Polyglot Press
Messages for the World Language Teacher
April 19, 2012
Spring has sprung! The flowers are out in full color. The blue skies are back and the temperature is rising. Hopefully everyone had a great spring break! Below are various updates, news, tech ideas and online resources that will hopefully be useful. Thanks to those who share their ideas via email or in school visits. You can find this info at www.polyglotpress.blogspot.com
BRAVO!
· Nine visiting French students arrived on April 13 and began classes Monday, April 16 at Weddington High. French teacher, Sue Mead, coordinated the visit for students and chaperones to stay with host families and to visit various classes. Sue was contacted by Diane Smith at East Meck who represents Terre Lingua www.ltlhost.com
· Michelle Ballard’s scheduled c-section went great April 9 and she is now resting comfortably at home for the rest of the semester enjoying her new daughter.
· Marvin Ridge High welcomes a delegation of four administrators from their partner school in Nanjing, China during the week of April 23. Chinese teacher, Xiaohong HuMueller, Spanish teacher Cathy Eisner, and a host of others have been planning since September to attempt to repay the hospitality offered to the 22 UCPS teachers who taught at the Chinese summer camp in 2011. Assistant Principal Lisa Justice is coordinating a return trip this summer.
Best wishes
· To Linda Juntgen, French teacher at Sun Valley High, who ended up in the hospital just days before her intended trip to take her students to Limoges, France. Students were able to travel with the second chaperone. Best wishes for a quick recovery.
· To Sharon DePena, Spanish teacher at Piedmont High, who will be recuperating through August from damage to the disks in her back.
Professional Development
· April 26 – Six-week online course “Teaching World Languages with Online Resources” begins. Free course offers 3 CEUs in Academic Content for renewal credit and is taught by Donna Podgorny. Work on your own 24 / 7 and / or come on Thursdays for as much time as desired from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Email Donna Podgorny for details or to sign up.
· July 6 – 7, 2012,8:00 am EST to 03:00 pm.TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) workshop. Presenter, Donna Tatum-Johns, is coming to Charlotte and presenting a 2-day workshop. The cost is $269 (but if it is $169 if your school is not paying). The workshop has an introduction to TPRS, a demonstration and extensive practice. Participants will practice lesson planning, circling, TPRS extended readings, reading and discussing the novels. They will also be shown grading and classroom management in a TPRS classroom. The WMS foreign language department will be attending, so there will be fellow UCPS faces. This is an awesome opportunity for those interested in learning about this method! (The workshop was designed for those new to TPRS).Location: Quality Inn; 440 Griffith Road; Charlotte, NC 28217; (704) 525-0747; Four ways to register for Workshops: 1) (Call between 8 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. MST Time.) 2) Online at BlainerayTPRS.com and http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?432106#Sessions ; 2) Phone toll-free at (888) 373-1920 with Visa, MasterCard, Discover or AmEx card info; 3) Fax 888/RAY-TPRS (729-8777) with credit card or school P.O. 4) Send check, school P.O. or credit card number to: Blaine Ray Workshops, Inc.; 8411 Nairn Road; Eagle Mtn., UT 84005; (888) 373-1920. Questions: email: Blaineray@aol.com “This is an awesome opportunity for those interested in learning about this method!” says WMS Spanish teacher Kathryn Snearly.
· Tulane University's Latin American Resource Center is hosting a tour to Guatemala this summer. Details are below. Please contact Denise Woltering Vargas, program manager of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University, if interested. TEL 504.862.3143 CEL 504.376.9492 stonecenter.tulane.edu To apply for this program, please fill out the initial application and register online: http://stonecenter.tulane.edu/summer2012 by April 27, 2012 or email: dwolteri@tulane.edu This ten day trip costs *$1400* and includes all in country expenses.
Events
· April 27, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Bailando a través de Latino América 2012; Spirit Square - McGlohon Theatre; 345 N. College St. Charlotte, N.C. 28202 Tickets:; $15 Adults; $10 Children (5-14 years); Call: 704-449-8868; latindancecompany@yahoo.com ; www.TheCarolinasLatinDanceCompany.org ; Blumenthal Box Office: 704 - 372 – 1000; www.blumenthalcenter.org
· May 5, Saturday Celebration of the Battle of Puebla in Mexico when the Mexicans won the battle against the French invasions and desire to rule Mexico. Celebrated in Mexico and the US in commemoration of fighting valiantly to avoid external control.
Summer Language Camps for Students
· Scholarships available for students to learn languages in an exciting, dynamic learning environment. Concordia Language Villages offers scholarships for the 2012 summer youth (ages 7 - 18) immersion programs. Some scholarships may include travel stipends. The Language Villages has been a leader in immersion language and culture education for over 50 years and offers 1, 2 and 4 week residential immersion summer camps in Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Finnish, Norwegian, Russian, English, and Portuguese. More information available at www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org/scholarships
· Universite du Quebec a Montreal offers French immersion experience in Montreal for students and teachers. UQAM; Écoles d'été en langues - Programmes immersion; T : + 1 514-987-3000, ext. 5621 infoete@uqam.ca Web : www.langues.immersion.uqam.ca
DPI
· A glossary of terms has been added to the Essential Standards Instructional Tools page on the Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE) website at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/support-tools/#glossary. Glossaries are available for English as a Second Language, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, Arts Education and Healthful Living. The glossaries address critical terms and definitions that are essential in building content knowledge so educators can effectively teach the new Essential Standards. Glossaries are also available for the Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and Math, and can be found at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core-tools/#glossary.
· The most recent World Language Race to the Top Summer Institute Group webinar was broadcast on Thursday, April 12, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The PowerPoint presentation and archived recording from that webinar are now posted on the WLES Wiki Webinar page at http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/2011-2012+Webinars towards the bottom of the page, as webinars are posted chronologically.
· DPI Update Webinar on Overview of 2012-2013 Plans & Introduction to NCWORLDLANG Social Bookmark for all NC World languages teachers: May 24, 2012, at 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Note: This webinar was originally scheduled for May 10 but had to be changed due to scheduling conflicts. To register for this webinar, please click on https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/295525056 and complete the form. Connection information and reminders will be sent to you via email.To submit questions for this webinar, go to http://tinyurl.com/WLWebinarQuestions and complete the form.
Note: This webinar was originally scheduled for May 10 but had to be changed due to scheduling conflicts. To register for this webinar, please click on https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/295525056 and complete the form. Connection information and reminders will be sent to you via email.To submit questions for this webinar, go to http://tinyurl.com/WLWebinarQuestions and complete the form.
Global Competency
· There is a 15 minute videoclip with Tony Jackson of the Asia Society who summarizes what students need to know to be globally competent. He includes the need for being multilingual soon after minute 11:00. The clip is good for administrators, teachers and high school students… maybe middle schoolers. http://asiasociety.org/video/education/global-competence-and-its-significance-american-schools
International Ed
· Malia Obama went to Oaxaca, Mexico for Spring Break with her school http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/world/americas/malia-obamas-class-trip-delights-mexico-tourism-officials.html?_r=1&ref=internationaleducation
· International Ed Section – New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/e/education_and_schools/international_education/index.html
Technology
· Snipping Tool is a very helpful aid for creating classroom visuals. Found in Microsoft Office 2010, this tool can copy visuals from any digital resource – online or in a document. Online tutorial at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/snipping-tool
· Jing, by Tech Smith, is a free screen capture tool AND a screenrecording tool with audio. http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html This permits you to capture still shots to use as teaching visuals. Likewise, with Jing, you can create a video by recording audio and the images on your monitor. Add audio to Power Points, Word docs, Online website views, etc. http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
· Snag It by Tech Smith has a free 30 day trial of a screencapture tool to help you capture images you can see on your monitor. http://www.techsmith.com/download/snagit/default.asp
· A recent webinar Make Thinking Visible with the Flipped Classroom Model was recorded and is available for review. A copy of the presentation slides are available for download at http://www.eschoolnews.com/e/webinars/SchoolwiresFLIP_AlanNovember_final.ppt .
To access the archived webinar, please go to: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/21/make-thinking-visible-3/ Check out the two videos featured during the live event here: Taking a Risk on At-Risk Kids - Greg Green - Clintondale High School at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2QgtPyk_Gk From Questions to Concepts: Interactive Teaching in Physics - Eric Mazur - Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYrKPoVFwg Please send your questions, comments and feedback to: smurik@eschoolnews.com
· iPhones have a great app Collins French English dictionary for $3.99.
· Brainscape has ‘adaptive flashcards’. The system lets student study on their iPhone iPad, or iPod Touch using flashcard repetition pattern that is customized to each student’s pace of learning. They have apps for
o Brainscape's founder, Andrew Cohen (acohen@brainscape.com), would be happy to give any AP teacher a free promo code so you can try an app yourself before you share anything with your students. (from AP Spanish list serv)
Cultural & Linguistic Awareness
· Bad Translations is a humorous video by world language teachers to highlight the importance of knowing the language and not just using a translator, of correct spelling, of cultural awareness. Your students will enjoy this two minute video clip and you will get the point across. Thanks to Paula McGuire, Spanish teacher from Marvin Ridge Middle, for sharing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlRWJhApoCA
· The film “Shanghai Calling” will open students’ eyes to working abroad. This romantic comedy about expatriate US citizens living in Shanghai China will be released in the US in May. “Imagine a steady stream of immigrants, traveling across a vast ocean to a foreign country, searching for new jobs and better lives. But the immigrants are Americans, and the country they are moving to… is China.” http://shanghaicalling.com/videos/
· What do African’s encounter when living in the US? Watch videoclips on sensitivity to African names, stereotypes on what African’s look like and why Africans immigrate to the US. One can easily transfer the lessons learned to how people in the US treat immigrants with accents, atypical names, etc. http://africasacountry.com/2012/03/27/really-youre-african
Chinese Resources
· 21 strokes for BAISIC CHN I 2012 Spring part II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFqDf3qncvQ&feature=relmfu
· Saving Rare Chinese Handicrafts from Extinction - China Insight videos http://english.cntv.cn/program/rediscoveringchina/20120331/104772.shtml
Spanish Resources
· Amazon now has an entire section devoted to ebooks for Kindle en Espanol. Many of these are free! http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/ref=pe_128790_23417920_pe_btn/?node=3458956011 (info from AP Spanish list serv)
· Bailando a través de Latino América 2012; Sábado 28 de Abril 7:00 pm ; Spirit Square - McGlohon Theatre; 345 N. College St. Charlotte, N.C. 28202 VENTA DE BOLETOS; $15 Adultos; $10 Niños (5-14 años); Telefono: 704-449-8868 ; latindancecompany@yahoo.com ; www.TheCarolinasLatinDanceCompany.org ; Blumenthol Box Office: 704 - 372 – 1000; www.blumenthalcenter.org
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