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Thoughtful, ongoing professional growth for teachers and proficiency growth for students underscored the work at the STARTALK Spring Conference last weekend. At the conference, participants engaged in in-depth collaboration related to their intensive summer programs. STARTALK, a component of the National Security Language Initiative designed to expand the teaching and learning of strategic world languages, punctuated its commitment to the growth of national instruction of these languages with its thoughtful, in-depth exploration of contemporary approaches to language learning and professional planning.

The Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) at the University of Oregon supports STARTALK programs through the delivery of an online language learning portfolio, Pulsar, and an online teacher training portfolio based on the TELL framework. This year, CASLS representatives were on hand to provide training related to the documentation of student performance and growth with Pulsar. Additionally, CASLS representatives solicited feedback regarding the development of the new language learning portfolio that will be used in STARTALK teacher training programs. CASLS is excited to continue growing and adapting with STARTALK, and wishes all of the STARTALK programs a stellar summer!

PEARLL and CASLS launch catalyst at the 2019 Spring STARTALK Conference