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Title: Job Posting: Long-term HS Spanish sub, OH
Body: Hilliard Davidson High School, a large suburban High School in Central Ohio is in DESPARATE need of a long term Spanish Sub. Certification is not necessary. Classes to be taught include 3 sections of level 3 and 2 sections of AP 5. Very nice school, lots of technology, great kids, great staff. Our teacher had to have emergency surgery and is expected to be out until December/January. Please contact: Lisa Braun (614) 771-2299 senorabraun@yahoo.com Braun, L. Spanish Sub needed. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Job Posting: Long-term HS Spanish sub, OH
Body: Hilliard Davidson High School, a large suburban High School in Central Ohio is in DESPARATE need of a long term Spanish Sub. Certification is not necessary. Classes to be taught include 3 sections of level 3 and 2 sections of AP 5. Very nice school, lots of technology, great kids, great staff. Our teacher had to have emergency surgery and is expected to be out until December/January. Please contact: Lisa Braun (614) 771-2299 senorabraun@yahoo.com Braun, L. Spanish Sub needed. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Needed: US Schools for Japanese partnerships
Body: Last school year, School Partners Abroad involved over 400 students in school-to-school exchanges. Because of unanticipated growth, there are several Japanese high schools looking for a US partner school to develop an exchange relationship. For a complete overview of the program (as well as a list of participating schools), please visit the web site at: http://www.japiu-spa.com/ If you think your school might be interested, please contact me as soon as possible. Sincerely, Harry Preston School Partners Abroad ph-877-425-5295 fax-877-659-7737 hpreston@iquest.net Preston, H. School exchange partners needed. SenseiOnline. Senseionline@yahoogroups.com (8 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Needed: US Schools for Japanese partnerships
Body: Last school year, School Partners Abroad involved over 400 students in school-to-school exchanges. Because of unanticipated growth, there are several Japanese high schools looking for a US partner school to develop an exchange relationship. For a complete overview of the program (as well as a list of participating schools), please visit the web site at: http://www.japiu-spa.com/ If you think your school might be interested, please contact me as soon as possible. Sincerely, Harry Preston School Partners Abroad ph-877-425-5295 fax-877-659-7737 hpreston@iquest.net Preston, H. School exchange partners needed. SenseiOnline. Senseionline@yahoogroups.com (8 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Job Posting: MS Spanish teacher, PA
Body: My daughter's school is in need of Spanish teacher immediately. The school is in Blue Bell, PA (Philadelphia Suburbs). This position is two days a week for 5, 6, 7 and 8th grades. If you or anyone you may be interested please contact me at: 610-277-1802 or marcela@spanishworkshopforchildren.com Spanish Workshop for Children. FW: Spanish Teacher position. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Job Posting: MS Spanish teacher, PA
Body: My daughter's school is in need of Spanish teacher immediately. The school is in Blue Bell, PA (Philadelphia Suburbs). This position is two days a week for 5, 6, 7 and 8th grades. If you or anyone you may be interested please contact me at: 610-277-1802 or marcela@spanishworkshopforchildren.com Spanish Workshop for Children. FW: Spanish Teacher position. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (9 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Call for participation in Japanese Echange Survey
Body: Dear Senseigata in the U.S., As the new school year is upon us, I hope that this letter finds you in good health and that you have had a wonderful summer. Many of you have used this time off or some other time during the year to take your students on a school trip to Japan and/or host a school visit from Japan. Many more of you have pondered doing so at some point but for various reasons did not. We here at the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles feel this is a very important endeavor for teachers of Japanese to be involved in. In order to improve our services in regards to this aspect of Japanese language education, we are conducting a survey to collect data on school trips to Japan and school visits from Japan. It is very important that we gather information not only from those who have conducted school trips to Japan, but also from those who did not, in order to find out the reasons why. We would greatly appreciate your taking a few minutes to fill out our online survey at the URL below. http://www.jflalc.org/questionnaire/questionnaire/schooltrip/enq001.php Kluemper, M. URGENT Information from NCJLT's President. (7 Sep. 2004).
Source: Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
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Title: Call for participation in Japanese Echange Survey
Body: Dear Senseigata in the U.S., As the new school year is upon us, I hope that this letter finds you in good health and that you have had a wonderful summer. Many of you have used this time off or some other time during the year to take your students on a school trip to Japan and/or host a school visit from Japan. Many more of you have pondered doing so at some point but for various reasons did not. We here at the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles feel this is a very important endeavor for teachers of Japanese to be involved in. In order to improve our services in regards to this aspect of Japanese language education, we are conducting a survey to collect data on school trips to Japan and school visits from Japan. It is very important that we gather information not only from those who have conducted school trips to Japan, but also from those who did not, in order to find out the reasons why. We would greatly appreciate your taking a few minutes to fill out our online survey at the URL below. http://www.jflalc.org/questionnaire/questionnaire/schooltrip/enq001.php Kluemper, M. URGENT Information from NCJLT's President. (7 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Shanghai [China] adds love classics to middle school textbooks
Body: From: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-09/01/content_370660.htm Located by the team at ASCD SmartBrief: http://www.smartbrief.com/ascd/ The article begins: Stories and poems on love written by well-known authors, Chinese and foreign, ancient and contemporary, have been added to middle school textbooks in a special unit titled "love is like a song," an unprecedented endeavor in this east China metropolis. Students in more than 50 Shanghai-based middle schools will use the new textbooks while taking Chinese courses in the new semester starting on September 1. Three stories and four poems were added, including love poems by Russian poet Pushkin, excerpts from Jane Eyre by noted British novelist Charlotte Bronte and Chinese love classics written by ancient and contemporary Chinese writers such as Qin Guan, Su Tong and Shu Ting. Shanghai adds love classics to middle school textbooks. ChinaDaily.com . http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-09/01/content_370660.htm (10 Sep. 2004).
Source: The China Daily
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Title: Shanghai [China] adds love classics to middle school textbooks
Body: From: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-09/01/content_370660.htm Located by the team at ASCD SmartBrief: http://www.smartbrief.com/ascd/ The article begins: Stories and poems on love written by well-known authors, Chinese and foreign, ancient and contemporary, have been added to middle school textbooks in a special unit titled "love is like a song," an unprecedented endeavor in this east China metropolis. Students in more than 50 Shanghai-based middle schools will use the new textbooks while taking Chinese courses in the new semester starting on September 1. Three stories and four poems were added, including love poems by Russian poet Pushkin, excerpts from Jane Eyre by noted British novelist Charlotte Bronte and Chinese love classics written by ancient and contemporary Chinese writers such as Qin Guan, Su Tong and Shu Ting. Shanghai adds love classics to middle school textbooks. ChinaDaily.com . http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-09/01/content_370660.htm (10 Sep. 2004).
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Title: Call for Participation: Pilot of SP Listening Test
Body: This message is intended for Spanish teachers and is a national call for participation in a pilot test of an innovative foreign language assessment tool. Dear Colleagues, In the field of second language education, many educators want to measure their students' proficiency. Now, you and your students can experience the future of proficiency assessment. In order to bridge the gap in assessment models, the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS), a National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC), has developed an integrated online assessment of speaking, reading, and writing proficiency. Now CASLS is ready to pilot the last installment of the four proficiency skills: listening. This pilot test is known as the Spanish Assessment of Listening Proficiency (ALP) pilot. We are delighted to invite you, as a Spanish teacher, to participate in this one- of-a-kind opportunity. We are looking for teachers who would be willing to pilot the online Spanish ALP beginning October 18, 2004. With your help and participation, we will gather data from students nationwide in order to offer the best possible language assessment tool to educators. The Spanish ALP pilot is innovative both in terms of pedagogy and technology. This pilot allows you and your students to experience a state-of- the-art assessment tool at absolutely no charge. Real-life tasks, delivered in streaming FLASH audio and video to your students' computers, are keyed to national standards. Results from the test will be immediately available to teachers on a password-protected website. This assessment is appropriate for students at all levels, including grades seven to twelve and all college classes. If you are interested in participating in the Spanish ALP pilot, please e-mail me at the address listed below. I will send you more details, including technology requirements for your computer lab, which will help you decide if you will be able to participate in the Spanish ALP pilot. Sincerely, Melissa Tucker, Spanish ALP Pilot Coordinator E-mail: sppilot@darkwing.uoregon.edu Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) The Northwest National Foreign Language Resource Center 5290 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5290 Phone: 541-346-5719 Fax: 541-346-0322
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Title: Call for Participation: Pilot of SP Listening Test
Body: This message is intended for Spanish teachers and is a national call for participation in a pilot test of an innovative foreign language assessment tool. Dear Colleagues, In the field of second language education, many educators want to measure their students' proficiency. Now, you and your students can experience the future of proficiency assessment. In order to bridge the gap in assessment models, the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS), a National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC), has developed an integrated online assessment of speaking, reading, and writing proficiency. Now CASLS is ready to pilot the last installment of the four proficiency skills: listening. This pilot test is known as the Spanish Assessment of Listening Proficiency (ALP) pilot. We are delighted to invite you, as a Spanish teacher, to participate in this one- of-a-kind opportunity. We are looking for teachers who would be willing to pilot the online Spanish ALP beginning October 18, 2004. With your help and participation, we will gather data from students nationwide in order to offer the best possible language assessment tool to educators. The Spanish ALP pilot is innovative both in terms of pedagogy and technology. This pilot allows you and your students to experience a state-of- the-art assessment tool at absolutely no charge. Real-life tasks, delivered in streaming FLASH audio and video to your students' computers, are keyed to national standards. Results from the test will be immediately available to teachers on a password-protected website. This assessment is appropriate for students at all levels, including grades seven to twelve and all college classes. If you are interested in participating in the Spanish ALP pilot, please e-mail me at the address listed below. I will send you more details, including technology requirements for your computer lab, which will help you decide if you will be able to participate in the Spanish ALP pilot. Sincerely, Melissa Tucker, Spanish ALP Pilot Coordinator E-mail: sppilot@darkwing.uoregon.edu Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) The Northwest National Foreign Language Resource Center 5290 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-5290 Phone: 541-346-5719 Fax: 541-346-0322
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Title: German article: world's largest solar power plant
Body: Editor's Note: I thought this might be useful for a unit on the environment. The Shell site looks good too. Title: Worlds largest solar power plant up and running Just south of the eastern German city of Leipzig, the worlds largest solar- powered energy plant is on the grid. The new plant is the combined effort of Shell solar GmbH, the Society for Solar Energy mbH (Geosol), and the West Fonds Real Estate Company. It has been projected that the plant, built at a cost of around 22 million Eur (US $27 million) will prevent more than 3700 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. The energy generated by the plant will be enough to supply over 1800 households with electricity for a year. The plant has already left every previous solar record in the dark by producing an astounding nominal capacity of 5 Megawatts. But that record might be eclipsed when two more solar power plants open up, one in Mereburg-Querfurt in Saxony-Anhalt later in September and a British Petroleum (BP) plant in Goettelborn north of Saarbruecken in October. Kurt Doehmel, chairmen of the German division of Shell Holding GmbH in Hamburg thanked Environment Minister Juergin Trittin for his efforts to promote renewable energy sources at the plants grand opening. Doehmel did, however, refer to the very modest share just 0.5% of the energy market that is comprised of solar energy. Trittin, one of the most resolute proponents of solar energy, claims that in 20 years, solar energy will bring in more than 100 billion Eur annually, making now an appropriate time for Germany to become a leader in the industry. The solar power industry has already grown by more than half this year alone. Meanwhile, the citizens of the so-called brown coal region south of Leipzig, where coal has long been the primary energy source, are thankful for the new energy sources. Before German reunification, the water, earth and air stank to the high heavens, they say. Related link: Shell Solar GmbH http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=shellsolar-ge Grosvenor, E. Ed. The Week in Germany from September 10, 2004. (10 Sep. 2004).
Source: The Week in Germany - 9/10/04
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Title: German article: world's largest solar power plant
Body: Editor's Note: I thought this might be useful for a unit on the environment. The Shell site looks good too. Title: Worlds largest solar power plant up and running Just south of the eastern German city of Leipzig, the worlds largest solar- powered energy plant is on the grid. The new plant is the combined effort of Shell solar GmbH, the Society for Solar Energy mbH (Geosol), and the West Fonds Real Estate Company. It has been projected that the plant, built at a cost of around 22 million Eur (US $27 million) will prevent more than 3700 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. The energy generated by the plant will be enough to supply over 1800 households with electricity for a year. The plant has already left every previous solar record in the dark by producing an astounding nominal capacity of 5 Megawatts. But that record might be eclipsed when two more solar power plants open up, one in Mereburg-Querfurt in Saxony-Anhalt later in September and a British Petroleum (BP) plant in Goettelborn north of Saarbruecken in October. Kurt Doehmel, chairmen of the German division of Shell Holding GmbH in Hamburg thanked Environment Minister Juergin Trittin for his efforts to promote renewable energy sources at the plants grand opening. Doehmel did, however, refer to the very modest share just 0.5% of the energy market that is comprised of solar energy. Trittin, one of the most resolute proponents of solar energy, claims that in 20 years, solar energy will bring in more than 100 billion Eur annually, making now an appropriate time for Germany to become a leader in the industry. The solar power industry has already grown by more than half this year alone. Meanwhile, the citizens of the so-called brown coal region south of Leipzig, where coal has long been the primary energy source, are thankful for the new energy sources. Before German reunification, the water, earth and air stank to the high heavens, they say. Related link: Shell Solar GmbH http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=shellsolar-ge Grosvenor, E. Ed. The Week in Germany from September 10, 2004. (10 Sep. 2004).
Source: The Week in Germany - 9/10/04
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Title: German article: German Unity Day
Body: Editor's Note: A bit of history... Title: German Unity Day discussion continues As the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches, Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) has renewed public debate over the appropriate day for the celebration of German unification by reminding Germans of the series of peaceful protests that led to the fall of the Wall. Not the third, but the ninth of October would be a fitting date, said Thierse at a symposium in Leipzig on Monday which looked back on the events of the revolution in East Germany in 1989. According to Thierse, the ninth would better dignify the measures taken by the East German people to rise up against the communist regime. The date coincides with the peaceful 1989 Leipzig protest in which 70,000 people demonstrated against the East German Regime, a turning point in the events that year. Thierse praised the decided peaceableness of the Leipzig protest, which irritated the East German government to the point of stagnancy, he said. The Day of German Unity has been recognized each October 3 for the past 14 years to celebrate the day that East Germany officially acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. But Thierses suggestions may seem surprising to the many Germans that still believe that November 9, the day the Berlin Wall fell, is the most fitting date to remember the course of German history that led to re-unification. As a day that has come to symbolize the country in both its brightest and darkest hours, November 9th holds particular significance for Germans as a reminder of the country's shadowed past and a signal of the great changes that Germany underwent over the course of the 20th century. On November 9, 1938, the Nazis unleashed Kristallnacht, a wave of pogroms across the country that destroyed Jewish homes and businesses and killed a hundred people. Sixty-one years later, the Berlin Wall fell and the East German Regime crumbled in its wake, making the day a symbol of hope and reconciliation. Bundestag Representative Werner Schulz (Green party) was among the many who criticized the current practice of celebrating unity on October 3. As a holiday as a national holiday the day is not taken seriously, Schulz said. However, Schulz does not see October 9 as the most appropriate alternative. This day surely has a special meaning for Leipzig, but in Rostock, Berlin, Schwerin, and other cities of the former GDR, there are other ones. Historians, for the most part, agree with Schulz. On November 9, it would be possible to tell the entirety of German 20th century history in the schools, said historian Paul Oestreich. Grosvenor, E. Ed. The Week in Germany from September 10, 2004. (10 Sep. 2004).
Source: The Week in Germany - 9/10/04
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Title: German article: German Unity Day
Body: Editor's Note: A bit of history... Title: German Unity Day discussion continues As the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches, Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse (SPD) has renewed public debate over the appropriate day for the celebration of German unification by reminding Germans of the series of peaceful protests that led to the fall of the Wall. Not the third, but the ninth of October would be a fitting date, said Thierse at a symposium in Leipzig on Monday which looked back on the events of the revolution in East Germany in 1989. According to Thierse, the ninth would better dignify the measures taken by the East German people to rise up against the communist regime. The date coincides with the peaceful 1989 Leipzig protest in which 70,000 people demonstrated against the East German Regime, a turning point in the events that year. Thierse praised the decided peaceableness of the Leipzig protest, which irritated the East German government to the point of stagnancy, he said. The Day of German Unity has been recognized each October 3 for the past 14 years to celebrate the day that East Germany officially acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. But Thierses suggestions may seem surprising to the many Germans that still believe that November 9, the day the Berlin Wall fell, is the most fitting date to remember the course of German history that led to re-unification. As a day that has come to symbolize the country in both its brightest and darkest hours, November 9th holds particular significance for Germans as a reminder of the country's shadowed past and a signal of the great changes that Germany underwent over the course of the 20th century. On November 9, 1938, the Nazis unleashed Kristallnacht, a wave of pogroms across the country that destroyed Jewish homes and businesses and killed a hundred people. Sixty-one years later, the Berlin Wall fell and the East German Regime crumbled in its wake, making the day a symbol of hope and reconciliation. Bundestag Representative Werner Schulz (Green party) was among the many who criticized the current practice of celebrating unity on October 3. As a holiday as a national holiday the day is not taken seriously, Schulz said. However, Schulz does not see October 9 as the most appropriate alternative. This day surely has a special meaning for Leipzig, but in Rostock, Berlin, Schwerin, and other cities of the former GDR, there are other ones. Historians, for the most part, agree with Schulz. On November 9, it would be possible to tell the entirety of German 20th century history in the schools, said historian Paul Oestreich. Grosvenor, E. Ed. The Week in Germany from September 10, 2004. (10 Sep. 2004).
Source: The Week in Germany - 9/10/04
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Title: Tourism in Germany
Body: Article Title: American travellers flock to Germany More and more Americans are discovering Germany's unique mix of old world charm and metropolitan flair. Official figures released this week showed a strong increase in the number of U.S. tourists that are visiting a country that gets good marks for its strong tradition of warm hospitality. During the first six months of 2004, the number of overnight stays by U.S. visitors jumped 19% to over 2 million, outpacing an overall increase of 11% for all overseas visitors. In comparison, U.S. travellers made 3.8 million overnight stays in Germany during the past year. The dramatic increase came despite a hefty drop in the dollar's value against the euro and some Americans' lingering reluctance to fly internationally following the September 11 attacks. Americans account for the second-largest contingent of foreigner visitors to Germany after the neighboring Dutch. Grosvenor, E. Ed. The Week in Germany from September 6, 2004. (3 Sep. 2004).
Source: The Week in Germany - 9/3/04
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Title: Tourism in Germany
Body: Article Title: American travellers flock to Germany More and more Americans are discovering Germany's unique mix of old world charm and metropolitan flair. Official figures released this week showed a strong increase in the number of U.S. tourists that are visiting a country that gets good marks for its strong tradition of warm hospitality. During the first six months of 2004, the number of overnight stays by U.S. visitors jumped 19% to over 2 million, outpacing an overall increase of 11% for all overseas visitors. In comparison, U.S. travellers made 3.8 million overnight stays in Germany during the past year. The dramatic increase came despite a hefty drop in the dollar's value against the euro and some Americans' lingering reluctance to fly internationally following the September 11 attacks. Americans account for the second-largest contingent of foreigner visitors to Germany after the neighboring Dutch. Grosvenor, E. Ed. The Week in Germany from September 6, 2004. (3 Sep. 2004).
Source: The Week in Germany - 9/3/04
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Title: Resources: The High-Stakes Testing Debate
Body: Editor's Note: This page contains a long list of sites about the topic. Copied From: http://m.fasfind.com/wwwtools/magazines.cfm?rid=1536 The issue of high-stakes testing has engaged public passions to a degree unprecedented in the annals of educational policy and practice, and protagonists have found the Internet to be a convenient and effective tool in the pursuit of the argument. The need for educational assessment is not in dispute; the problem lies rather in the perception that a narrow vision of the nature of education and the role of testing has been imposed, riding roughshod over the cherished ideals of educators and established public concepts of the aims and objectives of education - for an expansion on this, see Michael Gunzenhausers article: High-stakes Testing and the Default Philosophy of Education (Theory Into Practice:Winter, 2003). In this edition of WWWTools for Education, we look at the high-stakes testing phenomenon, and arguments for and against from the various classes of stakeholders.
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Title: Resources: The High-Stakes Testing Debate
Body: Editor's Note: This page contains a long list of sites about the topic. Copied From: http://m.fasfind.com/wwwtools/magazines.cfm?rid=1536 The issue of high-stakes testing has engaged public passions to a degree unprecedented in the annals of educational policy and practice, and protagonists have found the Internet to be a convenient and effective tool in the pursuit of the argument. The need for educational assessment is not in dispute; the problem lies rather in the perception that a narrow vision of the nature of education and the role of testing has been imposed, riding roughshod over the cherished ideals of educators and established public concepts of the aims and objectives of education - for an expansion on this, see Michael Gunzenhausers article: High-stakes Testing and the Default Philosophy of Education (Theory Into Practice:Winter, 2003). In this edition of WWWTools for Education, we look at the high-stakes testing phenomenon, and arguments for and against from the various classes of stakeholders.
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