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The FLAME website offers resources and information for Maine's K-12
teachers of French, German, Latin, Spanish, ESL and other languages.
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The Center for Cultural Interchange organizes academic year, short term home-stay, internship, work & travel, language study, environmental and volunteer programs in the United States and in over thirty different countries around the world. CCI is a non-profit organization, recognized by the United States Department of State as an official exchange visitor program. CCI is granted full listing by the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET). CCI is also a full member of the Federation of International Youth Travel Organizations (FIYTO). They have 68 students available for the 2008-2009 school year and hope to find some wonderful host families. Click here and here for flyers highlighting a few of the students. There are obviously many more students to choose from, so CCI can entertain certain nationality and or interest requests. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please pass the word along. For more information: http://www.cci-exchange.com/ Skye Luce,North East Regional Director, CCI - Center for Cultural Interchange, 1-866-495-0342 (Office), 1-207-314-7290 (Cell), 1-(207)-692-0247 (Fax), sluce@cci-exchange.com
Gisela Hoecherl Alden has put together a marvelous brochure describing reasons for learning languages. Thanks, Gisela! This brochure is suitable for students, parents, school board members--anyone thinking about language learning. Please feel free to download it and to distribute it as you see fit.
The
National Capital Language Resource Center is working with AATF to
coordinate the Summer Institutes, particularly ones about French. These
great opportunities for French teachers will take place in Washington,
DC. There is an early registration discount if you apply before May 1.
Below is a brief description of the institutes. On our web site
http://nclrc.org/
there is the complete schedule of our Summer Institutes.
Concordia Language Villages would like to make world language educators aware of two professional development programs at Concordia Language Villages this summer:
The Toyota International Teacher Programs are fully-funded, short-term international professional development opportunities for teachers. Educators of different disciplines, grades and backgrounds are selected to travel together, study program themes, and bring these experiences home to their classrooms. Comments from past participants highlight the educational benefits: "International opportunities such as these completely expand our worldviews and shift our priorities. My approach to teaching has changed - I have become more passionate about making my students global citizens with knowledge of and sensitivity to international issues." Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. sponsors this program to honor secondary school teacher's commitment to education. In 2008, study visits to the Galapagos will be open to librarians and classroom teachers (grades 6-12, all subjects) from all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Galapagos Program: The Galapagos Program is a 12-day study program from November 22 - December 6, 2008 geared toward international and environmental study. Participants work together to create an interdisciplinary environmental lesson that is shared with teachers on the Galapagos Islands. Applications for the 2008 program are available now and due no later than May 9, 2008. They have very few applications started by teachers in Maine, and would like to see that number increase! If you have any questions or would like more information, visit their website at www.iie.org/toyota or please do not hesitate to contact Kaitlyn Jones by email at toyotateach@iie.org or by phone at (toll-free) 877-832-2457.
The National Association of District Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NADSFL) has organized a Summer Academy for Supervisors, July 17-20, 2008 at Princeton University. This Academy experience is designed for novice district supervisors or department heads to collaborate with leaders in the profession and to network with other supervisors with similar responsibilities. Peggy Boyles, Christie Brown, Greg Duncan and Mimi Met will facilitate the sessions at the Academy around the themes of advocacy, articulation, assessment, coaching new teachers, district curriculum revision and thematic unit design. The deadline for applying is March 31, 2008. Additional information as well as the application form can be found on NADSFL's website: www.nadsfl.org.
The
National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland is happy to
announce the 2008 STARTALK Programs. Launched in 2007, STARTALK is part of
the president's National Security Language Initiative, jointly funded by the
Director of National Intelligence and
We
are very pleased to announce that registration is now available for the 20th
anniversary Québec Winter Symposium. This event will be held Friday-Sunday,
April 4-6 in Montréal at the Marriott Residence Inn Centre-Ville. Please
accept this notice as a personal invitation to join us in our exploration of
the richness of Montréal's identities.
Secretary Spellings has announced the creation of Teaching Ambassador Fellowship positions for currently practicing, K-12 public school teachers at the U.S. Department of Education for the 2008-2009 school year. These positions will offer highly motivated, innovative teachers the opportunity to contribute their knowledge and experience to the national dialogue on public education. The Fellowship includes two kinds of opportunities for teachers across the U.S. Up to 20 Classroom Fellows will remain at their schools under their regular teaching contracts and will be paid to participate in additional Department discussions and projects throughout the school year on a part-time basis. Up to five Washington Fellows will be chosen to become full-time, paid federal employees in Washington, D.C. for the school year, working on education programs and participating in policy discussions. Teaching Ambassador Fellows will be selected based upon their record of leadership, impact on student achievement, and potential for contribution to the field. Highly qualified K-12 public school teachers who have spent at least three years in the classroom are eligible to apply. Teachers must be currently practicing in and employed by a public school district to be eligible. To ensure collaboration at the school and district levels, teacher applicants must have the full support of their school principals. Applications are due by April 7, 2008. Teaching Ambassador Fellows will be named by early summer for the 2008-2009 school year.
Please read the detailed
information found at
http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherfellowship to learn more. Be sure to
click on all of the links to review the following:
Are your students looking for a summer immersion experience? Check out the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy. 2008 summer camps will be June 28-July 26 at the following sites: Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont; Menlo College, Atherton, California; and Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Click here for more information.
Southern Oregon University's Summer Language Institute for Spanish Teachers is unique in that it offers an immersion experience and is designed to meet the distinct needs of middle school, high school, and community college Spanish teachers. The Summer Language Institute combines pedagogy courses on second language acquisition with language and culture courses to allow our students to improve both their language proficiency and cultural understanding while becoming better teachers. If interested, click here for more information.
The year 2008 has been proclaimed International Year of Languages by the United Nations General Assembly. UNESCO, which has been entrusted with the task of coordinating activities for the Year, is determined to fulfil its role as lead agency. Click here for more information and a message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the celebration of 2008, International Year of Languages.
Click here for details and updated information about the Spanish Language and Literature Programs at CEELE accredited school in Spain for the preparation for the AP Spanish language or literature exam in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in U.S.A and Canada.
Are you an educator looking to travel abroad during the summer? Would you like to earn graduate school credit and professional development credit while seeing the world? GEEO is a 501c3 non-profit organization that has been created to help and encourage educators to travel abroad in order to bring their experiences back into the classroom and create a more outward-looking next generation of Americans. Click here for more information.
SHARPEN YOUR SPANISH IN MEXICO Graduate Credit Pending from Oregon State University Click here for more information.
The U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative is accepting nominations for 2008 American Stars of Teaching until March 31. Parents, students, colleagues, school administrators and others can nominate an exemplary teacher who they believe has the qualities to be an American Star of Teaching. We are seeking nominations of teachers across the United States who are improving student achievement, using innovative strategies in the classroom and making a difference in the lives of their students. Teachers across all grade levels and disciplines will be honored as 2008 American Stars of Teaching this fall. To nominate a teacher, go to: http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/index.html . The U.S. Department of Education received more than 4,000 nominations for the 2007 school year. A list of previous honorees can be found at: http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/american-stars-teachers.html . You can read archived news stories about some of our 2007 American Stars at https://www.t2tweb.us/Updates/Archives.asp .
The 2008 Teaching East Asia seminar series, offered by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) provides an exciting opportunity for Maine educators to learn about history, culture, literature, and art of China, Japan, and Korea from the state's top scholars of East Asian studies. Click here for more information.
Are you planning to retire this year? Please let FLAME know this; we would like to honor retirees at the annual conference. Also, did you know that retirees are offered free membership in FLAME provided that they have been members of the organization during the ten years prior to retirement? Just fill out a membership form--found either on this website or in the annual Directory.
What are your technology
needs? FLAME would like to sponsor workshops aimed at helping teachers to
integrate technology into their instructional activities. The Advisory Board
would like to know what kind of timeframe would suit you and what would like
to learn.
Attention AP® Chinese and Japanese Teachers and College Faculty Evaluate AP Exams at the College Board’s Annual AP® Reading June 9 through June 15, 2008 in Kansas City, Missouri Click here for more information!
Do you have a collaborative in your area? Would you like to start one? FLAME would like to help! Click here for more information!
USM is excited to offer again our four week Spanish and Spanish Culture program at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela in July of 2008. In this program, participants will learn first hand why thousands of pilgrims and students have been drawn to Santiago de Compostela since the Middle Ages, participants will explore the rich history and architecture of this UNESCO World Heritage site and be immersed in the study of the Spanish language and culture at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, one of the oldest and best universities in Spain. For more information on the program including dates and costs, please visit our website at www.usm.maine.edu/summer/travel. You don't have to be a USM student to participate. Students from other universities, teachers, and community members are encouraged to apply!
Interested in technology in the classroom? Click here to check out the courses that will be offered by UMO this spring. Some of them will be offered via ATM.
PETRARCH
AND PROVENCE: BETWEEN SECLUSION AND THE WORLD
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Penobscot School in Montréal at Vues d’Afrique French language immersion April 17-20, 2008 in the context of Francophone-African cinema and video
Accès Cinéma Africain consists of a French
immersion program for adults in Montréal, combining French language with
Francophone African film and video. They offer French immersion study
during a long weekend of the annual Vues d’Afrique Film Festival. The
workshop is highly interactive and informative.
“The key to learning is the films, which
provide intense and immediate insight into contemporary African society in
all its variations and complexities,” according to
Julia Schulz, Co-Founder and Director of
Accès Cinéma Africain. “Participants should expect to have their eyes
opened and awareness deepened by viewing the
films and discussing them with the
filmmakers; and their French language skills will soar.”
Information on the film festival :
www.vuesdafrique.org
Registration online or contact: Penobscot
School -28 Gay Street- Rockland, Maine 04841 USA or
julia@cinema-africain.org
(Julia Schulz)
Tel.: 207 594-1084. Fax: 207 594-1067
Registration deadline: March 20, 2008
French language immersion rate: of $175 US
for students (high school seniors, college/university);
$195 US for adults, includes:
- Orientation on Thursday evening
- Tickets to all films
- French discussions with filmmakers
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings.
- All French courses, festival and city
orientation materials.
Please contact us for information regarding
options for car-pooling to Montreal as well as lodging in the city.
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On October 10, 2007, the State Board of Education unanimously approved Maine Department of Education Regulation 132 - Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction. The routine technical rule has been approved by the Attorney General and filed with the Secretary of State, with an effective date of October 22, 2007. The filing of this rule completes the final step in the comprehensive review of the Maine Learning Results. The final addition can be found here: http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/review/world_lang081607.pdf Please see Informational Letter #32 for additional information: http://www.maine.gov/education/edletrs/ilethome.shtml
Le lancement du livre Voyages A Maine Franco-American Reader de Nelson Madore et Barry Rodrigue a eu lieu samedi. C’est vraiment un très beau livre !
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The Peace Corps' Coverdell World Wise Schools has hundreds of Peace Corps volunteers in 73
countries who are signed up for the Correspondence Match program, seeking to be connected
with a US teacher for a two-year letter writing exchange (once a month). If you might be
interested in participating, please go to our website and click Educators to sign up:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/correspond/
For information about financial support for candidates for National Board Certification,
click here.
Interested in hosting an international student? Click here for information about Youth for Understanding.
MAT in French
Great news! In
response to the critical state-wide need for more qualified teachers of Modern
Languages, the M.A.T. in French at the University
of Maine has been redesigned with the collaboration of the University of Maine
System and Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Colleges. This program offers intensive
courses in a language immersion setting during the summer session and
academic-year courses by means of distance learning technology. For more
information, please click here.
Do you have your copy of the FLAME Advocacy Video?
Called The Many Faces of Maine, it was professionally produced by Ronnie Hersh and Richard Searls of
Kinetiscope. Our FLAME Video Committee included Chris Gram, Catherine Hobby and Peter Nutting.
Together they created a script and chose who would be interviewed. They also collaborated to
edit the film. The video offers a clear rationale for the inclusion of language study in our schools.
We are pleased to offer you this lively and informative video which is suitable for a variety of audiences:
 | parents and your PTA/PTO |
| your local school board |
| your administrators and curriculum coordinator |
| your students |
| all teachers in your school |
| all schools in your district |
| your local pre-school programs |
| community service organizations such as Rotary Club, Lions Club, etc. |
If you would like your copy ($10 for FLAME members, $20 for non-members), please email
Ann Sullivan at mmesorciere@msn.com.
Have you ever thought about volunteering for one of the FLAME committees, and then hesitated out of
concern that the job might not be what you expected? We committee members have all been there!
So we decided to put together a "job description" for each committee so that potential volunteers might
find their "perfect position." Click here to read about what members of FLAME committees do.
ACTFL has launched a new sustained public awareness campaign for language education.
DiscoverLanguages.org is up and running! Check it out!
Local Assessment Development
LAD - Local Assessment Development supports schools in local assessment system development. The Local Assessment Development program is an effort to provide Maine teachers, schools, and districts with valid, reliable assessments, aligned with Maine's Learning Results, suitable for inclusion in Local Assessment Systems. These assessments are offered as options or choices as districts work to meet the challenge of Local Assessment System Development.
New Teachers--FLAME has created scholarships just for you to help support your professional development. Click here for information about these exciting new scholarships.
Last updated May 7, 2008
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