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National Foreign Language Week 2023
Boost Your Brain with Languages is the theme for National Foreign Language Week 2023. Posters are available for free download from the NFLW website.
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VDOE Updates
Governor's World Language Academies (GWLA)
The student application period has closed for the 2023 GWLA. Status notices will be sent to school division contacts by April 8. Student notifications will go out via the SMApply system by April 15. Students may also see their current status by logging in to their SMApply account.
World Language Wednesday sessions
Register in advance for the 2022-2023 World Language Wednesdays and select the dates/topics you wish to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting(s). Sessions take place on the third Wednesday of each month.
Seal of Biliteracy Assessment Updates
The Evidence of Proficiency approved assessment list has been updated to add the new assessments from Avant, including the STAMP for Latin, STAMP for ASL, and STAMP Monolingual for Arabic and Spanish.
Seal of Biliteracy 2023 Ordering Information
Information regarding the diploma seals distribution process for the 2023 graduating class is now available via Superintendent's Memo #024-23. School divisions will place orders for diploma seals through the Diploma Seals Order Form.
- Only one order per school division will be accepted. Please ensure you are ordering on behalf of your entire division before completing the form.
- Orders must be submitted by March 24, 2023.
International Partnerships: Application Open to All K-12 Teachers in Any Subject
Now is a great time to request an international partner school through our MOU with the Académie de Reims in France. Virginia has partnered with North Carolina to create a system of school partnerships with our colleagues in France. Please see the 20-minute Overview of School Partnerships video and/or the slides as a PDF with information about submitting an online application to be matched with a colleague and school in France.
Note: As of January 2023, there are nine schools in the Académie de Reims with teachers who would like to partner with an American colleague. They are mostly at the middle school (collège) or high school (lycée) levels, and their project interests range from language and literature to STEM, science, history, CTE, and the arts, plus sports and other extracurricular activities.
New VDOE Website
VDOE has a new website as of December 2022. Please delete any bookmarked pages and replace with the new site pages:
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Dual Language/ Immersion
Fourth Annual Dual Language/Immersion (DL/I) Day
Virginia's 4th annual DL/I Day conference will take place on February 25, 2023 in Chesterfield County. Pre-registration has closed, but there are a few slots available for onsite registration. See the VADLEN website for location and details.
Summer DL/I Administrators Conference
VDOE, in partnership with VADLEN, will host a three-day summer institute for school and division leaders involved in the planning or implementation of dual language / immersion programs. The Institute will take place on June 27-29, 2023 in Henrico County. Registration is now open for school and division level administrators and supervisors, curriculum leads, and others involved in the administration and supervision of dual language/ immersion programs in Virginia. Breakfast, lunch, and lodging will be provided to accepted participants. The limited spaces will be filled on a first come, first served basis with priority given to ensure balanced regional representation and support for newer programs or administrators new to the dual language school.
DL/I In the News
First Dual Language Cohort of City Public School Students to Graduate, Daily News-Record, 1/25/23 … Whether or not they remember it, the first day of kindergarten is a milestone everyone experiences only once. Except if that person is Braeden McGrath. McGrath, now a high school senior, doesn't remember his first day as a kindergartener, but he does remember the day he found himself in a new classroom, speaking a new language. … McGrath was one of about 40 students chosen to participate in Harrisonburg City Public Schools' first dual language program in 2010. The program began at Smithland Elementary School. Families applied for the program and a first cohort was selected. For half of the day, these 5- and 6-year-olds would work with an English-speaking teacher and a Spanish-speaking teacher for the other half.
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News and Notes
FLAVA Spring Conference - Proposals due soon!
It can't happen without you! The deadline is fast approaching to submit proposals for sessions at the FLAVA Spring Conference. Share your great ideas, strategies, and successes from your world language programs with colleagues at this one day mini-conference. The deadline to submit your proposals online is March 1, 2023.
Registration now open for FLAVA Spring Conference
This year's Spring mini-conference, Reconnect and Reenergize, will be held at Washington & Lee University in beautiful Lexington, VA on April 22, 2023. Registration is open with regular registration for $40 and student/presenter registration for $20. Breakfast and lunch are included for all attendees who register online by April 5, 2023. Onsite registration will also be available but will not include meals.
Le Petit Prince: Concours d'écriture
On March 1st, the Embassy of France and the Fondation Antoine de Saint-Exupéry pour la Jeunesse are launching the Saint-Exupéry Writing Contest under the theme: « S'il vous plait, écris-moi un message... » In honor of the 80th anniversary of Le Petit Prince and the Mois de la Francophonie. Visit the French Embassy Cultural Services website for more information on how to get your students involved.
Developing Courses in Languages for Specific Purposes
This resource guide, developed at the National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai'i at Manoā, provides research content related to language learning for medical, business and other industries. Each chapter profiles language learning for a specific learner population working in a specific professional context in each of the three categories (medical, business, and other industries). The languages researched include not only widely-studied languages like English and Chinese, but also Polish, Korean and more. Teachers of LSP looking for specific case studies relevant to their learners' needs would benefit from the information presented here.
Join your colleagues in Mobile, AL March 23-25 for SCOLT 2023
This year's SCOLT conference will have an impressive array of sessions, workshops, and presenters. You do not want to miss this opportunity for in-person, high-quality professional development, as well as fun with colleagues from near and far! See information about the conference, workshops descriptions, and the hotel reservation link on the conference webpage. Come to Mobile to enjoy the waterfront sights and sounds, and learn through the theme, “MOBILize for Language Learning”! Early-bird registration ends March 1, 2023!
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Note: The inclusion of any professional development opportunity on this list from other entities does NOT constitute endorsement or verification by the Virginia Department of Education. |
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