October 28, 2015
BRAVO
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Congratulations
to Mitzi Berry, Spanish teacher at
Forest Hills High, … who got married during the October 3rd weekend!
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Congrats
to Mateo Tiller, Spanish teacher at
Piedmont High who got married during the October 10th weekend!
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Welcome
to Adam Brown, the new Spanish
teacher at Weddington High School. Adam is a Weddington grad so it is wonderful
that he wants to make world language teaching his career and Weddington his new
home.
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Congrats
to Fernando Flores and crew who
invited Ana Jeri to teach Latin American dances to PE and Spanish language
students at Marvin Ridge High. Ana is part of a group called RW Latin Dance. She co-owns a
non-profit group Folclor Colombiano. She teaches typical dances from Perú and
Colombia as well as popular dances such as: Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Tango.
This group does presentations in different festivals in Charlotte like Festival
Latino, Hola Charlotte, The Festival in the Park and others.
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Shoutout
to Sarah Wade, Spanish teacher at
Marvin Ridge, for her cameo appearance in a videoclip promoting her school’s
Community Read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbffnhc1j04
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Felidadades
to the many Spanish teachers who took their students to see the Hispanic Ballet October 14. If you
mentioned it, follow the website for next year http://www.flamencoballet.com/
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Shout
out to Forest Hills High for organizing
a Latino
College Night October 21, 2015.
Events
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1 November, 2015 Enter
the Dragon: A Contemporary Chinese and Chinese-American Art Exhibit opens
at the Charlotte Museum. A Charlotte Chinese-American history in photo
exhibition is included and will tell the life and stories about Charlotte
Chinese-Americans during the last 100 years 3500 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC
28215, 704-568-1774 www.CharlotteMuseum.org Info@CharlotteMuseum.org
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November 9 (1989) Fall of
the Berlin Wall
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November 16-20, 2015 International
Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international
education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department
of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote
programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future
leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United
States. http://eca.state.gov/programs-initiatives/international-education-week Possible
Activities:
o
What
percent of US citizens have passports? http://roadwarriorvoices.com/2015/02/21/this-infographic-shows-the-percentage-of-americans-with-passports-is-up-35/ Hint: It is up from
3% in 1974. Infographic of Passport Holders per US State http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/02/17/how-many-americans-have-a-passport-2/
o
Infographic: How
Powerful Is Your Passport? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2669375/The-powerful-passports-world-revealed.html
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Video (1 minute in English)
Building a Democratic World through
International Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oES8iwW1YZM&feature=youtu.be&list=PLTwiJTvbVGfWX0TRulKe-pJUE9HHenwBC
o
Have
students research Study Abroad Options at UNC Universities: http://studyabroad.unc.edu/studyabroad.cfm, etc.
o
Have
students research how to get a US passport
o
Know
how to contact the US consulate once
you are abroad. Review US consulate pages in the target language in target
cultures, i.e. Chile http://spanish.chile.usembassy.gov/
o
Research
US travel advisories http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings.html for example to
Colombia http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/colombia-travel-warning.html
o
Read
about Sports Diplomacy http://eca.state.gov/programs-initiatives/sports-diplomacy Follow SportsUnited,
the U.S. State Department office responsible for sports diplomacy and
international sports exchanges, on Twitter https://twitter.com/SportsDiplomacy
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Reflect on language
goals
for studying abroad http://dailytrojan.com/2015/09/28/5-tips-for-making-language-gains-abroad/
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Debate summer,
semester and year-long study abroad http://blog.studyabroad101.com/2015/09/five-reasons-to-consider-a-long-term-study-abroad-program
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Research
Number of Students Studying Abroad,
per country http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/07/02/these-countries-have-the-most-students-studying-abroad-infographic/
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December 10 is Human Rights Day as proclaimed by the United Nations General
Assembly http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/
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12 December, 2015 Lecture:
Chinese Art and Culture in Charlotte by Warren ‘Weixiong’Zhong, President
of the Overseas Chinese Culture Athletic and Arts Federation.
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February 18 – 20, 2016 SCOLT
Conference
will be held in Charlotte. FLANC is partnering with SCOLT and will be holding
Spring sessions at SCOLT
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October 7 – 8, 2016 FLANC
Fall Conference in Durham
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Spring, 2017 FLANC
Mini- Conference will be held at East Carolina University.
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Fall 2017 FLANC
Fall Conference is being finalized for October in Winston-Salem, NC
Proficiency and the ACTFL Guidelines
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Do you understand the
ACTFL proficiency levels? Compete against your WL colleagues at a department
meeting. Test your skill at Kahoot https://kahoot.it/#/?quizId=2b86b200-40ed-4e17-a07e-2fe0105ad42a%20%E2%80%A6 Notice the new music and the ‘ghost’players.
Formative Assessment – A 2015-2016 Focus
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Ideas for Exit
Tickets http://www.brown.edu/about/administration/sheridan-center/teaching-learning/effective-classroom-practices/entrance-exit-tickets/sample
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Techniques to Check
for Understanding http://www.levy.k12.fl.us/instruction/Instructional_Tools/60FormativeAssessment.pdf
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Digital Formative
Assessment Tools for the Classroom https://www.nwea.org/blog/2014/update-36-digital-formative-assessment-tools-classroom/
Presentational Speaking
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Get free PowToons educator
accounts with
up to 60 student accounts. PowToon
creates videos with animated characters, music, etc. Last week to sign up for
free. https://www.powtoon.com/lp/newschoolyear/?utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Back+To+School+2015&utm_source=last-week-tue-Oct-27
Advocacy
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Dominant Languages on
Earth:
Of the 7.2 billion on earth, two-thirds speak …. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/24/the-future-of-language/ Washington Post
Article
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9 Reasons To Learn You
Another Language
You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpTfl_GqPUs
2:56 minutes
Chinese Resources
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VERBA – Just out! https://squareup.com/market/tpgIncludes 50
"light blue" sentence cards and 146 "white" noun cards.
Designed for the novice learner. Plays like Apples to Apples.
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Transparent Language
Word of the Day
– Great resource for levels 1 – 4. Read it, hear it, see a sample sentence, and
grow your vocabulary – one word at a time. Select your language: Chinese,
French, German, Latin, Spanish. Receive the Word of the Day through email,
facebook feed, Daily tweets, RSS feed http://www.transparent.com/word-of-the-day
French Resources
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VERBA Francáis https://squareup.com/market/tpg Includes 50
"red" sentence cards and 146 "white" noun cards. Designed
for the novice learner. Plays like Apples to Apples.
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Transparent Language
Word of the Day
– Great resource for levels 1 – 4. Read it, hear it, see a sample sentence, and
grow your vocabulary – one word at a time. Select your language: Chinese,
French, German, Latin, Spanish. Receive the Word of the Day through email,
facebook feed, Daily tweets, RSS feed http://www.transparent.com/word-of-the-day
German Resources
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Transparent Language
Word of the Day
– Great resource for levels 1 – 4. Read it, hear it, see a sample sentence, and
grow your vocabulary – one word at a time. Select your language: Chinese,
French, German, Latin, Spanish. Receive the Word of the Day through email,
facebook feed, Daily tweets, RSS feed http://www.transparent.com/word-of-the-day
Latin Resources
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VERBA Latin: Core
plus Expansion Sets 1, 2, and 3 https://squareup.com/market/tpg Latin core set.
Includes 50 "purple" sentence cards and 145 "white" noun
cards. Designed for the novice learner. Plays like Apples to Apples.
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Transparent Language
Word of the Day
– Great resource for levels 1 – 4. Read it, hear it, see a sample sentence, and
grow your vocabulary – one word at a time. Select your language: Chinese,
French, German, Latin, Spanish. Receive the Word of the Day through email,
facebook feed, Daily tweets, RSS feed http://www.transparent.com/word-of-the-day
Spanish Resources
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Día de los muertos videos per Ñandú list serv (Always
be very aware of the many sensitivities about Day of the Dead and Halloween in
some communities).
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Mexico’s
Day of the Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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CGI Student Academy Award Gold Medal Winner Short Film HD: "Dia De Los
Muertos" from Whoo Kazoo (animated) https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Chistes para Halloween http://confesionesyrealidades.blogspot.com/2014/10/chistes-graficos-para-halloween.html
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Galería: Día del los muertos http://www.mexconnect.com/galleries/385-through-the-lens-day-of-the-dead-cemeteries
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5 Ways to Celebrate Día de los Muertos http://languageteacherscafe.blogspot.com/2014/10/5-ways-to-celebrate-dia-de-los-muertos.html
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23+ Activities for
Halloween and Day of the Dead http://palmyraspanish1.blogspot.com/2012/10/21-activities-for-halloween-and-day-of.html
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Sign-up
your Spanish 2 or 4 classes to Mystery
Skype with Sra. Boldaños @mrsbolanos
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1q5Ix0yotJ4fn6GBc0kzHKDuODSh6pWw3rlV2_6VE3sg/edit#gid=0
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Blog Me encanta escribir en español – actividad: la familia http://me-encanta-escribir.blogspot.fr/search/label/la%20familia
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Books that reflect
the Latino experience
http://me-encanta-escribir.blogspot.fr/search/label/la%20familia
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Spanish 3, 4, 5, AP,
IB - Great
summary reference of when to use Subjunctive
in Spanish http://www.lingolex.com/swom/wom-subj.htm
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VERBA Spanish - https://squareup.com/market/tpg Includes 50
"grey" sentence cards and 146 "white" noun cards. Designed
for the novice learner. Plays like Apples to Apples.
·
Transparent Language
Word of the Day
– Great resource for levels 1 – 4. Read it, hear it, see a sample sentence, and
grow your vocabulary – one word at a time. Select your language: Chinese,
French, German, Latin, Spanish. Receive the Word of the Day through email,
facebook feed, Daily tweets, RSS feed http://www.transparent.com/word-of-the-day
