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Title: Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts at the Library of Congress
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From http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/hs/HebrewManuscripts1.html
The Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress houses over 225 manuscripts; most of them in Hebrew but with a fair sampling of manuscripts also written in cognate languages such as Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Persian, and Yiddish. It is a highly diverse collection, dating from the 11th to early 20th centuries and drawn from Jewish communities throughout the world. It is also a very eclectic collection, particularly rich in kabalistic material from Italy and Safed yet also offering material in everything from music and poetry to folk medicine and synagogue rites. Very little of the material is illustrated; the major exception to the rule being, in this case, a most spectacular exception indeed: the famous Washington Haggadah by Joel ben Simeon, an illuminated treasure from the late 15th century.
Lesser-known treasures in the collection are waiting to be discovered and researched. Amongst these we might mention a manuscript of the Diwan containing unpublished poems by Solomon ben Meshullam Dapiera (MS 154); a responsum concerning the kiddushin of two daughters, apparently in Lebanon (MS 31), and a pinkas of a synagogue in Mantua from the years 1739-1749 (MS 29). Those interested in Jewish folk culture will find rich materials (e.g., MSS 21, 35, 57, 182) as will those researching the modes of Jewish music in the Ottoman Empire (MSS 24; 144). Of special interest, perhaps, is a large autograph fragment by Moses b. Abraham Provençal (MS 147), a chapter from Hayyim Vital’s unpublished redaction of Shemoneh Shecarim(MS43), and an unpublished novel in Hebrew written just after the first Zionist Congress in 1896 (MS 77).
Explore the digital collection at http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/hs/HebrewManuscripts1.html
Source: Library of Congress
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Title: The Chairman’s Bao: Simplified Chinese Newspaper for Learners
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From http://www.thechairmansbao.com/
The Chairman’s Bao is the first ever online Chinese newspaper, simplified for students who learn Mandarin. The site aims to provide articles which are interesting, insightful and informative, as a means to improving the Mandarin learning experience. The Chairman’s Bao concept was created by students, for students. Articles are written by Native Chinese teachers in strict accordance with the HSK (National Chinese Proficiency Test) word listings. Each article clearly states the targeted HSK level, whilst also listing relevant grammatical structures, idioms and keywords.
This resource is available at http://www.thechairmansbao.com/
Source: The Chairman's Bao
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Title: KFC for Christmas in Japan
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From http://japanese.about.com/
Read in English and in Japanese about the new tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas in Japan: http://japanese.about.com/od/namikosbloglessons/a/Kfc-For-Christmas.htm
Source: About.com
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Title: Legion Project: Network of Classicists outside of Academia
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From http://www.paideiainstitute.org/legion
The Legion Project is a research-based outreach campaign to reconnect with thousands of classicists outside of academia.
The website is designed to be a resource for undergraduates, graduate students, and anyone else interested in the broad applications of a classical education across numerous careers.
If you or someone you know has a degree in Classics and has found success outside of academia, you or he/she can be featured on the Legion Project website.
See who the current legionnaires are and make nominations at http://www.paideiainstitute.org/legion
Source: Paideia Institute
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Title: French Night at the Portland Trail Blazers
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The Portland Trail Blazers are excited to host the annual French Night at the Moda Center this January 29th. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get early access to the arena and to spend time with family and friends from your community as Nicolas Batum makes his return to Portland with the Charlotte Hornets.
A portion of each ticket purchased will go back to support Alliance Française.
For more details go to http://files.ctctcdn.com/e5f16b58001/a6e35589-72d0-40db-b1f5-ecac93c34824.pdf
Source: Alliance Française de Portland
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Title: French and Spanish Listening for Children
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A Green Mouse was set up in March 2012 to help children anywhere to listen to accessible French and Spanish and join in. The resources include French and Spanish stories, grammar, topics, and activities aimed at children at beginner and intermediate levels.
The website is freely available to anyone, and it also has its own YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/AGREENMOUSE1
A Green Mouse is available at https://agreenmouse.com/
Source: A Green Mouse
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Title: Art Quest: Content Through Culture
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From http://www.path2proficiency.com
Spanish teacher Rosalyn Rhodes loves art. But how do you get Novice and Intermediate learners to talk about art? Read her recent blog post about her teaching breakthrough - an art quest: http://www.path2proficiency.com/art-quest-content-through-culture/
Source: path to proficiency
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Title: The ESSA and ESL Teacher Education
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From http://blog.tesol.org/the-essa-and-esl-teacher-education/
If you’ve been following education news, you know that the Every Student Succeeds Act has replaced/revised No Child Left Behind. How will the new legislation impact ESL teacher education? Kristen Lindahl shares improvements and elements that are still missing in this blog post: http://blog.tesol.org/the-essa-and-esl-teacher-education/
Source: TESOL Blog
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Title: Article: Preschool Programs in California Need More Staff Trained to Teach English Learners
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Preschool programs face challenge of preparing staff to teach English learners
By Sarah Tully
December 10, 2015
About half of the children in the two largest public preschool programs in California – Head Start and the California State Preschool Program – speak a language other than English at home, but there is a good chance they will not be in classrooms with teachers and teacher assistants who are bilingual or trained specifically in instructing English learners.
This reality has broad implications for the ability of California’s public education system to promote successful outcomes for students who are learning English. Two-thirds of English learners did not meet the standards on the Smarter Balanced tests aligned with the Common Core standards, which were administered last spring for the first time. The results underscored the importance of early education programs in getting younger children who are not proficient in English better prepared before they get to kindergarten.
Read the full article at http://edsource.org/2015/preschool-programs-face-challenge-of-preparing-staff-to-teach-english-learners/91816
Source: EdSource
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Title: Online Tutorial: Teachers’ Use of the Target Language
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From http://languagesinitiative.ie/
Here is an interactive tutorial to help teachers stay in the target language: http://www.mie.ie/PPLImod2/story.html
Read a review of this resource at http://senorhoward.com/blog/2015/12/15/post-primary-languages-initiative/
Source: Post-Primary Languages Initiative
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