Capital Foreign Language Project (CapFLP)

The Leadership Team at the Capital Foreign Language Project is a community of K-16 world language educators which provides professional development opportunities for world language and ELD teachers in the regions of Sonoma (Region 1), North Central California (Region 2), Sacramento (Region 3), and Stockton (Region 6). We are committed to improving student linguistic and cultural proficiency and developing global citizens who are successful in an increasingly multicultural society.

We provide intensive, diverse professional development programs to enhance the content knowledge and develop the instructional strategies of world language and English language development educators.

Goals
• To educate teachers about the World Language Content Standards
• To guide teachers in designing standards-aligned lessons
• To demonstrate high-quality instructional strategies through model lessons by teacher leaders
• To provide content training which enhances teachers’ cultural and linguistic content knowledge and understanding
• To establish a network of support and ongoing professional contact for educators
• To develop the leadership skills of world language and English language development educators