Contents
Content Type: 1
Title: ACTFL Releases Position Statements on World Languages and Computer Coding
Body:
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages has released two position statements to express its stance on computer coding and foreign languages.
The first position statement, “What is a World Language,” offers a concrete definition and specific criteria to determine what constitutes a world language.
The second position statement, “Supporting the Study of World Languages and Computer Science,” advocates the study of both world languages and computer science as essential but not equivalent skills. It will serve as a reference for educators and legislators alike as this topic is discussed in state legislatures.
Access both statements at https://www.actfl.org/news/press-releases/actfl-releases-position-statements-world-languages-and-computer-coding
Source: ACTFL
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:47:09
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Chinese New Year Language Lesson Plans
Body:
From http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com
In this blog post, Haiyun describes several activity and lesson ideas for the Chinese New Year: http://tprsforchinese.blogspot.com/2017/01/chinese-new-year-language-lesson-plans.html
Source: Ignite Language
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:47:50
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Post Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award
Body:
From http://www.actr.org/post-secondary-russian-scholar-laureate-award-psrsla.html
The ACTR Post Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award (PSRSLA) is a free program offered to U.S. Russian language departments and programs. Organized under the auspices of the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), the PSRSLA seeks to provide national recognition for our outstanding junior and senior university-level students -- those students who best embody an enthusiasm for and love of things Russian.
Nomination period: January 1st – March 1st
For full details, go to http://www.actr.org/post-secondary-russian-scholar-laureate-award-psrsla.html
Source: ACTR
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:48:42
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate: 2017-03-31 00:00:00
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Resources for Teaching Ancient Geography
Body:
From https://sarahemilybond.wordpress.com
The History from Below website, which deals with daily life in the ancient and early medieval Mediterranean, has an annotated, organized list of resources for teaching and learning about ancient geography, available at https://sarahemilybond.wordpress.com/resources-for-teaching-gis-mapping-and-ancient-geography/
Source: History from Below
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:50:21
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Project Domus
Body:
From http://caneweb.org
In this short post, Jenny Dean describes a project on Roman houses that she does with her 8th grade Latin students. Get some ideas and resources here: http://caneweb.org/new/?p=3427
Source: CANE
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:50:58
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Classics and Social Justice
Body:
From https://classicssocialjustice.wordpress.com/
The purpose of the Classics and Social Justice group is to bring together those scholars in the field who are working in various ways on social justice, using Classics. This work is a form of outreach that brings Classics out of the academy and returns it to the least privileged in our society; group members seek to draw together those trained in their field who are in some cases giving intellectual life-lines to those in nearly hopeless situations: the incarcerated, veterans, and children with least access to quality education. The members’ goal is to create a dialogue about how Classicists and their students are using Classics, texts, traditions, and receptions, to address problems of inequality–social, educational, economic, etc.
Learn more and find out how you can be involved at https://classicssocialjustice.wordpress.com/
Source: Classics and Social Justice
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:51:46
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: The Best French Music of 2016
Body:
Here are Transparent Language’s picks for the best French songs of 2016, with links to YouTube videos: http://blogs.transparent.com/french/the-best-french-music-of-2016/
Source: Transparent Language
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:52:18
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Video about Daily Routines Also Frames Discussion of Cultural Expectations about the Spanish-Speaking World
Body:
Here’s a series of suggested activities for talking about daily routines, based on a short video showing the daily routines of two girls, one in Spain and one in Colombia. The video could additionally serve as a great opener for a discussion of stereotypes about different countries.
See the suggested activities and access the video at http://www.habla.pl/2014/06/16/vidas-parelelas-un-cortometraje-para-practicar-la-rutina-diaria/
Source: habla
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:53:09
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Spanish Spelling Rules: Accent Marks
Body:
Here is a site from the Spanish Ministry of Education with the rules for when to use accent marks in Spanish: https://campusvirtual.ull.es/ocw/pluginfile.php/4162/mod_resource/content/0/OA_Tilde/index.html
Source: Spanish Ministry of Education
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:53:40
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
Content Type: 1
Title: Professional Development Resource: 5 Essential Practices for Teaching ELLs
Body:
From https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/01/20/five-essential-practices-ells/
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has drafted a document and co-produced a series of videos with Teaching Channel. The Five Essential Practices guiding document represents what the district believes to be the most high-leverage practices for English learners. It was developed over time in collaboration with practitioners, content specialists across disciplines, district partners, and experts in the field. After the adoption of the 2012 CA ELD Standards, the document was further refined to incorporate key instructional shifts reflected in the updated standards. Here’s a summary of each practice:
• Practice One: Strategically Plan and Integrate Focused Academic Language
• Practice Two: Teach Students to Analyze, Write, and Create Complex Text
• Practice Three: Clarify New Language and Concepts Using a Variety of Strategies and Modalities
• Practice Four: Foster Heterogeneity During Integrated ELD
• Practice Five: Use Formative Assessment to Inform Instruction
Learn more and access the document and videos at https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/01/20/five-essential-practices-ells/
Source: Tch
Inputdate: 2017-01-26 18:54:46
Lastmodifieddate: 2017-01-30 03:45:19
Expdate:
Publishdate: 2017-01-30 02:15:01
Displaydate: 2017-01-30 00:00:00
Active: 1
Emailed: 1
Isarchived: 0
