Workshops for Teachers

CARLA sponsors a variety of low-cost online workshops with the language education practitioner in mind.

Upcoming Workshops

The schedule for CARLA Workshops for Fall 2025 is below!

CARLA Workshop: Seals of Biliteracy: Preparing Students for Proficiency Assessments

Feb 28, 2026 | 2 - 5pm CST

Online via Zoom

This workshop aims to provide community-based, heritage language instructors or ESL teachers who are new to ACTFL standards with a deeper understanding of the ACTFL proficiency levels.

CARLA-ACTFL Workshop: Practical Program Evaluation Tools for Language Educators

Mar 6, 2026 | 11am - 1pm CST

Online via Zoom

This free workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the new Practical Program Evaluation Toolkit for Educators, along with hands-on opportunities to use the resources and identify ways to apply them in their current language program or instructional contexts.

CARLA Workshop Registration and Refund Information

Registration Details: Registration closes at noon (Central Time) on the Thursday prior to the workshop–or as soon as the workshop fills. Space is limited–register early!

Confirmation and Zoom Link:

Registrants will be sent a system-generated confirmation receipt immediately upon registering. Check your SPAM folder if you don't see it right away.
The Zoom link will be sent by the CARLA office by the Thursday prior to the workshop. If you have not received the email with the link from CARLA by Thursday, please check your SPAM folder.
Questions? Email [email protected] by noon (Central Time) on the Friday before the workshop.

Refund Policy: The CARLA workshop registration fee is non-refundable. The University of Minnesota reserves the right to cancel the workshop if necessary and will grant a full refund if the workshop is not held.

Note: Registered participants who are not able to attend may transfer their registration to a colleague, provided that they email the CARLA office two days prior to the event at [email protected].

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is a Title VI Language Resource Center devoted to improving language teaching and learning. CARLA is a unit of the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, the central international office for the University of Minnesota system.

Workshops for Teachers

Upcoming Workshops

CARLA Workshop: Seals of Biliteracy: Preparing Students for Proficiency Assessments

CARLA-ACTFL Workshop: Practical Program Evaluation Tools for Language Educators

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