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Title: Bilingual Education Lags for Vietnamese
Body: From: NCELA According to the 2000 census, Asian-Americans are the second-fastest growing population in the United States. However, Lena Warmack reports in the Star-Telegram that, while bilingual education for Spanish-speakers is abundant, for Asian students the same is not true. This is happening because school districts face the following problems: (1) they cannot find teachers who can speak languages such as Hindi, Cambodian, Thai or Vietnamese; (2) they do not have enough bilingual candidates applying for teaching positions; and (3) those candidates that do apply have bilingual oral skills, but lack reading and writing skills. In Texas, the results are that, even though school districts are required to offer bilingual instruction when elementary grade-level classes have 20 or more students that are English-language learners and speak the same language, many of the school districts are forced to seek exemption from this requirement on a near yearly basis. To read the entire article, visit: http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/6857170.htm
Source: Star Telegram, TX
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Title: 2004 National Charter Schools Conference Conference Topic Survey
Body: From: NCELA The U.S. Department of Education is asking for input and ideas on topics that should be featured at the 2004 National Charter Schools Conference.The results of this survey, in addition to six focus groups that will be held across the country, will be used to develop the conference agenda and identify presenters, panelists, and breakout leaders. Working with the National Conference Logistics Center to make the decisions will be the Charter School Leadership Council, a broad coalition of national charter school organizations. To complete the survey, visit: www.conferencepros.org/chartersurvey04.htm Note: The survey can be either completed online or mailed/faxed directly to: National Conference Logistics Center College of Continuing Education Attn: Talisa Samuel The University of Oklahoma 555 E. Constitution Street, Suite 138 Norman, OK 73072-7820 Fax: (405) 325-7075 For more information in the future, please register at: www.uscharterschools.org
Source: US DOE
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Title: OELA Summit II
Body: From: NCELA The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), U. S. Department of Education, will hold its second annual Celebrate Our Rising Stars Summit, Tuesday-Thursday December 2-4, 2003, at the Hilton Washington and Towers Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year's Summit is "Success in School: Everyone's Responsibility, Every Child's Right". Sessions will focus on the critical issues that face all communities as they embrace the challenge to include all students-- especially English Language Learners--in their high quality education efforts to implement No Child Left Behind. Sessions are planned for teachers and other practitioners, state directors, assessment teams, researchers, administrators, and parents of English language learners. A block of rooms has been set aside at the Hilton Washington for Summit attendees. Rooms will be charged at the prevailing government rate at the time the reservation is made. Through October 1, 2003, those rates are set at $150 single, $170 double, and $20 per additional person for standard rooms. The rates are exclusive of appropriate state and local taxes, currently 14.5%. One night's deposit will be required at the time your reservation is made. Hotel reservations may be made by: 1) Using the Internet and going to the Hilton's website: http://www.Hilton.com. Locate the Hilton Washington Hotel & Towers and enter Group Code "DOE" to receive the special group rate. 2) Telephone either the Hilton Washington Hotel at 202-483-3000 or Hilton National Reservations at 800-774-1500. Request Group Code "DOE" to receive the special group rate. The cut off date for reservations is October 31, 2003. Information regarding Summit registration will be available in the near future and will be announced on OELA's National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition's website: www.ncela.gwu.edu.
Source: US DOE
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Title: Faculty for Inclusive Rural/Multicultural Special-educator Training (FIRST)
Body: From: "VICTOR Brad" The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Northern Arizona University(NAU) College of Education a grant to prepare Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Special Education Doctoral Students. The FIRST grant will fund Hispanic or Native American individuals, including individuals with disabilities. This program will provide 12 students the opportunity to earn a doctorate in education (Ed. D.) in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Special Education beginning in Spring 2004 and ending by December 2007. This innovative program will allow these individuals to keep their positions in local school districts during the school year, while taking courses through distance education and through intensive doctoral studies in Flagstaff during the summers. Public schools currently face serious shortages of special education teachers, particularly in rural and inner city schools. The FIRST grant is intended to assist schools in meeting the need for special educators by preparing additional culturally diverse special education higher education faculty to assist in teacher preparation. FIRST program graduates will be prepared and expected to take positions in departments of special education at colleges or universities. The grant will provide funding to the 12 doctoral students for tuition, books, travel to Flagstaff in the summer, family campus housing in the summer, and a small summer living expense stipend. In addition, the grant provides support to the 12 FIRST doctoral students through faculty research mentors, doctoral student mentors, travel to national conferences, and enrichment seminars with nationally known researchers in bilingual special education. Prerequisites for FIRST doctoral candidates in addition to requirements for admission into the NAU C& I doctoral program: 1. Native American or Mexican American cultural background. 2. Two or more years teaching experience as a fully certified special education teacher (need documentation from Special Education Director of your role as a teacher whose primary responsibility was in special education as well as a copy of special education teaching certificate). For more information contact: Lela Montfort FIRST GRANT Administrative Coordinator College of Education Northern Arizona University Box 5774 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 Phone 928-523-0677 Fax 928-523-1929 Email Lela.Montfort@nau.edu Principal Investigator, FIRST Grant Dr. Patricia Peterson Phone 928-523-4005 Email patricia.peterson@nau.edu Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program Coordinator Dr. Stephen Lapan Phone 928-523-3480 Email Stephen.lapan@nau.edu All FIRST grant application information can be found at: www.nau.edu/ci-doc You must use Internet Explorer. If you do not have access to Internet Explorer, please contact Lela Montfort, listed above. Mail completed application to: FIRST Grant Program Application Educational Specialties Department, NAU PO Box 5774 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Source: US DOE
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Title: Oklahoma Native Language Conference
Body: From Mary S Linn (mslinn@ou.edu) 1 Sep 2003: This is to let you know that we are going to have the annual Language Conference at Preston this year. The dates are set for October 9, 10, and 11. I will send out registration and such at a later date. Right now we would like to know who wants to do something at the conference. We would like people to sign up to give teaching demonstrations. You can do this by yourself or in a group. We want you to share, very much like last year, a dynamic class that will help other teachers get good ideas for the classroom and see immersion in action. We are also taking ideas for presentations. If you have an idea that you would like to present, please let us know. We will have a vcr, dvd, overhead projector, and Powerpoint projector for people to use for teaching or other demonstrations/presentations. Please let me know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you want to teach or present. Please let me know your preferred day as well. Feel free to pass along this invitation if you know of someone who would like to share with us. Mary S. Linn Assistant Curator of Native American Languages Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History University of Oklahoma (mslinn@ou.edu)
Source: University of Oklahoma
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Title: JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
Body: From: The Japan Foundation Los Angeles The Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation (JLSF) is currently accepting applications for the year 2004 scholarships. Due date is Dec 5, 2003. Check our website for updates: http://www.jlsf-aurora.org JLSF was established in 1998 to encourage teachers of the Japanese language as well as to generate international cultural exchange. These awards will enable the awardees to carry out a project of their choice in Japan. Each awardee will receive a $3,000 scholarship and roundtrip air tickets from the USA to Japan (coach class). The project can be anything that would enhance the quality of awardee's teaching. Applicants are encouraged to propose any projects they would like to carry out but are currently unable to because of the lack of funding. Types of projects awardees may choose are unlimited! Completed application form: http://home.att.net/~creativeentpr/JLSF/application2.html
Source: The Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation (JLSF)
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Title: PT Instructor of Japanese
Body: From: senseionline@yahoogroups.com The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for an adjunct (and potentially renewable), part-time appointment as instructor of Japanese for the spring 2004 semester. The successful candidate must hold at least an M.A. in pedagogy, linguistics, secondary language acquisition, or other relevant discipline, be familiar with proficiency-based foreign language instruction, and have native or "near-native" fluency in both Japanese and English. Principal instructional duties will be the teaching of two 3-credit courses in beginning Japanese-one section of Japanese 101, and one section of Japanese 103 for spring 2004. Prior teaching of Japanese at the university level and a commitment to pedagogical excellence is expected. Deadline for applications is November 30, 2003. Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a representative sample of teaching evaluations, and two letters of reference to Lionel M. Jensen, Chair, East Asian Languages and Literatures, 205 O'Shaughnessy Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556. The University of Notre Dame is an international, Catholic research university and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Noriko Hanabusa Dept. of East Asian Langs. and Lits. University of Notre Dame 574-631-6559
Source: University of Notre Dame
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Title: Subject: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Body: From: ABC Languages ABC Languages Inc. 10353 SW Riverwood Lane Tigard, OR 97224 Phone: 503-997-9735 Fax: 503-684-6692 E-mail: abclanguages@hotmail.com October 6th, 2003 Dear Administrators, Teachers and Staff, We understand that Parent-Teacher Conferences and other school events are coming soon. ABC Languages Inc. would like to assist you during these times. Our translators and interpreters are fully bilingual and have multicultural education background with the knowledge needed to appropriately assist all your clients. Our staff members receive constant training and demonstrate knowledge of the subject vocabulary. Please do not hesitate to call us if you have any questions and/or suggestions of how we might serve you better. We are convince that you will be satisfied with ABC Languages Inc. services and are looking forward to working you. In the attachment we have included our letter of presentation, languages and a list of prices. Sincerely, Pamela Camino Rodrigo Garcia ABC Languages Inc. Pamela Camino and Rodrigo Garcia ABC Languages Inc. Translation and Interpretation Services Phone: 503-997-9735 Fax: 503-684-6692
Source: ABC Languages Inc.
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Title: College of Education, Native American Teachers Grant
Body: From: Az Carmen The College of Education at the University of Oregon has just received a second grant from the Department of Education in Washington D.C.! We will be able to fund 10 more students through the Native American Teachers Program for the 2004-2005 year. If you know of any Native American students who have already earned a Bachelor's degree who might be interested in our teaching scholarship, please have them contact me. Our deadlines are in January and February of 2004 for both the teaching program and the scholarship program. -- The program is between 1 and 1/2 years to 2 years in length depending on the specialty. -- Tuition, in-state and out-of state, is covered. -- Applicants do not have to be current residents of Oregon. -- Students receive a stipend, plus additional funding for books and fees. -- Students with a family receive a childcare allowance for up to two children. For more general information visit the Sapsik'wala website: http://education.uoregon.edu/field.htm?id=71 For general information about the College of Education at the University of Oregon, visit: http://education.uoregon.edu Specfic questions and other inquiries should be directed to Az Carmen at or telephone at (541) 346-0681. Az Carmen Coordinator Native American Enrollment Services Assistant Director Office of Admissions University of Oregon (541) 346-0681
Source: University of Oregon
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Title: Greasers and Gringos
Body: From: "Anselmo Villanueva" Professor Steve Bender has been living and working in Eugene for many years. He has been very active in the local Chicano and Latino community during all of this time, especially recruiting Chicano and other students of color to get into law school and supporting them while they are there. Anselmo ---------- Greasers and Gringos: Latinos, Law, and the American Imagination (Critical America Series) by Steven W. Bender - Hardcover: 320 pages - Publisher: New York University Press (September 2003) - ISBN: 081479887X - available from www.amazon.com Book Description Although the origin of the term "greaser" is debated, its derogatory meaning never has been. From silent movies like The Greaser's Revenge (1914) and The Girl and the Greaser (1913) with villainous title characters, to John Steinbeck's portrayals of Latinos as lazy, drunken, and shiftless in his 1935 novel Tortilla Flat, to the image of violent, criminal, drug-using gang members of East LA, negative stereotypes of Latinos/as have been plentiful in American popular culture far before Latinos/as became the most populous minority group in the U.S. In Greasers and Gringos, Steve Bender examines and surveys these stereotypes and their evolution, paying close attention to the role of mass media in their perpetuation. Focusing on the intersection between stereotypes and the law, Bender reveals how these negative images have contributed significantly to the often unfair treatment of Latino/as under American law by the American legal system. He looks at the way demeaning constructions of Latinos/as influence their legal treatment by police, prosecutors, juries, teachers, voters, and vigilantes. He also shows how, by internalizing negative social images, Latinos/as and other subordinated groups view themselves and each other as inferior. Although fighting against cultural stereotypes can be a daunting task, Bender reminds us that, while hard to break, they do not have to be permanent. Greasers and Gringos begins the charge of debunking existing stereotypes and implores all Americans to re-imagine Latinos/as as legal and social equals. About the Author Steven W. Bender is Professor of Law at the Unviersity of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon
Source: Steve Bender
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