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Title: Summer Workshop: Conducting Action Research in the Foreign Language Classroom
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php Conducting Action Research in the Foreign Language Classroom Jul 9th, 2007 (Mon) -- Jul 11th, 2007 (Wed) Michigan State University Action research is research conducted by practitioners (i.e., language teachers) with the aim of making positive changes in teaching practices and learning outcomes. This workshop is designed for practicing language teachers with little to no prior research experience who would like to implement an action research project in their own classrooms. Participants will begin by (a) identifying a specific issue that they view as critical to their everyday teaching (b) formulating a research objective, and (c) creating a research design, including selection of participants, choice of materials, and procedures to be followed that best serves that research objective. Practical advice on how to collect, analyze, and interpret data will also be discussed. We will also explore broader issues related to action research projects, such as the benefits and drawbacks of collaborative research with colleagues, whether and how to involve administrators and other interested parties in the research project, and protection of the rights of students as potential research subjects. More information available at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php .
Source: CLEAR
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Title: Summer Workshop: Conducting Action Research in the Foreign Language Classroom
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php Conducting Action Research in the Foreign Language Classroom Jul 9th, 2007 (Mon) -- Jul 11th, 2007 (Wed) Michigan State University Action research is research conducted by practitioners (i.e., language teachers) with the aim of making positive changes in teaching practices and learning outcomes. This workshop is designed for practicing language teachers with little to no prior research experience who would like to implement an action research project in their own classrooms. Participants will begin by (a) identifying a specific issue that they view as critical to their everyday teaching (b) formulating a research objective, and (c) creating a research design, including selection of participants, choice of materials, and procedures to be followed that best serves that research objective. Practical advice on how to collect, analyze, and interpret data will also be discussed. We will also explore broader issues related to action research projects, such as the benefits and drawbacks of collaborative research with colleagues, whether and how to involve administrators and other interested parties in the research project, and protection of the rights of students as potential research subjects. More information available at http://clear.msu.edu/clear/professionaldev/summerworkshops.php .
Source: CLEAR
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Title: Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards
Body: From http://www.roadscholar.org/educatorawards Road Scholar is pleased to announce that experienced educators throughout the United States may apply for the 2007 Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards beginning on Jan. 1, 2007. Road Scholar will offer three awards: one $7,000 award; one $2,000 award, and one $1,000 award. The Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards honor deserving, experienced educators by providing them with the opportunity to participate in Road Scholar educational adventures throughout the United States and around the world. Eligible applicants are active educators with at least 15 years of experience in K-12 education and include teachers, principals, superintendents, school librarians, school nurses and guidance counselors who are actively employed in their fields. The deadline for submitting applications is August 1, 2007. More information and application form available at http://www.roadscholar.org/educatorawards .
Source: Road Scholar
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Title: Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards
Body: From http://www.roadscholar.org/educatorawards Road Scholar is pleased to announce that experienced educators throughout the United States may apply for the 2007 Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards beginning on Jan. 1, 2007. Road Scholar will offer three awards: one $7,000 award; one $2,000 award, and one $1,000 award. The Road Scholar Educator of the Year Awards honor deserving, experienced educators by providing them with the opportunity to participate in Road Scholar educational adventures throughout the United States and around the world. Eligible applicants are active educators with at least 15 years of experience in K-12 education and include teachers, principals, superintendents, school librarians, school nurses and guidance counselors who are actively employed in their fields. The deadline for submitting applications is August 1, 2007. More information and application form available at http://www.roadscholar.org/educatorawards .
Source: Road Scholar
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Title: New England Latin Placement Service
Body: From http://www.caneweb.org/pubsnref/nelps.asp The New England Latin Placement Service (NELPS) is pleased to announce a new initiative with the American Classical League (ACL). As it has done for the last three decades, NELPS will continue to solicit information about positions teaching Latin and Classics from secondary schools in New England, New Jersey, and New York. However, information about possible openings will now be posted on the ACL National Latin and Greek Teacher Placement Service web site. Job information will thus be more readily available to candidates. Latin and Classics teachers will also be able, for a small fee paid to ACL, to use the ACL dossier service. To list a job with the New England Placement Service, please click here: http://www.unh.edu/classics/NELPS/cgi.htm . To view possible openings or to submit a dossier for listing on the ACL National Latin and Greek Teacher Placement web site, click here: http://www.aclclassics.org/Placement.asp .
Source: Classical Association of New England
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Title: New England Latin Placement Service
Body: From http://www.caneweb.org/pubsnref/nelps.asp The New England Latin Placement Service (NELPS) is pleased to announce a new initiative with the American Classical League (ACL). As it has done for the last three decades, NELPS will continue to solicit information about positions teaching Latin and Classics from secondary schools in New England, New Jersey, and New York. However, information about possible openings will now be posted on the ACL National Latin and Greek Teacher Placement Service web site. Job information will thus be more readily available to candidates. Latin and Classics teachers will also be able, for a small fee paid to ACL, to use the ACL dossier service. To list a job with the New England Placement Service, please click here: http://www.unh.edu/classics/NELPS/cgi.htm . To view possible openings or to submit a dossier for listing on the ACL National Latin and Greek Teacher Placement web site, click here: http://www.aclclassics.org/Placement.asp .
Source: Classical Association of New England
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Title: News Article: Music Training Aids Language Development
Body: From http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070312152003.htm Music Training 'Tunes' Human Auditory System March 13, 2007 A newly published study by Northwestern University researchers suggests that Mom was right when she insisted that you continue music lessons. The study, which will appear in the April issue of Nature Neuroscience, is the first to provide concrete evidence that playing a musical instrument significantly enhances the brainstem's sensitivity to speech sounds. This finding has broad implications because it applies to sound encoding skills involved not only in music but also in language. Using a novel experimental design, the researchers presented the Mandarin word "mi" to 20 adults as they watched a movie. Half had at least six years of musical instrument training starting before the age of 12. The other half had minimal (less than 2 years) or no musical training. All were native English speakers with no knowledge of Mandarin, a tone language. As the subjects watched the movie, the researchers used electrophysiological methods to measure and graph the accuracy of their brainstem ability to track the three differently pitched "mi" sounds. "Even with their attention focused on the movie and though the sounds had no linguistic or musical meaning for them, we found our musically trained subjects were far better at tracking the three different tones than the non-musicians," says Wong, director of Northwestern's Speech Research Laboratory and assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders. Read the entire article at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070312152003.htm .
Source: Science Daily
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Title: News Article: Music Training Aids Language Development
Body: From http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070312152003.htm Music Training 'Tunes' Human Auditory System March 13, 2007 A newly published study by Northwestern University researchers suggests that Mom was right when she insisted that you continue music lessons. The study, which will appear in the April issue of Nature Neuroscience, is the first to provide concrete evidence that playing a musical instrument significantly enhances the brainstem's sensitivity to speech sounds. This finding has broad implications because it applies to sound encoding skills involved not only in music but also in language. Using a novel experimental design, the researchers presented the Mandarin word "mi" to 20 adults as they watched a movie. Half had at least six years of musical instrument training starting before the age of 12. The other half had minimal (less than 2 years) or no musical training. All were native English speakers with no knowledge of Mandarin, a tone language. As the subjects watched the movie, the researchers used electrophysiological methods to measure and graph the accuracy of their brainstem ability to track the three differently pitched "mi" sounds. "Even with their attention focused on the movie and though the sounds had no linguistic or musical meaning for them, we found our musically trained subjects were far better at tracking the three different tones than the non-musicians," says Wong, director of Northwestern's Speech Research Laboratory and assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders. Read the entire article at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070312152003.htm .
Source: Science Daily
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Title: News Article: Push for Kids to Learn Chinese
Body: From http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/NEWS05/704040315/1007/NEWS05 Educators, others push for classes to help kids learn Chinese April 4, 2007 BY LORI HIGGINS FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER Only a handful of school districts in metro Detroit even offer Chinese classes, but there is a strong push from educators and leaders across the state to change that. It's fueled by a recognition that China's burgeoning economy means U.S. students need to prepare for jobs that require some knowledge of China. There is also the realization that American students will compete for jobs with Chinese students, whose education system requires that they learn English at an early age. In recent months, schools in metro Detroit and across the state have begun developing Chinese culture curriculum and considering offering Chinese classes. Online courses are available, a Chinese camp is coming to Troy this summer and various groups are planning trips to China. There are at least two preschool immersion programs -- one in Lansing and the other in Bay City -- in which children are taught half the day in Chinese and the other half in English. Read the entire article at http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/NEWS05/704040315/1007/NEWS05 .
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Title: News Article: Push for Kids to Learn Chinese
Body: From http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/NEWS05/704040315/1007/NEWS05 Educators, others push for classes to help kids learn Chinese April 4, 2007 BY LORI HIGGINS FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER Only a handful of school districts in metro Detroit even offer Chinese classes, but there is a strong push from educators and leaders across the state to change that. It's fueled by a recognition that China's burgeoning economy means U.S. students need to prepare for jobs that require some knowledge of China. There is also the realization that American students will compete for jobs with Chinese students, whose education system requires that they learn English at an early age. In recent months, schools in metro Detroit and across the state have begun developing Chinese culture curriculum and considering offering Chinese classes. Online courses are available, a Chinese camp is coming to Troy this summer and various groups are planning trips to China. There are at least two preschool immersion programs -- one in Lansing and the other in Bay City -- in which children are taught half the day in Chinese and the other half in English. Read the entire article at http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/NEWS05/704040315/1007/NEWS05 .
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Title: Online Workshop Videos for Teachers of Middle Eastern Languages
Body: From http://www.nmelrc.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=20&MMN_position=89:72 The National Middle East Language Resource Center has online pedagogical workshop archives with videos on various aspects of language pedagogy for teachers of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish for all involved in the teaching of Middle East languages from elementary to graduate level. Each lasts less than an hour. Current topics are Integrating Technology in the Language Classroom Teaching Listening Comprehension Creating an Interactive Language Classroom Learning and Teaching Vocabulary Building Reading Fluency in Middle Eastern Languages What You Should Know About Proficiency Testing The workshops can be viewed by going to http://www.nmelrc.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=20&MMN_position=89:72 and scrolling down to the link of the desired workshop.
Source: NMELRC
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Title: Online Workshop Videos for Teachers of Middle Eastern Languages
Body: From http://www.nmelrc.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=20&MMN_position=89:72 The National Middle East Language Resource Center has online pedagogical workshop archives with videos on various aspects of language pedagogy for teachers of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish for all involved in the teaching of Middle East languages from elementary to graduate level. Each lasts less than an hour. Current topics are Integrating Technology in the Language Classroom Teaching Listening Comprehension Creating an Interactive Language Classroom Learning and Teaching Vocabulary Building Reading Fluency in Middle Eastern Languages What You Should Know About Proficiency Testing The workshops can be viewed by going to http://www.nmelrc.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=20&MMN_position=89:72 and scrolling down to the link of the desired workshop.
Source: NMELRC
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Title: Japanese Classes Sought for Pilot National Online Early Language Learning Assessment
Body: Konnichiwa! I am Miyoko Nakajima and I work as the pilot coordinator for the National Online Early Language Learning Assessment (NOELLA) at the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS). Thank you again for having participated in the first pilot test for Japanese NOELLA conducted last fall and winter. I am happy to announce that the second pilot test for Japanese NOELLA is now online and seeking participant classes. CASLS will pilot the second Japanese NOELLA items in May and June 2007. We invite all teachers of Japanese in Grades 3 through 6 to participate in this exciting project. The test items will include new items, the same items from the first pilot, and items that have been modified after the first pilot. The students who have taken the first pilot are welcome to take the second pilot. Please plan ahead for this valuable opportunity for your students. There are a few steps to follow before being able to administer the assessment to your students: 1. Go to the NOELLA website at www.noella.uoregon.edu and read over the FAQ page. Have your technical support person at the school check the technology requirement page. 2. Click on “Register For NOELLA” and fill out the online registration form. 3. I will then send you an e-mail to confirm your participation, asking for a date and time during which you think you will administer the test to your students. 4. I will send you two consent forms, one of which will be given to the parents and the other one that will be read to the students before the test itself. 5. Once you have confirmed your test date and time with me, I will send you a username and password and you will be able to go to the website and log in to take the test! Please let us know if you need a letter for your school or district supervisor. We also strongly encourage you to recruit colleagues at your school and in your area for any of our NOELLA pilots in Japanese, Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese. Please, feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have. Sincerely, Miyoko Nakajima Japanese NOELLA Pilot Coordinator Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) 541-346-5705 jpnoella@uoregon.edu
Source: CASLS
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Title: Japanese Classes Sought for Pilot National Online Early Language Learning Assessment
Body: Konnichiwa! I am Miyoko Nakajima and I work as the pilot coordinator for the National Online Early Language Learning Assessment (NOELLA) at the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS). Thank you again for having participated in the first pilot test for Japanese NOELLA conducted last fall and winter. I am happy to announce that the second pilot test for Japanese NOELLA is now online and seeking participant classes. CASLS will pilot the second Japanese NOELLA items in May and June 2007. We invite all teachers of Japanese in Grades 3 through 6 to participate in this exciting project. The test items will include new items, the same items from the first pilot, and items that have been modified after the first pilot. The students who have taken the first pilot are welcome to take the second pilot. Please plan ahead for this valuable opportunity for your students. There are a few steps to follow before being able to administer the assessment to your students: 1. Go to the NOELLA website at www.noella.uoregon.edu and read over the FAQ page. Have your technical support person at the school check the technology requirement page. 2. Click on “Register For NOELLA” and fill out the online registration form. 3. I will then send you an e-mail to confirm your participation, asking for a date and time during which you think you will administer the test to your students. 4. I will send you two consent forms, one of which will be given to the parents and the other one that will be read to the students before the test itself. 5. Once you have confirmed your test date and time with me, I will send you a username and password and you will be able to go to the website and log in to take the test! Please let us know if you need a letter for your school or district supervisor. We also strongly encourage you to recruit colleagues at your school and in your area for any of our NOELLA pilots in Japanese, Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese. Please, feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have. Sincerely, Miyoko Nakajima Japanese NOELLA Pilot Coordinator Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS) 541-346-5705 jpnoella@uoregon.edu
Source: CASLS
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Title: Online Audio Files of Classics Texts
Body: From http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~classics/poetry_and_prose/poetry.html This site at Harvard University has online audio files of various faculty members reading in the original languages from such texts as the Aeneid, Catullus, Cicero, and Homer. Available at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~classics/poetry_and_prose/poetry.html .
Source: Harvard University
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Title: Online Audio Files of Classics Texts
Body: From http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~classics/poetry_and_prose/poetry.html This site at Harvard University has online audio files of various faculty members reading in the original languages from such texts as the Aeneid, Catullus, Cicero, and Homer. Available at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~classics/poetry_and_prose/poetry.html .
Source: Harvard University
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Title: TRACES: Resources about German - Midwest US Contact During WWII
Body: From http://www.traces.org/index.htm TRACES is a non-profit educational organization created to gather, preserve and present stories of people from the Midwest and Germany or Austria who encountered each other during World War II. Resources include online stories of Americans and Germans during WWII and traveling exhibits. Explore the site at http://www.traces.org/index.htm .
Source: TRACES
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Title: TRACES: Resources about German - Midwest US Contact During WWII
Body: From http://www.traces.org/index.htm TRACES is a non-profit educational organization created to gather, preserve and present stories of people from the Midwest and Germany or Austria who encountered each other during World War II. Resources include online stories of Americans and Germans during WWII and traveling exhibits. Explore the site at http://www.traces.org/index.htm .
Source: TRACES
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Title: Facts about Germany
Body: From http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/de/home1.html This website has information about foreign policy, economy, modern life, political system, culture and media, federal states, society, history, and education and research. It is now available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish. Available at http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/head-navi/wir-ueber-uns.html .
Source: German Foreign Office
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Title: Facts about Germany
Body: From http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/de/home1.html This website has information about foreign policy, economy, modern life, political system, culture and media, federal states, society, history, and education and research. It is now available in Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Turkish. Available at http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/head-navi/wir-ueber-uns.html .
Source: German Foreign Office
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