Starting October 3, Understanding Language at Stanford Graduate School of Education will offer three online professional development courses sponsored by the Gates Foundation and S.H. Cowell Foundation to impact instructional practice, programs, and policy in order to create more meaningful learning experiences for language learners. There are two strands available for participants – one focused on instruction and the other on leadership. LEARN MORE>>
Our experience shows that the most successful online course completion rates are achieved when participants collaborate in face-to-face settings between the online sessions, such as in organized professional learning communities or during after-school meetings led by district coaches. We will be hosting an additional webinar on August 23rd at 11am PDT that will share ways that districts can configure hybrid professional development approaches to increase participation and completion rates.