Opportunities for Educators & Students
The K-20 Opportunities page on the World Languages Google Site lists information from various groups and organizations for educators and students about opportunities such as:
- awards
- contests
- grants
- resources
- scholarships
These lists are organized chronologically by deadline and updated on an ongoing basis. The ones below are available now or due in the coming weeks.
Note: The inclusion of any opportunity on these lists does NOT constitute endorsement or verification by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI).
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Culture Cafés for Students
The Culture Café sessions are 1-hour lectures on various cultural topics in Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Latin, and Arabic to broaden students’ cultural and world views. The presentations are delivered by the faculty of the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NC Virtual) as ancillary instruction for interested students on a variety of themes related to the target languages. In addition, NC Virtual also offers the IworkNCVirtual speaker series with presentations about career paths and jobs by those working in the field.
Here are the upcoming Culture Cafés and a few of the Iwork episodes with connection links:
If you would like to see the information from past broadcasts, please see the archives posted on the NCVirtual Cafe page and/or the Iwork Series page.
Digital Transition Webinars for Educators
NC Virtual offers a professional development series where their instructors share best practices for supporting students in learning online and provide a toolkit of resources for face-to-face classrooms. The archives are posted on the Digital Transition Webinars page, along with registration links to the upcoming broadcasts.
11/5 @ 11 am: Tips and Strategies for Teaching World Languages Online
This Thursday, November 5, Alexa Haselhorst, NC Virtual World Languages (French) Teacher, will focus on the NC World Language standards and how to meet those standards in an online teaching and learning environment, including modes of communication and culture. Please register using this form or by clicking on the hyperlinked date and time above this paragraph.
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Fall 2020 Virtual Cultural Festival
Friday, November 6
Educators, parents, and K-12 students are welcome to sign up to attend the Carolina Navigators' FREE Fall 2020 Virtual Cultural Festival, on Friday, November 6. You can sign up for one session or all the sessions, and you are able to come and go based on your schedule.
All sessions are designed for a K-12 audience and will be live-streamed in both ZOOM (free download) and YouTube. The first 40-45 minutes of each session will be an interactive presentation and the last 15-20 minutes will be an open Q & A session where you can type your students' or children's general questions about the countries and cultures into the chat or comments. You are also welcome to just attend the Q&A portions of the presentations listed here:
- Session #1 at 9:00 - 10:00 am: Music in Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, and Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Session #2 at 10:30 - 11:30 am: Travel the World Through ZOOM! Cultures of Tunisa, Mi'kmaq Nation, and Peru
- Session #3 at 1:00 - 2:00 pm: Diversity! (Racial Diversity in Ecuador, Language Diversity in India, and Diversity in Argentina)
- Session #4 at 2:15 - 3:15 pm: Global Climate Change and the Environment
You must sign up using this form at least 24 hours in advance (or by Thursday, 11/5 at 5 PM) in order to receive the ZOOM link/s and password for the festival, and the unlisted YouTube link/s. Whether in Zoom or on YouTube, participants will not be able to turn on their videos, and they will be muted. Only presenters will have their videos on. However, we will be able to interact with you through the chat, polls, comments, and Q&A functions. Our UNC students are looking forward to presenting!
For more information about UNC's Carolina Navigators program, please see their website at https://navigators.unc.edu/ and/or see what they have posted on their Twitter feed about the Fall 2020 Cultural Festival.
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Educators
November 12: Join AATF-NC's Cafe Virtual via Zoom at 4:00 - 5:00 pm
November 13: Participate in a George Mason University Survey about the Characteristics and Career Decisions of Secondary Dual Language/Immersion Teachers in the US if a grades 6 - 12 Teacher in a DL/I Program
November 15:
November 17: UNC Russian Flagship Program Info Session via Zoom from 4:00 - 5:00 pm
November 23: Apply to be an EUnited 2021 Teacher Fellow if a K-12 NC Teacher
November 26: Join AATF-NC's Cafe Virtual via Zoom at 4:00 - 5:00 pm
December 1:
Ongoing - December 13: Go on a Free Virtual Tour of Dia de los Muertos Exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art
December 14: Register for Virtual Language Advocacy Days on February 3 - 5, 2021 at the Early Bird Rate
December 15: Submit a Proposal for the 2021 American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Convention
December 18: Apply for a Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program in Iceland, Morocco, or Mexico for Summer 2021
December 30: Apply for a Blakemore Freeman Fellowship to fund an academic year of advanced language study in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and others for Mid-Career Professionals
Ongoing: Apply to be in the 2021 Summer Cohort of Asia Society's Chinese Teacher Online Leadership Program
International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of State is part of the effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences.
International Week offers the chance to:
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Expand awareness of and interest in global issues and global learning
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Collaborate with and learn from international student groups
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Gain a new cultural understanding
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Sample a small part of life beyond the shores of America
A variety of IEW activities will be planned by NCDPI for November 16-20, 2020 to promote International Education Week in North Carolina, and the following resources are already posted on the hyperlink above or accessible with these additional links:
Stay tuned for more information at #IEW2020 as International Education Week approaches!
Students
November 17:
December 1: Apply for a Japan Foundation Grant for the Japanese Language Program for Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields if a Postgraduate Student
December 4: Apply for CIEE Summer 2021 Study Abroad Programs for High School Students to Earn College Credit
December 6: Apply to be a NC member of the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) if a High School Junior or Senior
December 8: Apply to the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program for 2021 - 2022 if a Secondary School Student ages 15 - 18
December 9: Virtual Learning through Languages (LtL) High School Research Symposium
Ongoing - December 13: Go on a Free Virtual Tour of Dia de los Muertos Exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art
December 30: Apply for a Blakemore Freeman Fellowship to fund an academic year of advanced language study in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and others for College Graduates or Graduate Students
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