This workshop is designed to provide assistance to faculty as they implement the ACTFL/NCATE Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers into their teacher preparation programs and anticipate NCATE review in the future. Workshop participants will gain an understanding of the standards by exploring the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that define the preparation of beginning teachers. The workshop will feature an in-depth look at implications of the standards for the foreign language curriculum, instructional approaches in language courses, and pedagogical preparation of candidates. Participants will explore strategies for conducting formative and summative assessment of candidates’ language proficiency and content knowledge, establishing performance benchmarks, and using rubrics to rate performance. This workshop may be tailored somewhat to address the needs of individual programs of foreign language teacher preparation.