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Title: Vergilian Society Translation Contest, 2017
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From http://www.vergsocexamen.com/fast-facts
The Vergilian Society Translation Contest will take place February 20-24 and February 27 through March 3, 2017. Registration (which is free) closes February 10. Contests have one hour to translate a text from Vergil’s Aeneid, to answer short-answer questions, and to write a mini-essay. Students enrolled in a secondary-school Latin class, as well as home-schooled Latin students, are eligible to be contestants.
For full details go to http://www.vergsocexamen.com/blank-dh0jg
Source: Vergilian Society
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Title: Paris Occupé: Place-Based Game about Nazi-occupied Paris
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From https://sites.google.com/site/occupiedparisprofs/
Paris Occupé is a series of role-playing games (RPG) where students take on fictional identities was used to learn about Nazi-occupied Paris. The combination of historical information learned through more traditional course materials (fiction and nonfiction in a variety of media) plus the personal, emotional engagement with their RPG character, are designed to helping students engage in higher level critical thinking skills and express more nuanced emotional, moral and philosophical stances in French while developing a more comprehensive and realistic understanding of this complex time period.
Learn more about the game on an associated website for teachers using it: https://sites.google.com/site/occupiedparisprofs/
Source: Paris Occupé Profs
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Title: Online Spanish Resources for Kids
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Here is an annotated list of online resources for children who want to learn Spanish: http://www.fluentin3months.com/spanish-for-kids/
Source: Fluent in 3 Months
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Title: ELEO Spanish Digital Library
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The Spanish Resource Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is pleased to announce a new service - ELEO Spanish Digital Library. ELEO Spanish Digital Library offers free downloads of digital materials on loan and on a permanent basis. These materials include more than 1,500 books for all ages, classroom materials etc. You can also check the Spanish Resource Center (SRC) network's physical library located on the campus of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. The SCR network and ELEO are sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Spain (MECD). For more information visit http://eleo.mecd.gob.es/opac/#indice or email cer.albuquerque@mecd.es.
Dual Language Education of New Mexico. News from Dual Language Education of New Mexico: Clearinghouse Update, Announcements, Upcoming Events, and Professional Development Opportunities. 15 Dec 2016
Source: DLENM
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Title: 2016 Ebooks from Zambombazo
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From the Zambombazo website, here are some materials for sale featuring cultural content from the Spanish-speaking world in 2016.
• An ebook of activities dealing with short films: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/paso-corto-2016/
• An ebook of activities dealing with popular songs: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/cancionero-2016/
• Visual activities dealing with songs: http://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/pictograma-2016/
Source: Zambombazo
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Title: New Website: Secondary Spanish Space
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From http://www.secondaryspanishspace.com/p/about-us.html
Secondary Spanish Space is a project by 10 middle and high school Spanish teachers from all over the United States. The site’s first blog post appeared last Tuesday: "15 Ways to Use Authentic Music in Spanish Class." Read the new blog post at http://www.secondaryspanishspace.com/2016/12/15-ways-to-use-authentic-music-in.html, and explore the new website at http://www.secondaryspanishspace.com/
Source: Secondary Spanish Space
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Title: Great Books to Inspire English Language Learners
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From http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/12/17/493948875/great-books-to-inspire-english-language-learners
Mayra Linares recommends five books that English language learners are likely to connect with as being culturally relevant: The Name Jar, Chocolate Milk, Por Favor!, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald No Combina, Jalapeno Bagels, and Maximilian & The Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller. Read a synopsis of each at http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/12/17/493948875/great-books-to-inspire-english-language-learners
Source: NPR
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Title: Report: The Language Policy of Placement Tests for Newcomer English Learners
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With the recent passage of new educational law (Every Child Succeeds Act, or ESSA), all US states are re-examining their policies for identifying English learners. U.S. public schools are required to establish policies ensuring that English language learners have equal access to “meaningful education.” This demands that districts put into place mechanisms to determine student eligibility for specialized English language services.
The WIDA–Access Placement Test (W-APT), is often the first testing experience an English learner has upon entering a school district, and his or her test score affects his or her initial placement in a school and in an English language program. The W-APT works as language education policy in powerful and unanticipated ways. It has been in constant and quickly expanding use by states since its development in 2005, yet has never been closely examined. This article addresses this gap by analyzing the W-APT as a case study of U.S. language policy in practice. The paper critically examines how schools identify and place new English language learners. It is the first examination of a near national-wide test and reveals substantial limitations. Findings suggest the need to invest in training testers carefully and regularly, and most importantly, to take these scores as just one of multiple data points in making important decisions about student needs, strengths, and appropriate placements.
Read the article at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0895904816681527
Source: SAGE Insight
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Title: Fifteen Tips for Helping ELLs Through Their First Winter
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For students and families who are new to winter weather, this article by Lydia Breiseth offers ideas on how to address both the fun and challenging aspects of winter with lots of examples from schools around the country and Canada: http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/fifteen-tips-helping-ells-through-their-first-winter
Source: ¡Colorín Colorado!
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Title: Report: High School Graduation Rates Across English Learner Student Subgroups in Arizona
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From https://relwest.wested.org/resources/235
Policymakers and educators working to close the achievement gap between English learner students and their non-English learner peers look at high school graduation as a key student outcome. However, few studies differentiate among English learner students at different stages of the learning process. A new report from REL West's English Learner Alliance looks beyond the simple category of English learner students to examine five English learner student groups and provides empirical evidence suggesting targeted supports for this diverse group of students.
Using a cohort of grade 9 students from Arizona, the study examined four-year high school graduation rates among long-term English learner students, new English learner students, recently proficient former English learner students, long-term proficient former English learner students, and never-English learner students. The study also explored the extent to which certain student demographic characteristics and previous academic achievement explain variations in graduation rates across these five English learner student groups.
Access the report at https://relwest.wested.org/resources/235
Source: REL West
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