Upcoming Webinars

Join us on November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST (6:00 PM CST)... We're partnering with Vista to bring you a webinar titled Bringing Community into Language and Literacy Classrooms: Engaging Students with Real-World Cultural Connections

Join Jennifer Kilmore, Director of Professional Learning at Vista, Chris Howell, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Pulsera Project, and Elizabeth Techman, ESL and Spanish Teacher and Pulsera Project host, for an engaging session designed to help educators bring authentic community voices and cultural content into their language and literacy instruction. This webinar explores how to foster personal connections and cultural comparisons that deepen students’ understanding and global citizenship, while enriching curriculum with meaningful, real-world experiences.

Participants will discover practical strategies for integrating community strands into lessons, including simple routines that prompt students to make personal connections to people in the countries they are learning about. The presenters will share ways to incorporate the Pulsera Project, which connects students with artisans and creators through free service-learning projects, helping classrooms go beyond traditional textbook learning to embrace dynamic, global storytelling.

Whether you are a world language or English literacy classroom teacher, instructional leader, or curriculum specialist, this webinar will equip you with actionable tools and inspiration to foster deeper engagement and culturally responsive teaching in your instructional strategy through service-learning backed with impactful curricular resources.