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	Professional Development Opportunities CARLA Summer Institutes 2013 Don’t Miss the Early Bird Deadline: May 31! Join the more than 4,000 language teachers who have chosen the CARLA summer institute program for their professional development. Select from a wide variety of topics that are designed to link research with practical classroom applications designed especially for immersion teachers and language teachers. Also check out the unique Advanced Practices in Second Language Teaching certificate offered in conjunction with the institutes. Summer Institutes for Language Teachers These institutes are targeted at foreign language and ESL/EFL teachers at all levels: Using the Web for Communicative Language Learning and Professional Development—online course July 8–August 11, 2013 Using Technology in Second Language Teaching   Nearly FULL! July 15–19, 2013 Developing Materials     for LCTLs has a       $100 discount            available! Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development July 15–19, 2013 Developing Materials for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) July 15–19, 2013 Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom  Nearly FULL! July 22–26, 2013  Focusing on Learner Language: Second Language Acquisition Basics for Teachers July 22–26, 2013 Improving Language Learning: Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction July 29–August 2, 2013 Developing Assessments for the Second Language Classroom   Nearly FULL! July 29–August 2, 2013 Summer Institutes for Immersion Teachers CARLA also offers three popular institutes that are designed specifically for immersion educators: Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching for Chinese and Japanese June 24–28, 2013 Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching  FULL! July 22–26, 2013 Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education: Biliteracy Development in Dual Language/Immersion Classrooms  FULL! July 29-August 2, 2013 Information Detailed information: http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes Register: http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/registration.html Questions? Email us at: carla@umn.edu Advanced Practices in Second Language Teaching Certificate This certificate offered by the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development provides an exciting opportunity for teachers of foreign languages and English as a second/foreign language to showcase their professional development work through the CARLA summer institute program by taking the institutes for graduate level credit. More information about the courses needed to obtain the certificate, admission criteria, and application materials can be found on the web at: http://www.cehd.umn.edu/ci/Future/Certificates/Advanced-slt.html