BWLP provides high-impact professional learning for K-12 language educators. It is hosted by the Berkeley Language Center at UC Berkeley, and was established in 1993 as a site of the California World Language Project (CWLP) .
Serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, and Solano counties, we offer flexible, tiered programs—ranging from one-day workshops to year-round series—designed to strengthen content knowledge, pedagogical skills, technology integration, and teacher leadership.
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Who We Serve: Teachers of World Languages, English Language Learners, and Heritage Language Learners across all experience levels.
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Custom Services: We also provide tailored consulting, coaching, and professional learning programs for individual schools and districts.
- Office Hours: Collaborate with colleagues and presenters between workshop sessions.
Professional Development for Instructors
BWLP WORKSHOPS:
3 & 5 Day Programs at BWLP
Berkeley World Language Project - 2026-2027
LEARN | CONNECT | INSPIRE
Join us for a year of learning in community!
Practical Strategies & Real Classroom Impact
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Engaging Workshops: Practical ideas you can use right away
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Supportive Community: Collaborate with educators who inspire
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Student Success: Build world language skills that last
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Office Hours: Collaborate between workshop sessions!
Strand A: Building Lessons for Real World Competence
Collaborate, Innovate, Invigorate: Next-level Lessons for every classroom.
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Invigorate your teaching this year! This strand is for all language teachers who want to take their instruction to the next level, whether beginning or experienced. You will collaborate to develop lessons that focus on teaching in the target language with comprehensible input, guided practice, grammar in context and formative assessment for all levels of proficiency. You will build a complete Lesson over time while learning and practicing strategies to implement immediately.
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Prerequisite: an open mind, curiosity, and a desire to grow.
Strand B: Creating Authentic Themed Units for Today’s Learners
Develop meaningful, real-life themed Units for modern language learners.
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Build a thematic unit grounded in authentic materials that reflect real language and culture. You will learn how to design a unit that aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), AP themes and CA World Languages Standards while integrating global competence, social justice, and social-emotional learning. Using backward design, you’ll craft essential questions, Can-Do statements, and assessments that support meaningful communication across all modes—creating immersive, relevant learning experiences that connect students to the real world and help them grow as confident, culturally aware language users.
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Prerequisite: Strand A or equivalent recommended.
Program Dates: 2026-2027
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October 3
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November 7
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December 5
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January 30
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March 13
Cost:
Complete 5-Day Program:
- Early Bird Registration: $350 (by September 19)
- Standard Registration: $400
- 4 Stanford Continuing Studies units available for an extra fee
3-Day Program:
- Early Bird Registration: $250 (by September 19)
- Standard Registration: $300
- Choose the dates that work for you
- Day 1 is strongly recommended
- No Stanford Continuing Studies units available
Registration:
Professional Development for Districts
Professional Development for World Language and Multilingual Learner Teachers
The Berkeley World Language Project (BWLP) provides districts with interactive, high-impact professional development tailored to the needs of your educators and aligned with the 2019 California World Languages Standards and Framework.
What We Offer:
- Best practices to foster SEL development and sense of belonging in the classroom Strategies to stay in the target language with ease
- Ready-to-use activities teachers can implement the very next day
- Tools to advance students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills
- Connection to Ethnic Studies and representation in world languages
We can also customize sessions based on your districts' needs and goals.
Our experienced teacher leaders are available to deliver in-person PD sessions. We encourage you to include language teachers and neighboring sites to collaborate and exchange ideas.
What a glimpse of the impact of our sessions? View feedback from a recent district workshop.
Please reach out to discuss your preferred date and session goals - we'll take care of the rest. We look forward to collaborating with you!
Contact Information
Orlando Garcia
BWLP Office Manager
510-642-9183
o_garcia@Berkeley.edu
Christina Estrada & Nancy Salsig
BWLP Co-Directors
calbwlp@berkeley.edu
News
March 23, 2026
BWLP Registration
Important Links for Language Instruction
- California World Language Framework
- California World Language Framework Resources
- ERIC Research Database
- Getting Smart
- Learning for Justice
- Edutopia
- WL 21st Century Skills Map
- Center for Applied Linguistics
- National Foreign Language Resource Center
- Language Learning & Technology Journal
- Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL)
- California Association for Bilingual Education
- ACTFL
- Educating for Global Competence
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Socio-Emotional Learning
- California State Seal of Biliteracy
- California World Languages Standards
- California Language Teachers' Association
- American Association of Teachers of French
- American Association of Teachers of Japanese
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese
- CWLP California World Language Project
- California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- SWCOLT Southwest Conference on Language Teaching
- California English Language Development Standards
- Join the California World Languages listserv
- California WL Summer Seminar
- The TELL Project
- Journal of Literature in L2 Teaching
- National Board for the Professional Teaching Standards