Visitation Days & Training, Washington, D.C.

Experience a dynamic teaching and learning environment! Take part in a typical day(s) and see students and teachers in action. This OWL Visitation Days and Proficiency & Engagement Training will be held on Thursday-Saturday, January 29-31. 

Thursday & Friday Times: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm EST

Saturday: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST

Location: Rose L. Hardy Middle School in Washington, D.C.

Pricing:  

• Registration fee of $190 per teacher for ONLY one-day (Thursday, Friday or Saturday) 
• For any two days: $350 (Thursday & Friday, Thursday & Saturday, Friday & Saturday)
• For three days: $475 (all THREE days, Thursday-Saturday)

*Get a discount by attending two or three days!

Workshop Description:

Visitation Days – Thursday & Friday, January 29-30, 2026

See students and teacher in action on this two-day OWL Visitation Days opportunity! Participants will spend time in student-centered, proficiency-based classes observing strategies and techniques for a variety of levels. See how movement, pairings and groupings, speaking and literacy are cohesively brought together in one class period. Classes will be in Italian, however, debriefs will be in English. Since many aspects are so visual, a teacher of any language will still benefit greatly from the experience. Participants may also hear from students through a Student Panel, depending on the day. Pre-reqs: Recommended for all teachers, with or without previous OWL workshop attendance.

Goals:

• Lab time: Observe and participate with students and teachers in an authentic environment 
• Hear from students about their experiences (when possible)
• Q&A time and Debrief with the facilitators 
• Receive materials to effectively reflect and debrief

OWL Proficiency and Engagement Strategies – Saturday, January 31, 2026

This workshop explores the foundational understandings of proficiency and second language acquisition. The training will reveal a structure that creates an interactive, student-directed classroom. Participants experience the strategies through demos with students, when possible, and in whole and small groups. The focus is on an immersive, target language environment where students are highly engaged and intrinsically motivated. Teachers leave with new techniques and relationships for continued collaboration!

Workshop outcomes:

• Proficiency & second language acquisition foundation
• Techniques for high student engagement
• Exploration of the immersive language environment
• Strategies for eliciting student production & Intro to questioning strategies

Pre-reqs: Recommended for all teachers, with or without previous OWL workshop attendance.

Goals:

• Observe and participate with students and teachers in an authentic environment
• Q&A time and Debrief with the facilitator
• Receive materials to effectively reflect and debrief