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From https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-2-differentiation-in-the-world-language-classroom-tickets-39848554098

Webinar: Differentiation in the World Language Classroom
December 13, 2017
Presented by Nathan Lutz

A mixed ability class can be extremely challenging - for both the teacher as well as the students. In this webinar, we will review some scenarios and discuss the rationale for differentiating our instruction. We shall investigate ways to acquaint yourself with your students’ interests, learning styles, and abilities. We’ll also explore a variety of differentiation techniques in order to best meet the needs of all the students in your diverse classroom. Walk away from this webinar feeling prepared to start your own journey for differentiating your classes.

Learn more and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-2-differentiation-in-the-world-language-classroom-tickets-39848554098

From https://actr.wildapricot.org/event-2734532

The Backwards Flip: Designing Russian Courses for Advanced Proficiency
December 6, 2017
Instructor: Thomas Garza

Bringing learners of Russian to Advanced levels of functional proficiency — especially in the narrow context of a university course or high school curriculum — requires instructors to design curricula that take maximum advantage of the limited hours of classroom instruction to develop communicative skills through interaction. This webinar will demonstrate that by beginning with the desired outcomes for a class, the instructor can design a curriculum that moves the learner toward these goals. Such curricula can then be executed in a flipped environment that maximizes meaning interaction in class. The result is a course that is more satisfying for both learners and teachers, without sacrificing content or performance outcomes.

Register at https://actr.wildapricot.org/event-2734532

From https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/globalready.html

The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office of the U.S. Department of Education is proud to debut a new series of images and messages to encourage U.S. students, teachers, and citizens to be "global ready." You are encouraged to use the hashtag #BeGlobalReady on social media and to learn more about the Title VI (domestic) and Fulbright-Hays (overseas) grant and fellowship programs that strengthen foreign language instruction, area/international studies teaching and research, professional development for educators, and curriculum development at the K-12, graduate, and postsecondary levels at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html

Access the images at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/globalready.html

Chicago Arabic Teachers Council (CATC) & Universal School (Winter 2017 Arabic Teachers Forum)
December 2, 2017
Bridgeview, Illinois

Participants will earn professional development credit, attend workshops and get teaching resources, and receive a certificate of participation.

Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRVojCMFxUfadUowiPlswRQBrzdThybVRA8KyiOclPSY9xsw/viewform

From https://www.gamesforlanguage.com

Here is an English-language article about "Pennsylvania Dutch," actually a Palatinate dialect of German, in the United States: https://www.gamesforlanguage.com/blog/post/2017-11-discovering-pennsylvania-dutch-with-speaking-amish

Here is a short English-language article about the culture of volunteering in Germany: https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/life/selflessly-serving-society