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From http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/

The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota is celebrating 20 years of providing high-quality professional development for language teachers. Launched in 1996, this internationally known program reflects CARLA's commitment to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom. Each institute is highly interactive and includes discussion, theory-building, hands-on activities, and plenty of networking opportunities.

Here is a list of the summer institutes to be offered in 2015:

Using the Web for Communicative Language Learning and Professional Development—online course
July 6–August 9, 2015

Using Technology in Second Language Teaching
July 13–17, 2015

Creativity in the Classroom: Fostering Student Learning by Engaging the Senses
July 13–17, 2015

Going “Green”: Bringing Sustainability and Environmental Themes into the Language Classroom
July 13–17, 2015

Improving Language Learning: Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction
July 20–24, 2015

Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom
July 20–24, 2015

Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development
July 20–24, 2015

Developing Assessments for the Second Language Classroom
July 27–31, 2015

Developing Materials for Language Teaching
July 27–31, 2015

Focusing on Learner Language: Second Language Acquisition Basics for Teachers
July 27–31, 2015

Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching for Chinese and Japanese
June 22–26, 2015

Meeting the Challenges of Immersion Education: Partner Teacher Collaboration for Biliteracy Development
July 13–17, 2015

Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching
July 20–24, 2015

For full descriptions of these institutes go to http://www.carla.umn.edu/institutes/2015/schedule.html