Polyglot Press for World Languages Teachers

Monday, April 2, 2012

Spring Break is Just About Here!

Polyglot Press

Messages for World Languages Teachers

April 2, 2012

Spring break is just around the corner. Vacations, outings and rest are planned. Safe travels and happy times.

The Polyglot Press aims to inform the UCPS World Language teachers and keep them abreast of valuable events, links, news, professional developments, accomplishment, etc. This information is housed on www.polyglotpress.blogspot.com Thanks to those who share resources.

BRAVO

· Congratulations to Julianne Lease who gave birth to a St Patrick’s Day baby, Carlie Elizabeth. Julianne is a Spanish teacher at Piedmont High.

· Congratulations to Huldrych Castrillon, Spanish teacher at Parkwood Middle, who is marrying her fiancé from Spain April 4. The couple plans a spring honeymoon to Washington, D.C and New York City.

· Congratulations to Jamie Crowell, French teacher at Weddington Middle, who got married March 26. Jamie and her new husband will take up residence in Virginia at the end of this school year. Jamie has been a lead teacher at the middle school level. Jamie has worked on 6^th grade French curriculum, and has presented in the county on TRPS and various tech tools. She will be missed and is wished the very best.

· Stacie Thompson, Spanish teacher at Cuthbertson High, presented on two different topics at the World View in their series North Carolina and Latin American this week in Raleigh.

· Stacie Thompson, will also be joining the Cuthbertson High students and teachers traveling to Denmark to visit the CHS partner school and students.

· Xiaohong HuMueller, Marvin Ridge HS Chinese teacher, was featured in the Enquirer Journal in an article about the recent Discover China Day March 2. Xiaohong taught the middle and high school students about etiquette for Chinese banquets, food phrases and how to make dumplings. http://enquirerjournal.com/view/full_story/17847512/article-Discover-China--Classes-learn-about-the-culture

· Xiaohong will present at the April FLANC workshops in Asheville with Dr. Scott Kissau of UNC-C on “Warm-up Activities in the Foreign Language Classroom”

· Lisa Helms, French teacher at Cuthbertson Middle, and Sue Mead, French teacher at Weddington High, are once again taking students to France summer 2012. Bon voyage! Sue and Lisa use the agency Explorica and are very pleased. If you want info on their trip, you can do visit www.explorica.com Tour center ID: MEAD- 7966.

· Sibyll Spoons-Salazar, Spanish teacher at Weddington High, recently hosted two Japanese students at her home for two weeks!

· Harry Braun successfully organized homestays, class visits and area events for the visiting students from the MRHS sister-school in Germany. Classroom visits like a calligraphy lesson, a cooking class, a US PE and sports lesson, as well as extra-curricular activities like Discovery Place (Museum, Mummies and Movie), the National Whitewater Rafting Center, etc. filled the students’ stay.

· Lisa Juntgen, Sun Valley High French teacher, is polishing last minute details of their travel / study trip to Limoges, France this week.

· Lisa Helms and Linda Juntgen are busy working on French 1 common assessments for benchmark 1, 2 and final exam for French 1. Ideas and input can be sent to Donna Podgorny.

· While Amanda Mancilla-Kimbrough, Spanish teacher for CATA was out on maternity leave until about April 2, NC certified Spanish teacher Peggy Heller was subbing for her. Contact Donna Podgorny for sub contact info if interested.

· Correction – Jessica Garner had a son… but his correct name is Barrett Benjamin Garner.

Events

· April 20-22, 2012 Global Youth Service Day Over 100 countries on 6 continents What: Youth Changing The World, addressing critical issues including health, education, environment, hunger, poverty, disaster preparedness and response, and human rights How: Youth working together with schools, youth organizations, nonprofits, community and faith-based organizations, volunteer and national service programs, government agencies, faith communities, and other adult allies Why: To be a part of the largest, and longest-running, annual day of service, and the only day of service dedicated to engaging and celebrating children and youth http://gysd.org/

Professional Development

· April 21, 2012 Saturday FLANC Spring Fling Mini-Conference Asheville - Registration open! Join FLANC in Asheville on Saturday, April 21st for a little professional pick me up. All day sessions dedicated to the world language professional. Hosted at the Holiday Inn/Biltmore West, we look forward to another incredible day of sessions for you. Visit to the Spring Workshops page for more information and online registration. Registration Deadline is April 13^th! FLANC is pleased to welcome TrueNatureEducation as a sponsoring partner for the 2012 Spring Conference.

· Tuesday, April 10 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm ET ACTFL Webinar: Exploring Culture through the Target LanguageThis webinar shares lessons learned from teaching culture in the target language and discusses how to identify cultural objectives within a lesson or unit.
Presenter: Donna Clementi, Appleton West High School and Concordia Language Villages, Emerita

· Tuesday, April 17 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm ET ACTFL Webinar: Maintaining Communication through the Target Language This webinar emphasizes classroom strategies to build communication skills while maintaining near-exclusive use of the target language in the classroom. Learn about some stumbling blocks and the solutions to employing the target language at the 90% level.
Presenter: Jean LeLoup, U.S. Air Force Academy http://actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=5345

· Wednesday, April 25 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm ET ACTFL Webinar Integrating 21st Century Skills to Engage Today’s Language Learners- Integrating 21st Century Skills in Curriculum and Unit Design Get an overview of the World Languages 21st Century Skills Map and the key skills language learners should develop in today’s classrooms. The webinar focuses on designing units of instruction backward from the end goal and discusses strategies to plan meaningful units.
Presenter: Lynn Fulton-Archer, Richmond Drive Elementary School

· Wednesday, May 9 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm ET ACTFL Webinar Integrating 21st Century Skills in Language Assessment This webinar digs deeper into the World Languages 21st Century Skills Map by exploring implications for assessment. Hear guiding principles and examples for designing assessments that incorporate real world tasks.
Presenter: Thomas Sauer, Jefferson County Public Schools

· Wednesday, May 23 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm ET ACTFL Webinar Integrating 21st Century Skills in Language Instruction Focusing on instructional strategies that prepare students to achieve the performance goals, this webinar provides examples of how to help students develop and demonstrate a blend of 21st century skills and proficiency in communication. Presenter: Cherice Montgomery, Brigham Young University

· ACTFL webinar Registration Rates

· Participate in as many webinars at you want (The more you attend, the more you save)

· Earn one (1) CEU for every webinar you attend*

· Watch the webinars on-demand (and still get the CEU credit)

· ACTFL Member Rates: $75 per webinar, $180 for any three webinars, or $325 for all six webinars

· Non-Member Rates: $99 per webinar, $239 for any three webinars, or $425 for all six webinars

· *ACTFL will allow one person to be registered from a site with multiple viewers. However, teachers who want to receive a CEU must register as an individual.

· Spring Reading - North Carolina Teacher of the Year Tyronna Hooker offers the following recommendations for catching up on your reading over spring break: Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains, by LouAnne Johnson. From seating plans to Shakespeare, this book offers practical strategies that will help both new teachers and seasoned veterans create dynamic classroom environments where students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching. From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black and Hispanic Students, by Crystal Kuykendall. This is a compelling and informative examination of the academic and behavioral challenges facing many of America’s minority youth and offers insight on how teachers can help in overcoming them.

Learning with Laptops

· The Art of a Flipped Classroom – Turning Learning on its Head The webinar was recorded and is available for review here: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/02/23/the-art-of-a-flipped-classroom-turning-learning-on-its-head/ You can download a copy of the slides here: http://www.eschoolnews.com/files/2012/03/Flipped-Class_Webinar-rev2.pdf

Advocacy

· “Why bilinguals are smarter” New York Times includes an opinion piece highlighting the benefits of being bilingual. Our well-read Paula McGuire (Spanish at Marvin Ridge Middle) and Sue Mead (French at Weddington High) both saw this article and sent it in to share. “Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age.” “The bilingual experience appears to influence the brain from infancy to old age.” A UCSD researcher “found that individuals with a higher degree of bilingualism — measured through a comparative evaluation of proficiency in each language — were more resistant than others to the onset of dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease: the higher the degree of bilingualism, the later the age of onset.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=1&src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB

· Study Abroad Testimonials from the United States Institute of Peace “Having a study abroad experience can be an important step in building a career in managing conflict and building peace around the world.” http://www.buildingpeace.org/act-build-peace/study-abroad/testimonials

Tech Resources

· UCPS has an Edmodo community! Check it out. To join the UCPS Edmodo community, you need a log in code from don.mace@ucps.k12.nc.us Don’t’ know what Edmodo is? It is an online resource for connecting with students that resembles Facebook but serves educational purposes. will allow you to easily collaborate with other teachers in your school or district. In recognition of your commitment to providing a safe and secure learning environment for your students, when you join the community you will earn the Edmodo Subdomain User Badge.

· Lisa Helms, French teacher at Cuthbertson High, shares that she uses http://www.mylessonplanner.com/ to store her lessons online. She can access them from any internet service. She gives her students access and while absent or upon return students can figure out what they missed in class and how to catch up quickly. $7.95 monthly – Lisa says it is worth it.

Teaching Trends

· Fetzer, who teaches in the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) Occupational Course of Study (OCS) blended learning program, teaches special-needs students in grades 10-12. Students are paired with an exceptional children’s teacher in a classroom, as well as with a content specialist teacher online. Fetzer said that teaching online lets her instantly individualize instruction for her students, and she is able to personalize lessons to appeal to each student’s own areas of interest or preferences. Access to different online tools and technologies is an added benefit. “I can spend more time with each student individually and adapt to their likes or dislikes and strengths and weaknesses,” she said. “And they become very comfortable with us; sometimes they might be more comfortable saying things to their online teacher than they would to their classroom teacher, especially students who have communication barriers.”

DPI

· “Next Generation Assessments: Benefits of Online Assessments - There are several benefits to administering assessments online versus paper and pencil. By moving to online assessments, we can offer assessments that are increasingly multi-part, media-enhanced, performance-based, and better representative of the depth intended in the new standards. Another benefit is the availability of Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled accommodation for eligible students. The online assessments also offer several universal design features such as larger font sizes, and adjustable background colors. Additional benefits include: universal design, virtual highlighter and calculator, flexible scheduling/staffing, storage space, test security, reporting and cost effectiveness. To learn more about the benefits and timeline for transitioning to online assessments, please visit www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/online or contact Kayla Siler at Kayla.Siler@dpi.nc.gov.”

Chinese Resources

· Study Blue – Chinese– Make and share online flashcards, quizzes and notes. Students can: 1) study in class, at home and on their phones with mobile apps, 2) quiz themselves and track their progress using their flashcards or others that are uploaded online, 3) set study reminders; 4) collaborate with classmates from other schools and universities around the world.

· Videoclips of interest to Global Studies and Chinese classes (thanks to Sharon Tian for sharing)

1. Dragon Dance with Drum Rhythm

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/112249.shtml

2. Dance of the Golden Snake

http://english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20120123/115576.shtml

3. The Dragon and Phoenix Bring Good Fortune

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/112771.shtml

4. Pursuit of Love

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/114563.shtml

5. Love Story of Peacocks

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/114909.shtml

6. Reminiscing

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/115358.shtml

7. Voice of the Bamboo in the Open Mountain

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/114512.shtml

8. Fairy Tale of New Year's Eve

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/115351.shtml

9. Beauty in the Chinese Style

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/115352.shtml

10. Close-up Magic

http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120123/114673.shtml

· Making Sense of China through Social Media Tea Leaf Nation http://tealeafnation.com

· Chinese Netizens and KONY - http://tealeafnation.com/2012/03/chinese-netizens-do-their-part-to-make-kony-famous/

· China: Debate on Kony - http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/03/21/china-debate-on-kony-2012-and-alert-of-us-intervention

· How to use an abacus – videoclip https://flippedlearning.eduvision.tv/default.aspx

French Resources

· Both Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich speak French: Romney after being a Mormon missionary in France in the 60’s and Gingrich after two years in Orleans, France as a youth. http://www.smh.com.au/world/sacre-bleu-us-republican-accuses-rival-of-speaking-french-20120114-1q03f.html

Spanish Resources

· In Q'Viva! The Chosen, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Jamie King will travel through 20 countries to find and showcase the most outstanding Latin singers, dancers, musicians and other amazing performers. The transcontinental journey, which includes stops in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela and the United States will also feature the incredible stories and personal journeys of the performers they discover. After travelling the globe and reviewing talent, Lopez, Anthony and King will bring the chosen ones to the U.S. to prepare for what is sure to be the most important performance of their lives in a spectacular show that will be the greatest celebration of Latin music and performance arts ever produced. The show is mostly in English. http://www.fox.com/qviva-the-chosen/

· Juanes – Building Peace through Music biography in English http://www.buildingpeace.org/teach-visit-us-and-learn/exhibits/witnesses-peacebuilding/juanes-building-peace-through-music

o La Paz sin fronteras http://www.pazsinfronteras.org/

· Are you looking for a school in a Spanish-speaking country to compare to US schools? Alejandra Elliott, Spanish teacher at Monroe Middle who is from Colombia, uses the following site from a school in Bogota http://www.gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/# If you want to see the students’ schedule so that your students can compare it to their own, you can find schedules at http://gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/vgm/ The sixth grade schedules even have graphic designs that symbolize the subject area http://gimnasiomoderno.edu.co/vgm/file.php/1/HORARIOS_2012version_corregida.pdf

· The info below is from the CASLS Newsletter;

o Spanish Music Database - http://elmundodebirch.wordpress.com A Maryland Spanish teacher has assembled a database of songs in Spanish by artist, title, grammar, vocabulary, culture topic, country, and YouTube video link. As she says in her blog, “If I’m looking for a song that contains the future tense or object pronouns or commands, etc, that’s what I search for; if I need a song from Uruguay, I search for that; if my students have responded favorably to a different artist, like Sie7e, María Mulata or Orishas, I am able to search for more music from that artist; if I need music videos about Sevilla, they are there, too.” For more teaching ideas from this same teacher, you can follow her blog at http://elmundodebirch.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/update-to-my-spanish-music-database ; although it hasn’t been updated recently it is full of good ideas and resources. There are also more resources for teachers on the wiki: http://elmundodebirch.wikispaces.com ; scroll down to For teachers in the left sidebar. BlogUrl: http://casls-nflrc.blogspot.com/2012/03/spanish-music-database.html

· Adele’s music – with subtitles in Spanish Someone Like You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6MeXV-BW8&feature=channel Set Fire to the Rain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5i4yUx4GuA&feature=relmfu

Advanced Language Student Resources

· Fantasy Dating / Marriage Project: AP Spanish list serv suggests the following project: “From a list of famous people from the target culture, give each student one male name and one female name. Assume they are dating or married. Have them predict what their life would be like: ‘Two containers one with males one with females. They drew them out and then spent the rest of the period researching them. Next they'll present their Venn Diagrams on the whiteboard, and the teacher will collect them after students are done with the presentations. Students have a blast in spite of not knowing who all the famous people are prior to researching them. ‘The one young man who got 15^th century ‘Isabel la católica” and had to pair her with ‘Pedro Almodovar’ a current, anti-Catholic church movie producer. Another obscure pairing was Sammy Davis Jr. and Shakira.” Jeanne

Signatures / Quotes

· "Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things." Flora Lewis

· “Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.” Solzhenitsyn

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hope you had a great National Foreign Language Week!

Polyglot Press

Messages for World Languages Teachers

March 14, 2012

Here’s hoping you had great things going on during National Foreign Language Week! It’s a great time to celebrate what you accomplish each day with so many students.

BRAVO

· Congratulations to all the teachers for their many fine efforts in motivating their students and in celebrating National Foreign Language Week. Weddington HS once again held their music festival every block of the day on Wednesday, held hall decorating competitions and a soccer match between language groups.

· Congratulations to Jessica Garner on the birth of her third child, Barrett Browning, Saturday, March 10. Jessica previously was a Spanish teacher at Piedmont High, Porter Ridge High and Cuthbertson High. She currently works with Race to the Top and DPI in Region 6.

· Best wishes to Jean Patterson of Parkwood High who is leading a group to Italy, France and Switzerland this summer.

· Best wishes to Alice Shrader who along with Cathy Eisner, both Spanish teachers at Marvin Ridge High, will be leading students to Spain this summer.

Professional Development

· Wednesday, March 21 from 2:00 – 3:00 The Art of a Flipped Classroom - free webinar to learn more about Flipped Learning and how to reach all of your students in every class every day. This overview will introduce participants to the concept of Flipped Learning: Where educators are actively transferring the responsibility and ownership of learning to the students. Flipped learning happens when the teacher’s lecture is delivered to students via video outside of the classroom. Then traditional class time is used for active problem solving and one-to-one or small group tutoring with the teacher. Students can watch the short video lectures as many times as they wish to grasp the content and then come to class ready to jump into the lesson, ask questions, work on collaborative projects and explore the content further. by EduVision by JDL Horizons & TechSmith https://eschoolmedia.webex.com/mw0306ld/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=eschoolmedia

· Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:00 pm Powering the Digital Classroom: More than just computers Free webinar By now, using the experience of many districts around the country, we know a lot about how to use technology effectively to support improved instructional practices. Come learn from the experience of educators about key success factors in implementing a digital initiative. https://eschoolmedia.webex.com/mw0306ld/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=eschoolmedia

· Wednesday, April 4, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (ET) Make Thinking Visible with the Flipped Classroom Model Free webinar. Attendees learn the steps to use the Flipped Classroom model. http://schoolwires.eventbrite.com/

· April 12, 2012, at 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. DPI Race to the Top Special Interest Group Free Webinar on Summative Assessment Options & the Use of Multiple Measures to Assess Proficiency To register for this webinar, please click on https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/462814313 and complete the form. Connection information and reminders will be sent to you via email.

· April 19, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Assessing Speaking: Putting the Pieces Together free webinar offered by the Language Acquisition Research Center. Planning and creating assessment will be covered as well as carrying out assessment. Why do we assess speaking? What training do we need to assess speaking? What feedback do we give learners? http://larc.sdsu.edu/webinar-glenn-fulcher View an overview of the webinar by the presenter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMlWTaeQfOk&feature=youtu.be handouts for webinar 1) http://larc.sdsu.edu/GlennFulcher/handout1.pdf 2) http://larc.sdsu.edu/GlennFulcher/handout2.pdf 3) http://larc.sdsu.edu/GlennFulcher/handout3.pdf

· June 24 – 27 Spanish Language and Culture: Embassies of Spanish and Uruguay / 3 Day Immersion Summer Institute for Teachers of Spanish offered by Embassy of Spain staff, Embassy of Uruguay staff, Smithsonian National Gallery of Art, and Sheila Cockey, M.A. Registration: $700 (single room), $600 (shared room) Includes 3 nights in dormitory and most meals. Level: K-12 / College / Adult “In addition to interactive presentation and networking at the Embassies of Spain and Uruguay, programs will include a special tour of Spanish art in the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art, catered meals from Spanish restaurants in Washington, DC, and hands-on, interactive presentations, discussions, and reflection on language and cultural experiences. Special workshops and activities will focus on the use of technology and social media in the Spanish language classrooms of the 21st century. Most meals will be provided and participants stay in university dorms on the main campus of The George Washington University. Evenings will focus on sharing teaching strategies and discussion among participants.” http://nclrc.org/profdev/nclrc_inst_pres/summer_inst.html

· Summer Study in Spain http://www.educacion.gob.es/eeuu/convocatorias-programas/convocatorias-eeuu/cursos-verano.html

· July 18-22, 2012 AP Annual Conference 2012: Sharing Knowledge. Motivating Students. Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel. Lake Buena Vista, Fla. http://noreply.collegeboard.org/18b8dcd0flayfousuah5h64yaaaaaaaoxhyhao7jbreyaaaaa

Literacy Support

· The National Education Association's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. World Languages programs can support this event annually by reading the many Dr. Seuss books that are translated into Spanish.

UCPS Budget Update

· Dr. Davis outlines the budget outlook for 2012-2013 with this March 2012 video http://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/budget_videos.php

DPI Update

· DPI maintains a wiki of all the DPI World Language resources shared thus far this year since June 2011 Summer Institute. This wiki unites all handouts and is the best link for staying abreast with professional development, new standards, tools for implementing and understanding the new standards, etc. http://wlnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

· Next Generation Assessments: Why online? - North Carolina has provided online assessments since 2005 when the administration of the computer skills test was completely online. The goal is that by 2014-15, all assessments will be administered online; this includes a new generation of assessments for grades 3-8 and high school subjects, as well as the SMARTER Balanced Assessments that will be online in 2014-15. Moving to an online delivery of assessments aligns with efforts already underway to provide online instructional resources, online formative and benchmark assessments, and online training and professional development for teachers. One other important reason that North Carolina plans to transition to online assessments is to take advantage of computer adaptive testing. As a governing member in the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium, North Carolina plans to adopt the common assessments developed by the consortium, which are being designed in a computer adaptive format. A brief overview of the latest information on North Carolina’s online assessments can be found online at www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/assessment/assess1pageroct11.pdf . For more information on the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium, please visit www.smarterbalanced.org/ . Questions on online assessments may also be directed to Kayla Siler at Kayla.siler@dpi.nc.gov.

· Online Writing Instruction Update - North Carolina is implementing a new system for writing instruction designed to provide students with opportunities to have a variety of experiences with writing across disciplines and throughout the school year. Online Writing Instruction is not an assessment, but a formative tool to monitor the progress of students writing and to adjust instruction accordingly. The new system for Online Writing Instruction replaces the previous Writing Instruction System that was used in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Tthere is no required number of writing tasks to be completed and it is no longer a requirement for LEAs. However, it is strongly encouraged for instructional use because writing is integrated into the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects. Go to NC Education at http://center.ncsu.edu/NC/ to access writing tasks by discipline, Common Core Appendix C Samples of Student Writing, and Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.

The following tasks have been completed:

- Inserted writing tasks by grade level into folders for the Arts, Social Studies, Science, World Languages and English Language Arts. https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/mod/folder/view.php?id=365741

For more information on Online Writing Instruction, please contact Anna Frost with NCDPI Curriculum and Instruction at anna.frost@dpi.nc.gov.

Global Studies

· Democratic Countries in the World – See them mapped http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/peace/democracy_map/

World Languages Teaching Resources

· Lyrics and World Language Learning – “Lyrics Training is an easy and fun method to learn and improve your foreign languages skills through the music videos and lyrics of your favorite songs.” There are multiple languages on this site. Thanks to Paula McGuire for sharing.

· Extra Normal – digital, talking storytelling http://www.xtranormal.com/ Thanks to Alice DiPom and Dianne Mays.

· The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching newsletter is now available at www.ijflt.com and http://www.tprstories.com/images/ijflt/IJFLTMarch2012.pdf

o IJFL references videos online of TPRS as used in the Denver Public Schools. http://www.schooltube.com/video/fab53dcfb99b3046d033/Nina%20Barber%20Spanish%20Part%201

Chinese Resources

· http://learning.chinese.cn/card_en/number/index.html (Numbers) (thanks to Sharon Tian)

· http://learning.chinese.cn/card_en/body/index.html (Body parts) (thanks to Sharon Tian)

· http://learning.chinese.cn/card_en/colors/index.html (Colors) (thanks to Sharon Tian)

· http://learning.chinese.cn/card_en/Domestic/index.html (Animals) (thanks to Sharon Tian)

· http://www.yes-chinese.com/story/index.jsp (Classic stories from around the world to read online and listen to)

· http://www.digitaldialects.com/Chinese.htm (games, vocab practice, matching audio to word) Thanks to Edna Castiblanco.

· Videos by Dr. Lori Ranger Ramirez China

· NEW! In-flight movie – Bites in Beijing: http://youtu.be/5yp7OCwQhw8

· NEW! In-flight movie – Beijing: Capital of an Empire: http://youtu.be/manKIPbPvvI

French Resources

· http://www.digitaldialects.com/French.htm (games, vocab practice, matching audio to word) Thanks to Edna Castiblanco.

German Resources

· http://www.digitaldialects.com/German (games, vocab practice, matching audio to word) Thanks to Edna Castiblanco.

Spanish Resources

· El mejor diccionario (hasta ahora) en Internet que usan los traductores e intérpretes es el www.wordreference.com Es el ùnico que dejo que mis alumnos usen en clases (ojo... hay que enseñarles cómo usar un diccionario, porque no saben poner atención a la función de la palabra o contexto) Este sitio, te da la definición, pronunciación (en el mayor de los casos), y en la parte de abajo hay foros de discusión donde traductores comentan casos difìciles y de acuerdo a diversos campos... A mí me salva la vida cuando trabajo en traducciones técnicas especialmente... Aunque sus foros pasan por todas las áreas. Tthanks to Jessica Martinez-Medina)

· http://www.digitaldialects.com/Spanish.htm (games, vocab practice, matching audio to word) Thanks to Edna Castiblanco.

· Timeline of Latino Civil Rights in US http://www.tolerance.org/latino-civil-rights-timeline

· Santillana Online Catalogue Santillana USA's digital Secondary Catalog: http://promos.santillanausa.com/eMag_SecondaryCatalog-2012/ The catalog is divided into two sections: Spanish and English. Each section features the Text materials first and then Literature (divided into Fiction, Nonfiction, Independent Reading and AP Authors and Classics), Reference, and Professional Development.

· Spanish Website Dr. Gustavo Fares: Lawrence University Very detailed website with lots of resources http://www.lawrence.edu/fast/faresg/sites.htm

· Mnemonic device for remembering country names in Central America: GuSaNiCoPaHon = Guatemala, (El) Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras (tip from Santillana list serv)

· Spanish Language and Culture – by Barbara Kucsun Nelson http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.php

· Videos by Dr. Lori Ranger Ramirez or, visit her YouTube channel “MisCositasTV”: http://www.youtube.com/user/MisCositasTV, or the list organized by country/topic on my website: http://www.miscositas.com/miscositastv.html. I hope you find these useful for your teaching! J ~Lori

· Vocabulary, grammar, culture in Spanish

o NEW! Niko y sus quehaceres: http://youtu.be/mkLvb8ekjLU

o NEW! ¿Qué quieres ser cuando seas grande? Profesiones y trabajo: http://youtu.be/yuzl-kd_qeE

o NEW! Los colores de las casas colombianas: http://youtu.be/nmAHhvlrbek

o NEW! In-flight movie: Un viaje por España – Madrid à Alicante: http://youtu.be/ye3IMi-rWxY

· Panamá

o NEW! In-flight movie – La Ciudad de Panamá, Capital de la diversidad: http://youtu.be/O1DJDzN7t8E

o NEW! Una visita virtual al Canal de Panamá: http://youtu.be/DaAf5x5Dk2E

o NEW! Un viaje virtual al bosque lluvioso de Panamá: http://youtu.be/yhpz8RpkItw

o NEW! Bailes folklóricos panameños: http://youtu.be/XPIQO4q9EnA

· Colombia:

o NEW! In-flight movie – Cartagena de Indias, la Joya del Caribe: http://youtu.be/XsOsIJJIfc4

o NEW! Una gira virtual por el Museo del Oro, Bogotá: http://youtu.be/bwLWDYcRnPw

o NEW! Las partes del cuerpo en el Museo del Oro: http://youtu.be/gou63F0qXgw

o NEW! Bogotá, la capital del buen comer: http://youtu.be/4092ecDK8nw

o NEW! In-flight movie - Bogotá, Celebración y Diversión: http://youtu.be/I4kEAnDpdiI

o NEW! In-flight movie - Zona Cafetera, Belleza de la Naturaleza: http://youtu.be/zAhUCfIA2kU

o NEW! Museo Botero – Una gira virtual: http://youtu.be/NoeUBvW-TaA

o NEW! Una vuelta en la chiva: http://youtu.be/R3h6oTGj7qw

o NEW! Lo que más me gusta de Colombia: http://youtu.be/QJO12Im56W0

o NEW! Escenas del Eje Cafetero – Quindío y Risaralda: http://youtu.be/Z_TbXKqVucM

o NEW! Niko’s Adventures – Colombia: http://youtu.be/9Dqnlg44DuI