Upcoming Events

https://www.icls.edu/professional-development-programs

https://www.actfl.org/membership/member-webinars

  • Guiding Learners to Higher Levels of Proficiency (an ACTFL workshop) January 2026
  • Developing and Assessing the 3 Modes of Communication (an ACTFL workshop) January 2026
  • Integrating Skills in Modes in Proficiency Based Curriculum (an ACTFL workshop) March 2026
  • Self-Assessment Strategies: Empowering Learners Toward Success, SWCOLT (Southwest Conference on Language Teaching) Denver, CO area February 19-21, 2026 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Chicago, March 13-14, 2026 & PNCFL (Pacific Northwest Council for Languages) Portland, OR April 9-11, 2026

Recent Past Events

  • Let’s Talk About Learner Feedback, International Center for Language Studies (ICLS), book club discussions (LINK), October 16, 2025 and December 16, 2025
  • Exploring Learner Feedback for Language Growth Part 1: Evaluating learner work using Performance Domain Indicators, Part 2: Giving feedback that fuels growth ACTFL members online webinar (LINK) September 30, December 10, 2025 and February 5, 2026
  • Explore How Grading Practices Make Learners Feel: Rubrics to the Rescue, Lingco users webinar, September 24, 2025
  • Intercultural Connections through Virtual Exchange Experiences, MiWLA (Michigan World Language Association) Lansing, MI, October 24, 2025
  • Fun at Work: The Key to Effective Collaboration, WAFLT (Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers) Oshkosh, WI, November 7-8, 2025
  • Learner Feedback for Language Growth Book Club Discussion, World Language Teachers , Middleton, WI November 11, 2025
  • Bringing a Learner Centered Approach to Life, MCTLC (Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures) St. Paul, MN, November 14-15, 2025
  • Self-Assessment Strategies: Empowering Learners Toward Success, MCTLC (Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures) St. Paul, MN, November 14-15, 2025

News

Check out the article below about MN heritage languages! I got to play a role in promoting this work when I was MCTLC (Minnesota Council of Teaching Languages and Cultures) president, and I also coach some of these teachers as an adjunct instructor with Concordia College, Moorhead and in my role as a consultant. 

An outstanding group of educators! So proud to have played a small role in supporting them and this important work!

For the first time, Minnesota teachers can become licensed to teach Karen, Somali and other heritage languages