UTRGV Center for Bilingual Learning & Innovation

Happy National Friendship Day! Friends are a crucial part of our lives. Take a moment to tell your friends how much you appreciate them!

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ACTFL | Research Priorities & Grants Call for 2026 World Language Research Priorities Proposals

🌟Our next Live! Connect Around the World event is coming up! Chat with your global colleagues, share classroom practices, and build your network on 18 July with special guest Rachel Paling, educator, teacher trainer, practitioner-scholar, and professional coach.
💼Professional Coaching to Troubleshoot Learning Dilemmas
This hands-on session will introduce some coaching conversations techniques and the FEW model to troubleshoot learning dilemmas. After a short presentation to build up and demonstrate the coaching conversation, participants will be invited to the break out rooms to try it out! Instant application so that teachers can take this away and use for their own classrooms and learners.
📆 18 July
⏰ 8:00 a.m. ET (12:00 UTC)
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4p5wIjz

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What Does AI Literacy Actually Look Like in Classrooms?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. A practical conversation with BrainPOP and Digital Promise experts on what's working, what isn't, and what every educator needs to know right now. AI literacy is everywhere in the conversation, and almost nowhere in the curriculum. Districts are writing policies. Schools are adding tools. And teache...

ICYMI: HACU and Conectado, will be hosting an online AI Academy for students, faculty, and staff from HACU-member institution on July 16- 17, 2026. The deadline is July 15, 2026. To register, click the link below.
https://bit.ly/4wseGL3

Apply today! HNIP offers paid internships in federal agencies to students from all majors and backgrounds. Apply today for our fall 2026 Internship session.
Application deadline is July 14, 2026.
https://bit.ly/4bJsucm

Smithsonian National Education Summit Join the Smithsonian Science Education Center for the premier learning event of the summer!

Register today! 🙂
We’re excited to announce that we’ve added a summer installment of the CAL Literacy Institute: A Comprehensive Approach to Literacy Instruction for Multilingual Learners!
After an incredible response to our April institute, with educators asking for a summer option for continued learning, registration is now open for our July cohort through July 13.
This four-day virtual institute is designed for educators and leaders who want to strengthen literacy instruction for multilingual learners through a comprehensive, research-based approach. Together, we’ll explore:
• Oral language development
• Vocabulary and comprehension
• Foundational literacy skills
• Writing instruction
• Cross-linguistic connections
• Culturally and linguistically responsive practices
• Practical classroom applications for multilingual learners
At CAL, we believe literacy instruction should be meaningful, evidence-based, and affirming of students’ linguistic and cultural assets. We’re looking forward to another engaging learning experience with educators from across the country.
Registration is now open:
https://ow.ly/6iC450ZgiBn

🎆 Happy 4th of July!
As we celebrate today, let's take a moment of gratitude for the people whose efforts have contributed to our nation over the last 250 years.
In observance of the holiday, CBLI Suites will be closed today—we look forward to seeing you again on Monday. Enjoy the weekend of festivities! ✨

Looking for work experience? Join the CBLI team! We are looking for a bilingual undegraduate student interested in a Student Experience Internship! Applications due: July 15, 2026!
Apply using the QR Code or this link: https://utrgv.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com/jobxJobdetailPrint.aspx?JobId=8321&win=True