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From https://voices.uchicago.edu/catc/apr-2019-conference/

Spring 2019 Arabic Pedagogy Conference: Common Challenges in K-12 and Post-Secondary Arabic Language Education
Saturday, April 6, 2019
University of Chicago

The Chicago Arabic Teachers Council and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago are pleased to organize their second annual conference on Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language. This is an opportunity for K-12 and post-secondary Arabic instructors to come together and explore ideas relevant to teachers of Arabic at all levels. In this changing and growing field, it is vital that educators collaborate as they navigate the challenges of teaching communicative and intercultural competence in a language characterized by diglossia, diverse speakers, and a rich history.

Visit the conference website to RSVP: https://voices.uchicago.edu/catc/apr-2019-conference/

The National Heritage Language Resource Center and STARTALK will host a workshop designed to help language teachers face the challenge of teaching heritage language (HL) students. The workshop will open on June 1, 2019, with online assignments for three weeks. This will be followed by a five-day face-to-face workshop (June 24-28, 2019, at UCLA). Accepted participants will be required to complete the online assignments as well as the face-to-face workshop. 

The online assignments will focus on identifying and addressing the linguistic gaps in HL students’ language, differentiated teaching, and teaching mixed classes. The face-to-face workshop will focus on how to use project-based learning (PBL) as a useful tool in heritage language instruction. 

There is no charge for this workshop. A limited number of stipends will be available to cover travel and accommodations for out-of-state participants.

Registration closes March 31, 2019.

For full details, go to https://nhlrc.ucla.edu/nhlrc/events/startalkworkshop/2019/home

From http://www.buenocenter.org/institute2019/

Join the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education in this thought-provoking and enlightening two-day institute designed to build knowledge and skills about the education of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. The institute is designed for both novice and experienced K-12 teachers and school administrators, so that they may expand their knowledge of how to serve culturally and linguistically diverse learners. 

Dates: August 1-2, 2019
Location: Boulder, Colorado

Early bird registration ends March 31. 

For full details and to register, go to http://www.buenocenter.org/institute2019/

From https://nau.edu/ed-specialties/ilrsi/

5th Annual Indigenous Language Revitalization Summer Institute
June 17-20, 2019
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Level 1 Workshop
How to create and sustain successful indigenous language immersion programs

Level 2 Workshop
How to design an indigenous knowledge-focused curriculum

Level 3 Workshop 
How to Select and Implement the Best Methodology for Your Language Immersion Program

For details and registration, go to https://nau.edu/ed-specialties/ilrsi/

From https://nalrc.indiana.edu/prof-dev/startalk.html

The IU LCTL STARTALK Professional Development Program is a three - week program for prospective and new teachers of one or more Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) at the K-16 level; these languages include Arabic, Dari, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Chinese, Russian, and Urdu.

There are two parts to this program:

One week of distance learning through an Online Teaching Methods Course for LCTLs development by the UW-Madison Language Institute and NCOLCTL.
Two weeks of residential face-to-face instruction in Bloomington, Indiana.
The participants are expected to complete the first two modules before arriving in Bloomington for the residential two-week program.

2019 Application Deadline: April 30th

2019 Program Dates:
July 8 - 12: Online Distance Learning Modules
July 15 - 26: Hands-On Instruction in Bloomington, Indiana

For full details, go to https://nalrc.indiana.edu/prof-dev/startalk.html

Registration is open for the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL)'s summer workshops in Austin, and they are also offering financial assistance in the form of honoraria to teachers traveling to attend. Please apply by April 15, 2019 to be considered for receiving funding (links to the applications are below).

Games2Teach Collaboratory
August 1-2, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin

An interactive workshop where teachers experience collaborative, game-oriented play, learn how game design principles promote language acquisition, and learn to implement games in their classrooms. Based on the Games2Teach project from CASLS (University of Oregon) and CERCLL (University of Arizona).

Register for Games2Teach at http://utdirect.utexas.edu/txshop/list.WBX?component=0&application_name=LITXLANG
Apply for travel assistance at https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3rq6kxrKbqX7ajb

From http://www.atisa.org/summer-school-2019

American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association
Summer School in Translation and Interpreting
University of Arizona
May 19-23, 2019
"New Contexts of Translation Pedagogy: Programs, Courses, Activities"

Over the past ten years, administrators and teachers have been encouraged to integrate translation into the curriculum as a way to promote global awareness, develop language mediation skills, and connect students to career paths. There are, however, very few materials available to guide them. Moreover, interest in translation outside translation training programs has led to the emergence of new pedagogical contexts for translation and interpreting, which challenge traditional models and demand new pedagogical approaches. This year’s ATISA Summer School is designed to address those needs.

This five-day residential summer school offers a combination of lectures, roundtables, discussion sessions and individual tutorials for those interested in designing and implementing translation- and interpreting-related programs, courses and activities. ATISA Summer School faculty members and invited speakers will introduce the theoretical and research foundations for integrating translation-related courses and activities into the curriculum and will share more practical advice derived from their administrative and teaching experience. An action research component will also be included in order to foster a reflective pedagogy and to generate a community of research to support the continued development and assessment of pedagogical approaches for teaching translation and interpreting in traditional and emerging contexts. The Summer School is open to graduate students, faculty at all stages of their career, and administrators.

Registration closes April 22.

For full details, go to http://www.atisa.org/summer-school-2019

Registration is open for the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL)'s summer workshops in Austin, and they are also offering financial assistance in the form of honoraria to teachers traveling to attend. Please apply by April 15, 2019 to be considered for receiving funding (links to the applications are below).

Heritage Spanish Workshop
June 10-11, 2019 at the University of Texas at Austin

This workshop, hosted by TeCHS (Texas Coalition for Heritage Spanish), will gather facilitators from several universities in Texas (Texas A&M, Texas A&M Commerce, Houston Baptist, UTRGV, UT Austin and Baylor). Heritage Spanish instructors of all levels will receive practical and effective ideas that they can implement in their heritage language classrooms, including technology use, project based learning, and vocabulary development.

Register for the SHL workshop at http://utdirect.utexas.edu/txshop/list.WBX?component=0&application_name=LITXLANG
Apply for travel assistance at https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77Kfn35yEDpiIJf