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Title: Feds Offer Guide to Providing Quality Education for English-Language Learners
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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2015/09/feds_offer_step-by-step_guide_.html
Feds Offer Guide to Providing Quality Education for English-Language Learners
By Corey Mitchell
September 21, 2015
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice have completed a 10-chapter tool kit designed to help public schools ensure that English-language learners have access to a high-quality education.
The tool kit is a companion to joint guidance the departments released in January to remind schools of their federal obligations to the nation's nearly 5 million English-learners. Their rights have emerged as a significant policy focus for the Education Department as the percentage of ELLs in schools has increased.
…The tool kit is "intended primarily for state, district, school administrators, and teachers, but may also inform other stakeholders" interested in English-language learners and bilingual education, the departments say.
…The tool kit is free and accessible to the public and can be downloaded from the education department's website [at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/english-learner-toolkit/index.html]
Read the full article: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2015/09/feds_offer_step-by-step_guide_.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: Article: Support Growing for Bilingual Classrooms
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From http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/eye-on-education/article35342145.html
Support growing for bilingual classrooms
By Mackenzie Mays
September 18, 2015
Fresno State professor Laura Alamillo’s office is filled with … bilingual books – tools she says encompass the best way to teach English learners – but you won’t find them in most classrooms.
That’s because Proposition 227, passed in 1998, changed the way public schools in California teach English learners. The law requires that those students be taught primarily in English – eliminating most bilingual classrooms and intensifying an urgency to make students “English proficient” as soon as possible.
The English-only requirement can be waived at a parent’s request. But there is no guarantee that a district would have room in its bilingual program for every student. Meanwhile, districts have been criticized over the years for downplaying the exemption instead of promoting it.
But the California Multilingual Education Act, on the 2016 ballot, could change that. The proposed measure would repeal parts of Prop. 227, expanding classes where teachers use languages other than English to promote biliteracy.
Read the full article here: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/eye-on-education/article35342145.html
Source: Fresno Bee
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Title: Contact: A Speaking Game for Native Speakers
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From https://mrpeto.wordpress.com
Here is a whole-class game that gets students thinking about categories, using questions, and occasionally focusing on spelling in a mentally challenging way: https://mrpeto.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/contact-a-speaking-game-for-native-speakers/
See a demonstration of the game, with captions so that teachers of languages other than Spanish will be able to understand the game and adapt it to their target language, here: https://vimeo.com/140016119
Source: My generation of polyglots
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Title: Blog Post: Pre-assessing with an Integrated Performance Assessment
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From https://cecilelaine.wordpress.com/
Many teachers struggle with pre-assessment, both conceptually and in implementation. Read this French teacher’s description of using an integrated performance assessment dealing with vacations during the second week of school with a French 3 class: https://cecilelaine.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/pre-assessing-and-setting-goals-with-students/
Source: Cecilelaine
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Title: 365 Writing Prompts in French, Spanish, Indonesian, and English
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From https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/365-writing-prompts-translations/
Each day, the Daily Post blog posts a writing prompt in English, available here: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/
Now you can also access free ebooks of a year’s worth of writing prompts in French, Spanish, and Indonesian here: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/365-writing-prompts-translations/
Source: The Daily Post
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Title: State Department Scholarships for High School Study Abroad
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Applications are now being accepted for the following study abroad programs for U.S. high school students. These merit-based scholarships include international airfare, tuition, and program costs, as well as meals and living accommodations (often with a host family). The programs have no language prerequisites, and gap year students are encouraged to apply as long as they meet the age requirements.
- The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) offers merit-based scholarships to study one of seven critical foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, and Turkish. The NSLI-Y program is designed to immerse participants in the cultural life of the host country, provide formal and informal language practice, and spark a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures. The application deadline for summer 2016 and academic year 2016-17 programs is October 29, 2015. Visit www.nsliforyouth.org for more information.
- The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program offers merit-based scholarships to spend an academic year in countries that may include Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand, and Turkey. This program increases understanding between people in the United States and people in countries with significant Muslim populations. Students live with host families, attend local high schools, do community service, and complete a capstone project. Applications for academic year 2016-17 programs are due December 1, 2015. Visit www.yes-abroad.org for more information.
- The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) offers merit-based scholarships for an academic year in Germany. The program was established in 1983 to celebrate German-American friendship based on common values of democracy. Students live with host families, attend local schools, and participate in community life in Germany. For more information and application deadlines, visit the organization in charge of recruitment for your state at www.usagermanyscholarship.org. Deadlines for U.S. applicants range from December 1, 2015 to January 15, 2016, depending on state of residency.
For more information on exchanges sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, visit www.exchanges.state.gov
IFLE News Blast - State Department Scholarships for High School Study Abroad. 24 Sep, 2015.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Title: #LangChat Summary: Interpersonal Assessment
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From http://langchat.pbworks.com/w/page/39343677/FrontPage
#LangChat is a weekly Twitter discussion among language teachers. Last week’s topic was interpersonal assessment, and it was a fast-and-intense conversation. Read a summary here: http://blog.calicospanish.com/2015/09/22/get-your-interpersonal-mode-on-langchat-discusses-the-ins-and-outs-of-assessment.html. The summary covers these questions:
- How much output should you correct during an interpersonal assessment?
- How do you manage interpersonal assessments with large classes?
- What role should the instructor play in an interpersonal assessment?
- What are some teachable communication strategies to help students sustain conversation?
- How can we be sure that we are truly measuring proficiency and not just performance?
Read teacher Martina Bex’s reflection on the discussion in her blog post here: http://martinabex.com/2015/09/17/interpersonal-speaking-activities-and-assessments/
Read teacher Lisa Shepard’s reflection on the discussion and specifically about Interpersonal Writing her: http://madameshepard.com/?p=849
Learn more about #LangChat here: http://langchat.pbworks.com/w/page/39343677/FrontPage
Source: #LangChat
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Title: Empowering Students Through Multimedia Storytelling
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Teacher Michael Hernandez shares how multimedia storytelling can empower students, and how you can implement it in your classroom, in this recent article in Edutopia. Intended for teachers in any content area, his recommendations can be applied easily to second language classrooms.
Read the article here: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/empowering-students-through-multimedia-storytelling-michael-hernandez
Source: Edutopia
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Title: Ideas for Talking about Feelings
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A Ñandutí listserv user recently asked for ideas for practicing talking about feelings with elementary students. Read other subscribers’ suggestions in this thread: http://caltalk.cal.org/read/messages?id=59613#59613
Source: Ñandutí
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Title: CASLS New Student Hires
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CASLS would like to extend a warm welcome to two new student employees!
Kathryn Carpenter [left] is a Curriculum Development Assistant at CASLS. She is currently completing her MA in the UO Department of Linguistics Language Teaching Specialization program. Kathryn has experience with bilingual programs and teaching English as a foreign language, and is especially interested in learner engagement and motivation. While a Graduate Teaching Fellow (GTF) at CASLS, she will be helping develop assessment procedures and classroom activities, among other things. Kathryn says, “I am excited to work at CASLS! I’m looking forward to being able to apply what I am learning.”
Jordan Lewis [right] is an undergraduate student at the University of Oregon, pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Japanese. Jordan attended Yujin Gakuen Japanese Immersion Elementary School in Eugene and has been studying Japanese for 14 years. Jordan plans to study abroad in Japan during his Junior or Senior year. In addition, he has participated in two study abroad programs in Italy where he took entrepreneurship, behavioral neuroscience, wine marketing and social media marketing courses. Jordan is CASLS new Office Assistant and will be helping to ensure the office runs smoothly and efficiently as well as helping with special projects and Japanese language assignments. Jordan says, "Having an international and community-based work position like this is an honor, and I can't wait to start working on the various projects CASLS is developing."
Source: CASLS Spotlight
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