diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
index 877e8aaa07..03aafe0dcb 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <%! from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse %>
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+
 <div class="wrapper-header wrapper" id="view-top">
   <header class="primary" role="banner">
 
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@
       % if context_course:
       <% ctx_loc = context_course.location %>
       <h2 class="info-course">
-        <span class="sr">Current Course:</span>
+        <span class="sr">${_("Current Course:")}</span>
         <a class="course-link" href="${reverse('course_index', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">
           <span class="course-org">${ctx_loc.org}</span><span class="course-number">${ctx_loc.course}</span>
           <span class="course-title" title="${context_course.display_name_with_default}">${context_course.display_name_with_default}</span>
@@ -16,29 +18,28 @@
       </h2>
 
       <nav class="nav-course nav-dd ui-left">
-        <h2 class="sr">${context_course.display_name_with_default}'s Navigation:</h2>
-
+        <h2 class="sr">${_("{}'s Navigation:".format(context_course.display_name_with_default))}</h2>
         <ol>
           <li class="nav-item nav-course-courseware">
-            <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><span class="label-prefix sr">Course </span>Content</span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
+            <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><span class="label-prefix sr">${_("Course")} </span>${_("Content")}</span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
 
             <div class="wrapper wrapper-nav-sub">
               <div class="nav-sub">
                 <ul>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-courseware-outline">
-                    <a href="${reverse('course_index', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Outline</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('course_index', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Outline")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-courseware-updates">
-                    <a href="${reverse('course_info', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Updates</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('course_info', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Updates")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-courseware-pages">
-                    <a href="${reverse('edit_tabs', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, coursename=ctx_loc.name))}">Static Pages</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('edit_tabs', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, coursename=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Static Pages")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-courseware-uploads">
-                    <a href="${reverse('asset_index', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Files &amp; Uploads</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('asset_index', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Files &amp; Uploads")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-courseware-textbooks">
-                    <a href="${reverse('textbook_index', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Textbooks</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('textbook_index', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Textbooks")}</a>
                   </li>
                 </ul>
               </div>
@@ -46,22 +47,22 @@
           </li>
 
           <li class="nav-item nav-course-settings">
-            <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><span class="label-prefix sr">Course </span>Settings</span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
+            <h3 class="title"><span class="label"><span class="label-prefix sr">${_("Course")} </span>${_("Settings")}</span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
 
             <div class="wrapper wrapper-nav-sub">
               <div class="nav-sub">
                 <ul>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-settings-schedule">
-                    <a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Schedule &amp; Details</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.get_course_settings', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Schedule &amp; Details")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-settings-grading">
-                    <a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.course_config_graders_page', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">Grading</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('contentstore.views.course_config_graders_page', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">${_("Grading")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-settings-team">
-                    <a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">Course Team</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('manage_users', kwargs=dict(location=ctx_loc))}">${_("Course Team")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-settings-advanced">
-                    <a href="${reverse('course_advanced_settings', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">Advanced Settings</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('course_advanced_settings', kwargs={'org' : ctx_loc.org, 'course' : ctx_loc.course, 'name': ctx_loc.name})}">${_("Advanced Settings")}</a>
                   </li>
                 </ul>
               </div>
@@ -69,19 +70,19 @@
           </li>
 
           <li class="nav-item nav-course-tools">
-            <h3 class="title"><span class="label">Tools</span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
+            <h3 class="title"><span class="label">${_("Tools")}</span> <i class="icon-caret-down ui-toggle-dd"></i></h3>
 
             <div class="wrapper wrapper-nav-sub">
               <div class="nav-sub">
                 <ul>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-tools-checklists">
-                    <a href="${reverse('checklists', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Checklists</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('checklists', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Checklists")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-tools-import">
-                    <a href="${reverse('import_course', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Import</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('import_course', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Import")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-course-tools-export">
-                    <a href="${reverse('export_course', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">Export</a>
+                    <a href="${reverse('export_course', kwargs=dict(org=ctx_loc.org, course=ctx_loc.course, name=ctx_loc.name))}">${_("Export")}</a>
                   </li>
                 </ul>
               </div>
@@ -125,10 +126,10 @@
               <div class="nav-sub">
                 <ul>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-account-dashboard">
-                    <a href="/">My Courses</a>
+                    <a href="/">${_("My Courses")}</a>
                   </li>
                   <li class="nav-item nav-account-signout">
-                    <a class="action action-signout" href="${reverse('logout')}">Sign Out</a>
+                    <a class="action action-signout" href="${reverse('logout')}">${_("Sign Out")}</a>
                   </li>
                 </ul>
               </div>
@@ -139,19 +140,19 @@
 
       % else:
       <nav class="nav-not-signedin nav-pitch">
-        <h2 class="sr">You're not currently signed in</h2>
+        <h2 class="sr">${_("You're not currently signed in")}</h2>
         <ol>
           <li class="nav-item nav-not-signedin-hiw">
-            <a href="/">How Studio Works</a>
+            <a href="/">${_("How Studio Works")}</a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item nav-not-signedin-help">
-            <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external">Studio Help</a>
+            <a href="http://help.edge.edx.org/" rel="external">${_("Studio Help")}</a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item nav-not-signedin-signup">
-            <a class="action action-signup" href="${reverse('signup')}">Sign Up</a>
+            <a class="action action-signup" href="${reverse('signup')}">${_("Sign Up")}</a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item nav-not-signedin-signin">
-            <a class="action action-signin" href="${reverse('login')}">Sign In</a>
+            <a class="action action-signin" href="${reverse('login')}">${_("Sign In")}</a>
           </li>
         </ol>
       </nav>