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In this Newsletter:
- Professional Development for World Language Educators
- JNCL & ACTFL Articulating Change Webinar Series starts September 29
- 2022 FLANC Fall Conference on October 8 - 9
- UNC World View K-12 Global Education Symposium on October 13
- NCCAT Global Ready Schools Planning Institute on October 24 - 27
- Resources, Grants, and Opportunities
- NCVirtual Culture Café Speaker Series
- Top 10 University Cities in Spain @ 8:00 - 9:00 pm on October 3
- Introducing the Stock Market Club @ 5:30 - 6:30 pm on October 12
- Kazakh Traditions and Customs @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm on October 13
- Empowering French and Francophone Studies Grant due October 15
- NC Society of Hispanic Professionals Educational Fair on October 15
Professional Development for World Language Educators
Please see the list of upcoming conferences and professional development (PD) below from various organizations that serve multiple World Languages and/or types of programs. Details about registration, discounts, content, etc. are available using the links provided.
Additional PD is listed in chronological order through May 2023 on the K-20 Professional Development page on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
 The Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) has announced their upcoming four-part webinar series Articulating Change which will build advocates’ capacity to make the case for languages on the Hill, in the boardroom, and through the classroom. The series positions advocacy as an act of communication and storytelling by tying each topic to a mode of communication as defined by the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards.
The Articulating Change webinar series and supporting professional development activities are made possible by sponsorship from ACTFL. In each webinar, attendees will hear personal and professional stories from guest speakers and JNCL leaders who will share their language experience and understanding of how different types of communication impact audiences and highlight the value of communicative action in advocacy work. At the conclusion of the presentation portion of the webinars, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a professional development activity and debrief led by ACTFL educators to build experience and confidence in employing the three-modes driven language instruction as advocacy.
Here are the dates and topics for the Articulating Change webinar series:
- September 29: Advocacy as an Act of Interpersonal Communication
- October 27: Advocacy as an Act of Interpretive Communication
- December 1: Advocacy as an Act of Presentational Communication
- January 12: Advocacy as an Act of Storytelling
For additional details and registration information for one or all of the webinars, please go to the JNCL press release.
2022 FLANC Fall Conference
October 8 - 9 in Durham
The message below is being shared on behalf of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC), which is our state's professional organization for all K - 20 World Language educators (teachers and administrators), including dual language/immersion (DL/I) educators.
Greetings World Language and DL/I Educators:
The 2022 FLANC Fall Conference has something for everyone! We will have a wide range of both DL/I and World Language sessions relevant to all languages, as well as sessions with a specific language focus. We have scheduled sessions spanning K - 20 and even sessions for administrators! We are planning sessions that target digital learning, literacy, pedagogy and assessment, cultural and global competence, and much more! Regardless of what level or what language you teach, the 2022 FLANC Fall Conference has something for you!
Join us the weekend of October 8 - 9, 2022, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham to network with educators from across the state. For details, please check out our 2022 FLANC Fall Conference webpage which includes a link to the registration form.
Questions can be directed to Charlotte Hancock, Ph.D., FLANC's Fall Conference Chair and 1st Vice President, at 1vp@flanc.org.
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UNC World View K-12 Global Education Symposium
October 13 in Chapel Hill
UNC World View's K-12 Global Education Symposium 2022: Reimagining Teaching and Learning for a Better World will explore pressing global issues impacting our world and address how educators can provide the tools and strategies to develop agency in students.
This one-day program will be on Thursday, October 13 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at The Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill. The schedule includes plenary talks and breakout sessions that explore questions like:
- What are the greatest challenges and opportunities we face as a planet, and why is it important to know about them?
- Why should students be positive stewards and responsible actors of change to protect local and global communities?
- How can educators support students in developing the capacity to be actors of change?
Please see the K-12 Global Education Symposium 2022 webpage for additional details about the schedule and information about registration.
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NCCAT Global Ready Schools Planning Institute
October 24 - 27 in Cullowhee
The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) provides free professional development to NC educators in residential, online, virtual, school, and regional settings.
On October 24 - 27, NCCAT will host a Global Ready Schools Planning Institute on the Cullowhee campus. School teams of 3 - 5 (including a required administrator) will review the attributes of the Global-Ready Schools Rubric, consider what each attribute means in the context of their individual school, assess the school’s readiness, draft a strategic plan, and develop next steps for school improvement or to apply for the NC Global-Ready Schools designation.
The institute will include whole group discussion to learn from best practices across the state and individual school team planning. Schools which currently have a Global focus or have previously applied for the NC Global-Ready Schools designation but did not receive it will benefit the most from this institute.
North Carolina certified PreK-12 grade teachers who are employed in North Carolina public schools, including charter schools, are eligible to attend NCCAT programs. (This may include school administrators, counselors, library media specialists, lead teachers, and mentors.) NCCAT provides food, lodging, and programming.
Please see the Global Ready Schools Planning Institute webpage for details and application. Additional events can be viewed on the NCCAT Programs page.
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Resources, Grants, and Opportunities
Please see the list of programs, grants, etc. below from various groups that are available to World Language educators, students, programs, and organizations. Details about applications, eligibility, timelines, etc. are available using the links provided.
Additional opportunities are listed in order by deadline through April 2023 on the K-20 Opportunities for Students and Educators page on FLANC's website under the Resources tab.
 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 and archives from past episodes are also posted.
- Top 10 University Cities in Spain @ 8:00 - 9:00 pm on October 3
- Introducing the Stock Market Club @ 5:30 - 6:30 pm on October 12
- Kazakh Traditions and Customs @ 6:00 - 7:00 pm on October 13
Empowering French & Francophone Studies Grant
Due October 15
The French Embassy in the United States and FACE Foundation have joined forces to support innovation in French and Francophone Studies as part of the initiative French in Higher Education, and the Empowering French and Francophone Studies grant competition Call for Proposals is open through October 15, 2022.
French Departments and programs in US colleges and universities that aim to increase enrollment in French and exemplify how dynamic, resilient, and useful learning French is today are invited to submit a grant proposal, and selected projects will receive a grant ranging from $2,000 to $20,000. The funding shall be used to initiate mid-to-long-term changes through innovation. Impact needs mainly to happen at the department or program level, via the implementation of what can be considered best practices in the field.
Please see the detailed guidelines, the FAQs, and the online application on the Empowering French and Francophone Studies grant competition webpage for more details. Questions can be directed to Mathieu Ausseil, Education Attaché, at mathieu.ausseil@frenchculture.org.
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Educational Fair
October 15 in Durham at NCCU
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Mi Éxito, la Universidad is an annual educational fair for Hispanic parents and families interested in supporting their children in the journey to obtain higher education. It is free and open to Hispanic parents and secondary (middle and high school) students.
This year, Mi Éxito, la Universidad, will be hosted by North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham on Saturday, October 15, at 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. Online registration materials are available on the Mi Éxito, la Universidad webpage.
The NC Society of Hispanic Professionals (NCSHP) has a variety of programs to promote the education of Hispanic youth at all scholastic levels. Please see the NCSHP website for additional information.
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