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Title: Pennsylvania Government, Colleges Clash over Teacher Training Mandates
Body: From http://www.timesleader.com/news/State__colleges_clash_over_teacher_training_11-14-2008.html State, colleges clash over teacher training College reps say new guidelines will place burden on education major. MARTHA RAFFAELE November 14, 2008 Officials at some Pennsylvania colleges say their authority to shape curriculum is being undermined by changes the state wants in the way elementary and middle-school teachers are trained. The state Education Department is replacing the current elementary education certificate for teachers of grades K-6 with two new certificates — one for teaching students in grades 4-8, and another for pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. All education majors will also be required to take courses in special education and teaching students who are learning English, and new special-education teachers will also need to be certified to teach in regular education classrooms. Liberal-arts colleges worry that by substantially increasing the number of required education courses, the guidelines will weaken their mission of broadly educating students in multiple subjects, said Lex O. McMillan III, president of Albright College in Reading. Read the entire article at http://www.timesleader.com/news/State__colleges_clash_over_teacher_training_11-14-2008.html .
Source: Times Leader
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Title: Sign with Your Baby at Sign2Me.com
Body: From http://www.sign2me.com If you’re searching for the best ASL-based (American Sign Language) products to help you and your baby get started quickly and easily with Baby Sign Language, try the Sign2Me.com website. Sign2Me is the world leader and was the first company ever to develop and offer Baby Sign Language resources using only true-to-ASL signs. Please explore, enjoy, and learn from the many facets of their Web site at http://www.sign2me.com .
Source: Sign2Me.com
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Title: Article: Cherokee Language Part of PBS Outreach Series
Body: From http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_319112019.html?keyword=secondarystory Tribal language part of PBS outreach series By TEDDYE SNELL November 14, 2008 Cherokee Nation Immersion School kindergartners may just be learning to read and write, but already they’re famous. Filmmaker Sharon Grimberg, executive producer of “We Shall Remain,” a five-part documentary mini-series on American Indian history, visited the school yesterday to film material for the series and its multimedia educational campaign. The school, for 3-year-olds through third-graders, focuses on standard elementary school subjects, but only the Cherokee language is spoken. All texts are written in Cherokee, as are library books, maps, clocks, etc. The overall plan is to add one grade per year until the school reaches students through high school. Film from the Immersion School will be highlighted on the We Shall Remain Web site as part of a contemporary focus program. Read the entire article at http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_319112019.html?keyword=secondarystory .
Source: Tahlequah Daily Press
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Title: Summer Intensive Language Study for Full Credit Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute
Body: The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) offers intensive language and culture instruction from Beginning to Advanced level (enrollment numbers permitting) for Burmese, Filipino, Indonesian, Hmong, Khmer, Javanese, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese. The program is open to both non-native and native speakers of these languages. The following announcement concerns a special focus on Heritage learners, available for five of the above languages. SEASSI offers university-level instruction in Filipino, Hmong, Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese language and culture at multiple levels. Instruction is specifically geared toward native-speakers of those languages who wish to learn to read or write and/or improve their formal speaking skills. If you already possess basic or intermediate-level reading and writing skills in your language, there are several higher level classes available at SEASSI in all of these five languages. If you cannot speak or understand the language of your parents/grandparents at all, SEASSI also offers beginning level classes, for which no previous knowledge of the language is required. To see examples of Filipino, Hmong, Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese teaching materials used at SEASSI, student work, photos, and videos of classroom activities and student projects, visit this website: http://www.seassi.wisc.edu/heritage/index.html SEASSI will take place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from June 15 to August 7, 2009. SEASSI is an intensive language program where students have an opportunity to study only Southeast Asian languages, five days a week, for two months. Students receive one year (2 full semesters) of foreign language credit for the program. Several types of financial aid are available for SEASSI students, including the Heritage Fellowship, which is of particular interest to students of Filipino, Hmong, Khmer, Lao and Vietnamese family background. It's not too early to think about applying for next summer! To read more about applying for the program and receiving financial aid (including important application deadlines), see: http://www.seassi.wisc.edu .
Source: CSEAS-SOCAL
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Title: Article: So You're Starting an Asian Language Program?
Body: From http://www.cheng-tsui.com/downloads/resource_briefs/so_youre_starting_asian_language_program Cheng & Tsui has a service brief that offers some advice on how to start an Asian language program. It includes links to online resources specific to Chinese, things to consider when hiring teachers, creating a curriculum, etc. Download this brief from http://www.cheng-tsui.com/files/Starting%20an%20Asian%20Language%20Program.pdf .
Source: Cheng & Tsui
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Title: Google Earth Rebuilds Ancient Rome Online, Offers Curriculum Contest
Body: Google Earth rebuilds ancient Rome online Sydney Morning Herald (http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/google-earth-rebuilds-ancient-rome-online/2008/11/13/1226318791683.html ) November 13, 2008 Google today resurrected ancient Rome online, opening a three-dimensional virtual version of the city for cyber-explorers interested in trips back through time. People using free Google Earth software can seemingly fly past more than 6500 buildings that stood in the city at the peak of the Roman Empire in 320 AD. Online visitors can swoop in for close-ups of structures and peruse pop-up information "bubbles" written by historians. Some buildings feature full interiors. Internet surfers can visit the Roman Forum; linger in the Colosseum; pass through the Arch of Constantine and follow in the footsteps of gladiators in the Ludus Magnus. Rome is the first ancient city recreated at Google Earth, an interactive online Atlas that provides tools and technology that enable people to explore the world. To commemorate the launch, Google is inviting US educators to take part in a contest promising prizes for innovative lesson plans based on the virtual Ancient Rome feature. --- For the first time ever, K-12 educators in the United States will have the chance to highlight their creativity and technical know-how by combining this brand new Google Earth content with classic classroom curricula. Teachers submitting the top 6 examples alone or in teams will be honored as rockstar Google educators online and will enjoy a prize package including: * Apple MacBook laptop * Digital classroom projector * Digital camera * 3D Navigation mouse * $500 in gift cards to Target or Office Depot * Engraved Google "Top Educator" plaque Learn more about the curriculum contest at http://www.google.com/educators/romecontest.html . --- Learn more about ancient Rome at Google Earth, download the free Google Earth application, see a video demonstration, and more at http://earth.google.com/rome . More information is also available at http://sites.google.com/site/3dancientrome and at http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2008/11/ancient_rome_in_3d_for_google_earth.html .
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Title: Ideas for Working with Derivatives
Body: Here are some ideas for working with derivatives contributed to the Latinteach listserv by Melissa Bishop, creator and owner of the Creative Classical Curriculum company. - Give them clusters of derivatives, one each on an index card, then on another color index card, write each of the Latin roots. Mix up all the index cards and put them in an envelope. Put the kids in groups and tell them they have to organize the clusters of derivatives. - Either singly or in groups, have students write a story that uses 10 derivatives from vocab words in the unit. They should make the stories as dramatic or silly as possible because they get to read their stories to the class. The best story wins a prize. Class vote. - Before they learn the vocabulary, give the students a worksheet that has the Latin word in one column, and English derivative in the next, and a blank line in the 3rd - they have to deduce the definition of the new Latin word based on the derivative, and the definition has to be the same part of speech as the Latin word. They might have a little trouble with the parts of speech thing, but I really think it's so important to keep them focused on the fact that a verb in Latin has to be a verb in English - it helps them so much with reading, and so often, they are sloppy about that concept. - Put big paper up on the wall - your art teacher might loan you a roll of newsprint or other paper. The kids can help you put it up. Put them in groups and have them draw Derivative Trees or Derivative Murals. For the derivative tree, give each group a different word - they have to draw a tree and put the Latin word in the trunk. Then derivatives on the branches, and words that come from the derivatives go on twigs. So for "duco" if they put produce on a branch, they could have product on a twig, and productive, and whatever else has suffixes or prefixes related to that English word (non-productive). - For the derivative mural, have the groups create a scene or a storyboard with 4-6 panels - the scene must use 10 derivatives from new words. All labeled. This will take a full class period. They have to think of the derivatives. - Last, find an English passage that includes derivatives of words in your story & have them read it and locate the derivatives, then give a synonym for each derivative (not necessarily etymologically related). If you rotate these activities through the chapters, then you'll always be doing something unique and interesting, and students' interest will be piqued because they will know that each chapter will bring something different. The Creative Classical Curriculum website is available at http://www.creative-classical-curriculum.com .
Source: Latinteach
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Title: Italian as a Foreign Language Resources
Body: Some resources for teaching Italian are available at http://venus.unive.it/italslab/modules.php?op=modload&name=ezcms&file=index&menu=94&page_id=385 .
Source: laboratorio itals
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Title: Le Grand Concours: AATF National French Contest
Body: From http://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/index.htm Le Grand Concours is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students of French in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad, compete against each other for prizes. Grades 1-6 participate in the FLES Contest. Grades 7-12 in the Secondary Contest. Students take a written test and compete against students with similar educational background for prizes including certificates, medals, books, dvds, trips, and scholarships. Contest Dates for Elementary School: February 16-26, 2009 Contest Dates for Middle and High School: February 28-March 22 2009 Learn more at http://www.frenchteachers.org/concours/index.htm .
Source: AATF
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Title: Le Plaisir d’Apprendre
Body: From http://www.leplaisirdapprendre.com Bienvenue sur Le plaisir d'apprendre , site du CAVILAM. * Des fiches pédagogiques et des suggestions d'activités pour intégrer les médias et multimédias en classe de langue. * Des points de réflexion sur l'innovation pédagogique. * Une sélection d'ateliers de perfectionnement pour formateurs, ainsi qu'une liste d'ouvrages et de sites thématiques. Visit this French language website for French teachers at http://www.leplaisirdapprendre.com .
Source: CAVILAM Vichy
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