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Title: American Association of Teachers of Modern Greek
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The American Association of Teachers of Modern Greek is a non-profit organization that supports best practices, innovative technologies, and research in the teaching and learning of Modern Greek. AATMG facilitates networking and collaborations among members, creates opportunities for professional development, and is an advocate of the Modern Greek language education field. AATMG sponsors two meetings yearly, one at the Convention and Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in November, and another one in April at the National Council of the Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL).
Visit the AATMG website to learn more about membership, resources, and professional development opportunities at https://www.aatmg.org/
Source: AATMG
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Title: Host Schools Sought for Meet-a-German* Event
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The German-American Fulbright Commission and the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) invite K-12 schools to host a Meet-a-German* event on October 3rd -- the Day of German Unity -- to kick off Deutschlandjahr USA/ Year of German-American Friendship 2018-19 in their local communities. On October 3rd current and former Fulbrighters will visit schools and engage students in Germany-related, fun, and interactive learning activities focused on contemporary Germany.
Your students can learn about Germany through personal encounters and experience German culture first-hand. Fulbright Germany will connect grant recipients currently in the US and/or American alumni who lived in Germany with you to plan a visit to meet your school's needs. The Meet-a-German* Fulbrighters will be provided with materials for classroom activities, games, and presentations to make your local Meet-a-German* activity a great success.
How to get involved: Be a host! Help us meet our goal to organize a Meet-a-German* event in 500 schools across the USA. Please sign up to participate in our Meet-a-German* program by August 21 by completing this online questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/GNTGNQL
JNCL-NCLIS NewsBrief August 2, 2018.
Source: JNCL-NCLIS NewsBrief
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Title: Family Vocabulary in Latin: Comprehensible Input with TV Families
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From http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com
Here is a script for introducing family vocabulary through comprehensible input by talking about the Simpsons, along with suggestions for other families to talk about in Latin: http://todallycomprehensiblelatin.blogspot.com/2018/07/picture-talk-family-member-vocabulary.html
Source: Todally Comprehensible Latin
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Title: Greek and Roman Verse Website
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Listen to audio recordings of Homer's work and examine a collection of scanned Latin and Ancient Greek verse on this website: http://hypotactic.com/
Source: Greek and Roman Verse
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Title: Summer French Book Sale at the Alliance Française de Chicago
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The Alliance Française de Chicago will have a French book sale in their courtyard on August 16 from 4PM to 7PM. The Alliance Française is located at 810 N. Dearborn St.
For more details go to https://www.af-chicago.org/event/1688
Source: Alliance Française de Chicago
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Title: Authentic Songs as a Culture Hook
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From https://kplacido.com
Spanish teacher Kristy Placido describes how she uses the song "Yo voy ganao" by Sistema Solar as a hook to engage her students in learning about the net fisherman in Taganga, Colombia, as an example of using a song as a cultural hook to engage students in learning.
Read her full blog post for ideas of other songs to use in Spanish class and cultural topics they can connect with: https://kplacido.com/2018/07/31/songs-as-a-culture-hook/
Source: Kristy Placido
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Title: Researcher and Practitioner Perspectives on Solving the Bilingual Teacher Shortage
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Last week Education Week ran a two-part series about solutions to the current bilingual teacher shortage. In the first article, Trevor Soponis of Education Northwest shares a researcher's perspective on building a bilingual educator pipeline: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2018/07/how_a_bilingual_educator_pipeline_is_being_built_in_portland_oregon.html. In the second article, Alma Morales Galica of Portland Public Schools describes her district's approach to solving the shortage of bilingual educators: https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2018/07/solving_the_bilingual_teacher_shortage.html
Source: Education Week
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Title: PlayPhrase: Quickly Find Video Samples of Phrases
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On PlayPhrase, you can enter a phrase, and the platform will quickly find video clips featuring that phrase in use. Try it out at https://www.playphrase.me/#/search?q=take%20a%20&p=549aeb7236a7787a041853b7
Get more ideas for using PlayPhrase in your English classes here: http://www.anthonyteacher.com/blog/playing-with-playphrase
Source: PlayPhrase
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Title: Project-Based Learning for Languages
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From https://oupeltglobalblog.com
In this short article, Jane-Maria Harding da Rosa gives an overview of the steps involved in project-based learning (PBL), and then she answers questions about using PBL in English as a Foreign Language settings. Her suggestions would apply to any language learning classroom, however.
Read the article at https://oupeltglobalblog.com/2018/06/14/promoting-project-based-learning-qa/
Source: Oxford University Press English Language Teaching Global Blog
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Title: Vocabulary Brainstorming Station
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In this blog post, Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell first describes her personal journey as a teacher moving away from vocabulary lists to student-generated words to learn and repeated contextualized use of words; she then shares three ideas for a vocabulary brainstorming station that students can use throughout the year: https://musicuentos.com/2018/08/vocab-brainstorm-station/
Source: Musicuentos
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