- and short-term planning.

For more information visit https://solutions.cal.org/event/leading-dl-sept2022/