STARTALK 2009 - Programs in DC
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| Type: | teacher |
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| Language: | Arabic | Chinese | Hindi | Persian | Swahili | Turkish | Urdu |
3 programs found.
Center for Applied Linguistics (teacher)
CAL STARTALK Proficiency Assessment Training Program
This STARTALK workshop will combine online and face-to-face workshop formats to provide training in language assessment. The purpose of the workshop is to help STARTALK program directors, instructors, and/or teacher trainers learn about and plan for assessment in their STARTALK summer programs. The workshop focuses on assessment with particular attention to assessing language growth in short-term STARTALK programs for students with novice-level proficiency. This blended learning workshop combines distance learning and face-to-face interaction. The workshop will begin with a four-module online course on the basics of assessment. Consistent with the blended learning approach, the initial four modules are followed by a two-day face-to-face workshop at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC, in July, 2009. After the face-to-face workshop, CAL will continue the online modules in order to provide assessment assistance, advice, and support during participants’ STARTALK programs. Finally, optional oral proficiency workshops, conducted online, will be available in the fall of 2009. This workshop is limited to staff from STARTALK-funded programs. We hope that at least one person from every program participates. Organizers: Meg Malone, Lynn Thompson, Vicky Nier, and Anne Donovan Application: You can request the application and DRAFT syllabus from mmalone@cal.org.
National Capital Language Resource Center (teacher)
Writing & Implementing an Arabic Curriculum K-12
This intensive one-week institute is offered for the third consecutive summer, continuing the important work of helping teachers of Arabic develop standards-based curricula for their classes. The goal is to provide guidelines and frameworks for curriculum development and specifically to help teachers develop and share standards-based curricula, units and lesson plans for Arabic for their schools, programs, or districts. This summer’s particular emphasis will be placed on integrating the Language Continuum with standards-based curriculum and instruction. During the institute concepts of curriculum development will be reviewed, models of the Language Continuum for Arabic (sequencing of language learning) will be visited, existing curricular materials for Arabic and other languages K-12 will be reviewed and analyzed, and leaders will work with small groups to help develop and refine participants' own curricular materials with a focus on integrating sequential introduction of materials with the standards. Upon completion of the assignments, teachers will receive certificates indicating 40 hours earned in Curriculum Development for which most school districts award continuing education units (CEUs).
National Capital Language Resource Center (teacher)
Arabic K-12 Hands-On
This institute will provide teachers at the elementary and high school levels the opportunity to try out learner-centered, communicative language teaching strategies, become familiar with the National Standards for Learning Arabic, and “learn by doing” how to provide challenging, engaging instruction. This highly intensive institute has been offered successfully for three years at the NCLRC, twice with the sponsorship of STARTALK. This summer we will increase the microteaching component by engaging two groups of students, one group of elementary and middle school students and one group of high school students, to act as students in “laboratory” classes for two hours each day. The emphasis of this workshop will be to provide teachers with information that can be used to extend the scope and range of their teaching strategies combined with targeted experiences that will integrate the information with classroom practice. An email conversation for group members and the presenters will be maintained through the year by the NCLRC to extend the period of group exploration and support. Participants will receive certificates for 40 hours of professional development from the National Capital Language Resource Center which are converted by states and districts into CEUs.
