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Title: Reading Comprehension in Latin
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From http://caneweb.org
Katy Ganino Reddick writes about a reading sequence that she has found very helpful in teaching her middle school students: http://caneweb.org/new/?p=1477
Source: CANE
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Title: Workshops for Teachers Who Use Cambridge Latin Course
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From http://cambridgescp.com/Upage.php?p=clc^wkshps^intro
The University of Cambridge School Classics Project is offering three 3-day workshops during the summer of 2014. The workshops will focus on best practices in teaching students to read Classical Latin. They are also offering a free one-day workshop in Austin for elementary teachers.
Dates and locations
June 29th to July 1st, Williamsburg, VA
July 14th, Austin, TX (for elementary school Latin teachers)
July 15th to 17th, Austin, TX
August 5th to 7th, Westford, nr. Boston, MA
For full details go to http://cambridgescp.com/Upage.php?p=clc^wkshps^intro
Source: University of Cambridge
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Title: Summer Reading List for French Teachers and Francophiles
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From http://www.thefrenchcorner.net
Relax, re-energize, and improve your professional knowledge all at the same time. How? By reading! Here is teacher Samantha Decker’s list of recommended books: http://www.thefrenchcorner.net/2014/07/summer-reading-for-french-teachers-and.html
Source: The French Corner
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Title: The Great Plant Escape: Spanish-English Plant Science Unit for 4th and 5th Graders
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From http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe_sp/tg/index.html
The Great Plant Escape is an elementary program for 4th and 5th grade students. Each of the lessons in the program is interdisciplinary, designed to introduce students to plant science and increase their understanding of how foods grow. Activities enhance students’ math, science, language arts, social studies, music and art. You have many options in this program. Choose any or all of the suggested activities for your class. Many activities are for students to work independently and some are for group work.
The program is available in Spanish at http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe_sp/case4/index.html and in English at http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/index.cfm
Source: University of Illinois Extension
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Title: 9letras: Elementary Spanish Resources
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From http://spanishplayground.net
From the Spanish Playground blog:
“Are you looking for Spanish resources to use with kids this summer? Or maybe thinking about fall and how to spend less time preparing classes? Be sure to check out 9letras. 9letras is a blog by Alberto Abarca Fillat of Huesca, Spain. Alberto shares his free elementary Spanish resources, and his website has a huge number of printable activities for young Spanish learners.”
9letras is available at http://9letras.wordpress.com/
Read the full, helpful review of this resource at http://spanishplayground.net/free-elementary-spanish-9letras/
Source: Spanish Playground
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Title: Ideas for Strengthening English Skills over the Summer
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From http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk
Ideas for strengthening English skills over the summer
by Larry Ferlazzo
July 8, 2014
As I’ve done in the past, … I have created a virtual classrooms at a number of sites where students can easily enroll and do online activities. They will receive “extra credit” for doing so — either from me (since many will have me as a teacher again next year) or from their new teachers (who have agreed to give them extra credit).
Most of the sites are specifically for English Language Learners but, this year, I’ve also expanded to a few more advanced sites that would be more appropriate for many advanced ELLs and mainstream ninth-graders who are entering tenth-grade. In addition, a few other teachers of other mainstream classes invited their students to participate, as well. One great thing about most of these sites is that once the classrooms are set-up, it doesn’t really make any difference if 3 or 100 enroll.
Read on for Mr. Ferlazzo’s description of different online learning sites that your students can also use: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/larry-ferlazzo/larry-ferlazzo-ideas-strengthening-english-skills-over-summer
Source: British Council
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Title: Workshop: Learn To Teach ESL Drama
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Learn to Teach ESL Drama Overseas and Locally!
July 26th-27th 2014- New York City: All Levels 1/2 + Refresher, 12 Hour Workshop:
By the end of all our TESOL Drama workshops you will:
-Improve pedagogical and communication skills through methodologies such as the Theatre of the Oppressed.
-Learn how to teach your students through dramatic activities.
-Learn how to devise a play which in turn can be taught to students.
-Learn specific drama techniques which will make you a more engaging teacher and performer
-Have a certificate of completion/professional developments credits for teaching drama.
TESOL Drama Workshop Descriptions:
Level 1: The primary focus of our workshop is to improve communication through the practice of drama, which is useful for English, language, TESOL, and theatre teachers as well as performing artists. Our facilitator identifies the goals and needs of each of the participants, then leads them through dramatic activities, games, and improvisational exercises that create a forum for reflection, catharsis, and discussion which address the identified questions regarding their practice. Participants are then guided through collaborative group activities where they create scenes, monologues, short plays, and lesson plans using the tools they have been given. Skills taken from this workshop include: the practice and teaching of vocal work, learning to create and think on your feet, teaching and engaging in creative group collaboration, practicing cultural sensitivity, and using drama to better communicate ideas. Career options and practical applications of this work will also be explored and discussed.
Level 2: This will be a multimedia workshop focussing on drama and other art forms as a means of communication for the teaching and learning of other languages. There will be advanced activities in acting and playwrighting while also incorporating creative activities in music and visual arts. The collaborative learning approach will be explored within performance and curriculum contexts. Cultural and place-based education methods will also be explored (using the arts, culture, and your immediate environment in curriculum). There will also be a discussion on career options and implementation.
Learn more and register at http://www.tesoldrama.com/
Source: NYS TESOL
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Title: Website: Games To Learn English
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Here is a website with Flash-based online games for people learning English: http://gamestolearnenglish.com
Source: Games To Learn English
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Title: TESOL Guidelines for Developing EFL Professional Teaching Standards
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TESOL International Association developed these guidelines for postsecondary institutions, government agencies, ministries of education, and other entities charged with developing professional teaching standards in an EFL context. TESOL encourages teachers, administrators, policy makers and anyone else who needs these guidelines to use, adapt, and distribute them freely.
Access the guidelines at http://www.tesol.org/advance-the-field/standards/guidelines-developing-efl-professional-teaching-standards
Source: TESOL
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Title: More World Cup Resources
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Here is the last week of resources dealing with the FIFA World Cup:
The latest collection of links from Larry Ferlazzo: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/07/09/perhaps-my-last-listing-of-new-resources-for-this-years-world-cup/
An essay by Terri Marini about using the World Cup to guide student inquiry: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2014/07/world_cup_wonders.html
Spanish soccer resources: http://es-tema.de/pasion-futbolera/
A soccer photo contest at busuu.com: http://blog.busuu.com/a-football-competition-you-can-win/
Source: Various
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