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Hosting a webinar? New materials?
The Language Lab is always looking for events and resources to share with the Language Education community of Washington. Email worldlanguage@k12.wa.us.
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Pathways to Black World Languaging through Critical Joy
Free webinar streaming live on Aug. 2
Explore pathways to black world languaging through critical joy in this live streaming session. Consider the full gamut of challenges and triumphs experienced while advancing in and teaching world languages while Black. Recommendations for thriving world languaging futures will be offered. Moderator Tasha Austin sets the stage in this video. Tune in on ACTFL's Twitter, Facebook or YouTube channel on Aug. 2 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. PDT.
Language Education Acronyms
CI, OPI, IPA, JNCL/ NCLIS... The world of World Language education is filled with many acronyms. ACTFL has provided a helpful page with expanded titles and links to the sites.
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Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
CAL Commentary - Facilitated interdependent language learning (FILL) in action: increasing student autonomy
This white paper discusses how a “Facilitated Interdependent Language Learning” (FILL) approach could be a promising alternative to traditional classroom language teaching, with examples from California and Wisconsin, addressing both the urgent need for changes in language instruction and the students’ desire for more autonomy in language learning.
Equity in Practice: Multilingual Learners with Disabilities
Watch the recording!
CAL invited special guests to discuss the critical issue of educating multilingual learners with disabilities. Our guests postulate that in learning a first or second language, learning disabilities (LD) often affect language-based tasks such as reading, spelling, writing, or listening, and while digital learning resources can be transformative to meet the unique needs of students with an LD, overcoming barriers to digital access for these learners, particularly those with IEPs or 504 plans, should be carefully considered and addressed.
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COALITION of Community-Based Heritage Language Schools (link)
9th Annual Community-Based Heritage Language Schools Conference
This conference is for program directors, administrators, and teachers working in community-based heritage language schools; members of the language communities involved in these schools; and directors and leaders in public, private, and charter schools and researchers who are interested in working with community-based heritage language schools.
Keynote speaker:
Ofelia García, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY)
Featured panelists:
Richard Brecht, Ph.D., Co-director, American Councils Research Center
The America’s Languages Portal: Model Programs and Practices Advancing Access and Equity in U.S. Language Education
Jim Cummins, Ph.D., Professor, University of Toronto
Doing Powerful Things with Language: How Heritage Language Schools and ‘Mainstream’ Education Can Work Together
October 7 & 8 | Online & Washington D.C. | Register Here
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Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS)
Professional E-portfolio for Language Educators
Levels: Elementary school, middle school, high school, university
Languages: Any
Cost: Free of charge
E-portfolios aren’t just for students, and they’re not the only ones who benefit from reflective practice. We as educators can benefit, too. Research shows that reflective practice facilitates a growth mindset. Those who believe they can develop their intelligence outperform those who believe intelligence is fixed.
We’ve been providing e-portfolios for students since 2008. In partnership with Professionals in Education Advancing Research and Language Learning (PEARLL), we’re now developing a professional e-portfolio called Catalyst for world language educators.
Catalyst allows world language educators to:
- Set professional goals
- Identify their strengths
- Upload work samples and reflections to document ongoing growth
- Compare their current practices to the Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) framework, a research-based set of characteristics and behaviors that model world language teachers exhibit
- Connect to professional learning resources, including small group peer-to-peer mentoring
- Create and participate in professional groups
With Catalyst, educators of all levels can connect with others to engage in meaningful collaboration and receive feedback on teaching practices. Workshop facilitators, department heads, and other professional mentors can encourage and support professional growth toward shared goals. Synchronous mentoring allows for real-time feedback.
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Joint National Committee for Languages - National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS)
House Passage of the Biliteracy Education and Seal Teaching (BEST) Act
The full House of Representatives approved an amendment to the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes the Biliteracy Education and Seal Teaching Act (BEST) – HR 1731 – which would provide support for states to establish, improve and implement Seal of Biliteracy programs across the country. The full House passed the NDAA yesterday. The Senate will take up this annual defense authorization bill in September.
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Language at the Intersection Insights Interview Series
Discover How Multilingualism Moves Our World!
This past February at the JNCL-NCLIS annual Language Advocacy Days event, we showcased the stories of professionals from various fields whose work depends on multilingualism, and explored how language intersects with their abilities to create opportunities, build relationships, and address needs in the work they do.
Language & Human Rights | Language Intersection Insights with Lucio Bagnulo
JNCL-NCLIS is proud to introduce the third interview in our Language at the Intersection Insights series. Lucio Bagnulo, the Head of Translation and Language Strategy at Amnesty International, will help us explore the intersection of language and human rights, as well as how multilingualism moves his world.
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The National Museum of Language (NML)
A Few Words About Words: A Common-Sense Look at Writing and Grammar
The NML will host a special speaker Joseph Diorio, who will share his insights on: A Few Words About Words: A Common-Sense Look at Writing and Grammar. All are welcome to attend this free event. Advance registration is required. More information and registration this event is available now. Please email Dr. Laura Murray, NML Chief Development Officer.
Saturday, August 13 | Zoom | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PDT | Register Here
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The Pathways Project (Link)
Becoming an Expert: Learn How to Adopt and Adapt Interpersonal Speaking Activities for your World Language Classroom
You are invited attend a free, one-day virtual professional development workshop where you will prepare and create activities for your classes this fall.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll get to practice locating, editing, and creating Open Educational Resources in the Pathways Project. These activities integrate authentic resources and support performance based teaching in interpretive and interpersonal communication.
Who: This workshop is for teachers of all world languages for all ages and levels and is appropriate for new and seasoned Pathways Project activity users.
Their commitment to you: you’ll finish the workshop with several activities ready for the fall semester for your classroom—your time matters and this workshop is practical to support your needs.
It will be fun! They have several prizes to raffle off and they’ll provide time for you to connect with colleagues and get energized for the year to come.
Friday, August 5 | 8:00 am to 2:00 pm | Register Here
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Pragmatics & Language Learning (PLL) Conference
The National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and the Center for Applied Second Language Studies at the University of Oregon are pleased to announce the 2022 Pragmatics and Language Learning Conference (PLL 2022) which will take place online on September 12-14, 2022.
The conference main theme will be Teaching and Learning Interactional Pragmatics in a Digital World, but we welcome a broad range of topics in pragmatics, discourse, interaction, and sociolinguistics in their relation to second and foreign language learning, education, and use, approached from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. We hope this conference brings together scholars and educators from all around the world who are interested in discussing both established and innovative approaches to teaching and learning pragmatics to strengthen our understanding of principles and practices in PLL and push the field to new and exciting directions in research and practice.
Plenary talks will be live and we have tried to schedule them so that a large part of our audience can access at least half of them. The rest of the presentations will be "simulive" (pre-recorded 20 minute presentation with live interaction by the presenters) or poster sessions (5-7 minute-pre-recorded presentation within Zoom breakout rooms for interaction).
Plenary Talks:
Remí A. van Compernolle - Monday, September 12, 10:30 -11:45 am PDT
Noriko Ishihara - Monday, September 12, 6:45-8:00 pm PDT
Rachel Shively - Tuesday, September 13, 10:00-11:15 am PDT
J. César Félix-Brasdefer - Tuesday, September 13, 4:00-5:15 pm PDT
Veronika Timpe-Laughlin - Wednesday, September 14, 12:15-1:30 pm PDT
Vincenza Tudini - Wednesday, September 14, 5:30-6:45 pm PDT
September 12-14 | Online | Registration - General: $75, Registration - Student: $50
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Languages Without Borders Project (LWBP)
Less Commonly-Taught/Tested Languages (LCTL) Summit
[Summer 2022]
Maintaining enrollment for less commonly-taught languages (LCTLs) can be difficult. We are at risk of losing incredibly valuable and rare language classes if we are unable to increase and maintain enrollment. External recruitment is key for both preserving these important courses and for providing equitable access to students at other institutions where it is even less likely that unique language programs will be offered and sustained.
The ‘Languages Without Borders’ project (LWBP) involves a coalition of Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction World Languages Program with education stakeholders at public higher education institutions and NGOs in the state of Washington. The project seeks to create pathways for LCTL course sharing inter-institutionally, including dual crediting with high schools, as well as a recognition process for all languages and students through language proficiency testing and the Seal of Biliteracy.
The LWBP project team is preparing a chapter for a new publication, Sharing Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) in Higher Education: Collaboration and Innovation https://lctlpartnership.celta.msu.edu/lctl-sharing-volume/. We are offering the Summer LCTL Summit as an opportunity to hear from others in academia and the community about your ideas on this topic. At the Summit, we’ll share some of our draft ideas, but also invite brief presentations and conversations with others committed to equitable access for LCTL languages and LCTL speakers. Whether this work has been your passion for years or is something new to you, we’d love to have you join us on Zoom on August 10, 2022.
LWBP project team: Michele Anciaux Aoki, Ph.D., Russell Hugo, Ph.D., Bridget Yaden, Ph.D., Veronica Trapani, Ed.D.
contact: rlhugo@uw.edu
August 10 | Online | 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm PDT | Register here
Clock Hours available for Washington Educators
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OSPI Dual Language
22-23 Tribal, Heritage, and Dual Language Program Grant Opportunity
One-year, state-funded grants to provide seed funds to plan and build capacity for effective, sustainable P-12 Tribal, heritage, and dual language programs. See announcement for details and application support webinars. The application questions are attached in this Word document.
Grant Application deadline extended to Thursday, August 25.
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Washington Association for Bilingual Education (WABE)
Registration is open for the 2022 WABE Hybrid Fall Institute. Supporting Language Learners in Washington is a critical endeavor. Students in our schools speak over 225 different languages, and all are learning English though a variety of methods.
October 21 – 22 | Registration Closes August 15 | Register Here
Location: Wenatchee Convention Center and virtual attendance option
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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
This book study course focuses on Educating English Learners (ELs) for a Transformed World (2009) and Thomas and Collier's research about how their findings support DL/I programming for all students, including ELs in two-way immersion programs. Please use the information and links below to access and enroll in the self-paced DL/I Blue Book Study, and look for future offerings of book studies with other Thomas and Collier publications.
If you are a K-20 educator who wants to adapt this course to offer locally within your instance of Canvas, are at a K-12 independent/private school, a community college, or a higher education organization, or lives in a different state or country, use these instructions to download or import the course, in whole or in part, from Instructure's Canvas Commons.
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African Language Teachers Association (ALTA)
ALTA is an organization that works for the advancement of the teaching of and research in African Languages.
The organization aims to develop a culture of African language teaching in which its members can share common interests and concerns they are having regarding the study of African languages and to link and consolidate efforts of government, teachers, administrators, students and researchers involved in the teaching of African languages.
The overarching objective of ALTA is to build a strong organization that meets the needs of all its members and stakeholders.
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Washington Association For Career & Technical Education (WA-ACTE)
ASL focused sessions include Deaf Culture: Lipreading, OSPI World Language Updates for ASL Teachers, ASL Competition Planning and Updates, ASL Frameworks: Creating a Common Baseline, and ASL Teacher Networking & Resource Sharing.
Registration includes WA-ACTE membership dues and 27 clock hours (15 STEM).
August 7-10 (In-Person) at The Davenport Grand Hotel, Spokane
August 17-31 (Remote)
Conference Agenda
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Washington State Association of the Deaf (WSAD)
Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids for Washington State
(LEAD-K Washington State)
Contact: Karen Atwood wsad.president@gmail.com
LEAD-K (Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids) is a campaign to pass legislation to ensure that Deaf and Hard of Hearing children (DHH) are kindergarten-ready. In Washington State, we have a core group of 6 people who are community members, educators and professionals. We have been meeting approximately once a month to gather and put together information and an action plan. The main goal of the bill will be to create state-wide accountability to ensure that DHH children meet age-appropriate language milestones from birth to 3rd grade. Our next step is to gather feedback from stakeholders to see what is working and what you feel needs to be improved in providing language acquisition support for DHH children. We look forward to meeting with you and getting your feedback. Stay tuned!
April McArthur, Education Advisor
Krissy Walker, Education Advisor
Karen Philo-House, Education Advisor
James Christianson Jr., Legislative Liaison
Raymond Bateh, Deaf Community Advocate
Karen Atwood, Community Liaison
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Northwest Washington Community of the Deaf (NWWCD)
Annual Summer BBQ
Time: Noon to Dusk
BBQ Starts: 3:00 PM
Location: Fairhaven Park
Ticket Price: $10.00 for ages 10 and up
NWWCD provides: Burgers and hotdogs
Look for more information to be announced soon!
Contact: President Gareth Magiskog (He/They) nwwcd.president@gmail.com
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National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
If you are interested in attending this event live, please sign up to receive a link. If you’re not able to attend live, please do not register to allow others to participate live. The ‘Real Talk, Good Action’ webinar series will be recorded and made available online for anyone – we ask that you be mindful of this opportunity and sign up only if you are planning to attend live.
Additionally, if you are hearing and interested in attending this webinar, we respectfully ask that you watch the recording when it’s made available after the event so Deaf people are able to participate live.
Often people understand the term “racism” and may be able to define it however when we look at the system, some don’t realize how invisible racism exists. Presenter Kyle Amber Clark will open the webinar defining the meaning of invisible racism. Following that brief presentation, Kyle Amber will share examples of what kinds of partnerships are useful to address invisible racism. To dismantle systemic and structural racism requires a collaborative approach involving various stakeholders on individual and group work on an organizational level. Kyle Amber will have a conversation with others to discuss what the NAD is doing about invisible racism. Howard A. Rosenblum (NAD CEO) will join the panel to discuss the NAD Headquarters’ internal operations and what they’re doing to identify and address invisible racism; Melissa Draganac-Hawk (NAD Outgoing President) to share the NAD Board’s history of addressing racism and the 2020-2022 Priority “Dismantling Racism in the Deaf Community” priority; Jenny Buechner (NAD Incoming President) will join to highlight specific goals the NAD Board has to address racism and the NAD’s commitment.
August 18 (Deaf Community Only) | 4-6 PM ET | Registration Required
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Visually Speaking (VS)
Do you like crafts? Are you also interested in sign language? It’s an exciting time to invite the Seattle community for a Voices-Off Craft Night series starting in August! This is an excellent opportunity to mingle among creative brains while learning/embracing sign language in a laid-back and chic spot, which is also an art gallery. Craft night will be hosted each first Sunday from 5 pm till 8 pm at the Vermillion Room, right off E Pike St.
Thanks to the generosity of Blue Cone Studios, art supplies such as glue and scissors will be provided for participants. On the first night, we will be doing collages, all you need to bring is newspapers, magazines or any printed material for snipping! People of any age or skill level can join. Come with your creativity and love for sign language; unhand in a chill and artistic environment.
Don’t forget, Voices-Off, please! Write it, type it or sign it.
Each first Sunday (August 7) | 5:00 to 8:00 pm | Vermillion Room
It is exhilarating that On The Block Second Saturdays is happening all summer long on Capitol Hill! If you happen to be in the neighborhood on Saturday, stop by The ASL Lounge, sponsored by Visually Speaking.
This is an outdoor social space for signers, new signers, and the Deaf/HoH community to network, hang-out, and learn. And there's more! This is also an open space for learners to practice signing in a very casual environment, right on the city streets. Intermittently, there will be activities such as short ASL lessons from our fabulous instructors, performances, and games.
There will be plenty of art, music, local fashion, and vintage curators all around, so feel free to spend time mingling for a while. Come to support the marginalized folks and local businesses. Participate in creating a safe, uplifting, inclusive space for people of all identities. While you're at it, brush up on those sign language skills.
How to find us? The native signers will be in the purple (very purple) tent located on 11th Ave between E. Pike and Pine, also known as the "social nexus point."
Each second Sunday (August 13) | 1:00 – 9:00 pm PDT | 11th and East Pike
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Chicago Arabic Teachers Council (ACTC)
The Chicago Arabic Teachers Council (CATC) featured speakers from the Indiana University Arabic Flagship Program. Conference sessions focused on teaching Arabic in its authentic social contexts.
Session recordings include Teaching Arabic in Context: Rationale and Theoretical Background, in the Classroom, Direct Engagement with Local Communities, and Direct Engagement with the Arab World
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American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA)
2022 AATA Meetings
Annual Panel and Business Meeting: To be held (face to face) in conjunction with MESA conference on December 1 in Denver, CO.
Panel: December 1 | 12:00 - 2:30 pm (PST)
Business Meeting: December 1 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm (PST)
The need for capable translators to produce accurate, fluent, and when appropriate, artistic English renditions of Arabic literary and non literary texts is widely acknowledged. Addressing this need, the American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA) has sought an effective, concrete means to encourage and recognize superior ability in the written translation of Arabic into English. To this end, AATA will award two biennial prizes for outstanding achievements by two students of Arabic in translating into English significant works or portion of a work composed in Arabic.
One First-place Award, $600 | One Second-place Award, $400
All entries must be submitted no later than August 31, 2022 to be eligible for consideration.
Presenter Mohammad T. Alhawary
Mohammad is professor of Arabic linguistics and second language acquisition at the University of Michigan, where he teaches courses on Arabic language and Arabic theoretical and applied linguistics and serves as director of its MA degree programs in Arabic for Professional Purposes (APP) and Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) and advisor of its PhD program in Arabic Linguistics. He is editor of Al-'Arabiyya journal as well as the Journal of Arabic Linguistics Tradition and the author of many works, including Arabic Second Language Acquisition of Morphosyntax, Modern Standard Arabic Grammar: A Learner's Guide, Arabic Grammar in Context, The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Second Language Acquisition, and Arabic Second Language Learning and Effects of Input, Transfer, and Typology.
AATA Members may access the Webinar Archive. Not a Member? Join AATA by clicking here. For International users, click here.
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Rising Tunisian Star: Bahjat
With a tribute to the artistry of K-Pop, Libyan electric pop singer Bahjat brings us music that dances between English and Arabic with grace and agility.
Bahjat explains the meaning behind his latest track. “I wrote the song as a response to the pushback I got for mixing Arabic & English in my music. With the video, I wanted to symbolize all of this in a story set in a heist, where a group of young Arabs and I plan to take over a building. This building is a metaphor for the music industry, and the mission is called ‘A-Pop,’ which is the name of the music style I’ve been cultivating. It pays tribute to the K-pop community and their phenomenal global achievements.”
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Chinese Language Teachers Association - Washington (CLTA-WA)
Effective Strategies for Teaching Tones, Pronunciation and Pinyin & Using Music, Rhymes and Rhythm to Deepen Language Learning and Cultural Understanding
Date and Time: Sunday, August 21st, 10am – 3pm PDT (four hours of presentations with one hour lunch from 12pm to 1pm)
Presenter: Heidi Steele 施海蒂老师, Chinese Teacher at Kopachuck Middle School and Gig Harbor High School, WA
Cost: FREE to active CLTA-WA members / $20 for non-members
Location: Room 159, Denny Hall, University of Washington, Seattle WA
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China Institute (CI)
Art, Ritual and Religion: Bronzes Vessels to Buddha Images, The Bridge Between the Living and the Dead”
While this introductory session provides an overview, the following five programs will explore the objects, motifs, architecture, and tomb décor that expressed such beliefs from the Bronze Age of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties through to the establishment of Confucianism and Daoism and emergence of Buddhism during the empire of the Han Dynasty.
The 6-session series will deepen our understanding of how art, bronze vessels, and Buddhist imagery express meaning and lend structure to ritual and to religious practices. At the same time, these programs will address the shared human commonalities of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.
Designed for K-12 educator participants, discussion section at the end of each session will draw attention to new vocabularies and enduring questions to be learnt and asked in K-12 classrooms, as well as resources to enrich the teaching and learning of teachers and students of open mind and curiosity.
October 5: Art, Ritual and Religion: An Introduction
October 19: Taoties, Dragons, and Ancestors: Shang Dynasty (1600-1050 BCE)
November 2: Birds, Nomads, Continuity and Change: Western Zhou Dynasty (1050-771 BCE)
November 16: Innovation, Chaos, and Luxury: Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771-256 BCE)
November 30: Age of Empire and the Afterlife: Qin (221-206 BCE) and Han Dynasty 206 BCE-220 CE)
December 14: Opening of the Lotus: Emergence of Buddhism 25-420 CE
4:00 - 6:00 pm PST | Register Here
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Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)
CLASS 2022 Symposium
CLASS will host a two-day Symposium on August 5-6. It’s our great honor to invite World Language educators from the US, Asia, and Europe to present and share their expertise with us this year. August 5, Friday Join 16 experienced frontline Chinese educators as they share tips to kick start the new school year!
Topics includes, but not limited to, classroom management, teaching strategies, assessment, technology integration, connection with community, teaching cultural competence and DEL in classroom. Presented in Chinese.
Saturday, August 5: Session 1 at 7:00 - 9:00 am (PDT) ; Session 2 at 10:00 am-12:00 pm (PDT)
Sunday, August 6: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm PST- Get ready to be inspired and recharged by two industry experts: Greta Lundgaard & Paul Sandrock
All World Language educators are welcome!
Register here and the Zoom link will be sent out on August 4.
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American Classical League (ACL)
If you were not able to attend the ACL Institute in Charleston, SC, you will not want to miss the two keynote addresses, which are posted on the ACL website and available to all members through August 15, 2022
Videos include Dr. Anika Prather's opening keynote, "Classics Are for All," and Dean E. Ashley Hairston's closing keynote, "The Frontiers of Empire: Practical Inclusive Practice When the Ivory Towers Are Far Away," by following this link. You will be directed to login to your ACL account.
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French-American Cultural Exchange (FACE) Foundation
CinéSchool is a film program for young audience produced by the FACE Foundation, Villa Albertine, and the French Embassy in the US. It aims to broaden the availability of French and French-speaking cinema to schools and students across the US.
With free screenings adapted for various age groups —from elementary school to high school—, CinéSchool seeks to offer young people of all backgrounds the opportunity to see curated French language content, and to become a dynamic resource for French speakers and French learners in the U.S.
Whether they study French as part of a dual-language program, learn French as a foreign language, or pursue French as their heritage language, CinéSchool aims to provide free, diverse cultural content to students. The program is designed to engage children and teens in ways that complement and enhance their French language education in the U.S.
Each online screening has a limited number of free tickets. To be able to participate and register to one screening during the school year, check the brochure below and the Film selection and complete the online registration form.
Check out the 22-23 booklet here or below.
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American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
Diversity and Social (In)Justice in German as a Foreign Language (DivDaF)
AATG in conjunction with the Universität Leipzig, their partner for the upcoming three-year funded program entitled Diversity and Social (In)Justice in German as a Foreign Language (DivDaF), extends an invitation to our members to take part in the free, online conference "Spannungsverhältnisse migrationspädagogischer Zweitsprachdidaktik" which will be held on Friday, October 21, 2022. Please note that program times are Central European Time.
Register by October 17, and the link will be emailed to you before the conference. Registration information and a full schedule are available online.
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SPARK for German (SPARK)
Workshop: Unterrichtspaket mit Hans Hase
Liebe SPARKler*innen, liebe Kolleg*innen,
wir möchten Euch herzlich zu unserem Workshop mit Melanie Mello zum Unterrichtspaket mit Hans Hase einladen. Diese Materialien sind insbesondere für Kinder im Vorschulalter und im Kindergarten geeignet.
Diejenigen, die an unserem Workshop teilnehmen, haben die Möglichkeit, eine Box mit der Handpuppe Hans Hase Puppe und allen anderen Materialien zu bestellen.
Wir freuen uns darauf, Euch am Mittwoch, den 3. August um 15 Uhr EST begrüßen zu dürfen. Bitte meldet Euch beim SPARK Team spark-washington@goethe.de an.
Bis dahin, herzliche Sommergrüße,
Euer SPARK Team
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Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools
DEIB: Building a School Culture of Belonging
Hannah Senesh Community Day School in Brooklyn has been engaged in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) work since we were founded nearly three decades ago. Over the past five years, our work has accelerated as we have put a stake in the ground by forming a diversity committee, formally articulating a diversity statement, and incorporating DEIB as a priority in our strategic roadmap. A core value of our school is “Belonging/Shayachut: We create a culture that honors the dignity and self-worth of each person.”
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Launching a DEIB Faculty Team: An Exciting, Humbling, and Rewarding Experience
Last May, Atlanta Jewish Academy (AJA), an early childhood-12th grade Modern Orthodox school, formed our first faculty team dedicated to exploring ways to design and implement impactful programming for our faculty and students. Our DEBI (Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Inclusion) team consists of faculty members who are passionate about these issues and invested in creating a school culture that better embraces diversity throughout the school, while also exploring the tensions and conflicts we all carry within us.
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Starting with Stories
Every time my program, Exploring Black Narratives, partners with a Jewish day school, I aim to open a portal for students’ curiosity through the study of a dramatic text. EBN is a curricular program for Jewish day schools that foregrounds plays by Black playwrights. It sets out to expand students’ love and knowledge of writers who are exceptionally talented, acclaimed and award-winning but not likely on their syllabus yet.
Read more.
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Hebrew at the Center (HatC)
New Hebrew Teacher Boot Camp
Registration is open for the New Hebrew Teacher Boot Camp מכינה למורים חדשים on Tuesday, Aug. 2 to Thursday, August 4, 2022, 8:30 AM – 2 PM PDT. This virtual training provides basic preparation for teachers’ first days at school. This intensive workshop is designed for beginning Hebrew teachers or teachers early in their career who are interested in the Proficiency Approach.
Cost is $749 for the entire course; 10% discount for HATC or Prizmah members.
Click here to register today.
The State of the Field Report
Hebrew at the Center recently shared the State of the Field Report with the broader community, a document that captured a wide range of research and findings from the field of Hebrew language education in the day school field. These insights and learnings, collected from a wide range of field partners, greatly inform Hebrew learning, faculty effectiveness, and student outcomes.
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American Association of Teachers of Italian (AATI)
Call for Workshop Proposals:
Teaching Italian: Symposium/Workshops for Instructional Materials
You are invited to submit a workshop proposal for the 15th annual Teaching Italian Symposium, Italian + STEM, to be held in person on Friday, October 21, 2022.
Montclair State will host the on campus workshops, maintaining the quality and excellence you have come to expect from this professional development program for K-12 and higher ed professionals.
Bill Rivers of the Joint National Committee for Languages of the National Council for Language and International Studies has stated: “America’s STEM industries depend on the language industry. The work of traditional STEM businesses is now inevitably global; advances hardly occur in just one country or market. Multilingual communication is intrinsic to today’s scientific collaboration and progress, which means the language industry is fundamental to furthering every aspect of STEM professions and business. STEM companies in numerous sectors depend on the professional language industry to access more than $1.5 trillion in overseas markets.”
Teachers can tap into this burgeoning market and provide opportunities for students to hone both linguistic and transversal skills they will need to compete in a global community. The earlier students are able to explore the intersection of language and STEM, the more they will understand the purpose of language learning in their everyday lives and goals.
Teaching Italian’s focus on STEM will show how science, technology, engineering, and math topics can serve as the content and discussion framework for Italian classes. We are seeking proposals based on STEM topics, so participants may have models that foster language learning by engaging students in important, real-world projects, while having students utilize their second language knowledge, skills, and abilities to complete the work.
The featured speaker is Luca Cottini, Associate Professor of Italian at Villanova University and founder of Italian Innovators.
We are seeking leaders for three (3) workshops (workshops may be co-led).
The goal of workshop leaders is to take participants on a journey by applying theory to practice in the design and development of instructional materials. Workshop leaders will present on transforming Italian lesson plans to enhance language learning and cultural knowledge through a model unit and/or lesson plans that integrate STEM. With workshop participants, leaders will also co-construct materials that range from elementary to advanced levels, including AP, and produce engaging and stimulating examples that are easy to modify to level-appropriate activities for instant incorporation in the Italian classroom.
For their participation in Teaching Italian, the Coccia Institute will offer an honorarium to workshop leaders.
To submit a proposal, please complete the form by Friday, AUGUST 5, 2022. Due to potential Covid travel restrictions, we will only accept proposals from continental U.S.
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The Mediterranean Seminar (link)
Resource: Medieval Kingdom of Sicily Image Database Project
This website was created to collect, host and display images made by travelers, mapmakers, historians, architects and artists of medieval and early modern monuments and cities of Southern Italy. It includes prints, drawings, ground plans and elevations, paintings, photographs, and any other type of image of sites from roughly 1100 to 1450. The image sources include public and private collections, museums, libraries and archives, print books, and online resources. This project expands as new images are found and cataloged. These images range in date from the late Middle Ages through the mid-twentieth century. Southern Italy includes the regions south of Rome and Lazio, including the Abruzzi and Sicily. We have retained the original name “Kingdom of Sicily,” rather than “of Naples” since this was first used by its Norman creators, who began their rule in Apulia and Calabria, then conquered Sicily before taking the rest of the South. This usage continued into the modern period.
Entries in the database are indexed by location, artist, and collection. However, recent images, produced or published after c.1950, including architectural plans, photographs, and reconstructions, can be found as part of the "Visual Docs" category for each monument represented.
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American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)
Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grants
The Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant offers financial assistance to Japanese language teachers in grades K-16, especially those new to the field, for the purpose of attending training workshops, seminars, conferences, and other local, national, or international in-service learning experiences. The grant may also be used to collaborate with a mentor teacher. The grant may NOT be used to purchase textbooks.
Teacher training workshops and seminars attended by the applicant should be focused on pedagogy and issues of teaching and learning. Cheng & Tsui Publishers, the sponsor of the grant, will award $500 to the grant recipient(s).
Applicants for the Cheng & Tsui Professional Development grants should submit the following to AATJ:
- An application describing how they would use the grant;
- The amount of subsidy requested and a proposed budget (included on the application form);
- A current Curriculum Vitae.
Please click on the following links to download a sample application from a K-12 teacher or a sample application from a college-level teacher.
Applicants must be current members of AATJ. Recipients are also asked to write a brief report after attending the event for which they were awarded money, summarizing their experience and what they learned.
Applications will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers selected by the American Association of Teachers of Japanese and who have no professional or personal connections with applicants.
The application form and CV should be sent via e-mail attachment to aatj@aatj.org by September 1.
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Japan House Los Angeles (JHLA)
Standing Against Racism:
A Conversation on Community-Building Towards Overcoming the U.S. Divide
Following the LA Riots in 1992, Toyota established a technical training center on Crenshaw Boulevard to provide local youths with automotive training and new job opportunities. In 2020, after the death of George Floyd, the Japanese Consul General took a page from history and laid the groundwork for an ambitious community-building initiative in collaboration with local institutions, such as the Los Angeles Urban League, and with the support of the Japanese business community.
This initiative was recently launched and is largely focused on the next generation. The pillars upon which the initiative's foundation rests includes African-American delegations visiting Japan, internships and job opportunities at Japanese corporations and Japanese language programs, as well as cultural exchange workshops and events. What will be this initiative's impact upon the economic and social fabric of Los Angeles? Can these efforts be replicated elsewhere? Please join ASSC for a conversation of import with Consul General Akira Muto, President and CEO of the Urban League Michael Lawson, and the CEO of Global LA Debbie Adler as the panel explores how community-building can lead to a more prosperous and inclusive society.
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Thursday, August 11 | 5:00 - 6:00 pm PDT | Online | Free | Register here
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Japan Society (JSNY)
The Legacy of Shinzo Abe & the Aftermath of His Assassination
At the time of his death, though no longer prime minister, Shinzo Abe was one of Japan’s most powerful and influential figures. In this webinar, Dr. Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University and Dr. Ryo Sahashi, Associate Professor of International Relations, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at The University of Tokyo, in conversation with Japan Society Chair Merit E. Janow, discuss former Prime Minister Abe’s legacy and the impact of his murder on Japanese society and foreign policy.
Recorded live on Thursday, July 14 | Watch Here (64 mins)
Japanese Onomatopoeia Workshop
Did you know Japanese has more onomatopoeia than almost any other language in the world, next only to Korean? Virtually everything you experience—sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste–-can all be vividly expressed with onomatopoeia. In this workshop for adult learners (age 16 and above), students learn different groups of onomatopoeia such as giongo and gitaigo, covering many topics including animal sounds, weather, health, action, and of course, food! Students will act out a scene from manga, explore fun sound effects, and feel the power of descriptive writing using onomatopoeia.
Although it is not required to show your face or video online, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. Seeing each other’s facial expressions is a part of conversation and language learning. We also ask that every participant be able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have one of these capabilities or would like to discuss accommodations, please contact us at language@japansociety.org.
For a printer friendly version, please click here: Workshop Information (PDF)
Instructor:
Ms. Kazue Kurahara holds a BA from Hunter College and an MA in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and TESOL from NYU. She holds teaching certificates in both Japanese and ESL. She has taught Japanese at various institutions, including New York University, Hunter College, Pace University, and The New School. She is the scriptwriter and host of Japan Society’s YouTube series "Uki Uki NihonGO! + Culture”.
Friday, August 19 | 3:30-5:30 pm PDT | Register here
Tuition: $37 nonmembers /$30 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members
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Japanese Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
In this talk, Peter Backhaus will deal with the (ortho)graphic representation of Western loan words in Japanese. It starts with a brief overview of katakana spelling rules and the phonemic principles behind them. Next there will be discussion on other available script options for writing loan words, which include not only hiragana and, where available, kanji, but also the roman alphabet. Peter will speculate about how these unaltered roman spellings of loan words are starting to leave their mark on the romanization of domestic Japanese vocabulary, as witnessed by many innovative spellings based on English orthography rather than Hepburn or kunrei rules. These are particularly common in the commercial domain, with examples such as Cocolo for kokoro, Benry for benri, and, most impressively perhaps, alc for aruku.
Peter Backhaus' Bio:
I am a linguist with special interest in sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and stylistics. I have done research on multilingual signage in central Tokyo, communication in Japanese eldercare, the language of dating spam mails, and, most recently, address terms in American literature. I am also a regular contributor to the Japan Times’ “Bilingual” column. I teach English language and linguistics at Waseda University.
Saturday, October 15 | 7:00 to 8:00pm JST | Register here
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Korean:
American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK)
Announcement: Call for submissions to KLA Vol 26.1
KLA 편집장 김혜영입니다. KLA 26.1호에 수록할 논문을 모집합니다. 마감일은 2022년 1월 15일입니다. 지난 6월 26회 AATK 화상 연례 학회에서 발표된 다양한 연구와 실험들이 활발히 기고되기를 고대하고 있습니다. 투고 방법, 원고 양식에 대해서는 아래의 영문 공지문을 참조해 주시기 바랍니다.
27th Annual Conference: Rebooting and Gearing Up for the New Normal in Korean Language Education
Call for Paper/Participation
Deadline for Submission is February 15, 2022
Cornell University Ithaca, New York June 16-18, 2022
Korean Instant Pot Cooking
Recipe developers Nancy Cho and Selina Lee learned to make Korean food from their mothers and grandmothers. For Nancy, this transpired in her family's kitchen in California suburbs, while Selina's experience came from growing up in Seoul, Korea. Together, they set out to explore their Korean heritage, family experiences, and cherished dishes from their childhood to the present. In the Korean Instant Pot Cookbook, they share over 90 recipes, tested and translated for preparation in the Instant Pot - all while maintaining the flavors and foundational traditions of Korean cuisine. Nancy and Selina share their stories and demonstrate a recipe featured in their cookbook.
Wednesday, January 19 | 2:00pm Pacific | Register here
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American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK)
Free K-12 Educator Seminars:
History and Cultures of Korea and East Asia
A free seminar series led by Jennifer Jung-Kim who teaches courses on the history and cultures of Korea and East Asia in the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. This is a great opportunity for K-12 Korean language and culture educators in the U.S. to join to learn and share ideas. Participants who successfully complete all the requirements will receive a certificate and salary point (if they are in Los Angeles).
Here is the link to the event.
Americans and people across the globe are avidly consuming Korean popular culture. In this new complimentary online course, participating educators will learn more about the content and production of these hugely successful films, television dramas and music and will explore what they suggest about contemporary South Korean culture and society. This free online seminar for K-12 educators is sponsored by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the Republic of Korea Consulate in Los Angeles.
Apply by July 31, 2022.
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Seattle-Washington Korean Association (SWKA)
8·15 Liberation Day Writing Contest
Contact the Seattle Washington Korea Society for more information
Monday, August 15 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm PDT
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OSPI World Languages
Are you an an educator who is interested in either incorporating Linguistics into a current course or perhaps starting a brand new one?
Dr. Trapani would like to speak with educators from around the state who have a vested interest in starting or maintaining a 6-12 Linguistics Course.
This new initiative is in coordination with Western Washington University's Drs. Kristen Denham and Anne Lobeck.
Please contact OSPI World Languages with the headline "Linguistics Group".
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Linguistics Society of America (LSA)
Language and Linguistics in K-12 Education
Thinking of teaching linguistics in K-12? Here are some resources for you! The LSA's Linguistics in the School Curriculum Committee (LiSC) is pleased to recommend these selected resources for Language and Linguistics in K-12 Education. Suggestions and updates are welcome; please contact the Secretariat.
The LSA is pleased to offer a complimentary membership for K-12 teachers. Download a PDF application form here.
Connect with teachers doing linguistics:
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Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM)
2022 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums
CONFERENCE PROGRAM BOOK
Preliminary Program book, Programs at a Glance, and Schedule at a Glance available here.
REGISTRATION
Early bird registration is $325 for Members and $350 for non-members until August 15. Register here.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
At no additional charge, conference attendees may participate in Professional Development Certificates. Complete an enrollment form available here.
HOTEL AND TRAVEL
The conference hotel is the Pechanga Casino and Resort, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula, California 92592. Discounted room rates are $169 until Friday, September 23 or the block is full. Book early to ensure you receive the discount. Hotel and Transportation Information .
AIRPORT SHUTTLE
ATALM is arranging discounted transportation for conference participants. If you are interested, complete the form here by August 15.
EXHIBIT / ADVERTISE / SPONSOR AT THE CONFERENCE
NATIVE ART MARKET
Interested in selling your art at ATALM2022? Sign-up for a booth here.
GUARDIAN AWARDS
The deadline for submitting nominations is June 30, 2022. Submit a Nomination for a Guardian of Culture and Lifeways Awards.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Funding is available for eligible applicants to attend the conference. Applications are due June 30, 2022. Submit an application.
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS/MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
ATALM attendees wishing to expand networking opportunities and establish beneficial professional relationships may sign up for the Mentorship program. It is fun for both Mentors and Mentees. ATALM Emerging Professionals/Mentorship Program Registration.
CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS
ATALM conferences are primarily staffed by more than 150 volunteers. Opportunities include conference prep, registration desk, photography, social media, room monitors, and ticket takers. Volunteer Form.
ROOMMATE/RIDESHARE
Many ATALM attendees make new friends and save money by sharing rooms and traveling together, including sharing transportation to and from the airport. Complete the following form to help us connect you with potential roommates/rideshares. Roommate/Rideshare form.
CONFERENCE PLANNING COUNCIL
The National Planning Council brings the broad perspective needed when planning programs, awarding scholarships, and selecting award winners. To be considered for membership on the Council, please complete this form.
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American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)
In 2019, AILDI celebrated its 40th year anniversary of providing critical training to strengthen efforts to revitalize and promote the use of Indigenous languages across generations. To mark the occasion, AILDI is launching an on-line directory of Indigenous language programs, projects, schools, teachers, students, and advocates. The directory, when completed, will be available on the website. The directory is designed to provide a brief overview of some of the goals and accomplishments of Indigenous language programs and projects. All are welcome to contribute to the directory, regardless of whether you have attended an AILDI session or not.
Click here to enter information. Thank you for contributing to the directory.
For questions and more information contact AILDI or call (520) 621-1058.
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American Romanian Cultural Society (ARCS)
9th Romanian Film Festival Seattle
The Romanian Film Festival Seattle is coming back this fall, November 11-27! After two virtual editions, we will meet this year at Northwest Film Forum in Seattle. The festival is organized in partnership with the Romanian Film Festival Arizona, whose in person screenings will take place November 19-20 at Majestic Theater in Tempe.
Romanian American National Heritage Award
The Romanian American National Heritage Award is an annual competition for high school students with Romanian heritage or background. Applicants of non-Romanian descent may qualify, as long as their work and experience relate to Romania or the Romanian community in the US.
The award recognizes exceptional contributions to the cohesion of the Romanian community and the preservation of its heritage, language, culture and traditions.
Granted by the American Romanian Cultural Society and Romanian United Fund, with the endorsement of the Embassy of Romania to the United States. The Award Ceremony will be hosted at the Alianța Gala on November 30th - December 1st.
Registration now open through October 15.
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Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)
54th ASEEES Annual Convention
Theme: Precarity
2022 ASEEES President: Joan Neuberger, University of Texas at Austin
The 2022 ASEEES convention invites discussion of the experiences associated with precarity in Eastern Europe and Eurasia as well as in the academic institutions that employ us to study the region. Primarily associated with unstable, exclusive, and increasingly uncertain working conditions together with the collective cultural and individual psychological experiences that result, precarity, has become a factor on nearly every aspect of life on our planet. While the effects of precarity are highly diverse, they have a profound impact, beyond the realms of work, on our environment, health care, mobility, social hierarchies of inclusion and exclusion, and the politics and economy of cultural production, among others. Changes in the global economy have made precarity especially visible in the present, but these are phenomena with long histories and long-evolving cultures. The peoples of Eastern Europe and Eurasia have created and responded to those threats in important, diverse, and instructive ways, in both the past and the present.
October 13-14, 2022, Virtual Convention
November 10-13, 2022, Chicago, IL, The Palmer House Hilton
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Seattle Polish Film Festival (SPFF)
30th Annual Seattle Polish Film Festival is coming this October!
Seattle Polish Film Festival (SPFF) is an annual event showcasing the best of Polish cinema since the early 1990’s. The SPFF is produced and presented by the non-profit Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association.
SPFF was started in 1992 by Polish community leaders Tom Podl and Dr. Michal Friedrich. Mr. Podl and Dr. Friedrich were inspired by other notable Polish Film festivals in the U.S. and in Poland. They wanted to share this special part of Polish culture with the greater Seattle community. SPFF is the second longest running Polish film festival in the United States. 2017 marked its 25th anniversary.
From 2002 to 2005, local attorney Krys Koper directed the SPFF. Mr. Koper ushered in a new era of procuring high quality films and guests. Under his direction, SPFF presented such films as Revenge and When the Sun was God, as well as classics such as The Promised Land and Woman Alone.
From 2006, local patent attorney Greg Plichta directed SPFF. Under Mr. Plichta's leadership, the SPFF showcased critically acclaimed films alongside independent films, shorts, animations, and documentaries. During this time, the SPFF hosted a wide variety of guests and luminaries from Polish cinema. In 2010, Dr. Michal Friedrich returned to SPFF as the Artistic Director, with Greg Plichta as Managing Director.
As of 2011, former Solidarity activist and local film fanatic Zbigniew Pietrzyk has run SPFF, and in 2012 was joined by his son Michal, a television industry professional, as the Artistic Director. Since then, every edition of SPFF is scheduled to reach new heights in terms of film quality, diversity, and sophistication – in large part due to the generous support of its patrons, and the selfless contributions of its dedicated staff.
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National Heritage Language Resource Center (NHLRC)
Online Heritage Learner Workshop
In conjunction with STARTALK, the National Heritage Language Resource Center has developed this online course for language instructors who teach heritage language (HL) students. (A HL student has grown up in a home in which a language other than the dominant societal one is spoken and has enrolled in a class to study that language.)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 20% of the U.S. population speaks a language other than English at home (Source: U.S. Census Bureau). As the number of HL learners continues to grow, language teachers need to be well versed in the foundational principles of HL teaching and be able to enact them in their particular language and instructional context. With this in mind, our course aims to:
- provide an in-depth understanding of the needs, both linguistic and affective, of HL students, and
- detail pedagogical practices that ongoing research and classroom experience indicate best meet those needs.
Course Format:
The course consists of five self-paced modules: Each module is comprised of five to eight lessons, with each lesson further subdivided into segments organized around videos that average approximately three minutes in length. The modules build on each other and form a coherent whole, but each module also functions as a stand-alone unit, and participants can choose either to cover all the modules or only those they find useful.
- Thought Exercises: Each lesson has 1-3 Thought Exercises which probe understanding of the content. These tasks are short, taking 5-10 minutes to complete. Once completed, computer feedback is automatically provided.
- Module Assignments: Each module culminates with an assignment that synthesizes the information presented in the module's lessons. The average estimated time complete an assignment is 2 hours. Participants have the option to complete the assignment and receive feedback from NHLRC instructors, depending on which pricing scheme is selected.
The modules can be used in conjunction with a teacher training course or by individual teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills and better serve their HL students.
Pricing:
For each module, the following choices are available:
$75 per module gives you access to:
- Lessons
- Videos
- Thought Exercises
- Module Assignment without feedback
$150 per module gives you access to:
- Lessons
- Videos
- Thought Exercises
- Module Assignment with feedback from NHLRC instructors
- *If all five modules are completed, the NHLRC will issue a certificate. (This is not a UCLA-issued certificate.)
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Sanskrit:
Samskrita Bharati USA
Interested in learning Sanskrit or building skills to assess for the Seal of Biliteracy? Samskrita Bharati USA works to promote Samskritam as an everyday language and to provide access to its rich and diverse repository of knowledge.
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Tamil
American Tamil Teachers Association (ATTA)
National Tamil Standards were rated as ‘Approve with Minimal Changes’
It is a proud moment for ATTA that the document rating has been awarded as ‘Approve with Minimal Changes’ for National Tamil Standards.
Standards Collaborative Board from ACTFL approved the National Tamil Standards proposed by ATTA; suggested recommendations will be amended. And our edits and changes will be made to the document, creating the final version.
ACTFL will publish the National Tamil Standards along with the World-Readiness Standards; the Tamil Standards will be available for download as an electronic publication.
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American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT)
7th AATT Conference
"Teaching Turkic Languages in a Changing World"
The American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages is pleased to announce the 7th AATT Conference: 'Teaching Turkic Languages in a Changing World'.
The 7th annual AATT Conference will take place ONLINE on October 30, 2022.
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ALL STUDENTS PREPARED FOR POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS, CAREERS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
Led by State Superintendent Chris Reykdal, OSPI oversees K-12 public education in Washington state. Our mission is to provide funding, resources, tools, data and technical assistance that enable educators to ensure students succeed in our public schools, are prepared to access post-secondary training and education, and are equipped to thrive in their careers and lives.
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