Certificate Series
ACTFL Professional Development for UW Language Instructors
About the 2024-2025 ACTFL Certificate Series
Starting in Autumn 2024, the UW Language Learning Center will be offering a series of online workshops hosted by ACTFL. One ACTFL workshop will be held each quarter of the main academic year (fall, winter, spring). These workshops are intended to provide UW language instructors with opportunities to learn and practice current applied linguistic methods and pedagogical theory.
All current and incoming UW language instructors are encouraged to attend. This includes part-time faculty, full-time faculty, and TAs.
There will be one ACTFL workshop held each quarter of the main academic year (fall, winter, spring). The workshop will be held over two Saturdays. We plan to offer a second series of 3 workshops for the 2025-2026 year and then repeat the sequence the following two years.
There is no cost to attend, but space is limited to 30 participants and registration before Oct 1st is required.
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Registration
There is a cap of 30 participants for each workshop, recommend that those interested register as soon as possible. Deadlines for registration will be posted below. We will be unable to register individuals after the deadline, as per the guidelines with ACTFL.
Certificate
Instructors who attending all Zoom sessions in their entirety and complete the required supplementary content will earn a certificate from ACTFL. This is for each workshop individually. You do not need to attend all of the workshops to earn a certificate.
Participants will complete tasks within ACTFL’s LMS including but not limited to signing and uploading a participant agreement (prior to the start date), accessing workshop materials, and completing an evaluation survey before receiving their Certificate of Completion.
Certificates of Completion are available by request for up to 1-year after the workshop start date.
Accessibility
UW Language Learning Center services and events are intended to be inclusive and accessible. If at any time, you have a need or concern please contact us. For accommodation requests connected to a disability or health condition contact Russell Hugo [rlhugo@uw.edu].
Sponsors
The UW Language Learning Center greatly appreciates the support of the UW Center for Global Studies for this ACTFL series.
Series Schedule
At a glance 2024-2025
10:00am-2:00pm Fall 2024 WorkshopGuiding Learners to Higher Levels of Proficiency Mid February
TBDWinter 2025 WorkshopDeveloping & Assessing the Three Modes of Communication Late April
TBDSpring 2025 WorkshopIntegrating Skills and Modes for Curriculum Design
At a glance 2025-2026
Fall1:00pm-4:00pmFall 2025 WorkshopThe Role of Grammar in the Development of Proficiency Winter
1:00pm-3:00pmWinter 2026 WorkshopDeveloping Interpretive Reading and Listening Proficiency Spring
1:00pm-3:00pmSpring 2026 WorkshopOPI training
Fall 2024 Workshop
Guiding Learners to Higher Levels of Proficiency
Where: Zoom
Participant cap: 30
Deadline to register: Oct 1st, 2024
Facilitated by: Cindy Martin
About the session
What really counts to move along the proficiency continuum (from Novice, to Intermediate, and towards the Advanced level of proficiency)? What strategies are effective for developing proficiency using each Mode of Communication? Through the lens of the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, unpack the elements of proficiency and what they mean for planning effective tasks. Experience and analyze a variety of examples from one sample unit of instruction. Identify one class that you are teaching and use that as a lens through which to apply your learning. Guide your learners to develop the language functions and confidence to move to higher levels of proficiency.
Deadline to register: Oct 1st, 2024
Working Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm