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Title: New Issue: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Body: From: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm Published by Multilingual Matters, the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism is a refereed, multidisciplinary journal that features articles on all aspects of bilingualism and bilingual education. Volume 7, No. 5 of the Journal (2004) includes the following articles. * Language Policy and Local Planning in South America: New Directions for Enrichment Bilingual Education in the Andes: Kendall King * Rethinking Bilingual Education in Peru: Intercultural Politics, State Policy and Indigenous Rights: María Elena García * Bilingual Deaf Education in the South of Brazil: Carlos Skliar; Ronice Muller Quadros * Bilingual Education in Colombia: Towards an Integrated Perspective: Anne- Marie de Mejía * The Evolution of Bilingual Schools in Argentina: Cristina Banfi; Raymond Day * English Immersion in Paraguay: Individual and Sociocultural Dimensions of Language Learning and Use: Susan Spezzini * A Look at Early Childhood Writing in English and Spanish in a Bilingual School in Ecuador: JoEllen M. Simpson * EFL and Native Spanish in Elite Bilingual Schools in Colombia : A First Look at Bilingual Adolescent Frog Stories: Claudia Lucía Ordóñez More information is available at: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
Source: OELA Newsline
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Title: New Issue: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Body: From: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm Published by Multilingual Matters, the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism is a refereed, multidisciplinary journal that features articles on all aspects of bilingualism and bilingual education. Volume 7, No. 5 of the Journal (2004) includes the following articles. * Language Policy and Local Planning in South America: New Directions for Enrichment Bilingual Education in the Andes: Kendall King * Rethinking Bilingual Education in Peru: Intercultural Politics, State Policy and Indigenous Rights: María Elena García * Bilingual Deaf Education in the South of Brazil: Carlos Skliar; Ronice Muller Quadros * Bilingual Education in Colombia: Towards an Integrated Perspective: Anne- Marie de Mejía * The Evolution of Bilingual Schools in Argentina: Cristina Banfi; Raymond Day * English Immersion in Paraguay: Individual and Sociocultural Dimensions of Language Learning and Use: Susan Spezzini * A Look at Early Childhood Writing in English and Spanish in a Bilingual School in Ecuador: JoEllen M. Simpson * EFL and Native Spanish in Elite Bilingual Schools in Colombia : A First Look at Bilingual Adolescent Frog Stories: Claudia Lucía Ordóñez More information is available at: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
Source: OELA Newsline
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Title: Layered Curriculum Provides Resources for Differentiated Instruction
Body: Kathie Nunley's Web site features a number of useful resources for teachers struggling to tailor their instruction to meet the needs of all their students. Featured links include articles, recommended reading, research updates, and tips from teachers, as well as many others. Access the page at: http://help4teachers.com/index.htm
Source: Layered Curriculum
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Title: Layered Curriculum Provides Resources for Differentiated Instruction
Body: Kathie Nunley's Web site features a number of useful resources for teachers struggling to tailor their instruction to meet the needs of all their students. Featured links include articles, recommended reading, research updates, and tips from teachers, as well as many others. Access the page at: http://help4teachers.com/index.htm
Source: Layered Curriculum
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Title: New Articles and Books
Body: This week's edition of OELA Newsline featured a variety of new publications, listed below. Click on the link following each title to go directly to the source. Access this edition of OELA Newsline at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm * New Article: Economy Slowed, But Immigration Didn't: The Foreign-Born Population, 2000-2004, by Steven A. Camarota http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/back1204.html * New Article: No Child Left Behind: New Rules for Unaccompanied Minor Illegal Aliens, by Don Barnett http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/back1304.html * New Article: No Half Measures: Reading Instruction for Young Second- Language Learners http://www.reading.org * New Bilingual Books for Children Ages 4-8 by Lorenzo Liberto - Matt the Rats Incredible Creations/ Las Creaciones Increíbles de Ratón Mateo http://www.harvestsunpress.com/CREATIONS TITLE/creationstitle.htm - Practice Makes Perfect / La Práctica Hace al Maestro http://www.harvestsunpress.com/PRACTICE TITLE/practicetitle.htm * New Book: Compelled to Excel: Immigration, Education, and Opportunity among Chinese Americans, by Vivian S. Louie http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0804749841/centerforimmigra http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080474985x/centerforimmigra * New Book: Going Graphic: Comics at Work in the Multilingual Classroom, by Stephen Cary http://www.heinemann.com/shared/products/E00475.asp * New Book: Language in Jewish Society, by John Myhill http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=1853597600 * New Book: Language Learning and Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Approach, edited by Margaret R. Hawkins http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=1853597635& TAG=BZ9ELX69898X59884V2MBY&CID= * New Book: Vernacular Palaver: Imaginations of the Local and Non-native Languages in West Africa, by Moradewun Adejunmobi http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=1853597724& TAG=BZ9ELX69898X59884V2MBY&CID=
Source: OELA Newsline - January 4, 2005 edition
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Title: New Articles and Books
Body: This week's edition of OELA Newsline featured a variety of new publications, listed below. Click on the link following each title to go directly to the source. Access this edition of OELA Newsline at: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm * New Article: Economy Slowed, But Immigration Didn't: The Foreign-Born Population, 2000-2004, by Steven A. Camarota http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/back1204.html * New Article: No Child Left Behind: New Rules for Unaccompanied Minor Illegal Aliens, by Don Barnett http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/back1304.html * New Article: No Half Measures: Reading Instruction for Young Second- Language Learners http://www.reading.org * New Bilingual Books for Children Ages 4-8 by Lorenzo Liberto - Matt the Rats Incredible Creations/ Las Creaciones Increíbles de Ratón Mateo http://www.harvestsunpress.com/CREATIONS TITLE/creationstitle.htm - Practice Makes Perfect / La Práctica Hace al Maestro http://www.harvestsunpress.com/PRACTICE TITLE/practicetitle.htm * New Book: Compelled to Excel: Immigration, Education, and Opportunity among Chinese Americans, by Vivian S. Louie http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0804749841/centerforimmigra http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080474985x/centerforimmigra * New Book: Going Graphic: Comics at Work in the Multilingual Classroom, by Stephen Cary http://www.heinemann.com/shared/products/E00475.asp * New Book: Language in Jewish Society, by John Myhill http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=1853597600 * New Book: Language Learning and Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Approach, edited by Margaret R. Hawkins http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=1853597635& TAG=BZ9ELX69898X59884V2MBY&CID= * New Book: Vernacular Palaver: Imaginations of the Local and Non-native Languages in West Africa, by Moradewun Adejunmobi http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=1853597724& TAG=BZ9ELX69898X59884V2MBY&CID=
Source: OELA Newsline - January 4, 2005 edition
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Title: Online Tutorial for Teachers of English Language Learners
Body: The New Jersey Department of Education provides an online tutorial for mainstream teachers of English language learners. The activities address topics such as defining student needs, communicating with parents, assessment issues, textbook adaptation, and classroom strategies. The tutorial begins at: http://www.njpep.org/tutorials/ell_mainstream/goals_objectives/index.html
Source: New Jersey Department of Education
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Title: Online Tutorial for Teachers of English Language Learners
Body: The New Jersey Department of Education provides an online tutorial for mainstream teachers of English language learners. The activities address topics such as defining student needs, communicating with parents, assessment issues, textbook adaptation, and classroom strategies. The tutorial begins at: http://www.njpep.org/tutorials/ell_mainstream/goals_objectives/index.html
Source: New Jersey Department of Education
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Title: Workshop: Designing Effective Foreign Language Placement Tests, HI
Body: From: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05p/ Designing Effective Foreign Language Placement Tests June 20 - July 1, 2005 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Registration deadline: February 15 In this 2-week workshop, participants will gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of creating sound language tests, with a particular emphasis on designing tests to facilitate placement decisions. In the morning sessions, participants will be introduced to various testing concepts in a clear and non threatening manner. No previous statistical or measurement knowledge is assumed. Discussions of real world issues and problems from the participants home institutions are welcomed. In the afternoon sessions, participants will get hands-on practice creating test items and analyzing test results. The use of commonly available computer programs (e.g. Excel) to facilitate test analysis will be highlighted. Participants are encouraged to bring data sets from their programs placement tests to practice setting up, analyzing, and interpreting their data. More information is available at: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05p/
Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Title: Workshop: Designing Effective Foreign Language Placement Tests, HI
Body: From: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05p/ Designing Effective Foreign Language Placement Tests June 20 - July 1, 2005 University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Registration deadline: February 15 In this 2-week workshop, participants will gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of creating sound language tests, with a particular emphasis on designing tests to facilitate placement decisions. In the morning sessions, participants will be introduced to various testing concepts in a clear and non threatening manner. No previous statistical or measurement knowledge is assumed. Discussions of real world issues and problems from the participants home institutions are welcomed. In the afternoon sessions, participants will get hands-on practice creating test items and analyzing test results. The use of commonly available computer programs (e.g. Excel) to facilitate test analysis will be highlighted. Participants are encouraged to bring data sets from their programs placement tests to practice setting up, analyzing, and interpreting their data. More information is available at: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05p/
Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Title: Conference: Every Child Is a Gift, IN
Body: From: http://www.doe.state.in.us/lmmp/conferences.html Every Child Is a Gift Monday, March 14, 2005 Sheraton - Keystone at the Crossing Indianapolis, IN This day-long conference related to the instruction of limited English proficient and immigrant students will provide professional development to 500 teachers! Flyers and registration forms may be downloaded at: http://www.doe.state.in.us/lmmp/conferences.html
Source: Indiana Department of Education
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Title: Conference: Every Child Is a Gift, IN
Body: From: http://www.doe.state.in.us/lmmp/conferences.html Every Child Is a Gift Monday, March 14, 2005 Sheraton - Keystone at the Crossing Indianapolis, IN This day-long conference related to the instruction of limited English proficient and immigrant students will provide professional development to 500 teachers! Flyers and registration forms may be downloaded at: http://www.doe.state.in.us/lmmp/conferences.html
Source: Indiana Department of Education
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Title: Online Workshop: Japanese for Non-native Teachers
Body: From: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05j/ Japanese for Non-native Teachers August 8-19, 2005 This workshop serves as an online professional development opportunity for non-native-speaking teachers of Japanese language at the K-16 level. As part of our mission to serve the development and enhancement of Asian language and area studies in the United States, the University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center will offer a two-week intensive online language course in Japanese reading and writing especially for teachers who have learned Japanese as a foreign language. The intensive course, delivered entirely over the World Wide Web using a tested and proven pedagogic model employing authentic language texts, focuses on the development and maintenance of communicative language skills at the Advanced Low ACTFL proficiency level, with a strong emphasis on written communication meeting high standards of literacy. The workshop, team taught by two native speaking instructors, is offered free of charge to eligible participants. For more information, visit: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05j/
Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Title: Online Workshop: Japanese for Non-native Teachers
Body: From: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05j/ Japanese for Non-native Teachers August 8-19, 2005 This workshop serves as an online professional development opportunity for non-native-speaking teachers of Japanese language at the K-16 level. As part of our mission to serve the development and enhancement of Asian language and area studies in the United States, the University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center will offer a two-week intensive online language course in Japanese reading and writing especially for teachers who have learned Japanese as a foreign language. The intensive course, delivered entirely over the World Wide Web using a tested and proven pedagogic model employing authentic language texts, focuses on the development and maintenance of communicative language skills at the Advanced Low ACTFL proficiency level, with a strong emphasis on written communication meeting high standards of literacy. The workshop, team taught by two native speaking instructors, is offered free of charge to eligible participants. For more information, visit: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/prodev/si05j/
Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Title: Conference: MATSOL and MABE 2005
Body: From: http://www.matsol.org/ MATSOL and MABE will host our second annual joint conference on March 11-12, 2004 at the Four Points Sheraton in Leominster. Mark the date in your calendar and register early! Consider submitting a proposal today! Encourage your colleagues to share their successful and innovative classroom practices by responding to the Call for Proposals. Click below for proposal and registration information! Check back for publisher/exhibitor information and new conference updates at matsol.org and at massmabe.org, MABE's new website!
Source: MATSOL and MABE
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Title: Conference: MATSOL and MABE 2005
Body: From: http://www.matsol.org/ MATSOL and MABE will host our second annual joint conference on March 11-12, 2004 at the Four Points Sheraton in Leominster. Mark the date in your calendar and register early! Consider submitting a proposal today! Encourage your colleagues to share their successful and innovative classroom practices by responding to the Call for Proposals. Click below for proposal and registration information! Check back for publisher/exhibitor information and new conference updates at matsol.org and at massmabe.org, MABE's new website!
Source: MATSOL and MABE
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Title: Funding Opportunity: $104 Million for Early Reading Instruction
Body: From: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm#104Million Title: Early Reading First Program Organization: U.S. Department of Education (ED) Eligibility: Local educational agencies (LEAs) that are eligible to receive a subgrant under the federal Reading First program; public or private organizations (including faith-based organizations) that serve preschool-age children and are located in a community served by an eligible LEA; or collaborations thereof. Pre-Application Deadline: February 7, 2005 The Early Reading First Program supports local efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive, and early reading skills of preschool-age children, especially those from low-income families, through strategies, materials (including software), and professional development that are grounded in scientifically based reading research. ED is particularly interested in applications from preschools that operate full-time, full-year early childhood educational programs, and projects in which at least 75 percent of the children enrolled qualify to receive free or reduced-priced lunches. A competitive priority is given to first-time applicants under this program. Awards will range from $750,000 to $4.5 million in size, with an average size of $2.8 million. The Feb. 7 deadline is for pre-applications only, which are required; applicants who are invited to submit full applications based on the promise of their pre-applications will have until May 2 to do so. For more information, visit: http://ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/applicant.html
Source: OELA Newsline, January 4, 2005 edition
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Title: Funding Opportunity: $104 Million for Early Reading Instruction
Body: From: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm#104Million Title: Early Reading First Program Organization: U.S. Department of Education (ED) Eligibility: Local educational agencies (LEAs) that are eligible to receive a subgrant under the federal Reading First program; public or private organizations (including faith-based organizations) that serve preschool-age children and are located in a community served by an eligible LEA; or collaborations thereof. Pre-Application Deadline: February 7, 2005 The Early Reading First Program supports local efforts to enhance the oral language, cognitive, and early reading skills of preschool-age children, especially those from low-income families, through strategies, materials (including software), and professional development that are grounded in scientifically based reading research. ED is particularly interested in applications from preschools that operate full-time, full-year early childhood educational programs, and projects in which at least 75 percent of the children enrolled qualify to receive free or reduced-priced lunches. A competitive priority is given to first-time applicants under this program. Awards will range from $750,000 to $4.5 million in size, with an average size of $2.8 million. The Feb. 7 deadline is for pre-applications only, which are required; applicants who are invited to submit full applications based on the promise of their pre-applications will have until May 2 to do so. For more information, visit: http://ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/applicant.html
Source: OELA Newsline, January 4, 2005 edition
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Title: Request for Proposals: Adult ESOL Literacy Programs
Body: From: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm Seeking Curriculum Developers for Impact Study of Explicit Literacy Instruction on Adult ESOL Literacy Learners Deadline: February 18, 2005 The American Institutes for Research (AIR) invites developers of research based explicit literacy curricula to submit proposals to participate in an exciting new research initiative. This opportunity will include adapting an existing literacy curriculum for use with a low-literacy adult ESOL population, as well as providing professional development and support to the teachers implementing the curriculum. The effectiveness of the selected curriculum in increasing the literacy skills of low-literacy adult ESL learners will be evaluated as part of the Explicit Literacy Impact Study being conducted for the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance of the Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education. Submissions are due by February 18, 2005. To view the RFP, visit: http://www.air.org/ExplicitLiteracy/docs/RFPFinal.pdf
Source: OELA Newsline - January 4, 2005 edition
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Title: Request for Proposals: Adult ESOL Literacy Programs
Body: From: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/enews/2005/0104.htm Seeking Curriculum Developers for Impact Study of Explicit Literacy Instruction on Adult ESOL Literacy Learners Deadline: February 18, 2005 The American Institutes for Research (AIR) invites developers of research based explicit literacy curricula to submit proposals to participate in an exciting new research initiative. This opportunity will include adapting an existing literacy curriculum for use with a low-literacy adult ESOL population, as well as providing professional development and support to the teachers implementing the curriculum. The effectiveness of the selected curriculum in increasing the literacy skills of low-literacy adult ESL learners will be evaluated as part of the Explicit Literacy Impact Study being conducted for the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance of the Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education. Submissions are due by February 18, 2005. To view the RFP, visit: http://www.air.org/ExplicitLiteracy/docs/RFPFinal.pdf
Source: OELA Newsline - January 4, 2005 edition
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