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Title: Midwest Association of Language Learning Technology 2016 Conference
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From http://mwallt.org
Midwest Association of Language Learning Technology (MWALLT) 2016 Conference
Saturday, October 8
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Visit the conference website to register: http://mwallt.org/event-2213300
For a schedule of sessions, go to http://mwallt.org/page-1714799
Source: MWALLT
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Title: Virginia Junior Classical League 2016 Convention
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From http://www.virginiajcl.org/vjcl-convention.html
The Virginia Junior Classical League 2016 Convention will take place November 20-21, 2016, in Richmond. Registration for the convention opens October 1. For full details about attending, see this document: http://www.virginiajcl.org/uploads/4/1/8/0/4180087/2016_packet.pdf
Learn more about the VJCL at http://www.virginiajcl.org/index.html
Source: VJCL
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Title: Annual Conference of the Texas Classical Association
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From http://sites.baylor.edu/tcaconference2016/2016/02/10/2016-tca-conference-in-waco/
The Annual Conference of the Texas Classical Association will be held in Waco, on the campus of Baylor University. Dates will be:
Friday 28 October – Following an afternoon talk by keynote speaker Dr. Loren J. “Jay” Samons II, attendees will adjourn to a reception. Optional pay-your-way dinner to follow at a local restaurant.
Saturday 29 October – Full day’s conference with multiple paper sessions, breakfast, snacks, and combination lunch-and-business-meeting.
Visit the conference blog for more information at http://sites.baylor.edu/tcaconference2016/. You can register here: http://sites.baylor.edu/tcaconference2016/let-us-know-you-are-coming/
Source: TCA
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Title: Workshop: Effective Strategies for Grade K-5 Teachers to Support English Learners
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From http://www.lesd.k12.or.us/workshops/listings/nov2016/effective-strategies.html
Effective Strategies for Grade K-5 Teachers to Support English Learners
November 8, 2016
Lane ESD (Eugene, Oregon)
This workshop is for elementary instructional staff interested in strategies that can be used to make academic content accessible to all students, with an emphasis on English Learners (ELs).
• Focus will be on specific scaffolding strategies that will help educators provide clear and accessible content and academic language to EL students.
• Instructors will model a variety of scaffolds and provide opportunities for each educator to collaborate about implementing instructional strategies that make content accessible and fun for all students.
For more details go to http://www.lesd.k12.or.us/workshops/listings/nov2016/effective-strategies.html
Source: Lane ESD
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Title: Seminar: American Councils National Examinations in World Languages
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From http://www.americancouncils.org/services/testing-and-assessment/NEWL
The National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL) is an online proficiency-based language assessment available in several critical languages. It is created by American Councils for International Education. The exam is designed to provide a set of measures of functional proficiency in the target language for use as a predictive assessment for continued language study beyond high school and as a placement tool by American colleges and universities for entering freshmen. NEWL is intended for high school students—both traditional and heritage learners—seeking college credit and/or placement.
American Councils is offering a weekend seminar for teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian (prototype AP exam) interested in the NEWL. The workshop will take place in Washington, DC, October 22-23.
For more details about this opportunity go to http://www.americancouncils.org/sites/default/files/ProfessionalDevelopment-NEWL.pdf
Source: American Councils
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Title: Workshop: Developing and Assessing Interpersonal Communication
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Developing and Assessing Interpersonal Communication
October 10, 2016
Kutztown University
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Presented by Dawn Samples
In the language classroom, the goal is for both the teacher and the learners to use the target language 90% or more of the time. How can student use of language be supported at each level (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced)? This workshop provides ideas for developing, practicing, and assessing student-to-student conversations (or text message exchanges) and emphasizes what it takes to move from the Novice range of performance to the Intermediate range – and from the Intermediate range toward the Advanced range. Learn strategies to maintain learners’ use of the target language and build their confidence to interact with native speakers.
For more details go to https://kugso.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/oct10event.pdf
Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIPqPmtuy8J3Mh-wjgh0dvUJTko7MawIgcQET9M63O0TUlEw/viewform?c=0&w=1
Source: Kutztown University
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Title: California Language Teachers Association World Language Jamboree
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From http://clta.net/
CLTA World Language Jamboree
Saturday, October 1, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Esperanza High School
1830 N. Kellogg Dr.,
Anaheim, California 92807
This year’s mini-conference features presentations by teachers from Southern California and beyond. Come join your colleagues for a day that is sure to be refreshing, rewarding, and stimulating. There will be five sessions of one hour – three before lunch and two after lunch. For each time slot you will be able to choose from ten different topics.
For full details go to http://www.iefla.org/jamboree/
Source: CLTA
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Title: WordSwing: Resources for Learning Chinese
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From https://wordswing.com/about
WordSwing is a suite of online tools to help people learn Chinese. Most of the tools are targeted at intermediate learners, although they also include a tone trainer appropriate for beginners.
The latest tool is Escape, an online choose-your-own-adventure or text adventure game. Learn more about Escape here: http://blog.wordswing.com/2016/08/01/text-adventure-game-escape.html. Read one teacher’s experience using it with her AP Chinese class here: http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2016/09/escape-text-adventure-game-with-ap.html
Visit the WordSwing website at https://wordswing.com/dashboard. You will need to join for free to access the different tools.
Source: WordSwing
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Title: Russian Documentary Film Festival in New York
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From http://rusdocfilmfest.org/
The 9th RusDocFilmfest-3W, Annual Russian Independent Documentary Film Festival in New York will take place in Manhattan and Brooklyn on October 7-9, 2016.
The 9th RusDocFilmfest-3W presents over 25 documentaries made by filmmakers from Armenia, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. The festival presents special screenings which range from contemporary Russian literature (“In the Beginning was the World”), to social issues and multi-cultural dialogue (“Free World”), as well as a special program (“At the Crossroads”), which features films by newly graduated film-directors. There will be presentations of several film-directors in a Q&A format. Most screenings will be American premieres. All films will have English subtitles.
For full details about this event go to http://rusdocfilmfest.org/2016-news-en
Source: Russian Documentary Film Festival in New York
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Title: How to Learn Italian Social Media Terms with Facebook
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From http://www.gamesforlanguage.com
Switching a social media platform over to your target language is one way to boost your proficiency as a form of independent study. Whether you want to try switching over to Italian for your own language development or you want to encourage your students to do so, here is a helpful article explaining how to do it and presenting some helpful vocabulary and grammar: http://www.gamesforlanguage.com/blog/post/2016-09-how-to-learn-italian-social-media-terms-with-faceboo
Source: Games for Language
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