Note: The 2021 CARLA Summer Institute Program is over. This webpage has been left up for information purposes.
2021 Summer Institutes for Language Teachers
The CARLA summer institutes listed below are primarily targeted at elementary through postsecondary foreign/world language educators and language teacher educators. In some cases, the institutes are also appropriate for ESL or EFL teachers. Most of the institutes are not appropriate for the special needs of immersion educators, nor are they suitable for teachers of very young children. Click the title for detailed information about each institute; refer to the bottom of each page for more information about the target audience.
All of the CARLA Summer Institutes will be taught online in Summer 2021 in either an asynchronous or synchronous format.
Definitions:
- Asynchronous institutes are completed on your own time with preset deadlines, but many also include some synchronous sessions. Registrants should check the full descriptions for the dates/times of any synchronous sessions to ensure their ability to fully participate.
- Synchronous institutes meet live, in real time in Zoom (or similar video conferencing program). Although synchronous institutes will also include time to work independently, registrants must be available to participate for each entire day during the institute.
Online Summer Institutes—Asynchronous
| June 18–July 18, 2021 | Target Audience | Target Level | Type | Register |
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Transitioning to Teaching Language Online (TTLO) | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Teacher Educators | Middle School–Postsecondary | 4 Week Intensive Online— Asynchronous |
Registration has passed. |
| June 28–July 30, 2021 | ||||
| Meaningful Portfolio Implementation | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Teacher Educators (Open to Immersion) |
Elementary– Postsecondary |
5 Week Online— Asynchronous Check required synchronous meeting times. |
Registration has passed. |
| Using the Web for Communicative Language Learning | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Teacher Educators (Open to Immersion) |
Middle School–Postsecondary | 5 Week Online— Asynchronous |
Registration has passed. |
| June 28–July 16, 2021 | ||||
| Language & Culture in Sync: Teaching Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Awareness | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Indigenous Teacher Educators (Open to Immersion) |
Elementary– Postsecondary |
3 Week Online— Asynchronous |
Registration has passed. |
| Practical Program Evaluation for Language Teachers—New! | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Teacher Educators |
K-12 Programs Pre-service Programs |
3 Week Online— Asynchronous Check required synchronous meeting times. |
Registration has passed. |
| Teaching World Languages and Cultures in Elementary Settings | FL/World Language (Not for ESL or Immersion) |
K–8 | 3 Week Online— Asynchronous |
Registration has passed. |
| July 12–30, 2021 | ||||
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Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom |
FL/World Language ESL/EFL Indigenous Teacher Educators (Open to Immersion) |
Elementary– Postsecondary |
3 Week Online— Asynchronous Check required synchronous meeting times. |
Registration has passed. |
Online Summer Institutes—Synchronous
| June 21–25, 2021 | Target Audience | Target Level | Type | Register |
| Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Teacher Educators (Not for Immersion) |
Middle School–Postsecondary | 1 Week Online— Synchronous | Registration has passed. |
| Creativity in the Language Classroom | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Teacher Educators (Open to Immersion) |
Elementary– Postsecondary |
1 Week Online— Synchronous | Registration has passed. |
| Secondary Dual Language and Immersion: Achieving the Promise of Continuation Programs—Expanded to 5 days! | Secondary DLI Educators and Administrators | Middle School–High School (Not for Elementary or Postsecondary) |
1 Week Online— Synchronous | Registration has passed. |
| July 12–16, 2021 | ||||
| Critical Approaches to Heritage Language Education | Heritage/Indigenous FL/World Language ESL Teacher Educators |
Middle School–Postsecondary (Not for Elementary) |
1 Week Online— Synchronous | Registration has passed. |
| July 19–23, 2021 | ||||
| Assessing Language Learners' Communication Skills via Authentic Communicative Performance Tasks | FL/World Language Teacher Educators (Not for Immersion) |
Late Elementary–Postsecondary | 1 Week Online— Synchronous | Registration has passed.
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| Building on Effective Uses of Technology in Second Language Teaching—New! | FL/World Language | Middle School–Postsecondary | 1 Week Online— Synchronous | Registration has passed. |
| Foreign Language Literacies: Using Target Language Texts to Improve Communication | FL/World Language ESL/EFL Teacher Educators (Not for Immersion) |
Middle School–Postsecondary | 1 Week Online— Synchronous |
Registration has passed. |
| July 26–30, 2021 | ||||
| Teaching Language Through the Lens of Social Justice |
FL/World Language EFL, Immersion Teacher Educators (Not for ESL) |
Elementary– Postsecondary |
1 Week Online— Synchronous | Registration has passed. |
The summer institutes are co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development and College of Liberal Arts.
