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    • Equity & Access to State Seals of Biliteracy
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      • Interactive Modules
        • Module 1
          • Roles and Responsibilities
          • Job Descriptions
          • Life Hacks
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 2
          • Defining the Syllabus
          • Course Syllabus Design
          • Backward Design
          • Universal Design
          • Essential Components
          • Considering Perspectives
          • Further Considerations
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 3
          • Students
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          • Program
          • Choose Aspects to Evaluate
          • Key Concepts
          • Program Evaluation Process
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 4
          • The LPD as Go-Between
          • Research in the Program
          • Life Hacks
          • Sharing Scholarship
          • Developing an Action Research Plan
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 5
          • Organizational Structures and the LPD
          • Establishing the Organizational Structure
          • Navigating Power Dynamics and Building Trust
          • Communication Skills and Conflict Management
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 6
          • What Should the LPD Consider Before Selecting a Textbook?
          • Exploring Textbook Features
          • Textbook Evaluation Process
          • Further Considerations
          • Video Testimonials
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          • Final Thoughts
      • LPD Bibliography
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  • Initiatives
    • Equity & Access to State Seals of Biliteracy
      • National Seals Toolkit
      • MN Bilingual Seals Toolkit
      • State Seals Bibliography
    • Language Program Direction
      • Interactive Modules
        • Module 1
          • Roles and Responsibilities
          • Job Descriptions
          • Life Hacks
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 2
          • Defining the Syllabus
          • Course Syllabus Design
          • Backward Design
          • Universal Design
          • Essential Components
          • Considering Perspectives
          • Further Considerations
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 3
          • Students
          • Instructors
          • Program
          • Choose Aspects to Evaluate
          • Key Concepts
          • Program Evaluation Process
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 4
          • The LPD as Go-Between
          • Research in the Program
          • Life Hacks
          • Sharing Scholarship
          • Developing an Action Research Plan
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 5
          • Organizational Structures and the LPD
          • Establishing the Organizational Structure
          • Navigating Power Dynamics and Building Trust
          • Communication Skills and Conflict Management
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
        • Module 6
          • What Should the LPD Consider Before Selecting a Textbook?
          • Exploring Textbook Features
          • Textbook Evaluation Process
          • Further Considerations
          • Video Testimonials
          • Resources
          • Final Thoughts
      • LPD Bibliography
    • Language Teacher Education
      • 2024 LTE Conference
      • Conference History
      • Selected Papers
    • Literacies in Language Education
      • Research
      • Resources for Teachers
        • Activity Repository
        • Text Resources
        • Lesson Analysis Checklist
        • Infographic
        • Literacies Glossary
        • Bibliography
      • Literacies for LCTLs
        • Workshop Series
        • Lesson Plans
      • Literacies Book
    • Practical Program Evaluation
      • Professional Development
      • Resources
        • Toolkit
        • Bibliography
    • Secondary Dual Language Immersion
      • Family Education
        • Educator Materials
        • Family Resources - English
        • Family Resources - español
        • Family Resources - Hmoob
      • Resources for Teachers
        • DLI Teacher Assessment Rubrics
        • Secondary DLI Bibliography
        • Secondary DLI Curricular Units
        • Secondary DLI Materials Use Self-Reflection Tool
    • Social Justice in Language Education
      • Background
      • Research
      • Resources for Teachers
        • Planning Templates
        • Curricular Units
        • Text Repository
        • Thematic Resources
        • Podcast Series
        • Bibliography
    • Former Initiatives
  • Professional Development
    • Summer Institutes
    • Conference Archives
      • LTE Conference 2024
        • Invited Speakers
        • Pre-Conference Workshops
        • Program Schedule
    • Recordings of Past Presentations
  • Publications
    • CARLA Working Paper Series
    • Exploring Learner Language
    • Literacies in Language Education
  • About CARLA