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In this Newsletter:
- NC Opportunities for Secondary Students
- NC Virtual Culture Cafés on March 30, April 6, and April 7
- #IAmCS Student Led Summit on Saturday, April 30
- Embassy of France Virtual Workshops for K-20 Educators
- Promoting the Learning of Phonetics on April 2 & 9
- Using Games for Educational Purposes on April 23 & 30
- Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) Virtual Institutes
- Fostering Spanish Language & Literacy Development on April 4 - 12
- SIOP for Dual Language Programs on May 16 - 24 with discount until April 18
- Upcoming Virtual Conferences:
- 2022 Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) Conference - April 6 - 10
- 25th National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) - April 22 - 24
NC Opportunities for Secondary Students
Culture Café Speaker Series
NC Virtual's Culture Café hosts hour-long 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 cultural, culinary, historical, geographic, and architectural themes related to the target languages of the World Language Department.
Join all live sessions, like the ones coming up that are listed below, through NC Virtual's Culture Café page where future sessions are also posted.
- Let's Make Mochi & Hot Pot (Japanese Cooking) on March 30 @ 5:30 - 6:30 pm
- What Exactly is Siberia? on Wednesday, April 6 @ 7:00 - 8:00 pm
- A Trip to Miyazaki, Japan on Wednesday, April 6 @ 8:00 - 9:00 pm
- Global Art History on Thursday, April 7 @ 5:00 - 6:00 pm
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 #IAmCS Student Led Summit
Saturday, April 30
#IAmCS is a campaign from NCDPI founded by the NC Computer Science Initiative in 2019 which aims to move the needle on equity-focused strategies to strengthen the North Carolina Computer Science landscape for all students. The #IAmCS campaign will be having its Student-Led Computer Science and STEM Summit on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm ET at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation in Raleigh in collaboration with NC State University. This is an opportunity for North Carolina-based elementary to high school students interested in STEM, computer science, AI, robotics, and technology to further explore their interests through guest speakers, workshops, games, etc.
Please see additional details on the #IAmCS event registration form that is due by Sunday, April 24.
Please see the K-20 Opportunities for Students and Educators page for additional offerings, which is on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
Embassy of France Virtual Workshops for K-20 Educators
The Cultural Services of the Embassy of France in the United States, in collaboration with its partners like the Atlanta Consulate Office that serves North Carolina and other states in the Southeast region, is offering virtual workshops to French educators, K-20. Please see the descriptions below for details, including the registration form for the April professional development, and contact Lillianne Daniels, Assistant to the Cultural Attaché in Atlanta, at lillianne.daniels@frenchculture.org with questions.
Promoting the Learning of Phonetics
Saturdays @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on April 2 & 9
« Favoriser l’apprentissage de la phonétique » avec François Blondel, expert associé de FEI, est samedi 2 avril et samedi 9 avril du 11h à 14h EST. Help your students to master their pronunciation with innovative exercises and activities that target the rhythm, melody, and sound of the French language while integrating the gestures of a native speaker. All levels welcome in this training session!
Using Games for Educational Purposes
Saturdays @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on April 23 & 30
« Exploiter le jeu à des fins pédagogiques » avec Julien Cardon, expert associé de FEI, est samedi 23 avril et samedi 30 avril du 11h à 14h EST. Learn how to create interactive games to teach critical themes and lessons to your students. What concepts can best be taught by play? What different types of games exist, and for what purposes? How can we best adapt these games to a learning context? Explore these questions and more in this training session!
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CAL Virtual Institutes
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) institutes provide research-based strategies and practical, hands-on tools, and help teachers meet the language and literacy demands of content instruction for various language learners, including students in dual language/immersion (DL/I) and heritage language programs. Here are some of their spring offerings.
Fostering Spanish Language & Literacy Development
April 4 - 12
CAL's Spanish Literacy Institute (¡en español!), Fostering Spanish Language and Literacy Development, is a 15-hour synchronous and asynchronous institute that provides effective methodologies for teaching academic language and literacy in Spanish to students in K-8 in a wide variety of programs where Spanish is the language of instruction. Classroom practices are framed by an understanding of Spanish linguistic features.
This session is intended for district and school leaders (to include principals, assistant principals, and teacher leaders) who are seeking to deepen their practical understanding of the “nuts and bolts” of effective dual language programming.
SIOP for Dual Language Programs
May 16 - 24 with early bird discount until April 18
CAL's Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) for Dual Language Programs Institute, Developing Academic Language and Content in Two Languages, is a 15-hour virtual offering designed to help leaders, specialists, coaches, and teachers plan for and implement CAL SIOP methods in their programs.
PreK-8 dual language (DL), or two-way immersion, teachers and coaches will learn about and practice using the eight components of the SIOP Model to effectively teach language and content, while addressing the three pillars of dual language/immersion programs: bilingualism and biliteracy, high academic achievement, and socio-cultural competence. No prior knowledge of the SIOP Model is required for participation.
Upcoming Virtual Conferences
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Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) Annual Conference
April 6 - 10
The Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) is hosting its 2022 Annual Conference virtually on April 6 - 10, 2022. The CLTA is a professional organization devoted to the study of Chinese language, culture and pedagogy, which was established in 1962. For details about registration and the 60th anniversary conference program, please go to the conference webpage.
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National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Annual Conference
April 22 - 24
The National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) is hosting its 25th Annual Conference virtually from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm ET on April 22 - 24, 2022. This conference aims to pursue a new pathway for advocating innovative approaches in research and practices, maximizing professional exchanges and collaboration among LCTL educators, and leveraging resources and strengths in the LCTL community. Researchers, educators, practitioners, program developers, and administrators in the LCTL community are welcome, and details can be found on the conference webpage.
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Please see the K-20 Professional Development page for additional events, which is on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
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