Professional Development

National/Regional Conferences

ACFTL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo

November 16 to 18, 2012

Many Languages: One United Voice

Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA

http://www.actfl.org

Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,

April 21 - 23, 2012

Global Identities

Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland

Strengthening Connections: Colleagues, Content, and Curriculum

http://nectfl.net/index.html

For all Language Learners and Teachers

The Professional Masters in Computational Linguistics at the University of Washington is one of only a few around the world. In just 12 months of full-time study, students are prepared for a variety of positions including jobs as translational technology specialists and linguistic data specialists. The program also offers an optional internship providing students with the hands-on experience that employers value, as well as monthly guest lectures, which are excellent networking opportunities.

http://www.compling.washington.edu/compling/

University of Washington, Department of Linguistics, Box 354340, Seattle, Washington, 98195

206-543-2046

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.

GEEO: Global Exploration for Educators Organization
125 Conway Ave
Narberth, PA 19072
USA

Call Us Toll Free 9AM-10PM EST, 7 days a week:
1-877-600-0105

Fax: 610-667-8543

Email: jesse@geeo.org

Contact: Jesse Weisz, Director

http://www.geeo.org/pages/show/25

Looking for an immersion experience in a variety of languages for adults or youngsters? Check out Concordia Language Villages.

http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/

NEH Summer Stipends provide individuals with an opportunity to pursue research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities. Awards are for $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing. Application deadline is Sept. 27, 2012.

Questions?
Contact NEH's Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 or stipends@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired applicants can contact NEH via TDD at 1-866-372-2930.

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html

Bennington College is accepting students into its Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language program for K-12 French and Spanish teachers. A new session begins in July of each year.

For information about the program, contact the MATSL office at 802-440-4710 or Nancy Pearlman at npearl@bennington.edu or visit our website at: MATSL

Penobscot School

Founded in 1986 as a non-profit language school and center for international exchange, Penobscot School is a unique community international school. Over the past 23 years, hundreds of people from the U.S. and from around the world have advanced their foreign language skills at Penobscot School. You are invited to be a part of this continuing experiment: language learning in the context of the exchange of ideas and knowledge. Please join the conversation at: Penobscot School

Penobscot School

email: info@languagelearning.org

tel: 207-594-1084

The Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program (FCTE) and the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching (DA)

International Exchange Opportunities for U.S. Classroom Teachers:

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs offers grants for U.S. primary and secondary school teachers to participate in international exchanges during 2013-2014 academic year through The Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program (FCTE) and the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching (DA). Exchanges begin in August 2013 for one semester or an academic year.

By living, teaching or conducting research overseas, teachers gain new skills, learn new teaching methodologies and share best practices with international colleagues. They also expand their understanding of national cultures and international education systems that will enrich their schools and communities with new global perspectives. For the Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program, teachers may apply for direct exchanges of teaching positions with colleagues from one of six countries (Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Mexico and United Kingdom). Teachers may apply for the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching for one of eight countries (Argentina, Finland, India, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore, South Africa and United Kingdom).

Teachers must have at least five years of experience, a B.A. degree and be currently employed in a full-time teaching position at a U.S. primary or secondary school. Visit the program website at http://fulbrightteacherexchange.org/ for eligibility, application information and country-specific requirements.

Application deadlines are October 15, 2012 (Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program) and December 15, 2012 (Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching).

Fulbright recipients are among over 40,000 individuals participating in U.S. Department of State exchange programs each year. For more than sixty years, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has funded and supported programs that seek to promote mutual understanding and respect between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

Please note that the Maine Department of Education has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nantes, France to improve both educational systems and develop international dimensions in teaching between France and the U.S. The Fulbright Classroom Teacher Exchange Program supports the goals of the MOU by providing opportunities for U.S. teachers to exchange teaching positions with teachers in France for an academic year or one semester.

The FCTE program provides a valuable opportunity to for a U.S. teacher to teach in France and the counterpart French teacher to teach in a school in your area. Teaching and researching abroad enriches both the teachers included in the exchange, their students and the local communities.

For more information :

http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/cte.cfm

Telephone: 202-464-3914

Email: fulbrightCTE@fhi360.org .

Crossing Cultures Senegal 2013
    Crossing Cultures offers a stimulating travel and educational program focused on the French-speaking Republic of Senegal, West Africa. The program dates for the 2010 Crossing Cultures program are Jan 5 - Jan21, 2013. It will be ID's 21st program to Senegal
    Led by two former Peace Corps volunteers, this well-established program appeals to people in and out of academia. It works well for those who want to experience family life and community projects in the rural areas of this diverse nation, and for those with special interests in dance and music training, environment, government, agriculture, language or education and health projects.
   The Crossing Cultures group is small, no more than ten, allowing the leaders to tailor activities to the participants' interests. Many professors and teachers and students of French have been past participants.
    Reasonable cost. Extended stays for volunteer work or field study can be facilitated.

For more information, contact:

Intercultural Dimensions, Inc.
PO Box 391437
Cambridge MA 02139-0014
USA
Telephone: 617 864 8442
E-mail: info@interculturaldimensions.org,
Website: www.interculturaldimensions.org
Intercultural Dimensions, Inc. is a tax-exempt 501(C)(3) educational organization.

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.

UMUC's Master of Education

French and Spanish

The Department of Modern Languages and Classics offers a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) French, a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Spanish; a Master of Arts (M.A.) in French with optional concentrations in French Literature or North American French Studies. Individuals interested in applying should consult the graduate coordinator of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics for specific information on admission and graduation requirements.

Master of Arts in Teaching French
Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish

The M.A.T. in French (30 credits) and the M.A.T. in Spanish (30 credits) have been redesigned with the collaboration of the campuses of the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Colleges specifically to meet the needs of Maine's schools. The programs offer full-time instruction during the academic year to meet the requirements of pre-service teachers and an intensive institute during the summer for in-service teachers. Candidates take seven to eight courses (21-24 credits) in language, literature, culture and linguistics in the target language, one course in language pedagogy (MLC 466/566) and one course on teaching the exceptional student in English (SED 402/500). An oral exam and a professional teaching portfolio which illustrate the candidate's familiarity with Maine's teaching standards and his/her readiness to teach a second language in the K-12 classroom are the final requirements for both degrees.

Information about the Graduate School at the University of Maine can be obtained by contacting the Graduate School at (207) 581-2072 or online at

http://umaine.edu/mlandc/graduate-programs/

Spanish

Interested in summer study in Spain? Check out the University of Barcelona. They offer students the opportunity to book Spanish language courses and accommodation at the University of Barcelona UAB in Spain.

http://www.barcelona-university.es/

Instituto Cervantes

Instituto Cervantes is a not-for-profit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. Its mission is to promote the teaching of Spanish and to contribute to the advancement of the culture of the Spanish speaking countries.

Our center in Boston is also responsible for:

	Organizing the DELE exams (Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language).
	Organizing training courses for teachers.
	Supporting Hispanists in their activities.
	Enocouraging cultural activities in collaboration with other organizations.

Please visit: www.boston.cervantes.es