Member Webinars

Free to members, these exclusive webinars bring you information and interactive content throughout the year

Member Mindshare: Practical Perspectives on Language Education


ACTFL Members-Only Webinar Series

ACTFL's exclusive Members-Only Webinar Series connects world language educators with leading experts to explore the most relevant and timely topics in language education. These live and on-demand webinars are a valuable benefit of ACTFL membership, designed to support language teachers, language program leaders, and teacher educators across all settings and all languages taught.

Each session tackles key issues in today’s language classrooms, including language acquisition strategies, intercultural competence, diversity and inclusion, technology in language teaching, heritage language education, curriculum innovation, standards-based instruction, and more. Presenters include nationally recognized scholars, classroom teachers, and thought leaders who offer practical tools, current research, and new perspectives to enhance teaching and learning.

ACTFL’s webinar series helps you stay informed on emerging trends, instructional strategies, and policy developments shaping the future of world language education.

This dynamic series is free and fully available to ACTFL members—giving you insider access to expert knowledge, new ideas, and a nationwide community of passionate language educators.

Currently scheduled webinars

Member webinars
EWLI (New Edition) - See What's New in This Essential Book

Date: February 11, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET

Enacting the Work of Language Instruction is one of ACTFL's best selling books for a reason!

Join us for an exciting look at the newly revised second edition of Enacting the Work of Language Instruction: High-Leverage Teaching Practices. In this dynamic session, presenters will unpack what HLTPs are, share key updates to the volume, and highlight fresh ways instructors across the professional continuum can bring these practices to life. You’ll explore new research, challenge tasks for complex teaching contexts (including online instruction), practical lesson-planning ideas, prompts to extend your thinking, and tasks that engage with the realities of AI in the classroom. Come away energized with new insights and strategies to strengthen your instructional practice and professional growth.


Member webinars
What the Data Tell Us: Critical Insights That Supercharge Learning

Date: February 23, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET

What do our K-12 students think about world language learning? What kinds of careers are they most interested in pursuing - and what is the role that language will play in their choices? This webinar will highlight key findings from ACTFL’s partnership with Encourage and what student and educator data reveal about language learning, career pathways, and postsecondary aspirations. Participants will learn how these insights inform ACTFL’s programmatic decisions, strengthen advocacy efforts at the local and national levels, and support funding initiatives for world language education.

Past webinars:

AAPPL Empowering K–12 Language Learners Through Proficiency-Based Assessment

  • Description: Discover how ACTFL’s Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) transforms classroom language learning into real-world communication. This free webinar will provide an in-depth overview of AAPPL’s structure, purpose, and how it aligns with ACTFL’s Proficiency Guidelines and the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages.

PD Workshop to Certification The Pathway to Becoming OPI Certified

  • Description: Are you unsure how to take your professional development to the next level by earning your OPI certification? Join us for a members-only webinar designed to demystify the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Tester Certification process. Whether you’re new to ACTFL assessments or considering certification to support institutional needs, this session will dive deeper into the workshop and certification process.

Exploring Learner Feedback for Language Growth – Part II

  • Description: Part 2 of this 3-part practical webinar series is designed to strengthen your assessment toolkit! Explore how to evaluate learner work using Performance Domain Indicators (PDIs), give feedback that fuels growth, and apply targeted strategies to support language development. Perfect for teachers seeking to deepen their impact through effective feedback practices.

The Crises in US Higher Education and Proactive Strategies for Lang & Lit Programs: Adapt or Die

  • Description: Professor and administrator Dr. Ben Rifkin (Fairleigh Dickinson University) walks us through how to "cut proof" your world language program and get proactive to protect your job and your students classes before your program is in danger of the chopping block.

AI Insanity: Navigating Student AI Use, Errors, and the Lost Art of Critical Thinking

  • Description: Are your students turning in work that feels... off? This webinar is for educators grappling with the messy reality of student AI use. Join us to explore common errors and often ridiculous AI-generated content. We will share some of the truly crazy work that students have turned in along with some success stories.

Exploring Learner Feedback for Language Growth - Part I

  • Description: Join us for part 1 of this 3-part practical webinar series designed to strengthen your assessment toolkit! Explore how to evaluate learner work using Performance Domain Indicators (PDIs), give feedback that fuels growth, and apply targeted strategies to support language development. Perfect for teachers seeking to deepen their impact through effective feedback practices.

Becoming an ACTFL-Certified OPI Tester: Advancing Language Proficiency Assessment in Your Classroom and Institution

  • Description: Are you ready to take your professional development to the next level and contribute meaningfully to your language program’s assessment efforts? Join us for a members-only webinar designed to demystify the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Tester Certification process. Whether you’re new to ACTFL assessments or considering certification to support institutional needs, this session will give you an inside look at what it takes to become a certified OPI tester and how this credential can transform your teaching and your program.

Deep Dive into the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines

  • Description: Join us for an exclusive, members-only webinar exploring the newly updated ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2024. Whether you're an educator, program administrator, or language assessor, this session will equip you with the insights you need to interpret and apply the Guidelines with clarity and confidence.

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