- Curriculum Design – Presentations and Consulting 2025-2026 school year (follow-up for Curriculum Queries 2024-2025)
- 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, IL March 13-14, 2026 & PNCFL (Pacific Northwest Council for Languages) Portland, OR April 9-11, 2026
- Developing and Assessing the 3 Modes of Communication and Integrating Skills in Modes in Proficiency Based Curriculum (ACTFL workshops) April 2026
- Intercultural Communication: Empowering Participation in Multilingual Communities, SDWLA, Sioux Falls, SD April 25, 2026
- MCTLC Learner Feedback for Language Growth Book Group, joining the group on May 11 and August 10, 2026
- Learner Feedback for Language Growth Book Club Discussion, World Language Teachers , Middleton, WI May19, 2026
- Guiding Learners to Higher Levels of Proficiency (ACTFL workshop) July/August 2026
- Foundations of ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (ACTFL workshop) September 11
- The Role of Grammar in the Development of Proficiency (ACTFL workshop) January 2027
- Assessment, Feedback & Rubrics (TBD)
Recent Past Events
- 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, March 2026
- Integrating Skills in Modes in Proficiency Based Curriculum (an ACTFL workshop) March 2026
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 https://www.actfl.org/membership/member-webinars
- 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!
K. NIckel Consulting and Coaching 
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