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From http://thelatinlanguage.org/blog/latin-summer-2019-with-reginald-foster/

Spend part of your summer (June 3 through July 27, 2019) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, studying Latin with Reginald Foster. This experience is described as "a slow and thorough, real and immediate experience of the whole Latin language ...through a total, daily conscious involvement in precise comprehension of original texts and unprepared first-sight Latin readings, in personal composition and extemporaneous Latin Conversation, in discussions about classroom pedagogy and teaching methods," the course is "provided only for very well trained Latin teachers and/or fully educated high-level advanced Latin scholars." 

For full details, go to http://thelatinlanguage.org/blog/latin-summer-2019-with-reginald-foster/

From https://www.chinosity.com/whyspeakchinese/

The #WhySpeakChinese social media contest begins today, April 8, 2019. Contestants make a short video and post it on social media with the appropriate hashtags. Learn more: https://www.chinosity.com/whyspeakchinese/

Chinosity is Asia Society's online media project that delivers news on Chinese entertainment and modern cultural phenomenon to a global audience. This global, cross-platform network includes our site, YouTube channel, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, as well as other digital platforms. The project seeks to bridge the cultural divide between China and the western world through entertainment and news relevant and relatable to young people.

Explore this new platform at https://www.chinosity.com/

From https://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/teq-instructional-videos-chinese-language-teaching

The Asia Society's TEQ video series showcase the implemented lesson plans of selected Teaching Fellows. In the latest installment, Zejiao Li leads her second grade immersion class to explore what they want to be in the future, as she guides them to learn and reinforce new words and to apply them to their speaking and writing. 

Access this video, along with others in the TEQ series, at https://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/zejiao-lis-second-grade-novice-mid-novice-high-immersion-class-what-do

From https://www.jfny.org/event/shinto-discovery-of-the-divine-in-japanese-art/

Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art
April 9 through June 30, 2019
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, OH) 

The aesthetic world of Shinto is a key feature of Japanese art. This exhibition seeks to offer insight into divinities unique to Japan and to convey their wondrous appeal through some 125 works of art from both Japanese and American collections, including paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, as well as masks and costumes used in Shinto rites from the 10th through 19th centuries. Some of the highlights are treasures and ritual items used in the worship of deities, including artwork related to the Kasuga Deity, the protective deity of the Fujiwara clan enshrined at Kasuga Taisha. This exhibition is organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art, with the special support of The Japan Foundation. This exhibition is part of Japan 2019, a series of events highlighting Japanese arts and culture in the U.S. throughout 2019. 

For more information about the exhibition, go to https://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/shinto-discovery-divine-japanese-art

From http://www.actr.org/russian-scholar-laureate-award-rsla.html

The American Council of Teachers of Russian designates ACTR Russian Scholar Laureates each school year. Every high school where Russian is taught may designate one out­standing sophomore or junior for this award. 

The student’s Russian teacher should complete an electronic application-nomination. The nomination must be complete and received not later than June 30 each year.

Find out more about this program and nominate a student at http://www.actr.org/russian-scholar-laureate-award-rsla.html

From https://mmemoghtader.com

French teacher and blogger Sarah Moghtader writes, "I consider teaching for proficiency to still be in its youth. While there are some things we have figured out, we still have a long way to go. To that end, I wish that there were more models for French teachers." In this blog post, Ms. Moghtader presents a thematic, proficiency-based unit about holidays and celebrations written at the Intermediate Low level for her eighth graders. 

Access a unit description and support resources at https://mmemoghtader.com/2019/03/31/thematic-unit-les-fetes/