Book Studies
Each school year, we offer several book studies for world language educators. These professional learning communities meet for 1.25 hours once a month after school via Zoom to discuss the information presented in the book, how it relates to the NYS Learning Standards for World Languages, and how high-leverage practices can be implemented into the world language classroom. There are two opportunities for educators to participate for each book:Ìý (1) in the first year, the book study is offered to a small group (50) of educators who may serve as turn-key trainers for the following year's statewide version of the book study; (2) in the second year, the book study is offered by teams of the prior year's facilitators working with regional or statewide groups of about 30 participants each. Participants must commit to attending in full at least eight (8) of the nine (9) book study meetings and can receive a certificate of up to 22.5 hours of attendance or CTLE credit.
Our office is pleased to announce the 2026-27 facilitator book study onÌýProficiency-Based Instruction: Teaching GRAMMAR for Proficiency.Ìý For more information on this book study and to register, please visit the book study's page.
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Previous book studies offered
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2022-23: Enacting the Work of Language Instruction: High Leverage Teaching Practices, Vol. 1 (Facilitator)
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2023-24: The Keys to Strategies for Language Instruction: Engagement, Relevance, Critical Thinking, Collaboration (Facilitator),ÌýEnacting the Work of Language Instruction: High Leverage Teaching Practices, Vol. 1 (Statewide)
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2024-25: Words and Actions: Teaching LanguagesÌýThrough the Lens of Social Justice (Facilitator), The Keys to Strategies for Language Instruction: Engagement, Relevance, Critical Thinking, Collaboration (Statewide)
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2025-26:Ìý Teaching Intercultural Citizenship Across the Curriculum: The Role of Language EducationÌýÌý(Facilitator), Words and Actions: Teaching LanguagesÌýThrough the Lens of Social Justice (Statewide)