Registration
To register for the Seminar, please click here to fill in the registration form.
Cost
- This year’s virtual summer seminar is $350 per person, or $450 if you want to sign up for 3 CEUs (CEUs are equivalent to Quarter units, not Semester units). Please indicate your preference when you register for the seminar.
- We encourage you to apply for funds through your school site or district. If you do not receive funding from those sources, then please apply for one of the scholarships we offer. See the next section.
Scholarships
We have scholarships available via three sources. Please indicate when you register if you would like to apply for one of the scholarship funds in the event that you are unable to get funding from your school or district. Scholarships cannot cover the cost of CEUs, so we can only offer scholarships for the registration (up to $350 maximum).
- The CARES Scholarship provides financial support to California teachers who are not able to receive financial assistance from their school, district or other sources AND who demonstrate need. This funding is only available for teachers who reside and teach in California. Please complete this application by June 30, 2021.
For more information about the CARES Scholarship, please click on this link. - The Japan Foundation Scholarship is provided by the Government of Japan through the Japan Foundation to support teachers of Japanese in the United States. The scholarship is only offered to the participants of the Japanese Strand to defray the cost of attending the strand, which is designed in order to further the study of Japanese Language and Culture in American schools.
- The Sylvia Jones Legacy Scholarship provides financial support to CLTA members who have been teaching languages between 10-20 years. The number of teachers and the amount that each teacher is awarded each year is dependent on revenue generated by the legacy and by contributions. For more information about the Sylvia Jones Fund, please click on this link.
Seminar Schedule
Seminar Schedule Overview
AM session
- 9:00am – 10:30am – welcome, announcements, Keynote speaker & closure
- 10:30am – 11:00am restorative circles, reflection time – need to decide about this
- Long lunch – 2 hours – 11:00am – 1:00pm
PM session
- 1-3pm for Strand sessions- break in the middle- keep homework to a minimum
- Possible Social time – optional – 3:15pm-4:00pm for social activities, fun and games, reflection time, etc
Seminar Schedule Day by Day
Friday, July 16th – Opening Day
We will start in the afternoon – from 1 pm to 3 or 4 pm – times are subject to change
- An intro to the Seminar – highlights of what’s to come, the agenda for each day, announcements, etc.
- A welcome by Margaret & Don
- A restorative circle with Cecelia Johnson
- A Keynote Presentation on the Standards & Framework (one hour max) by Imam and Valerie
- A reception and happy hour to end the first event
Saturday, July 17th Agenda
- 9:00 am – Welcome & announcements – Margaret & Don
- 9:10 am – 10:20 am – Keynote speaker – LJ Randolph
- 10:20 am – 10:30 am – break
- 10:30 am – 11:00 am – discussion about Keynote speaker with questions and reflection time with journals
- 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Lunch
- 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Strands
- 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Optional Reception with time for reflection and fun time
Sunday, July 18th Agenda
- 9:00 am – Welcome & announcements – Margaret & Don
- 9:10 am – 10:20 am – Keynote speaker – Akash Patel
- 10:20 am – 10:30 am – closure and directions for strand discussion time
- 10:30 am – 11:00 am – discussion about Keynote speaker with questions and reflection time with journals
- 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch
- 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Strands
- 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Optional Reception with time for reflection and fun
Monday, July 19th Agenda
- 9:00 am – Welcome & announcements – Margaret & Don
- 9:10 am – 10:20 am – Keynote speaker – Roni Habib
- 10:20 am – 10:30 am – closure and directions for strand discussion time
- 10:30 am – 11:00 am – discussion about Keynote speaker with questions and reflection time with journals
- 11:00 am – on – Break for family time the rest of the day
Tuesday, July 20th Agenda
- 9:00 am – Welcome & announcements – Margaret & Don
- 9:10 am -10:20 am – Keynote speaker – Vicky Xiong-Lor
- 10:20 am -10:30 am – closure and directions for strand discussion time
- 10:30 am – 11:00 am – discussion about Keynote speaker with questions and reflection time with journals
- 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Lunch
- 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Strands
- 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Optional Reception with time for reflection and fun time
Wednesday, July 21st Agenda, Last Day of the Seminar
- 9:00 am -10:30 am – Final Strand Time
- 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Final Speaker of the Seminar and closure of seminar with reflection/closure activity
- 11:30 am – 12:00 pm – End of Seminar