Once again, the Maine Chapter of AATG is presenting its
annual summer immersion program Deutsche Woche in Bar Harbor at College
of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. This week-long seminar Film und
Fersehen im Deutschunterricht is open to German teachers of all levels
of instruction. The program is meant to provide teachers with
ready-to-use materials for their classroom. This year's seminar is
presented by Dr. Gisela Hoecherl-Alden. Both CEUs and graduate credit
in education are available from Elms College. Applications and
information are available on the AATG website under Summer programs, as
well as the Maine Chapter website. Or simply contact me, Sue Joy, for
applications and any other information you may need.
Sue
Joy, President Maine Chapter AATG, Coordinator of Deutsche Woche
New
Summer Online Methods Course for Elementary School World Languages
A unique online course for pre-service and in-service elementary school
world language teachers will be offered in Summer 2012 by Iowa State
University (ISU). Lori Langer de Ramírez, Ed.D., who is Chair of the ESL
and World Language Department at Herricks Public Schools, New Hyde Park,
New York, will serve as the instructor for the summer course. The course
will begin June 11 and end August 3, 2012, pending enrollment by 18
students.
Dr. Ramírez is one of 14 leading national experts in elementary school
world language education who collaborated with Marcia H. Rosenbusch,
Ph.D., Iowa State University, in designing this unique online course in
which each collaborator teaches a component in their area of expertise.
Other collaborators include both practicing teachers and teacher
educators, and represent both the commonly and less commonly taught
languages. They are Terry Caccavale (MA), Carol Ann Dahlberg (MN), Tammy
Dann (IA), Janet Glass (NJ), Jessica Haxhi (CT), Cindy Kendall (MI),
Mary Lynn Redmond (NC),Nancy Rhodes (DC), Paul Sandrock (WI), Lynn
Thompson (DC), Jacque Bott Van Houten (KY), Rosanne Zeppieri (NJ), and
Yan Wang (KY).
This course is designed for both pre-service teachers and practicing
teachers who have studied a world language extensively. Three
undergraduate or graduate credits are available. This course meets
partial requirements for the Iowa Endorsement in K-8 World Language
Education. Check with your State Department of Education to see if this
course meets requirements for endorsement or certification in your
state.
To view more information about this summer course, visit
http://courses.elo.iastate.edu/wlc/486/XW/overview If you have
questions, contact Dr. Marcia H. Rosenbusch: Email:
mrosenbu@iastate.edu ;
Office: 515-294-6454. This course will also be taught Fall 2012 and
Spring 2013.
World Languages in Maine Schools: A Standards-Based Instruction and
Assessment Initiative
World Languages in Maine
Schools: A Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment Initiative is
a collaborative effort of the Foreign Language Association of Maine
(FLAME), the Maine Department of Education, and the American Council on
the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). The initiative begins with
the 2012 World Languages in Maine Schools Summer Institute on June 27-30
at the University of Maine in Farmington. Current world language
teachers are invited to apply as Regional Teacher Leaders or regular
participants.
World Languages Regional Teacher
Leader Search - PDF
Eighteen teacher leaders (two from each region
of the state) will be selected for training and providing regional
professional development during the 2012-2013 school year.
Regional Teacher Leader Application - PDF| MSWord
The application deadline is May 1 and
notification will occur by May 15.
2012 World Languages in Maine Schools Summer
Institute - PDF
In additional to those selected as teacher
leaders, interested world language educators are invited to apply to
participate in the summer institute on July 27-29 at the University of
Maine at Farmington.
Summer Institute Participant Application - PDF| MSWord
The application deadline is May 1 and
notification will occur by May 15.
For more information or questions, contact:
Don Reutershan
World Languages Specialist
Maine Department of Education
don.reutershan@maine.gov
Tel.: 207-624-6826
Fax: 207-624-6821.
At the the annual FLAME conference, the
AATs and the Maine Classical Association each have the opportunity to
meet as a group. Betsy Hudson sent along this article describing events
at this year's
AATSP
meeting. Thanks, Besty!
Click
here for more information.
New
Graduate Program for Language Educators
ACTFL and University
of Maryland University College (UMUC) are excited to announce a new
education alliance. ACTFL members will now have the opportunity to earn
a specialized online graduate certificate in Instructional
Technology Integration that is designed for individuals teaching
languages on the K–12 level.
ACTFL members who wish
to enroll in the certificate courses must apply for admission to UMUC
and are eligible for a waiver of the application fee. For members who
are not Maryland residents, UMUC will also offer a 25% tuition discount
on out-of-state rates.
If you are not an
ACTFL member, but wish to join to take advantage of this generous
discount, please click
here for more information on joining ACTFL.
ACTFL accepting registrations for 2012 Summer OPI Assessment Workshops
This summer, ACTFL is offering two installments of its popular Oral
Proficiency Interview (OPI) Assessment Workshop -- one at Mills College
("Middlebury at Mills") in Oakland, Calif., July 5 to 8, and one at
Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., July 19 to 22. This four-day
professional development workshop is designed to introduce language
educators to the OPI, the ACTFL rating scale, and the techniques for
conducting and rating oral proficiency interviews. Learn
more and register.
NCLRC
Summer Institutes 2012
Please
join us this summer in Washington, DC to attend one or more of NCLRC's
Summer Institutes for professional development of world language
educators. All institutes will take place between May and June 2012, on
the Foggy Bottom campus of The George Washington University and the
Center for Applied Linguistics
View Registration Fees
Summer Institutes Information
Institute Descriptions
Register for One or More Summer Institute
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
has released the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
2012 for Speaking, Writing, Listening, and Reading.
The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines have been revised for 2012 with
updated descriptions of what individuals can do with language in terms
of speaking, writing, listening and reading in real-world situations in
a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context. The Guidelines website is a new
and exciting feature that supports the text of the 2012 Guidelines with
glossed terminology and annotated, multimedia samples of performance at
each level for Speaking and Writing, and examples of oral and written
texts and tasks associated with each level for Reading and Listening. To
view the document and samples:
http://actflproficiencyguidelines2012.org/
Read the press
release for full details.
ACTFL held its annual conference in
Denver this year. Betsy Hudson sent along her photos of the conference.
They include photos of the Denver area, of several of our FLAME
colleagues who attended the conference, and of some of the workshops.
Click here to check them out. Thanks, Betsy!
Catherine Gram
recommends the webinars described below:
Today I participated in a LARC/CALPER
webinar on Assessing Listening. It was definitely worth the time! I came
away with some very good information and ideas after that very short
hour. You can earn recertification hours, too! And, it was FREE!!
And spread the word. This is a rare case of tax dollars supporting what
we do!
