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Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference
Barbara Blankenship, UCLAThomas Hinnebusch, UCLAFlorence Martin, CSU Long Beach
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Title VI Funding
Today’s discussion
• Noteworthy outcomes from the past• Newest project• Signposts to the future
Has enabled the creation of the LMP’s well-known comprehensive website for teachers of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs).
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Noteworthy Earlier Outcomes
BIBLIOGRAPHY • 7700 citations, materials for 150 LCTLs
AUTHENTIC MATERIALS• 1000 citations
LANGUAGE PORTALS • Language profiles, maps• Web links for each language
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LMP Agility
…provides for quick response as needs change
• Robust, flexible database design• Time-tested research methods
Our latest response to national needs:
K-12 LCTL resources
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K-12 GATEWAY
to the Less Commonly Taught Languages
Online since February 2009
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Some Components of the Gateway
TEACHING FRAMEWORKS
RESOURCES
LESSON PLANS• 20 thematic units • 100 lesson plans, with supp. materials
Sample lesson
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K-12 Pilot Project
• Consultants: 10 teachers
• Languages: 6 languages
• Grade: 4 elementary, 5 secondary, 1 multigrade
• Types of program: 4• Geographical: Anchorage AK to Fairfax VA
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Results of the Pilot Project
• ENTHUSIASM
• SUGGESTIONS for current site
• Ideas for FUTURE ELEMENTS
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Signposts to the Future
Teachers’ ideas for future elements
• USER-GENERATED CONTENT• TEACHERS’ ONLINE COMMUNITY
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Title VI Impact
Title IV
• Has filled a FUNDAMENTAL NEED for organizing LCTL teaching materials, through support of the Language Materials Project.
• Will provide a KEY ADVANTAGE for the future, by supporting the LMP’s development of a platform for user-generated content.
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