American-Romanian Cultural Society (ARCS) is organizing a two-day workshop about effective methods for heritage learning, on September 10 and 11, with Otilia Baraboi (ARCS) and Ileana Marin (University of Washington) as facilitators, and special guests Michel Aoki (Startalk Program Consultant on Integration and Innovation) and Eduardo Viana da Silva (University of Washington).

The workshop will cover a variety of topics, including principles of effective language teaching and learning, differentiated tasks in classes for second language speakers and heritage language speakers, successful activities in a Romanian heritage language class, and the methodological implications of heritage language and learner definitions.