Professional Development Workshops for Educators

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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 design a workshop that meets your specific department needs!

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 ELL/MLL strategies or 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.

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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 2021 Massachusetts World Languages Framework: Proficiency with Social and Emotional Learning and Social Justice in Mind

  • Beyond the Grade: Empowering Students through Proficiency-Based Feedback

  • Leveling Up: Proficiency Strategies for Seal of Biliteracy Assessments

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

  • Reach out to design an Instruction & Assessment workshop to fit your department needs!

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Research-based Best Practices

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

  • Strategies for Communication: Making the Most of the 3 Modes

  • Making the Most of the Modes: Interpersonal Communication in the Proficiency-based Classroom

  • Making the Most of the Modes: Presentational Communication in the Proficiency-based Classroom

  • Making the Most of the Modes: Interpretive Communication in the Proficiency-based Classroom

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

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

  • Supporting Multilingual Learners: From SEI Endorsement to Classroom Implementation

  • Reach out to design a Research-based Best Practices workshop to fit your department needs!

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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

  • Reach out about coaching topics that fit your needs!

Partner Districts and Schools

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Bishop Guertin High School, NH

Martha's Vineyard Regional School District, MA

North Andover Public Schools, MA

Woburn Public Schools, MA

Medford Public Schools, MA

South Shore Charter School, MA

Wayland Public Schools, MA

The German School of Boston, MA

Malden Public Schools, MA

Peabody High School, MA

Nauset Public Schools

Methuen Public Schools

Weymouth Public Schools

Stoughton Public Schools

Lowell Public Schools

Brockton Public Schools

Brookline Public Schools, MA

Westford Public Schools, MA

Prospect Charter Schools, NY

Geneseo High School, IL

St. Thomas High School, TX

Cedar Hill High School, TX

Timberlane Public Schools, NH

Holyoke Public Schools, MA

Fort Zumwalt School District, MO

St. Louis University

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Bishop Guertin High School, NH Martha's Vineyard Regional School District, MA North Andover Public Schools, MA Woburn Public Schools, MA Medford Public Schools, MA South Shore Charter School, MA Wayland Public Schools, MA The German School of Boston, MA Malden Public Schools, MA Peabody High School, MA Nauset Public Schools Methuen Public Schools Weymouth Public Schools Stoughton Public Schools Lowell Public Schools Brockton Public Schools Brookline Public Schools, MA Westford Public Schools, MA Prospect Charter Schools, NY Geneseo High School, IL St. Thomas High School, TX Cedar Hill High School, TX Timberlane Public Schools, NH Holyoke Public Schools, MA Fort Zumwalt School District, MO St. Louis University

  • "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

  • "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

  • "This was an energized relevant PD for World Language. [It] has been a long time since I had such a great PD. It was fun!"

    Joanna Y., Middle School Spanish & French Teacher, Woburn, MA

Professional Development and Workshop Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

  • Yes! Every session is fully customizable. Whether you need to align with specific state standards (such as the 2021 Massachusetts World Languages Framework), focus on proficiency-based instruction, or integrate social-emotional learning and ELL/MLL strategies, we work directly with your leadership team to tailor the content to your department’s needs.

  • We offer flexible delivery models, including fully on-site workshops, interactive virtual sessions (via Zoom or Google Meet), and hybrid series spread across the school year.

  • Yes! Participants can earn professional development hours, and for those states requiring an approved provider certificate, we are approved to issue the following certificates:

    Participants can also earn graduate-level credits through our university partners for workshop participation and accompanying coursework with Idioma.

  • We recommend scheduling on-site or virtual professional development workshops as far in advance as possible to ensure district budget or grant funding. We can usually accomodate requests at least 4 to 6 weeks in advance to allow ample time for custom curriculum design, scheduling, and logistics. However, we do our best to accommodate tight schedules depending on facilitator availability.

  • Pricing varies based on the delivery format (on-site vs. virtual), session duration, number of participants, and whether you are booking a single workshop, a multi-day series, or ongoing coaching. Reach out via our inquiry form above to schedule a call where we will learn more about your needs to build a custom proposal and quote tailored to your budget.

  • Yes! Many of our partner districts utilize federal, state, and local grant funding to cover our professional development workshops and consulting services.

    Common grant sources include:

    • Title II, Part A (Effective Instruction and Supporting Educators)

    • Title III, Part A (Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students)

    • ESSER / GEER or local district innovation grants

    We are happy to provide detailed descriptions, custom proposals, and itemized quotes to support your grant application or documentation requirements. Contact us through our inquiry form to discuss your funding options and available grant writing support from Idioma.

  • Yes, we specialize in supporting educators and departments with state-specific licensure requirements (including Massachusetts SEI endorsement and Massachusetts and New Jersey Alternate Route certification) as well as helping schools to prepare for Seal of Biliteracy assessments. We also provide assessments for the Seal of Biliteracy for heritage and native student speakers of less commonly taught languages.