On-site and Virtual Workshops for Educators

Idioma Education & Consulting will custom design professional development programs or graduate-level courses to fit the needs of your school, district, industry or organization.

Fill out the form below and we will be in touch about how we can help with a program that meets your goals. Keep scrolling to see a menu of possible workshops, or reach out to customize a workshop!

Whether you’re looking to unify your curriculum across languages in the department, align your standards to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines, learn about the latest research-based best practices or integrate social justice and social and emotional learning into your curriculum, we will customize a professional development program or graduate course for you. Choose from our list of previous workshops, or let us work with you to design the experience that fits your goals.

Are you new to teaching and looking for some expert coaching? We offer coaching sessions with our dedicated team of veteran world language teachers to help you navigate those challenging first few years.

Instruction & Assessment

  • Curriculum Development and Assessment Strategies for Proficiency

  • A Proficiency-based Language Teaching Paradigm: An Introduction to Instruction and Assessment for Communication

  • Integrated Performance Assessment: Design, Implementation and Evaluation

  • Unpacking the New Massachusetts World Languages Framework: Proficiency with Social and Emotional Learning and Social Justice in Mind

  • Leveling Up: Proficiency Strategies for Seal of Biliteracy Assessments

Research-Based Best Practices

  • Performance to Proficiency: Shifting to a Proficiency Model from Summative Assessment to Daily Instruction

  • Acquisition-Driven Instructional Strategies

  • Grammar in Context: Using the PACE Model in the World Languages Classroom

  • Comprehensible & Compelling Input: Using CI in the World Languages Classroom

  • Enhancing the ACTFL Guiding Principles for Language Learning in the World Languages Classroom

New Teacher Coaching, Mentoring & Training

  • One-on-one or group coaching sessions for new teachers

  • On-site or virtual observations and recommendations

  • New teacher workshop for world language teachers

  • FREE New Teacher Cohort monthly virtual sessions

  • Alternate licensure support & consulting

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Bishop Guertin High School

Martha's Vineyard Regional School District

North Andover Public Schools

Woburn Public Schools

Medford Public Schools

South Shore Charter School

Wayland Public Schools

The German School of Boston

Malden Public Schools

Peabody High School

Brockton Public Schools

Nauset Public Schools

Methuen Public Schools

Weymouth Public Schools

Stoughton Public Schools

Lowell Public Schools

Brockton Public Schools

Brookline Public Schools

Westford Public Schools

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Bishop Guertin High School Martha's Vineyard Regional School District North Andover Public Schools Woburn Public Schools Medford Public Schools South Shore Charter School Wayland Public Schools The German School of Boston Malden Public Schools Peabody High School Brockton Public Schools Nauset Public Schools Methuen Public Schools Weymouth Public Schools Stoughton Public Schools Lowell Public Schools Brockton Public Schools Brookline Public Schools Westford Public Schools

  • "Workshops were wonderful, presenter knowledgeable. They were well-prepared and well executed."

    Rachael Umbrianna, Associate Principal of Brockton High School, MA

  • "[The facilitator] was great and helped us a lot, especially with sharing concrete resources like rubrics and authentic resources.

    Brenna Freitas, Middle School Spanish Teacher Methuen, MA

  • "[The facilitators] are excellent speakers. I understood them, giggled, and was given helpful information, examples, and resources."

    Curriculum Team in MA

  • Thank you so much! It is super helpful to have an energetic, knowledgeable, and approachable presenter. It is evident that you spent time creating these resources, and I appreciate having them readily available. Excellent work!

    Department Head, Urban Public School, MA

  • Presenter was very knowledgeable, I like it because she gave plenty of examples of each topic she spoke about. In addition, when people asked questions, she responded very well.

    Spanish Teacher, Urban Public School, MA

  • This has been a wonderful experience and it has revolutionized how and what I teach! [The facilitator] provided the most comprehensive and useful professional development that I have attended. I have walked away not only with a treasure trove of materials to use but also a lesson plan that I plan on using tomorrow!

    Spanish Teacher, Public School, MA