ALL Training Series
For English Learners
Fall 2026 Statewide Training Opportunities
One Day Training! Choose your location and date and join us!
π Four Locations π Eight Dates π‘ One Powerful Day of Learning
The Academic Language Learning (ALL) Training Series is coming across Alabama! Discover practical, evidence-based strategies that strengthen Tier I instruction, support English learners, and benefit every student. Participants may earn APLDS credit and clock hours.
Registration is now open. Choose your location and date and join us!
Elementary Session
Description: The session emphasizes maintaining grade-level rigor while increasing access to content, academic vocabulary, discussion, reading, and writing. Teachers will leave with practical, research-based strategies to strengthen instruction, support language development, and improve outcomes for English learners. While these practices are designed to address the unique needs of English learners, they are high-quality instructional strategies that enhance learning, engagement, and achievement for ALL students.
Secondary Session
This session supports secondary teachers in implementing effective Tier 1 instruction for English learners across content areas. Participants will explore how to integrate academic language supports, scaffolding strategies, structured student interaction, and data-informed practices into daily instruction. The session emphasizes maintaining grade-level rigor while increasing access to content, academic vocabulary, discussion, reading, and writing. Teachers will leave with practical, high-quality instructional strategies that support language development and improve learning, engagement, and outcomes for English learners and all students.
Administrator Session
This professional learning session is designed for principals, assistant principals, and instructional leaders to strengthen their capacity to lead equitable, high-quality Tier 1 instruction for English learners (ELs). Grounded in Alabamaβs commitment to ensuring access and success for all students, this session focuses on the administratorβs role in building systems that promote rigorous, standards-based instruction supported by effective scaffolds, culturally and linguistically responsive practices, and data-informed decision-making.
π Mobile
September 23 or 24, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
College of Education and Professional Studies
75 S. University Blvd., Mobile, AL 36608
Wednesday, September 23
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
Registration:
π Elementary Session
π Secondary Session
π APLDS Administrator Session
Thursday, September 24
Registration:
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
π Elementary Session
π Secondary Session
π APLDS Administrator Session
π Decatur
September 24 or 25, 2026
MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS ERC
235 Hwy 67 S, Decatur, AL 35603
Thursday, September 24
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
Registration:
πAPLDS Administrator Session
Friday, September 25
Registration:
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
πAlabaster
September 24 or 25, 2026
SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS
601 1st St S, Alabaster, AL 35007
Thursday, September 24
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
Registration:
π Elementary Session
π Secondary Session
π APLDS Administrator Session
Friday, September 25
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
Registration:
π Elementary Session
π Secondary Session
π APLDS Administrator Session
π Opelika
September 24 or 25, 2026
LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS
2410 Society Hill Road, Opelika, AL 36804
Thursday, September 24
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
Registration:
π Elementary Session
π Secondary Session
π APLDS Administrator Session
Friday, September 25
π 9:00 AMβ3:00 PM
Registration:
π Elementary Session
π Secondary Session
π APLDS Administrator Session