Winter 2025 Online Instructor Facilitated Courses
Embark on a transformative journey of cultural connection and communication with our winter Spanish, French, German, Latin, Portuguese and Chinese courses. Create unique lessons for your classroom, foster global understanding, and embrace lifelong learning.
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Winter Session 1 (W25-1)
January 13th - February 21st
Course Description
This course is designed to help language educators discover the resources available and develop the skills necessary to integrate a social justice perspective into their language courses at all levels. By considering best practices, educators will strengthen their ability to plan units that will target both language learning objectives and social justice learning objectives. Utilizing the concepts of Understanding by Design, publications from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) specific to language unit planning and curricular development, and the principles of social justice education, participants in this course will discuss the reasons for adding a social justice basis to their language courses and work through the steps necessary to effectively plan lessons and units with such a perspective in mind. Through weekly discussions with classmates and the instructor, readings and resources reflecting best language teaching practices, and scaffolded assignments, course participants will develop a unit that integrates language learning outcomes and social justice learning outcomes. Course conducted in English.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Because we all seem to be at different starting points with bringing social justice themes into the curriculum, I believe this course offered me lots of possibilities to include the themes into learning tools."
"I just wanted to say how much I've enjoyed our interactions over the course of this class. I have learned a great deal from you. It is clear you are doing wonderful things in your classrooms and districts. I have appreciated and valued our collaboration."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
About the Instructor
Dr. Joseph Parodi-Brown, Instructor. Read more about Joseph here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is not applicable for registration discounts as part of the New Jersey Alternate Route Licensure Program.
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce teachers to ACTFL’s Core Practice of teaching grammar as a concept and in context. Participants in this course will start by learning about the research and theories behind implicit and explicit grammar instruction from experts in language acquisition. Participants will also learn more about what it means to choose grammatical concepts in the context of a thematic unit as it pertains to a communicative goal. A special emphasis will be placed on strategies to implement implicit grammar instruction with students through the PACE Model. In this course participants will share ideas for implementing PACE model lessons and also discuss the benefits and challenges of teaching grammar implicitly in classes. Conducted in English.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Excellent pacing and content. I learned so much."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Elisa Kirschhoffer, Instructor. Read more about Elisa here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
For communication in L2 to exist, students need something to talk about, and students of this generation are keen to discuss real topics which can lead to improved critical thinking skills. Reading short novels written expressly for students acquiring L2, provides the perfect springboard to engage in heady topics, such as those surrounding social justice. In this course, students will be presented with social justice issues through reading three novels of different levels in Spanish: Debido a la tormenta, María María: un cuento de un huracán and Como vuela la pelota, and how they can be addressed in the context of the Spanish classroom. Within each module, participants will examine the online content, read the books, engage in discussion, prepare and share activities for use in the classroom. The course is a forum to collaborate, share ideas and best practices for involving level-appropriate novels in the world language classroom. Conducted in Spanish.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Jen Degenhardt has been an excellent instructor. She provided great resources for us to use and allowed opportunities for us to learn from one another as well."
"Great class! Learned so much and it was fascinating! Thank you! Prof. Degenhardt was engaging and also engaged in the student experience. Very cool to be in a class where the professor is also the author of the texts."
"Jennifer Degenhardt's class was meaningful and I am so glad you recommended it! My mind is racing with ways to incorporate what I learned, into this next school year"
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Texts
Debido a la tormenta by Jennifer Degenhardt (2018)
Maria Maria: un cuento de un huracán by Jennifer Degenhardt (2018)
Como vuela la pelota by Jennifer Degenhardt (2020)
About the Instructor
Jennifer Degenhardt, Instructor. Read more about Jennifer here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
Energize your classes with films that captivate imagination, make us laugh and cry, lead us to examine the essence of life. This French course offers the unique opportunity to sculpt the direction of communicative competence in your class at any level, based on film, film clips and messages straight from the bedrock of French cinematography. As a French teacher, you will be asked to develop and enrich your own linguistic skills, while adapting engaging activities for your students. Your fellow colleagues will share their own creative inspiration with you as we travel from animated film to thought provoking historical drama. Conducted in French.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“The course was very useful and impactful. I have been able to incorporate some materials in my teaching already. Thank you!”
“I enjoyed doing the course and there are lot of materials that I can use in my classroom. Thanks to the instructor. She graded and added comments in a timely manner. It was comfortable working with the instructor.”
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Chris Carroll, Instructor. Read more about Chris here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course will look at ways that participants can create more opportunities to engage in social justice in the Latin curriculum. This course will look at three prongs engaging with social justice: intercultural competency, culturally responsive teaching, and creating an inclusive classroom climate. Through exploring these three different ways of looking at opportunities to increase awareness of social justice, participants will come away with strategies, activities, and assessments to create a more equitable and inclusive classroom and curriculum. Conducted in Latin and English.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
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Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Texts
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, Zaretta Hammond, Corwin
978-1-4833-0801-2
Teaching Intercultural Citizenship Across the Curriculum: The Role of Language Education, ACTFL
978-1-942544-65-4
About the Instructor
Maureen Lamb, Instructor. Read more about Maureen here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course will help participants learn how to teach Vergil's Aeneid in the Latin classroom, using the Standards for Classical Language Learning. Participants will learn about the Aeneid's role as the epic of Rome's founding and Vergil's place in history. Teachers who are teaching Vergil, teaching the AP Latin syllabus, or those just interested in learning more about Vergil, may find this course useful. Conducted in English.
Course Rationale
The Aeneid allows readers to see how one of the most famous figures in history saw the world and Roman social, political, and aesthetic values at the end of the Roman Republic. Analyzing and interpreting ancient texts can be challenging, particularly those written by a biased narrator who is appealing to a Roman audience to further his own agenda. Participants will study Vergil's work in this course, which is suitable for students in pre-AP classes, capstone classes, or as part of the AP Vergil-Caesar syllabus. The lessons, assignments, discussion topics, and writing prompts can be modified to fit any advanced Latin class at the secondary or university levels. The course will use the revised Standards for Classical Language Learning, the Achievement Level Descriptors, the Essential Questions, and question formats from the AP Latin Course.
Course Objectives
Participants in this course will have the opportunity to:
Learn about the Standards for Classical Language Learning, Standards for Latin Teacher Preparation, and the AP Latin Course and Exam Description.
Understand how the descriptors and sample indicators from the Standards for Classical Language Learning can be applied to teaching Latin poetry.
Understand the question types and essential questions from the AP Latin Course.3
Implement the Standards and Achievement Level Descriptors in their own lessons and assessments.
Develop strategies to help students interpret Latin poetry and relate it to their lives.
Design a unit plan based on a section of Vergil or a theme.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Very good choices of interesting articles that made me look at the text in new ways. There was also a lot to learn from colleagues--I wish we had had more in the class for a longer period of time!"
"Maureen gave good feedback and was very encouraging. She was also very flexible with the class and realized that things come up in our lives. Maureen is very caring and thoughtful! She has a lot of great ideas and is always willing to share them. Maureen is also passionate about the Vergil text and teaching. She must be great with her kids in the classroom!"
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Maureen Lamb, Instructor. Read more about Maureen here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
The objective of this course is to broaden students' knowledge of Brazilian Culture and Brazilian Portuguese through the study of significant lyrics and music styles, like Samba, Bossa Nova, Pagode, Sertanejo, Forró, Axé, MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) and Funk. Along with analyzing song lyrics, participants will read about music styles and their influences, watch concerts and documentaries, and discuss relevant cultural, social, political and regional topics present in the lyrics. Participants will also learn about some of the most famous Brazilian singers and composers including Tom Jobim, Vincius de Moraes, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethania, Maria Rita, Gilberto Gil, Elis Regina, Seu Jorge, Cassia Eller, Eliane Printes, Simone and Anita, among others. Another important objective of the course is to improve participants´ comprehensive, interpersonal communication and presentational writing skills in order to increase their vocabulary and understanding of Portuguese grammar. Participants will also plan and prepare class activities to be integrated into the participant's own curriculum, covering several important topics related to the study of Portuguese and Brazilian culture. The students will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss aspects about the course material during a weekly group conversation with the instructor. Conducted in Portuguese.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Excellent course!"
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Dr. Javier Escudero, Instructor. Read more about Javier here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
As teachers of Spanish, one of our major goals is to foster an appreciation of the highly diverse society in which we live. By exposing students to the target language through film we help them learn about challenging issues while developing their linguistic proficiency. This course will address six thought-provoking topics: war, the right to die, immigration, gender roles, identity (nations, nationalities, boundaries), and US foreign policy in the Spanish-speaking world. Background information will be gradually introduced and together we will decode many thematic symbols, cultural, social and political references. Conducted in Spanish.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"I was initially hesitant to take this course because I didn't think I could handle it. However, the content was great and really engaging. Yes, I was challenged, but I have learned so much!"
"The course is rich in resources that I did not know before. It is so interesting to the point that I expanded my knowledge looking for other sources connected with the material of the class."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
Nazario, Sonia. La travesía de Enrique. Randomhouse Trade Paperbacks. 2006.
Most materials are digital and will be provided in the online course. Videos and movies not provided in the course can be found at your public library, viewed, streamed, or purchased online. Please see the syllabus for the list of videos and movies required for the course.
About the Instructor
Dr. Lynn McGovern, Instructor. Read more about Lynn here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This professional development course is designed for Chinese teachers who are looking to incorporate traditional Chinese culture into their language classes. By exploring the rich cultural heritage of China through idioms, fairy tales, and folktales, teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the language and its origins, while also providing students with an engaging and interactive learning experience.
In this course, teachers will learn how to effectively use idioms, fairy tales, and folktales as teaching tools in their classrooms. Topics covered include:
Understanding the cultural significance and meaning behind Chinese idioms
How to effectively use idioms in language lessons to improve vocabulary and comprehension skills
An overview of the most popular fairytales and folktales in Chinese culture
Techniques for retelling and adapting these stories for the classroom
Strategies for encouraging students to think critically about the cultural values and themes inherent in these stories.
Conducted in Mandarin Chinese.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to:
To develop participants' knowledge and understanding of Chinese idioms, fairy tales, and folktales as important components of Chinese cultural expressions and literary genres.
To equip participants with practical strategies for integrating cultural materials into their Chinese language teaching.
To foster participants' ability to design and implement culturally responsive and engaging lessons and activities that promote students' intercultural competence.
To facilitate participants' reflection on their own cultural identities and their implications for their teaching of Chinese cultures.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“This course provided me with essential materials that are well-balanced in terms of quantity and quality. The syllabus was well-organized and the scaffolding process was comprehensible. I particularly enjoyed watching the videos created by Ms. Liu, which share her teaching strategies that were easy for teachers to follow and emulate. Overall, I have learned much more than what I had anticipated and became more confident in integrating culture into my lesson design and helping students develop cultural competence.”
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Chang Liu, Instructor. Read more about Chang here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course focuses on race and representation in the World Language curriculum particularly, the integration of Afro-Latinx identity, culture, and subsequent literature. Through careful exploration of the historical background of African-descended peoples in Spanish-speaking Americas, Spain (and by proxy, Guinea Ecuatorial) this course will center on identity formation (and the political consequences thereof), literary production, religious traditions, and notable contributions. Participants will review research related to the ACTFL standards, and analyze cultural products with the goal of curriculum integration. Through a host of interactive activities with classmates, participants in this course will discuss the purpose, rationale, and development of such cultural products and their relevance to the current political landscape. Participants will also explore how topics can play a critical role in establishing an inclusive, representative, anti-racist curriculum, and thriving classroom ecology for all students. This course is open to teachers of modern and classical languages. Conducted in Spanish with occasional readings in English.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“Ms. Quintero is an exceptional teacher. She gave us amazing material and also she took the time to answer and comment each of our work.”
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
A.C. Quintero, Instructor. Read more about A.C. here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course will explore creating meaning and understanding around what social and emotional learning (SEL) is, why it’s important and how to integrate it into the world language classroom. We will
define and develop and understanding of SEL as it relates to the world language classroom,
explore a variety of social and emotional learning (SEL) best practices,
research what experts are saying and doing today around SEL rationale and implementation, and
discuss and develop actionable new and tested strategies to integrate into the curriculum.
The focus of this course is for in-service world language teachers to identify, rationalize and strategize integrating SEL into everyday practice and the curriculum. We will do this in an asynchronous virtual setting via a variety of instructional technology applications. Conducted in English.
Course Rationale
According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), We define social and emotional learning (SEL) as an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.
SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“Thank you for your thoughtful feedback on my assignments throughout the course, it was extremely helpful. I am at a point in my teaching career where I felt ready for a course like this, meaning, I was able to apply the assignments that involved lesson-planning directly to my work at my new school, not put them away for some future use without context. The coursework I've completed here has served me in my classroom in live-time and has made my lesson-planning more fluid, targeted and engaging for me and my students. Thanks so much.”
"This course was wonderful: it provided an excellent balance between core knowledge about SEL and practice. Elisa answered questions very quickly and was very supportive all along."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Elisa Kirschhoffer, Instructor. Read more about Elisa here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is not applicable for registration discounts as part of the New Jersey Alternate Route Licensure Program.
Course Description
The study of Hispanic poetry represents a fundamental aspect of the curriculum of any Spanish class. Poetic analysis is among one of the more challenging aspects of literary studies for students and instructors alike. In this course, participants will read and analyze poetry of the Spanish-speaking world across different historical periods, literary movements, and themes. In addition, this course will offer participants strategies and techniques for teaching poetry to students in the Pre-Advanced Placement classroom and in the AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture classrooms. Special attention will be given to the literary analysis using poetic devices as a way to explicate different themes in poetry. Course participants will review the curricular underpinnings of the AP course frameworks and gain a solid understanding as to how poetry allows individuals to express their inner being. Conducted in Spanish with some readings in English.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
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Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Dr. Michael Orlando, Instructor. Read more about Michael here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This online course will explore a variety of cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world through thematic units and global themes. The focus of this course is for in-service Spanish teachers to practice their own speaking skills in both the synchronous virtual setting (1 hour per week for 6 weeks on Wednesdays from 1:00pm-2:00pm ET for the summer session and 7:00pm-8:00pm ET for the winter session) and the asynchronous virtual setting via instructional technology applications. The course uses a variety of authentic texts - literature, video, music - allowing participants to practice their language skills while developing strategies to enhance conversation at each proficiency level in their own classrooms. Conducted in Spanish.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"I thought the coursework was very well aligned with the expectations and that all the assignments were relevant and helpful. The only issue I ran into was with the course running into the start of my school year, but the teacher was very flexible with my schedule which was very much appreciated!"
"This is one of the best online courses I have taken. The online setup is well organized, expectations were clear, activities and assignments were manageable and relevant, and the instructor was very helpful and led the class well."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous coursework with weekly synchronous virtual sessions
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Dr. Michael Orlando, Instructor. Read more about Michael here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course focuses on current second language teaching methodology and pedagogy utilizing the standards presented by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in order to develop various performance-based assessment strategies using Integrated Performance Assessment to Develop Student Proficiency. Participants will review theory and research related to these ACTFL standards while exploring ways to integrate these principles into formative and summative assessment strategies. Special attention will be given to the understanding and development of Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA) in order to help students acquire 21st century learning skills. Through interactive activities with classmates, participants in this course will discuss the purpose, rationale, and development of assessment strategies in an attempt to create an authentic assessment and learning environment for their students. Conducted in English.
What participants are saying about this course
"I am learning so much and tweaking things I already do and adding new things in to current work. It is amazing! I can't wait to implement things next year!"
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Texts
About the Instructor
Dr. Michael Orlando, Instructor. Read more about Michael here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is not applicable for registration discounts as part of the New Jersey Alternate Route Licensure Program.
Course Description
Language students come from a wide variety of backgrounds. As a result, students within a class have many different needs. This course explores many strategies that allow teachers to meet a wide variety of student needs, including an effective feedback loop, collaborative organization, understanding how students learn, creating more equitable assessments, giving students opportunities for choice, and creating scaffolded tasks to work towards proficiency. Teachers will come away with effective strategies and have designed activities and assessments that they can use immediately in their classes.
This course would be a great way for both novice and experienced teachers to connect with other teachers, collaborate on activities, and reflect deeply on how and why they teach. There will be many opportunities for creating lessons and brainstorming activities. The lessons, assignments, discussion topics, and writing prompts of this course can easily be modified to fit any language class at the middle, secondary, or university level. The course will rely heavily on the performance descriptors, sample performance indicators and sample progress indicators included in the revised ACTFL Standards for Intercultural Competence.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to:
Gain a working knowledge of the revised ACTFL Standards for Intercultural Competence
Create personalized learning opportunities
Collaborate on effective technology for language teaching
Understand how to give students choice within their classroom experience
Develop strategies for creating an inclusive classroom practice
Support students using scaffolding strategies
Connect and collaborate with other teachers
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“Maureen is great! She is super responsive and was always quick to reply to my questions. Her joy for what she does is clear. This is my first experience taking an online class. I really love its convenience, but feel I am more traditional and prefer an in-person experience. I would have loved even more Maureen time! Given the format, though, she was very present!”
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Texts
About the Instructor
Maureen Lamb, Read more about Maureen here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is not applicable for registration discounts as part of the New Jersey Alternate Route Licensure Program.
Course Description
The theater has been a genre in which Spanish writers have excelled, evolving the platform, creating globally recognized characters, and receiving international renown. This course examines masterpieces of the Spanish theater from the Siglo de Oro to the Post-Franco democratic age. Examining works by five of the most important dramatists of Spain’s history, course participants will engage with the social commentary and metaliterary aspects of these works from giants of the Spanish theater. Students will also select a work from the Spanish theater tradition to serve as the focal point of a lesson that they create for their classrooms. Conducted in Spanish.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"This course was very challenging but very informative and I learned a lot of new materials that I can use in my classes."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Dr. Joseph Parodi-Brown, Instructor. Read more about Joseph here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This course will assist the participant to think outside the box in their instructional strategies for teaching all world languages. It will also assist in analyzing work products in order to determine what strategies may be used in order to assist struggling students with accessing the curriculum standards. This course equips world language educators with research-based strategies to support all learners, including those with diverse learning needs and exceptionalities. Through six in-depth modules, participants will explore differentiation, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences, IEPs and 504 plans, and strategies to support both struggling and high-achieving students. The course emphasizes inclusive, culturally responsive, and proficiency-oriented instruction, aligned with ACTFL and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
“A very instructional course that provides me with new tools to enhance my teaching strategies.”
Required Texts
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Elisa Kirschhoffer, Instructor. Read more about Elisa here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is not applicable for registration discounts as part of the New Jersey Alternate Route Licensure Program.
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce teachers to ACTFL’s Core Practice of teaching grammar as a concept and in context. Participants in this course will start by learning about the research and theories behind implicit and explicit grammar instruction from experts in language acquisition. Participants will also learn more about what it means to choose grammatical concepts in the context of a thematic unit as it pertains to a communicative goal. A special emphasis will be placed on strategies to implement implicit grammar instruction with students through the PACE Model. In this course, participants will share ideas for implementing PACE model lessons and also discuss the benefits and challenges of teaching grammar implicitly in classes. Conducted in English.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"The feedback was really helpful and made me feel like I was on track with what I was learning which in an online course can be difficult to feel many times. Thank you!"
"This was an excellent course. I love how each week built on the previous week and we ended up with a great final product to use in our own classes by the end of the course."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Dr. Michael Orlando, Instructor. Read more about Michael here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
Best-selling writer Isabel Allende, one of the most widely read Latin American female authors, frames each narrative within a historical context or current event. Her creative process recounts stories in which protagonists explore and endure life’s challenges. Her narrative frequently embraces situations related to social justice and women’s rights, always central to her work and heart. In this course we will explore Allende’s use of magic realism, geographical setting, imagery, word choice, and other stylistic devices in her narrative. Conducted in Spanish by Dr. Lynn McGovern.
Click here to view a video featuring Dr. McGovern describing her personal relationship with Isabel Allende and inspiration for the course.
What participants are saying about this course
"This is a unique and inspiring course."
"I delighted myself in this course. Prof. McGovern has structured the program to be attractive, interesting, and appropriately challenging. I have never been more impressed with an educator."
"It was a great course and one of the best online courses that I have taken. It was a great balance of learning without being overdemanding- which is very appreciated while I am also teaching full time during a pandemic. Lynn was great!"
Required Texts
Allende, Isabel. La casa de los espiritus. Vintage Espanol (2017).
Allende, Isabel. Hija de la fortuna Vintage Espanol (2017)
Allende, Isabel. Eva Luna. Vintage Espanol (2017)
Course Delivery
Online weekly learning modules, collaborative discussion boards and instructor feedback. This course is not self-paced.
Students who matriculate into an Instructor-Facilitated course should adhere to the dates listed on the website. Final coursework should be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
About the Instructor
Dr. Lynn McGovern, Instructor. Read more about Lynn here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
When Language teachers discuss literacy, traditionally reading, writing, listening, and speaking are seen as the core aspects of becoming literate in a language. However, those pieces are only a part of the larger mosaic of language literacy in the modern world. Literacy is now defined as an “increasingly collaborative activity, where negotiation, analysis, and awareness of (the) audience are as critical as understanding or creating a message.” In this course, participants will explore the question of what makes someone literate and how to achieve literacy with students at the secondary level. Teachers will come away with strategies, activities, and assessments that they can use immediately in their classes.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Very good choices of interesting articles that made me look at the text in new ways. There was also a lot to learn from colleagues--I wish we had had more in the class for a longer period of time!"
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Texts
Van Patten, Bill. While We’re On The Topic. The American Council of Foreign Language Teachers 978-1-942544-58-6
Hawkins, Maris and Florencia Henshaw. Common Ground. Hackett Publishing.
Menke, Mandy and Kate Paesani. Literacies in Language Education. Georgetown University Press. ISBN: 9781647123321
About the Instructor
Maureen Lamb, Instructor. Read more about Maureen here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
Are you a Latin teacher who wants opportunities to connect and engage with fellow Latin teachers about lessons? Are you a new or experienced teacher who is looking to become familiar with the latest research on SLA and best practices? This course will explore the theory of second language acquisition and how it applies to teaching Latin. Lessons will focus on 1) making Latin accessible to all learners, 2) effective technology for Latin teaching and learning, 3) creating a curriculum based on cultural themes, and 4) supporting students towards proficiency in Latin. We will also explore how to create a personal learning network to stay connected to other Latin teachers and share ideas. As teachers, we are constantly learning and growing in our practice. This course will be a great opportunity to learn, share, and collaborate with other Latin teachers! Conducted in English.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"This has been to most practical and informative graduate class I have taken. I have been exposed to a great number of useful resources and have applied many things to my own classroom."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Maureen Lamb, Instructor. Read more about Maureen here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
Brazilian Culinary traditions are some of the richest in the world due to the country’s geography, diverse climate and rich history of significant cultural influences. Each region presents its own products, cultural characteristics and influences as well as distinct flavors and tastes. Over centuries, the fusion of native cultures, Portuguese colonizers, and enslaved Africans has evolved into a unique and multi-faceted national cuisine that was later enriched by European, Japanese, and Lebanese immigrants who arrived in Brazil at the end of the nineteenth century.
Beginning with an exploration of some of the most important native products and recipes and their deep-rooted influence, i.e. pepper (molho de pimenta), cassava (beijú, farofa, escondidinho), and corn (canjica, mugunça), we will also examine the presence of several products brought by the Portuguese; i.e. sugar (caipirinha, brigadeiro), pork, and olive oil (feijoada and cozido), and others with strong African influence, okra (quiabada), dried shrimp, and palm oil (acarajé and moqueca) and finally Brazil’s own style of couscous called cuzcuz.
Throughout the course we will read, explore, and reflect on the most significant historical, economic, cultural, and social implications of food production and consumption in Brazil from pre-colonial to current times. We will also learn about the different kinds of restaurants, menus, cultural customs, cuisine literature, gender, and racial related image constructions and some specific practices related to cuisine and food production, and at the same time, acquiring technical skill to recreate important recipes. Conducted in Portuguese.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Excellent course!"
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Texts
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Dr. Javier Escudero Instructor. Read more about Javier here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
The primary focus of this course is developing professional and program sustainability through the incorporation of effective and engaging learner-centered educational technology in Mandarin classroom. Participants will reshape an existing lesson, or build a new one, to include these tools to enhance your teaching and your students’ learning. Activities include readings and videos, with periods for discussion and reflection. Using Backwards Design theory and a constructive approach, you will design a lesson plan that supports the curriculum frameworks/standards. Conducted in Mandarin Chinese.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
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Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Texts
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Chang Liu, Instructor. Read more about Chang here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Winter Session 2 (W25-2)
February 24th - April 4th
Course Description
This course will explore a variety of cultural aspects of the French-speaking world through thematic units and global themes. The focus of this course is for in-service French teachers to practice their own speaking skills in both the synchronous virtual setting (1 hour Google Meet sessions weekly during the 6 week course, Tuesdays at 9AM EST for the summer session and Thursdays at 7PM EST for the winter session) and the asynchronous virtual setting via a variety of instructional technology applications. The course uses a variety of authentic texts - literature, video, music - allowing participants to practice their language skills while developing strategies to enhance conversation at a variety of proficiency levels in their own classrooms. Conducted in French.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"It was a wonderful opportunity to discover new ideas for increasing conversations in my classroom, but also a wonderful opportunity to share ideas with other teachers during our weekly conversations."
"I have no critiques! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this course. It was the perfect balance and I really felt like found a new community of language teachers to collaborate with and support. I was challenged by their spoken proficiency and inspired by the engaging ideas they presented and their hard work."
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous coursework with weekly synchronous virtual sessions
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Elisa Kirschhoffer, Instructor. Read more about Elisa here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
This online course is designed for teachers who wish to continue to improve and refine their language skills in Italian and to develop practical lesson plans for the classroom. It is designed around six great movie adaptations of classic children's books. Given the popularity of the stories and films, students and teachers who are familiar with the film and can focus on the language without having to decipher the plot. Emphasis will be on comprehension, vocabulary building, improving listening and writing skills, in addition to film analysis and discussions of the differences between original story and its movie adaptation (available in Italian through online streaming). Group work will be in the form of discussion boards and lesson plan development. Conducted in Italian.
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
"Monica was amazing! She responded to my emails and questions immediately and thoroughly. Even though I have never met her, I feel like I have known her for awhile. She was personable and so helpful. Her feedback was so meaningful!"
“The practical application of this course was remarkable. Prof. Canetti was responsive, prompt, encouraging and professional. This is my second of her courses (and my second with Idioma) and I will absolutely be back. Finding Italian coursework at the graduate level was exciting enough, but these classes have been such a positive and rewarding experience!“
“The selection of the academic materials was excellent. The Prof. provided immediate feedback and sample work establishing clear expectations of the assessments. I enjoyed also the careful selection of songs from Disney movies that can be connected to our thematic units. I appreciate very much the opportunity to create a unit plan that I can use for all my students.”
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
There is no required textbook for this course. All materials are digital and will be provided in the online course.
About the Instructor
Monica Canetta, Instructor. Read more about Monica here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
*An official university transcript is available upon successful completion of coursework through the selected university from which the student chooses to receive credit. While the graduate credits earned may be used for salary advancement, degree completion and state licensing requirements, we do not provide assurance that any state licensing board or school district will accept these credits for those purposes. Participants are advised to check with the appropriate agencies and gain approval prior to registering.