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Spring 2024


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Announcements

  • 12th International Language Teacher Education Conference
    Early Registration Deadline: April 1
  • CARLA Summer Institutes 2024
    Early Registration Deadline: April 26
  • CARLA Seeking Technology-Enhanced Language Education Director
    Priority Application Deadline: April 22

CARLA Program Updates

  • Equity and Access to State Seals of Biliteracy
    Free resources

CARLA Resources

  • Social Justice in Language Education
    Free resources

CARLA Presentations

  • CARLA Presentations 2024
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  • CARLA @ 12th International Language Teacher Education Conference

Announcements

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12th International Language Teacher Education Conference 2024

Theorizing Practice, Practicing Theory

May 30–June 1, 2024
The Graduate Hotel

Minneapolis, MN

This unique conference addresses the education of teachers of all languages, at all instructional and institutional levels, and in all the national and international contexts in which this takes place, including: English as an additional/world language (e.g., ESL, EFL) instruction; world/modern/classical language teaching; bilingual education; immersion education; indigenous and minority language education; heritage language education; and the teaching of less commonly taught languages.

The conference focuses on the following four themes: The Knowledge Base of Language Teacher Education; Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts of Language Teacher Education; Collaborations in Language Teacher Education; and Practices of Language Teacher Education.

Plenary Speakers



Pre-Conference Workshops


Morning Workshops

  • Empowering Educators: A Journey of Reflection
  • Strategies for Supporting the Critical Intercultural Pedagogies of Language Teachers
  • Preparing Secondary Dual Language/Immersion Teachers: Challenges and Opportunities

Afternoon Workshops

  • Preparing Teacher Candidates for Meaningful Work with New-to-Country Students: Strategies, Philosophies, and Dialogue
  • Developing and Expanding Seal of Biliteracy Programs for Greater Equity and Access
  • Small Changes for Big Impact: Social Justice and the World Language Methods Course
  • An Introduction to Program Evaluation: Teacher Preparation Programs

Information and Registration

This conference is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota and in partnership with the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language & Literacy (CERCLL) at the University of Arizona, Professionals in Education Advancing Research and Language Learning (PEARLL) at the University of Maryland, and many units at the University of Minnesota.



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2024 CARLA Summer Institute Program for Language Teachers

CARLA offers an annual summer professional development program for language teachers that links research and theory with practical applications for the classroom. register now buttonIn 2024, CARLA will offer ten online (synchronous and asynchronous) institutes and four in-person institutes (held on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis).

 

ONLINE INSTITUTES—
ASYNCHRONOUS

ONLINE INSTITUTES—
SYNCHRONOUS

IN-PERSON INSTITUTES
AT THE U of MINNESOTA

Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness
June 24–July 12, 2024

Practical Program Evaluation for Heritage Language EducationNew!
June 24–July 12, 2024

Culture as the Core
in the Second Language Classroom

July 15–August 2, 2024

Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development
June 24–28, 2024

Introduction to Dual Language Immersion
June 24–28, 2024

Integrating Career Readiness
into Language Programs

June 25–27, 2024

Minnesota Bilingual SealsNew!
June 25–27, 2024

EmojiEd: Integrating Authentic Social Media in Language TeachingNew!
July 9–11, 2024

Teaching for Proficiency
in Dual Language Immersion

July 16–18, 2024

Secondary Dual Language and Immersion
July 29–August 2, 2024

Planning Social Justice Lessons: Critical Pedagogies in Action
June 25–27, 2024

Creativity in the Language Classroom
July 15–19, 2024

Critical Approaches to Heritage Language Education
July 22–26, 2024

Getting Started With Project-Based Language Learning
July 29–August 2, 2024

2024 CARLA Summer Institutes - Early Birds

Information and Registration

The summer institutes are co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development and College of Liberal Arts; many are offered for graduate-level credit for an additional cost.


CARLA Seeking Technology-Enhanced Language Education Director

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CARLA is seeking applications for a Technology-Enhanced Language Education Director (Job #360235). This full-time position within CARLA involves leading initiatives and professional development on the integration of language education and technologies such as innovative digital tools (e.g., AI, social media), open educational resources (OERs), online language instruction, etc., and framed within pedagogies that facilitate implementation of technology-enhanced language teaching and learning. The position also involves managing the creation and dissemination of web-based and digital content for language education through the CARLA website.

 

Information and Registration

  • Learn more about this exciting professional position at CARLA.
  • Apply by the priority application deadline: April 22, 2024
    (University of Minnesota employees should use this application link.)

CARLA Program Updates

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Equity & Access to State Seals of Biliteracy

CARLA’s Equity & Access to State Seals of Biliteracy initiative aims to provide more equitable access to seals of biliteracy through research, the creation of customizable materials, and increased professional capacity to administer and support student attainment of state seals.

This initiative began with a statewide needs analysis of Minnesota world language teachers and administrators. Based on the findings, the initiative team developed materials for different stakeholders (students, educators, parents) in multiple languages (Amharic, Hmong, Karen, Oromo, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese). They created the MN Bilingual Seals website to provide easy access to resources for educators focused on:

  • Program Promotion & Implementation: Videos in eight languages, infographics that provide easy-to-digest information on a variety of topics, customizable posters in many languages, and letter templates.
  • Language Testing & Administration: Tools for selecting options for assessing students’ proficiency, links to practice tests in many languages, and templates to support the administration of a seals program.

This June, leaders Kendall King and Ayumi Stockman will co-facilitate a free three-day summer institute designed to help Minnesota secondary educators use these tools to promote and recruit students to the seals program, select and administer appropriate assessments, and award and recognize seal accomplishments.

In the coming years, the initiative leaders will expand the website resources and professional development opportunities that address needs in other states.


MN Bilingual Seals Presentation screenshotCARLA WEBINAR

Promoting Greater Equity and Access to Minnesota Seals of Bilingualism

This presentation provides an overview of CARLA’s Equity and Access to States Seals of Biliteracy initiative. After outlining how their needs analysis with Minnesota world language educators informed the first stage of material development, the presenters share the new tools and highlight the challenges faced in developing them.

Presenters
Kendall King
(University of Minnesota) and Ayumi Stockman (Minnesota Department of Education).

INFOGRAPHIC

Benefits of Biliteracy

One of the many tools available in the MN Bilingual Seals website, the following infographic was designed to communicate the benefits of bilingualism and biliteracy.

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CARLA Resources

Social Justice in Language Education - logo Social Justice in Language Education

CARLA’s Social Justice in Language Education initiative aims to improve teachers’ understanding and application of critical pedagogies as they teach social justice themes. To support teachers in this work, CARLA provides instructional materials in multiple languages that teachers can use and adapt to meet their needs and those of their students. CARLA also sponsors a webinar and workshop series on the theme of adapting existing instructional materials and practices to teach for social justice. Check out the following free resources available to language educators.

New Resources

Book Cover: Antiracist World Language ClassroomEstablishing an Antiracist Classroom

This workshop led by Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither incorporated best practices from her book, The Antiracist World Language Classroom (Routledge, 2023). The workshop defined antiracism and distinguished it from social justice, and provided strategies for how educators can include antiracism in their classrooms. Through a balance between theory and practice, the workshop centered the voices of Black descendants and other underrepresented communities and provided practical tools to incorporate antiracist lessons across language levels and proficiencies.

Resources from the workshop include workshop slides and links to teaching materials and research articles.

Exploring Identity Through Social Justice Pedagogies
Identity  Presentation screenshot This presentation showcased intermediate-level curricular units in French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish that address multilingual/multicultural identity through a social justice lens. The curriculum developers provided an overview of their units and then discussed the challenges, successes, and highlights of implementing the units in their classrooms.

Presenters: Stephanie Anderson (University of Minnesota), Sara Finney (University of Minnesota), Ashlie Henery (University of Minnesota), and Ilknur Lider (University of Pittsburgh).

CARLA Presentations

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CARLA Presentations: Spring 2024

Each semester, CARLA offers a series of online presentations on research taking place at the University of Minnesota along with invited presentations on topics that are of vital importance in the field. Click on the titles to learn more and to sign up to attend any or all of the free online presentations listed below:

Adopting Scenarios as a Mechanism for Measuring L2 Fluency
Thursday, March 28, 2024
12:00–1:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Register for the Zoom link

Student Experiences of Gender-Inclusive Language in the Spanish Undergraduate Classroom
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
12:00–1:00 p.m (Central Time)
Register for the Zoom link

Learn more on the CARLA Presentations webpage.


CARLA @ Conferences

CARLA is delighted to share information about presentations from CARLA-sponsored initiative leaders, CARLA summer institute instructors, and University of Minnesota colleagues. Click on linked names to learn more about the summer institutes these presenters are leading in 2024.

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12th International Language Teacher Education Conference Theorizing Practice, Practicing TheoryMinneapolis, Minnesota

May 30–June 1, 2024
The Graduate Hotel
Minneapolis, MN

Workshops by CARLA Initiative Leaders

Preparing Secondary Dual Language/Immersion Teachers: Challenges and Opportunities

Thursday, May 30, 2024
9:00–11:30 a.m.

Presenters: Cory Mathieu and Sarah Hutton

Developing and Expanding Seal of Biliteracy Programs for Greater Equity and Access

Thursday, May 30, 2024
1:30–4:00 p.m.

Presenters: Kendall King and Ayumi Stockman

Small Changes for Big Impact: Social Justice and the World Language Methods Course

Thursday, May 30, 2024
1:30–4:00 p.m.

Presenters: Mandy Menke and Kate Paesani

An Introduction to Program Evaluation: Teacher Preparation Programs

Thursday, May 30, 2024
1:30–4:00 p.m.

Presenters: Meg Malone and Meg Montee

Presentations by CARLA’s Colleagues

Invited Symposium: Social Justice in Language Teacher Education: Putting Theory into Practice
Presenters: Lauren Goodspeed, (University of Minnesota), Vicky Wang (St. Paul’s School for Girls, MD), Beth Wassell (Rowen University), Claudia Quevedo-Webb (Northwestern University), Kate Paesani (University of Minnesota), Helena Ruf (University of Minnesota)

Project MOMENTUM: Reimagining Language Teacher Preparation through Micro-Credentialing
Presenters: Ashley Karlsson (Southeast Service Cooperative), Claudia Tabini (Southeast Service Cooperative), and Karla Stone (University of Minnesota)

Supporting Teachers in Implementing Multiliteracies Pedagogy: A Model for Collaborative Lesson Development
Presenters: Presenters: Lauren Goodspeed, Ashlie Henery, and Marina Calas (University of Minnesota)

Using Professional Vision to Support Teacher Candidates’ Learning of Translanguaging Pedagogy
Presenters: Samuel David, Jurana Aziz, and Laurie Hahn Ganser (University of Minnesota)

Learn more on the 12th International Language Teacher Education Conference webpage.



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