The second annual STARTALK Program Design Institute: New Languages-New Opportunities provides the coaching and guidance necessary to help you navigate the challenges of long-term program growth, with all Program Design Institute funding generously provided by STARTALK.
Through strategic planning sessions, the institute seeks to improve your program in four core areas:
The Program Design Institute is a three-day, grant funded professional learning institute for teachers and administrators of education institutions or community-based organizations teaching one or more critical-needs STARTALK language(s). It is an opportunity to gain specialized knowledge and to set programmatic goals to expand your language learning program. The three-day institute includes lodging, meals (breakfast and lunch), and materials. Also there will be follow-up live webinars and online discussions with institute consultants.
The culmination of the institute is a personalized Action Plan that you will design and create during the institute. On-going consultations will provide coaching after the institute to ensure that your Action Plan is effectively implemented for your specific programmatic goals.
Teams must be:
Teams must have participated in the October 2015 institute and submitted their revised Action Plans.