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Title: NAEP Validity Studies Reports Now Available Online
Body: From: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has made a number of interesting NAEP Validity Studies (NVS) Panel reports available online. The reports, released May 19-21, are included in the complete list of NCES NAEP working papers at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=031#014 Specific titles of these recently released papers are below. These reports, some commissioned by the NVS Panel as early as 1997, were written by members of the Panel to report on studies conducted to identify and develop technically sound techniques for use in NAEP assessments. The Panel, whose membership includes nationally recognized psychometricians and experts in NAEP subject areas, advises NCES on the research agenda for maintaining and developing the high technical quality of NAEP assessments. Discussions between the Panel and NCES have resulted in a rich collection of reports, which can be easily downloaded for free. The Validity of Oral Accommodation in Testing http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200306 An Agenda for NAEP Validity Research http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200307 Improving the Information Value of Performance Items in Large Scale Assessments http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200308 Optimizing State NAEP: Issues and Possible Improvements http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200309 Reporting the Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200311 An Investigation of Why Students Do Not Respond to Questions http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200312 A Study of Equating in NAEP http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200313 Feasibility Studies of Two-Stage Testing in Large-Scale Educational Assessment: Implications for NAEP http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200314 Computer Use and Its Relation to Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Reading, and Writing http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200315 Implications of Electronic Technology for the NAEP Assessment http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200316 The Effects of Finite Sampling on State Assessment Sample Requirements http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=200317
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Title: Designing Learner-centred Schools
Body: From: Kevin Cox Dear wwwtools reader, Sooner or later every teacher dreams of designing a school from scratch - or at least of redesigning the incumbent system from the ground up. For a fortunate minority, the dream becomes reality: sober reflection brings home the enormity of the task, the burden of responsibility is shouldered, and the real work begins... Find out more at http://webtools.cityu.edu.hk/news/newslett/designschools.htm ************** Sponsored Links ************************* Planning and Designing Schools by William Brubaker (America's leading educational architect) Design Guidelines for Montessori Schools by Raquel de Jesus Cross Number Puzzles by David Clark
Source: wwwtools
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Title: Job Openings
Body: From: "GM Garcia" Dear Friends & Colleagues, This is a plea for your help in finding 2 bilingual teachers for a 90:10 program that is completely set up for success. Our Kindergarten finalist just backed out due to spouse's transfer in work. We all know how important it is to build exemplary dual immersion programs for our state and our field. This school has every systemic and administrative support system in place. Now all we need is 2 teachers! Please help by forwarding the following message. Feel free to duplicate the attached flier. I can be reached at the phone number below. On the week of July 21-25 I'll be at CABE's Two Way Institute, staying at the Hyatt Regency where the conference is held. It's crucial that this opportunity for a community and district supported program move forward. Thanks for your help! Seeking Bilingual Certified Teacher Kindergarten & 1st Grade El Puente Elementary Milwaukie, Oregon North Clackamas School District is opening El Puente bilingual magnet school in September 2003. Our board of education has studied programs for ELL students over the last 4 years and is fully committed to supporting a K-6 dual immersion school. Using the 90:10 model, we'll begin with one Kinder and one first grade class, adding a grade each year. This is truly a dual immersion teacher's ideal scenario: * 100% of English speakers in Kinder have had pre-school Spanish immersion. * Parental choice includes transportation to ensure equitable access. * Planning grant helps pay for conferences, planning time and materials. * Principal is an experienced bilingual teacher & ESL administrator committed to advocacy and instructional leadership. * District office & administration is institutionally supportive & vested in the school's success. * Extended day Kindergarten with only 20 students! NCSD is about 11 miles outside of Portland in an increasingly diverse community. Please see our posting on the district website: www.nclack.k12.or.us. Interested candidates begin by sending a letter of interest & resume to garciag@nclack.k12.or.us. For more information call (503) 353-6132. -- GM García, Directora El Puente Elementary Escuela Bilingue,tipo Imán / Bilingual Magnet School North Clackamas School District Milwaukie, Oregon Oficina: (503) 353-6132 Correo Electronico: garciag@nclack.k12.or.us El bilinguismo es el puente al éxito. Bilingualism is the bridge to success.
Source: GM Garcia
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Title: 2004 NEH SUMMER STIPENDS AWARDS: $5,000
Body: From: "FLTEACH" The NEH Summer Stipends program received 900 applications last fall, and made 117 awards for the summer of 2003. We are now making plans for the October 1, 2003 deadline. This will be the second year in which the NEH Summer Stipends program applications will be submitted online. Individuals who are interested in obtaining access to the guidelines are invited to visit the NEH Summer Stipends website at http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html The list of awards for the summer of 2003 is available on the website (Click on "Sample Projects").Click on "Frequently Asked Questions" for additional information concerning the application process and the program. Questions about the program can be sent via e-mail to or via telephone: 202-606-8200.
Source: NEH
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Title: CUEAGA Conference Call for Papers
Body: From: "Keiko Schneider" On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 07:21 AM, liyan@duke.edu wrote: CUEAGA (Colorado University East Asian Graduate Association) is holding their 5th annual conference on February 20-22, 2004 at the University of Colorado in Boulder. The theme of this year's conference is "Tradition and R)evolution." Keynote speakers will be: Professor Jane Law, Cornell University, Religious Studies, and Professor Peter Gries, University of Colorado at Boulder, Political Science. This conference is specifically for graduate students and would be perfect for a graduate student giving a paper for the first time or a seasoned conference goer. We welcome paper proposals from any discipline related to East Asia (East Asia study, Asia study, history, religious study, linguistics, literature, political science, geography, journalism media arts, etc.) Please send proposals/abstracts not exceeding 300 words to cueaga@yahoo.com by September 1, 2003. If you have further comments or questions concerning the conference or would like more information, please write to the CUEGA Conference Committee at the same email address (cueaga@yahoo.com). Please forward this email to graduate students interested in East Asia whom also may be interested in participating in our conference. Thank you very much. Rachel Cochran CUEAGA Conference Planning Committee University of Colorado, Boulder East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Source: CUEAGA Conference Planning Committee
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Title: NCES Education Statistics Quarterly - New Issue Released!
Body: From: The NCES Education Statistics Quarterly offers an accessible, convenient overview of all NCES products released in a given quarter. Each issue includes: short publications (those less than 15 pages in length) in their entirety, executive summaries of longer publications, descriptive paragraphs of other NCES products, as well as notices about training and funding opportunities. In addition, each issue includes a featured publication with invited commentary pieces, a note on a current topic from a staff member, and a message from NCES. To view the recently released Quarterly, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/quarterly/spring/
Source: NCES
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Title: LTRC 25th Language Testing Research Colloquium,
Body: From: "Keiko Schneider" LTRC 25th Language Testing Research Colloquium The University of Reading, UK, July 22nd - 25th 2003 http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/ll/teru/ltrc2003/ -- Keiko Schneider (kschnei@sabotenweb.com) Bookmarks: http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks Manager, SenseiOnline: http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/senseiOnline.html Online Academic Conferences Chair, WAOE http://waoe.org HelpDesk volunteer at TAPPED IN: http://www.tappedin.org
Source: The University of Reading, UK
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Title: "A Pilot test on Japanese particles using authentic materials"
Body: From: "Keiko Schneider" Info Page: Andy Vajirasarn "A Pilot test on Japanese particles using authentic materials" July 19th (Saturday), 2003 at 10am PDT July 19th (Saturday) 7am Hawaii, noon CDT, 1pm EDT, 5pm GMT, 6pm London, July 20th (Sunday) 2am Japan, 3am Sydney, 5am New Zealand, if this calculation is correct. To be sure, please go to Timezone Converter () How long? For about 50 minutes Whos is the invited speaker? Andy Vajirasarn Andy Vajirasarn is a second generation Thai-American who started studying French from the age of 12 and Japanese from the age of 19. At UCLA, Vajirasarn studied French and Japanese, obtaining a BA in French. After six years of teaching English, French, and Japanese in Japan, he returned to California to obtain an MA in Teaching Foreign Languages (French and Japanese) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. For the 2001-2002 academic year, he taught and researched in France as an English teaching assistant under the Fulbright/French Government-sponsored Assistant de Langue Vivant program. He is currently living, teaching, and researching in Japan as adjunct faculty at Soka University, Soka Women's College, and Nippon Engineering College of Hachoji. (His current research interest is in SLA with international students in Japan studying at an intensive Japanese language program.) Short description of the presentation This paper describes the Japanese L2 (English L1) author's efforts in designing, piloting, analyzing, and rewriting a Japanese language test in the French L1 context, using an authentic material (extracts from a magazine articles). What is going to happen? Ito sensei's paper is at So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN with the new interface. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Andy sensei and others from around the world. TAPPED IN is open to everybody and the presentation will be done in English. Where? TAPPED IN is letting us use their space. Please go to for detailed Guest log in info. No sign up necessary. Please log in a few minutes early to get used to the environment or do practice before the actual session. Can I use Japanese? TAPPED IN can't yet show Japanese even if user computer is Japanese capable. If I can't attend? If I am too sleepy? The log of the event will be available in PDF format after several days after the event. Please visit: Please send any question to the Manager of senseiOnline at senseionline-owner@yahoogroups.com I look forward to seeing you all! Sincerely yours, Keiko Schneider -- Keiko Schneider Manager, SenseiOnline: senseionline-owner@yahoogroups.com senseiOnline Info Page http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/senseiOnline.html
Source: Andy Vajirasarn
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Title: Immersion Symposium
Body: From: "Laura Franklin" Hi, All, In conjunction with the GWATFL/NCLRC Immersion Symposium to be held at Georgetown University on September 19-20, 2003, the GWATFL newsletter is looking for feature articles on topics of interest both to Immersion and other World Languages teachers. Tips and tricks, assessment ideas, issues and challenges are all topics that we would like to explore in our Fall issue. While we are searching for features of 800 words or less, we will also print short tips and ideas throughout the newsletter, giving due credit to the contributor. The result should be a mosaic of ideas that can be used in teaching. Some of these may also be featured in the Immersion Symposium program. Please submit your contribution by e-mail to: Laura Franklin, GWATFL Newsletter Editor at laura.franklin@verizon.net Deadline: July 31, 2003. Submissions should not exceed 800 words. Laura Franklin GWATFL
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Title: BILINGUAL JOBS
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" ANNOUNCING BILINGUAL JOBS IN CANBY SCHOOL DISTRICT - Certified: Bilingual 3rd-5th (grade placement will depend on qualifications) - Certified: Bilingual K-3 (grade placement will depend on qualifications) - Certified: English Language Development and Spanish Literacy K-5 - Certified: Extended Day Program (bilingual preferred) - Classified: Bilingual Parent Liaison - Classified: Extended Day Bilingual Assistant - Classified: Translator/Interpreter/Liaison for TITLE IA These and other positions (and application process) located at http://www.canby.k12.or.us. YOUR BILINGUAL (Spanish-English) SKILLS ARE CRITICAL IN THIS GROWING DISTRICT!!! Feel free to contact me at dianepbh@canby.k12.or.us WE ARE INTERVIEWING NOW and will continue to do so until we fill these positions. Diane Berthoin-Hernandez Canby School District ELL/Migrant Program Coordinator Title III/Title VII Projects 1110 South Ivy Street Canby, OR 97013 Canby is located about 25 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon.
Source: CANBY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Oregon
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