Transcript of Expanding Resources for Continuous Improvement Atlanta, GA April 16-17, 2010.
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- Expanding Resources for Continuous Improvement Atlanta, GA
April 16-17, 2010
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- STARTALK 2010: Welcome 134 Programs Expanded Resources Teacher
Development Materials Program Planning Materials Opportunities for
Teacher Development
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- Welcome
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- Purposes of this Meeting Prepare for your Summer programs Learn
about STARTALK 2010 Meet the Team Leaders and Team Members Learn
about new STARTALK resources Network with colleagues from other
programs Participate in STARTALK Workshops
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- Introductions Government Staff NFLC Staff
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- STARTALK Updates: Program Director Guide Check list and due
dates New Resources Teacher Development Opportunities Enhanced
Systems Management of Conflict of Interest Issues Communications
from STARTALK Central
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- STARTALK-endorsed Principles for Effective Teaching
Implementing standards-based and thematically organized curriculum
Facilitating a student-centered classroom Using target language for
instruction Integrating culture into language instruction Adopting
and using authentic materials Conducting performance-based
assessment
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- Profile of 2010 Programs (# 1) 134 Awards Program Type 75
Student 51 Teacher 8 Combination 107 Veteran Programs
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- Profile of 2010 Programs (# 2) Total Capacity for participants:
7313 4890 Students 1484 Teachers 939 in Combination Programs
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- Distribution of Programs
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- Participant Growth: 2007 2010
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- Profile of 2010 Student Programs Language Arabic: 21 Chinese:
54 Hindi: 12 Persian: 3 Swahili: 3 Turkish: 2 Urdu: 3 Residential:
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- Profile of 2010 Student Programs Grade Level Early Elementary
(K-2): 14 Elementary (3-5): 21 Middle School (6-8): 36 High School
(9-12): 66 Post Secondary: 8
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- Profile of 2010 Teacher Programs Language Arabic: 17 Chinese:
44 Dari: 4 Hindi: 7 Persian: 6 Russian: 6 Swahili: 2 Turkish: 3
Urdu: 5 Residential: 33
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- 2010 Data: Program Directors Selected Topics for the Meeting
72%: performance-based assessment 61%: using the target language
for instruction 56%: standards-based curriculum 56%: integrating
culture into language instruction 54%: adopting and using authentic
materials 51%: student-centered classrooms
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- Expanding Resources for Continuous Improvement STARTALK
Community of Practice Resources & Support Programs Students
& Teachers
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- Curriculum: An Expanding STARTALK Resource 2007: On Your Own
2008: Piloted Student & Teacher Curriculum Guides &
Templates 2009: Online Curriculum Guide 2010: Pilot Unit &
Lesson Guides & Templates Revise Teacher Program Guide
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- Materials: An Expanding STARTALK Resource 2007: On Your Own
2008: Arabic & Chinese Samples 2009: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi,
Urdu, & Persian Samples 2010: More languages Exhibitors
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- 2010: Teacher Development Materials Collection 1)Teacher
Training Videos 2)Online Curriculum Guide 3)Multimedia Teacher
Workshops 4)Collection of Curriculum Plans and Resources
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- Objectives To Develop Teacher Training Materials to Support
STARTALK-endorsed Effective Practices 1.Create materials to support
STARTALK teachers 2.Script, stage, and film video clips of 2009
summer programs 3.Develop 10 stand-alone workshops and
complementary materials
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- Teacher Training Videos Classroom examples STARTALK-endorsed
effective practices in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Swahili,
Turkish and Urdu Videos can be used alone or incorporated into more
extensive teacher education programs.
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- Multimedia Teacher Workshops Twelve online teacher development
workshops Onsite professional development & multimedia or
online teacher training materials
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- STARTALK Multimedia Workshop - Assessment for Language
Instructors: The Basics Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
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- STARTALK Multimedia Workshop - Student-Centered Language
Classroom through Cooperative Learning Consortium of Texas Chinese
Language Institutes
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- STARTALK Multimedia Workshop - Staying In The Target Language
Concordia Language Villages
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- STARTALK Multimedia Workshop - Chinese Immersion:
Lesson-planning in the Content-based Classroom Global Village
Academy
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- The Haya! Project National Capital Language Resource
Center
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- STARTALK Multimedia Workshop - NOVASTARTALK Online Northern
Virginia Community College
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- Integrating Language, Culture and Content Occidental
College
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- STARTALK Multimedia Workshop - The Journey to Become a
Standards-Based World Language Teacher Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey
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- STARTALK Multimedia Workshop - Planning for Performance with
Backward Design Seattle Public Schools
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- Leadership Development Program for World Language Educators
Stanford University School of Education California Foreign Language
Project (CFLP)
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- Immersion Strategies and the Use of the Target Language in the
Chinese Classrooms University of California, Berkeley
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- Teaching Heritage Languages University of California, Los
Angeles
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- 37 NFLC/STARTALK Certification Summit Participants Invitation
Only: 100 participants 25 states plus DC sent teams (Policy makers,
WL consultants, Certification officers, and/or Higher Ed
representatives) government observers; business leaders;
professional organizations
http://startalk.umd.edu/2009/meetings/certification/
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- One Product of the Summit: A WL Teacher White Paper &
Resource Guide Tentative title: Developing Linguistically and
Culturally Competent Citizenry for the US: Transforming a World
Language Teacher Supply System for the Global Age Available in May
2010 38
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- White Paper Resource Guide Sections include: The benefits of
knowing another language and culture International WL education
comparison State by state survey on WL education & teacher
supply The definition & assessment of language proficiency
skills Characteristics of effective language programs Recognized
National teacher standards Extensive resource lists 39
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- Human and Expert Resources ODNI/NSA STARTALK Central Site
Visitors Team Leaders Grant Administrators Language specialists FL
pedagogues Language specialists FL pedagogues Staff Info
Systems/Databases
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- So, with so many resources, where do we begin? April Conference
Planning Programs begin
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- LinguaFolio Online
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- At the end of this meeting, you will have Learned about the
available resources, support, and expectations Begun to prepare for
STARTALK 2010 Met your team leaders and begun a working
relationship Connected with peers to learn and share
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- Friday, April 23 Startalk Updates Meet your team leader and
team members Lunch Breakouts Mandatory for Program Directors
Workshops Plenary: Using STARTALK Resources to Inform World
Language Discussions and Decisions Networking on the Terrace
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- Saturday, April 17 Plenary The Journey of a World Language
Professional The STARTALK Site Visit Breakouts Meeting with similar
programs Lunch Breakouts Closing Plenary Panel: Bon Voyage: are you
ready?
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- Enjoy the Meeting! 10:30-12: Meet Your Team Leaders and fellow
Program Directors