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Title: Nominate a Colleague for NYS TESOL Awards
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From http://www.nystesol.org/awards.html
Nominations are open for the following awards from New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages:
Outstanding Teacher Award
James A. Lydon Distinguished Service Award
Recognition Award for public officials
James E. Weaver Memorial Award for travel
Lifetime Achievement Award
Special Awards
For more information about each award go to http://www.nystesol.org/awards.html
Source: NYS TESOL
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Title: More Beginning of School Resources
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Here are more resources to help you as a new school year begins for many of us:
Not second-language specific, here are ten classroom management tips for the beginning of school from Harry and Rosemary Wong: http://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/harry-wong/10-tips-for-the-new-school-year/
Here are some suggestions for learning your new students’ names quickly: http://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/bill-page/learning-your-students-names-fun-fast-easy-and-important-2/
Here is a letter for parents (and students) from Musicuentos introducing the concept of language proficiency and the ACTFL proficiency guidelines: http://musicuentos.com/2014/08/inform/
From the Señora B blog, especially for AP Spanish teachers, advice for a first-year AP Spanish teacher: http://senorab1972.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/advice-to-a-first-year-ap-spanish-language-teacher/
Get classroom decoration ideas from the Creative Language Class’s photo contest (sneak preview here: http://creativelanguageclass.com/2014/08/13/classroom-pics-preview/).
From the Tales from a Spanish Teacher blog: tips for new teachers at http://talesfromaspanishteacher.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-few-thoughts-for-new-teachers.html
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Title: Blog Post: How to use Language Learning Videos for Kids
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French and Spanish teacher Audrey Misiano recently wrote a blog post in which she lists criteria for the effective use of videos in language learning. Read her post here: http://www.gusonthego.com/how-to-use-language-learning-videos-for-kids/
Source: Gus on the Go!
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Title: Idea To Practice Activities: Activity Cube
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From http://spanishplayground.net
There are quite a few resources available online to make a printable dice-like cube that you can put different target language activities on. Get some ideas for things to put on a cube and find links to resources for making cubes in this blog post: http://spanishplayground.net/printable-spanish-activity-cube-actions-teach-vocabulary/
Source: Spanish Playground
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Title: CALLM Modules: Extending the Learning Opportunities for Advanced Language Learners by Deborah Cooke, CASLS Instructional Designer
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In 2011, CASLS began developing Chinese Academic Language Learning Modules (CALLM) to increase course options for advanced-level language learning for students in the Language Flagship Programs. CALLM are content-based courses designed to explicitly integrate relevant, domain-specific content while simultaneously increasing students' Chinese proficiency.
Delivered in an online format, CALLM courses enhance students' experience through the use of multimedia, digital collaboration tools and up-to-date information without sacrificing the one-to-one learning component unique to the Flagship experience.
The most recently developed CALLM course was a collaborative effort with the University of Oregon's Planning, Public Policy, and Management department and resulted in the course "Sustainable Urban Development in China." The course, which was delivered for the first time this summer, includes video-captured lectures supplemented with critical readings and additional web resources. Students were paired with native speakers to increase the opportunity for collaborative learning and peer-to-peer mentoring.
Instructor Yizhao Yang was excited to see her successful face-to-face version of this course converted to an online venue and to learn how she would need to adapt her traditional teaching methods. She comments, "I think the class went well, and I have enjoyed teaching online. In fact, I plan to apply what I have learned from the online teaching experience to a new flip class that I will be teaching in winter."
The majority of students who enrolled in the course expressed satisfaction that the course increased their linguistic skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking. They also expressed satisfaction in meeting with their language partner to practice skills, review materials, and assess each other's work in the course.
CALLM is funded by The Language Flagship through the National Security Education Program.
Source: CASLS Spotlight
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Title: ANVILL: A Speech-based Toolbox for Language Classrooms by Mandy Gettler, CASLS Associate Director
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Through its Title VI National Foreign Language Resource Center grant, CASLS provided seed funding to the University of Oregon Yamada Language Center (YLC) to develop A National Virtual Language Lab (ANVILL), a web-based platform that helps teachers create opportunities for language practice.
"The original goal of ANVILL was to free individual schools from having to fund proprietary, expensive language labs that require company-specific software, training, and maintenance," shares YLC Director Jeff Magoto. "Many small schools couldn't afford these types of language labs."
Approximately 75% of ANVILL users are teachers in established programs looking for a way to extend language practice outside of the classroom. The remaining users are teachers in an online or hybrid course who integrate ANVILL into an everyday tool in their program.
YLC offers ANVILL, built on open-source software, for free to language educators. ANVILL includes templates for listening comprehension activities and speaking practice. Voiceboards are the tool used most by teachers. In less than ten minutes, teachers can create a task and let students respond to a teacher prompt or to each other.
YLC is planning improvements to ANVILL, including the integration of input and output activities, the development of interactive training materials, and the space for teachers to create a community around using the tool in the classroom.
Source: CASLS Spotlight
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Title: Lane Community College Seeks ESL Instructors
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Lane Community College is seeking applicants for its instructor pool for English as a second language. For application information go to https://jobs.lanecc.edu/postings/6705
Source: Lane Community College
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Title: Foreign Language Teacher Vacancy at Elmira High School
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Fern Ridge School District is currently seeking applicants for a Foreign Language teacher (in a language other than Spanish) at Elmira High School. The assignment is Foreign Language teacher at Elmira High School. Successful candidates must hold a current Oregon teaching license with a Foreign Language endorsement in a language other than Spanish at the high school level and be Highly Qualified according to NCLB guidelines.
View the full job posting at http://www.fernridge.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/foreignlanguage80414.pdf
Source: Fern Ridge School District
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Title: Book: Computer-Assisted Language Learning
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From http://www.cambridgescholars.com/computer-assisted-language-learning
Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Learners, Teachers and Tools
Edited by Jeong-Bae Son
Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Learners, Teachers and Tools is an examination of contemporary issues related to learners, teachers and tools in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) environments. It explores the interrelationship among the three components of CALL and presents the findings of recent work in the field of CALL. As the third volume of the Asia-Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (APACALL) Book Series, this book is a significant contribution to CALL communities. It offers great opportunities for readers to engage in discussions on CALL research and practice and provides a valuable resource for applied linguists, researchers, language teachers and teacher trainers.
Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.cambridgescholars.com/computer-assisted-language-learning
Source: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Title: Conference: Community-Based Heritage Language Schools
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From http://www.cal.org/news-and-events/calendar-of-events/community-based-heritage-language-schools
Community-Based Heritage Language Schools: Promoting Collaboration Among Educators, Families, and Researchers
American University
September 27, 2014 | Washington, DC
Many language communities in the United States have established schools and programs to teach a wide variety of heritage languages. These programs face similar challenges, which include maintaining sustainable funding levels, involving families fully and effectively in the language development enterprise, finding and supporting effective teachers, developing curriculum and materials that engage students and promote learning, and receiving recognition from the formal public and private school education community.
This conference will bring together teachers, administrators, and parents involved in community-based language schools, along with language researchers, to explore ways to address these important issues together.
Visit the conference website for more information: http://www.american.edu/cas/seth/bilingual/Community-Based-Heritage-Language-Schools-Conference.cfm
Source: CAL
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